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 --> 00:00:10.199 This teen is really becoming a family. Let's not play 4 00:00:10.199 --> 00:00:10.839 one on Tom. 5 00:00:10.919 --> 00:00:11.720 Let's wind it. 6 00:00:11.919 --> 00:00:13.720 I love writing these guys after the show. 7 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:15.199 So just thank you, give me are. 8 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:17.600 Your attention, your fire and not a pistons. 9 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:22.160 This is world champion, Dodger, world championing. 10 00:00:21.719 --> 00:00:23.440 For a small soft time they get up people. What 11 00:00:23.559 --> 00:00:25.960 they want to die in a row two is special. 12 00:00:26.039 --> 00:00:29.359 I'm like, yeah, it's not a headache one of them. Come, 13 00:00:30.239 --> 00:00:32.479 this ball's gone. You ready to go? 14 00:00:32.679 --> 00:00:32.880 Sure? 15 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:34.119 Hell old time, go. 16 00:00:34.159 --> 00:00:36.600 To the sun, grab your phone to get in on 17 00:00:36.640 --> 00:00:39.640 the show called eight six six nine eighty seven two 18 00:00:39.759 --> 00:00:42.439 five seven and go to the show. And now your 19 00:00:42.479 --> 00:00:45.479 host of Dodger Talk, Tim Kakes. 20 00:00:45.560 --> 00:00:50.359 Ah, So we meet again here on rain delayed Dodger 21 00:00:50.520 --> 00:00:53.520 Talk on a five seventy LA Sports and many of 22 00:00:53.600 --> 00:00:57.560 you driving around, maybe outside doing some gardening, doing some 23 00:00:57.759 --> 00:01:01.520 household work, doing some launch and join the Sunday by 24 00:01:01.640 --> 00:01:05.560 the pool. You're looking around thinking it's hot outside, Tim, 25 00:01:05.760 --> 00:01:10.040 blue skies everywhere we got beautiful hot weather here in 26 00:01:10.200 --> 00:01:13.560 southern California could be toasty in some parts of the 27 00:01:13.680 --> 00:01:14.239 South End. 28 00:01:14.439 --> 00:01:15.640 It is but the. 29 00:01:15.719 --> 00:01:21.040 Dodgers are in Kansas City, Missouri, and it is hot, humid. 30 00:01:20.879 --> 00:01:22.799 And raining as we speak. 31 00:01:23.040 --> 00:01:25.879 So we are in a rain delay because of the 32 00:01:25.959 --> 00:01:29.040 weather in Kansas City at Kaufman Stadium. 33 00:01:29.079 --> 00:01:30.159 But do not worry. 34 00:01:30.319 --> 00:01:33.799 The game will start an hour later than scheduled. It 35 00:01:33.959 --> 00:01:37.120 was supposed to start fifteen minutes ago at eleven ten 36 00:01:37.200 --> 00:01:40.680 am Pacific. They have announced the start time of twelve 37 00:01:41.079 --> 00:01:47.040 ten pm Pacific two pm Central time there in Kansas City, 38 00:01:47.159 --> 00:01:49.280 so a one hour delay because of the weather. 39 00:01:49.400 --> 00:01:50.239 It will blow through. 40 00:01:50.599 --> 00:01:52.760 If you know the Midwest, you know it comes and 41 00:01:52.840 --> 00:01:55.959 goes pretty quickly, the weather systems through the area, and 42 00:01:56.079 --> 00:01:57.239 this one is no different. 43 00:01:57.359 --> 00:01:58.239 They saw it coming. 44 00:01:58.599 --> 00:02:01.400 They said better to wait to start the start time 45 00:02:01.480 --> 00:02:03.799 of this game rather than start it up stop it 46 00:02:03.959 --> 00:02:06.120 go to a randola. And the Royals do not want 47 00:02:06.159 --> 00:02:08.800 to waste their starting pitcher in this game. There is 48 00:02:09.039 --> 00:02:13.400 no doubt about that because he is having a great season, 49 00:02:13.879 --> 00:02:17.840 Young Chris Bubik, who is really an unbelievable story, which 50 00:02:17.879 --> 00:02:19.719 I want to really get into it quickly here before 51 00:02:19.719 --> 00:02:21.400 we get to your phone calls at eight six six 52 00:02:21.520 --> 00:02:23.599 nine eighty seven, two five seventy. We also got to 53 00:02:23.680 --> 00:02:26.120 hear the twenty nine year anniversary and one of the 54 00:02:26.199 --> 00:02:29.159 great calls in Major League Baseball history, certainly one of 55 00:02:29.199 --> 00:02:33.039 the most iconic calls in Dodger history. Fernando v Alenzuela 56 00:02:33.120 --> 00:02:36.199 is no hitter on this date in nineteen ninety. We 57 00:02:36.280 --> 00:02:38.639 are almost a month away from the trade deadline. Yeah, 58 00:02:38.719 --> 00:02:42.000 July thirty first is the Major League Baseball trade deadline. 59 00:02:42.039 --> 00:02:44.120 As we sit here on June twenty ninth, we're a 60 00:02:44.199 --> 00:02:47.000 month away and the Dodgers at atop the NL West, 61 00:02:47.360 --> 00:02:50.199 are they looking to bolster their roster. There's a name 62 00:02:50.240 --> 00:02:53.719 that is floating out there as a possible pitcher that 63 00:02:53.840 --> 00:02:57.000 the Dodgers may be looking at at the trade deadline. Also, 64 00:02:57.520 --> 00:03:01.680 the Phase two of the All Star voting begins tomorrow 65 00:03:02.439 --> 00:03:04.960 on Dodgers dot Com. At MLB dot com, I'll tell 66 00:03:04.960 --> 00:03:07.520 you which Dodgers have moved on in exactly how many 67 00:03:07.639 --> 00:03:11.520 Dodgers could be going to Atlanta for the Midsummer Classic, 68 00:03:11.599 --> 00:03:15.560 and what some around baseball communities are saying about the 69 00:03:15.639 --> 00:03:18.120 Dodgers having so many players that could be going to 70 00:03:18.159 --> 00:03:20.400 the All Star Game. But today the Dodgers will have 71 00:03:20.960 --> 00:03:23.560 Justin Robleski be the bulkeeting guy for the Dodgers, that 72 00:03:23.639 --> 00:03:26.039 he has been fantastic in whatever role he has been 73 00:03:26.039 --> 00:03:28.319 asked to do by Dave Roberts and Mark Pryor in 74 00:03:28.400 --> 00:03:31.240 this coaching staff, whether it starts games, whether it's a 75 00:03:31.280 --> 00:03:33.479 bulkeeting guy, which he's done the last couple of times 76 00:03:33.520 --> 00:03:36.360 out in his opportunities against the Rockies. 77 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:38.800 He did that on Tuesday in coors. 78 00:03:38.520 --> 00:03:41.560 Field, and today he will do that following Luke Trevino, 79 00:03:41.599 --> 00:03:43.159 who will get the start to face a couple of 80 00:03:43.240 --> 00:03:45.800 left handers, and then Justin Robleski will come in and 81 00:03:46.159 --> 00:03:49.280 face the rest of the lineup as the bulkanning pitcher 82 00:03:49.319 --> 00:03:51.520 for the Dodgers. The Kansas City Royals are going with 83 00:03:51.599 --> 00:03:53.800 a leftander by the name of Chris Bubach. 84 00:03:54.319 --> 00:03:56.120 Yes bub Ich. 85 00:03:57.039 --> 00:04:00.919 He is a fascinating story seven year old left hander 86 00:04:01.280 --> 00:04:05.240 at in Northern California, Coopertino, California, the home of Apple 87 00:04:05.879 --> 00:04:11.039 went to Stanford, a high draft pick, a really good prospect, 88 00:04:11.840 --> 00:04:17.360 a really good young left handed arm that the Royals drafted, developed, 89 00:04:17.759 --> 00:04:22.480 brought up in twenty twenty during the COVID season, really 90 00:04:23.920 --> 00:04:27.879 took shape in twenty twenty one. Just not great stuff, 91 00:04:28.120 --> 00:04:33.480 losing record er neear five twenty twenty two twenty seven starts. 92 00:04:34.199 --> 00:04:37.199 He was three to thirteen with an ERA over five 93 00:04:37.279 --> 00:04:41.480 and a half. It was a bad season for Chris Bubage, 94 00:04:41.959 --> 00:04:45.439 the starter today for the Kansas City Royals. Tommy John 95 00:04:45.519 --> 00:04:50.079 surgery three games into the twenty twenty three season, missed 96 00:04:50.360 --> 00:04:53.800 all of basically twenty twenty three. Came back last year 97 00:04:54.759 --> 00:04:57.439 and only came out of the bullpen, didn't start games. 98 00:04:57.480 --> 00:05:00.639 They slow played his way back, and it's pretty good 99 00:05:01.639 --> 00:05:04.120 here in twenty twenty five, his first full season back 100 00:05:04.120 --> 00:05:05.240 from Tommy John surgery. 101 00:05:05.680 --> 00:05:08.199 He has reinvented himself. 102 00:05:09.079 --> 00:05:12.360 The arm surgery has literally made him a better pitcher 103 00:05:12.439 --> 00:05:15.000 than he was pre Tommy John surgery. 104 00:05:15.079 --> 00:05:16.879 It's one of those stories. 105 00:05:18.040 --> 00:05:22.639 There a guy struggles arm injury, surgery, comes back, and 106 00:05:22.800 --> 00:05:25.240 he's better than he was. He was a good pitcher, 107 00:05:25.439 --> 00:05:28.879 a major league pitcher, three and thirteen, an ERA over 108 00:05:29.000 --> 00:05:32.240 five and a half Tommy John surgery. He comes back 109 00:05:32.319 --> 00:05:36.000 this year. He's six and five, a winning record in 110 00:05:36.079 --> 00:05:40.959 a two to eighteen er. It's pretty remarkable to see 111 00:05:41.000 --> 00:05:43.199 what he has done. It is just like that movie 112 00:05:43.360 --> 00:05:45.439 Rookie of the Year, Well not just like it. That 113 00:05:45.519 --> 00:05:48.360 was a kid that you know, broke his arm, hurt 114 00:05:48.399 --> 00:05:50.279 his shoulder and it was in a cast and came 115 00:05:50.319 --> 00:05:51.959 back and was thrown a hundred miles an hour. 116 00:05:52.120 --> 00:05:52.959 But you get the point. 117 00:05:54.240 --> 00:06:00.519 Chris Boubach okay Major League picture arm injury, Tommy John 118 00:06:00.600 --> 00:06:04.199 surgery and has comeback a different pitcher and one of 119 00:06:04.240 --> 00:06:06.279 the best young pitchers still only at the age of 120 00:06:06.319 --> 00:06:08.639 twenty seven in the American League. And that too the 121 00:06:08.639 --> 00:06:10.959 Dodgers will face today. And that's why the Royals did 122 00:06:11.000 --> 00:06:12.439 not want to start the game on time, because they 123 00:06:12.480 --> 00:06:14.560 want to make sure he gets an opportunity to pitch 124 00:06:14.600 --> 00:06:15.959 the game and not go one inning and had the 125 00:06:16.000 --> 00:06:18.079 game stop because of rain delay, and then they lose 126 00:06:18.160 --> 00:06:20.360 them for the rest of the day. Eight six six 127 00:06:20.519 --> 00:06:22.519 nine eighty seven two five seventy is a number. Eight 128 00:06:22.600 --> 00:06:24.920 six six nine eighty seven two five seventy. We are 129 00:06:24.959 --> 00:06:27.240 in rain delay Dodger Talk here on AM five to 130 00:06:27.240 --> 00:06:30.639 seventy LA Sports and the Dodgers Audio Network. The game 131 00:06:30.720 --> 00:06:34.600 will start at twelve ten Pacific, so a one hour 132 00:06:34.839 --> 00:06:37.399 rain delay between what was supposed to be first pitch 133 00:06:37.800 --> 00:06:41.920 and what will actually be first pitch Tomorrow morning, Monday 134 00:06:42.600 --> 00:06:47.519 at nine a m. Pacific twelve o'clock Eastern Phase two 135 00:06:47.839 --> 00:06:52.319 of the All Star voting will resume and it will 136 00:06:52.439 --> 00:06:59.439 last until Wednesday at nine am Pacific twelve Eastern. You'll 137 00:06:59.480 --> 00:07:04.319 have two full days to vote in Phase two of 138 00:07:04.399 --> 00:07:07.199 the All Star voting. Now, a lot of you Dodger 139 00:07:07.319 --> 00:07:10.120 fans voted. There was over eleven million total votes cast 140 00:07:10.399 --> 00:07:13.120 for the All Star voting in phase one, So many 141 00:07:13.199 --> 00:07:17.199 of you voted. Show Hey Otani got an automatic bid 142 00:07:17.279 --> 00:07:18.360 as the top vote getter of. 143 00:07:18.360 --> 00:07:19.279 The National League. 144 00:07:19.720 --> 00:07:23.680 So many of you voted that Freddie Freeman, Tommy Edmund 145 00:07:23.759 --> 00:07:29.000 Mooki Betts, Max Munsey, Will Smith, Teoscar Hernandez, and Andy 146 00:07:29.160 --> 00:07:33.439 pat Has. Seven Dodgers are in the running in the 147 00:07:33.600 --> 00:07:38.399 final vote here of MLB All Star voting for the 148 00:07:38.480 --> 00:07:43.720 All Star Game, seven different Dodgers. Freddie Freeman's fighting it 149 00:07:43.759 --> 00:07:46.000 out to start at first base, Tommy Evans fighting it 150 00:07:46.040 --> 00:07:48.720 out in voting to start at second base, Mookie Betts 151 00:07:48.800 --> 00:07:51.720 is battling it out a shortstop at the National League, 152 00:07:52.199 --> 00:07:54.720 Max Munsey battling it out with Manny Machado with third 153 00:07:54.759 --> 00:07:58.319 base to be the All Star starter. Will Smith battling 154 00:07:58.399 --> 00:08:00.120 out to see if he'll start behind the plate in 155 00:08:00.240 --> 00:08:03.279 the All Star Game, and Tai Oscar Hernandez Andy Payez, 156 00:08:03.480 --> 00:08:05.800 two of the six finalists to see who will be 157 00:08:05.839 --> 00:08:08.600 the starting three outfielders for the National League in the 158 00:08:08.680 --> 00:08:14.079 Midsummer Classic. Seven Dodgers have made it to Phase two, 159 00:08:15.160 --> 00:08:17.920 and that's not even counting show Hey Otani, who's already in. 160 00:08:18.560 --> 00:08:25.319 There could be eight starters from the Dodgers in Atlanta 161 00:08:25.920 --> 00:08:28.959 for the All Star Game coming up in a few weeks. 162 00:08:29.560 --> 00:08:31.519 And it's interesting. You know, you're on social media and 163 00:08:31.600 --> 00:08:34.039 sometimes you know what you're looking at. You know, the 164 00:08:34.120 --> 00:08:40.159 algorithm what is it? Algorithm? Algorithm, excuse me, is formulated 165 00:08:40.360 --> 00:08:43.440 on what you're looking at. So I'm looking at some 166 00:08:43.919 --> 00:08:48.240 All Star Dodger voting and next thing, you know, a 167 00:08:48.360 --> 00:08:53.320 real pops ub and it's a podcaster who talks baseball, 168 00:08:53.480 --> 00:08:55.759 and I even know who this guy is. Not a 169 00:08:55.840 --> 00:09:00.120 Dodger guy, just a baseball podcaster. Pops up on on 170 00:09:00.240 --> 00:09:06.200 Instagram and he's complaining about how many Dodgers there could 171 00:09:06.320 --> 00:09:09.159 be in Atlanta for the All Star Game. 172 00:09:09.720 --> 00:09:11.879 And he says, I get the Dodgers are good. 173 00:09:12.360 --> 00:09:15.879 I understand they've got a ton of talent and they 174 00:09:16.039 --> 00:09:18.960 just won the World Series, But you're really telling me 175 00:09:19.399 --> 00:09:23.120 we could have eight starters from the Dodgers in the 176 00:09:23.240 --> 00:09:27.360 All Star Game. Yeah, that's what I'm telling you a podcaster, 177 00:09:28.240 --> 00:09:31.000 because that's what could happen. Now, keep in mind, Dodger fans, 178 00:09:31.080 --> 00:09:34.519 you did such a great job voting for your favorite 179 00:09:34.559 --> 00:09:36.559 Dodgers in the first round of the All Star voting. 180 00:09:37.159 --> 00:09:39.720 It resets, so all. 181 00:09:39.720 --> 00:09:44.440 Those votes you cast for Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, Andy 182 00:09:44.600 --> 00:09:49.679 Pie has all the Dodgers. It resets at zero for 183 00:09:49.840 --> 00:09:52.480 every player now in phase two, So you've got to 184 00:09:52.600 --> 00:09:57.039 vote again. And voting starts tomorrow at nine am Monday, 185 00:09:57.360 --> 00:10:00.960 nine am Pacific and closes Wednesday at nine am. You 186 00:10:01.039 --> 00:10:03.200 only got forty eight hours to do it, and then 187 00:10:03.240 --> 00:10:06.279 they'll announce the starters on Wednesday afternoon on MLB Network 188 00:10:06.320 --> 00:10:12.399 in a big All Star unveiling on the MLB Network. Again, 189 00:10:12.480 --> 00:10:14.519 you have to keep voting because what you did in 190 00:10:14.600 --> 00:10:18.759 the first round resets. All these Dodgers who you got 191 00:10:19.039 --> 00:10:21.759 moved on to the final vote have to be voted 192 00:10:21.840 --> 00:10:26.720 for again. Freddie Freeman is battling Pete Alonso for the 193 00:10:26.840 --> 00:10:30.360 National League first base spot. Tommy Edmond is going head 194 00:10:30.399 --> 00:10:33.720 to head with Kotel Marte of the Diamondbacks for the 195 00:10:33.799 --> 00:10:35.120 starting second base spot. 196 00:10:34.960 --> 00:10:37.399 In the National League in the All Star Game. Mookie 197 00:10:37.480 --> 00:10:38.120 Betts is. 198 00:10:38.159 --> 00:10:42.320 Going head to head with Francisco Lindor of the Mets 199 00:10:43.200 --> 00:10:45.759 for the starting shortstop for the National League in the 200 00:10:45.840 --> 00:10:49.759 All Star Game. Max Munsey. What a month and a half. 201 00:10:49.960 --> 00:10:51.759 Max Munsey has had, Dodger fans. 202 00:10:52.159 --> 00:10:52.879 You got him to the. 203 00:10:52.879 --> 00:10:55.080 Second round of the voting. He is going head to 204 00:10:55.159 --> 00:10:58.039 head with Manny Machado to see who will start for 205 00:10:58.080 --> 00:10:59.399 the National League at third base. 206 00:11:00.000 --> 00:11:00.600 Will Smith. 207 00:11:01.080 --> 00:11:03.960 I mean he's going head to head against Carson Kelly 208 00:11:04.759 --> 00:11:08.000 of the Cubs. No offense to Carson Kelly, who's having 209 00:11:08.039 --> 00:11:11.279 a good season. Will Smith is having a really good 210 00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:14.440 season and is a proven All Star. He has to 211 00:11:14.480 --> 00:11:17.360 be your starter for the National League. And in the outfield, 212 00:11:18.000 --> 00:11:21.399 it is a tight race. Six finalists for the National 213 00:11:21.480 --> 00:11:27.600 League All Star voting. Juan Soto, Kyle Tucker, Ronald Lukunya, 214 00:11:27.720 --> 00:11:32.639 Junior Pete Crow Armstrong of the Cubs out of here 215 00:11:32.720 --> 00:11:36.600 in southern California, Harvard Westlake High School. And then the 216 00:11:36.720 --> 00:11:41.960 two Dodgers Taoscar Hernandez and Andy Pajees And again shoey 217 00:11:42.000 --> 00:11:44.679 Otani already named the starting DH for being the National 218 00:11:44.759 --> 00:11:49.279 League's leading vote Getter, get out and vote, Vote Vote 219 00:11:49.399 --> 00:11:53.639 Vote Dodgers dot Com slash vote Dodgers dot Com slash 220 00:11:53.799 --> 00:11:57.919 vote get Freddie Friedman, Tommy Edmund, Mookie Bets, Max Muncie, 221 00:11:58.120 --> 00:12:03.879 Will Smith, Taoskarz, and Andy Pajes to Atlanta as starters 222 00:12:03.919 --> 00:12:04.919 for the National League. 223 00:12:05.200 --> 00:12:11.679 How cool would it be to see all these Dodgers. 224 00:12:12.759 --> 00:12:16.639 Starting for the National League catcher, first base, second base, 225 00:12:17.000 --> 00:12:20.679 third base, shortstop. Two of the three starting spots in 226 00:12:20.799 --> 00:12:24.519 the outfield have Dodger players out there. Will Smith behind 227 00:12:24.559 --> 00:12:28.200 the plate, Shoe a Otani is your designated hitter. 228 00:12:29.559 --> 00:12:30.679 That would be pretty cool. 229 00:12:31.080 --> 00:12:33.200 It'd be even better if they allowed show Hey to 230 00:12:33.279 --> 00:12:36.080 pitch one inning to start the All Star Game. It'd 231 00:12:36.120 --> 00:12:39.000 basically be eight of the nine players on the field 232 00:12:39.080 --> 00:12:44.000 for the National League Dodgers. That would look amazing. Now, 233 00:12:44.360 --> 00:12:46.120 show He's not going to pitch in the All Star Game, 234 00:12:46.320 --> 00:12:49.559 but it would look pretty cool optically to have the 235 00:12:49.639 --> 00:12:52.279 best team in baseball. The defending World Series champions have 236 00:12:52.519 --> 00:12:55.080 eight of the nine players out on the field for 237 00:12:55.240 --> 00:12:57.639 the All Star Game in Atlanta eight sixty six nine 238 00:12:57.679 --> 00:12:58.799 eight seven two five to seventy. 239 00:12:58.960 --> 00:13:01.879 So again, that opens up up Monday morning at nine am. 240 00:13:01.720 --> 00:13:05.000 Pacific, Phase two of the All Star Voting Dodgers dot 241 00:13:05.080 --> 00:13:08.000 Com slash vote. Dodgers dot Com slash vote, you have 242 00:13:08.120 --> 00:13:10.879 forty eight hours to get to work, Dodger fans Monday 243 00:13:10.919 --> 00:13:14.639 morning nine am until Wednesday morning at nine am, to 244 00:13:14.840 --> 00:13:18.919 make sure you send as many Dodgers as possible to 245 00:13:19.159 --> 00:13:22.120 the All Star Game. All right, coming up, we're gonna 246 00:13:22.120 --> 00:13:25.360 get into the Major League Baseball trade deadline. But today 247 00:13:25.679 --> 00:13:30.120 is June twenty ninth, twenty twenty five, thirty five years 248 00:13:30.159 --> 00:13:33.960 ago today, the Dodgers taking on the Saint Louis Cardinals 249 00:13:34.039 --> 00:13:37.440 out at Dodgers Stadium. Dave Stewart already that day threw 250 00:13:37.519 --> 00:13:40.879 a no hitter in the major leagues, so you had 251 00:13:40.960 --> 00:13:44.519 one no hitter already completed in baseball. 252 00:13:45.360 --> 00:13:46.320 Well on that night. 253 00:13:47.200 --> 00:13:51.600 Fernando Valenzuela sporting his glasses on the mount at Dodgers Stadium, 254 00:13:53.320 --> 00:13:57.919 June twenty ninth, nineteen ninety, taking on the Saint Louis Cardinals, 255 00:13:58.399 --> 00:14:02.600 eight no hit ins already in the books, three outs 256 00:14:02.639 --> 00:14:07.360 away from his first no hitter. Here's the great Vin 257 00:14:07.519 --> 00:14:11.279 Scully with the final top half of the ninth inning 258 00:14:11.679 --> 00:14:16.279 at Dodger Stadium, Fernando Valenzuela going to work working on 259 00:14:16.799 --> 00:14:18.360 a no hitter, enjoy and so. 260 00:14:18.480 --> 00:14:20.480 It has come to this. We go to the ninth 261 00:14:20.559 --> 00:14:22.480 inning here at Dodger Stadium. 262 00:14:23.399 --> 00:14:27.440 The Dodgers six runs, twelve hits, one era, the Cardinals 263 00:14:27.559 --> 00:14:31.519 no runs, no hits, and three eras it is the 264 00:14:31.679 --> 00:14:35.639 twenty ninth of June. In case someday long from now, 265 00:14:35.879 --> 00:14:39.840 Fernando is playing this back to his grandchildren and Vince 266 00:14:39.919 --> 00:14:43.320 Coleman will start it off. Coleman is grounded a short 267 00:14:43.399 --> 00:14:46.639 and struck out twice. It's pass ball, away ball on 268 00:14:47.519 --> 00:14:50.960 for Fernando had began with the Dodgers in nineteen hundred 269 00:14:51.000 --> 00:14:51.399 and eighty. 270 00:14:52.159 --> 00:14:55.720 This is game number three hundred and fourteen for. 271 00:14:55.879 --> 00:14:59.120 Him in his career, and he's had some glorious moments, 272 00:14:59.480 --> 00:15:01.120 but none brighter than right now. 273 00:15:01.320 --> 00:15:03.399 And a screwball high ball too. 274 00:15:04.480 --> 00:15:08.120 He has a paid crowd of thirty eight thousand, five 275 00:15:08.279 --> 00:15:12.200 hundred and eighty three over thirty nine thousand in the house, 276 00:15:12.240 --> 00:15:15.440 and they are here. They are riveted in their seats. 277 00:15:15.960 --> 00:15:18.799 Fernando into his wind up and the two zero pitch 278 00:15:19.320 --> 00:15:23.399 is in there first right. Anytime a pitch is taken 279 00:15:23.480 --> 00:15:26.799 at the plate, you could almost neglect to call ball 280 00:15:26.960 --> 00:15:28.759 or strike, because this crowd. 281 00:15:28.519 --> 00:15:29.240 Would let you know. 282 00:15:30.120 --> 00:15:33.759 In eight innings, Fernando made one hundred and seven pitches, 283 00:15:34.159 --> 00:15:37.200 so he should have quite a bit of ammunition left. 284 00:15:37.840 --> 00:15:41.639 The two to one pitch to comban line fowl outside. 285 00:15:41.240 --> 00:15:44.240 A third and down the line, and the crowd oohs 286 00:15:44.440 --> 00:15:45.200 and ohs. 287 00:15:45.480 --> 00:15:48.320 The severity of the blow and also thinking about how 288 00:15:48.440 --> 00:15:51.519 close it might have been to breaking the spell. Crowd 289 00:15:51.600 --> 00:15:54.200 trying to will Fernando to get an out, and the 290 00:15:54.279 --> 00:15:58.919 two to two pitch is strike three called outside corner 291 00:15:59.360 --> 00:16:02.320 has coma ran up as if the bunt and he 292 00:16:02.600 --> 00:16:06.240 and Jerry Lane to play on fire are nose to nose. 293 00:16:06.919 --> 00:16:10.480 William McGhee, who has hit Fernando hard in the past 294 00:16:10.639 --> 00:16:15.080 tonight struck out, lined out and grounded out, takes a 295 00:16:15.200 --> 00:16:18.879 look at a pitch low ball on Fernando's one to 296 00:16:18.879 --> 00:16:23.759 oh pitch to McGee outside. Fernando reading his buddy, signs 297 00:16:23.840 --> 00:16:26.200 Mike Sooshi and the two oh scrooge. 298 00:16:26.200 --> 00:16:27.559 He is high ball. 299 00:16:27.399 --> 00:16:31.960 Three, Fernando back three to oh, and he is inside 300 00:16:32.120 --> 00:16:36.120 ball four. So now when he needs everything he has, 301 00:16:36.679 --> 00:16:39.159 he will have to pitch out of his stretch with. 302 00:16:39.360 --> 00:16:41.480 Guerrero and zeal coming out. 303 00:16:44.759 --> 00:16:49.159 There's almost some poetry in the moment to realize the 304 00:16:49.360 --> 00:16:54.519 former Dodger the good friend of Fernando as a teammate, 305 00:16:55.039 --> 00:16:58.919 and it is Pedro Guerrero hitting two ninety four, with 306 00:16:59.080 --> 00:17:02.679 the opportunity now to break up the no hitter. McGee 307 00:17:02.759 --> 00:17:05.599 with all of his talent, can't steal a no hitter 308 00:17:05.680 --> 00:17:10.839 from first base. Pitch to Pedro Guerrero swung on and missed, 309 00:17:11.960 --> 00:17:16.160 and the crowd now with more emotion following every pitch. 310 00:17:17.640 --> 00:17:20.880 Fernando ready in the strike two pitch is hit back 311 00:17:20.960 --> 00:17:23.920 to the box, dribbling the second Samuel on the bed 312 00:17:24.359 --> 00:17:29.839 cross the first double play. Fernando Valenzuela has pitched a 313 00:17:30.039 --> 00:17:35.039 no hitter. At ten seventeen in the evening of June 314 00:17:35.160 --> 00:17:37.839 the twenty ninth, nineteen ninety. 315 00:17:38.400 --> 00:17:41.720 If you have a sombrero, throw it to the star. 316 00:17:42.799 --> 00:17:46.000 There it is the great Vinscully on the call. June 317 00:17:46.720 --> 00:17:52.440 twenty ninth, nineteen ninety Fernando Valenzuela with the no hitter 318 00:17:52.880 --> 00:17:56.720 over the Saint Louis Cardinals. Keep in mind, Dodger fans, 319 00:17:56.799 --> 00:18:00.640 this was an older Fernando Valenzuela at that point, of 320 00:18:00.720 --> 00:18:04.400 his career nineteen eighty one burst onto the scene for 321 00:18:04.559 --> 00:18:05.440 Nando Mania. 322 00:18:06.079 --> 00:18:07.640 This was nineteen ninety. 323 00:18:08.160 --> 00:18:11.359 Fernando had slowed down as far as dominance on the 324 00:18:11.440 --> 00:18:14.599 mound nineteen eighty eight, remember hurt not even on the 325 00:18:14.680 --> 00:18:18.839 postseason roster for the eighty eight World Series run. Nineteen 326 00:18:18.880 --> 00:18:22.359 eighty nine, he went ten to thirteen. His shoulder was 327 00:18:22.519 --> 00:18:25.759 barking at him. He signed a one year, two million 328 00:18:25.839 --> 00:18:29.599 dollar deal to come back in nineteen ninety with the Dodgers. 329 00:18:30.400 --> 00:18:34.720 He was thirteen and thirteen that year, four fifty nine RORA. 330 00:18:35.240 --> 00:18:38.480 But on that June ninth, excuse me, that June night, 331 00:18:38.720 --> 00:18:43.880 nineteen ninety, he threw a no hitter against the Saint 332 00:18:43.960 --> 00:18:47.160 Louis Cardinals, again the second no hitter that day, as 333 00:18:47.279 --> 00:18:49.319 Dave Stewart had thrown a no hitter against the Toronto 334 00:18:49.400 --> 00:18:53.200 Blue Jays earlier, and Mike Soosha tells the story that 335 00:18:53.599 --> 00:18:57.200 watching it on TV, he made the comments, you see one, 336 00:18:57.319 --> 00:18:59.799 now you're gonna see one in person. It was the 337 00:19:00.079 --> 00:19:03.599 first time at that time in modern baseball history that 338 00:19:03.759 --> 00:19:07.200 two no hitters were thrown in the same day, so 339 00:19:07.440 --> 00:19:13.480 pretty remarkable. Fernando Mania nineteen eighty one Fernando Valenzuela in 340 00:19:13.640 --> 00:19:17.160 nineteen ninety, tail end of his career with the Dodgers, 341 00:19:17.519 --> 00:19:20.799 A five hundred pitcher at that time, El Toro on 342 00:19:20.960 --> 00:19:25.440 the mound that June twenty ninth, nineteen ninety found it 343 00:19:25.599 --> 00:19:29.200 somewhere deep inside of him and pitched a no hitter 344 00:19:29.839 --> 00:19:32.759 in the Dodgers win over the Saint Louis Cardinals. And 345 00:19:32.839 --> 00:19:36.920 of course we lost Fernando Valenzuela last October, way too young, 346 00:19:37.359 --> 00:19:41.319 at the age of sixty three. All right, let's go 347 00:19:41.440 --> 00:19:43.279 out to the phones before we take a break again. 348 00:19:43.319 --> 00:19:45.799 We're in a rain delay here on Dodger Talk. First 349 00:19:45.920 --> 00:19:49.200 pitch will start at twelve ten, so one hour later 350 00:19:49.599 --> 00:19:54.839 then scheduled twelve ten Pacific, two ten Central time from 351 00:19:54.920 --> 00:19:58.039 Kansas City. It'll be the Dodgers and of the Royals. 352 00:19:58.160 --> 00:20:01.039 Ozzy long Beach, Welcome to rained the lad Dodger Talk. 353 00:20:01.039 --> 00:20:06.279 How you doing, Auzzie, yourself doing well? I'm assuming you 354 00:20:06.359 --> 00:20:08.920 were around in nineteen ninety for the no hitter? Do 355 00:20:08.960 --> 00:20:09.400 you remember it? 356 00:20:11.000 --> 00:20:11.079 Uh? 357 00:20:11.160 --> 00:20:14.279 You know what I was. I was actually born ninety six, 358 00:20:14.400 --> 00:20:16.799 but being a big Dodger fan, I know I know 359 00:20:16.880 --> 00:20:20.119 a good portion of all the history of you can 360 00:20:20.160 --> 00:20:21.119 say Dodgers. 361 00:20:20.799 --> 00:20:23.200 You know, okay, all right, yeah, no doubt about it. 362 00:20:23.200 --> 00:20:23.880 What you want to say? 363 00:20:25.279 --> 00:20:28.599 I just want to say, with show hey slowly, also 364 00:20:28.680 --> 00:20:32.079 with a Toney coming back to pitch, would you guys 365 00:20:32.160 --> 00:20:33.720 rather see him slowly? 366 00:20:34.279 --> 00:20:34.440 You know? 367 00:20:35.039 --> 00:20:36.960 Come? I would, I would prefer this is my opinion. 368 00:20:36.960 --> 00:20:38.440 I would think it'd be better if he come back 369 00:20:38.480 --> 00:20:42.079 as a relief for right now being you know, are 370 00:20:42.160 --> 00:20:45.559 books you know, tiring as it is, oh Tony, I 371 00:20:45.559 --> 00:20:48.640 think would be like a fresh relief presence and come 372 00:20:48.720 --> 00:20:51.200 playoff time. I think it'll be better to unleash him. 373 00:20:51.759 --> 00:20:53.480 That's just my opinion. What do you what do you guys? 374 00:20:53.680 --> 00:20:57.119 Yeah, I appreciate that. Thank you, Ozzy. I would push 375 00:20:57.200 --> 00:20:59.960 back on that. You're getting a show aotime. 376 00:21:00.279 --> 00:21:03.440 The two way player pitching every five six days, he's 377 00:21:03.480 --> 00:21:06.640 pitching once a week. In essence, there is no way 378 00:21:06.960 --> 00:21:11.079 his body can hold up being a d hitting three 379 00:21:11.200 --> 00:21:14.039 or four times a day as a designated hitter, and 380 00:21:14.119 --> 00:21:16.759 then also asking him to pitch three or four days 381 00:21:16.759 --> 00:21:19.200 a week as a reliever, whether it's one inning out 382 00:21:19.200 --> 00:21:22.279 of the end of a game, the ninth or coming 383 00:21:22.359 --> 00:21:24.680 in in a high leverage situation in the seventh or eighth. 384 00:21:25.200 --> 00:21:27.480 There's no way you can do that and continue to 385 00:21:27.559 --> 00:21:30.839 juggle the DH spot as well. So the only way 386 00:21:30.920 --> 00:21:35.240 it works to have a two way player in modern 387 00:21:35.319 --> 00:21:37.559 baseball like we are seeing now in twenty twenty five 388 00:21:38.319 --> 00:21:41.799 is to have sho Heo Tani DH and the days 389 00:21:41.880 --> 00:21:46.319 he's pitching also DH. But that's once a week. Yeah, 390 00:21:46.599 --> 00:21:49.319 just once a week. You are physically not able to 391 00:21:49.400 --> 00:21:53.319 do it as a reliever and as a designated hitter 392 00:21:53.519 --> 00:21:55.839 and do it on a daily basis, It is just 393 00:21:56.079 --> 00:21:56.920 not possible. 394 00:21:57.279 --> 00:21:59.480 That is asking a lot. We know Shoeo Tani is 395 00:21:59.519 --> 00:22:00.400 a unicorn horn. 396 00:22:00.799 --> 00:22:00.880 But. 397 00:22:02.400 --> 00:22:07.000 Pretty pretty impressive. Eight six six nine, eight seven two 398 00:22:07.079 --> 00:22:09.200 five seventy and take a break. We'll come back and 399 00:22:09.400 --> 00:22:12.519 we'll get to more of your phone calls. And there's 400 00:22:12.559 --> 00:22:15.279 a certain pitch of the Dodgers reportedly are looking at 401 00:22:16.319 --> 00:22:19.000