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<v Speaker 1>And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Vase.

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<v Speaker 2>We are live at Nationals Park in our nation's capitol

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<v Speaker 2>after the Dodgers fall to the Nationals six to four

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<v Speaker 2>in the first game of this three game series and

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<v Speaker 2>have dropped two games in a row for the first

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<v Speaker 2>time this year. Phone lines are open at eight six

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<v Speaker 2>six nine, eight seven two five seventy. We will hear

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<v Speaker 2>from Jose Mota a little bit later. We will also

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<v Speaker 2>give you an update on Clayton Kershaw. We had a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to check in with him today, and whatever you

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<v Speaker 2>need to know about Blake Snell's injury, I will.

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<v Speaker 3>Be able to answer those questions.

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<v Speaker 2>Not to mention, we do have a winning bid on

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<v Speaker 2>the World Series ball that Will Walker Bueler and the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Foundation collaborated to auction off to benefit the fire

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<v Speaker 2>Relief Fund. So we'll let you know how much that

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<v Speaker 2>last out baseball from last year's World Series went for.

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<v Speaker 2>Speaking of last year's World Series, we all talked about

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<v Speaker 2>how base running and defense in the little things were

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<v Speaker 2>the difference in that World Series. Right now, I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>seeing any of that from the Dodgers. I'm seeing an

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<v Speaker 2>offense that is trying to make up for a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of mistakes, whether it be base running or defense. You're

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<v Speaker 2>not gonna be able to have your offense bellue out

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<v Speaker 2>every single night, even though the Dodgers have had that

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<v Speaker 2>happen a few times, and tonight they were very close.

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<v Speaker 2>It was very risky for Davy Martinez to bring in

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Finnegan, who yes, is their closer, but for a

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<v Speaker 2>five out save on the third straight day that he's pitching.

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<v Speaker 2>That was a gamble that paid off this time for

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<v Speaker 2>Davy Martinez. And the facts are I feel like when

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<v Speaker 2>I say a team survived the Dodgers, that applies tonight

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<v Speaker 2>more than any other game this year that the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>have lost, and they've only lost three.

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<v Speaker 3>The Nationals survived this game.

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<v Speaker 2>It was it was close to being over if Tommy

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<v Speaker 2>Edmond comes to the plate in the ninth inning. Instead,

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Betts grounds out with runners at first and third

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<v Speaker 2>to end the game. So a very risky managing decision

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<v Speaker 2>by David Martinez that.

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<v Speaker 3>He got away with.

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<v Speaker 2>And look, the Dodger defense now has committed seven errors

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<v Speaker 2>in eleven games. The problem is they have guys that

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<v Speaker 2>are out of position. Look, I know Mookie Betts put

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<v Speaker 2>in a lot of time during the offseason to learn shortstop,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's out of position.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a new position.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe we can all agree on that, and there's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be still growing pains and all that, not

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<v Speaker 2>just him being able to field ground balls, but more

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<v Speaker 2>importantly the nuances of the position where he should be

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<v Speaker 2>on relay throws, just the feel for the position. And

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<v Speaker 2>tonight he missed a ground ball that he probably should

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<v Speaker 2>have had that led.

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<v Speaker 3>To a run.

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<v Speaker 2>Miguel Rojas, who is sure handed as anybody, but hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>played a lot of second base the last year plus,

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<v Speaker 2>made a costly era as well.

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<v Speaker 3>So you got two guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Up the middle that aren't really used to playing those positions.

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<v Speaker 2>Those are not their natural positions, let's put it that way.

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<v Speaker 2>But you had guys that have played defense in left

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<v Speaker 2>field and center field a lot, and Chris Taylor and

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edmond it's no coincidence they made a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>good plays tonight. So there is that, And there is

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that the Dodgers have been on their feet

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<v Speaker 2>since nine am this morning with the White House visit

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<v Speaker 2>and then coming directly to Nationals Park to play in

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<v Speaker 2>very cold weather. That's not an excuse, it's just a

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<v Speaker 2>fact in reality. I'm not saying that's the reason why

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<v Speaker 2>they made a couple of errors early in the game,

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<v Speaker 2>but it was a tale of two games. I felt

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<v Speaker 2>like the Dodgers played a lot better after the third

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<v Speaker 2>inning tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>And how about Dustin May.

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<v Speaker 2>Think about what Dustin May did tonight, and our good

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<v Speaker 2>buddy Petros even recognized it back at his home on

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<v Speaker 2>the Hill. Dustin May went six innings tonight, allowed just

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<v Speaker 2>one earn run. That is exactly what the Dodgers needed

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<v Speaker 2>tonight after their bullpen was used so much in those

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<v Speaker 2>last two games in Philadelphia, where their starters gave them

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<v Speaker 2>a combined six innings, including Tyler Glasnell's meltdown in the

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<v Speaker 2>third inning yesterday where he only went two plus coming

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<v Speaker 2>off Rochi Sazaki going four plus innings the day before.

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<v Speaker 2>It was huge what Dustin May did tonight. Dustin May

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<v Speaker 2>is the unsung hero of the game tonight and maybe

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<v Speaker 2>the last series on the road here in Washington, d C.

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<v Speaker 2>For what he was able to do tonight. Let's head

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<v Speaker 2>downstairs right now, do you hear from the big ginger

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<v Speaker 2>Dustin May?

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<v Speaker 4>Probably the fourth inning, fourth fifth and six. I felt

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<v Speaker 4>pretty settled. I felt like I could throw a strike

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<v Speaker 4>the first three innings. I don't think I could have

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<v Speaker 4>been paid anymore to throw a strike, So yeah, I

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<v Speaker 4>settled down in the fourth, fifth, and sixth and felt

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<v Speaker 4>like it was a strong anam, What.

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<v Speaker 3>Did you seem was just missing?

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<v Speaker 5>I guess really in the game for you that wasn't

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<v Speaker 5>allowing you to execute the pitches as.

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<v Speaker 4>You'd like to kind of everything just wasn't really feeling

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<v Speaker 4>SYNCD up in my mechanics and everything was just kind

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<v Speaker 4>of feeling rushed and couldn't repeat a delivery.

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<v Speaker 6>Is that maybe when the velocity was down a little

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<v Speaker 6>bit tonight?

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<v Speaker 7>No, how do you get it from like when you're

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<v Speaker 7>not feeling SYNCD up early to kind of find in

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<v Speaker 7>a rhythm later. Is it just kind of getting into

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<v Speaker 7>the game and change you made at all?

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<v Speaker 4>Did reps just getting more throws? I mean for me,

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<v Speaker 4>the more I throw, the better I feel. So being

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<v Speaker 4>able to get out and get through the rough innings,

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<v Speaker 4>what was a good mentality boost knowing that I can

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<v Speaker 4>bounce back.

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<v Speaker 5>Through I really do for yourself kind of feeling that

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<v Speaker 5>way you know earlier and starts or is that something

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<v Speaker 5>that you just have to figure out.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeahs the w see what was I mean?

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<v Speaker 8>It was just today. I mean, just how the start

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<v Speaker 8>of today run.

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<v Speaker 7>How different does the start day feel when it starts

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<v Speaker 7>at the White House and everything you guys did this morning.

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<v Speaker 4>It was the early launch today. Normally would not be

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<v Speaker 4>up that early, but I mean I just didn't have

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<v Speaker 4>it in the first three.

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<v Speaker 9>So it's all you can tell.

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<v Speaker 5>I know, you talked about how just after your last

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<v Speaker 5>that was more of a kind of the emotions to

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<v Speaker 5>return and the anticipation of that if you felt just

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<v Speaker 5>with this one it was kind of just back to

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<v Speaker 5>your routine and kind of getting yourself to a good spot.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, absolutely.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean once I got to the field to day,

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<v Speaker 4>I mean everything was normal go and then was normal

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<v Speaker 4>feelings throughout the whole day. So yeah, nothing different, just

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<v Speaker 4>like less weight on my shoulders.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, there's Dustin May. Thanks to Sports Net LA

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<v Speaker 2>for bringing tonight's starter. And look, he even said it

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<v Speaker 2>early launched today. It's not an excuse, it's just the reality.

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<v Speaker 2>Baseball players usually don't wake up until eleven ish, especially

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<v Speaker 2>on the road. After the Dodgers trained it from Philadelphia

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<v Speaker 2>to Washington, d C. They knew they had an early day,

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<v Speaker 2>and obviously a great honor for them to be invited

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<v Speaker 2>to the White House. And you know they're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to use that as an excuse, but it's a reality.

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<v Speaker 2>And Dustin May, you know, he averaged ninety five miles

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<v Speaker 2>in hour on his four seam fastball tonight. I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>feel like there was any issues with the velocity and

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<v Speaker 2>he's not going to throw his teammates under the bus,

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<v Speaker 2>but if there were some defensive plays made behind him,

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<v Speaker 2>especially since he's a ground ball pitcher, you need really

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<v Speaker 2>good defense on the infield behind him, And to me,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care, you know, I know he's disappointed with

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<v Speaker 2>the team losing and him giving up three runs while

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<v Speaker 2>he was in there, even though one was earned. Dustin

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<v Speaker 2>May did more than his job tonight, especially like I said,

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<v Speaker 2>what took place the previous two games for the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>where they had to go to their bullpen in the

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<v Speaker 2>fifth inning on Saturday, and they had to go to

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<v Speaker 2>their bullpen in the third inning yesterday because Tyler glass

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<v Speaker 2>Now couldn't handle the rainy conditions. So I mean, Dustin

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<v Speaker 2>May going six innings tonight was huge, eight six six,

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<v Speaker 2>nine to eighty seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I mentioned, the Dodger infield defense the first three

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<v Speaker 2>innings not the best. Like Dustin May said, it felt

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<v Speaker 2>like the Dodgers kind of woke up after the third

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<v Speaker 2>inning and it was a much different game, and they

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<v Speaker 2>came this close to coming back against Kyle Finnegan in

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<v Speaker 2>the Nationals, except Finnegan was able to wiggle out of

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<v Speaker 2>some trouble in that ninth inning after giving up two

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<v Speaker 2>runs in the eighth to make this a game. It

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<v Speaker 2>kind of felt like the walls were going to break

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<v Speaker 2>there in the ninth inning, considering Finnegan finished with thirty

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<v Speaker 2>two pitches going for that five out save, and the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that he had pitched the previous two days to

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<v Speaker 2>close out two other Nationals wins. So a gamble that

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<v Speaker 2>paid off for Davy Martinez tonight as the Dodgers fall.

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<v Speaker 3>Six to four.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, I know it's early in the season, and I

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned this in the Clubhouse Show, but after the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>started undefeated eight to zero to begin the season, and

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<v Speaker 2>there's a h one hundred and fifty games less left,

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<v Speaker 2>so this really doesn't mean a whole lot, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of odd that the nine to three Dodgers will

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<v Speaker 2>wake up tomorrow firmly in third place in the NL West.

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<v Speaker 2>Whether or not the Giants winner lose tonight against the Reds,

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<v Speaker 2>they will wake up tomorrow in third place. I believe

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<v Speaker 2>that's more of an indication of how good the NL

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<v Speaker 2>West is. The Giants signed Willia Doomas, who was a

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<v Speaker 2>huge difference maker for the Brewers. That's evident by how

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<v Speaker 2>the Brewers are kind of floundering to start the year.

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<v Speaker 2>The Giants left side of the defense, left side of

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<v Speaker 2>the infield defense is arguably the best with the Damas

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<v Speaker 2>and Matt Chapman. Not to mention Jung Ho Lee in

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<v Speaker 2>center field, so in that ballpark, Buster Posey understands pitching

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<v Speaker 2>in defense wins in their home ballpark. So the Giants

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<v Speaker 2>are going to be very competitive this year. Not to

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<v Speaker 2>mention the diamondback Scott Better. And they were just what

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<v Speaker 2>one win away from being a playoff team last year

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<v Speaker 2>and the miracle OMG Mets being out and the San

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<v Speaker 2>Diego Padres, despite how many people want to just dismiss them,

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<v Speaker 2>they did not do a selloff this offseason. They are

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<v Speaker 2>still really good and don't discount the fact that Jason

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<v Speaker 2>Hayward is in that clubhouse. That's a very emotional team

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<v Speaker 2>and having a steadying personality like Jason Hayward is going

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<v Speaker 2>to make a difference where it means the most. So

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<v Speaker 2>the Padres are going to be there. Trust me, they

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<v Speaker 2>will be a playoff team. Eight six six eight seven

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number. How about show Aotani.

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<v Speaker 2>He's amazing. And we had Michael Conforto on the pregame

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<v Speaker 2>show earlier today and he was just marveling at the

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<v Speaker 2>preparation Otani has and how hard he hits the baseball,

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<v Speaker 2>not only in games, but even in batting practice, and

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<v Speaker 2>that was evident again tonight. His first three at bats,

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<v Speaker 3>He struck out in.

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<v Speaker 2>His fourth at bat and then walked against Finnigan in

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<v Speaker 2>It was three to one and then three to two,

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<v Speaker 3>But it just it didn't happen.

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

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<v Speaker 2>didn't happen. Two lines open. Let's go out to the

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<v Speaker 10>UH.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to uh Santos in upland you're on

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<v Speaker 3>Hi, Santos, Hey DV. How you doing brother, I'm doing great.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't believe I got this much energy. I've been

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 10>You know, first, I just want to talk about like

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<v Speaker 10>I've been look enough to have been to the two

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<v Speaker 10>walkoffs of Mookie nol Tani, and I just like this

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<v Speaker 10>team's never really out of it. Even coming down to

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<v Speaker 10>that last I bat, it really felt like we could

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<v Speaker 10>come back. So, I mean, this team definitely has some fight,

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<v Speaker 10>and you know, it's kind of disappointing to see those

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<v Speaker 10>airs in the second or the third, but I think

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<v Speaker 10>no matter how far we get down, our leadership really

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<v Speaker 10>can take us to a win.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, their offense is really good. There's no better

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<v Speaker 2>offense out there than the Dodgers, but that doesn't win championships.

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<v Speaker 3>Santos. We saw that in the World Series last year.

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<v Speaker 3>They've got to get this rectified.

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<v Speaker 2>And look, we're they've only played twelve games, so seven

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<v Speaker 2>errors in what twelve games? I'm not going to, you know, overreact,

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<v Speaker 2>but it feels like it's one of those things. By July,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers will kind of move the chairs around on

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<v Speaker 2>the on the infield and possibly in the outfield to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to have their offense still as good as

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<v Speaker 2>it is, but putting guys in positions that they can

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<v Speaker 2>excel in. Right But I'm not saying that they're not

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<v Speaker 2>doing that now one hundred percent.

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<v Speaker 3>But look, last year we saw it.

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Betts recognized that maybe he was better for the

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<v Speaker 2>team and right field, and who knows, he may have

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<v Speaker 2>that revelation again and slide to second base, and tom

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<v Speaker 2>Yedman goes to center. And you know, we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>see Hayesan Kim at some point this year, and he

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<v Speaker 2>can help the team defensively and be a good nine

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<v Speaker 2>hitter to turn the lineup over with speed for Otani

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<v Speaker 2>and Betts and Edmund and Freeman. So the Dodgers have

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<v Speaker 2>so many options at their disposal. It's only twelve games

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<v Speaker 2>into the season. They want to see what this version

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<v Speaker 2>looks like.

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<v Speaker 10>Hey, I got one more thing for you. No, definitely,

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<v Speaker 10>I think we'll definitely turn around. It's just the beginning

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<v Speaker 10>of the season and everyone's out a place. I thought

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<v Speaker 10>it was really good point. You brought up the one

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<v Speaker 10>more thing. What was like your most memorable moment for

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<v Speaker 10>today's White House? Is it for yourself?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I wasn't with the team, right, So I wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>on the bus with the team to the White House.

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<v Speaker 2>I was credentialed with the rest of the media and

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<v Speaker 2>first time ever for me to be at the White House.

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<v Speaker 2>And for me, the most startling thing to, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>find out is how small that briefing room is, because

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<v Speaker 2>that's where all the press is, that's where they hang out,

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<v Speaker 2>that's where all the press conferences are, and it's so

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<v Speaker 2>small and antiquated.

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<v Speaker 3>It's crazy. We watch it on TV and we think

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<v Speaker 3>it's this huge room. It's not.

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<v Speaker 2>It's anything but that. That was That was the one

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<v Speaker 2>thing that stood out to me. But today was an

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<v Speaker 2>eventful day in the world, and the Dodgers were there

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<v Speaker 2>playing in the sandbox for a half hour or so

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<v Speaker 2>with the President, so it was it was an eventful

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<v Speaker 2>day news media wise, and that was pretty cool to see.

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<v Speaker 6>Cool well, Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Santos, thanks for the phone call.

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<v Speaker 2>Speaking of the White House, I'll get more into it

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<v Speaker 2>when we continue here, because I'll just share my experience there.

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<v Speaker 2>It was different than the players because I wasn't allowed

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<v Speaker 2>where they were allowed in the White House and everything else.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'll share that with you, and also I'll let

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<v Speaker 2>you know how much that final out baseball from last

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<v Speaker 2>year's World Series went for. The auction closed yesterday and

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<v Speaker 2>they got a pretty good haul. And that's thanks to

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<v Speaker 2>Will and his wife, Kara Smith, Walker Buehler and his

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<v Speaker 2>wife and the Dodger Foundation all coming together and saying,

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<v Speaker 2>let's choose this baseball for good and auction it off

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<v Speaker 2>for the fire relief funds. So we'll let you know

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<v Speaker 2>about that, and you'll hear from Clayton Kershaw plus Jose

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<v Speaker 2>Moto will join us and your phone calls. Two lines

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<v Speaker 2>open eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers fall to the National six to four on a

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<v Speaker 2>five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger Talk is available on AM five seventy LA sports

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<v Speaker 1>dot com hand of the iHeartRadio app. Back to more

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David Vasse.

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<v Speaker 11>Now too old, pitch Otani swings hammers are deep to right.

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<v Speaker 3>This one's heading back to the wall, it has gone

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<v Speaker 3>a home.

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<v Speaker 11>Run and Otani ties the game with his fourth home

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<v Speaker 11>run of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Show Hey Otani, a double shy of the cycle tonight

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<v Speaker 2>and a losing effort as the Dodgers fall to the

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<v Speaker 2>Nationals six to four. David Vasse live at Nationals Park

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<v Speaker 2>with you until the top of the hour. Eight six

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

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<v Speaker 2>Own the Dream. Eight six six nine eighty seven two

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<v Speaker 2>five seventy is the phone number you heard our caller

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<v Speaker 2>before the break asked me about my experience or what

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<v Speaker 2>stood out the most about the White House?

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<v Speaker 3>Uh Number one.

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<v Speaker 2>Being a kid growing up a Dodger fan, a Laker fan,

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<v Speaker 2>you had seen these teams over the course of decades.

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<v Speaker 2>Go to the White House after winning the NBA Championship

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<v Speaker 2>or winning the World Series from Ronald Reagan to UH,

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<v Speaker 2>Bill Clinton, UH, to Obama to you know, Joe Biden.

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<v Speaker 2>You've seen all those teams go to the White House

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<v Speaker 2>after winning the World Series and winning the NBA Championship.

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<v Speaker 2>It seems so far away. Never in my wildest dreams

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<v Speaker 2>did I believe that I would be at the White

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<v Speaker 2>House with the Dodgers or the Lakers watching Oral Herscheiser,

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<v Speaker 2>Steve Sachs, Kurt Gibson in nineteen eighty eight. That was

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<v Speaker 2>so cool to see them be at the White House

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<v Speaker 2>after winning the World Series, the Miracle Dodgers of.

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<v Speaker 3>Nineteen eighty eight. That was awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>To see Magic and Kareem at the White House during

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<v Speaker 2>the eighties, So that was awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>That was awesome. So it just seems so far away.

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<v Speaker 2>And when I've come to Washington, DC over the last

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<v Speaker 2>thirteen years, I've walked by the White House daytime, nighttime,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, you're only allowed so close. And it

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<v Speaker 2>was a process to get the media credential. It's not

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<v Speaker 2>easy to get into the White House, even with the

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<v Speaker 2>press credential when you're not an everyday pool reporter. So

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<v Speaker 2>up until about nine o'clock Eastern time last night, I

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<v Speaker 2>be approved for a credential, and I got that word

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<v Speaker 2>that I was in. I got to the White House

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<v Speaker 2>at about nine am. Jack Harris of the La Times

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<v Speaker 2>and I met at a coffee shop across the street,

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<v Speaker 2>walked across the street together. He was let in first,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I stood out there for thirty minutes because

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<v Speaker 2>my credential was not ready in the computer system. So

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<v Speaker 2>I was standing in the rain for thirty minutes outside

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<v Speaker 2>of the White House, but nonetheless got in. And once

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<v Speaker 2>you get in, you have to stop at another security

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<v Speaker 2>booth where you get your pass, and then from there

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<v Speaker 2>there's a walkway.

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<v Speaker 3>And this was so.

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<v Speaker 2>Behind the scenes, behind the curtain. We watch all these

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<v Speaker 2>morning shows, whether it's Channel KCBS or NBC, the Today

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<v Speaker 2>Show this morning, all those well they have their reporters

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<v Speaker 2>standing outside the White House, and I saw all of

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<v Speaker 2>them in their isolated canopy tents walking to the briefing room.

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<v Speaker 2>And the briefing room is where we waited until call

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<v Speaker 2>to the East Room, and that happened at about ten

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<v Speaker 2>forty five. And the briefing room, like I mentioned, is

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<v Speaker 3>Was talking to reporters.

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<v Speaker 2>An AP reporter that has a locker there said during

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<v Speaker 2>the summer, it's so hot there's no air coming through,

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<v Speaker 2>and you can understand why it gets heated in there

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<v Speaker 2>in a lot of different ways. But it's so small

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<v Speaker 2>and it looks so big on television. And then just

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<v Speaker 2>being there in the East room watching the Dodgers come

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<v Speaker 2>in to I Love La and we are the Champions

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<v Speaker 2>by the White House Band. It was surreal and like

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Bets and Keik Hernandez told us the previous a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of Dodger talks in Philadelphia, it didn't feel political

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<v Speaker 2>at all. This was just being celebrated and that's it.

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<v Speaker 2>So that was my experience. I was not with the team.

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<v Speaker 2>I was behind the ropes with the rest of the

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<v Speaker 2>media documenting the Dodgers for you, like I do everywhere

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<v Speaker 2>they go, whether it's Tokyo, Japan, Sydney, Australia, or Washington, DC.

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

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Hollywood. Roy, You're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>How you doing, Roy?

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<v Speaker 9>Good Dave, You're still mister Dodger Baseball in my book,

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<v Speaker 9>but I want to put you on the spot a

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<v Speaker 9>little bit far, tuny Uh, do you have a prediction

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<v Speaker 9>I would care to make one on the steels this

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<v Speaker 9>year as well as the home runs. And do you

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<v Speaker 9>think stealing is uh something that he could get hurt with?

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<v Speaker 9>I mean obviously did last year.

427
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, obviously it's a risk because in when he stole

428
00:23:40.319 --> 00:23:43.519
<v Speaker 2>his first base of the season, he kind of went

429
00:23:43.559 --> 00:23:47.359
<v Speaker 2>back to his old uh sliding pattern where the play

430
00:23:47.440 --> 00:23:49.640
<v Speaker 2>that he jammed his shoulder in the World Series. But

431
00:23:49.799 --> 00:23:54.359
<v Speaker 2>since then he's been reminded and he's reminded himself to

432
00:23:54.480 --> 00:23:58.559
<v Speaker 2>keep you know, his left arm above ground and kind

433
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<v Speaker 2>of cross it over his shoulders so he doesn't jam

434
00:24:01.480 --> 00:24:04.759
<v Speaker 2>that left shoulder again. He only has two stolen bases

435
00:24:04.839 --> 00:24:09.200
<v Speaker 2>right now, two out of three three attempts, So I'm

436
00:24:09.240 --> 00:24:13.359
<v Speaker 2>going to say twenty five twenty five stolen bases.

437
00:24:13.400 --> 00:24:15.519
<v Speaker 3>How about that? You like the over on that or

438
00:24:15.599 --> 00:24:16.599
<v Speaker 3>you like the under on that.

439
00:24:18.000 --> 00:24:20.920
<v Speaker 6>I would take the over, but I like it.

440
00:24:21.160 --> 00:24:24.119
<v Speaker 9>I think that's a good total. I like it five.

441
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, all right, Roy, thanks for the phone call, appreciate it.

442
00:24:29.000 --> 00:24:31.279
<v Speaker 2>And I don't believe we're going to see Otani pitch

443
00:24:31.359 --> 00:24:34.200
<v Speaker 2>until the second half of the season. I've been saying

444
00:24:34.240 --> 00:24:38.519
<v Speaker 2>that since day one of the regular season starting, and

445
00:24:39.000 --> 00:24:41.519
<v Speaker 2>I am not moving off of that. Nothing has indicated

446
00:24:41.559 --> 00:24:45.119
<v Speaker 2>to me that that's changing. So the Dodgers want him

447
00:24:45.400 --> 00:24:49.240
<v Speaker 2>as a weapon in the postseason. They also want Clayton

448
00:24:49.319 --> 00:24:51.599
<v Speaker 2>Kershaw to be a weapon in the second half and

449
00:24:51.680 --> 00:24:55.599
<v Speaker 2>in the postseason. And Kershaw not only made a great

450
00:24:55.640 --> 00:24:59.279
<v Speaker 2>speech representing the organization at the White House today, but

451
00:24:59.319 --> 00:25:02.720
<v Speaker 2>he also threw a bullpen session. And here's what Clayton

452
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<v Speaker 2>had to say when I asked him about when he

453
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<v Speaker 2>might be coming back. What's the process in timeline for

454
00:25:09.960 --> 00:25:13.440
<v Speaker 2>him to make his return to a major league mound.

455
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<v Speaker 12>Yeah, through another bullpen today. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna

456
00:25:19.480 --> 00:25:22.640
<v Speaker 12>go and face some hitters on Thursday in Arizona. You

457
00:25:22.640 --> 00:25:25.119
<v Speaker 12>know I did that last Thursday, face through two innings,

458
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<v Speaker 12>So I'm kind of just gonna keep on that schedule.

459
00:25:28.559 --> 00:25:31.039
<v Speaker 12>It's it's kind of a weird needle to thread because

460
00:25:31.680 --> 00:25:35.079
<v Speaker 12>physically my arm is ready to go, you know, I'm ready,

461
00:25:36.079 --> 00:25:38.319
<v Speaker 12>but my toe isn't all the way there yet. So

462
00:25:38.359 --> 00:25:41.960
<v Speaker 12>it's just like, whenever my toe finally is strong enough

463
00:25:42.000 --> 00:25:43.759
<v Speaker 12>to be out there, I want to be ready. So

464
00:25:43.799 --> 00:25:46.359
<v Speaker 12>it's just kind of threading that needle as best I can.

465
00:25:46.400 --> 00:25:49.559
<v Speaker 12>It's obviously a unique injury for pitching, unique injury for baseball,

466
00:25:49.599 --> 00:25:51.759
<v Speaker 12>so there's not a whole lot of precedent with it.

467
00:25:51.839 --> 00:25:54.720
<v Speaker 12>So we're just kind of where whenever my toe is

468
00:25:54.759 --> 00:25:55.880
<v Speaker 12>ready to go, I'll be ready to go.

469
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<v Speaker 2>Is it similar when you're coming back from your shoulder

470
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<v Speaker 2>the day after, field after or is it something they

471
00:26:01.920 --> 00:26:03.000
<v Speaker 2>get feeling in the moment.

472
00:26:05.119 --> 00:26:06.960
<v Speaker 12>No, I mean day after it usually goes back to

473
00:26:07.000 --> 00:26:09.279
<v Speaker 12>the way it is. So I think it's just just

474
00:26:09.319 --> 00:26:11.559
<v Speaker 12>that final little push off that I'm trying to figure

475
00:26:11.559 --> 00:26:13.720
<v Speaker 12>out how to get that last little bit of be low,

476
00:26:13.799 --> 00:26:16.200
<v Speaker 12>that last little bit of life to your pitch, you.

477
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<v Speaker 3>Know, all right there?

478
00:26:18.640 --> 00:26:21.680
<v Speaker 2>Actually I don't know, but I'll take his word for it.

479
00:26:21.920 --> 00:26:25.200
<v Speaker 2>And that was Kershaw before the game today, just giving

480
00:26:25.279 --> 00:26:27.640
<v Speaker 2>us an update on where he's at. Right he's kind

481
00:26:27.640 --> 00:26:30.920
<v Speaker 2>of the forgotten guy, and he shouldn't be, because his

482
00:26:31.319 --> 00:26:33.559
<v Speaker 2>arm feels great and when he was healthy last year

483
00:26:33.599 --> 00:26:36.880
<v Speaker 2>he was really good and the Dodgers could use him

484
00:26:37.039 --> 00:26:40.440
<v Speaker 2>and use what he represents on the mound, and that's

485
00:26:40.440 --> 00:26:43.799
<v Speaker 2>a lot of toughness and the Dodgers certainly need that

486
00:26:43.920 --> 00:26:46.000
<v Speaker 2>no matter what these other guys. You want to talk

487
00:26:46.039 --> 00:26:49.759
<v Speaker 2>about Snell Glass. Now, all those guys, Yeah, their stuff

488
00:26:49.839 --> 00:26:52.400
<v Speaker 2>might look great on the on the stat sheet, and

489
00:26:53.480 --> 00:26:57.079
<v Speaker 2>they haven't accomplished what Kershaw has, and they don't represent

490
00:26:57.359 --> 00:27:01.319
<v Speaker 2>what Kershaw represents to the organization. And they don't have

491
00:27:01.400 --> 00:27:05.559
<v Speaker 2>the toughness that Krushaw has. He's the toughest competitor I've

492
00:27:05.599 --> 00:27:09.119
<v Speaker 2>been around since covering the Dodgers in twenty twelve, and

493
00:27:09.160 --> 00:27:11.599
<v Speaker 2>I think the only other athlete I could say that

494
00:27:11.680 --> 00:27:16.079
<v Speaker 2>has had the work ethic and mental toughness is Kobe Bryant.

495
00:27:16.119 --> 00:27:18.559
<v Speaker 2>I've covered both those guys. I've seen them both behind

496
00:27:18.599 --> 00:27:21.920
<v Speaker 2>the scenes, and those are the two guys that are

497
00:27:21.960 --> 00:27:25.039
<v Speaker 2>above and beyond everybody else in that department.

498
00:27:25.359 --> 00:27:27.160
<v Speaker 3>All right, let's check in with Jose Mota.

499
00:27:28.039 --> 00:27:31.880
<v Speaker 1>It's tough to go around the horn with Jose Mota.

500
00:27:33.400 --> 00:27:35.039
<v Speaker 3>Jose Mota is joining us.

501
00:27:35.079 --> 00:27:38.359
<v Speaker 2>He's part of the Dodgers Spanish radio broadcast in Jose.

502
00:27:39.519 --> 00:27:41.920
<v Speaker 2>It felt like a tale of two different games. The

503
00:27:41.960 --> 00:27:45.799
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers seem to forget when first pitch was tonight, but

504
00:27:45.920 --> 00:27:48.279
<v Speaker 2>after the third inning they looked a lot sharper.

505
00:27:49.079 --> 00:27:50.799
<v Speaker 6>Oh yeah, I know, thanks to a guy in the

506
00:27:50.880 --> 00:27:54.240
<v Speaker 6>mound who came back after an emotional start and gives

507
00:27:54.279 --> 00:27:57.640
<v Speaker 6>them a chance to you know, staying the game. So yeah,

508
00:27:57.640 --> 00:27:59.839
<v Speaker 6>I mean and even a you know, a game of

509
00:28:00.000 --> 00:28:02.000
<v Speaker 6>two different parts from the defensive side day when he

510
00:28:02.039 --> 00:28:05.119
<v Speaker 6>consider two guys thrown out by the Dodgers at third base,

511
00:28:05.319 --> 00:28:07.160
<v Speaker 6>a guy at home plate, and then a couple of

512
00:28:07.160 --> 00:28:10.519
<v Speaker 6>mischus that again become very costly things. As you have

513
00:28:10.599 --> 00:28:13.920
<v Speaker 6>been saying throughout the show, shows, they're going to get

514
00:28:13.920 --> 00:28:16.640
<v Speaker 6>cleaned up. Guys are going to get their grip on things.

515
00:28:17.000 --> 00:28:19.480
<v Speaker 6>Some pieces will be moved. But I'm going to make

516
00:28:19.480 --> 00:28:22.400
<v Speaker 6>a point about Mookie Bets. Mooki Bets works as hard

517
00:28:22.400 --> 00:28:25.920
<v Speaker 6>as anybody taking ground balls early. Right, you know about that, right?

518
00:28:26.000 --> 00:28:30.160
<v Speaker 6>Dave does he Yeah, he does, he does. Okay, here's

519
00:28:30.200 --> 00:28:32.640
<v Speaker 6>one thing the Mookie still has got to get used to.

520
00:28:32.839 --> 00:28:36.279
<v Speaker 6>In my opinion, they're talking to experienced coaches and all

521
00:28:36.279 --> 00:28:40.680
<v Speaker 6>star players balls off the bat. It is a different

522
00:28:40.720 --> 00:28:45.480
<v Speaker 6>story to get used to the backgrounds, the different in

523
00:28:45.640 --> 00:28:47.079
<v Speaker 6>fields that he's going to be playing in now. Is

524
00:28:47.079 --> 00:28:49.240
<v Speaker 6>an everyday short stuff. Because it's great that you're a

525
00:28:49.279 --> 00:28:51.839
<v Speaker 6>good athlete, it's great that you are willing to do it,

526
00:28:52.160 --> 00:28:53.759
<v Speaker 6>but these are going to be adjustment, So you're gonna

527
00:28:53.799 --> 00:28:56.200
<v Speaker 6>have to be adjusting on the fly and taking ground

528
00:28:56.240 --> 00:28:58.799
<v Speaker 6>balls off the fungal sometimes is not enough. And I'm

529
00:28:58.839 --> 00:29:00.799
<v Speaker 6>not saying he needs to be can both off the

530
00:29:00.799 --> 00:29:02.960
<v Speaker 6>bat and VP, but just taking jumps off the bat

531
00:29:03.279 --> 00:29:06.480
<v Speaker 6>and understanding that conditions and every single ballpark are going

532
00:29:06.519 --> 00:29:09.000
<v Speaker 6>to be different and go out there, makes some plays

533
00:29:09.000 --> 00:29:11.559
<v Speaker 6>and feel comfortable. Sometimes you got to play deeper. Sometimes

534
00:29:11.559 --> 00:29:13.960
<v Speaker 6>you got to bary your angle. Sometimes you got to

535
00:29:13.960 --> 00:29:17.599
<v Speaker 6>really almost stay lower because the backgrounds is not really good.

536
00:29:17.640 --> 00:29:19.319
<v Speaker 6>So things like that are going to catch up with

537
00:29:19.359 --> 00:29:22.640
<v Speaker 6>him eventually. But it's an adjustment for Mookie Bets and hopefully,

538
00:29:22.839 --> 00:29:23.720
<v Speaker 6>you know, he'll come through this.

539
00:29:25.039 --> 00:29:27.880
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's interesting because all we heard about and Mookie

540
00:29:27.920 --> 00:29:30.759
<v Speaker 2>told me he never started working out as quickly as

541
00:29:30.759 --> 00:29:34.000
<v Speaker 2>he did after last season. In his career, he was

542
00:29:34.640 --> 00:29:37.319
<v Speaker 2>at Crespy High School, he was at different high schools

543
00:29:37.319 --> 00:29:42.240
<v Speaker 2>around the San Fernando Valley working on playing shortstop, and

544
00:29:42.359 --> 00:29:45.119
<v Speaker 2>so it's not like he just started in spring training.

545
00:29:45.200 --> 00:29:49.400
<v Speaker 2>So I still feel like there's nuances to that position

546
00:29:49.480 --> 00:29:52.599
<v Speaker 2>that's hard to come by at this stage of his career.

547
00:29:53.359 --> 00:29:55.920
<v Speaker 6>Oh, no doubt. David and Dank consider this. You got

548
00:29:55.920 --> 00:29:58.440
<v Speaker 6>a guy like Dustin May throwing ground balls a ton

549
00:29:58.480 --> 00:30:01.000
<v Speaker 6>of them there today, And and then you got to say, Okay,

550
00:30:01.039 --> 00:30:04.279
<v Speaker 6>if he is at ninety nine and one hundred miles

551
00:30:04.319 --> 00:30:07.079
<v Speaker 6>an hour with that velocity, perhaps I'm going to really

552
00:30:07.279 --> 00:30:11.079
<v Speaker 6>read swings and see how they're reacted to velocity today

553
00:30:11.359 --> 00:30:14.640
<v Speaker 6>at ninety four ninety five. Well, sometimes that thinker is

554
00:30:14.680 --> 00:30:17.200
<v Speaker 6>not going to be is going to be more effective,

555
00:30:17.240 --> 00:30:19.079
<v Speaker 6>I should say, And you got to be anticipating a

556
00:30:19.079 --> 00:30:21.039
<v Speaker 6>little bit more. And even cheats as we call in

557
00:30:21.079 --> 00:30:23.599
<v Speaker 6>the infield, keeps your right against the riters a little

558
00:30:23.599 --> 00:30:25.599
<v Speaker 6>bit more. So things like this. All those noises you're

559
00:30:25.599 --> 00:30:27.880
<v Speaker 6>talking about are very true. And I can tell you

560
00:30:27.880 --> 00:30:30.880
<v Speaker 6>that as a former player, I can spend the whole

561
00:30:30.880 --> 00:30:35.680
<v Speaker 6>off season hitting VP and then came back speed called

562
00:30:36.039 --> 00:30:38.920
<v Speaker 6>facing game speed and is not the same. So that

563
00:30:39.039 --> 00:30:41.400
<v Speaker 6>is what Mooki's going through right now. Where the game

564
00:30:41.480 --> 00:30:43.480
<v Speaker 6>speed is the one's going to be dictating to him,

565
00:30:44.039 --> 00:30:46.920
<v Speaker 6>perhaps where he should play, how how many ground balls

566
00:30:46.960 --> 00:30:49.359
<v Speaker 6>he should take, where he should be positioned when the

567
00:30:49.400 --> 00:30:51.680
<v Speaker 6>values are so good at that positioning guys in the

568
00:30:51.720 --> 00:30:54.839
<v Speaker 6>right spot. But repetitions are going to be the key

569
00:30:54.880 --> 00:30:56.680
<v Speaker 6>for him to understand the ball is going to find you,

570
00:30:56.720 --> 00:30:59.799
<v Speaker 6>but adjustments coming to fly pretty much every single pitch

571
00:31:00.039 --> 00:31:03.960
<v Speaker 6>and every single ballplub that playing Jose.

572
00:31:03.839 --> 00:31:05.000
<v Speaker 3>Mota is joining us.

573
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<v Speaker 2>After the Dodgers fall tonight six to four to the Nationals,

574
00:31:08.839 --> 00:31:11.880
<v Speaker 2>how about Dustin May. I've been singing his praises all

575
00:31:11.960 --> 00:31:15.279
<v Speaker 2>night long. I mean, after Sazaki and Glassnew give them

576
00:31:15.319 --> 00:31:19.720
<v Speaker 2>a total combined six innings in their previous two games.

577
00:31:19.720 --> 00:31:22.200
<v Speaker 2>For Dustin May, like you said, and like he said,

578
00:31:22.279 --> 00:31:24.920
<v Speaker 2>maybe not to have the life on his fastball that

579
00:31:24.960 --> 00:31:27.480
<v Speaker 2>he wanted the first two or three innings, but to

580
00:31:27.559 --> 00:31:30.599
<v Speaker 2>hang in there for six and pitch really well. I

581
00:31:30.599 --> 00:31:33.200
<v Speaker 2>mean that says a lot in something we didn't see

582
00:31:33.200 --> 00:31:34.599
<v Speaker 2>the pre or yesterday.

583
00:31:34.640 --> 00:31:37.599
<v Speaker 3>We did not see that yesterday. It was great.

584
00:31:37.680 --> 00:31:40.720
<v Speaker 6>I mean, think about it. This guy has power stuff

585
00:31:40.839 --> 00:31:43.640
<v Speaker 6>to knock you out your feet and to have some

586
00:31:43.680 --> 00:31:46.480
<v Speaker 6>swings of misses. But he showed me a lot more

587
00:31:46.480 --> 00:31:49.559
<v Speaker 6>today than if he had fan ten guys. He showed

588
00:31:49.559 --> 00:31:52.839
<v Speaker 6>that his stuff plays well, and it plays well up

589
00:31:52.839 --> 00:31:54.559
<v Speaker 6>in the zone when he needs to. Because now with

590
00:31:54.720 --> 00:31:58.039
<v Speaker 6>ninety four, when Gouzrin sayspenty ninety nine, he can beat

591
00:31:58.160 --> 00:32:00.240
<v Speaker 6>upstairs a little bit easier. And he didn't try to that.

592
00:32:00.279 --> 00:32:02.480
<v Speaker 6>He was like, Okay, this is working. Let me try

593
00:32:02.480 --> 00:32:04.359
<v Speaker 6>a little bit less. Let me put those guys to work.

594
00:32:04.440 --> 00:32:06.279
<v Speaker 6>You're still gotta go out there and trust your defense.

595
00:32:06.960 --> 00:32:09.000
<v Speaker 6>And these are the types of outings that to me

596
00:32:09.160 --> 00:32:11.960
<v Speaker 6>tell more about a guy and his makeup, dave and

597
00:32:12.079 --> 00:32:15.759
<v Speaker 6>evolution and immaturity than anything else in punching out ten

598
00:32:15.839 --> 00:32:18.359
<v Speaker 6>guys as I mentioned, which we all love. But I

599
00:32:18.480 --> 00:32:21.559
<v Speaker 6>just hope that tomorrow the headlines are not about him

600
00:32:21.960 --> 00:32:25.799
<v Speaker 6>and velocity being down because this guy pitched today and pitchability,

601
00:32:25.839 --> 00:32:28.640
<v Speaker 6>as we know nowadays is not something you run across

602
00:32:28.799 --> 00:32:31.680
<v Speaker 6>very often. But to him, second start still very emotion.

603
00:32:31.720 --> 00:32:33.759
<v Speaker 6>We'll be on my own now on the road. I

604
00:32:33.759 --> 00:32:35.960
<v Speaker 6>think I applaud the effort because he still give the

605
00:32:35.960 --> 00:32:38.720
<v Speaker 6>team of chans by going out there and really trusting

606
00:32:38.720 --> 00:32:40.519
<v Speaker 6>his stuff and being on the zone.

607
00:32:41.559 --> 00:32:44.880
<v Speaker 2>I can't talk to you tonight without bringing up Otani

608
00:32:45.039 --> 00:32:48.200
<v Speaker 2>just a double shy of the cycle. I'm sure you

609
00:32:48.240 --> 00:32:50.279
<v Speaker 2>were there in Tampa Bay when he hit for the

610
00:32:50.319 --> 00:32:52.759
<v Speaker 2>cycle his only time in his major.

611
00:32:52.519 --> 00:32:54.960
<v Speaker 3>League career a couple or a few years ago.

612
00:32:55.599 --> 00:32:57.680
<v Speaker 2>Did you feel like he was going to get that double?

613
00:32:57.839 --> 00:33:00.400
<v Speaker 2>Do you believe that he's thinking about that double in

614
00:33:00.440 --> 00:33:02.279
<v Speaker 2>his last two plate appearances.

615
00:33:02.559 --> 00:33:04.440
<v Speaker 6>Heck, yeah, he is. I mean, don't let him lie

616
00:33:04.440 --> 00:33:07.480
<v Speaker 6>to you. He's thinking about that place we don't show, Hey,

617
00:33:07.480 --> 00:33:09.720
<v Speaker 6>with all the things that you've accomplished in one swing

618
00:33:09.759 --> 00:33:11.799
<v Speaker 6>and throughout his career, he's like, when I need one

619
00:33:11.799 --> 00:33:13.160
<v Speaker 6>more thing, I'm going to go out there and find

620
00:33:13.160 --> 00:33:15.640
<v Speaker 6>it with the fifty to fifty number forty, with a

621
00:33:15.680 --> 00:33:17.400
<v Speaker 6>grand slam, things like that. He's going to find a

622
00:33:17.440 --> 00:33:19.720
<v Speaker 6>way to get it done right. A quick story about

623
00:33:19.799 --> 00:33:21.920
<v Speaker 6>when he did it in Tampa Bay. I'm doing TV

624
00:33:22.000 --> 00:33:23.799
<v Speaker 6>and we go down and do the posting an interview

625
00:33:23.839 --> 00:33:26.440
<v Speaker 6>with him and we'll record it right. So I got

626
00:33:26.440 --> 00:33:29.480
<v Speaker 6>a signal in my ear Dave that you want to

627
00:33:29.519 --> 00:33:31.799
<v Speaker 6>hear as an interviewer, Jose tell him that we didn't

628
00:33:31.799 --> 00:33:33.079
<v Speaker 6>have the interview. We have to do it again.

629
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<v Speaker 12>I'm like what.

630
00:33:33.920 --> 00:33:38.880
<v Speaker 6>Oh no, I'm like, I'm like, shure, Hey to his

631
00:33:38.960 --> 00:33:43.400
<v Speaker 6>interpreter back then, do you mind doing this again? He's like, Okay,

632
00:33:43.519 --> 00:33:46.200
<v Speaker 6>no problem. But he's like full of dirt, he's tired,

633
00:33:46.200 --> 00:33:47.960
<v Speaker 6>and he's like, no, it's not a problem. So I'm like,

634
00:33:48.480 --> 00:33:51.440
<v Speaker 6>thank you very much. So the producers like, please thank him,

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<v Speaker 6>Please thank him, because I mean he really saved us.

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<v Speaker 6>So nonetheless, he was as gracious as ever. And no,

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<v Speaker 6>I had no doubt in my mind that he was

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<v Speaker 6>closely doing that again today Eddie got in the pitch,

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<v Speaker 6>not the three old one, but if you got in

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<v Speaker 6>the pitch hit, I think he was living for that double.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Jose, thanks a lot for sharing that. That's

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<v Speaker 3>a great story.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll check in with you tomorrow night after Justin Robleski

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<v Speaker 2>makes his season debut. Was back all right, there he

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<v Speaker 2>goes Jose Mota, part of the Dodgers Spanish radio broadcasting. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>Justin Robleski will make the start that Blake Snell was

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to make tomorrow. Snell obviously on the il, probably

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<v Speaker 2>going to miss two starts. And the reason why Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts said the Dodgers chose Robleski over Nack or Miller

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<v Speaker 2>is because that was his scheduled start date. And Dave Roberts,

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<v Speaker 2>with a smirk, also said, anticipate Landon Nack being activated

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<v Speaker 2>either tomorrow or Wednesday. The Dodgers need a spot starter

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<v Speaker 2>on Wednesday as well, so likely you're going to see

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<v Speaker 2>Robleski tomorrow and landon NAX start on Wednesday eight six

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

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<v Speaker 2>fall to the Nationals tonight, six to four. Let's go

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<v Speaker 2>back out to the phones. Diana in Granada Hills. You're

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<v Speaker 2>on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 8>Hi Diana, Hi David. How are you doing.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm doing great, fun.

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<v Speaker 8>Day, awesome, awesome. So piggybacking on the Mookie Talk, I'm

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<v Speaker 8>sorry if you mentioned this already, but I'm really trying

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<v Speaker 8>to understand the true reason we have Mookie playing shortstop

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<v Speaker 8>when we have other options there, and you know he's

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<v Speaker 8>an amazing right fielder. I don't get it.

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<v Speaker 2>I know it's a hard one to figure out, Diana.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean a lot of people that saw Willie May's

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<v Speaker 2>play that I've spoken to, said Mookie Betts is the

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<v Speaker 2>best outfielder they have seen since Willie Mays.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's hard to figure out.

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<v Speaker 2>But I could tell you this, MOOKI and the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>agree that maybe you take him off his feet a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more by having him play the maybe not

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<v Speaker 2>necessarily shortstop, but second base when it's all said and done, so,

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<v Speaker 2>if he moves off a shortstop, I don't see him

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<v Speaker 2>going back to the outfield unless there's a catastrophic injury

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<v Speaker 2>to Taoscar Hernandez or Michael Conforto.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>If the Dodgers and MOOKI feel like, you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>we're a better team. If I'm somewhere else, then I

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<v Speaker 2>believe it'll be second base. But that's the reason why

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<v Speaker 2>they want to keep him off his feed and he

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<v Speaker 2>wants this challenge right now. And they were able to

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<v Speaker 2>move ta Oskar to right field and sign Confortos, So

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<v Speaker 2>your lineup is that much deeper with Muki at shortstop.

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<v Speaker 8>Okay, Dave, I count on you.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm with you.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like it's hard to wrap your head around that

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<v Speaker 2>the best right fielder in the game is playing shortstop.

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<v Speaker 3>But I mean, we'll see. We'll see what happens, Diana, We'll.

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<v Speaker 8>See what happens, all right, David, thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you for the phone call. Appreciate it.

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

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<v Speaker 2>the phone number Dodgers fault to the Nationals tonight, six

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<v Speaker 2>to four.

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<v Speaker 3>Look, I understand what you're all thinking out there.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm with you, and I was very vocal about it

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<v Speaker 2>last year, and I was happy that Mookie realized it,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, in season, only having a week to prepare

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<v Speaker 2>for that position. The Dodgers were better off with him

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<v Speaker 2>in right field. But he's worked all off season to

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<v Speaker 2>try to make this happen. And I believe he deserves

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<v Speaker 2>more than just twelve games before the Dodgers pulled the

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<v Speaker 2>plug on him, which they're not going to do. I

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<v Speaker 2>just feel like he deserves more than twelve games, more

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<v Speaker 2>than fifty games to see where it goes. I mentioned,

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<v Speaker 2>and I was kind of bringing attention to this because

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<v Speaker 2>it was a great cause. The last strikeout, Walker Bueller

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<v Speaker 2>striking out Alex Verdugo. Will kept the lost out of

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<v Speaker 2>last year's World Series, the baseball of last year's World Series,

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<v Speaker 2>And you could argue that he owned some of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Walker Bueller owned some of it. The Dodgers owned some

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<v Speaker 2>of that baseball. Well, they all came together, the Bueller

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<v Speaker 2>family Foundation, Will and Carra's Foundation, Catching Hope, and the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Foundation came together with a great idea to auction

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<v Speaker 2>off that baseball, the final out from last year's World Series.

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<v Speaker 2>Auction it off, and with the unfortunate fires and the

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<v Speaker 2>Palisades and Alta Dina why not donate the funds to

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<v Speaker 2>the fire relief fund. And that's what they did. The

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<v Speaker 2>auction closed on Sunday, and thanks to my good buddy

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<v Speaker 2>Harlan Werner, he was the one that hosted the auction.

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<v Speaker 2>He let me know that the auction for that baseball

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<v Speaker 2>went for four hundred and fourteen one hundred thousand dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>Four to one four one hundred thousand dollars. That's how

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<v Speaker 2>much the last out baseball from the twenty twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>World Series went for in an auction, and the proceeds

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<v Speaker 2>are going to the fire relief Fund. So I just

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to go and give you the full circle on

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<v Speaker 2>all that, and congratulations to Will and Carras Smith, Walker

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<v Speaker 2>and McKenzie Buehler and the Dodger Foundation for doing the

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<v Speaker 2>right thing and trying to help out those that need

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<v Speaker 2>it the most with the fire relief funds.

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<v Speaker 3>So kudos to them.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, tomorrow, game two of this three game series between

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers and Nationals, as the Dodgers all of a

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<v Speaker 2>sudden have a two game losing streak that they're trying

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<v Speaker 2>to snap, Justin Robleski will be making a season debut.

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<v Speaker 2>He was really good in spring training, and it wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>just spring training. He made some big time adjustments to

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<v Speaker 2>get better, and we'll see it on display tomorrow in

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<v Speaker 2>a regular season game, the first of the year for

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<v Speaker 2>Robleski taking the spot of what would have been Blake'snell's

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<v Speaker 2>spot Marongo Casino. Dodgers on Deck begins tomorrow at two

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<v Speaker 2>thirty with Tim Kates, first pitch from National's Park at

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<v Speaker 2>three forty five with Rick Monday and Tim Neverett. That'll

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<v Speaker 2>do it for us tonight on Dodger Talk. Thanks to

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<v Speaker 2>Dwayne McDonald and Colin Yee for their help.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks to you for listening.

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<v Speaker 2>In case you missed any of the show, you can

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<v Speaker 2>find it on the iHeartRadio app.

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<v Speaker 3>That's also where you can.

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<v Speaker 2>Listen to our full conversation with Dodger left fielder Michael

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<v Speaker 2>CONFORDO get to know him a little bit better and

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00:40:41.679 --> 00:40:44.480
<v Speaker 2>his thoughts on hitting and being a Dodger.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a great conversation.

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<v Speaker 2>A great guy, humble guy, and a proud Italian American. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>if you want to see some photos from today or

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodger season, you can follow me on Instagram at

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<v Speaker 2>officially Vassa and on x at the Real underscore DV

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<v Speaker 2>once again. The final score tonight from Nationals Park in Washington,

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<v Speaker 2>d C. The Nationals defeat the Dodgers six to four.

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<v Speaker 2>Have a great rest of your night. We'll talk to

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<v Speaker 2>you tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 3>See ya, La,