WEBVTT 1 00:00:06.040 --> 00:00:08.560 Alright, let's go Fred Rogan, Rodney Pete and I have 2 00:00:08.640 --> 00:00:11.119 seventy l a sports, a big three hours show today 3 00:00:11.160 --> 00:00:13.279 and a ton of stuff to get to on the program. 4 00:00:13.960 --> 00:00:14.080 Uh. 5 00:00:14.160 --> 00:00:16.160 But Rodney, you went to a charity event this weekend. 6 00:00:17.000 --> 00:00:19.480 I did. I did Fred on Saturday night? 7 00:00:19.920 --> 00:00:20.440 Was that for? 8 00:00:20.559 --> 00:00:20.879 I don't know. 9 00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:24.320 They all run together, but yeah, and and and you 10 00:00:24.359 --> 00:00:25.000 know these guys. 11 00:00:25.039 --> 00:00:27.519 They're twin brothers, the David and Dana Pump. 12 00:00:27.679 --> 00:00:30.120 Oh. This was their big gala. Yeah, this was their 13 00:00:30.160 --> 00:00:32.679 big gala. It was at the Beverly Hilton. And if 14 00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:35.479 you if you're in LA, we'll shoot. I can say 15 00:00:35.479 --> 00:00:37.320 if you're anywhere in the country, you know who the 16 00:00:37.320 --> 00:00:40.840 Pump brothers are. If you don't know them, you probably 17 00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:43.039 recognize them when you see them, because they're twins. 18 00:00:43.079 --> 00:00:44.320 They're redhead. 19 00:00:45.600 --> 00:00:48.719 And and and I've called them this Fred because and 20 00:00:49.039 --> 00:00:50.840 so I don't know, mind, I don't mind saying this 21 00:00:50.880 --> 00:00:55.759 out loud. You remember Willie Wonka, that's fair. 22 00:00:56.600 --> 00:00:56.840 Yeah. 23 00:00:56.920 --> 00:01:00.920 And they the Opa Loompus. They there, they could be 24 00:01:01.600 --> 00:01:04.879 really recast as the redhead Opa Loompus. And I love them. 25 00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:06.439 I love them. 26 00:01:06.480 --> 00:01:09.280 They're they're they're great, great guys, got a big heart. 27 00:01:10.480 --> 00:01:13.079 They have a charity and it's named after their parents, 28 00:01:13.120 --> 00:01:15.920 Harold and Carold Pump Foundation, and they raise money for 29 00:01:16.000 --> 00:01:18.040 cancer research. And they've been doing it for a while. 30 00:01:18.640 --> 00:01:19.400 They do it big. 31 00:01:19.599 --> 00:01:23.599 They you know, they got they got started and and 32 00:01:23.799 --> 00:01:27.079 and and the apparel business work with Sonny Bacarl. I mean, 33 00:01:27.120 --> 00:01:29.120 they they've been doing it for a long long time. 34 00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:32.640 Had youth sports had a bunch of AAU teams. I'm 35 00:01:32.640 --> 00:01:35.519 sure you're aware of that, Fred, but they just they 36 00:01:35.840 --> 00:01:39.159 they do a lot in the sports world. And what's 37 00:01:39.239 --> 00:01:44.719 amazing about the the Pumps and everyone who's anyone says 38 00:01:44.840 --> 00:01:47.000 this about them is that you don't know how you 39 00:01:47.159 --> 00:01:50.920 know them, but you just know them. And and everybody 40 00:01:51.000 --> 00:01:53.000 says that. It's like, I don't know how I met them. 41 00:01:53.000 --> 00:01:55.120 I don't remember meeting them, but I just met him 42 00:01:55.319 --> 00:01:59.560 because their business is meeting people and and they do it. 43 00:01:59.640 --> 00:02:01.319 Like I said, they do a lot in the sports world. 44 00:02:01.400 --> 00:02:03.079 I don't know. I couldn't even tell you exactly what 45 00:02:03.200 --> 00:02:05.760 they do, but they do a lot. Anyway, they have 46 00:02:05.840 --> 00:02:06.680 the big charity, they. 47 00:02:08.360 --> 00:02:10.039 You know, raise a lot of money for cancer research. 48 00:02:10.120 --> 00:02:14.120 But what they do also is they get everybody, I 49 00:02:14.280 --> 00:02:18.680 mean everybody and their brother to show up for their event, 50 00:02:19.520 --> 00:02:24.520 and they this year they honored Alan Iverson and Lawrence Taylor, 51 00:02:25.199 --> 00:02:27.439 and both of those guys were there along with a 52 00:02:27.520 --> 00:02:29.800 good friend of ours and one of our business partners 53 00:02:30.439 --> 00:02:35.639 from Signa, Mike Triplett, who I had the pleasure of 54 00:02:35.840 --> 00:02:38.080 introducing at the event. 55 00:02:39.159 --> 00:02:41.960 But Fred, when I tell you you know from. 56 00:02:43.479 --> 00:02:51.719 You know James James Worthy, Alan Iverson, Dominique Wilkins, doctor 57 00:02:51.879 --> 00:02:57.199 j H, I mean I can't. I can run it on, 58 00:02:57.319 --> 00:03:00.439 Lawrence Taylor, who got on, Eric Dickerson. Every Body you 59 00:03:00.479 --> 00:03:02.240 could think of in the sports world. 60 00:03:03.639 --> 00:03:04.439 Was there that night. 61 00:03:04.599 --> 00:03:06.879 I mean you look up and you see somebody else, 62 00:03:07.000 --> 00:03:11.120 Terrell Owens, I mean you, Terrell Davis. It just goes 63 00:03:11.240 --> 00:03:14.879 on and on, and every person to a purse, to 64 00:03:14.960 --> 00:03:18.280 a man or a woman, will go you know, how 65 00:03:18.319 --> 00:03:19.840 did how did they How did they. 66 00:03:19.759 --> 00:03:21.639 Get everybody to show up? 67 00:03:22.199 --> 00:03:25.639 And and the biggest thing is is because they call 68 00:03:25.719 --> 00:03:29.199 you a thousand times until you eventually say yes. 69 00:03:30.639 --> 00:03:32.280 Everybody has the same story. 70 00:03:32.360 --> 00:03:35.159 In fact, Alan Irison when he accepted the award, he 71 00:03:35.319 --> 00:03:37.879 was like, I just came here because I wanted him 72 00:03:37.879 --> 00:03:38.680 to stop calling me. 73 00:03:39.719 --> 00:03:42.120 They called me so many times, and they will. 74 00:03:42.240 --> 00:03:44.919 They are relentless when it comes to trying to get 75 00:03:44.960 --> 00:03:47.759 somebody to do something or to show up for some 76 00:03:47.919 --> 00:03:49.560 of their one of their charity events. 77 00:03:49.599 --> 00:03:52.080 So uh, it was a fun night Beverly Hilton. 78 00:03:52.120 --> 00:03:53.199 Like I said, a lot of a lot of a 79 00:03:53.280 --> 00:03:54.719 lot of great people, a lot of friends I hadn't 80 00:03:54.719 --> 00:03:57.319 seen in a long long time, and and also. 81 00:03:57.240 --> 00:03:58.800 For a for a really good cause. 82 00:03:58.879 --> 00:04:01.840 And but it was good. It was good to see 83 00:04:01.919 --> 00:04:05.879 all those people in the in a room and Snoop 84 00:04:05.960 --> 00:04:11.360 Dogg performed the beginning. He DJed the first ten minutes 85 00:04:12.280 --> 00:04:14.479 of the show as people were walking in and getting 86 00:04:14.520 --> 00:04:16.879 them to the seats, and there's nobody better. First had 87 00:04:16.920 --> 00:04:19.680 a lot of things in Snoop. He's like, I mean 88 00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:22.759 the Olympics. If they didn't sign him to a long 89 00:04:22.879 --> 00:04:26.279 term contract NBC, I don't know what they're waiting on, 90 00:04:26.399 --> 00:04:29.279 because he was phenomenal in a lot of different things. 91 00:04:29.399 --> 00:04:32.560 But he was the wrangler to get everybody to their seats, 92 00:04:33.279 --> 00:04:36.120 and in only a way that Snoop could do it. 93 00:04:36.560 --> 00:04:39.839 He got everybody in their seats within five minutes. So 94 00:04:40.040 --> 00:04:42.360 it was fantastic though. It was a great event, and 95 00:04:42.639 --> 00:04:43.680 I'm glad I was there. 96 00:04:44.040 --> 00:04:49.160 So the Pumps have this annually, and as Rodney pointed out, 97 00:04:49.959 --> 00:04:52.959 then they have a very distinctive look their kids from 98 00:04:52.959 --> 00:04:55.439 the valley. Yeah, my wife actually went to high. 99 00:04:55.279 --> 00:04:55.800 School with them. 100 00:04:56.120 --> 00:04:59.199 Oh really, Yeah, that's how long. That's how long we've 101 00:04:59.279 --> 00:05:04.199 known them. They get everybody, everybody and yeah, they'll call you, 102 00:05:04.519 --> 00:05:06.600 they'll beat up to your show up. It's pretty simple. 103 00:05:07.040 --> 00:05:07.240 Yep. 104 00:05:07.560 --> 00:05:11.439 I also believe, and Rodney, maybe you you have this. 105 00:05:12.079 --> 00:05:16.240 I think the cancer center at Northrich Hospital is named 106 00:05:16.240 --> 00:05:17.000 after their parents. 107 00:05:17.160 --> 00:05:19.600 Yes, yes, it is right. So they paid for that, 108 00:05:20.120 --> 00:05:22.399 Yeah they did. It did a few years back. They 109 00:05:22.480 --> 00:05:25.560 absolutely did. So it is they heild In Carrol Pumps 110 00:05:26.120 --> 00:05:27.879 Cancer Center at North Rich. Absolutely. 111 00:05:28.240 --> 00:05:30.920 Yeah, they are great guys. They do a lot for 112 00:05:31.000 --> 00:05:33.639 the community. And the one thing we've never been able 113 00:05:33.680 --> 00:05:36.399 to figure out about the Pumps, and maybe you can 114 00:05:36.439 --> 00:05:40.720 answer this. First of all, they're everywhere and nobody knows 115 00:05:40.759 --> 00:05:43.639 exactly what they do or how they get there. But 116 00:05:43.800 --> 00:05:45.680 if there is a picture of a celebrity, they'll be 117 00:05:45.720 --> 00:05:48.199 standing right next to them. Yep, they'll be standing right 118 00:05:48.279 --> 00:05:50.800 next to them. It doesn't matter. You turn around and 119 00:05:50.800 --> 00:05:51.480 they're there. 120 00:05:51.920 --> 00:05:55.920 I mean, it's Super Bowl Game seven of the NBA finals, 121 00:05:56.160 --> 00:06:01.040 the World Series, the Kentucky Derby, the Draft, it could 122 00:06:01.120 --> 00:06:03.959 be anything. And the Pump brothers are there. And a 123 00:06:04.040 --> 00:06:06.959 lot of times, you know, because they're and and they 124 00:06:07.079 --> 00:06:10.839 are to this day, identical twins. So if you don't 125 00:06:11.000 --> 00:06:13.800 know like distinctions with them, it's hard. I still for 126 00:06:13.959 --> 00:06:15.759 me from time to time they hard to tell them 127 00:06:15.800 --> 00:06:19.680 apart between David and Dana. But a lot of times, yeah, 128 00:06:20.319 --> 00:06:22.199 one will be one place and one will be the 129 00:06:22.279 --> 00:06:24.680 other place, and you think, how did they He was 130 00:06:24.800 --> 00:06:27.240 just in Paris for the Olympics. How is he in 131 00:06:27.480 --> 00:06:31.160 LA for this deal? And it's it's David's in Paris 132 00:06:31.240 --> 00:06:34.360 and Dana's in LA and they're portraying as the Pumps 133 00:06:34.360 --> 00:06:35.240 are there, you know. 134 00:06:35.360 --> 00:06:39.079 And when I talk about they're in pictures, yeah, I'm 135 00:06:39.120 --> 00:06:42.560 not talking about their standing outside an arena. They are 136 00:06:42.680 --> 00:06:46.639 standing next to someone a prominence. Every time. 137 00:06:47.199 --> 00:06:48.480 Yes, it is, it is. 138 00:06:48.800 --> 00:06:52.360 It is mind boggling. It's as if they know everyone 139 00:06:52.720 --> 00:06:53.360 on the planet. 140 00:06:54.079 --> 00:06:54.480 Correct. 141 00:06:54.720 --> 00:06:57.360 I mean the way if you look at these two guys, 142 00:06:57.959 --> 00:06:59.920 it's like they can pick up the phone and get 143 00:07:00.120 --> 00:07:02.879 President on the United of the United States on the phone. 144 00:07:03.000 --> 00:07:05.279 I have no idea how they do this. 145 00:07:06.240 --> 00:07:10.120 Yeah, But they are everywhere, and like you said, their 146 00:07:10.240 --> 00:07:14.519 rolodex is so large and vast. But not only that, Fred, 147 00:07:15.879 --> 00:07:20.279 like you mentioned, they can get access and have access 148 00:07:20.439 --> 00:07:24.079 to everyone. Like you said, they could probably call the 149 00:07:24.199 --> 00:07:29.319 president and any political figure as well as a sports figure, 150 00:07:29.639 --> 00:07:31.399 get them on the phone, get them to be at 151 00:07:31.439 --> 00:07:34.240 an event and take a picture with them, and be 152 00:07:34.399 --> 00:07:36.800 right there in the middle of something. It could be 153 00:07:36.839 --> 00:07:39.800 a major bill signing in Washington you can see one 154 00:07:39.800 --> 00:07:42.639 of the Pump brothers there. It wouldn't shock you. Or 155 00:07:42.720 --> 00:07:46.839 it could be a summit and in Brussels and one 156 00:07:46.879 --> 00:07:48.920 of the Pump brothers is there, it wouldn't shock you. 157 00:07:49.879 --> 00:07:55.720 I mean, they are legitimate every everywhere. I still don't 158 00:07:55.759 --> 00:07:58.000 know how they do it. I still don't know what 159 00:07:58.120 --> 00:07:58.360 they do. 160 00:07:58.439 --> 00:08:01.399 And I've known them thirty years. I don't even know 161 00:08:01.439 --> 00:08:02.399 how they make their money. 162 00:08:02.560 --> 00:08:03.439 I don't either. 163 00:08:04.800 --> 00:08:06.240 But is this true? 164 00:08:06.279 --> 00:08:09.399 I mean, we're not exaggerating this guy. I mean I've 165 00:08:09.439 --> 00:08:11.759 seen pictures with them having dinner with Mookie Betts. 166 00:08:12.120 --> 00:08:14.560 Yeah, yeah, on a regular basis. 167 00:08:14.759 --> 00:08:16.519 Yeah, why do you know Mookie Betts? 168 00:08:16.959 --> 00:08:17.160 Yeah? 169 00:08:17.199 --> 00:08:19.560 How did you do the level of having dinner with him? 170 00:08:22.360 --> 00:08:24.519 Yeah, showing up or you met him at a Dodger game, 171 00:08:24.600 --> 00:08:28.600 he said, hello at whatever other event. No, they're They're 172 00:08:28.680 --> 00:08:31.720 having a dinner with six people, and Mookie Bets is 173 00:08:31.759 --> 00:08:32.559 at the table with him. 174 00:08:32.879 --> 00:08:34.919 I've seen him in pictures with Dave Roberts Heeding. 175 00:08:35.000 --> 00:08:38.200 Yeah, yeah, Dave. Dave Roberts hangs out with them all 176 00:08:38.240 --> 00:08:40.720 the time. He's with them all the time. Why is 177 00:08:40.799 --> 00:08:41.399 he with them? 178 00:08:41.679 --> 00:08:46.159 What is it about them? They're everything? No, Doctor J 179 00:08:46.600 --> 00:08:47.799 is with them all the time. 180 00:08:48.919 --> 00:08:51.600 I mean you, there's many pictures of doctor J all 181 00:08:51.639 --> 00:08:54.240 over the all over the country, and next to them 182 00:08:54.840 --> 00:08:55.519 are the pumps. 183 00:08:55.759 --> 00:08:57.120 They're they're hanging out. 184 00:08:57.200 --> 00:09:00.679 Denzel Washington is with them all the time. It's like, 185 00:09:01.200 --> 00:09:04.559 I don't I still like you said, I don't. I 186 00:09:04.679 --> 00:09:06.639 know they do a lot of things. I don't know 187 00:09:06.840 --> 00:09:11.080 exactly what they do. Look, they're really nice guys. And 188 00:09:11.279 --> 00:09:14.480 Rodney I know them, and you know them, But honestly, 189 00:09:14.559 --> 00:09:16.240 do you want to hang out with them that much? 190 00:09:16.799 --> 00:09:21.799 Because everybody's with them? It's everyone and Doug Gottlieb, I think, 191 00:09:21.919 --> 00:09:24.200 is the MC of that event. Doug. Doug's been hosting 192 00:09:24.240 --> 00:09:26.200 it and am seeing it for the last five years. 193 00:09:27.720 --> 00:09:29.480 Holly and I did it a couple of years they've 194 00:09:29.559 --> 00:09:32.679 they've they've rotated to different people. Like I said, Snoop 195 00:09:32.759 --> 00:09:37.039 did a little DJ introduction and to kick off the event, 196 00:09:37.480 --> 00:09:38.720 Michael Buffer. 197 00:09:38.679 --> 00:09:39.919 Was introducing people. 198 00:09:42.799 --> 00:09:48.120 It is it's remarkable, remarkable how they how they have 199 00:09:48.360 --> 00:09:49.799 people there and bring people in. 200 00:09:50.679 --> 00:09:52.759 I mean it's like, hey, Snoop, you busy, come on 201 00:09:52.840 --> 00:09:54.919 down here and do a couple of sets for us. Okay, 202 00:09:55.519 --> 00:09:58.159 how does that happen? Well, it's on the hundredth call. 203 00:09:58.399 --> 00:09:59.279 That's new finance. 204 00:09:59.320 --> 00:09:59.799 It's okay. 205 00:10:00.519 --> 00:10:03.000 It's like, man, y'all again, y'all calling me again. What 206 00:10:03.120 --> 00:10:05.039 do I got to do to give you calling me? 207 00:10:05.759 --> 00:10:08.759 Just show up, spe show Okay, I'll be there, man, 208 00:10:08.799 --> 00:10:09.320 I'll be there. 209 00:10:09.879 --> 00:10:11.919 Oh well, anyway, I'm glad you had a good time. 210 00:10:12.000 --> 00:10:14.279 It's a great event. It's yearly and they do raise 211 00:10:14.279 --> 00:10:15.000 a lot of money. 212 00:10:14.840 --> 00:10:16.360 There, Yeah they do, Yeah, they do. 213 00:10:17.000 --> 00:10:21.519 All right, So Dodgers are back home, and I think 214 00:10:21.559 --> 00:10:24.320 it's safe to say at this point in time that 215 00:10:25.480 --> 00:10:29.600 it's a little tight, little tight. They're not running away 216 00:10:29.600 --> 00:10:33.320 with anything. They're still in first place. And I don't 217 00:10:33.360 --> 00:10:36.200 think it's a bad thing. I think it's a good thing. 218 00:10:37.919 --> 00:10:41.000 Milwaukee Saint Louis another back I think it's a good thing. 219 00:10:42.320 --> 00:10:45.000 I think it keeps you sharp. There can be no 220 00:10:45.120 --> 00:10:48.639 complacency now because every game is almost a playoff game, 221 00:10:49.399 --> 00:10:51.279 so you've got to be ready. You've got to be sharp, 222 00:10:51.519 --> 00:10:52.360 you got to be set to go. 223 00:10:52.679 --> 00:10:54.759 Yeah, and I think you might have said this. 224 00:10:54.879 --> 00:10:56.960 I think you did that. You get to this point 225 00:10:57.039 --> 00:11:01.799 in the season, uh, you know, mid late August, you 226 00:11:02.120 --> 00:11:06.639 you've kind of weeded out all the pretenders. You weeded 227 00:11:06.720 --> 00:11:10.000 out the teams that got on the early run, and oh, 228 00:11:10.080 --> 00:11:14.000 they're going to surprise the league because baseball is such 229 00:11:14.000 --> 00:11:18.480 a long season and it is survival of the fittest. 230 00:11:19.039 --> 00:11:23.120 And at this point you're either good enough to make 231 00:11:23.159 --> 00:11:26.080 the playoffs and they're going to make the playoffs, or 232 00:11:26.279 --> 00:11:30.200 you have fallen off after that an early season surge 233 00:11:30.960 --> 00:11:33.759 that you never really were that good to begin with. 234 00:11:34.039 --> 00:11:37.320 Because in a long season, the cream is going to 235 00:11:37.399 --> 00:11:39.639 come to the top. And I think that right now, 236 00:11:40.600 --> 00:11:42.559 the way it is for the Dodgers is that San 237 00:11:42.600 --> 00:11:46.480 Diego is not going anywhere and Arizona's not going anywhere, 238 00:11:47.000 --> 00:11:48.960 So it is going to be a dog fight down 239 00:11:49.039 --> 00:11:51.519 to the down the stretch, you know, for the Dodgers, 240 00:11:51.559 --> 00:11:54.200 and for so many years at least in recent history, 241 00:11:54.240 --> 00:11:57.600 in the last ten years for the Dodgers. Most of those, 242 00:11:57.639 --> 00:11:59.600 I would say seven out of those ten years, it's 243 00:11:59.600 --> 00:12:01.679 been a un away for the Dodgers where they've run 244 00:12:01.759 --> 00:12:05.120 away with the division. They've cruised in September and kind 245 00:12:05.159 --> 00:12:09.720 of cruised into the UH into the postseason. And you know, 246 00:12:09.799 --> 00:12:12.000 I think back to they've got one. They've been to 247 00:12:12.039 --> 00:12:14.519 the World Series three times, they got one one win 248 00:12:14.679 --> 00:12:17.639 to show for it. So maybe as a change up 249 00:12:17.759 --> 00:12:20.240 this is this may be good for him that they 250 00:12:20.279 --> 00:12:23.120 are in a dog fight to either you know, win 251 00:12:23.200 --> 00:12:26.519 a division. Look, they're gonna make the playoffs, but you 252 00:12:26.600 --> 00:12:29.600 know where are they slotted. Are they slotted as division 253 00:12:29.679 --> 00:12:32.879 winners and and best record in in in the UH, 254 00:12:33.039 --> 00:12:35.600 in the National League and and get uh you know, 255 00:12:35.720 --> 00:12:38.279 the opening round by or whatever they get or get 256 00:12:38.360 --> 00:12:40.639 home filled all the way through or are they going 257 00:12:40.720 --> 00:12:42.679 in as a wild card and got to fight their 258 00:12:42.679 --> 00:12:45.559 way through. And that's kind of what remains to be seen. 259 00:12:45.679 --> 00:12:47.799 But I tend to agree with you. I think it's 260 00:12:47.799 --> 00:12:51.320 a good thing. The only the only tough part about that, Fred, 261 00:12:51.440 --> 00:12:54.320 is that they have been so banged up for so 262 00:12:54.919 --> 00:12:59.519 long and throughout this whole season. That maybe more so 263 00:12:59.720 --> 00:13:01.440 that they than any of the years in the last 264 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:05.120 ten that of all the years that they probably need 265 00:13:05.279 --> 00:13:08.759 to be, you know, in a big lead to be 266 00:13:08.840 --> 00:13:11.799 able to rest guys and get guys back is maybe 267 00:13:11.879 --> 00:13:17.080 this year because they've had so many injuries. But nonetheless 268 00:13:17.279 --> 00:13:19.320 it is going to be what it is. But at 269 00:13:19.360 --> 00:13:20.840 the end of the day for them to have to 270 00:13:20.919 --> 00:13:22.320 fight for it, I think it's good. 271 00:13:22.159 --> 00:13:24.600 Too, all right, the good and the bad. The good 272 00:13:25.000 --> 00:13:27.120 Clayton Kershaw look good again. 273 00:13:27.639 --> 00:13:28.480 They're really good. 274 00:13:28.679 --> 00:13:31.960 Oh he's not thrown at ninety five, he's not thrown 275 00:13:32.000 --> 00:13:35.679 at ninety two. He's just right in those high eighties, 276 00:13:35.840 --> 00:13:38.600 hitting his spots. He looked good again. And I think 277 00:13:38.720 --> 00:13:41.559 if this continues, you look at it and go, all right, 278 00:13:41.799 --> 00:13:45.720 he is legit for us in the playoffs right now. 279 00:13:46.159 --> 00:13:47.279 I'd pitch him in the playoffs. 280 00:13:47.399 --> 00:13:51.200 Rotey without yes, oh yeah, I mean he's been solid 281 00:13:52.360 --> 00:13:54.519 other than you know, initially when he came back. But 282 00:13:54.639 --> 00:13:58.720 that you know game ghits against Saint Louis, and yes, 283 00:13:59.519 --> 00:14:02.039 Saint Louis US you know it is not you know, 284 00:14:03.039 --> 00:14:05.639 killing it right now, but they still got some quality 285 00:14:05.759 --> 00:14:08.120 players with some great hitters on their team. 286 00:14:08.320 --> 00:14:08.799 Historically. 287 00:14:09.840 --> 00:14:13.440 For him to go six innings like he did and 288 00:14:13.600 --> 00:14:17.600 perform like he did was impressive on the road. And yeah, 289 00:14:17.639 --> 00:14:20.799 I would absolutely, you know, start him in the playoffs. 290 00:14:21.799 --> 00:14:24.440 And and the thing is, fred which I liked, is 291 00:14:24.559 --> 00:14:27.559 that you know, in that dugout, you know there was 292 00:14:28.000 --> 00:14:30.519 you know when they showed Dave Roberts talking to Clayton. 293 00:14:30.559 --> 00:14:32.720 You know, Clayton wanted to go one more innie, and 294 00:14:32.799 --> 00:14:34.200 he wanted to go one more inning and he will 295 00:14:34.200 --> 00:14:36.240 probably wanted to finish the game and complete the game 296 00:14:36.279 --> 00:14:39.799 as a shutout. But the fact that they did take 297 00:14:39.879 --> 00:14:43.799 him out and didn't allow him to go extra because 298 00:14:43.799 --> 00:14:47.480 that's been that's been the downfall you know of Clayton 299 00:14:47.639 --> 00:14:50.519 in the latter years, is that he's looked great and 300 00:14:50.639 --> 00:14:53.600 then they they've left him in one more inning and 301 00:14:53.720 --> 00:14:56.080 that third time around the lineup or that one more 302 00:14:56.120 --> 00:14:59.679 inning is where he ran into trouble. So for them 303 00:14:59.759 --> 00:15:02.240 to say, no, you know, you're good and pull him 304 00:15:02.240 --> 00:15:04.080 out of there when they did, I think it was great. 305 00:15:04.879 --> 00:15:05.200 All right. 306 00:15:05.279 --> 00:15:10.120 Now the downside. First, Freddy Freeman and his finger. I 307 00:15:10.159 --> 00:15:12.279 think he had an MRI today. David Bessy, I'll be 308 00:15:12.360 --> 00:15:14.360 on at two o'clock so he'll give us an update 309 00:15:14.399 --> 00:15:17.080 on that. Rodney try to figure out what happened and 310 00:15:17.200 --> 00:15:21.879 how bad is it. That's that's a negative. And then 311 00:15:21.960 --> 00:15:25.480 this Tyler Glass now on the injured list. He told 312 00:15:25.519 --> 00:15:27.879 him before the start, I feel something in my arm 313 00:15:27.879 --> 00:15:30.679 a little bit. I owe it to you to tell you. 314 00:15:31.039 --> 00:15:34.480 I have a long term commitment with you, and you know, 315 00:15:34.600 --> 00:15:37.240 you guys have to jump in here and at least 316 00:15:37.399 --> 00:15:39.200 know that I'm feeling this. I'm not just gonna go 317 00:15:39.240 --> 00:15:40.919 out there and pitch. It could lead to something else, 318 00:15:40.960 --> 00:15:44.480 it could lead to nothing. But I'm telling you. They 319 00:15:44.600 --> 00:15:47.679 told him that's it for you. You're going out of 320 00:15:47.679 --> 00:15:52.320 the il. We're not risking anything here. You miss some 321 00:15:52.440 --> 00:15:55.320 games now, that's okay. We need you for the playoffs. 322 00:15:55.759 --> 00:15:58.480 We can't afford to risk it. Do you agree with 323 00:15:58.679 --> 00:16:02.200 his decision and the c Yeah. All you want is 324 00:16:02.240 --> 00:16:03.759 the guy to be honest with you and be upfront 325 00:16:03.799 --> 00:16:04.000 with you. 326 00:16:04.720 --> 00:16:07.159 You know, you know the worst thing is is guys 327 00:16:07.320 --> 00:16:09.159 going out there trying to gut it out, trying to 328 00:16:09.200 --> 00:16:12.279 tough it out. You know when they're you know, hurting 329 00:16:12.320 --> 00:16:14.519 a little bit, or something's aggravating them a little bit, 330 00:16:14.600 --> 00:16:19.559 because that can turn into something worse, and so you know, 331 00:16:19.720 --> 00:16:21.759 you know, you're not trying a rookie trying to make 332 00:16:21.840 --> 00:16:24.720 the club. You know, this is more important for him 333 00:16:24.799 --> 00:16:28.519 to be available in October than it is right now 334 00:16:28.759 --> 00:16:32.639 in August. So yes, it was a great veteran move 335 00:16:32.799 --> 00:16:35.080 by Tyler saying, hey, I'm letting you know I'm not 336 00:16:35.840 --> 00:16:38.159 it's just a little bit off right now so they 337 00:16:38.200 --> 00:16:40.360 can get him rested up. So yeah, I think it's 338 00:16:40.399 --> 00:16:44.879 just very smart and it was professional the way Tyler 339 00:16:44.960 --> 00:16:45.399 handled it. 340 00:16:45.799 --> 00:16:47.600 Yeah, and he felt badly by the way. Yeah, of 341 00:16:47.679 --> 00:16:49.960 course he felt badly telling him. He said, I really 342 00:16:50.000 --> 00:16:52.919 didn't want to tell him, but I also didn't want 343 00:16:52.960 --> 00:16:55.120 to go out there if they didn't want me to. 344 00:16:55.480 --> 00:16:57.840 And the club made the decision and it took about 345 00:16:58.240 --> 00:17:01.399 four seconds for him to decide what to do. If 346 00:17:01.399 --> 00:17:03.559 you're feeling something in your arm, you're not going out there, 347 00:17:03.679 --> 00:17:06.200 thank you. Just get right, very much. 348 00:17:07.079 --> 00:17:07.599 Just get right. 349 00:17:08.279 --> 00:17:09.759 The other thing I want to talk about over the 350 00:17:09.799 --> 00:17:13.720 weekend that catch. I believe it was on Saturday that 351 00:17:13.880 --> 00:17:17.480 Mookie made in right field, m h that sliding catch 352 00:17:18.640 --> 00:17:20.880 where there was a question of whether or not the 353 00:17:20.960 --> 00:17:23.000 ball had hit the ground and if you looked at 354 00:17:23.039 --> 00:17:27.519 it in super slow replay. To me, it appeared that 355 00:17:27.640 --> 00:17:30.640 he did make the catch anyway. They called it a catch, yeah, 356 00:17:30.680 --> 00:17:34.359 and they showed it in challenge. I don't think they challenged, 357 00:17:34.400 --> 00:17:36.759 did they. I don't think so either. No, they didn't 358 00:17:36.839 --> 00:17:39.119 challenge it. But the best part of that for me, 359 00:17:40.559 --> 00:17:42.640 it's a moment that if you didn't see it, you 360 00:17:42.680 --> 00:17:45.599 should look up and try to find it online because 361 00:17:45.599 --> 00:17:48.319 it'll be in every highlight tape of the season. That 362 00:17:48.480 --> 00:17:52.319 look on his face, Yeah, when he looked at the camera, Yeah, 363 00:17:53.519 --> 00:17:55.119 that was ooh I got that one. 364 00:17:55.640 --> 00:17:56.960 Yeah, check out that catch. 365 00:17:57.039 --> 00:17:59.640 Did you see that? It was like, oh, I got that, 366 00:17:59.759 --> 00:18:02.839 bad boy. But you know, if you look at it 367 00:18:02.920 --> 00:18:05.079 several different times, you can say catching, you can say 368 00:18:05.160 --> 00:18:07.720 non catching. You know, his glove was on the ground. 369 00:18:07.799 --> 00:18:10.880 Did it hit the did it hit the glove? Was 370 00:18:10.920 --> 00:18:14.039 his glove underneath in between the grass and the ball. 371 00:18:14.480 --> 00:18:15.200 You could argue that. 372 00:18:15.400 --> 00:18:17.200 You can argue that it may have he may have 373 00:18:17.920 --> 00:18:19.680 hit the ground for I don't know. It was very 374 00:18:19.799 --> 00:18:21.640 very close, and I don't even know if they really 375 00:18:21.759 --> 00:18:25.119 We've viewed it several different ways. Do they overturn that? 376 00:18:26.400 --> 00:18:28.680 But no, the look on his face was was great, 377 00:18:29.000 --> 00:18:33.480 which you know to me too, Fred was just goes 378 00:18:33.519 --> 00:18:36.480 to show you what kind of player person Mookie is 379 00:18:36.599 --> 00:18:40.039 because they put him back in right field. He does 380 00:18:40.079 --> 00:18:43.359 and he's not sulking, he's not crying, he's not complaining. 381 00:18:44.440 --> 00:18:47.440 He's going out there playing a tremendous right field again 382 00:18:48.240 --> 00:18:51.880 and it's just doing whatever he needs to do to 383 00:18:52.279 --> 00:18:56.319 help this team win. And just that joy and look 384 00:18:56.400 --> 00:18:58.720 on his face too, and he caught it was was 385 00:18:58.799 --> 00:19:03.279 pretty cool. So hats off to Mookie because he could 386 00:19:03.359 --> 00:19:05.519 he could be a little bitter about not hitting leadoff 387 00:19:05.720 --> 00:19:09.519 and not being back in the infield, but he's playing 388 00:19:09.599 --> 00:19:11.799 right field and he's doing it and he's not complaining 389 00:19:11.799 --> 00:19:13.480 and he's being Mookie Bets. 390 00:19:14.440 --> 00:19:18.359 You know what it reminds me of. It reminds me 391 00:19:18.480 --> 00:19:22.559 of a kid that just wants to play. I don't 392 00:19:22.599 --> 00:19:24.880 care where you put me. I just want to be 393 00:19:24.960 --> 00:19:27.960 out there playing and I'm gonna have a good time 394 00:19:28.000 --> 00:19:32.119 wherever I'm at. Absolutely, just put me in. You want 395 00:19:32.160 --> 00:19:34.440 me in right field, you want me to shortstop, where 396 00:19:34.440 --> 00:19:36.519 do you want me you want me to catch? I'm 397 00:19:36.640 --> 00:19:38.599 just going to have a good time doing whatever I'm doing. 398 00:19:39.039 --> 00:19:41.839 And that's what it seemed like to me that he's 399 00:19:41.920 --> 00:19:46.359 just out there having a good time. Yeah, really enjoying playing. 400 00:19:46.960 --> 00:19:48.880 And I think there's something to be said about that 401 00:19:49.039 --> 00:19:52.480