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<v Speaker 1>Dodger Talk is sponsored by La Care Health Plan, providing

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<v Speaker 1>David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 2>We are live at Dodgers Stadium after the Dodgers come

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<v Speaker 2>back and beat the Padres in Game two of this

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<v Speaker 2>three game series four to three, the final score at

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Stadium. Welcome the Dodger Talk David Vase with you

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<v Speaker 2>until eleven thirty tonight, and I would expect the mood

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<v Speaker 2>to be a lot different than it was twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>hours ago with the way things ended last night, a

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<v Speaker 2>game ending triple play. This is a huge win for

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers to come back and lower their magic number

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<v Speaker 2>to two. With a win tomorrow, the Dodgers are the

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<v Speaker 2>NLS champions and can align their roster, their pitching staff

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<v Speaker 2>in the final three games at Corsfield and have those

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<v Speaker 2>very vital five days off to get ready for Game

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<v Speaker 2>one of the NLDS. I know yesterday a very disappointing,

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<v Speaker 2>frustrating way to lose a game, but the reality is

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers hold off the Padres tonight and still have

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<v Speaker 2>the best record in the National League and the best

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<v Speaker 2>record in Major League Baseball. So as of tonight, the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers are the number one overall seed in the postseason.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six nine seven two five seventy is the

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<v Speaker 2>phone number. Look, great players step up and carry teams

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<v Speaker 2>to the finish line. You're witnessing one of the great

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<v Speaker 2>seasons in Dodger history and one of the great seasons

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<v Speaker 2>in Major League Baseball history by any player in sho

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<v Speaker 2>he Otani. Don't let anybody try to discount what he's

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<v Speaker 2>doing just because he's a DH The two RBIs he

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<v Speaker 2>drove in tonight without a home run were two huge RBIs,

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<v Speaker 2>giving the Dodgers leads in two separate innings, in the

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<v Speaker 2>fourth inning and then in the sixth inning, both with

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<v Speaker 2>two outs. In fact, tonight, the Dodgers only had one

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<v Speaker 2>hit that was with less than two outs.

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<v Speaker 3>Period.

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<v Speaker 2>They scored all four of their runs with two outs tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know Otani deserves a lot of the credit,

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<v Speaker 2>but give Tommy Edmund a lot of credit as well.

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<v Speaker 2>We haven't talked about it a lot, but Tommy Edmund,

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<v Speaker 2>being a switch hitter, is not as good from the

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<v Speaker 2>left side as he is from the right side, He's

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<v Speaker 2>only hitting two to two from the left side. When

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<v Speaker 2>he came to the plate in the fourth inning with

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<v Speaker 2>two outs, the Dodgers were down two to one. Dylan

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<v Speaker 2>Cees was getting into a groove. The Padres had the momentum,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers were chasing a run, and Tommy Edmond sparked

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<v Speaker 2>that two run come from behind inning in the fourth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>That may prove to be the most pivotal hit the

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<v Speaker 2>final week of this season. The way he was able

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<v Speaker 2>to find a way to stay within himself, get a

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<v Speaker 2>good swing and be able to drive the ball into

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<v Speaker 2>the gap from the left side, his weaker side, and

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<v Speaker 2>allow that inning to start. That was a true spark.

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<v Speaker 2>But Shoe a Otani not only love seeing him come

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<v Speaker 2>up in those clutch situations, love seeing him show the

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<v Speaker 2>emotion and screaming into his own dugout to fire up

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<v Speaker 2>his team. This guy is the ultimate competitor, make no

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<v Speaker 2>mistake about it. Today was one of those nights where

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<v Speaker 2>he saw what happened yesterday, He could feel the momentum

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<v Speaker 2>of the season starting to shift the other way, and

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<v Speaker 2>he put the Dodgs on his back tonight. And for

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<v Speaker 2>those that say Otani cannot deliver with runners in scoring position.

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<v Speaker 3>I got news for you.

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<v Speaker 2>He's twelve for his last twenty with runners in scoring position.

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<v Speaker 2>Here was show a Tani moments ago on sports at

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<v Speaker 4>If you've been energized by being in the playoff phrase

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<v Speaker 4>and the importance.

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<v Speaker 5>Of these games, if you even get inquiet tweet mussin,

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<v Speaker 5>I'll find this.

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<v Speaker 6>H you're a close.

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<v Speaker 7>I do agree the fans and even within the team.

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<v Speaker 7>I do feel like there's some sense of elevation when

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<v Speaker 7>it comes to playing these meaningful games.

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<v Speaker 8>Hey, you started talking about but with the October's curious

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<v Speaker 8>to see obviously fou who's been trying to do too

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<v Speaker 8>much versus later and gave to work out to your

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<v Speaker 8>host spots like how are you sure of controlling your

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<v Speaker 8>hosts like that?

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<v Speaker 6>And these kind of bats and the pass where the

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<v Speaker 6>score profession But that's a key thinking that you at

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<v Speaker 6>the oh my night, do you know what you don't

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<v Speaker 6>kick that came out of the moon. More so, but

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<v Speaker 6>don't you know don't what you did in this guy?

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<v Speaker 6>More as you can know when you Sho signed up the.

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<v Speaker 7>Bus really focused on you know, quality at bats and

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<v Speaker 7>just being able to do that every single at bat.

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<v Speaker 6>Hey, we ever built this coda to play before?

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<v Speaker 9>Then?

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<v Speaker 7>Also know that's like you know, Conca must be contact them,

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<v Speaker 7>so we eat on the concat cook guy.

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<v Speaker 6>Con cuck a Tum's come.

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<v Speaker 7>I have felt good like this before, but I do

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<v Speaker 7>think it's the foundation has been built on just becoming

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<v Speaker 7>a better player over the years with more experience and

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<v Speaker 7>just being able to play better.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, there's show he Otani with interpreter Will Ireton.

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<v Speaker 2>Not only did Otani drive in two go ahead runs tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>but he also stole his fifty sixth base of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>That's important to him because he just tied Ichiro Suzuki

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<v Speaker 2>for the most stolen bases in a season by a

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<v Speaker 2>Japanese born player in the Major League. So you know

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<v Speaker 2>he wants to have one more to say that he

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<v Speaker 2>has one more over Ichiro Suzuki. Dodgers beat the Padres

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<v Speaker 2>tonight four to three. Their magic number is two. Very simple.

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<v Speaker 2>A Dodger win tomorrow night. They are crowned the NL

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<v Speaker 2>West Champions. Let's go out to the phones. We have

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<v Speaker 2>a full board of calls. Let's go out to Marco

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<v Speaker 2>who is at Dodgers Stadium.

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<v Speaker 3>Tonight. Hi, Marco, you came to a good game.

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<v Speaker 9>I did comba otho, Sony. This is Marco calling you

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<v Speaker 9>from the freeway heading home, trying to say thank you

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<v Speaker 9>very much to Dave say my brother from the west

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<v Speaker 9>side of the San Fernando Valley, thank you for everything

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<v Speaker 9>you do. I just want to say I'm looking.

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<v Speaker 10>Forward to what comes up in the postseason and I'm

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<v Speaker 10>curious to hear what you got to say regarding pitching

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<v Speaker 10>in the postseason.

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<v Speaker 3>My brother, Marco, I love it.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that you've lost your voice screaming for the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers tonight. Look, there are not many teams that have

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<v Speaker 2>what the Dodgers had in twenty thirteen with Kershaw, Granky you.

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<v Speaker 2>Even with those three, they did not win the World Series.

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<v Speaker 2>They came close. And I'm reminded about that because I

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<v Speaker 2>saw our good friend aj Ellis tonight, who's part of

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<v Speaker 2>the Padres front office. But the Dodgers can put it

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<v Speaker 2>together with Yamamoto and Jack Flaherty. Just hopefully Jack can

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<v Speaker 2>I would not want any other picture on the mound

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<v Speaker 2>in a clinching situation than Walker Buehler. I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>the baseball gods will reward him for the work that

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<v Speaker 2>he's put in, the blood, sweat and tears to try

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<v Speaker 2>to figure it out and come back from a second

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy John surgery.

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<v Speaker 10>Bob, I light a candle tonight for Sancudo, which is

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<v Speaker 10>a patron sake of goodness.

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<v Speaker 9>And I appreciate everything you do and all the Dodger

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<v Speaker 9>people do.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, man, all right, Marco, thank you for the love.

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<v Speaker 3>Appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six six seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>I also thought it was big that the Dodgers had

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edmon uh number one on this roster, making that

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<v Speaker 2>trade at the deadline three way trade Cardinals, White Sox Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 3>That brought in Michael Kopek, who has.

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<v Speaker 2>Been outstanding for the Dodgers, UH, and also Tommy Edman,

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<v Speaker 2>who has been so invaluable in so many different ways,

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<v Speaker 2>and tonight he came up big, sparking that two out

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<v Speaker 2>fourth inning rally.

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<v Speaker 3>And then unfortunately, when Miguel Rojas.

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<v Speaker 2>Being forced to leave the game with a left groin injury,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers had the luxury of moving in a player

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<v Speaker 2>like Tommy Edman from center field to shortstop. He made

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<v Speaker 2>a great tag on Xander Bogarts in the fifth inning

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<v Speaker 2>when Bogarts was trying to steal. It was an offline

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<v Speaker 2>throw by Will Smith, but at Tommy Edmond was able

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<v Speaker 2>to tag him out. That was in the sixth inning,

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<v Speaker 2>and that was the third and final out. Huge play,

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<v Speaker 2>great defensive play by Tommy Edmund. And I also feel

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<v Speaker 2>like another big inning, Blake Trining coming in to face

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<v Speaker 2>the heart of the Padres order the three most dangerous

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<v Speaker 2>hitters in Fernando Tattoos, Junior Jerks and pro far and

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<v Speaker 2>many Machado. He retired them in order. Here was Blake

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<v Speaker 2>tryning moments ago on sports at LA.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, I think we, uh we obviously look at

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<v Speaker 4>the Padres as one of the best teams in baseball.

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<v Speaker 4>They're phenomenally talented. There's been a core group of guys

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<v Speaker 4>downs of like you know, how good they can be

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<v Speaker 4>and how good they are, and so for us, it's

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<v Speaker 4>it's got next to cute. They've seen us a lot,

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<v Speaker 4>we've seen them a lot, and I think it's just

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<v Speaker 4>trying to find ways to get ahead of guys and

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<v Speaker 4>put them away and give ourselves a chance to roll

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<v Speaker 4>over to the next end and get our offense back

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<v Speaker 11>You against the teeth of the lineup for them, What

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<v Speaker 11>was the focus on? How are you able to navigate

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<v Speaker 11>through them to not only be efficient, but to get

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<v Speaker 4>You know, there's there's some there's some prep going into it,

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<v Speaker 4>but at the end of the day, it's just trust

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<v Speaker 4>what you have and Will does a great job of

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<v Speaker 4>you know, seeing these guys all day, and Manny's a

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<v Speaker 4>great hitter, pro far as a great hitter. Tetsi's obviously

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<v Speaker 4>he's really hot right now and a good hitter as well.

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<v Speaker 4>So just trying to douce weak contact. And you know,

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<v Speaker 4>if I get a chance for a swing and miss

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<v Speaker 4>to finish it and at bat, then you know, I

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<v Speaker 4>try to take it. But four times than not, those

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<v Speaker 4>guys are good back to the ball guys, So we're

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<v Speaker 4>trying to get just weak contact and then move on

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<v Speaker 4>to the next one.

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<v Speaker 11>You can see the emotions not only from yourself, but

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<v Speaker 11>from a lot of the guys honestly throughout this entire team.

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<v Speaker 11>Just what did it mean? To you personally, though, to

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<v Speaker 11>be back in situation this is essentially a playoff game.

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<v Speaker 11>There's a division on the line, but just being back

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<v Speaker 11>in a position in which not only are you performing

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<v Speaker 4>Well, I mean, it's what makes this game fun. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>It's like the it's the beauty of it and the pain.

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<v Speaker 4>The pain of the game is is the tense moments

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<v Speaker 4>and the success and the failure. And you know, you

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<v Speaker 4>saw them with a just probably one of the most

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<v Speaker 4>bizarre endings of it that I've witnessed other than maybe

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<v Speaker 4>Game four in the World Series against Tampa Bay. And

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<v Speaker 4>so yeah, like that's that doesn't set well. I hate losing,

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<v Speaker 4>and you know they're being a division rival. It's not

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<v Speaker 4>fun phenomenal players over there, But like I take it personal.

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<v Speaker 4>I know, guys here obviously we had a sour taste

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<v Speaker 4>this game is great. So, yeah, division is super important.

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<v Speaker 4>The World Series obviously the quill you know, being the

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's a world champion attitude right there.

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<v Speaker 2>Blake Trying, part of the twenty twenty Dodgers, obviously, has

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<v Speaker 2>in that eighth inning where he retired Tatisse Profar Machado

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<v Speaker 3>How you doing, George, I'm very well.

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<v Speaker 12>I'm on a radio right now. It's just an I'm

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<v Speaker 2>You heard a great game tonight, George. It was an

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<v Speaker 12>Well, I gotta give credit to the defense team more

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<v Speaker 2>Jack Flaherty maybe not his best game, but certainly the

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate you listening tonight. Let's go out to Michael and

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<v Speaker 2>La Puente. You're on Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi.

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<v Speaker 3>Michael, Hey, David, how are you?

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<v Speaker 13>I just want to, you know, call in on a victory,

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<v Speaker 13>because I'm usually calling in when we're losing, so it's

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<v Speaker 13>nice to to talk to you when we get a

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<v Speaker 13>w but just to echo you know some of what

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<v Speaker 13>shohay Uh being a leader on this team, and and

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<v Speaker 13>and you know, setting the example and and like you said,

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<v Speaker 4>You know.

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<v Speaker 13>I know, a couple of months ago we talked about

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<v Speaker 13>to see that emotion was was really good, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, why can it be from Otani?

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like we name off every other play on

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<v Speaker 2>more emotion with the Dodgers in the last two or

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<v Speaker 2>three months than he has shown in his six years

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<v Speaker 2>example of him showing the fire, showing the emotion that

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<v Speaker 13>For Yeah, absolutely, David, it was. It was awesome to see.

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<v Speaker 13>I mean you you see the change like you know,

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<v Speaker 13>and to see that carry over to Dodger Baseball is

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<v Speaker 13>nice to see. Question for you though, if I may,

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<v Speaker 13>you know, Uh, Mookie Beck, you know, didn't perform too

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<v Speaker 13>well tonight. Uh didn't perform too well last night. I know,

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<v Speaker 13>it's it's been, you know, a big series. It's a

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<v Speaker 13>at the plate from last year. So what do you

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<v Speaker 3>He's got to play better.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know where his head's at the first two

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe he has psyched himself out because since the beginning

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<v Speaker 2>So I think Mookie Bets just needs to relax, be

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<v Speaker 2>and he'll be okay.

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<v Speaker 13>Awesome If I can one last question, you are.

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<v Speaker 3>We got a Michael.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like you're the guy in line waiting and we're

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<v Speaker 2>waiting and we think you're about to check out, but

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<v Speaker 10>It's okay to share.

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<v Speaker 13>It will be so everyone can have some. Freddy Freeman, Uh,

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<v Speaker 13>you know his his his demeanor has been a little

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<v Speaker 13>just the way that he's been carrying himself differently, you know,

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<v Speaker 7>I know, I know.

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<v Speaker 13>Best.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you mean.

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<v Speaker 9>Hit down?

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<v Speaker 14>No?

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<v Speaker 13>No, I just think I just think that the official expressions,

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<v Speaker 13>the kind of way that he's carrying himselves is just different.

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<v Speaker 13>But I know that he got those two opposite field

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<v Speaker 15>Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what puts Freddy in a better mood.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what puts Freddy in a better mood, Michael

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<v Speaker 2>getting hits the more hits he gets, the better body

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<v Speaker 2>language you'll see from Freddie Freeman. Thanks for the phone call, appreciated.

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<v Speaker 2>Gotta move on. Let's go out to Daniel who is

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<v Speaker 2>at Dodger Stadium. Good call, by the way, Michael Daniel,

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<v Speaker 3>How you doing.

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<v Speaker 14>I'm doing great?

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<v Speaker 7>Man.

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<v Speaker 14>It was great game, great energy and uh just it

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<v Speaker 14>was electric when the whole stadium. You know, we all

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<v Speaker 14>stood up when Otani was up. We kind of knew

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<v Speaker 14>something magical was going to happen and he was gonna,

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<v Speaker 14>you know, get us, get us going because we felt like, uh, hey,

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<v Speaker 14>that ball he hit.

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<v Speaker 2>In the fourth inning, I have never seen a player

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<v Speaker 15>Day.

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<v Speaker 14>Yeah, it was amazing and it was just out of

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<v Speaker 14>the atmosphere everything was. It was a much needed game,

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<v Speaker 14>especially going into the postseason.

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<v Speaker 2>We need that energy to pass forget about the postseason.

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<v Speaker 2>They needed that win to win the NL West coming

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<v Speaker 2>off a game ending triple play. If they lose tonight, Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>the Padres are very much in control of this division.

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<v Speaker 2>By the Dodgers winning tonight. They are very much in control.

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<v Speaker 2>So forget about the postseason. It was about winning the

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<v Speaker 14>Yeah, I know you're right. And it was awesome, man,

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<v Speaker 14>it was. It was just fun to be there, Kershaw

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<v Speaker 14>Bobblehead night, you know what I mean. It was just

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<v Speaker 14>all around.

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<v Speaker 2>Nineteen sellout at Dodgers Stadium this season fifty two thousand,

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<v Speaker 2>three hundred and ten made it feel like a playoff game,

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<v Speaker 2>and it really was playoff like atmosphere tonight and last night.

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<v Speaker 2>And the Dodgers desperately needed this win. You could feel

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<v Speaker 2>it in that dugout. They needed this win, and you

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<v Speaker 2>could feel it before the game. They seemed to rise

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<v Speaker 2>to the occasion more players than others to play with

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<v Speaker 2>the urgency they needed to beat the Padres tonight, and

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<v Speaker 2>they got it four to three thanks to a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of different players. Tommy Edmund, Gavin lux Show, Hey Otani,

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<v Speaker 2>Those would be my five five stars of tonight's game.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna take a time out here on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 3>When we come back.

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<v Speaker 2>More of your phone calls at eight sixty six nine

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<v Speaker 2>eighty seven two five seventy and we're also check in

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<v Speaker 2>to two with only five games to go four to three,

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<v Speaker 1>On air at AM five to seventy, online at AM

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<v Speaker 1>on the iHeartRadio app. This is Dodger Talk with David

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<v Speaker 1>Bassaying two.

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<v Speaker 3>On two out, two balls, two strikes.

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<v Speaker 1>The pitch from Money home, Otani rips it on the.

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<v Speaker 3>Ground in the right center field, Smith.

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<v Speaker 1>Hustling around third.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey Old Tani Show Hey Otani carrying the Dodgers to

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<v Speaker 2>a four to three win over the Padres. Tonight David

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<v Speaker 2>Tonight show Hey Otani two for three with two RBIs

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<v Speaker 2>RBI singles in the fourth inning and sixth inning to

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<v Speaker 2>give the Dodgers the lead two separate times. And for

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<v Speaker 2>only did he drive in two runs tonight, but he

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<v Speaker 2>also stole his fifty sixth base of the season. It

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<v Speaker 2>tied in with Ichiro Suzuki for the most stolen bases

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<v Speaker 2>by Japanese born player in a single season. I've been

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<v Speaker 2>told getting fifty seven stolen bases would mean a lot

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<v Speaker 2>to Otani.

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<v Speaker 3>To have one more than one of his idols, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>Ichiro Suzuki, that would be special. And not only is

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<v Speaker 2>he stealing bases, but he's not getting caught. Otani now

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<v Speaker 2>has stolen thirty three consecutive bases without getting caught. It's

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<v Speaker 2>the second longest streak in Dodger history, behind only Davey Lopes,

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<v Speaker 2>who stole thirty eight straight bases from June sixth to

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<v Speaker 2>August twenty fourth in nineteen seventy five. Also, Otani is

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<v Speaker 2>getting closer to a record that or an accomplishment that

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<v Speaker 2>named Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds, Todd Hilton, and Luisa Gonzalez

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<v Speaker 2>all had four hundred or more total bases. Otani is

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<v Speaker 2>at three hundred and ninety six. He most certainly will

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<v Speaker 2>get there, with four games to go and three of

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<v Speaker 2>them being at Corsefield. Daniels Jewelers is the official sponsor

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<v Speaker 2>of the Trip around the Diamond. Stop by any Daniel's

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<v Speaker 2>location and say home run for your free team bracelet

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<v Speaker 2>and fifty dollars gift card toward any purchase of ninety

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<v Speaker 2>nine dollars or more. Daniels Jewelers Own the Dream.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time to go around the Horn with Jose Mota.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose Mota a much different mood here at

432
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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Stadium twenty four hours later. This was a huge

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<v Speaker 2>win for the Dodgers. And I guess let's just start

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<v Speaker 2>with Otani. You've seen him ever since he broke into

435
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<v Speaker 2>the big leagues. It really feels like he may be

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<v Speaker 2>the hungriest Dodger player, which sounds ridiculous considering how great

437
00:24:31.680 --> 00:24:34.759
<v Speaker 2>he is, how much money he makes. But this guy

438
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<v Speaker 2>is hungry for a championship.

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<v Speaker 16>Well, they You've been right about it the whole time.

440
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<v Speaker 16>The fans have been right about it the whole time,

441
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<v Speaker 16>and obviously I've been sharing this subject in them when

442
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<v Speaker 16>he signed with the Dodgers. This is going to elevator's

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<v Speaker 16>game because he never experienced it before. But I want

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<v Speaker 16>to go back to our series, our conversation at Atlanta

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<v Speaker 16>when he had gone over six for eight and you

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<v Speaker 16>and I were talking your clubhouse in the booth about

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<v Speaker 16>where's the other club? You know he needs to bring

448
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<v Speaker 16>the other club. Well, it's shown up, and it showed

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<v Speaker 16>up in a mighty way. And that is the one

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<v Speaker 16>where he starts seeing the ball the other way with authority.

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<v Speaker 16>He starts singing the ball.

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<v Speaker 14>Up the middle.

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<v Speaker 16>But Dave, in the overall picture, what we're seeing right

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<v Speaker 16>now is pretty much the best player in the planet

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<v Speaker 16>showing up for the best team in baseball at the

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<v Speaker 16>right time, and with all the bat stars that he had.

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<v Speaker 16>Men in scoring position. You don't drive one hundred and

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<v Speaker 16>twenty five runs because you're lucky, okay, because you know

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<v Speaker 16>how to drive in runs. But to be twelve for

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<v Speaker 16>twenty and in the last twenty at batsmen's corn position

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<v Speaker 16>when it counts the most, in his playoff environment where

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<v Speaker 16>the team needs you, that says a lot more than

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<v Speaker 16>we can think of show.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, Otani certainly showed a lot of emotion tonight as well,

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<v Speaker 2>but I really believe the key at bat and the

466
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<v Speaker 2>key hit was by Tommy Edmond, who sparked that fourth

467
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<v Speaker 2>inning rally I really firmly believe that Tommy Edmund may

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<v Speaker 2>have saved the NL West Championship.

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<v Speaker 16>With that double professional player, professional hitter, just a great

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<v Speaker 16>sense for what the team needs and throughout the game

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<v Speaker 16>I had talked to you and said, where are the

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<v Speaker 16>level swings at? And it doesn't need to come from

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<v Speaker 16>Freddy Fruitman. He didn't have it. Mukie Vinz didn't have it.

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<v Speaker 16>You know that uppercut swing is it just tells me

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<v Speaker 16>you're trying too hard. Well, who brought it? Tommy Edmund,

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<v Speaker 16>followed by Gavin Lux And those are guys that play

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<v Speaker 16>such key roles in starting rallies and keeping the ball

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<v Speaker 16>moving forward and allowing guys behind them to be better hitters.

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<v Speaker 16>So Tommy Edmond, I mean, what can we say? And

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<v Speaker 16>we know why the Dodgers raft him for so many

481
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<v Speaker 16>months now because what he's brought to the team is

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<v Speaker 16>another dimension which you need with the versatility, the smarts,

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<v Speaker 16>the speed, and the ability now to not allow any

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<v Speaker 16>moment to get too big.

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<v Speaker 2>He's been big and he made a great tag on

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<v Speaker 2>Xander Bogart's to end the sixth inning on a throw

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<v Speaker 2>that was wide, it was low, Edmund was able to die,

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<v Speaker 2>make the catch and tag Bogarts simultaneously.

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<v Speaker 16>Yeah, in that play, let me explain a real quick

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<v Speaker 16>You have to have a sense on every catcher that

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<v Speaker 16>you receive from what the tendencies are in his throats.

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<v Speaker 16>And sometimes when the guy's tired and he throws the

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<v Speaker 16>sinker ball at your two seamer, the ball is going

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<v Speaker 16>to be dying out. You cannot wait for that ball

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<v Speaker 16>behind the bag or behind the runner, because it's going

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<v Speaker 16>to hit the runner. It's going to end up in

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<v Speaker 16>center field. If he does a smart thing, I need

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<v Speaker 16>to cut off the distance and then tag the guys

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<v Speaker 16>he's coming by, But you cannot allow that ball to

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<v Speaker 16>hit the dirt or to get a little bit deeper

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<v Speaker 16>on me. Smartly, he allows himself to cut the distance

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<v Speaker 16>able to allow, you know, and put that tag on.

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<v Speaker 16>So that's just another great move for a guy that

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<v Speaker 16>understands the game quite well.

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<v Speaker 3>Jose Mota is joining us.

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<v Speaker 2>After the Dodgers defeat the Padres four to three in

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<v Speaker 2>Game two of this three game series. The Dodgers lower

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<v Speaker 2>their magic number to two to win the NLS Championship.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's talk about the two guys that are

510
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<v Speaker 2>looking for redemption. This postseason. Mookie Bets and Freddie Freeman,

511
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<v Speaker 2>no secret about it, already has struggled in the month

512
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<v Speaker 2>of September. Mookie Betts has not looked like himself the

513
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<v Speaker 2>first two games of this series. We had a caller

514
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<v Speaker 2>call in and say that he has noticed a different

515
00:28:11.039 --> 00:28:14.200
<v Speaker 2>body language from Freddy Freeman. What do you see from

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<v Speaker 2>those two guys in these first two games.

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<v Speaker 16>I mean, Mooki swinging today was not the swing that

518
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<v Speaker 16>we were accustomed to, where there was not that extra

519
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<v Speaker 16>little spark there at the end. And I repeat myself,

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<v Speaker 16>but there's too much upper cutting and weak contact. When

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<v Speaker 16>he hit the ball in the air constantly and consistently,

522
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<v Speaker 16>and the ball's not caring and it's just kind of

523
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<v Speaker 16>lunging of the ball. You're not taking the right pass

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<v Speaker 16>to the baseball, and you're not swinging at the right pitches.

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<v Speaker 9>I don't worry too.

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<v Speaker 16>Much about these guys. I do know that they mean

527
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<v Speaker 16>a whole lot in games like today, really picked them

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<v Speaker 16>up because it's not just on them to go out

529
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<v Speaker 16>there and get it done. As Mooki has told me

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<v Speaker 16>so many times, Look how many times Choy has picked

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<v Speaker 16>me up. As Freddie has told you so many times.

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<v Speaker 16>Look how many times to Oscar has picked me up.

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<v Speaker 16>So and Freddy same thing. Freddy was able to at

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<v Speaker 16>least we're the ball seventh inning, goal the other way

535
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<v Speaker 16>and go the other way two in a third inning.

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<v Speaker 16>But I know that there's more from them. I am

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<v Speaker 16>just glad that they're playing for a team that has

538
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<v Speaker 16>a deep lineup right now, playing on you know, high

539
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<v Speaker 16>intensity games, because we need to keep the eyes on

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<v Speaker 16>one through nine plus the bench, not just on a

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<v Speaker 16>couple of guys. But we know for sure those guys

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<v Speaker 16>will come through. I'm quite confident, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Jose, thanks for checking in tonight. We'll see you tomorrow

544
00:29:26.599 --> 00:29:29.680
<v Speaker 2>night at Dodgers Stadium with the Dodgers on the verge

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<v Speaker 2>of clinching another nl WES championship.

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<v Speaker 16>You got it, my friend. Good night.

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<v Speaker 2>There he goes Jose Mota, part of the Dodgers Spanish

548
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<v Speaker 2>radio broadcast. After the Dodgers beat the Padres tonight by

549
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<v Speaker 2>a final score of four to three, it was Alex

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<v Speaker 2>Vessia with the win. In relief Michael Kopek with his

551
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<v Speaker 2>fifteenth save of the season, Copek letting out a primal

552
00:29:53.559 --> 00:29:57.039
<v Speaker 2>scream like we saw in Atlanta. When he came up

553
00:29:57.119 --> 00:29:59.920
<v Speaker 2>with a big strikeout. So great to see the emotion

554
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<v Speaker 2>from players like Kopek from Otani, and hopefully it becomes

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<v Speaker 2>more contagious as the Dodgers make their run through October.

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<v Speaker 2>Just to give you a sense of the postseason picture,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers right now with the best record in baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>After tonight's win, they're ninety four and sixty four. They

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<v Speaker 2>have the number one overall seed in the entire postseason,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning if they even went to the World Series and

561
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<v Speaker 2>matched up against the Yankees, who are currently the number

562
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<v Speaker 2>one seed, the Dodgers would have home field advantage. Long

563
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<v Speaker 2>ways to go from here to then, but in the

564
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<v Speaker 2>more immediate future, the Dodgers are in a great position

565
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<v Speaker 2>to secure the number one overall seed. And if the

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<v Speaker 2>postseason started tomorrow or right now tonight, the Dodgers would

567
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<v Speaker 2>be playing the winner of a wildcard series between the

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<v Speaker 2>four seed San Diego Padres and the five seed New

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<v Speaker 2>York met In case you missed the news, there's a

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<v Speaker 2>big storm, I believe hurricane level tropical storm that's going

571
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<v Speaker 2>through the East Coast. So this weekend series between the

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<v Speaker 2>Braves and Mets has been postponed. Until Monday in a

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<v Speaker 2>double header, meaning those doubleheader. That double header is going

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<v Speaker 2>to be played between the Braves and Mets, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to decide more than likely who is the last

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<v Speaker 2>wildcard team in the National League, and from there, whoever

577
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<v Speaker 2>is the last wildcard team, more than likely the Mets,

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<v Speaker 2>They are going to have to fly cross country to

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<v Speaker 2>the West Coast to play more than likely the San

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<v Speaker 2>Diego Padres. That puts either one of those teams at

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<v Speaker 2>a huge disadvantage. Even if they pull off a big

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<v Speaker 2>upset and win that wildcard series, how thin and how

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<v Speaker 2>jumbled up is the rotation going to be going into

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<v Speaker 2>a best of five series. So I know we always

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<v Speaker 2>just look internally on what's going on with the Dodgers pitching.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you're one of those two teams Braves Mets,

587
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<v Speaker 2>and you're in the playoffs, you're at a huge disadvantage

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<v Speaker 2>because of Mother Nature and having to play a double

589
00:32:17.000 --> 00:32:20.559
<v Speaker 2>aheader on Monday. Eight sixty six nine seven two five

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<v Speaker 2>seventy is the phone number. Let's go out to Santa Monica. Evan,

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<v Speaker 2>You're on Dodger Talk with David Vassi.

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<v Speaker 17>Hi Evan, Hey, David, what a win tonight?

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<v Speaker 18>I must win for Dodger fans everywhere, and just beating

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<v Speaker 18>the Padres after they celebrated that was huge. But what

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<v Speaker 18>I wanted to talk to you about was Will Smith

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<v Speaker 18>because when he threw out boguards and then comes up

597
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<v Speaker 18>the next inning and draws a walk, that is what

598
00:32:48.400 --> 00:32:51.920
<v Speaker 18>gets the team going. That is that belief that we

599
00:32:52.039 --> 00:32:54.759
<v Speaker 18>can follow your lead. While you are a captain, you

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<v Speaker 18>are a manager. And I just don't think he gets

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<v Speaker 18>enough credit for these little tiny things. He ends up

602
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<v Speaker 18>going around to score that clutch run for us without

603
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<v Speaker 18>that walk, who knows how that inning starts off with.

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<v Speaker 18>So I just have to say thank you to Will.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that was his best at bat of the game.

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<v Speaker 2>And Will is starting to show signs to come out

607
00:33:15.799 --> 00:33:20.039
<v Speaker 2>of a three month slump here. Coming into the game tonight,

608
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<v Speaker 2>he was hitting two seventy eight in the month of September.

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<v Speaker 2>So hopefully he continues to grind it out and have

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<v Speaker 2>quality at bats, because, let's face it, Evan, now, the

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<v Speaker 2>expectations are on Will Smith. The Dodgers handed him a

612
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<v Speaker 2>nine year extension, and it wasn't for strictly his defense.

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<v Speaker 3>It's for his offense.

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<v Speaker 2>And he just hasn't been able to really get on

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<v Speaker 2>tracks since May, so they need him.

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<v Speaker 14>You're right, and thanks for the phone call.

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<v Speaker 2>Sorry, Evan, I didn't think he had one more. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>go out to Placentia. Tim, You're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 3>How you doing?

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<v Speaker 14>Tim doing great? Dave, Thanks for the call, Thanks for

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<v Speaker 14>taking my call. Welcome one.

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<v Speaker 19>The bullpens.

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<v Speaker 9>Lights out the last couple of nights.

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<v Speaker 7>Said they've been really going back to the last three weeks,

625
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<v Speaker 7>especially given some of the situations.

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<v Speaker 9>They've been put in.

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<v Speaker 19>I mean, and then when you play that training clips

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<v Speaker 19>and I I mean, those are like you you.

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<v Speaker 9>Always have about the Dodgers having to have an edge

630
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<v Speaker 9>and maybe having some dogs.

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<v Speaker 19>Those are like real dogs out there right now.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that trying and said he took it personal

633
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<v Speaker 2>with the way the Dodgers lost last night and the

634
00:34:29.239 --> 00:34:32.079
<v Speaker 2>way they and who they lost to. I love hearing that,

635
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<v Speaker 2>and I love seeing the emotion from Otani. That's what

636
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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers need. They need some of that, and they

637
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<v Speaker 2>need they need to have some dog in them if

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to compete with the Padres or some of

639
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<v Speaker 2>these more desperate teams out there. The Phillies very talented

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<v Speaker 2>they show a lot of emotion, they leave it all

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<v Speaker 2>out on the field, and the Dodgers have got to

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<v Speaker 2>have more of that from their their pivotal players for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for the phone call, Tim, appreciate it. Love seeing

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<v Speaker 2>that from Otani. I mean, not only is he one

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<v Speaker 2>of the top two players in baseball, but he really

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<v Speaker 2>showed a lot going up the first base line. Once

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<v Speaker 2>he got the first base and second base tonight, he

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<v Speaker 2>was screaming into the dugout to rally his team. You

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<v Speaker 2>gotta love that. And he's not just doing the raw

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<v Speaker 2>ross stuff. He's doing it in the moment organically after

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<v Speaker 2>he drives in go ahead runs. Let's go out to Maury,

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<v Speaker 2>who is here at Dodger Stadium for the show. What's up, Maury,

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<v Speaker 2>You're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 17>Hey, how you doing. Man, Good to be able to

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<v Speaker 17>be on and be able to talk to you.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, great to talk to you morey.

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<v Speaker 17>Yeah, it was a great game tonight. It was good

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<v Speaker 17>to see all the guys come together. Sure, it was

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<v Speaker 17>a little a bit of a nail bier towards the

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<v Speaker 17>end there, but I mean, hey, Otani came through and

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<v Speaker 17>he's been just awesome lately. Man, like just seeing him

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<v Speaker 17>come alive like.

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<v Speaker 13>This, especially so close to the postseason.

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<v Speaker 17>It's an amazing thing to see. And it's good to

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<v Speaker 17>see a lot of the guys continue with a lot

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<v Speaker 17>of continuity and to have a lot of life, a

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<v Speaker 17>lot of good connection towards the launcher for the postseason,

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<v Speaker 17>no doubt.

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<v Speaker 3>It's good to see.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for the phone call, Maury. Wow, these phone calls

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<v Speaker 2>are a lot different than twenty four hours ago. It

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<v Speaker 2>seemed like everybody thought the Dodgers were done dead in

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<v Speaker 2>the water, going home with.

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<v Speaker 3>Their tails between their legs.

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<v Speaker 2>These guys have a little bit more professional pride than

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<v Speaker 2>what you seem to give credit for. These guys obviously

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<v Speaker 2>want to win. They go about it a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>differently than the Padres do. The Padres are the hottest team,

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<v Speaker 2>the team that's playing the best right now in all

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<v Speaker 2>a Major League Baseball and have been since the All

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<v Speaker 2>Star break. They're healthy now, they're starting. Pitching is in

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<v Speaker 2>a good place. They acquired Tanner Scott, who helped shorten

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<v Speaker 2>their bullpen or and made it much deeper to shortened games,

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<v Speaker 2>i should say. And they got Fernando Tatis junior back

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<v Speaker 2>who hit a mammoth home run. I mean, Fernando Tattists

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<v Speaker 2>Junior is one of those visiting players that feels really

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<v Speaker 2>at home.

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<v Speaker 3>At Dodgers Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>In the fifth inning tonight, he hit a game tying

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<v Speaker 2>home run that went four hundred and forty eight feet

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<v Speaker 2>in that standing room only cut out there in the

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<v Speaker 2>left field pavilion. If you remember a few years back,

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<v Speaker 2>Fernando Tattis Junior holds the distinction of only a handful

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<v Speaker 2>of players to hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium,

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<v Speaker 2>off of Tony Gonsolin eight six six ninety seven two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy. Dodgers beat the Padres four to three, and

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<v Speaker 2>it feels like everybody here at Dodgers Stadium tonight is

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<v Speaker 2>a little relieved that.

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<v Speaker 3>They got this win.

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<v Speaker 2>It takes a lot of pressure off the Dodgers to

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<v Speaker 2>win tomorrow night. Even if they don't win, they've done

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<v Speaker 2>their job. They've won two out of three. Going up

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<v Speaker 2>against the Rockies, the Dodgers should be able to win

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<v Speaker 2>at least two games there and not even have to

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<v Speaker 2>worry about getting help from the die. Let's go out

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<v Speaker 2>to Culver City, Kevin, you're on Dodger Talk, Hi Kevin.

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<v Speaker 19>God is good. David w to win.

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<v Speaker 9>You're the man.

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<v Speaker 19>You know you never wavered. I never wavered. And this

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<v Speaker 19>is why it was so important to get this man

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<v Speaker 19>show Hind Showtime Otani. In the off season.

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<v Speaker 15>It wasn't about just getting the superstar, the number one

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<v Speaker 15>free agent player.

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<v Speaker 19>It was a guy who's gonna change our culture. Two seasons, playoffs, postseasons.

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<v Speaker 19>You're talking about the guys look lethargic. They don't look

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<v Speaker 19>they were show any emotion. What you saw tonight was

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<v Speaker 19>the player. He said, I'm the best player on this team.

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<v Speaker 19>I'm the face of baseball and I care about it,

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<v Speaker 19>and I'm showing emotion, and I'm part of this rivalry.

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<v Speaker 19>And we don't like the Padres Dey shirt, and now

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<v Speaker 19>we're gonna give it back to him. I love what

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<v Speaker 19>I saw the show.

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<v Speaker 9>He led us.

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<v Speaker 19>This is why he's the MVP, not the National League

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<v Speaker 19>of Baseball.

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<v Speaker 15>That game in Miami was the best game I've ever

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<v Speaker 15>seen that Major League Baseball player play.

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<v Speaker 19>And this is a true leader. This is a key

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<v Speaker 19>of LA.

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<v Speaker 15>This is what Shaquille O'Neal does, Kobe Bryant, this is

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<v Speaker 15>why Magic Johnson's magic. What I saw was why soho?

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<v Speaker 15>Hey Otani is the new king of LA. He's leading

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<v Speaker 15>this city. He's the number one star in this city

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<v Speaker 15>because of.

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<v Speaker 19>What you saw tonight. He wills this team to play.

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<v Speaker 15>He's the most exciting not baseball player, sports player in

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<v Speaker 15>this town in sports right now, and I'm so happy

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<v Speaker 15>loving it watching it for the Dodgers. And he's gonna

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<v Speaker 15>get ready to lead us to a World Series championship. David,

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<v Speaker 15>get these stands up, Let's go, and let's turn out.

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<v Speaker 15>I went to the game of my mom a couple

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<v Speaker 15>weeks ago. Watch this guy play. I've never seen a

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<v Speaker 15>guy hit the baseball like that. It's a true, true pleasure.

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<v Speaker 15>Washington play, Go Dodgers and go show Hey Otani the MBP.

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<v Speaker 19>Let's go. Let's do this. David, turn up, lovely.

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<v Speaker 3>Kevin, thank you for the phone call. A great way

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<v Speaker 3>to end the show.

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<v Speaker 2>Tomorrow, the Dodgers will have Walker Bueller on the mound

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<v Speaker 2>looking to hand the Dodgers the NL West crown. He

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<v Speaker 2>has won and six this year with an five sixty three.

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<v Speaker 2>The numbers don't tell the story. His last start, he

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<v Speaker 2>started to look more like Walker Buehler, and who could

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<v Speaker 2>draw up a better script than to have Bueller on

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<v Speaker 2>the mound the night the Dodgers have the opportunity to

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<v Speaker 2>clinch the NLS Championship. He's going up against Joe Musgrove,

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<v Speaker 2>who the Dodgers handled earlier this season. Overall this year,

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<v Speaker 2>Musgrove is six and five, with an el at three

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<v Speaker 2>to ninety five Morongo Casino. Dodgers on Deck begins at

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<v Speaker 2>six o'clock with first pitch at seven to ten from

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Stadium with Rick Monday and Tim or Steven Nelson.

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<v Speaker 3>I should say.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks to Colin Ye back at our Burbanks Studios, thanks

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<v Speaker 2>to Dwayne MacDonald out here at Dodgers Stadium, and thanks

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<v Speaker 2>to you for listening. In case you missed any of

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<v Speaker 2>the show, you can find it on the iHeartRadio app.

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<v Speaker 2>You can follow me on Instagram at officially vassa and

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<v Speaker 2>on x at the Real Underscore DV.

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<v Speaker 3>Once again. The final score tonight from Dodgers Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers defeat the Padres four to three, and if

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<v Speaker 2>they win tomorrow night, they are You're twenty twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>NL West champions Coming up next, it's Fox Sports Radio

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<v Speaker 2>Ben Mallor going until three or four in the morning, however,

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<v Speaker 2>long as he goes, so stay tuned for that. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>talk to you tomorrow night with an NL West Championship

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<v Speaker 2>on the verge of being clinched.

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<v Speaker 3>Have a great rest of your night, see U.