WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:03.799 Even if you're listening to LA Dodgers Baseball on top 2 00:00:03.839 --> 00:00:07.440 of the Mountain on the World Chimney in LA Dodgers. 3 00:00:07.000 --> 00:00:08.800 Audio, what. 4 00:00:13.279 --> 00:00:17.679 David Bassey with you until at least seven o'clock right 5 00:00:17.679 --> 00:00:20.920 here on AM five to seventy LA Sports you tuned 6 00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:25.079 in to hear Dodgers mets. Well, Mother Nature had something 7 00:00:25.079 --> 00:00:27.199 to say about it. There's a rain delay in the 8 00:00:27.199 --> 00:00:29.679 top of the third inning, runners at second and third 9 00:00:29.719 --> 00:00:33.320 with one out in a scoreless tie. The Dodgers have 10 00:00:33.439 --> 00:00:36.600 Freddy Freeman at the plate when play resumes in the 11 00:00:36.640 --> 00:00:38.960 top of the third inning, threatening to put the first 12 00:00:39.039 --> 00:00:42.359 run of the game on the board. But the reality is, 13 00:00:42.520 --> 00:00:45.679 even if the Dodgers win this game, it's not ideal 14 00:00:45.880 --> 00:00:49.439 because we all know how taxed their bullpen has been 15 00:00:49.560 --> 00:00:52.520 so far to begin this season. They have thrown more 16 00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:56.000 innings than any other bullpen in baseball, two hundred and 17 00:00:56.159 --> 00:01:00.119 fourteen innings. And the Dodgers lose their starting pitch, or 18 00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:04.120 Clayton Kershaw, after just two innings and twenty six pitches, 19 00:01:04.640 --> 00:01:08.120 not because of injury, but because this delay is extended, 20 00:01:08.159 --> 00:01:11.519 so both starters out of the game after two innings. 21 00:01:11.799 --> 00:01:14.239 And in this day and age in baseball. Going back 22 00:01:14.280 --> 00:01:17.159 to that road trip in Atlanta where the Dodgers and 23 00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:21.000 Braves waited three hours to throw a first pitch, the 24 00:01:21.079 --> 00:01:24.959 reason why they waited three hours was because neither team 25 00:01:25.120 --> 00:01:28.640 and this goes across the board and baseball. These days, 26 00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:32.760 teams would rather wait to start the game even if 27 00:01:32.799 --> 00:01:37.799 there's a slim chance of rain, because neither team wants 28 00:01:38.120 --> 00:01:42.000 what's happening tonight to happen, and that is play the 29 00:01:42.040 --> 00:01:44.959 first two or three innings and lose your starter and 30 00:01:45.000 --> 00:01:47.719 go to your bullpen in a game that goes to 31 00:01:47.760 --> 00:01:51.000 the bullpen. More than ever, teams don't want to have 32 00:01:51.159 --> 00:01:54.000 to do it on nights they don't have to because 33 00:01:54.040 --> 00:01:57.200 of rain. So this shouldn't be a surprise that rain 34 00:01:57.359 --> 00:02:00.760 was going to be here. It's surprising they didn't push 35 00:02:00.799 --> 00:02:03.439 back the start time of this game. And now Griffin 36 00:02:03.519 --> 00:02:07.680 Canning and Clayton Kershaw are Nolan void after two innings 37 00:02:07.680 --> 00:02:10.560 and I don't know where the Mets bullpen is. I 38 00:02:10.599 --> 00:02:13.560 know they just came out of Fenway Park, but I 39 00:02:13.599 --> 00:02:15.960 could tell you where the Dodger bullpen is. And it's 40 00:02:16.000 --> 00:02:19.319 not ideal to have to cover six more innings tonight, 41 00:02:19.400 --> 00:02:22.439 even if you get four or five innings from Matt Soer. 42 00:02:22.879 --> 00:02:25.719 Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is 43 00:02:25.719 --> 00:02:28.400 the phone number. We have two lines open at eight 44 00:02:28.479 --> 00:02:31.919 six six nine eight seven two five seventy. We will 45 00:02:31.960 --> 00:02:33.960 get back to your phone calls in a moment, but 46 00:02:34.080 --> 00:02:37.800 first we want to check in with our guy, Jose Moda. 47 00:02:38.879 --> 00:02:42.759 It's time to go around the horn with Jose Moda. 48 00:02:43.599 --> 00:02:46.759 All right, Jose Moda. I just laid it out. The 49 00:02:46.840 --> 00:02:49.719 Dodgers could win this game, but in some ways not 50 00:02:49.879 --> 00:02:53.159 ideal to start this road trip and the stretch of 51 00:02:53.240 --> 00:02:56.240 twenty five games against very good teams by having to 52 00:02:56.280 --> 00:02:58.080 cover six innings with your bullpen. 53 00:02:59.159 --> 00:02:59.400 Yeah. 54 00:03:00.000 --> 00:03:04.000 Always the impredictability of having the weather in the East 55 00:03:04.280 --> 00:03:06.240 and the things that obviously, as you talked about, they 56 00:03:06.240 --> 00:03:09.479 face in Atlanta, you know come through right away, and 57 00:03:09.639 --> 00:03:11.039 this tough stretch that they're going to come you know, 58 00:03:11.080 --> 00:03:14.240 go through. Well, this is where you have to really 59 00:03:14.360 --> 00:03:16.759 go back and look, David. The options that you have 60 00:03:16.800 --> 00:03:18.879 on guys can go long relief, and that's one of 61 00:03:18.879 --> 00:03:22.400 them is sour obviously, but the valuable casparrios and a dryer. 62 00:03:22.560 --> 00:03:25.439 It really comes into view, and you know what, before 63 00:03:25.520 --> 00:03:28.360 this trip they're already thinking about if we run into 64 00:03:28.360 --> 00:03:30.400 this situation, what are we going to be scrambling with. 65 00:03:30.479 --> 00:03:32.360 So this is not something that's you know, just caught 66 00:03:32.360 --> 00:03:36.360 them by surprise. Obviously, they're looking at the options as 67 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:38.599 to who can come in if there's a delay, if 68 00:03:38.639 --> 00:03:43.280 there's a postponement or anything like that. But it's not 69 00:03:43.319 --> 00:03:44.719 the way you want to start it. But guess what, 70 00:03:44.800 --> 00:03:46.319 nobody's gonna wait for you or feel bad for you. 71 00:03:46.400 --> 00:03:47.439 Gotta go out there and pick it up where it 72 00:03:47.479 --> 00:03:49.840 is and hopefully they'll be able to stop the Mets 73 00:03:49.879 --> 00:03:51.639 and win a ball game somehow. Patching things up on 74 00:03:51.680 --> 00:03:53.000 the mountains, no. 75 00:03:52.879 --> 00:03:55.719 Doubt, Jose, But were you surprised, like in Atlanta when 76 00:03:55.759 --> 00:03:58.599 we were sitting there for three hours until ten pm 77 00:03:59.240 --> 00:04:01.639 Eastern time, they didn't do the same thing here. 78 00:04:03.080 --> 00:04:05.000 I am surprised by that, because, as you mentioned, that 79 00:04:05.080 --> 00:04:08.080 is the nightmare for any manager, general manager, anybody in 80 00:04:08.080 --> 00:04:12.719 the office, is if we cannot have our starter go 81 00:04:12.840 --> 00:04:16.560 out there, get wund up, go through the routine, throw 82 00:04:17.000 --> 00:04:19.959 fifteen pitches, twenty pitches, thirty pitches, and then lose them. 83 00:04:20.360 --> 00:04:22.560 That is ultimately what you want to avoid. And I 84 00:04:22.600 --> 00:04:24.519 was surprised that in fact, you know, the wave's been 85 00:04:24.600 --> 00:04:27.959 running there through that throughout the area. You know, for 86 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:30.600 the last few days. Shot there was not presented that 87 00:04:30.639 --> 00:04:33.120 way because there's a couple of bands coming and obviously 88 00:04:33.279 --> 00:04:35.839 they got hit and might be getting hit again here soon. 89 00:04:36.360 --> 00:04:39.439 Jose. Motive is with us. Jose, what about that play 90 00:04:39.439 --> 00:04:42.399 in the third inning? Michael confordo tagging. 91 00:04:42.120 --> 00:04:46.439 Up, Yeah, Dave, here's one thing about that play. I 92 00:04:46.519 --> 00:04:48.720 learned that play in college. I learned that play in 93 00:04:48.720 --> 00:04:52.000 college to how to run on the basis when that happens, 94 00:04:52.600 --> 00:04:55.759 and it's very easy. It's first contact, the ball finds 95 00:04:55.800 --> 00:04:57.959 the glove, you go out there and tag up. And 96 00:04:58.000 --> 00:05:01.199 obviously we learned that in college because there's some tricks 97 00:05:01.240 --> 00:05:04.000 being put out sometimes by some of these teams who 98 00:05:04.000 --> 00:05:07.040 played in the fall, the junior colleges that wanted to 99 00:05:07.079 --> 00:05:09.959 be a cal state full listen, So coach HOGI clearly say, hey, 100 00:05:10.240 --> 00:05:13.120 this juggling thing that somebody tried on you just de minuted. 101 00:05:13.160 --> 00:05:15.600 The ball hits the glove, you go. So it is 102 00:05:15.680 --> 00:05:18.360 unfortunately the rule is not interpreted correctly on the booths. 103 00:05:18.759 --> 00:05:20.079 It's one of those things you've got to really be 104 00:05:20.120 --> 00:05:22.680 prepared to have your book with you, as we always do. 105 00:05:23.439 --> 00:05:25.560 But there's no doubt in my mind that when Dino 106 00:05:25.639 --> 00:05:28.879 Evil saw Comfordo get there, Comfordo did the right thing. 107 00:05:28.920 --> 00:05:30.959 He knew that he doesn't have to wait for that 108 00:05:31.000 --> 00:05:32.759 ball to go down. There's so many guys that will 109 00:05:32.759 --> 00:05:35.680 try any trick to fool you into not tagging, or 110 00:05:35.720 --> 00:05:37.439 to make you think that they're going to drop the baseball, 111 00:05:37.439 --> 00:05:39.839 and then even suspend the ball a little bit higher 112 00:05:39.920 --> 00:05:41.959 if they need to, and catch it lower just to 113 00:05:41.959 --> 00:05:43.480 throw you off. So I'm glad that the rule is 114 00:05:43.519 --> 00:05:46.120 so clear in size to the point, and Michael Comfortia 115 00:05:46.199 --> 00:05:47.439 knew exactly what the rule was. 116 00:05:48.000 --> 00:05:51.120 It's because they don't want to have an outfielder juggle 117 00:05:51.199 --> 00:05:53.000 the ball all the way into the infield. 118 00:05:54.279 --> 00:05:59.120 Yeah. Yeah. In fact, some frech employed sometimes you juggle 119 00:05:59.160 --> 00:06:02.240 it to the other outfield there just to say, let's 120 00:06:02.240 --> 00:06:04.360 confuse his base run as much as you can. But 121 00:06:04.519 --> 00:06:07.000 that's where you know guys that pay attention obviously with 122 00:06:07.040 --> 00:06:10.480 a base running instincts of players and the fact that 123 00:06:10.519 --> 00:06:15.079 details are covered so often from spring training. I mean, Dave, 124 00:06:15.240 --> 00:06:18.079 this is colored by Dino and Chris what it was 125 00:06:18.120 --> 00:06:21.120 covered also by Clay McCollough on things that can happen 126 00:06:22.000 --> 00:06:25.519 as you cover also ground rules, so many things that 127 00:06:25.560 --> 00:06:29.079 you are told do not play umpire just continue to 128 00:06:29.160 --> 00:06:32.519 run on other plays. Ay, you go out there and 129 00:06:32.839 --> 00:06:35.439 play the game correctly and know exactly what needs to 130 00:06:35.439 --> 00:06:38.160 happen for you not to be fooled by anybody. Just 131 00:06:38.279 --> 00:06:40.199 like the infield rule. I mean things like that that 132 00:06:40.759 --> 00:06:42.879 you've got to be very aware of when not two 133 00:06:42.879 --> 00:06:44.639 and one two. But you got to clear your head 134 00:06:44.680 --> 00:06:47.160 sometimes and actually you get a refreshing spring running here 135 00:06:47.160 --> 00:06:49.639 and there to make sure that nothing has changed, because 136 00:06:49.639 --> 00:06:52.240 we know there's some change and rules implemented every single season. 137 00:06:52.839 --> 00:06:54.560 Mozay, we're going to put you on hold. We're going 138 00:06:54.639 --> 00:06:57.600 to continue this conversation on the other side. Jose mode 139 00:06:57.720 --> 00:07:00.480 is with us during raindo laid Dodger time. We're gonna 140 00:07:00.519 --> 00:07:03.560 take another time out when we come back more Jose Mota, 141 00:07:03.759 --> 00:07:06.120 more of your phone calls at eight sixty six nine, 142 00:07:06.160 --> 00:07:09.439 eight seven, two five seventy. David Vass with you on 143 00:07:09.639 --> 00:07:12.240 m five to seventy. LA Sports. 144 00:07:17.519 --> 00:07:22.600 Scrip said, what fir, listen, you're listening to LA Dodgers Baseball. 145 00:07:23.920 --> 00:07:27.279 On the World Champion LA Dodgers Audio Network. 146 00:07:30.319 --> 00:07:33.800 We continue on on raindo lay Dodger Talk. David Vassay 147 00:07:34.199 --> 00:07:37.720 with you in a raindelay. Top of the third inning, 148 00:07:37.839 --> 00:07:40.480 runners at second and third for the Dodgers, one out 149 00:07:40.519 --> 00:07:43.800 and Freddie Freeman at the plate. We have great news. 150 00:07:44.079 --> 00:07:47.240 They have announced at City Field that first pitch will 151 00:07:47.279 --> 00:07:52.000 resume at six thirty five. That's right, So in about 152 00:07:52.000 --> 00:07:55.560 twenty minutes baseball will be played and we'll see what 153 00:07:55.600 --> 00:07:58.800 the Meds and Dodgers do with their pitching. I personally 154 00:07:58.839 --> 00:08:03.160 believe a specially on the Dodgers side, second start for Kershaw, 155 00:08:03.480 --> 00:08:06.920 this long of a delay, especially now the Dodgers are 156 00:08:07.000 --> 00:08:10.040 hitting threatening, they're not going to bring Kershaw back. So 157 00:08:10.680 --> 00:08:13.480 I would say fifty to fifty with Griffin Canning as well. 158 00:08:13.720 --> 00:08:16.920 Jose motives sticking with us on the other side, Jose, 159 00:08:17.480 --> 00:08:19.560 what do you think about what the Mets and Dodgers 160 00:08:19.600 --> 00:08:21.639 do with their starters. Do you agree it's a little 161 00:08:21.639 --> 00:08:23.399 too long for Kershaw to come back? 162 00:08:24.519 --> 00:08:26.519 It's too long, it's too risky for both of them. 163 00:08:26.560 --> 00:08:28.279 In Griffin Canning is still on the wall well, and 164 00:08:28.319 --> 00:08:30.839 I got my clock running here at one twelve right now, 165 00:08:30.879 --> 00:08:34.879 our thirteen minutes right now since the LA started. So 166 00:08:35.639 --> 00:08:37.519 one thing you were talking about that was very important 167 00:08:37.720 --> 00:08:40.519 usage of the bullpen for the Mets, They're in very 168 00:08:40.519 --> 00:08:43.440 good shape of their bullpen. They used two relievers two 169 00:08:43.519 --> 00:08:47.159 days ago, then one reliever, and then through relievers and 170 00:08:47.200 --> 00:08:49.440 they have not repeated relievers. They'll figure that out. The 171 00:08:49.519 --> 00:08:52.039 best staff in basebaow and they have so many options 172 00:08:52.120 --> 00:08:54.279 right now because their pitchers are giving them length. That's 173 00:08:54.320 --> 00:08:58.480 what happens. So obviously we'll see how the Dodgers map 174 00:08:58.480 --> 00:09:00.879 it up. But certainly what you hoping you were talking 175 00:09:00.879 --> 00:09:03.879 about Bobby Miller before that one of these guys that's 176 00:09:03.919 --> 00:09:06.759 going to challenge somebody is able to go out there 177 00:09:06.799 --> 00:09:08.360 and say I'm here to stay when he gets a 178 00:09:08.360 --> 00:09:10.879 call up. Because they're patching up with a bullpen and 179 00:09:10.919 --> 00:09:14.399 the bullpen games, it's not the appropriate stretch. I have 180 00:09:14.440 --> 00:09:16.639 those things happening right now, so I hope somebody really 181 00:09:16.639 --> 00:09:18.559 sticks their head out and says, hey, I'm here to stay, 182 00:09:18.600 --> 00:09:20.559 and hopefully, you know, one of the guys from the minors, 183 00:09:20.799 --> 00:09:22.799 we'll be able to do that unless he goes, hey, 184 00:09:22.840 --> 00:09:25.120 cuse parents the starter now, and I have no reason 185 00:09:25.159 --> 00:09:26.320 to believe that he can't be. 186 00:09:27.240 --> 00:09:29.480 Yeah, I know the Dodgers believe he can be too, 187 00:09:29.639 --> 00:09:32.360 but with the state of their pitching staff, it feels 188 00:09:32.399 --> 00:09:35.440 like they get more out of Caspirius in the role 189 00:09:35.519 --> 00:09:37.639 that he's in right now than just having to use 190 00:09:37.679 --> 00:09:39.159 them once every five days. 191 00:09:40.320 --> 00:09:43.399 Yeah, and it is a valuable piece with him when 192 00:09:43.399 --> 00:09:46.600 you consider that his stuff plays so good. His stuff 193 00:09:46.720 --> 00:09:48.759 is one that he doesn't try from the strike zone. 194 00:09:48.879 --> 00:09:50.279 He can go out there and fill the zone. This 195 00:09:50.360 --> 00:09:54.120 guy wants the baseball, very in tune with what's happening 196 00:09:54.120 --> 00:09:56.080 in the game. One thing that really catches my ear 197 00:09:56.080 --> 00:09:58.360 when I talk to him is how much he knows 198 00:09:58.360 --> 00:10:01.080 about what happened, Like in the first thing, the batter, well, 199 00:10:01.080 --> 00:10:03.879 the guy was chasing two later in the game when 200 00:10:03.879 --> 00:10:05.480 he comes in to know exactly what it needs to 201 00:10:05.559 --> 00:10:08.279 go to. That's why he His misses are a lot 202 00:10:08.320 --> 00:10:10.159 of times on purpose to see how much a guy 203 00:10:10.200 --> 00:10:13.120 was going to xmund the zone. And there's very knowledgeable 204 00:10:13.279 --> 00:10:17.240 young man to a nail that number one a manager's 205 00:10:17.279 --> 00:10:20.000 dream because he wants the baseball. He's not going to 206 00:10:20.039 --> 00:10:21.799 go out there and try to go, you know, thirty 207 00:10:21.799 --> 00:10:23.320 five to forty pitches and get out of there. He 208 00:10:23.360 --> 00:10:25.639 wants the baseball for five or six innings, if it's 209 00:10:25.639 --> 00:10:28.360 a middle relief, known that the state of the picture 210 00:10:28.440 --> 00:10:30.960 rotation is the way it is. But crly a guy 211 00:10:30.960 --> 00:10:34.759 that you can trust in any type of situation, in fact, 212 00:10:34.919 --> 00:10:37.200 even to close a game where he came to do 213 00:10:37.240 --> 00:10:40.200 with that here very close, just a couple of days ago. 214 00:10:41.039 --> 00:10:44.240 Jose Mode is joining us during rain delay Dodger talk. 215 00:10:44.399 --> 00:10:48.399 The game will be resuming here in fifteen minutes at 216 00:10:48.440 --> 00:10:51.039 City Field, top of the third inning, runners at second 217 00:10:51.039 --> 00:10:53.759 and third, with Freddie Freeman at the plate in a 218 00:10:53.799 --> 00:10:57.559 scoreless tie, and Jose we talk about the Dodgers state 219 00:10:57.559 --> 00:11:01.240 of pitching, and we go back to last year's postseason run. 220 00:11:01.519 --> 00:11:05.360 I still don't feel like this offense gets enough credit, 221 00:11:05.440 --> 00:11:07.519 because if the Dodgers are going to get through this 222 00:11:07.679 --> 00:11:10.519 tough stretch, the way to take the burden off their 223 00:11:10.559 --> 00:11:13.960 staff is by scoring runs. And the Dodger offense has 224 00:11:13.960 --> 00:11:17.039 scored the second most runs in baseball, so they're doing 225 00:11:17.080 --> 00:11:20.039 their job. And I still don't feel as a unit 226 00:11:20.320 --> 00:11:21.559 they're getting enough credit. 227 00:11:22.480 --> 00:11:24.840 And I don't think as a unit they have really 228 00:11:24.919 --> 00:11:27.519 hit stride. I mean there's some nice stretches, you know, 229 00:11:27.600 --> 00:11:30.080 win five to six in a row. One of the 230 00:11:30.080 --> 00:11:32.720 discrepancies I've had is that home they average a full 231 00:11:32.799 --> 00:11:35.519 run over the road in terms of runs per game. 232 00:11:35.519 --> 00:11:38.279 But to average five point six per game, it's pretty awesome. 233 00:11:38.320 --> 00:11:41.840 But davidt some point also the pitching has to pick 234 00:11:41.919 --> 00:11:44.480 up the offense. We know that, you know, it's great 235 00:11:44.480 --> 00:11:48.159 to hit. It's not fun to be in a differencet 236 00:11:48.200 --> 00:11:51.120 every night and play from behind. It's very exciting to win, 237 00:11:51.279 --> 00:11:53.240 you know, combat games and come from behind games. But 238 00:11:54.080 --> 00:11:56.559 I just hope that there's more stability in allowing the 239 00:11:56.600 --> 00:11:58.320 offense to play their game a little bit more on 240 00:11:58.320 --> 00:12:00.960 the smother side without having the press into these certain 241 00:12:01.000 --> 00:12:03.720 situations of windows that happened during the game. It that's 242 00:12:03.759 --> 00:12:06.080 gonna happen about the guys throwing some most early because 243 00:12:06.080 --> 00:12:08.519 they're gonna still some runs. But you can say, you 244 00:12:08.559 --> 00:12:11.679 can always say when these these there's a little more 245 00:12:11.720 --> 00:12:14.759 distress in scoring runs when the opportunities are not there, 246 00:12:14.840 --> 00:12:17.159 when the windows are closing in the offensive side, when 247 00:12:17.159 --> 00:12:19.399 you just can't get it done. But uh, I just 248 00:12:19.440 --> 00:12:21.720 hope that we can flip things around. And going back 249 00:12:21.720 --> 00:12:25.279 to the postseason last year, no doubt, no doubt, it 250 00:12:25.320 --> 00:12:27.720 was about the offense scoring a lot of runs and 251 00:12:27.799 --> 00:12:31.600 torching other teams and at the same time capitalizing on 252 00:12:31.679 --> 00:12:34.000 every single mistake made. And it started with the Pottery 253 00:12:34.080 --> 00:12:36.919 series where the ball was outstanding, give them the ball 254 00:12:36.960 --> 00:12:39.080 to Yabamolta and things like that. But they pretty much 255 00:12:39.120 --> 00:12:41.240 made it on two and a half starters, considering that 256 00:12:41.279 --> 00:12:44.080 the state of injuries and all the you know, things 257 00:12:44.080 --> 00:12:46.840 that were lacking there. But glad to see the offense clicking. 258 00:12:46.840 --> 00:12:49.159 Hopefully they'll continue to do that, but I just want 259 00:12:49.200 --> 00:12:51.200 to see kind of things even out a little bit 260 00:12:51.240 --> 00:12:53.879 more and having the pitching pick up the offense sometimes. 261 00:12:54.240 --> 00:12:56.440 All right, Jose Mota. Before I'll let you go, a 262 00:12:56.440 --> 00:13:00.559 little known fact about the mysterious Jose Mota is that 263 00:13:00.600 --> 00:13:05.120 he is the true foodie on this show and the 264 00:13:05.120 --> 00:13:08.559 pizza talk earlier on. I did hear that what you 265 00:13:08.679 --> 00:13:11.120 got for us in New York? Jose, If somebody wants 266 00:13:11.159 --> 00:13:14.000 to go get a slice a pie, where would you 267 00:13:14.080 --> 00:13:16.159 recommend in New York to get a good pizza. 268 00:13:17.039 --> 00:13:19.240 I'm gonna go to John's, There's no doubt about it. Okay, 269 00:13:19.480 --> 00:13:24.159 John's Yes on Bleaker Street. Yes. And now for a 270 00:13:24.279 --> 00:13:26.720 good Italian I like the old Tom Italian. So I'm 271 00:13:26.759 --> 00:13:29.799 going to go to Primona. Okaymola's on the east Side. 272 00:13:30.600 --> 00:13:36.720 Just an old throwback boning, uh Vill Palmer, John Clovers 273 00:13:36.759 --> 00:13:38.600 your entire place. So things like that are good. But 274 00:13:38.919 --> 00:13:41.799 I can't beat going New York because it's Dominican town. 275 00:13:41.919 --> 00:13:45.960 Washington Hikes, Vince Kelley's the area Dominican so he could 276 00:13:45.960 --> 00:13:51.080 go find anything you want from the dr. 277 00:13:49.720 --> 00:13:51.799 How could want Soto be sad he's still in New 278 00:13:51.879 --> 00:13:53.679 York with all that great Dominican food. 279 00:13:54.279 --> 00:13:57.480 How can he have this body language? One, Toto? Come 280 00:13:57.519 --> 00:14:00.240 on now, all the people supporting you there. But I 281 00:14:00.240 --> 00:14:02.200 mean that's another topic and we can get into a 282 00:14:02.200 --> 00:14:02.840 little bit more about. 283 00:14:02.840 --> 00:14:04.639 Hey, we'll do that during the next ring delay. 284 00:14:05.240 --> 00:14:06.000 Let's do it. 285 00:14:08.000 --> 00:14:08.200 Talk. 286 00:14:08.240 --> 00:14:10.120 I mean, the whole documentary thing. I got to follow 287 00:14:10.120 --> 00:14:12.840 that too. That's a good stuff you got today. The 288 00:14:12.879 --> 00:14:15.039 guy waking up and hitting his phone bit. I mean, 289 00:14:15.080 --> 00:14:17.120 come on now, that blue light, Dave. You got to 290 00:14:17.120 --> 00:14:18.600 give some advice here too. 291 00:14:18.919 --> 00:14:21.200 Yeah, hey, blue light, get the blue light before you 292 00:14:21.279 --> 00:14:22.120 call into. 293 00:14:21.879 --> 00:14:24.559 The show about the kmart one right. 294 00:14:25.240 --> 00:14:28.200 Yeah, thanks a lot, Jose, and great to hear your voice. 295 00:14:28.240 --> 00:14:30.879 And before we let you go, this is the best 296 00:14:30.919 --> 00:14:33.159 time than any. Can you give us an update on 297 00:14:33.240 --> 00:14:35.960 how your dad, the legendary Mani Mota is doing. 298 00:14:36.759 --> 00:14:40.000 Pops was actually riding a tricycle today in his rehab 299 00:14:40.000 --> 00:14:42.039 where I get to take him two or three times 300 00:14:42.080 --> 00:14:45.240 a week, and he was quite happy. So I keep asking, like, Okay, 301 00:14:45.240 --> 00:14:48.080 when can he do this because he is dying to 302 00:14:48.519 --> 00:14:51.120 write that trike at down your stadium in the hallway. 303 00:14:51.200 --> 00:14:53.759 So they're like, little by little he's getting there. Maybe 304 00:14:53.799 --> 00:14:56.320 another week or so he'll be able to go to 305 00:14:56.360 --> 00:14:58.559 the stadium and ride his trike. Somebody next to him though, 306 00:14:58.679 --> 00:15:00.240 make sure he's you know, they'll lose his vout. But 307 00:15:00.559 --> 00:15:03.559 Dad is doing quite well, and thankfully, as always, I 308 00:15:03.559 --> 00:15:06.279 appreciate all the prayers and thoughts from so many people 309 00:15:06.399 --> 00:15:09.000 all over the world that have shunt up the talks 310 00:15:09.039 --> 00:15:10.840 to all of us, So thank you so much. Pops 311 00:15:10.919 --> 00:15:13.360 is uh what in fact? Pops is like, where's the 312 00:15:13.399 --> 00:15:14.919 game tonight? I can't find the game? 313 00:15:15.440 --> 00:15:18.720 Yeah, it's on a five seventy, that's where the game is. 314 00:15:18.840 --> 00:15:19.120 Dad. 315 00:15:19.200 --> 00:15:21.960 Yeah, he's all believed that he was turning right away 316 00:15:21.960 --> 00:15:25.159 between between A five seventy and Pepe, and you know, 317 00:15:25.320 --> 00:15:26.320 he's he's quite happy. 318 00:15:26.360 --> 00:15:26.679 Right now. 319 00:15:27.159 --> 00:15:29.759 All right, Jose, thanks a lot, and we're so happy 320 00:15:29.759 --> 00:15:31.799 your dad is on the way back and can't wait 321 00:15:31.840 --> 00:15:35.080 to see number eleven back at Dodgers Stadium. We'll talk 322 00:15:35.080 --> 00:15:39.440 to you tomorrow. You take care there, he goes Jose Mota, 323 00:15:39.799 --> 00:15:43.279 part of the Dodgers Spanish radio broadcast, and the Dodgers 324 00:15:43.320 --> 00:15:47.720 and Mets in rain delay here top of the third inning. 325 00:15:47.799 --> 00:15:50.919 But first pitch is coming up at six thirty five. 326 00:15:51.039 --> 00:15:54.320 Let's go out to our guy, Ira Craig in Long Beach. 327 00:15:54.639 --> 00:15:57.320 Can't have a rain delay Dodger talk without Iray Craig. 328 00:15:59.039 --> 00:16:02.080 What they I'm doing great? 329 00:16:02.080 --> 00:16:02.559 How are you? 330 00:16:03.799 --> 00:16:08.440 I am doing my mighty fine. My friend. Listen, how 331 00:16:08.480 --> 00:16:09.519 old is Many Mota. 332 00:16:11.480 --> 00:16:13.080 I don't know how old he is, but he's in 333 00:16:13.159 --> 00:16:15.679 great shape. And that's the reason why he survived. 334 00:16:16.919 --> 00:16:19.159 Gollie Man, I mean that guy was old when he 335 00:16:19.240 --> 00:16:22.039 was still pinch hitting back in the seventies. 336 00:16:22.799 --> 00:16:24.879 That he will tell you. Whenever he pinch hit for 337 00:16:24.960 --> 00:16:28.519 guys like Dusty Baker or Willie starg Old, they did 338 00:16:28.559 --> 00:16:31.559 not like it. He was not a popular guy when 339 00:16:31.600 --> 00:16:33.039 he was sent to the on deck. 340 00:16:32.919 --> 00:16:35.399 Circle, but he was affected. 341 00:16:37.039 --> 00:16:40.000 Yes, he was a great teammate, and everybody loves many 342 00:16:40.039 --> 00:16:43.360 Mota and we're all really happy that he's on his 343 00:16:43.480 --> 00:16:47.440 way back. Hey, II, Ray Craig, you could appreciate that 344 00:16:47.480 --> 00:16:50.559 since the Dodgers are playing the Mets. Not only was 345 00:16:50.600 --> 00:16:54.399 Many Mota one of the greatest pinch hitters in baseball history, 346 00:16:54.919 --> 00:16:57.279 he also was one of the great hitting coaches and 347 00:16:57.399 --> 00:17:00.759 first base coaches in Dodger history. He was the first 348 00:17:00.840 --> 00:17:05.559 base coach in eighty eight when a Mike Soosha hit 349 00:17:05.640 --> 00:17:08.119 his big home run off of Dwight Gooden in Game 350 00:17:08.200 --> 00:17:10.640 four to tie the game, and he was the first 351 00:17:10.640 --> 00:17:14.559 base coach slapping Kirk Gibson when he hit his walk 352 00:17:14.559 --> 00:17:16.519 off home run against Dennis Eckersley. 353 00:17:17.880 --> 00:17:20.559 There you go, there's some key information right there. I 354 00:17:20.559 --> 00:17:23.319 can remember that night, man. I remember what I was 355 00:17:23.359 --> 00:17:25.640 doing where I was. I was a go and see 356 00:17:25.720 --> 00:17:29.680 Judas Priest that night when he away at Homer at 357 00:17:29.720 --> 00:17:31.119 Irvine Meadows, and I. 358 00:17:31.440 --> 00:17:32.359 Am not surprised. 359 00:17:32.640 --> 00:17:36.440 I was sitting right by, right by Irvine Medos watching 360 00:17:36.480 --> 00:17:39.039 the TV, and I was like, hold on, man, because 361 00:17:39.039 --> 00:17:41.559 if they get if they get, somebody on Gibson's coming up, 362 00:17:41.559 --> 00:17:43.839 I'm telling you. And sure enough you did and you 363 00:17:43.920 --> 00:17:45.960 hit that home run and we ran all the way 364 00:17:46.000 --> 00:17:49.759 through the strawberry fields. That Judus priest walked in, bought 365 00:17:49.759 --> 00:17:53.400 a beard, Knights went out, concert started. Rob Halford comes 366 00:17:53.400 --> 00:17:55.599 out and says, oh, here, you dogs just won a 367 00:17:55.640 --> 00:17:56.160 big game. 368 00:17:57.200 --> 00:17:58.400 That's correct, that's awesome. 369 00:17:58.680 --> 00:18:03.440 Listen, you want some good pizza, dude, I got great 370 00:18:03.480 --> 00:18:07.599 pizza for you in Long Beach, Belmont Shore on Second Street. 371 00:18:08.200 --> 00:18:14.319 The oldest business on Second Street is Dominico's Italian Food. 372 00:18:14.880 --> 00:18:15.480 I've been there. 373 00:18:16.960 --> 00:18:18.079 Have you to Dominico's. 374 00:18:18.240 --> 00:18:20.920 Oh yeah, I've been to Dominico's. I wasn't sure. 375 00:18:21.079 --> 00:18:21.240 You know. 376 00:18:21.599 --> 00:18:23.440 It's solid. It's solid, Creg. 377 00:18:24.240 --> 00:18:29.039 Well, their Italian food is good, but their ground sausage 378 00:18:29.079 --> 00:18:32.480 pizza is awesome. 379 00:18:33.359 --> 00:18:36.240 That sounds like a man of the people type of pizza. 380 00:18:36.319 --> 00:18:38.599 So we'll try that out. Thank you for the contribution. 381 00:18:39.000 --> 00:18:42.039 You also use the dipping the salad dressing to dip 382 00:18:42.079 --> 00:18:42.359 it ind. 383 00:18:42.440 --> 00:18:44.720 Oh come on, if you got to dip the pizza, 384 00:18:44.960 --> 00:18:47.440 it's not at the top, Craig, I'm sorry, dude. 385 00:18:47.519 --> 00:18:49.559 The salad dressing there is just. 386 00:18:50.000 --> 00:18:52.240 Why don't we just get a side of ranch, Craig. 387 00:18:53.240 --> 00:18:55.920 No ranch, bail on that same thing. 388 00:18:56.119 --> 00:18:57.799 That's what I'm saying. If I have to dip my 389 00:18:57.880 --> 00:19:01.319 pizza and ranch or sauce, then I'm talking about Papa 390 00:19:01.400 --> 00:19:05.079 John's or Domino's. That ain't for me. Hey, that's the 391 00:19:05.119 --> 00:19:07.920 first thing we've ever disagreed upon. That's the first thing 392 00:19:07.920 --> 00:19:12.079 we've ever disagreed on. All Right, Greg, you're the man. 393 00:19:12.119 --> 00:19:14.119 Thanks a lot for the phone call. We got to 394 00:19:14.200 --> 00:19:17.079 run eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy. 395 00:19:17.279 --> 00:19:20.519 I think we can all agree. If somebody says this 396 00:19:20.680 --> 00:19:23.680 is the greatest pizza and you dip it into something, 397 00:19:23.880 --> 00:19:27.119 it's not the greatest pizza. Eight six six nine eighty seven, 398 00:19:27.200 --> 00:19:30.720 two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers and Mets. 399 00:19:30.759 --> 00:19:34.839 We're gonna get things going here shortly. The Mets are 400 00:19:34.920 --> 00:19:39.079 going to bring out their reliever, Max Kranick in place 401 00:19:39.079 --> 00:19:42.119