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<v Speaker 1>All right, here we go, Fred Rogan Rodney Peach on

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<v Speaker 1>AM five seventy LA Sports. We are getting ready to

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<v Speaker 1>start the baseball season. We played a lot of games,

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<v Speaker 1>took a long time, a lot of ups and downs.

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<v Speaker 1>But now is when it really counts Rodney. This weekend

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<v Speaker 1>is the beginning of what's important.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes it is, Fred, Yes it is. And I know

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<v Speaker 2>you know I like to live in the present. I

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<v Speaker 2>know you like to live in the president as well,

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<v Speaker 2>And so I ask you, though, does it feel different

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<v Speaker 2>than it's felt in previous years? Does it feel bigger?

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<v Speaker 2>Does it feel more exciting? How does it feel to

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<v Speaker 2>you as opposed to say, last year or the year before?

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<v Speaker 3>It feels more important to me.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, to me, this year it seems more important.

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<v Speaker 1>It's really funny. I think there's more uncertainty this year,

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<v Speaker 1>yet I've not felt is certain. I knew from the

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<v Speaker 1>beginning of the year that it would all come down

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<v Speaker 1>to this. It was tied ups and downs, not the

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<v Speaker 1>traditional Dodger season that we have been accustomed to. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>they fought to the very end just to get to

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<v Speaker 1>this point against adversity. Guys went to slumps, pitchers were

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<v Speaker 1>all hurt. But here we are when it really begins,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course somewhere aw night it really begins. Uh

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<v Speaker 1>So I think it's important because I really don't think Rodney,

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<v Speaker 1>if things were to go sideways, and I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>they will, but if they did, I don't think the

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<v Speaker 1>excuse we don't have any pitching is going to hold

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<v Speaker 1>water here, not with the.

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<v Speaker 3>Fan base it's the truth. But I don't think the.

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<v Speaker 5>Care. They didn't care.

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<v Speaker 2>Last year when Mookie and Freddy went one for twenty one,

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't care. They didn't care. You know, you got

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<v Speaker 2>other guys they should play, you know Lance Lann who

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<v Speaker 2>they had to you know, bring off a pickup truck

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<v Speaker 2>to come in and help him out. At the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the year, he got brought happened with him. They

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<v Speaker 2>got long balled, long ball Lance And but he was

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<v Speaker 2>all we had. He was all we had. It wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>like they could go, Okay, we we we don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to put we don't want to put Lance Lann in

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<v Speaker 2>there was he was all we had and and you

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<v Speaker 2>had to deal with it. But but nobody cares. Nobody

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<v Speaker 2>cares because you expect them to win the title. You

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<v Speaker 2>expect them to be in the World Series every single year.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's a good thing. But it's also a tough

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<v Speaker 2>thing if you're a Dodger fan. But it's also if

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<v Speaker 2>you're a Dodger player, manager, coach, whatever, because the expect

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<v Speaker 2>expectations are so high. But there are factors. They're always

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<v Speaker 2>factors in sports, and injuries are the biggest one. And

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers have had their share these games. As we've

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<v Speaker 2>seen in these playoffs so far in the wild card games,

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<v Speaker 2>they're all gonna be close. They're all gonna be close.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care if the Dodgers won the division or

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<v Speaker 2>not got the best record in baseball. These games against

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<v Speaker 2>the Padres are going to be close. They're gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>close ball games, and they can go either way. And

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<v Speaker 2>there's gonna be a moment that that turns the fate

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<v Speaker 2>who wins or loses that game. But don't think that

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to roll through anybody in these playoffs, because

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<v Speaker 2>everybody playing right now is good and every team has

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<v Speaker 2>good players. They may not be named Otani, but they

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<v Speaker 2>got good players. Peter Alonzo last night, Peter Alonzo for

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<v Speaker 2>the Mets, you know, and that having a great series,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's still Peter Alonzo, still a threat, a guy

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<v Speaker 2>that's won home run Derby, the guy that hits a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of home runs for the Mets, big star for

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<v Speaker 2>the Mets. You know, he gets up in the ninth inning,

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<v Speaker 2>two strikes on him, and he hits the three run

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<v Speaker 2>home run in Milwaukee for them to win it. Milwaukee

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<v Speaker 2>thinks they're they're winning the game and going to the

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<v Speaker 2>next round and he hits a home three run home

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<v Speaker 2>run in the ninth to win the game for him.

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<v Speaker 2>They are stars on every single team, and don't be mistaken.

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<v Speaker 2>San Diego has a lot of stars. And it's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be a dog fight. And oh, people like to think

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodger's gonna roll with it. And they've got Otani

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<v Speaker 2>and they got this lineup. They don't have the pitching

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<v Speaker 2>that everybody thought they were gonna have, or we all

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<v Speaker 2>thought they were gonna have, you know, at the beginning

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<v Speaker 2>of the year.

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<v Speaker 5>They don't.

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<v Speaker 2>So it is going to be a dog fight, and

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<v Speaker 2>get ready for that dog fight. So I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>think you've got to be realistic, Fred, But unfortunately life

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't always work that way, and in fairness doesn't always

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<v Speaker 2>happen in sports.

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<v Speaker 3>That being said, the Dodgers have made a change.

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<v Speaker 1>Now Jack Floerty was going to start game one and

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<v Speaker 1>Yamamoto is going to start game two.

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<v Speaker 5>Now it's been changed.

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<v Speaker 1>Yamamoto will start game one and Jack Flaherty will start

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<v Speaker 1>game two. Why the change because if it goes to

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<v Speaker 1>a fifth game, Yamamoto will have the proper amount of

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<v Speaker 1>rest to be able to pitch in that final game.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's why they made the change. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>it'll be fascinating to watch Yamamoto work and that'll.

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<v Speaker 2>Be scrutinized, Right, that'll be scrutinized. That decision, Yeah, absolutely,

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<v Speaker 2>that decision will be You know, Yamamoto's coming off injury,

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't had a whole lot of a whole hasn't had

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<v Speaker 2>a whole of starts since he comes he came back,

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<v Speaker 2>He's had some ups and downs. But now you're you're

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<v Speaker 2>claiming he is your ace going into the playoffs because

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<v Speaker 2>if there is a Game five, you want him available

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<v Speaker 2>for Game five. That's why you're starting him in game one. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>what happens if he goes out and has us a

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<v Speaker 2>struggles in game one? Is he still your Game five guy?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean they put they they've been They're banking on

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<v Speaker 2>the guy. They spend a lot of money on being

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<v Speaker 2>their guy going forward.

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<v Speaker 5>In these playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Flarity they've made the decision that they'd rather

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<v Speaker 2>have Yamamoto take two starts than Flarity have two starts.

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<v Speaker 5>So well, you know, we will see.

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<v Speaker 2>But there's no exact science, there's no crystal ball, and

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully Yamamoto comes out and and does his thing and

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<v Speaker 2>holds him down and is able to to be ready

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<v Speaker 2>to go in game five if necessary.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't mind the move. I don't mind it. When

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<v Speaker 1>he's on, he's really on now. To be fair in

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<v Speaker 1>Japan in the postseason, Adam was talking to me this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>Yamamoto has struggled, but it's a new ballgame. Now we

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<v Speaker 1>know his stuff is electric, and we know when he's on.

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<v Speaker 1>No one's going to hit him.

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<v Speaker 3>That we do know.

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<v Speaker 1>And if he had not been hurt this year, who

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<v Speaker 1>knows what could have happen for him, because when he

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<v Speaker 1>was good, he was great. I don't think starting him

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<v Speaker 1>in game one is a big deal. But what I

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<v Speaker 1>do think, and you tell me how you feel about it,

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<v Speaker 1>what I think is this that got to win the

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<v Speaker 1>first game. Oh yeah, I think they've got to win

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<v Speaker 1>the first game. If they don't win the first game,

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's going to be problems.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I we're not saying that they can't win the series

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<v Speaker 2>if they don't win the first game. But the first

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<v Speaker 2>game is more I think, more important for the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>than it is for the Padres. For the reasons why

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<v Speaker 2>we just talked about Yamamoto is starting and when you've

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<v Speaker 2>got your ace going, you got to win the games

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<v Speaker 2>when your ace is going, and that's number one, it's

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<v Speaker 2>at home.

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<v Speaker 5>You got to win that first game at home.

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<v Speaker 2>If they go down oh one, then home field advantage

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<v Speaker 2>goes back to San Diego, and that that could be

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<v Speaker 2>tough because then that makes game two a must win game, right,

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<v Speaker 2>So there's a lot of pressure playing the you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and having home field advantage and playing these games at home.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, San Diego can come in here and go.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, as long as we take one out of two,

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<v Speaker 2>we're good. And even if we don't, we're still good

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<v Speaker 2>because we're coming back home, our fans are be ready,

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<v Speaker 2>and we can get to at our own place. And

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<v Speaker 2>then Game five and then sudden death is a crapshoot.

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<v Speaker 2>Anybody can win that one. So they're playing with it

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<v Speaker 2>being a lot looser, I believe than than what the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers are. The Dodgers have to go into it and

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<v Speaker 2>no one will say it, but I believe they all

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<v Speaker 2>feel it that they got.

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<v Speaker 1>To win game one, and I am wondering, given what

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<v Speaker 1>has happened in the past, the last couple of years

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<v Speaker 1>in the playoffs. Do you think, and you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>way they look at it, Rodney is every day is

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<v Speaker 1>a new day. That was yesterday. We're here now. But

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<v Speaker 1>do you think in the back of anyone's mind they're thinking,

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<v Speaker 1>we cannot have this happen again in the playoffs?

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<v Speaker 5>We can't.

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<v Speaker 3>We can't get knocked out this fast.

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<v Speaker 5>Do I think they're thinking about it?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, in my have creeped in, But I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>that's front of mine.

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<v Speaker 5>I think you know, you look at this as as players.

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<v Speaker 2>You look at as a new year, new team, knew everything,

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<v Speaker 2>and this is a new opportunity. I don't think you

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<v Speaker 2>look back at the past. I mean I used to

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<v Speaker 2>get people ask me, well, you know when I played

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<v Speaker 2>for different teams and I was in Philadelphia, Well, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you guys have not beat the Cowboys in Dallas for

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<v Speaker 2>the last seventeen years or whatever it may be. And like, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I wasn't here for all seventeen years. I don't care

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<v Speaker 2>about all that. All care about is this game. And

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<v Speaker 2>so as a player, you don't get caught up into

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<v Speaker 2>what happened last year. Now, you know, if you're Mookie

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<v Speaker 2>Bets and Freddie Freeman, who struggled. Then you look forward

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<v Speaker 2>to the opportunity more so than you're like, oh my god,

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<v Speaker 2>I got to do better than I did last year,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm shaking and I'm nervous and all that. No,

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<v Speaker 2>you're like, I'm about to break out this year. Last

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<v Speaker 2>year was a bad one. But that's not going to

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<v Speaker 2>be front of mine. For me, it is dealing with

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<v Speaker 2>what I got to do this year and stay in

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<v Speaker 2>present to it. That's for you and me and the

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<v Speaker 2>fans to debate and talk about. And oh my god,

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<v Speaker 2>they can't have what happened to them the last two

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<v Speaker 2>years happened to them again. That's what we're all thinking about.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh no, they get down to run early in the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my god, here we go again. No, players don't

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<v Speaker 2>think that way. They don't think that way, especially when

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<v Speaker 2>following year.

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<v Speaker 5>They don't look back.

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<v Speaker 2>You gotta look forward, and you gotta look to This

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<v Speaker 5>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>Dave Roberts was saying that when they win, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>really joy, it's relief. He was saying that, he said,

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<v Speaker 5>He said.

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<v Speaker 1>When they win, for him, it's relief. He can't even

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<v Speaker 1>really enjoy it because the expectations are so high and

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<v Speaker 5>I think he enjoys it. I think he enjoys it.

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<v Speaker 3>If they win the World Series, I'll enjoy it.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he enjoys it. I don't think he. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I think, yes, they're there. It's it's a relief when

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<v Speaker 2>of enjoyment and relief. Yeah, I believe that. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>there are certain standards for certain teams, and you feel

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<v Speaker 2>a certain way where you've got to win. If you don't,

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<v Speaker 2>then it's, uh, you know, it's considered a failure as

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<v Speaker 2>But I think you still get joy out of winning.

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew Friedman was asked about Dave Roberts, because you know

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<v Speaker 1>Dave's deal, He's got one more year in his deal.

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<v Speaker 1>And Andrew Freeman said something, And I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger fans know this or want to hear it. But

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<v Speaker 1>how do they base things, how do they make decisions

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<v Speaker 1>on what they're going to do on consistency, on consistency,

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<v Speaker 1>not oh my god, they lost this game, consistency having

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<v Speaker 1>that same consistency every year. And if you just base

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<v Speaker 1>it on that Dodger fans who everybody wants Dave Roberts

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<v Speaker 1>fired right now and they have even started the Padre Series. Yet,

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<v Speaker 1>if you base it on that he's done the best

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<v Speaker 1>job in Major League Baseball, well the record will support that.

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<v Speaker 1>You might not believe that, but he's done the best

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<v Speaker 1>Rodney on consistency, because you tell me a team that's

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers, No one, no one, And he said the stats,

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<v Speaker 2>the record supports all of that. No one has been

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<v Speaker 2>he's been the manager of the Dodgers. But again, it

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<v Speaker 2>of the guy that brought you to the playoffs every

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<v Speaker 2>single year and won as much as Dave Roberts has won.

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<v Speaker 2>Because it ain't no guarantee if you bring anybody else

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<v Speaker 1>So let's bring on our buddy, Bill plunk into the

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<v Speaker 1>OC Register. Bill, how are you today?

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<v Speaker 6>I'm doing just fine, guys. I do care.

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<v Speaker 5>We care today, Bill, Bill, what do you care about?

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<v Speaker 6>I'm not gonna say on the air, but I do care.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, Well, you're ahead of us because we don't. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>So Bill, only on Fridays, Bill only.

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<v Speaker 6>On Fridays only Friday.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Bill, let's get into it. So they've made

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<v Speaker 3>the move.

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<v Speaker 1>Yamamota will start Game one that will in Essen's given

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<v Speaker 1>an extra day of rest if it goes five.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you like that move?

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<v Speaker 6>I don't see anything wrong with it. I don't think

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<v Speaker 6>they expect to get more than four or five innings

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<v Speaker 6>out of Yamamoto, So starting him in game one you're

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<v Speaker 6>there's some plus there. But the main reason they're doing it,

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<v Speaker 6>and they're kind of acknowledging that they expect this to

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<v Speaker 6>go five games, is to give them options for Game five.

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<v Speaker 6>They can start Yamamoto again on five days rest, which

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<v Speaker 6>is what he's gotten minimum all season, or they could

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<v Speaker 6>come back with Flarity on four days rest, which he

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<v Speaker 6>is very accustomed to. So game five they would have options.

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<v Speaker 6>I would think that the bullpen usage has a lot

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<v Speaker 6>five and their bullpen has been tax maybe you go

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<v Speaker 6>with Flarity because he gives you the at least the

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<v Speaker 6>you know, depending on how he looked in Game one.

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<v Speaker 6>There is nothing that the Dodgers front office values more

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<v Speaker 6>than optionality, so much so that I think they invented

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<v Speaker 6>that word.

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<v Speaker 5>I was gonna say, I was like, you made that

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<v Speaker 6>Oh no, I have heard that word so many times

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<v Speaker 6>from Andrew Friedman, Brandon Gomes over the last few years. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>they love optionality, but you know.

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<v Speaker 2>You make a good point that you know Flaherty is

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<v Speaker 2>better suited to go on shorter rest, and say Yamamoto,

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<v Speaker 2>who is notoriously they want to make sure they give him,

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<v Speaker 2>you know that five days if possible.

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<v Speaker 5>Where do you see the concern?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I know starting pitching and how deep the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers' pitchers go, But when you look at this series

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<v Speaker 2>and this match up, what concerns.

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<v Speaker 5>You if you're a Dodger fan.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, there's you know, it's easy to look at the pitching,

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<v Speaker 6>and we seem to do it every year at this time,

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<v Speaker 6>and they don't have enough. Their bullpen is this, their

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<v Speaker 6>starters are that, and we end up focusing on starting

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<v Speaker 6>pitching and the pitching decisions in game. But if you

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<v Speaker 6>look over the last few years when the Dodgers have

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<v Speaker 6>fallen short in postseason series, it has largely been because

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<v Speaker 6>the offense dried up. Now, the starting pitching was horrible

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<v Speaker 6>last year, so maybe that doesn't apply. But Lookie Betts

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<v Speaker 6>and Freddie Freeman were combined one for twenty one in

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<v Speaker 6>those three games the year before against the Arizona or

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<v Speaker 6>a year before against San Diego. That time they scored

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<v Speaker 6>in the first game and then the offense kind of

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<v Speaker 6>disappeared the rest of the series. And you go back,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, other years against the Nationals and such. The

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<v Speaker 6>key is to get clutch hits. I know, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know how you manufacture them. But the team

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<v Speaker 6>that gets clutch hits like Pete Alonso going deep in

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<v Speaker 6>the ninth inning are the teams that advance. And the

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<v Speaker 6>Dodgers have to find a way to be that team.

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<v Speaker 5>Now.

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<v Speaker 6>They think they can. They have a deep enough lineup

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<v Speaker 6>that there are, you know, potential guys to come through

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<v Speaker 6>in the clutch, all up and down the lineup. Padres

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<v Speaker 6>have the same thing. So it's to me, it's going

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<v Speaker 6>to be one key hit that wins a game that

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<v Speaker 6>flips the series.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, real quick, I mean Starry fed in at the Cakes.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you get into these playoffs, all the teams

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<v Speaker 2>are are pretty good, they're all playing at a high level,

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<v Speaker 2>and there is not at least this year, there's not

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<v Speaker 2>a team that you can look at it and go,

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<v Speaker 2>They're going to roll through the playoffs. They're going to

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<v Speaker 2>just dominate everybody. Everybody can beat anybody at any given night.

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<v Speaker 2>And the suggestion that the Dodgers should win and the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers are going to just go roll through into the

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<v Speaker 2>World Series. I know that's what the Dodger fans want

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<v Speaker 2>to believe, but that's just not the case.

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<v Speaker 6>Isn't that what they thought the last two years? And

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<v Speaker 6>how did that work out?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, I think if you're a Dodger fan, you've been

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<v Speaker 6>following this team, you should have learned your lesson by

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<v Speaker 6>now and understand that October is a different animal from

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<v Speaker 6>the regular season. That weird stuff happens in October? Is

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<v Speaker 6>that unpredictable stuff happens in October? The Detroit Tigers are

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<v Speaker 6>playing in the Division Series round. Who would have predicted

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<v Speaker 6>that a few weeks ago? Yeah, you know, a lot

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<v Speaker 6>of it is timing. I don't want to say luck,

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<v Speaker 6>but there is a certain element of good fortune that

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<v Speaker 6>has to happen for you to move and advance in October.

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<v Speaker 6>If you were listening to the postgame when the padres

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<v Speaker 6>one the other night, Manny Machado said, you know, when

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<v Speaker 6>he was asked about playing the Dodgers, this is what

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<v Speaker 6>everyone wanted. And I don't think that was a shot

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<v Speaker 6>at the Dodgers that you know he wanted the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 6>I think it was an accurate statement. This is a

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<v Speaker 6>it's clearly the best matchup in the Division Series round.

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<v Speaker 6>These are two teams. Either team could win the series,

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<v Speaker 6>either team could go on to win the World Series.

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<v Speaker 6>It is, it's a terrific matchup.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, well, you know you mentioned lack of hitting the

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<v Speaker 1>last two postseasons. Yeah, that was an issue. But I

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<v Speaker 1>look at it this year maybe a little differently, Tell

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<v Speaker 1>me what you think. I think because of the sense

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<v Speaker 1>of urgency they've had to have near the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the year, they've had to battle all the way through

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<v Speaker 1>that It wasn't easy, it wasn't scripted. You know, they

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<v Speaker 1>lead at the end, so they had rest guys. I

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<v Speaker 1>they should be more prepared. I know they've had days off,

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<v Speaker 1>I know that, but I just think how they got

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<v Speaker 1>here this go round should make them better hitters this

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<v Speaker 1>time around.

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<v Speaker 5>What do you think?

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<v Speaker 6>I absolutely agree. You know, the last couple of years

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<v Speaker 6>they didn't take a meaningful at bat after like July.

422
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<v Speaker 6>I mean, the games in September didn't matter, you know,

423
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<v Speaker 6>other than resting and that kind of stuff. The idea

424
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<v Speaker 6>that they had to play to the end this year,

425
00:22:39.519 --> 00:22:41.480
<v Speaker 6>I think does change it. And I also think that

426
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<v Speaker 6>the last two years have caught their attention. You know,

427
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<v Speaker 6>you get bounced in the first round two years in

428
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<v Speaker 6>a row. That better leave a mark. And I think

429
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<v Speaker 6>it has and I think they will be better for

430
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<v Speaker 6>it this year.

431
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<v Speaker 2>Who are you looking for bill to be key components

432
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<v Speaker 2>on the Dodger team? And you know, Fred believes that

433
00:23:02.440 --> 00:23:05.119
<v Speaker 2>it's you know, Otani's gonna is built for this and

434
00:23:05.200 --> 00:23:08.240
<v Speaker 2>he's going to have a great series, and and Muki

435
00:23:08.319 --> 00:23:10.680
<v Speaker 2>has said that he's been, you know, waiting all year

436
00:23:10.799 --> 00:23:13.759
<v Speaker 2>for this to redeem himself. Who you look at from

437
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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers standpoint that you think is going to be

438
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<v Speaker 2>a key factor and or needs to be a key

439
00:23:19.519 --> 00:23:20.480
<v Speaker 2>factor in the series.

440
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<v Speaker 6>I would point at Mooki absolutely because you know how

441
00:23:26.319 --> 00:23:29.640
<v Speaker 6>poor he did last those last It's only three games,

442
00:23:29.680 --> 00:23:32.599
<v Speaker 6>but he was over He's got to be a threat

443
00:23:32.720 --> 00:23:35.680
<v Speaker 6>behind Otani because they're not going to want to face Otani.

444
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<v Speaker 6>They're going to try and pitch around him or at

445
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<v Speaker 6>least minimize his damage. So there has to be threats

446
00:23:42.799 --> 00:23:47.000
<v Speaker 6>and production behind Otani. Muki being the first one, and

447
00:23:47.079 --> 00:23:49.880
<v Speaker 6>the next one's Freddie, And based on what we saw

448
00:23:50.079 --> 00:23:54.240
<v Speaker 6>yesterday in the sim games, I'm not sure Freddie's going

449
00:23:54.279 --> 00:23:58.039
<v Speaker 6>to be in the lineup tomorrow. He took at bats,

450
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<v Speaker 6>but he didn't run out of the box and he

451
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<v Speaker 6>didn't play defense. So that tells me that that ankle

452
00:24:04.599 --> 00:24:09.000
<v Speaker 6>is still limiting him, and I have some serious questions

453
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<v Speaker 6>about whether he's in the lineup tomorrow. If that's the

454
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<v Speaker 6>case and he's not, then that puts even more of

455
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<v Speaker 6>a burden on guys like pay Oscar Fernandez, Max Munty,

456
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<v Speaker 6>Will Smith Uh to be productive and to take advantage

457
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<v Speaker 6>of whatever h you know, scoring opportunities Otani and Betts

458
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<v Speaker 6>can create at the top of the lineup.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that a Brandon Golds, a Oddia general manager,

460
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<v Speaker 1>said when it comes to Frey playing first base, you

461
00:24:35.680 --> 00:24:37.559
<v Speaker 1>don't need a lot of mobility, But I had not

462
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<v Speaker 1>heard that he couldn't even get out of a batter's

463
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<v Speaker 1>box yesterday.

464
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<v Speaker 3>I don't know if one more arrest is going to

465
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<v Speaker 3>make a difference.

466
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<v Speaker 6>There, Bill, you should you should read my stories instead

467
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<v Speaker 6>of Bill Plaski's. Then I wrote that last night. Yeah,

468
00:24:55.039 --> 00:24:57.799
<v Speaker 6>he was in the same games. He was taking he

469
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<v Speaker 6>was taking at bats, you know, re inning simulated innings,

470
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<v Speaker 6>but he was out running, not running at all. And

471
00:25:06.400 --> 00:25:09.039
<v Speaker 6>when on defense, it was Max Munsey at first base.

472
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<v Speaker 6>And if you go back to last weekend, I'm sure

473
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<v Speaker 6>you didn't read this either, but last weekend, uh, Dave

474
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<v Speaker 6>Roberts told us that they would consider moving Monthly from

475
00:25:20.519 --> 00:25:23.799
<v Speaker 6>third to first and kik at play at third base

476
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<v Speaker 6>if Freddy's absence was going to be more long term.

477
00:25:29.079 --> 00:25:29.960
<v Speaker 6>He was the first base.

478
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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, yeah, yeah, I got behind the paywall.

479
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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, can you get behind the paywall?

480
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<v Speaker 3>I got stuck.

481
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<v Speaker 6>An actual paper still, I'm not sure where you can

482
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<v Speaker 6>find one.

483
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<v Speaker 3>But you know where you're going to find that, Bill, Bill.

484
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<v Speaker 5>Bill.

485
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<v Speaker 2>That being said, that being said, I mean, is there

486
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<v Speaker 2>a chance that Dodgers kind of, you know, play the

487
00:25:57.079 --> 00:25:59.359
<v Speaker 2>first three or four innings kind of by ear and

488
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<v Speaker 2>and and not start Freddy and use him as more

489
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<v Speaker 2>of a pitch hitter situation, or if they need him

490
00:26:06.599 --> 00:26:08.680
<v Speaker 2>if they get behind or whatever, pitch hit him in

491
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<v Speaker 2>the third or fourth inning, or if they don't need

492
00:26:10.640 --> 00:26:13.720
<v Speaker 2>him stay they're up three or four runs and they

493
00:26:13.759 --> 00:26:15.599
<v Speaker 2>don't necessarily need him, they don't use them.

494
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<v Speaker 6>I think that's a possibility.

495
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<v Speaker 5>Now.

496
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<v Speaker 6>Freddie is as tough as they come, and you know

497
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<v Speaker 6>he doesn't want to miss a single game for one

498
00:26:27.079 --> 00:26:30.480
<v Speaker 6>hundred and sixty two, let alone in the postseason. So

499
00:26:30.599 --> 00:26:34.119
<v Speaker 6>I'm sure he will. And Brandon even said this yesterday,

500
00:26:34.759 --> 00:26:37.759
<v Speaker 6>or Andrew did. He'll tell them, you know, I'm good.

501
00:26:37.839 --> 00:26:42.400
<v Speaker 6>I can go and try it. If it looks bad,

502
00:26:42.559 --> 00:26:45.839
<v Speaker 6>then maybe you have to pivot. Maybe you can talk

503
00:26:45.920 --> 00:26:48.880
<v Speaker 6>him into like you, like you said, get an extra

504
00:26:49.000 --> 00:26:51.880
<v Speaker 6>day of rest, don't play Game one, just be available

505
00:26:51.960 --> 00:26:56.240
<v Speaker 6>to pinch hit. But I think that's a very much

506
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<v Speaker 6>a question mark heading into Game one.

507
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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well, listen, if he can't run out of the

508
00:27:00.359 --> 00:27:02.160
<v Speaker 1>batter's box, it doesn't matter what he does.

509
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<v Speaker 3>He can't play.

510
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<v Speaker 6>I didn't say he couldn't. I just said he didn't.

511
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<v Speaker 2>Game.

512
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<v Speaker 5>You don't have to run, you know.

513
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<v Speaker 3>But I'm just saying, if the.

514
00:27:16.279 --> 00:27:19.680
<v Speaker 2>Guy goes up and Let's say he just said he

515
00:27:19.759 --> 00:27:22.160
<v Speaker 2>didn't do it. They didn't force them to run out

516
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<v Speaker 2>of the box.

517
00:27:22.680 --> 00:27:24.599
<v Speaker 5>They want him. Who knows what.

518
00:27:24.680 --> 00:27:27.839
<v Speaker 6>That's It's a simulated game. They can change the rules,

519
00:27:27.920 --> 00:27:30.559
<v Speaker 6>do whatever they want. And in that case, they just

520
00:27:30.640 --> 00:27:34.160
<v Speaker 6>wanted him a team. I just wanted to face uh

521
00:27:34.559 --> 00:27:37.160
<v Speaker 6>live pitching to get a feel for that, but not

522
00:27:38.160 --> 00:27:40.720
<v Speaker 6>push the ankle, to find out if he could if

523
00:27:40.759 --> 00:27:41.319
<v Speaker 6>he could run.

524
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<v Speaker 3>Bill, how do you see this series with the Padres going.

525
00:27:47.160 --> 00:27:50.400
<v Speaker 6>I see it going five intents, very fun to watch games.

526
00:27:50.960 --> 00:27:55.599
<v Speaker 6>Beyond that, I can't predict the future. I really think

527
00:27:55.759 --> 00:27:59.079
<v Speaker 6>in some ways the Padres are the better team. They're

528
00:27:59.119 --> 00:28:06.759
<v Speaker 6>pitching is clearly better. Their lineup is comparable. So, like

529
00:28:06.880 --> 00:28:10.279
<v Speaker 6>I said before, I think it's gonna be one moment

530
00:28:10.559 --> 00:28:14.440
<v Speaker 6>that flips the series, and both teams are capable of

531
00:28:14.559 --> 00:28:17.119
<v Speaker 6>having that moment. I just I don't know.

532
00:28:17.839 --> 00:28:18.559
<v Speaker 5>I think you're right.

533
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, and I think you know, not to make

534
00:28:21.680 --> 00:28:24.759
<v Speaker 2>excuses for anybody, but I think Dodger fans sometimes get

535
00:28:24.839 --> 00:28:27.559
<v Speaker 2>caught up in that. At San Diego and they're supposed

536
00:28:27.559 --> 00:28:30.400
<v Speaker 2>to beat San Diego, but you're right, their lineup is

537
00:28:30.640 --> 00:28:34.759
<v Speaker 2>just as good as a Dodgers at least not maybe

538
00:28:34.839 --> 00:28:37.279
<v Speaker 2>not on paper as people look at it, but in

539
00:28:37.400 --> 00:28:40.440
<v Speaker 2>terms of being hot and being productive the way they've

540
00:28:40.480 --> 00:28:43.559
<v Speaker 2>been the last month, they're as good as anybody in the.

541
00:28:43.640 --> 00:28:47.480
<v Speaker 5>League, including including the Dodgers. What do you what do

542
00:28:47.559 --> 00:28:47.720
<v Speaker 5>you know?

543
00:28:48.039 --> 00:28:49.720
<v Speaker 2>Going back to injuries and pictures, What do you know

544
00:28:49.759 --> 00:28:52.599
<v Speaker 2>about muscrow who came out of the game the other day?

545
00:28:53.799 --> 00:28:56.960
<v Speaker 6>Have not heard anything definitive, but have heard that it's

546
00:28:57.039 --> 00:29:01.400
<v Speaker 6>not good. So I don't think he's he's in play

547
00:29:01.519 --> 00:29:04.839
<v Speaker 6>for this series at all. Here's here's the maneuver that

548
00:29:04.920 --> 00:29:08.480
<v Speaker 6>the Padres have to decide on depending on the severity

549
00:29:08.519 --> 00:29:11.240
<v Speaker 6>of that injury. If they put him on the roster

550
00:29:11.440 --> 00:29:14.960
<v Speaker 6>for the Division Series and then have to put him

551
00:29:15.480 --> 00:29:20.559
<v Speaker 6>on injured list to get somebody else available, Muscrove then

552
00:29:20.680 --> 00:29:25.400
<v Speaker 6>becomes unavailable for the Championship Ship Series round. If they

553
00:29:25.519 --> 00:29:28.359
<v Speaker 6>don't put him on the roster at all for the DS,

554
00:29:28.839 --> 00:29:32.839
<v Speaker 6>they can add him for the Championship Series. So I

555
00:29:32.960 --> 00:29:37.000
<v Speaker 6>don't think we see him at all, regardless of you know,

556
00:29:37.359 --> 00:29:39.359
<v Speaker 6>the long term problems with the elbow.

557
00:29:39.960 --> 00:29:41.160
<v Speaker 3>All right, So what are we going to see for

558
00:29:41.200 --> 00:29:41.799
<v Speaker 3>the Padres.

559
00:29:43.880 --> 00:29:46.319
<v Speaker 6>You're going to see Dylan Ceeese in Game one you're

560
00:29:46.319 --> 00:29:49.759
<v Speaker 6>gonna see Darvish, You're gonna see Michael King, who has

561
00:29:49.839 --> 00:29:53.440
<v Speaker 6>been terrific. Yeah, and the fourth spot, I'm not sure,

562
00:29:53.559 --> 00:29:57.440
<v Speaker 6>probably because of the you know, if Otani and Freeman

563
00:29:57.480 --> 00:29:59.480
<v Speaker 6>are at the top of the lineup, they're going to

564
00:29:59.519 --> 00:30:01.720
<v Speaker 6>want to go left handed. So you probably see Martin

565
00:30:01.799 --> 00:30:06.440
<v Speaker 6>Perez in Game four. Uh see, hasn't been great against

566
00:30:06.480 --> 00:30:11.799
<v Speaker 6>the Dodgers over the years. King his last two starts

567
00:30:11.920 --> 00:30:15.160
<v Speaker 6>against the Dodgers gave up one unearned run and I

568
00:30:15.240 --> 00:30:18.480
<v Speaker 6>think it was twelve or fourteen innings. He's been terrific.

569
00:30:18.599 --> 00:30:21.519
<v Speaker 6>He was terrific in one of the wild Card games.

570
00:30:22.119 --> 00:30:25.160
<v Speaker 6>And Darvish has you know, I know people in LA

571
00:30:25.279 --> 00:30:28.839
<v Speaker 6>don't exactly respect mister Darvish, but he's been awful good

572
00:30:29.599 --> 00:30:33.680
<v Speaker 6>over the last few years for the Padres. So to me,

573
00:30:33.839 --> 00:30:36.279
<v Speaker 6>the advantage is definitely san Diego there.

574
00:30:36.960 --> 00:30:39.119
<v Speaker 5>Especially he's been good against the Dodgers as well.

575
00:30:40.160 --> 00:30:41.839
<v Speaker 6>Yes, he has. I think he's got about it two

576
00:30:41.880 --> 00:30:44.359
<v Speaker 6>era the last few years against the Dodgers.

577
00:30:46.079 --> 00:30:47.599
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we could have used a little of that. When

578
00:30:47.640 --> 00:30:48.839
<v Speaker 3>he was pitching for the Dodgers.

579
00:30:51.359 --> 00:30:55.079
<v Speaker 2>Knew you couldn't resist that, you couldn't sell you saw

580
00:30:55.119 --> 00:30:59.160
<v Speaker 2>it coming I'm sorry, Yes, I can't get over there,

581
00:30:59.599 --> 00:30:59.920
<v Speaker 2>all right.

582
00:31:00.160 --> 00:31:02.079
<v Speaker 1>Bill, thanks for spending time with us today and setting

583
00:31:02.160 --> 00:31:03.599
<v Speaker 1>up the series. We really appreciate it.

584
00:31:04.400 --> 00:31:12.599
<v Speaker 6>You got it guys anytime, all right.

585
00:31:12.680 --> 00:31:18.400
<v Speaker 1>So if there is pressure on one Dodger one, who

586
00:31:18.559 --> 00:31:28.160
<v Speaker 1>is it? We'll talk about it next Hey, we bring it,

587
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<v Speaker 1>We bring it a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>Today's Afternoon Delight is brought to you by rapper from

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592
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<v Speaker 1>Dirk All Rodney. I want to mention something real quickly,

598
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<v Speaker 1>and I was going to mention it yesterday. It's an

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00:32:14.160 --> 00:32:16.720
<v Speaker 1>event going on out in the Coachella Valley and I

600
00:32:16.839 --> 00:32:19.039
<v Speaker 1>was lucky enough to be a part of it yesterday morning.

601
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<v Speaker 1>It is the EPSOM Golf Tournament.

602
00:32:20.880 --> 00:32:21.640
<v Speaker 5>And you go, what is that?

603
00:32:22.240 --> 00:32:25.359
<v Speaker 1>Well, the EPSOM Golf Tournament is a qualifying tournament for

604
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<v Speaker 1>players that hope to get their LPGA cards, and fifteen

605
00:32:29.559 --> 00:32:33.400
<v Speaker 1>people will be awarded their LPGA cards at the end

606
00:32:33.440 --> 00:32:36.599
<v Speaker 1>of this tournament, so it's their season ending event and

607
00:32:36.720 --> 00:32:40.799
<v Speaker 1>then whoever qualifies moves up to the Big LPGA Tour

608
00:32:41.079 --> 00:32:45.839
<v Speaker 1>next year. The top fifteen qualify works and the reason

609
00:32:45.880 --> 00:32:48.640
<v Speaker 1>they're doing it and because so many people do come

610
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<v Speaker 1>out to the desert in the valley out here, Indian

611
00:32:52.000 --> 00:32:55.160
<v Speaker 1>Wells wants to get back into the ballgame in hosting

612
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<v Speaker 1>LPGA events. There used to be an event at Mission

613
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<v Speaker 1>Hills Country Club to dine ashore for years now that moved.

614
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<v Speaker 1>So what they're trying to do is let the LPGA

615
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<v Speaker 1>know that they're open for business. And I was out there,

616
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<v Speaker 1>and you know, you've played more golf than I've ever

617
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<v Speaker 1>played in my life. I mean, you know, if you've

618
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<v Speaker 1>played five times ten times, that's more than I've ever played.

619
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<v Speaker 1>But I know what golf courses look like, and I

620
00:33:20.079 --> 00:33:23.079
<v Speaker 1>enjoy watching the sport and they have done such a

621
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<v Speaker 1>magnificent job out there in trying to put on a

622
00:33:26.839 --> 00:33:32.119
<v Speaker 1>show to encourage the LPGA to come back. The course

623
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<v Speaker 1>is beautiful. And by the way, if as soon as

624
00:33:35.240 --> 00:33:38.079
<v Speaker 1>it cools down, which it's like one hundred and twelve today,

625
00:33:38.640 --> 00:33:41.519
<v Speaker 1>but as soon as it cools down and the season

626
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<v Speaker 1>quote unquote begins, and so many people come out here

627
00:33:44.200 --> 00:33:48.480
<v Speaker 1>from La. The courses are beautiful, they really are. And

628
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<v Speaker 1>I see why people come out here now all the time.

629
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<v Speaker 1>They want to play golf. When it cools down, when

630
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<v Speaker 1>it gets to about eighty.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it can be really nice, beautiful. It's beautiful to

632
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<v Speaker 2>play golf there. I've done it several times and been

633
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<v Speaker 2>in tournaments, but just gone there just to play golf

634
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<v Speaker 2>for a weekend.

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<v Speaker 5>And you're right, it is beautiful to play. Yeah.

636
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<v Speaker 1>So anyway, Indian Wells is open to the public too.

637
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<v Speaker 1>I'm not selling tickets for him, but you know, when

638
00:34:14.679 --> 00:34:17.760
<v Speaker 1>the tournament is over, Indian Walls, the golf course out

639
00:34:17.760 --> 00:34:20.440
<v Speaker 1>there is open to the public, and come out and

640
00:34:20.440 --> 00:34:22.079
<v Speaker 1>make a weekend out of it, because you'll really have

641
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<v Speaker 1>a good time.

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<v Speaker 5>All right.

643
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<v Speaker 3>Pressure Now for the Dodgers. Pressure, does one person have

644
00:34:29.000 --> 00:34:31.760
<v Speaker 3>more pressure on them than any of the other Dodgers?

645
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<v Speaker 2>You asking me, I'm asking, yeah, yeah, no, I think

646
00:34:37.920 --> 00:34:41.760
<v Speaker 2>it's without question. I think it's Mookie Bets. You know,

647
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<v Speaker 2>I know some people may say someone is Mookie Bets,

648
00:34:45.440 --> 00:34:48.159
<v Speaker 2>and then behind that, I say Freddie Freeman. I think

649
00:34:48.199 --> 00:34:52.400
<v Speaker 2>it's Mookie because of what happened last year. Mookie, since

650
00:34:52.440 --> 00:34:54.960
<v Speaker 2>he became the Dodgers, been the leader of this team,

651
00:34:55.119 --> 00:35:00.679
<v Speaker 2>he's been the player on this team, and and struggled

652
00:35:00.960 --> 00:35:06.000
<v Speaker 2>last year without getting a hit in the postseason, and

653
00:35:06.119 --> 00:35:10.280
<v Speaker 2>that that eight at him all off season and pretty

654
00:35:10.320 --> 00:35:13.320
<v Speaker 2>much all season long, where he he's thrown it out there.

655
00:35:13.840 --> 00:35:17.719
<v Speaker 2>You know, it's not meaningful until we get into the postseason.

656
00:35:17.760 --> 00:35:20.360
<v Speaker 2>That's when it really means something. And he couldn't wait

657
00:35:20.440 --> 00:35:23.519
<v Speaker 2>for the postseason to start because he wanted to redeem himself.

658
00:35:23.639 --> 00:35:26.920
<v Speaker 2>So to me, without question, it's Mookie. Bet as the

659
00:35:27.079 --> 00:35:30.400
<v Speaker 2>most pressure on him and and he's putting the pressure

660
00:35:30.400 --> 00:35:33.840
<v Speaker 2>on himself. You know, sometimes that works, sometimes that doesn't.

661
00:35:33.840 --> 00:35:35.360
<v Speaker 2>But I think he's putting a lot of pressure on

662
00:35:35.480 --> 00:35:39.159
<v Speaker 2>himself to come back this year and deliver because he

663
00:35:39.239 --> 00:35:42.159
<v Speaker 2>didn't last year, and he felt like he let the

664
00:35:42.199 --> 00:35:46.440
<v Speaker 2>guys down because he didn't didn't perform offensively. So I

665
00:35:46.519 --> 00:35:48.719
<v Speaker 2>think it's definitely Mookie. And then I would say behind

666
00:35:48.719 --> 00:35:51.239
<v Speaker 2>that is Freddy because Freddy was the same way Freddie

667
00:35:51.280 --> 00:35:53.679
<v Speaker 2>Mookie got a zero hits. Freddy got one, and that

668
00:35:53.800 --> 00:35:56.920
<v Speaker 2>one hit was an infield hit, so it wasn't even

669
00:35:57.239 --> 00:36:00.880
<v Speaker 2>you know, a substantial hit. So both those guys have

670
00:36:00.960 --> 00:36:04.199
<v Speaker 2>a tremendous amount of pressure on them wear that Dodge

671
00:36:04.320 --> 00:36:06.960
<v Speaker 2>uniform and performing in the postseason.

672
00:36:07.639 --> 00:36:09.480
<v Speaker 1>And do you think of the back of Otani's mind

673
00:36:09.559 --> 00:36:12.480
<v Speaker 1>he believes he's just gonna have to carry everybody.

674
00:36:13.360 --> 00:36:16.159
<v Speaker 5>No, I don't think he's ever believed that. I don't

675
00:36:16.159 --> 00:36:17.119
<v Speaker 5>think he believed that at all.

676
00:36:17.239 --> 00:36:18.880
<v Speaker 2>I think that's the reason why I came to the Dodgers,

677
00:36:18.880 --> 00:36:22.639
<v Speaker 2>because he doesn't have to carry everybody, and he hasn't

678
00:36:23.480 --> 00:36:25.880
<v Speaker 2>had to carry everybody. He's had a great year and

679
00:36:25.920 --> 00:36:29.880
<v Speaker 2>I would say carried everybody throughout the season. He was phenomenal.

680
00:36:30.599 --> 00:36:33.119
<v Speaker 2>But I don't think at one moment that he felt

681
00:36:33.199 --> 00:36:34.880
<v Speaker 2>like he had to carry this team. There's too many

682
00:36:34.960 --> 00:36:37.920
<v Speaker 2>good players on his team, too many stars on his team,

683
00:36:39.239 --> 00:36:41.440
<v Speaker 2>for one guy to think that he has to carry

684
00:36:41.480 --> 00:36:42.079
<v Speaker 2>the whole team.

685
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<v Speaker 1>Well, I think it'll be fascinating to observe that within

686
00:36:47.920 --> 00:36:51.159
<v Speaker 1>the game. You know, how the top three hit what

687
00:36:51.320 --> 00:36:55.159
<v Speaker 1>O'tani does and consequently, and now we don't know if

688
00:36:55.159 --> 00:36:58.239
<v Speaker 1>predigal play or not. But Mooki certainly is a focal

689
00:36:58.320 --> 00:37:01.559
<v Speaker 1>point here and what has happened in the postseason. And

690
00:37:01.719 --> 00:37:04.519
<v Speaker 1>let's remember it's not like he's ever torn the cover

691
00:37:04.639 --> 00:37:08.239
<v Speaker 1>off the ball in postseason plays. Okay, yeah, he's been

692
00:37:08.280 --> 00:37:10.639
<v Speaker 1>okay at times, but the last couple of years he

693
00:37:10.639 --> 00:37:11.239
<v Speaker 1>hadn't been great.

694
00:37:12.559 --> 00:37:15.320
<v Speaker 2>So he hadn't been great, but he was pretty good

695
00:37:15.360 --> 00:37:18.039
<v Speaker 2>in the year they won it. He was pretty good

696
00:37:18.079 --> 00:37:20.679
<v Speaker 2>for Boston. I mean, there's another guy that went off,

697
00:37:20.800 --> 00:37:24.880
<v Speaker 2>but it's pretty good for Boston in that postseason. Yeah,

698
00:37:24.920 --> 00:37:28.639
<v Speaker 2>I just think that, uh, he's on the spot. I

699
00:37:28.719 --> 00:37:30.760
<v Speaker 2>think you're having been for Corey Seeger. He might have

700
00:37:30.800 --> 00:37:31.880
<v Speaker 2>won it when they won it.

701
00:37:32.599 --> 00:37:35.199
<v Speaker 3>Now, but you know, Corey Seger was super human in

702
00:37:35.239 --> 00:37:35.880
<v Speaker 3>that series.

703
00:37:36.440 --> 00:37:38.320
<v Speaker 2>Went off like he did last year for the for

704
00:37:38.440 --> 00:37:41.039
<v Speaker 2>the Rangers, So it's hard to argue with that. But

705
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<v Speaker 2>but I think, you know, last year for him was

706
00:37:43.639 --> 00:37:45.960
<v Speaker 2>a nominae. But the year's past, Mookie's been pretty good,

707
00:37:46.519 --> 00:37:50.480
<v Speaker 2>well not the last two, so hopefully this go round

708
00:37:51.000 --> 00:37:53.360
<v Speaker 2>will be a different story. I said it earlier, I'll

709
00:37:53.400 --> 00:37:53.880
<v Speaker 2>say it again.

710
00:37:55.599 --> 00:37:58.880
<v Speaker 1>I am of the opinion that they desperately need to

711
00:37:58.920 --> 00:38:02.280
<v Speaker 1>win Game one and I also think it will be

712
00:38:02.480 --> 00:38:05.440
<v Speaker 1>a very huge confidence builder. If the top of that

713
00:38:05.599 --> 00:38:10.119
<v Speaker 1>order hits in Game one, I think that is vital.

714
00:38:10.840 --> 00:38:11.519
<v Speaker 1>They've got to.

715
00:38:13.079 --> 00:38:15.000
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no, I agree with that, and I think that

716
00:38:15.119 --> 00:38:18.960
<v Speaker 2>it does not only is it a confidence builder and

717
00:38:19.159 --> 00:38:22.039
<v Speaker 2>big for the Dodgers and the rest of the team.

718
00:38:22.159 --> 00:38:26.599
<v Speaker 2>If the top three hit, I think it does wonders

719
00:38:26.800 --> 00:38:31.800
<v Speaker 2>for demoralizing the Padres. If the top three hit, the

720
00:38:31.920 --> 00:38:34.800
<v Speaker 2>top three are just going off and between the three

721
00:38:34.880 --> 00:38:37.320
<v Speaker 2>of them they got eight hits in a game and

722
00:38:37.400 --> 00:38:41.519
<v Speaker 2>a couple home runs, then it it sends a signal

723
00:38:41.599 --> 00:38:45.239
<v Speaker 2>to the to the Padres, it's like, we can't get

724
00:38:45.280 --> 00:38:47.599
<v Speaker 2>the top of that lineup out. Their big stars are

725
00:38:47.639 --> 00:38:51.639
<v Speaker 2>coming to play and they're tough to beat. I mean,

726
00:38:51.719 --> 00:38:55.119
<v Speaker 2>when you talk about Otani, Mookie and Freddy, there's not

727
00:38:55.239 --> 00:38:58.119
<v Speaker 2>a better three combination in baseball than those three. And

728
00:38:58.199 --> 00:39:02.039
<v Speaker 2>if they're on, it is intimidating for the opposing team.

729
00:39:03.079 --> 00:39:04.400
<v Speaker 2>All right, here's what we're gonna do now.

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<v Speaker 1>Yesterday, if things went in the little sideways, not gonna

731
00:39:08.079 --> 00:39:11.679
<v Speaker 1>lie to you, the things went a little south yesterday.

732
00:39:12.719 --> 00:39:15.440
<v Speaker 1>But this will be fun now because the game is tomorrow.

733
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<v Speaker 1>It is time to trash talk to Padres and their fans,

734
00:39:20.920 --> 00:39:23.440
<v Speaker 1>and nobody can do a better job of that than

735
00:39:23.519 --> 00:39:28.039
<v Speaker 1>Dodger fans. It is time to trash talk the Padres

736
00:39:29.000 --> 00:39:38.360
<v Speaker 1>and their fans. Dazzel lesson, dazzl everybody. It's always fun

737
00:39:38.400 --> 00:39:42.079
<v Speaker 1>when we play this game. Trash talk to Padres, trash

738
00:39:42.159 --> 00:39:44.880
<v Speaker 1>talk their fans. Eight six six nine eighty seven two

739
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<v Speaker 1>five seventy eight six six, Well you know the number.