WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.520 --> 00:00:06.480 One thing about this gene is the invisible and tangibles 2 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:06.879 that they have. 3 00:00:07.160 --> 00:00:09.400 This team is really becoming a family. 4 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:10.839 Let's not play one on Tom. 5 00:00:10.960 --> 00:00:14.119 Let's I love writing these guys after the show, just 6 00:00:14.119 --> 00:00:15.199 thank you, give me are. 7 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:17.440 Your attention, your fire? Not a pisson? 8 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:21.920 This is world champion, Dodger, world champion being put a 9 00:00:21.960 --> 00:00:23.359 small soft time they get up people. 10 00:00:23.399 --> 00:00:24.079 What they want to. 11 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:26.600 Die to in a row two is special. I'm like, yeah, 12 00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:31.359 it's not a headache one of them. Con this ball's gone. 13 00:00:31.839 --> 00:00:32.479 You ready to go? 14 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:36.359 Hell, go to the SOUD, grab your phone to get 15 00:00:36.359 --> 00:00:39.079 in on the show called eight six six nine eighty 16 00:00:39.119 --> 00:00:41.840 seven two five seven and go to the show. And 17 00:00:41.960 --> 00:00:45.079 now your host of Dodger Talk, David Vasse. 18 00:00:47.119 --> 00:00:51.039 We are live at Bush Stadium in Saint Louis as 19 00:00:51.079 --> 00:00:55.280 the Dodgers and Cardinals are in a rain delay as 20 00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:58.960 we are getting set for first pitch. Dodgers and Cardinals 21 00:00:58.960 --> 00:01:03.159 were scheduled to start about ten minutes ago, twelve minutes ago. Ah, 22 00:01:03.439 --> 00:01:07.040 and I have to endure here during this rain delay. 23 00:01:07.280 --> 00:01:12.159 The Cardinals video board showing highlights of the nineteen eighty 24 00:01:12.239 --> 00:01:18.560 five NLCS. Ah, they're upsetting me already here in Saint Louis. 25 00:01:19.079 --> 00:01:22.159 They just showed the highlights of Ozzie Smith's home run 26 00:01:22.519 --> 00:01:25.319 and gave five of the eighty five NLCS, And they 27 00:01:25.439 --> 00:01:29.840 just showed Jack Clark's go ahead home run in the 28 00:01:29.959 --> 00:01:32.120 ninth inning off of Tom need and fe were at 29 00:01:32.159 --> 00:01:36.840 Dodgers Stadium, the eighty five NLCS ending in six games. 30 00:01:36.879 --> 00:01:39.560 After the Dodgers won the first two games of that 31 00:01:39.760 --> 00:01:43.680 series at Dodgers Stadium, they went on to lose the next. 32 00:01:43.400 --> 00:01:44.640 Four to the Cardinals. 33 00:01:44.959 --> 00:01:47.760 Cardinals would go on to lose the World Series to 34 00:01:47.920 --> 00:01:52.640 Mark Gubazob, Brett Saberhagen and George Brett the Kansas City 35 00:01:52.719 --> 00:01:54.400 Royals in nineteen eighty five. 36 00:01:54.760 --> 00:01:57.560 And I remind Mark Gubazov this all the time. 37 00:01:58.000 --> 00:02:01.599 The eighty five Dodgers would have wipe the floor with 38 00:02:01.680 --> 00:02:03.879 the eighty five Royals if they got there. 39 00:02:04.280 --> 00:02:05.719 So I'm upset already. 40 00:02:06.120 --> 00:02:09.080 Eight six, six, nine to eighty seven, two five seventy 41 00:02:09.400 --> 00:02:13.280 is the phone number Rain Dela Dodger talk probably for 42 00:02:13.319 --> 00:02:16.800 the next hour here live from Bush Stadium, so we 43 00:02:16.840 --> 00:02:19.840 do have phone lines open, and you know, coming to 44 00:02:20.039 --> 00:02:23.840 Saint Louis, it just reminds you of the rivalry of 45 00:02:23.879 --> 00:02:26.639 the Dodgers and Cardinals, and right on Q, as we're 46 00:02:26.680 --> 00:02:30.360 starting the show, they show one of my low points 47 00:02:30.479 --> 00:02:34.000 as a Los Angeles sports fan growing up in the 48 00:02:34.039 --> 00:02:39.560 San Fernando Valley. That NLCS in nineteen eighty five was 49 00:02:39.639 --> 00:02:44.599 coming off the heels of my worst Lakers traumatization as 50 00:02:44.599 --> 00:02:48.199 a sports fan, when the Celtics beat the Lakers in 51 00:02:48.319 --> 00:02:51.719 seven games of the nineteen eighty four NBA Finals, So 52 00:02:52.319 --> 00:02:55.159 I had back to back years. In fact, one of 53 00:02:55.199 --> 00:02:59.319 my first sports memories was the faux fou fou seventy 54 00:02:59.400 --> 00:03:02.639 six ers sweeping the Lakers. 55 00:03:02.199 --> 00:03:05.240 In the eighty three NBA Finals. 56 00:03:06.159 --> 00:03:09.360 And our guy Rick Monday in nineteen eighty two reminded 57 00:03:09.400 --> 00:03:14.319 me of another interesting Dodgers Giants rivalry. He was standing 58 00:03:14.360 --> 00:03:17.520 in right field when Joe Morgan hit his home run 59 00:03:17.919 --> 00:03:20.639 to end their season. I'm sorry, Rick, I'm sorry, it's 60 00:03:20.680 --> 00:03:23.719 just flooding all back to me right now, growing up 61 00:03:23.759 --> 00:03:27.919 in the San Fernando Valley, my first ten years of life. 62 00:03:28.919 --> 00:03:32.240 All right, sorry, Rick, Sorry, I'll never forget that. You 63 00:03:32.280 --> 00:03:34.599 told me you were standing there because the ball one 64 00:03:35.080 --> 00:03:39.599 flew over your head anyway, and also when you come 65 00:03:39.680 --> 00:03:41.599 back here, I mean I feel like I have to 66 00:03:41.639 --> 00:03:45.000 show up in Saint Louis as long as Clayton Kershaw 67 00:03:45.080 --> 00:03:48.039 is still active. And first guy saw on the field 68 00:03:48.120 --> 00:03:50.800 at Busch Stadium when I walked down there was Kershaw 69 00:03:51.240 --> 00:03:54.400 getting in his drills in the shadow of the arch 70 00:03:54.919 --> 00:03:58.280 here at Busch Stadium. And who can forget twenty thirteen 71 00:03:58.360 --> 00:04:02.840 and twenty fourteen Carpenter in Game six of the NLCS 72 00:04:03.199 --> 00:04:06.639 and Matt Adams ending the NLDS on a walk off 73 00:04:06.800 --> 00:04:11.520 home run in twenty fourteen. The Dodgers loane highlight in 74 00:04:11.560 --> 00:04:15.000 the last fifteen years over the Cardinals in the postseason 75 00:04:15.560 --> 00:04:19.079 was Chris Taylor's walk off home run in the twenty 76 00:04:19.120 --> 00:04:22.519 twenty one Wildcard Game. But not too many great memories 77 00:04:22.560 --> 00:04:26.319 here at Bush Stadium. Eight six six nine eight seven 78 00:04:26.439 --> 00:04:30.240 two five seventy is the phone number David Vasse Live 79 00:04:30.319 --> 00:04:33.279 at Bush Stadium with Rick Monday and Tim Neverett and 80 00:04:33.319 --> 00:04:38.279 our producer engineer Dwayne McDonald, as we are awaiting first 81 00:04:38.279 --> 00:04:41.800 pitch between the Dodgers and Cardinals, the first of three 82 00:04:41.920 --> 00:04:45.560 games here in Saint Louis for the Dodgers. They're going 83 00:04:45.639 --> 00:04:49.720 up against Sonny Gray tonight and Justin Robleski was called 84 00:04:49.800 --> 00:04:52.439 up today to make this start for the Dodgers. So 85 00:04:53.040 --> 00:04:56.360 on paper, you would say it's a pitching mismatch with 86 00:04:56.480 --> 00:04:59.800 Sonny Gray on the mound. And here's something interesting about 87 00:05:00.319 --> 00:05:03.680 Sonny Gray, who you know, I thought was a great 88 00:05:03.759 --> 00:05:07.160 pitcher even ten years ago. He just keeps, you know, 89 00:05:07.319 --> 00:05:10.959 proving the doubters wrong that he can keep going. And 90 00:05:11.040 --> 00:05:16.040 the way he pitches certainly lends itself to his lasting, 91 00:05:16.160 --> 00:05:17.800 staying power in. 92 00:05:17.720 --> 00:05:20.120 A very good way in Major League Baseball. 93 00:05:20.600 --> 00:05:23.279 Sonny Gray coming into the start tonight's coming off his 94 00:05:23.439 --> 00:05:26.680 best start of the season against the Rangers, where he 95 00:05:26.720 --> 00:05:31.680 had ten strikeouts. And Sonny Gray and Trek Schouoble hold 96 00:05:31.720 --> 00:05:35.720 this distinction that no other pitcher in Major League Baseball holds. 97 00:05:36.199 --> 00:05:40.839 They have more starts of six plus scoreless innings this season. 98 00:05:41.480 --> 00:05:44.920 Nobody else besides Schooble and Sonny Gray have more. Schooble 99 00:05:45.040 --> 00:05:48.759 five Sonny Gray four. So when this game does start, 100 00:05:48.879 --> 00:05:52.959 the Dodgers have their hands full with Sonny Gray and 101 00:05:53.079 --> 00:05:55.959 tom Y Edman is in the starting lineup tonight, making 102 00:05:56.000 --> 00:05:59.000 his first return to Bush Stadium. He gets the start 103 00:05:59.040 --> 00:06:02.319 at second base, and many around here in Saint Louis 104 00:06:02.360 --> 00:06:06.759 and Bush Stadium are expecting a big standing ovation for 105 00:06:06.879 --> 00:06:10.279 Tommy Edman in his first plate appearance tonight when he 106 00:06:10.360 --> 00:06:13.920 comes to the plate, So that should be something fun. 107 00:06:14.079 --> 00:06:16.639 And we just got a start time here. We just 108 00:06:16.639 --> 00:06:19.680 got a text, a text that said start time will 109 00:06:19.680 --> 00:06:23.680 be at six thirty Pacific times, So we are getting 110 00:06:23.720 --> 00:06:27.360 closer to the official start time here at Bush Stadium 111 00:06:27.720 --> 00:06:31.160 as the Dodgers and Cardinals are getting set for first 112 00:06:31.199 --> 00:06:34.519 pitch here at Bush Stadium. So in about an hour 113 00:06:35.000 --> 00:06:38.319 we will have first pitch. Until then, Dodger Talk live 114 00:06:38.360 --> 00:06:40.680 from Bush Stadium with the phone lines open at eight 115 00:06:40.759 --> 00:06:44.000 six six nine, eight seven two five seventy. All right, 116 00:06:44.160 --> 00:06:47.399 here's a couple of Dodger updates for you. Because of 117 00:06:47.439 --> 00:06:50.759 the weather here, and tonight's not the only day this 118 00:06:50.920 --> 00:06:54.120 weekend that we are expecting rain. There is rain in 119 00:06:54.160 --> 00:06:57.800 the forecast the next two days as well, and they 120 00:06:57.839 --> 00:07:01.839 are both day games. So that does not lend itself 121 00:07:01.920 --> 00:07:06.720 to show Hao Tani throwing his weekly live batting practice 122 00:07:06.720 --> 00:07:09.959 throwing to hitters. So the Dodgers decided to push it 123 00:07:10.040 --> 00:07:13.759 back to Monday when they are in San Diego. Also, 124 00:07:14.319 --> 00:07:17.839 Kirby Yates and Michael Kopek are both on the trip 125 00:07:17.920 --> 00:07:19.959 with the Dodgers, but they are not going to be 126 00:07:20.040 --> 00:07:24.680 activated both during this series. I've been told the Dodgers 127 00:07:24.720 --> 00:07:29.560 are expecting to activate Copeck either Tomorrow or Sunday, and 128 00:07:29.720 --> 00:07:33.839 the Dodgers are not going to activate Kirby Yates, likely 129 00:07:34.000 --> 00:07:37.800 until Monday in San Diego at the earliest. 130 00:07:38.000 --> 00:07:40.800 But both are going to be active at some point 131 00:07:41.639 --> 00:07:42.040 on this. 132 00:07:42.199 --> 00:07:46.199 Road trip, which is great news for a weary Dodger 133 00:07:46.240 --> 00:07:49.759 bullpen to get back not only two relief pitchers, but 134 00:07:49.839 --> 00:07:53.720 two relief pitchers that can pitch in high leverage laden games. 135 00:07:53.759 --> 00:07:57.079 And Michael Kopek still has not thrown a single pitch 136 00:07:57.160 --> 00:08:00.959 this year for the Dodgers. He started the year on 137 00:08:01.120 --> 00:08:03.920 the IL and spring training really was not up to 138 00:08:03.959 --> 00:08:07.800 speed after pitching through some shoulder arm issues in the 139 00:08:07.800 --> 00:08:11.639 postseason last year to help the Dodgers win the World Series. 140 00:08:11.720 --> 00:08:15.000 So that's where things are at with Michael Kopek and 141 00:08:15.199 --> 00:08:18.800 Kirby Yates. Kopek has certainly been a big part of 142 00:08:18.839 --> 00:08:22.519 the Dodger bullpen since they acquired him and Tommy Edmund 143 00:08:23.199 --> 00:08:26.319 at the trade deadline last year, and it feels like 144 00:08:27.240 --> 00:08:29.560 that could have been the biggest trade made by any 145 00:08:29.600 --> 00:08:32.759 team at the deadline last year, a three way trade 146 00:08:32.799 --> 00:08:35.440 with the White Sox and Cardinals to be able to 147 00:08:35.480 --> 00:08:38.919 acquire Tommy Edman, who went on to win the NLCSMVP 148 00:08:39.559 --> 00:08:43.879 for the Dodgers and also played a big shortstop for 149 00:08:43.960 --> 00:08:45.960 the Dodgers, part of the reason why they won the 150 00:08:45.960 --> 00:08:49.960 World Series, and keik A Hernandez starting in center field. 151 00:08:50.039 --> 00:08:53.200 So you look back at the trade deadline, sometimes it's 152 00:08:53.279 --> 00:08:57.080 not the biggest names that are acquired, but that trade 153 00:08:57.159 --> 00:09:00.519 Kopek and Edmund coming to the Dodgers certainly play a 154 00:09:00.759 --> 00:09:04.200 huge role in then winning the World Series last year. 155 00:09:04.759 --> 00:09:08.679 Another update with an injured Dodger pitcher Blake Snell. I 156 00:09:08.720 --> 00:09:12.559 know everybody was jumping to conclusions that he threw a 157 00:09:12.600 --> 00:09:16.639 full bore bullpen session today at Dodger Stadium. Blake is 158 00:09:16.720 --> 00:09:20.200 going to rejoin the team in San Diego for his 159 00:09:20.240 --> 00:09:23.879 first bullpen session since going on the injured list. What 160 00:09:24.000 --> 00:09:28.519 you saw today on Snell's Instagram page was just ten 161 00:09:28.639 --> 00:09:32.200 pitches where he was throwing off the mound while the 162 00:09:32.320 --> 00:09:36.679 catcher was standing up. But I spoke to Snell actually 163 00:09:36.840 --> 00:09:38.720 just a half hour ago, and he told me that 164 00:09:38.840 --> 00:09:41.679 he felt good. It felt like the pitches were coming 165 00:09:41.720 --> 00:09:44.679 out at about eighty eight ninety miles an hour, and 166 00:09:44.759 --> 00:09:47.759 he is still planning on throwing a bullpen session on 167 00:09:48.960 --> 00:09:52.039 Tuesday in San Diego. So you're all caught up on 168 00:09:52.120 --> 00:09:56.320 the injury updates and wanted to share another story with you, 169 00:09:56.399 --> 00:10:01.480 going back to yesterday. I guess I don't know if 170 00:10:01.519 --> 00:10:04.679 it's a guilty pleasure or not, but I am a 171 00:10:04.679 --> 00:10:07.799 big John Mayer fan. And how many people can say 172 00:10:07.840 --> 00:10:10.960 they've been to a John Mayer concert with Kevin Kennedy. 173 00:10:11.720 --> 00:10:13.120 Rick Monday threw up his hand. 174 00:10:13.320 --> 00:10:15.200 Have you been to a John Mayer concert with the 175 00:10:15.200 --> 00:10:16.399 Skipper Kevin Kennedy? 176 00:10:17.360 --> 00:10:19.759 No? No, but Rick Monday, you've been to a John 177 00:10:19.759 --> 00:10:23.480 Mayer concert? All right? Would you consider John Mayer music 178 00:10:23.519 --> 00:10:27.600 a guilty pleasure? Are you very? All right? 179 00:10:27.639 --> 00:10:30.279 We're all in on John Mayer here in the booth, 180 00:10:30.360 --> 00:10:33.879 But I'm a big John Mayer fan, and Rick Monday 181 00:10:34.000 --> 00:10:34.879 is as well. 182 00:10:35.679 --> 00:10:39.399 But I was in the clubhouse getting postgame. 183 00:10:38.960 --> 00:10:43.600 Interviews while John Mayer and Freddie Freeman were on the 184 00:10:43.639 --> 00:10:47.919 field post game yesterday at Dodger Stadium visiting, and there 185 00:10:47.960 --> 00:10:51.759 was a photo taken of John Mayer and Freddie Freeman, 186 00:10:51.840 --> 00:10:54.799 and you could find it on my ex Twitter page 187 00:10:55.039 --> 00:10:59.639 at the real Underscore DV taken by the great Jan o'compo, 188 00:11:00.159 --> 00:11:03.080 a part of John Suho's crew at Dodger Stadium. But 189 00:11:03.120 --> 00:11:07.000 the story behind it was John Mayer apparently has become 190 00:11:07.039 --> 00:11:09.759 a big baseball fan over the course of the last 191 00:11:09.799 --> 00:11:13.759 five years, and he really loves to watch Francisco Lindor play. 192 00:11:13.919 --> 00:11:19.159 But he has become an enormous Freddie Freeman fan. How 193 00:11:19.200 --> 00:11:23.039 could you not the World Series MVP, the walk off 194 00:11:23.080 --> 00:11:25.879 Grand Slam in Game one of the World Series last year. 195 00:11:26.039 --> 00:11:30.480 So John Mayer came to the Dodger game yesterday and 196 00:11:30.720 --> 00:11:35.480 arranged to meet Freddie Freeman after the game yesterday. And 197 00:11:35.840 --> 00:11:39.840 John Mayer extended an open invite to Freddy to come 198 00:11:39.879 --> 00:11:41.399 to any one of his concerts. 199 00:11:41.440 --> 00:11:42.919 So that's pretty cool. 200 00:11:43.039 --> 00:11:46.399 I mean, that's a transcendent moment right there where music 201 00:11:46.759 --> 00:11:49.799 and baseball. Two of the biggest stars in music and 202 00:11:49.840 --> 00:11:52.279 in baseball meet after the game. 203 00:11:52.440 --> 00:11:55.720 So that's pretty cool. John Mayer wanted to meet Freddie 204 00:11:55.720 --> 00:11:57.399 Freeman after the game yesterday. 205 00:11:57.799 --> 00:12:00.799 Eight six six nine eight seven two seventy is the 206 00:12:00.840 --> 00:12:03.279 phone number. We're gonna take a time out here on 207 00:12:03.360 --> 00:12:06.200 Dodger Talk when we come back your phone calls, and 208 00:12:06.360 --> 00:12:09.559 also the question of whether or not show. 209 00:12:09.440 --> 00:12:11.600 Hey O Taani should remain in. 210 00:12:11.559 --> 00:12:15.200 The leadoff spot or be moved down to have more 211 00:12:15.240 --> 00:12:19.519 opportunities with runners in scoring position. The crowd goes wild. 212 00:12:19.879 --> 00:12:22.519 The tarf is being pulled off here at Bush Stadium. 213 00:12:22.679 --> 00:12:25.639 First pitch coming up in just under an hour. 214 00:12:26.080 --> 00:12:29.759 Right here on the Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network. 215 00:12:36.960 --> 00:12:40.159 Dodger Talk is available on AM five seventy LA sports 216 00:12:40.200 --> 00:12:44.200 dot com. Hand on the iHeartRadio app. Back to more 217 00:12:44.360 --> 00:12:48.480 Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David bassaying. 218 00:12:48.080 --> 00:12:53.240 Right on two and one, Taylor flip all the left 219 00:12:53.759 --> 00:13:01.120 d H Taylor home run. 220 00:13:01.679 --> 00:13:05.000 The Dodgers are walking off to San Francisco. 221 00:13:05.440 --> 00:13:09.840 They went the wild Card three to one. Here comes 222 00:13:09.960 --> 00:13:13.840 Taylor to the plate. They are bothering him. The town 223 00:13:13.960 --> 00:13:15.120 is going crazy. 224 00:13:15.759 --> 00:13:20.600 The Dodgers advance to the National League Division Series with 225 00:13:20.919 --> 00:13:23.000 one the mighty swing. 226 00:13:23.120 --> 00:13:30.480 By Chris Taylor. Never forget Chris Taylor, clutch playoff performer 227 00:13:30.720 --> 00:13:33.120 for the Dodgers. There it was the. 228 00:13:33.200 --> 00:13:36.519 Walk off home run in the wildcard game back in 229 00:13:36.600 --> 00:13:40.919 twenty twenty one. I remember that walk off home run distinctly, 230 00:13:40.960 --> 00:13:43.879 and I remember that year in twenty twenty one, we 231 00:13:43.879 --> 00:13:46.559 were still not allowed in the Dodger clubhouse, so the 232 00:13:46.600 --> 00:13:50.440 celebration happened on the field. And when we were waiting 233 00:13:50.799 --> 00:13:53.240 for Taylor and the rest of the Dodgers to come 234 00:13:53.279 --> 00:13:57.120 out onto the field, I interviewed Juan Soto, who was 235 00:13:57.240 --> 00:14:01.440 sitting with Scott Boris behind home plate wearing a Washington 236 00:14:01.519 --> 00:14:06.080 Nationals Trey Turner jersey. Remember, Trey and Sodo won the 237 00:14:06.080 --> 00:14:10.440 World Series together with the Nationals in twenty nineteen. Sodo 238 00:14:10.639 --> 00:14:14.120 was not in the postseason that year with the Padres. 239 00:14:14.159 --> 00:14:16.399 I believe or it was right. It was right before 240 00:14:16.919 --> 00:14:19.559 he was traded to the Padres. So he was still 241 00:14:19.600 --> 00:14:23.120 on the Nationals and he was wearing Trey Turner's Washington 242 00:14:23.200 --> 00:14:27.000 Nationals jersey, and he was celebrating rooting on the Dodgers 243 00:14:27.679 --> 00:14:31.600 that night, specifically Trey Turners. So there was a great 244 00:14:31.679 --> 00:14:35.159 Dodger moment. Against the Saint Louis Cardinals, we are in 245 00:14:35.200 --> 00:14:37.720 a rain delay. We're waiting for first pitch to start, 246 00:14:38.039 --> 00:14:41.480 and that's going to happen at six thirty Pacific times, 247 00:14:41.519 --> 00:14:44.000 So the tarp is coming off and we are going 248 00:14:44.039 --> 00:14:48.440 to have pitch between first pitch between the Dodgers and Cardinals. 249 00:14:48.600 --> 00:14:53.600 Justin Robleski against Sonny Gray here in Saint Louis. Eight 250 00:14:53.679 --> 00:14:56.200 six six nine eighty seven two five seventy is the 251 00:14:56.200 --> 00:14:59.399 phone number. Want to remind you that Daniels Jewelis presents 252 00:14:59.440 --> 00:15:00.639 the home run forecast. 253 00:15:00.960 --> 00:15:03.879 Go to AM five seventy. LA sports dot Com used the. 254 00:15:03.919 --> 00:15:06.840 Keyword home run for your chance to win a fifty 255 00:15:06.879 --> 00:15:10.360 dollars Daniels Jeweler's gift card predicting the number of home 256 00:15:10.440 --> 00:15:14.039 runs in the very next game. Daniel Jewelers own the dream. 257 00:15:14.080 --> 00:15:17.399 All right, let's go out to the phones. Darryl in Pasadena. 258 00:15:17.759 --> 00:15:21.559 You're on Dodger Talk Live from Saint Louis. 259 00:15:21.879 --> 00:15:24.360 Dave, I love your topic. I was gonna talk about 260 00:15:25.000 --> 00:15:28.759 Dave Robins, but I think he should be moved down 261 00:15:28.799 --> 00:15:32.639 because he has a lot of solo home runs. But again, 262 00:15:32.759 --> 00:15:35.200 that's Dave Roberts job that he will look at it, 263 00:15:35.240 --> 00:15:37.480 and I guarantee you he will make He will make 264 00:15:37.480 --> 00:15:39.320 the best decision to do his best for the team, 265 00:15:39.600 --> 00:15:40.720 because I will. 266 00:15:40.519 --> 00:15:41.840 Ask him about it tomorrow. 267 00:15:41.879 --> 00:15:43.720 But since we are in a range delay, I thought 268 00:15:43.759 --> 00:15:46.600 it was worth bringing up because I did some research. 269 00:15:46.720 --> 00:15:50.759 Daryl and many of the analytic people out there say, well, 270 00:15:50.799 --> 00:15:53.480 if you have your best hitter hitting lead off, he's 271 00:15:53.519 --> 00:15:57.159 going to get a lot more played appearances in a 272 00:15:57.200 --> 00:16:00.879 single game. But Darryl, do you know, on average how 273 00:16:00.960 --> 00:16:04.960 many more played appearances the leadoff hitter last year of 274 00:16:05.080 --> 00:16:08.039 any team in baseball had compared to the number three 275 00:16:08.559 --> 00:16:10.919 hitter in Major League Baseball last year? Wy, don't you 276 00:16:10.960 --> 00:16:13.320 give me a guess what the disparity was. 277 00:16:14.320 --> 00:16:18.600 I say about forty nine appearance more a. 278 00:16:18.679 --> 00:16:23.679 Very close, darrel, only thirty three more played appearances on average? 279 00:16:23.759 --> 00:16:27.039 Does a leadoff hitter in Major League Baseball last year 280 00:16:27.159 --> 00:16:29.120 have over the number three hitter? 281 00:16:29.600 --> 00:16:32.799 So you know there is an argument to be made. 282 00:16:33.399 --> 00:16:37.480 Why not have o'tani come up with more opportunities with 283 00:16:37.600 --> 00:16:41.080 runners in scoring position and move Mookie Betts back to 284 00:16:41.120 --> 00:16:42.080 the leadoff spot. 285 00:16:42.600 --> 00:16:44.559 Thanks for the phone call, Darrell, appreciate it. 286 00:16:44.600 --> 00:16:46.720 And since you brought it up, Yeah, I've been doing 287 00:16:46.720 --> 00:16:50.080 some research on all this, and you look at it. 288 00:16:50.240 --> 00:16:55.679 Last year in Major League Baseball, the number one hitter, 289 00:16:55.840 --> 00:17:00.399 the leadoff hitter, on average, had seventy seven one hundred 290 00:17:00.440 --> 00:17:04.720 and forty five played appearances compared to seven hundred and 291 00:17:04.880 --> 00:17:09.160 twelve plate appearances by the number three hitter, that's only 292 00:17:09.279 --> 00:17:14.480 thirty three. More so, yes, the best hitter in baseball 293 00:17:14.519 --> 00:17:17.160 comes up to lead off a game. And look, I'll 294 00:17:17.240 --> 00:17:21.000 qualify all this. The Dodgers are number one in offense 295 00:17:21.119 --> 00:17:27.319 in every single offensive category, home runs, batting average, all 296 00:17:27.400 --> 00:17:31.559 the ones that really matter. So we're really splitting hairs. 297 00:17:31.680 --> 00:17:34.880 But it is worth discussing. That's what we do here. 298 00:17:35.400 --> 00:17:38.440 So it isn't crazy to believe that a guy with 299 00:17:38.640 --> 00:17:43.160 twenty three home runs and thirty seven RBIs maybe would 300 00:17:43.200 --> 00:17:46.079 have more opportunities to drive in runs if he was 301 00:17:46.440 --> 00:17:47.200 hitting third. 302 00:17:48.119 --> 00:17:50.799 I wouldn't have him hit fourth, but maybe third. 303 00:17:51.000 --> 00:17:54.359 Because if you look at Aaron Judge, he has a 304 00:17:54.400 --> 00:17:57.960 couple of less home runs twenty one home runs, yet 305 00:17:57.960 --> 00:18:02.160 he has fifty RBIs, And everybody starts looking at the 306 00:18:02.240 --> 00:18:04.960 number eight number nine hitters this year for the Dodgers, 307 00:18:05.400 --> 00:18:08.559 with an on base percentage hovering around the two twenties 308 00:18:08.599 --> 00:18:09.319 two thirties. 309 00:18:09.720 --> 00:18:10.920 Well I got news for you. 310 00:18:11.000 --> 00:18:13.559 If you go back to last year, the number eight 311 00:18:13.599 --> 00:18:15.640 and number nine hitters for the Dodgers had an on 312 00:18:15.720 --> 00:18:18.960 base percentage of under three hundred then as well, So 313 00:18:19.279 --> 00:18:24.559 it's nobody should be blown off. If you bring up this, 314 00:18:24.559 --> 00:18:29.000 this question, it's worth discussing. Eight six six nine eight 315 00:18:29.119 --> 00:18:31.240 seven two five seventies the phone number. 316 00:18:31.319 --> 00:18:34.240 Let's go out to Lahabra. Eric, you're on Dodger Talk 317 00:18:34.240 --> 00:18:35.480 with David basse Hi. 318 00:18:35.599 --> 00:18:37.759 Eric oh Man. 319 00:18:37.880 --> 00:18:39.400 The first time I heard that I was gonna be 320 00:18:39.400 --> 00:18:42.799 on with you, I said, holy crap, Holy crap, holy crap. 321 00:18:43.319 --> 00:18:48.799 But hey, you know what, uh I think Tommy Edmond 322 00:18:48.799 --> 00:18:51.440 needs to be on the leadoff spot, switch hitting utility man. 323 00:18:51.960 --> 00:18:53.000 He needs to be up there. 324 00:18:53.279 --> 00:18:56.720 Maybe put Oswani second or third, get some runners on 325 00:18:56.839 --> 00:18:58.440 for him. 326 00:18:59.039 --> 00:19:02.319 It's worth talking because you could look at the totality 327 00:19:02.359 --> 00:19:05.440 of a season, or you can, you know, look at 328 00:19:05.480 --> 00:19:08.680 one singular game. But there's been a lot of times 329 00:19:08.720 --> 00:19:11.240 this year where Otani has led off innings and not 330 00:19:11.440 --> 00:19:12.400 just the first innings. 331 00:19:12.480 --> 00:19:14.960 So it is worth discussing. 332 00:19:15.000 --> 00:19:18.119 And I plan on asking Dave Roberts if there's been 333 00:19:18.279 --> 00:19:21.960 a group discussion among himself, Brendan Gomes and Andrew Friedman 334 00:19:22.400 --> 00:19:26.319 just constantly reevaluating whether or not it makes sense to 335 00:19:26.359 --> 00:19:27.640 have Otani lead off. 336 00:19:30.920 --> 00:19:32.079 All right, thanks for the phone call. 337 00:19:32.240 --> 00:19:32.440 Eric. 338 00:19:32.480 --> 00:19:34.799 You got on and you said, holy crap, holy crap. 339 00:19:34.880 --> 00:19:37.880 So I guess that major bucket list day. Let's go 340 00:19:37.920 --> 00:19:40.920 out to Irvine. Nick here on Dodger Talk Live from 341 00:19:41.000 --> 00:19:41.680 Bush Stadium. 342 00:19:41.720 --> 00:19:46.640 Hi Nick, heyday, it's been fun. 343 00:19:47.559 --> 00:19:50.400 You're growth and you are a real pastor now Brown, 344 00:19:50.480 --> 00:19:53.640 We're real proud of you, followed your whole career. Listen, 345 00:19:54.000 --> 00:19:54.720 I'm here to vent. 346 00:19:55.440 --> 00:20:05.440 I do not understand why movie I think he is. Nick. 347 00:20:05.440 --> 00:20:06.200 I'm gonna put. 348 00:20:06.079 --> 00:20:06.680 You on hold. 349 00:20:06.799 --> 00:20:09.200 I'm going to put you on hold because your cell 350 00:20:09.359 --> 00:20:11.720 is not very good, So get that in order and 351 00:20:11.720 --> 00:20:14.160 then we'll put you back on Ray and Georgia. 352 00:20:14.759 --> 00:20:16.480 You're on rain delay Dodger Talk. 353 00:20:16.559 --> 00:20:21.079 Hi, Ray, Hey David a little earlier this this week. 354 00:20:21.160 --> 00:20:21.640 That's great. 355 00:20:21.759 --> 00:20:24.640 And uh second, first of all, do you guys ever 356 00:20:24.759 --> 00:20:28.160 look at land and Knack on the mound and look 357 00:20:28.279 --> 00:20:31.359 like she's going through like a Sunday stroll out there, 358 00:20:31.839 --> 00:20:34.920 and his intensity level as a picture, I mean we 359 00:20:34.960 --> 00:20:38.079 all have different personalities, but I mean as a competitor 360 00:20:38.079 --> 00:20:41.119 and everything. Do you think that that that that the 361 00:20:41.200 --> 00:20:44.279 Dodgers look at that and say to said, wow, you 362 00:20:44.319 --> 00:20:48.680 know greg Na, I mean, I'm a big Dodger fan, 363 00:20:48.759 --> 00:20:50.720 but I mean he was amazing. As a matter of fact, 364 00:20:50.720 --> 00:20:52.839 he was called mad dog, but he was so casual 365 00:20:52.880 --> 00:20:55.960 on the mound, but he delivered a lot of great results. 366 00:20:56.079 --> 00:20:59.400 But does do the Dodgers ever look at that in 367 00:21:00.559 --> 00:21:02.480 like with Gonzol and he does the same thing, but 368 00:21:02.519 --> 00:21:05.200 he was an all star. About the temperament of the 369 00:21:05.319 --> 00:21:06.720 pitcher out on the mound. 370 00:21:08.440 --> 00:21:10.720 Yeah, I think that's part of what you call makeup 371 00:21:10.839 --> 00:21:14.160 for a pitcher. Ray And I've seen a little bit 372 00:21:14.200 --> 00:21:17.000 more edge from landon Nak this year than what I 373 00:21:17.039 --> 00:21:20.119 saw last year, ironically when he pitched so well. But 374 00:21:20.200 --> 00:21:22.839 what landon Nac has got to get better at. And 375 00:21:22.880 --> 00:21:24.759 I'm not sure if they're teaching this in the minor 376 00:21:24.839 --> 00:21:27.079 leagues or if they're just looking at the radar gun 377 00:21:27.759 --> 00:21:31.400 Landon Nac has to become more of a pitcher right now, 378 00:21:31.440 --> 00:21:34.319 He's very much of a thrower, and he had no 379 00:21:34.400 --> 00:21:37.359 command of his fastball, he had no command of his curveball, 380 00:21:37.640 --> 00:21:40.920 and everything was missing up And you can't live that 381 00:21:40.960 --> 00:21:43.960 way in the big league. So I asked Dave Roberts, 382 00:21:44.000 --> 00:21:47.039 this are these guys getting better when they go down 383 00:21:47.079 --> 00:21:49.400 to the minor leagues and when we see them. I 384 00:21:49.519 --> 00:21:52.359 really haven't seen that much growth from Landon Nac or 385 00:21:52.480 --> 00:21:53.400 Justin Robleski. 386 00:21:53.920 --> 00:21:56.440 Are they getting better? Who's teaching those guys? 387 00:21:56.799 --> 00:22:00.720 Mark Pryor and Connor McGinnis are the major league pitch coaches. 388 00:22:00.839 --> 00:22:02.599 What's going on in the minor leagues? 389 00:22:03.079 --> 00:22:06.559 What how are those pitching coaches helping them get better? 390 00:22:06.799 --> 00:22:07.839 Because I don't see it. 391 00:22:07.960 --> 00:22:11.799 And another thing is that we give up so many 392 00:22:11.880 --> 00:22:14.279 runs in the first and second innings, you know, especially 393 00:22:14.279 --> 00:22:16.960 the first innings. Are they throwing enough pitches in the 394 00:22:16.960 --> 00:22:19.160 bullpen to get ready for the game? 395 00:22:19.680 --> 00:22:23.319 And that's not that's not part of the equation. 396 00:22:23.680 --> 00:22:28.000 That's really not It's about becoming pitchers and not throwers, 397 00:22:28.039 --> 00:22:32.839 and having some better sense of pitch sequencing, and you 398 00:22:32.839 --> 00:22:35.480 know all that stuff and realize that you don't have 399 00:22:35.559 --> 00:22:37.880 all the answers. But I would love to see both 400 00:22:37.920 --> 00:22:40.599 these guys turn into more pitchers. 401 00:22:41.519 --> 00:22:44.839