Speaker 1: There is no tomorrow, and the Dodgers well understand that
Speaker 1: as they get ready for Game four the NLDS. And
Speaker 1: we're joined right now by Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCulloch. Clayton,
Speaker 1: thanks a lot for the time, appreciate it. Of course, David,
Speaker 1: I had to hold off all the Japanese media. You
Speaker 1: are a superstar in Japan these days.
Speaker 2: That's what I've heard. It become very very popular over there.
Speaker 1: I guess, huh, have you been surprised by how much
Speaker 1: attention Otani's success has bled to the Japanese media wanting
Speaker 1: to know every little thing about what's going on at
Speaker 1: first base.
Speaker 2: I think it was like expected it would be certainly
Speaker 2: like more media attention this year with show hey here
Speaker 2: and uh, you know, I one, I feel like I'm
Speaker 2: getting way too much credit, if any, for the type
Speaker 2: of success he's had this year. He's been phenomenal. But yeah,
Speaker 2: it's been, you know, a lot of attention. And I
Speaker 2: think a little bit more as the season went along
Speaker 2: and he kept piling up, you know, numbers, at the
Speaker 2: rate he was he was putting them together.
Speaker 1: It feels like he wants to put the Dodgers on
Speaker 1: his back, and this seems to be the type of
Speaker 1: game that has Otani written all over it.
Speaker 2: I agree, I think he has. He's you know, every
Speaker 2: moment this season it feels like where something been on
Speaker 2: the line for you know him or us. He's done
Speaker 2: something remarkable and he's looked hit. To me, he's looked
Speaker 2: calm in the box, he's looked great. H So you
Speaker 2: know what fully expects show hey tonight to do something
Speaker 2: you know that only probably you know show he can do.
Speaker 1: He can't do it alone. You understand that better than anybody.
Speaker 1: What do the Dodgers need to do to force a
Speaker 1: game five tonight?
Speaker 2: They would just have to keep fighting along like we did.
Speaker 2: It was I mean, losing last night was tough. I
Speaker 2: mean Game three, you know, kind of a swing game.
Speaker 2: But for us to get down early on the road
Speaker 2: and that type of deficit, but to like claw back,
Speaker 2: you know, someone immediately and and punch, get some guys
Speaker 2: on base, and then Tao, as he's done many times
Speaker 2: this year, come up with a huge hit and really
Speaker 2: make it a ballgame with still a lot of time left.
Speaker 2: I think showed a lot of you know, kind of
Speaker 2: what this team is made of and a lot of fight,
Speaker 2: and you know, unfortunately we just weren't able to really
Speaker 2: get anything else going much after that. But fully expect
Speaker 2: the group tonight to you know, as they have they
Speaker 2: know what's at stake, coming here ready to throw some
Speaker 2: punches and and give it a fight. All nine.
Speaker 1: You're in the trenches for Dave Roberts and you know
Speaker 1: better than anybody the pulse of this team. Do you
Speaker 1: feel like what you saw tonight is encouraging for what
Speaker 1: this team may do?
Speaker 2: I certainly I think it is encourage I mean every
Speaker 2: year is different, but you know, with as much as
Speaker 2: written and talked about from the last few seasons, you
Speaker 2: know again for us to you know, get a little
Speaker 2: get a lead yesterday, to be down on the road
Speaker 2: again and and come back and you know, make it
Speaker 2: a game there, you know, still early on with a
Speaker 2: lot left. I think just you could just sense the
Speaker 2: guys in here, like the you know, the fight again,
Speaker 2: the grit, the character, like the level of excitement was
Speaker 2: still there, Like the energy was there even after that
Speaker 2: rough second inning and show we got back into it,
Speaker 2: and I think tonight it'll be the same, will come
Speaker 2: out knowing what's at stake again. I mean, every one
Speaker 2: of these games should and is kind of like, you know,
Speaker 2: do or die. This one just you know, is like,
Speaker 2: we don't get it done tonight, it's over, so fully
Speaker 2: expect our guys to, you know, come out swinging and
Speaker 2: ready to put up a fight.
Speaker 1: Dodger's first base coach, Clayton McCullough is our guest, and
Speaker 1: he's so much more than just a first base coach.
Speaker 1: When you look at this lineup tonight, Keith k Hernandez,
Speaker 1: I'm sure you've heard maybe some screams or yells on
Speaker 1: this bench. He has wanted an opportunity to get into
Speaker 1: this series. Uh what is it about certain players that
Speaker 1: really shine and embrace and want these type of games.
Speaker 2: I think it's it's like one, you know, it's the
Speaker 2: ability to kind of tune out all the outside noise
Speaker 2: distractions that go along with this. And you know, KEYK
Speaker 2: has proven time, you know, him taking time and time
Speaker 2: in the postseason that he uh, you know, has the
Speaker 2: ability to even you know, raise his level of concentration,
Speaker 2: his level of folks zero in and the moment's never
Speaker 2: too big for him. There's no there's no fear of
Speaker 2: you know, not getting it done. I think he goes
Speaker 2: up there and he's ultra prepared. I think that's part
Speaker 2: about two. This guy is, you know, super prepared for
Speaker 2: what's going to come his way. And relish is the
Speaker 2: opportunity to go when and compete when the stakes are
Speaker 2: their highest.
Speaker 1: That's so great to hear because I feel like the
Speaker 1: perception of Kyk is he's just this wild, crazy guy
Speaker 1: that just shows up there and doesn't really have the
Speaker 1: preparation behind it.
Speaker 2: No, not at all. I think I know our guys too.
Speaker 2: A credit our coaching staff, you know, both in the
Speaker 2: run prevention side, the offensive side, amount of time they
Speaker 2: put into this and the preparation you know, individual players,
Speaker 2: and you know you see Key K and Chris Taylor
Speaker 2: spending hours, you know, the days leading up to this series,
Speaker 2: you know, breaking things down and not only just for
Speaker 2: themselves and for opportunities that might come their way, but
Speaker 2: I think if they can find any type of nugget
Speaker 2: that would help the group. Yeah, he just shows like
Speaker 2: kind of their leadership and you know, their veteran presence.
Speaker 2: And you know for Kyk for one, like the guy
Speaker 2: is going to be super prepared because he puts a
Speaker 2: lot of time into you know, studying video and you know,
Speaker 2: watching pictures. So when he gets up there, it's you know, hey,
Speaker 2: they you know, they might get him out, but it's
Speaker 2: not gonna because he's you know, caught off guard or
Speaker 2: you know, or not ready for it.
Speaker 1: He's ready, The Dodgers are ready. Clayton McCullough's ready. We'll
Speaker 1: see you on Friday at Dodgers Stadium.
Speaker 2: It's right. We got to get this thing back to
Speaker 2: La David.
Speaker 1: We're going to no doubt there. He is the man.
Speaker 1: Clayton McCullough, Dodgers first base coach, one of the key
Speaker 1: members of Dave Roberts' coaching staff. We'll send it back
Speaker 1: to you in the studio. Tim