WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.520 --> 00:00:06.480 One thing about this gene is the invisible and tangibles 2 00:00:06.480 --> 00:00:06.879 that they have. 3 00:00:07.160 --> 00:00:09.400 This team is really becoming a family. 4 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:10.839 Let's not play one on Tom. 5 00:00:10.919 --> 00:00:11.599 Let's win this. 6 00:00:11.919 --> 00:00:13.679 I love writing me these guys after the show. 7 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:16.120 So just thank you, give me are your attention, your 8 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:17.480 fire and not a pisson. 9 00:00:17.800 --> 00:00:21.480 This is world champion, Dodgers, world champion thing. 10 00:00:21.719 --> 00:00:23.440 Put a small soft time they get a people what 11 00:00:23.559 --> 00:00:25.960 they want to die to in a row two is special. 12 00:00:26.039 --> 00:00:27.320 I'm like, yeah, it's not a headache. 13 00:00:28.679 --> 00:00:32.479 One of the con This ball's gone. You ready to go? 14 00:00:33.000 --> 00:00:36.119 Hell time go to the South, grab your phone to 15 00:00:36.159 --> 00:00:38.799 get in on the show called eight six six nine 16 00:00:38.840 --> 00:00:41.399 eighty seven two five seven. I'll go to the show 17 00:00:41.759 --> 00:00:45.000 and now your host of Dodger Talk, David Vasse. 18 00:00:46.240 --> 00:00:50.119 As expected, rain has interrupted the first game of the 19 00:00:50.200 --> 00:00:54.000 Dodgers road trip in the first game in Queens, as 20 00:00:54.039 --> 00:00:56.399 the Dodgers and Mets are in a rain delay in 21 00:00:56.479 --> 00:00:59.719 the top of the third inning, no score with runners 22 00:00:59.759 --> 00:01:03.520 at the for Freddie Freeman when the rain really dumped 23 00:01:03.920 --> 00:01:05.000 at City Field. 24 00:01:05.120 --> 00:01:06.840 So we'll keep you updated. 25 00:01:06.400 --> 00:01:09.879 On when the Dodgers and Mets will resume this game, 26 00:01:10.079 --> 00:01:15.120 and hopefully it's sooner rather than later because it would 27 00:01:15.159 --> 00:01:18.760 not be beneficial to the Dodgers to have their starting 28 00:01:18.840 --> 00:01:22.719 pitcher taken out of the game because of rain after 29 00:01:23.000 --> 00:01:24.120 just two innings. 30 00:01:24.239 --> 00:01:25.599 And it would be even. 31 00:01:25.400 --> 00:01:29.319 Worse to have Clayton Kershaw taken out of this game 32 00:01:29.439 --> 00:01:32.359 and have to sit for an extended period of time. 33 00:01:32.840 --> 00:01:35.879 Considering where the Dodger bullpen is. I mean, we've been 34 00:01:35.920 --> 00:01:39.799 talking about this since the last homestand right the Dodger 35 00:01:39.840 --> 00:01:40.719 bullpen is thin. 36 00:01:41.239 --> 00:01:42.079 Starters are not. 37 00:01:42.079 --> 00:01:45.959 Going deep into games, and because of rain now it 38 00:01:46.040 --> 00:01:49.000 may prevent their starter from going deep into the game 39 00:01:49.439 --> 00:01:52.120 because mother Nature had something to say about it. So 40 00:01:52.359 --> 00:01:56.200 not ideal for the Dodgers or Kershaw right now in 41 00:01:56.280 --> 00:01:58.920 a rain delay in the top of the third inning 42 00:01:59.000 --> 00:02:03.519 with no score at City Field. David Vasse with you 43 00:02:03.719 --> 00:02:06.879 on rain delay Dodger Talk. We do have phone lines 44 00:02:06.920 --> 00:02:10.759 open at eight six six nine, eight seven two five seventy. 45 00:02:11.199 --> 00:02:15.639 We will hear from manager Dave Roberts. Because the Japanese 46 00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:19.719 media was well ahead of the American media covering the Dodgers. 47 00:02:20.080 --> 00:02:23.199 If you've been listening to Dodger Talk since last weekend, 48 00:02:23.280 --> 00:02:26.360 you would have heard me report that some members of 49 00:02:26.400 --> 00:02:30.319 the Japanese media relate to me that Dodgers trainer Thomas 50 00:02:30.360 --> 00:02:34.400 Albert let them know that Yes, indeed, tomorrow show Hey 51 00:02:34.400 --> 00:02:38.360 Otani will throw to hitters in a live batting practice 52 00:02:38.400 --> 00:02:41.319 setting at City Field. It will be the first time 53 00:02:41.719 --> 00:02:45.879 Otani will have will do this since his second elbow 54 00:02:45.960 --> 00:02:47.719 surgery about twenty months ago. 55 00:02:48.199 --> 00:02:50.960 So to me, when I saw Twitter. 56 00:02:50.639 --> 00:02:53.919 Blow up and all these news stories being written about 57 00:02:53.960 --> 00:02:57.960 Otani breaking news He's gonna throw a live batting practice 58 00:02:58.000 --> 00:03:02.159 session tomorrow, well it really wasn't batting. It wasn't really 59 00:03:02.199 --> 00:03:05.360 breaking news. If you were listening to Dodger Talk since 60 00:03:05.439 --> 00:03:08.439 last Saturday, we told you that was going to happen, 61 00:03:08.919 --> 00:03:12.319 and Dave Roberts just confirmed it. Eight six six nine 62 00:03:12.400 --> 00:03:15.199 eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Another 63 00:03:15.319 --> 00:03:18.919 layer to all this and all the pitching injuries that 64 00:03:18.960 --> 00:03:21.680 the Dodgers have had and to a certain extent, some 65 00:03:21.719 --> 00:03:25.199 of their younger pitchers not stepping up when they've been 66 00:03:25.199 --> 00:03:30.319 given the opportunity. Is people wondering if the Dodgers would 67 00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:34.960 accelerate Otani's throwing program to make him available in the 68 00:03:35.039 --> 00:03:38.400 near future to be a starting pitcher for the Dodgers, 69 00:03:38.639 --> 00:03:42.759 rather than stick with their plan have Otani come back 70 00:03:42.840 --> 00:03:44.639 the second half of the year and. 71 00:03:44.680 --> 00:03:46.080 Be ready for October. 72 00:03:46.719 --> 00:03:50.400 Dave Roberts was our high and tight pregame guest before 73 00:03:50.439 --> 00:03:51.199 today's game. 74 00:03:51.560 --> 00:03:54.400 Here's what he said about the plan for Otani. You 75 00:03:54.439 --> 00:03:56.199 know the short answers. 76 00:03:56.319 --> 00:03:59.840 No, I think that show, hey, doctor elatross a training 77 00:04:00.240 --> 00:04:05.360 for all driving this sort of ramp up progression. I 78 00:04:05.360 --> 00:04:07.719 think it's separate. It's a separate issue, and I think 79 00:04:07.759 --> 00:04:09.960 that one part of it, or that I guess the 80 00:04:10.000 --> 00:04:12.800 main part of it is his value to us as 81 00:04:12.840 --> 00:04:17.600 a hitter as it is, as it stands, is so valuable, right, 82 00:04:17.680 --> 00:04:20.839 and so to try to speed something up to take 83 00:04:20.920 --> 00:04:25.279 on some type of downside just doesn't make sense. So 84 00:04:25.560 --> 00:04:28.519 I do think that we are being very methodical about it. 85 00:04:28.959 --> 00:04:31.399 I can safely say he's probably not going to pitch 86 00:04:31.399 --> 00:04:33.920 for us until after the break. But I don't think 87 00:04:34.000 --> 00:04:36.720 that the injuries that we've had is going to speed 88 00:04:36.800 --> 00:04:37.839 up his process. 89 00:04:38.399 --> 00:04:42.360 All Right, there's manager Dave Roberts, our pregame guest today 90 00:04:42.480 --> 00:04:46.319 in the manager's office saying, look, that makes sense. One 91 00:04:46.360 --> 00:04:49.240 thing that Dodgers have done better than any other team 92 00:04:49.279 --> 00:04:53.680 out there the last ten twelve years, and especially in 93 00:04:53.720 --> 00:04:54.959 the last few years. 94 00:04:55.480 --> 00:04:56.360 Is not panic. 95 00:04:56.839 --> 00:04:58.959 They're not going to panic and all of a sudden 96 00:04:59.040 --> 00:05:02.279 tell Otani, hey, ramp this thing up. We need you now. 97 00:05:02.839 --> 00:05:06.279 Glass now's down, Snell's not coming back for another month. 98 00:05:06.720 --> 00:05:07.560 We need you now. 99 00:05:08.480 --> 00:05:11.519 Landon Na's been ineffective. We need you now. 100 00:05:11.560 --> 00:05:15.040 Otani, ramp this up, Live BP tomorrow. You're in the 101 00:05:15.160 --> 00:05:19.680 rotation next week. No, the Dodgers have done a great 102 00:05:19.800 --> 00:05:23.519 job ever since Andrew Friedman has taken over. Is to 103 00:05:24.160 --> 00:05:27.519 perfect how to win the regular season. Yes, there's been 104 00:05:27.560 --> 00:05:31.160 some close calls over the course of the last twelve years. 105 00:05:31.399 --> 00:05:33.399 They had to go to a game won sixty three 106 00:05:33.439 --> 00:05:36.759 against the Rockies. The Giants had a miracle season in 107 00:05:36.800 --> 00:05:41.199 twenty twenty one, won the division. The Padres have pushed them, 108 00:05:41.240 --> 00:05:44.480 pushed them last year, But the Dodgers, even in those 109 00:05:44.600 --> 00:05:48.759 anomaly of seasons, have never panicked and try to put 110 00:05:48.800 --> 00:05:52.800 their players in a position that would affect their chances 111 00:05:52.920 --> 00:05:55.519 or the best chances for the postseason. 112 00:05:55.839 --> 00:05:57.360 And that's the reason. 113 00:05:57.000 --> 00:06:00.279 Why the Dodgers are not going to put the ass 114 00:06:00.360 --> 00:06:02.639 pedal on Otani and his throwing. 115 00:06:03.920 --> 00:06:04.519 Progression. 116 00:06:04.839 --> 00:06:08.920 So tomorrow Live BP, and he will not pitch still 117 00:06:09.199 --> 00:06:11.639 until after the all Star break, and I would venture 118 00:06:12.040 --> 00:06:16.879 you won't see Otani pitch until probably August, maybe after 119 00:06:16.920 --> 00:06:20.040 the All Star break, that first turn, that first Saturday, 120 00:06:20.120 --> 00:06:23.879 because remember, even when you do see Otani pitch, it's 121 00:06:23.959 --> 00:06:26.199 only going to be once a week, and it more 122 00:06:26.279 --> 00:06:28.680 than likely is going to be on Saturday, because the 123 00:06:28.759 --> 00:06:32.879 Dodgers have structured his throwing program where he does these 124 00:06:32.920 --> 00:06:37.399 aggressive bullpens on Saturdays. And it's not a coincidence Otani 125 00:06:37.800 --> 00:06:41.560 is going to throw his first live BP session tomorrow 126 00:06:41.920 --> 00:06:45.279 on a Saturday. Eight six six nine eight seven two 127 00:06:45.319 --> 00:06:47.920 five seventy is the phone number. This is rain delay 128 00:06:48.000 --> 00:06:51.199 Dodger Talk with David Vasse, the Dodgers and Mets in 129 00:06:51.240 --> 00:06:54.439 a rain delay top of the third inning, runners at 130 00:06:54.480 --> 00:06:58.000 the corners for Freddie Freeman. And before we go out 131 00:06:58.000 --> 00:07:00.639 to the phones and we have two lines open, I 132 00:07:00.759 --> 00:07:03.759 just wanted to applaud and give a lot of kudos 133 00:07:03.759 --> 00:07:06.439 to our very own Rick Monday. 134 00:07:06.319 --> 00:07:08.959 Who probably knows the rule book. 135 00:07:09.040 --> 00:07:12.959 Better than any other broadcaster in Major League Baseball. And 136 00:07:13.000 --> 00:07:15.680 that's the reason why if you were listening or making 137 00:07:15.680 --> 00:07:19.639 it a samulcast, because this game is being televised on 138 00:07:19.759 --> 00:07:25.759 Apple TV, Rick immediately was all over the play that 139 00:07:26.199 --> 00:07:28.759 was sent to review for an extended period of time. 140 00:07:29.160 --> 00:07:33.240 When Juan Soto on Tyrone Taylor collided in center field, 141 00:07:33.279 --> 00:07:36.480 the ball popped out of Taylor's glove or Soto's, and 142 00:07:36.680 --> 00:07:40.000 he juggled it, caught it, and Confordo tagged as soon 143 00:07:40.040 --> 00:07:44.279 as he saw Taylor and the ball be able to 144 00:07:44.480 --> 00:07:47.160 make contact with each other as far as the glove goes, 145 00:07:47.680 --> 00:07:51.959 and Rick knew immediately that's the rule. Once you see 146 00:07:51.959 --> 00:07:54.519 the ball going the glove, even if it pops out, 147 00:07:54.959 --> 00:07:58.319 you're allowed to tag up. And if you were watching 148 00:07:58.360 --> 00:08:02.480 the Apple broadcast, I like Wayne Randazzo a lot, but 149 00:08:02.519 --> 00:08:06.959 the reality is he's a former Mets radio play by 150 00:08:07.040 --> 00:08:09.639 play guy, and I feel like I'm watching an s 151 00:08:09.839 --> 00:08:14.040 NY hometown broadcast. He was livid over the fact he 152 00:08:14.160 --> 00:08:16.720 couldn't believe that they're taking this long. 153 00:08:17.160 --> 00:08:19.839 Of course he's out, he left too soon. 154 00:08:20.360 --> 00:08:24.279 Well, you gotta know the rules, especially on a national broadcast, 155 00:08:24.319 --> 00:08:28.800 and Dontrelle Willis had no clue either. So I advise you, 156 00:08:28.879 --> 00:08:32.799 moving forward, when this game resumes, make it a simulcast 157 00:08:33.000 --> 00:08:36.799 with Rick Monday and Steven Nelson, because that Apple broadcast, 158 00:08:36.840 --> 00:08:39.759 ain't it? Eight six six nine eight seven two five 159 00:08:39.879 --> 00:08:42.960 seventy is the phone number. Let's go out to long beat. 160 00:08:43.039 --> 00:08:45.240 Sean. You're on Dodgery Talk. How you doing, Sean? 161 00:08:46.919 --> 00:08:47.120 Good? 162 00:08:47.240 --> 00:08:51.159 Dave, I am calling about Mokey best and the fact 163 00:08:51.159 --> 00:08:54.879 that he doesn't lead off anymore. I know, amazing and 164 00:08:54.960 --> 00:08:56.320 he's amazing at leading off. 165 00:08:56.519 --> 00:08:58.000 But I remember, I don't know if you remember a 166 00:08:58.000 --> 00:08:58.840 few years ago. 167 00:08:59.120 --> 00:09:02.159 When that will be made, the rule that a pitcher 168 00:09:02.200 --> 00:09:03.480 had to pitch. 169 00:09:03.320 --> 00:09:04.960 Against three batters. 170 00:09:05.799 --> 00:09:10.279 Dave Roberts hitting the linet based on why and Moki 171 00:09:10.399 --> 00:09:13.600 was batting leadoff some days and in the two whole 172 00:09:13.600 --> 00:09:17.799 other days, and his splits were so crazy that Dave 173 00:09:17.879 --> 00:09:20.639 Robert Kane's mind and Mokey was leoff you know every 174 00:09:20.720 --> 00:09:21.679 day that was. 175 00:09:24.000 --> 00:09:24.200 Right. 176 00:09:24.279 --> 00:09:28.279 Yeah, weird, weird season, but yeah, and then MOOKI, you know, 177 00:09:28.399 --> 00:09:31.360 has broken its. Like isn't he top five all time 178 00:09:31.399 --> 00:09:33.759 in leadoff home runs? He's just an amazing leadoff. 179 00:09:33.480 --> 00:09:35.519 Hit It time show. 180 00:09:35.559 --> 00:09:37.960 Hey, I don't this is These are numbers from the 181 00:09:37.960 --> 00:09:43.279 other day, but sixteen home runs and thirty RB you 182 00:09:43.360 --> 00:09:44.639 got to do with thirty four? 183 00:09:44.919 --> 00:09:46.720 So what do you want to do? You're breaking up, 184 00:09:46.759 --> 00:09:47.600 so get to your point. 185 00:09:48.440 --> 00:09:50.559 Oh sorry, Mokey leading off again. 186 00:09:50.639 --> 00:09:51.159 That's what I. 187 00:09:51.080 --> 00:09:56.200 Want, okay. Uh So here's the thing, and I'm with you, Sean. 188 00:09:56.600 --> 00:09:59.399 At first I was against moving Mooki down to the 189 00:09:59.440 --> 00:10:03.039 two spots because of everything you said. But the reality 190 00:10:03.240 --> 00:10:05.720 is the Dodgers went on to win a World Series 191 00:10:05.759 --> 00:10:08.480 and it worked out really well to have Mooki in 192 00:10:08.600 --> 00:10:12.679 between Otani and Freddie Freeman. And you talked about a 193 00:10:12.799 --> 00:10:17.039 picture having to face the minimum three batters. So that's 194 00:10:17.399 --> 00:10:22.440 neutralizing what an opposing manager may do because you have 195 00:10:22.559 --> 00:10:24.360 a lefty in front of Muki and you have a 196 00:10:24.440 --> 00:10:27.320 lefty behind Muki. So let's say they come in to 197 00:10:27.360 --> 00:10:29.720 face the nine hitter. All of a sudden, you have 198 00:10:29.759 --> 00:10:31.879 to make a decision. Are you going with the lefty 199 00:10:32.399 --> 00:10:35.000 or are you going with the rioty? So that makes 200 00:10:35.039 --> 00:10:39.159 the strategy a little tougher for the opposing manager. And 201 00:10:39.399 --> 00:10:43.559 case in point, Mookie Betts has been outstanding the last 202 00:10:43.600 --> 00:10:48.240 two years. When the opposing manager decides to walk Otani 203 00:10:48.399 --> 00:10:50.039 intentionally in front. 204 00:10:49.759 --> 00:10:53.799 Of him, yeah, how about? 205 00:10:54.919 --> 00:10:57.919 And Muki's not the same player he was in twenty 206 00:10:58.000 --> 00:11:01.240 twenty either, and Mooki Betts the number one thing for him. 207 00:11:01.559 --> 00:11:02.120 He's got to. 208 00:11:02.120 --> 00:11:04.879 Buy in and he bought in, So that's why I'm 209 00:11:04.879 --> 00:11:07.799 okay with it. MOOKI bought in, So I bought in? 210 00:11:09.919 --> 00:11:12.360 What about what show was on paternity leave? Why didn't 211 00:11:12.360 --> 00:11:15.159 they put Mooky back as a leadoff then? Like that's 212 00:11:15.200 --> 00:11:16.200 what confused me as well. 213 00:11:17.240 --> 00:11:21.159 Uh yeah, you know, I think it's consistency, lineup, consistency. 214 00:11:21.240 --> 00:11:24.200 Mooki's your two hitter, Freddy's your three and four hitter, 215 00:11:24.240 --> 00:11:27.159 depending on if there's a lefty out there, So why 216 00:11:27.240 --> 00:11:30.440 get them in that leadoff spot and and then have 217 00:11:30.519 --> 00:11:32.039 to move him back to the two spot. 218 00:11:32.960 --> 00:11:34.840 That was only for a couple of games. 219 00:11:34.559 --> 00:11:37.480 Too, right, Okay, thanks Dave? 220 00:11:37.879 --> 00:11:39.480 All right, Sean, thanks for the phone call. 221 00:11:39.799 --> 00:11:43.279 Eight six six seven two five seventy is the phone number. 222 00:11:43.639 --> 00:11:45.919 Let's go out to Javier and all Hambra. You're on 223 00:11:46.000 --> 00:11:48.840 rain delay Dodger Talk with David vasse Hi. 224 00:11:48.919 --> 00:11:52.399 Javier, Hey, Dave, thanks taking my call. 225 00:11:53.759 --> 00:11:54.360 My pleasure. 226 00:11:54.360 --> 00:11:57.159 What do you got too bad for Kershaw? 227 00:11:57.279 --> 00:11:58.200 Huh uh? 228 00:11:58.679 --> 00:12:01.759 This is not good for the doddaw Javier, It's not 229 00:12:01.840 --> 00:12:04.559 too bad. It's worst case scenario right now. 230 00:12:06.000 --> 00:12:08.600 Yeah, the bullten's kind of taking on water right now. 231 00:12:09.039 --> 00:12:12.159 We're not like you said earlier, starters aren't going deep 232 00:12:12.240 --> 00:12:16.240 enough right and that fabled bulletin release is just not 233 00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:19.879 happening right now. But uh, I just want to talk 234 00:12:19.919 --> 00:12:22.320 about the Dodgers kind of aren't productive. 235 00:12:22.320 --> 00:12:26.799 When I lost my train of thought, Well that's. 236 00:12:26.679 --> 00:12:30.879 What shoan, Xavier. You got a little nervous. It's afternoon, drive, 237 00:12:31.360 --> 00:12:33.639 the sun is out. This is not midnight. We got 238 00:12:33.679 --> 00:12:35.559 to bring it right now, rain delay, Come. 239 00:12:35.440 --> 00:12:37.759 On, let's go. This is morning for me. I work 240 00:12:37.799 --> 00:12:41.879 at night. But so you just woke up, just woke up, 241 00:12:42.000 --> 00:12:45.279 just woke up. Uh anyways, just uh, I hope that 242 00:12:45.360 --> 00:12:46.440 bats kind of wake up. 243 00:12:46.639 --> 00:12:48.799 It was kind of nice seeing Tao come in and 244 00:12:49.840 --> 00:12:52.279 just come in with a bang like that, and. 245 00:12:52.360 --> 00:12:55.519 That happened two days ago, that you've been asleep for 246 00:12:55.559 --> 00:12:56.120 two days. 247 00:12:56.600 --> 00:13:01.279 Er, thank you for the phone call. Wow, I mean 248 00:13:01.360 --> 00:13:03.480 here's I know you work at night, Javier. 249 00:13:04.080 --> 00:13:07.519 Memo to you, don't pick up the phone right away 250 00:13:07.559 --> 00:13:10.000 after you wake up. That's a bad thing to do. 251 00:13:10.440 --> 00:13:12.679 Bad thing to do to pick up the phone right away, 252 00:13:12.919 --> 00:13:15.279 bad thing to do to text somebody right when you 253 00:13:15.320 --> 00:13:17.799 wake up. You're not yourself. Have a drink of water, 254 00:13:18.519 --> 00:13:21.799 Chug some water before you decide to call a sports 255 00:13:21.840 --> 00:13:24.279 talk show host in the middle of a rain delay 256 00:13:24.639 --> 00:13:27.279 at five point twenty in the afternoon, Let's go out 257 00:13:27.279 --> 00:13:30.799 to Montclair when else, Diaz Art, you're on Dodger Talk. 258 00:13:30.840 --> 00:13:33.720 How you doing, good day? 259 00:13:33.759 --> 00:13:38.320 You're cracking me up from that last caller. Hey, I 260 00:13:38.360 --> 00:13:40.519 wanted a call and just see your comments. 261 00:13:40.559 --> 00:13:40.960 I'll listen. 262 00:13:41.039 --> 00:13:45.559 After I read an article today talking about teen chemistry, 263 00:13:46.039 --> 00:13:48.639 and then the good Doctor went on to say, how 264 00:13:48.720 --> 00:13:53.759 you know, losing Barnaby and losing CT is gonna mess 265 00:13:53.840 --> 00:13:56.919 up the teen chemistry a little bit. And so you know, 266 00:13:56.960 --> 00:14:01.120 they're talking about team slides and everybody get together, and 267 00:14:01.200 --> 00:14:03.919 I know how that oft time, everybody spends a lot 268 00:14:03.919 --> 00:14:06.679 of time together. And he just had to hit your thoughts. 269 00:14:06.879 --> 00:14:11.840 Do you think chemistring really pays that much of a factory, 270 00:14:11.960 --> 00:14:13.559 not just a lot of baseball talk. 271 00:14:14.600 --> 00:14:16.360 No, I mean I saw what you saw. 272 00:14:16.399 --> 00:14:20.399 Bill Plunkett talked to Freddie Freeman about it, and he 273 00:14:20.879 --> 00:14:25.879 described it perfectly. It changes the dynamics, no doubt about it. 274 00:14:25.960 --> 00:14:29.120 But you just keep moving forward and think about this. 275 00:14:29.759 --> 00:14:35.240 Last year, the Dodgers released Jason Hayward, who was Freddie 276 00:14:35.240 --> 00:14:39.279 Freeman's and still is Freddie Freeman's best friend. In baseball. 277 00:14:39.639 --> 00:14:42.000 How do you think he felt last year? Did he 278 00:14:42.159 --> 00:14:45.200 sul did he just pack it in? No, he kept 279 00:14:45.240 --> 00:14:49.080 going and won the MVP of the World Series. So 280 00:14:49.759 --> 00:14:53.279 you know, Austin Barnes was a presence with the pitching staff. 281 00:14:53.279 --> 00:14:55.759 He was a good guy to have around Chris Taylor, 282 00:14:55.879 --> 00:14:59.840 a little bit low energy, but obviously had not been 283 00:15:00.000 --> 00:15:03.120 playing a lot. Hard to make a difference chemistry or not. 284 00:15:03.240 --> 00:15:05.600 When you're not playing a lot, you're the twenty sixth 285 00:15:05.679 --> 00:15:08.279 man on the bench. And he wasn't a raw, raw guy. 286 00:15:08.399 --> 00:15:11.600 He never was, So take that for what it's worth. 287 00:15:11.679 --> 00:15:11.840 Art. 288 00:15:11.879 --> 00:15:14.600 Now, if the Dodgers all of a sudden decided to 289 00:15:14.639 --> 00:15:18.600 trade I don't know, Mookie Betts, or decided to trade 290 00:15:18.600 --> 00:15:23.519 taoscar Hernandez, yes the chemistry would be affected. But these 291 00:15:23.519 --> 00:15:25.799 are two guys at the end of the roster that 292 00:15:26.279 --> 00:15:30.039 you know. Unfortunately, the Dodgers felt that the younger players 293 00:15:30.039 --> 00:15:32.720 could help them out more. So, No, I don't think 294 00:15:32.759 --> 00:15:34.720 this is going to affect team chemistry. 295 00:15:36.279 --> 00:15:39.360 All right, Gay, Thanks all right, Art, thank you for. 296 00:15:39.320 --> 00:15:39.960 The phone call. 297 00:15:40.000 --> 00:15:43.159 Look, nobody loved Austin Barnes more than I did. And 298 00:15:43.600 --> 00:15:45.960 you know we debated this over the course of the 299 00:15:46.039 --> 00:15:49.039 last two or three years. He was not there to 300 00:15:49.120 --> 00:15:52.600 hit three hundred, no matter what you thought. He played 301 00:15:52.759 --> 00:15:56.200 once a week. His number one job was defense, and 302 00:15:56.240 --> 00:16:00.240 he was really good at handling the pitching staff, really 303 00:16:00.320 --> 00:16:04.000 good at game calling in game. But the throwing is 304 00:16:04.039 --> 00:16:07.679 an issue. I mean, there's no getting away around that. 305 00:16:07.759 --> 00:16:10.679 There's no way around it, right, and it was at 306 00:16:10.679 --> 00:16:13.639 an all time low this year. And the Dodgers understand 307 00:16:13.639 --> 00:16:18.480 the dynamics in baseball these days where a catcher needs 308 00:16:18.519 --> 00:16:21.559 to be able to throw runners out, especially now with 309 00:16:21.639 --> 00:16:25.919 the rules, the disengagement rules, the bigger bases, major League 310 00:16:25.960 --> 00:16:30.080 Baseball has made it much easier for base runners to 311 00:16:31.279 --> 00:16:34.080 want to go, be enticed to run, and you've got 312 00:16:34.120 --> 00:16:38.240 to be able to throw them out. And unfortunately, you know, 313 00:16:38.279 --> 00:16:41.399 and I'll say this, I don't believe Austin Barnes. 314 00:16:41.080 --> 00:16:42.639 All of a sudden couldn't throw. 315 00:16:44.080 --> 00:16:47.200 I believe there was something physically wrong with his arm 316 00:16:47.240 --> 00:16:50.679 that he never had fixed or was bothering him even 317 00:16:50.759 --> 00:16:53.960 more this year. I'm not going to concede that all 318 00:16:54.000 --> 00:16:57.039 of a sudden, a major league catcher cannot throw the 319 00:16:57.080 --> 00:17:00.720 ball to second base if there was not something fit wrong. 320 00:17:01.080 --> 00:17:04.640 And that's on Austin. Austin needed to say something. Austin 321 00:17:04.680 --> 00:17:07.400 needed to do something about it. He wanted to keep 322 00:17:07.400 --> 00:17:10.279 playing through it. He's a guy that has high tolerance, 323 00:17:10.440 --> 00:17:13.279 plays through a lot of things. Remember last year his 324 00:17:13.440 --> 00:17:16.720 foot was bleeding two separate times and he's still caught, 325 00:17:16.799 --> 00:17:19.920 didn't come out of the game. But the reality is 326 00:17:20.160 --> 00:17:23.279 he's a backup catcher that plays once a week and 327 00:17:23.559 --> 00:17:27.119 Dalton Rushing has been knocking on the door. The Dodgers 328 00:17:27.200 --> 00:17:29.160 wanted to see what they got with him. They want 329 00:17:29.200 --> 00:17:33.240 to get him acclimated, and more importantly, they wanted to 330 00:17:33.279 --> 00:17:36.559 feel confident that they could give will Smith two to 331 00:17:36.640 --> 00:17:39.519 three days off a week instead of just once every 332 00:17:39.640 --> 00:17:43.559 seven days on a day game on Sunday. So that 333 00:17:43.799 --> 00:17:47.240 is the thinking behind it. And look, it's hilarious now 334 00:17:47.519 --> 00:17:50.559 that I am getting calls every day about Chris Taylor 335 00:17:51.039 --> 00:17:54.880 and you being sad about Chris Taylor. I loved Chris Taylor, 336 00:17:55.079 --> 00:17:59.759 but you didn't the last two years. That's so hilarious 337 00:18:00.000 --> 00:18:03.200 and ironic about these phone calls. I had a full 338 00:18:03.240 --> 00:18:06.680 board of calls on days at Chris Taylor didn't even 339 00:18:06.759 --> 00:18:09.200 take a single at bat, and you were calling for 340 00:18:09.279 --> 00:18:12.119 the Dodgers to do what they did last week and 341 00:18:12.200 --> 00:18:17.640 release him. Now I'm getting calls about chemistry, questions about 342 00:18:17.680 --> 00:18:21.960 oh I feel bad about Chris Taylor. No, you didn't. 343 00:18:22.359 --> 00:18:25.799 You wanted him out for the last two years. It's 344 00:18:25.880 --> 00:18:30.079 just blows my mind. And now Michael Confordo is public 345 00:18:30.200 --> 00:18:32.839 Enemy number one and he's standing at third base right 346 00:18:32.920 --> 00:18:36.519 now in a rain delay, first and third. Yes, that's right, 347 00:18:36.559 --> 00:18:38.640 they stay at the base even in the rain. 348 00:18:38.759 --> 00:18:39.720 No, just kidding. 349 00:18:40.000 --> 00:18:43.400 When play resumes, Dodgers will have runners at the corners. 350 00:18:43.759 --> 00:18:48.039 Freddie Freeman will be at the plate. He has three balls, 351 00:18:48.079 --> 00:18:52.720 two strikes. It's three and one right now. When Freddy 352 00:18:52.759 --> 00:18:55.640 Freeman comes back to the plate, one out, runners at 353 00:18:55.680 --> 00:18:58.160 the corners, and the Dodgers trying to get a run 354 00:18:58.200 --> 00:18:58.960 across the board. 355 00:18:59.000 --> 00:19:00.000 But what's on. 356 00:19:00.160 --> 00:19:05.279 Fortunate is Clayton Kershaw's day is likely over. He only 357 00:19:05.279 --> 00:19:08.799 threw twenty six pitches in two innings before the rain 358 00:19:08.880 --> 00:19:11.480 came down in the top of the third inning. So 359 00:19:11.680 --> 00:19:15.480 not ideal and probably a combination now on Matt Soer 360 00:19:15.640 --> 00:19:19.359 Lou Trevino. And this is not ideal for the Dodger 361 00:19:19.400 --> 00:19:24.200 bullpen that has been taxed so much to start this six. 362 00:19:24.000 --> 00:19:26.839 Game road trip with the rain delay that you're. 363 00:19:26.640 --> 00:19:30.279 Gonna have to cover now the last six innings of 364 00:19:30.319 --> 00:19:33.880 this game. Eight six, six, nine, seven, two, five seventy 365 00:19:33.920 --> 00:19:36.920 is the phone number. Let's go out to Hollywood. Eric, 366 00:19:37.119 --> 00:19:40.640 You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing Dodger Day? 367 00:19:40.720 --> 00:19:41.240 Shine? 368 00:19:42.960 --> 00:19:44.279 WHOA David? 369 00:19:44.400 --> 00:19:44.759 I was. 370 00:19:45.079 --> 00:19:47.279 I was getting to that point where I was last 371 00:19:47.319 --> 00:19:50.279 year when when I thought the sky was falling and 372 00:19:50.279 --> 00:19:52.880 and you know, a bunch of different things, and I 373 00:19:52.920 --> 00:19:55.400 was getting sabbage. Then I remember what you said last time. 374 00:19:55.680 --> 00:19:59.400 It's a long season and things will change, and yes 375 00:20:00.759 --> 00:20:03.480 and Barnsey, I am gonna miss them, but the team 376 00:20:03.559 --> 00:20:06.359 has to keep going. If you want to win World Series, 377 00:20:06.599 --> 00:20:08.400 then the team needs to get It's got to be 378 00:20:08.559 --> 00:20:12.039 something different every year, you know. And what's not different 379 00:20:12.519 --> 00:20:14.480 is the bullpen being used as much as it is. 380 00:20:14.559 --> 00:20:16.720 So I mean much love to those guys. I mean, 381 00:20:16.720 --> 00:20:19.279 those guys are just carrying us right now. And I 382 00:20:19.720 --> 00:20:21.920 am very patient. I know this season is gonna be long. 383 00:20:21.920 --> 00:20:23.960 I know we're gonna turn this around. And I know 384 00:20:24.160 --> 00:20:27.119 comforda is Michael and is public enemy number one, and 385 00:20:27.559 --> 00:20:29.480 poor guy Man, I hope he turns it around too. Man, 386 00:20:29.480 --> 00:20:31.920 because he's the Dodger. Nation's gonna be like, all right, 387 00:20:31.920 --> 00:20:33.440 so it's trying to pick on somebody's trying to pick 388 00:20:33.440 --> 00:20:36.240 on Mi Conforto. But DV, I know this isn't the 389 00:20:36.319 --> 00:20:39.279 gossip sports talk, But what do you know about those 390 00:20:39.279 --> 00:20:42.200 idiots down there in San Diego fighting each other down there? 391 00:20:42.359 --> 00:20:45.559 I personally I love it, I love it, But what 392 00:20:45.559 --> 00:20:46.440 do you know about that? 393 00:20:46.839 --> 00:20:48.079 I know that it's fake news. 394 00:20:48.160 --> 00:20:52.559 Everybody got got that was a parody account that everybody 395 00:20:52.599 --> 00:20:54.279 thought was real fake news. 396 00:20:56.240 --> 00:21:00.519 Oh oh oh ah, god, never mind, then then forget 397 00:21:00.519 --> 00:21:01.680 about it. Forget about it. 398 00:21:01.680 --> 00:21:01.839 Then. 399 00:21:02.160 --> 00:21:03.519 Look, I love our team. 400 00:21:03.799 --> 00:21:06.000 I love where we're going. I don't want to change 401 00:21:06.000 --> 00:21:08.400