July 4, 2025 • 38 mins
DV takes your calls and talks to Jose Mota after the Dodgers sweep the White Sox. Dustin May talks to the media after his best start of the season. DV shares Clayton Kershaw's toast to the team after his 3000th strikeout. Max Muncy gives an update on his knee. Freddie Freeman talks about returning to Atlanta for the All-Star Game.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
One thing about this gene is the invisible and tangibles
that they have.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
This team is really becoming a family.
Speaker 3 (00:09):
Let's not play one on Tom.
Speaker 4 (00:10):
Let's I love writing me these guys after the show.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
So just thank you, give me are.
Speaker 5 (00:15):
Your attention, your fire and not a pisson.
Speaker 6 (00:17):
This is world champion, Dodger world championing for a.
Speaker 5 (00:21):
Small soft time. They get a people what they want
to die.
Speaker 7 (00:24):
Too in a row two is special.
Speaker 6 (00:26):
I'm like, yeah, it's not a headache.
Speaker 5 (00:28):
One of the con This ball's gone. You ready to go? Sure?
Hell old time to the sun.
Speaker 6 (00:35):
Grab your phone to get in on the show called
eight six six nine eighty seven two five seven and
go to the show. And now your host of Dodger Talk,
David Basse.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
We are live at Dodgers Stadium after the Dodgers defeat
the White Sox by a final score of six to two.
Welcome the Dodger Talk. David Vass with you until eleven
o'clock tonight. The phone lines are open at eight six
six nine eighty seven two five seventy. We do have
a pair of tickets to give away to tomorrow night's
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game on fourth of July, So you come correct and
don't beg and maybe you'll get those tickets for tomorrow night,
and don't try to give me some sad story about
coming with your dad and all full circle. You know
I'm not going for that. I'm a softie, but not
that soft anyway. The Dodgers beat the White Sox tonight.
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They took care of business with a sixty two win.
They won four in a row. They won nine of
their last ten. They won fifteen of their last nineteen.
They have the best record in baseball fifty six and
thirty two. After a really good performance by Dustin May,
who went seven plus innings tonight with nine strikeouts. They
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got home runs from Michael Confordo and Mookie Betts. It
was the first time Mookie Bets has homered in ninety
one at bats, going all the way back to June eighth,
So that was good to see.
Speaker 5 (02:00):
And Mookie's put.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
In a lot of work in the batting cage where
we don't see it, especially the night that he had
a quote day off. From what I understand, he was
working for a lot of hours down there trying to
get right, and we saw it last night. In his
last at bat, he hit a ball better than we've
seen him hit in a long time. It was a
game time sacrifice fly. And then tonight he Homer's in
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the seventh inning for an insurance run with one out.
So that's good to see and it's good to get
Mookie's confidence going. If all of a sudden, Mookie Bets
gets going, and Freddie Freeman, who is back now with
three RBIs and two doubles, coming off a home run
last night and home run in Kansas City and a
walk off base hit, all of a sudden, we got Otani,
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Betts and Freeman back as they get close to the
All Star breaks, so that's really encouraging. And speaking of
Freddie Freeman, we'll hear from him at the bottom of
the hour about making his ninth All Star team and
being voted as a starter for the fifth time in
his career. But tonight's about Dustin May. Seven plus innings,
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nine strikeouts. Let's head downstairs to the Dodger Clubhouse to
hear from tonight's winning pitcher.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
Yeah, it was better.
Speaker 8 (03:16):
It was definitely a better command. The guys made some
really good plays, and they put some runs on the
board early and allowed me to just go and throw to.
Speaker 9 (03:23):
Be able to pitch so deep into the game. You've
been a workhorse all year, But does it have more
meaning when you are going into the eighth inning for
the first time in your career.
Speaker 5 (03:31):
Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 8 (03:32):
It was definitely good to get out there for the eighth.
Definitely sucks the way that it went, but it was good.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
But they're so efficient for early I think you're after
in less than ten pitches an eighting. You know he's
got to the sixth.
Speaker 5 (03:43):
Are you feeling like this is this is a different
game for you, some special is going on?
Speaker 8 (03:48):
No, I mean it was. It was going smooth. I
was feeling good. I was being able to execute some throws.
I was just trying to go as keep.
Speaker 10 (03:55):
Some kid just a career hard for you. It starts
and he's pitched, given where the rotation is. Do you
feel like you're kind of, you know, picking them up
and you'll filling on some of those gaps with that
much of a workforce gold and.
Speaker 8 (04:06):
Taking, I mean no, I mean I just feel like
I'm doing my job.
Speaker 9 (04:11):
Are you thinking just when you are perfect in through
five kind of just what your thought process when you
are going into the eighth you think he potentially complete game.
Is that kind of where you were at.
Speaker 8 (04:21):
I'm just trying to live in a three foot world.
I mean, I've had a lot of ups and downs
in my career so far. I don't try to look
too far ahead at all. I'm just trying to stay
one pitch out of time.
Speaker 7 (04:34):
All right.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
There's Dustin May on Sports and at La Man a
few words, and he kept it clean that time. And
it's just weird to see a guy that pitched so
well tonight gets so upset at himself after giving up
a two run home run in a game that's six
to nothing. Obviously, nobody wants to give up a home run.
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And I'm sure he was upset. It was to the
same guy that broke up the perfect game the sixth inning,
Brooks Baldwin. But I mean I felt like that was
a little over the top. But nonetheless, I mean that's
who he is. I mean, that's who Dustin May is.
And he's had a really good season and he's been
vital to the Dodgers this year because him and Yamamoto
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are the only two starters this year to make every
single start. He's second to Yamamoto in innings pitch, So
there's a lot to be said about availability, especially this
year with so many injuries to the Dodger rotation. Eight
six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the
phone number. We had a full board of calls for
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an hour last night after Clayton Kershaw's special night here
at Dodger Stadium with his three thousandth career strikeout coming
in the sixth inning and ending that sixth inning and
everything else that went into last night, the emotions from
the fans, from Kershaw, his family, his teammates, and the
part that I love the most is the stuff that
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happens inside that clubhouse because that is so genuine and
raw and not choreographed. And the Dodgers social media team
rose to the occasion last night, just like the fans,
just like the entertainment crew here at Dodgers Stadium, and
especially Clayton Kershaw himself, and the Dodgers social media team
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was in the perfect position last night in the clubhouse
to capture Clayton Kershaw toasting his teammates last night.
Speaker 11 (06:29):
You know, individual accomplishments are only that if you're by yourself,
it doesn't mean anything, right, you don't have anybody to
celebrate with. So to have this group around me, to
care as much as you did for Freddy, to remind
me every day how many strikeouts I have left, for
everybody just to be so excited for me to get
to do this. That's the biggest thing for me, because
everybody in this room understands baseball is a hard game,
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and nobody understands that better than this room. So I
just want to say thank you guys so much. Everybody,
everybody in here, thank you. It's been a fun ride,
and let's keep it going. Cheers here, Cheers hurt.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
That was really special to hear, and that was really
cool that the Dodgers social media team was allowed inside
the clubhouse for that toast. And that's just a glimpse
into why so many teammates really get emotional and inspired
by Clayton Kershaw because he has such respect for the
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game and he shows it by his work ethic and
then you hear him say things like that to salute
his teammates. That's really special as well. So if you
didn't get in last night, you want to get in tonight.
If you're at the game with Kershaw striking out his
three thousandth batter in his career. We have three lines
open at eight six six nine, eight seven two five seventy.
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Let's go out to the phones, and by the way,
before we do, since you heard Kershaw reference that Freddie
Freeman was the one that was counting down to his
three thousand strikeout, maybe I should start feeding Kershaw how
many doubles Freddie Freeman has in his career, because Freddy
is climbing the list quite a bit this year. He
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is just four doubles away from passing the Iron Horse
Lou Garrick for the forty second most doubles all time
in baseball history. Freddie, with two doubles tonight, has five
hundred and thirty one doubles in his Hall of Fame
caliber career. We should start counting down to how many
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doubles Freddie Freeman has the rest of the year, because
he's gonna start leap frogging even more Hall of famers
than he already has.
Speaker 5 (08:39):
So I'll try to circle a name, and I'll start
counting down to that name.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
Maybe Chipper Jones, his former teammate in Atlanta, that's very
much in reach this year. Eight six six nine eighty
seven two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat
the White Sox tonight six to two. Let's go out
to see me, Valley, Ben, you're on Dodger Talk.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
How you doing, Ben, Babe, David, I'm doing well, man,
Thank you for taking my call. Great victorious victory tonight,
you know, sweep of the White Sox. I'm looking forward
hopefully we can take care of business against the uh
the trash trash can bang and Astros. So listen, I know, Uh,
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you've talked about in the past, how you know Dustin
May has a hard time containing his emotion. And I
know you know tonight Dustin was mad at himself for
giving up that home run. But I don't know if
it's just me, but if I'm the manager, like I
would feel kind of disrespected if if my player is
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having that kind of attitude, Like I would feel like
that that emotion that he's showing is kind of, you know,
being showed towards me for taking the ball out of
his hands, not because he's mad at himself for you know,
giving up that homer. So I'm just wondering, you know,
if if somebody doesn't think so, I don't think.
Speaker 1 (10:02):
So at all, Because he was he was upset when
he gave up the home run as soon as it
went over the wall.
Speaker 5 (10:07):
He was upset.
Speaker 1 (10:08):
Dave Roberts hadn't even left the dugout, So I agree
with you, Ben, that was over the top right there
in that moment.
Speaker 5 (10:15):
But I rather have a.
Speaker 1 (10:16):
Guy that cares than a guy that doesn't care. Eight
sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy is the
phone number. Dodgers beat the White Sox six to two
tonight and win there fourth in a row. They have
won fifteen of their last nineteen and have a nine
game lead over the Padres and San Francisco Giants. I
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mention at the beginning of this homestand the Dodgers had
a very good chance of walking away with a double
digit lead in the division. And they're right there knocking
on the doorstep nine game lead over the Giants and
Padres as they welcome in one of the hotter teams
in baseball, the Houston Astros, tomorrow night at Dodgers Stadium,
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and they are going to face the Astros without Max Munsey.
Max Munsey got the results of his MRI today. He
went into the MRI tube earlier today and he came
out with results that showed left knee bone bruise, and
that is something that he said is going to keep
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him out, give or take six weeks. Here was Max
Munsey earlier today, obviously dejected, especially after the way he's
been playing the last forty games of the season.
Speaker 12 (11:33):
Yeah, it was kind of twofold. It was tough news,
but it was also great news, you know, in terms
of when you look at the play and just the
injury that could have happened. We possibly got best case scenario.
There's no structural damage in there, which is huge. You know,
that was definitely a pleasant relief, but you know, the
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timetable still kind of still kind of sucks for me personally.
You know, you look at around six weeks, maybe a
little before, maybe a little after, and uh, you know,
it was a tough blow. But at the same time,
I still get to play baseball this year instead of
you know, coming back next year around April. So it's
it was kind of best case scenario.
Speaker 1 (12:17):
Doesn't make it even tougher because you found your way back.
Speaker 12 (12:21):
Yeah, I mean it it just I don't get to
be out there on the field for a little bit.
You know that that really sucks. I had to go
through it last year, and you know, it's it's never
fun when you don't get an when you don't get
to be out there.
Speaker 1 (12:37):
Max. When you were being helped off the field last night,
what was going through your head? Did you fear the
worst at that point? Yeah, I mean, yeah, definitely, you
know it. To be honest, the first thing that popped
into my head was the end of the season in
twenty twenty one. You know, it just wasn't wasn't a
pleasant feeling. Immediately start replaying everything in your head, trying
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to say, you know.
Speaker 12 (13:04):
What do I feel? Did I feel a pop? Did
I hear pop? And you know any all that kind
of stuff. That way you can give the medical stuff,
you know, the best best chance of the evaluation. And uh,
you know, anytime you're replaying an injury in your head,
it's it's not it's not good.
Speaker 5 (13:19):
How did you process all of this last night?
Speaker 1 (13:21):
Obviously with Kershaw just being one strikeout of way and
you're being helped off the field and in here when
all that's going on and dealing with.
Speaker 12 (13:30):
Your knee, it was wide range of emotions, that's for sure.
Speaker 2 (13:38):
You know.
Speaker 12 (13:38):
The first thought that I honestly was really going through
my head was as I'm laying on the ground, was
was danging. I have to, you know, make Curse sit
there and think about stuff right now. And you know,
I really was not happy about that.
Speaker 5 (13:50):
I was.
Speaker 12 (13:51):
I was trying to be like, hey, get me off
this field. You know, that way Curse can keep going,
we can figure out inside. And then you know, I'm
in the X ray room and you hear the crowd
roar and it was kind of like, oh man, I
missed it. This is like, you know, that was honestly
the most heartbreaking thing to me. Obviously getting hurt sucks
and missing time sucks, but to not be able to
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be out there on that field with him when he
got three thousand was a that was a pretty big
bow to me.
Speaker 1 (14:17):
How about That's that's pretty uh, gut wrenching right there.
When you hear Max Munsey describe where he was when
Clayton Kershaw got his three thousandth career strikeout. He was
getting X race on his left knee after being helped
off the field, I mean, that's as raw as you'll
hear a player when it comes to that kind of stuff.
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And where do the Dodgers go now? For the next
six weeks, give or take at third base. I know
everybody automatically goes to trade for Nolan Aernado. Well, come on,
the Cardinals are in the wildcard race. They're not trading
Nolan Aernado right now, and the Dodgers have internal options
to navigate this until Munsi returns tonight. Miguel Rojas got
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the start at third base. You're gonna see Rojas. You're
gonna see Key Hernandez at third base. Remember when Munsey
was out for a couple of months. It was Key
k playing a lot at third base last year. And
quite honestly, I would say Key a Hernandez is better
defensively or just just as good as Nolan Aronado is
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these days at third base. And Dave Roberts also said
Tommy Edmund is going to start taking ground balls at
third base because he's gonna be part of the mix
to fill in at third base while Munsey's out. You
might say, Tommy Edmund third base? Has he ever done it? Yeah,
he has the last time he did it was in
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twenty twenty two with the Cardinals. He played eight games
at third base back then, So he's capable. We'll see
how much time he gets at third base and when
that all starts. But Rojas, Key k Hernandez and Tommy
Edmond are part of the immediate solution at third base
for the Dodgers while Munsey's out. And also, here's a
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guy that I would love to see get called up
and get his major league debut. I got to know
him in spring training, got to watch him playing spring training,
and that is young Alex Freeland, who is at Triple
A Oklahoma City. He has played primarily shortstop this year,
but tonight he was playing third base. So the Dodgers
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are going to give him an opportunity at Triple A
to get his feet wet and see where it goes.
But I wouldn't rule out Alex Freeland at some point
in time, maybe after the All Star break, after he
gets some run in the miners at third base. He's
a very popular teammate. He's a baseball rat. I mean,
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this guy is not going to be intimidated by the moment.
Speaker 5 (16:45):
He's an energy guy as well.
Speaker 1 (16:47):
But he's got a hit and he has been hitting
in Oklahoma City. So that's where it is. As far
as the Dodgers third base situation. Eight six six nine
seven two five point seventy is the phone number Brew
was coming from Dodger Stadium tonight.
Speaker 5 (17:02):
You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Bruce?
Speaker 13 (17:05):
What a BEDV? I tried calling in yesterday, but you
were filled up. You just actually mentioned what I.
Speaker 2 (17:14):
Was calling him.
Speaker 13 (17:14):
I was going to ask about Alex Freeland and at
the bats ready and he's listed on the depth chart
to shortstop third base. I haven't watched any of the
minor league games, just the THEO clips, but the bat's ready,
just like Dalton rushing. And I get the question I
want to ask you, and this is related to Freeland,
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is is there ever a case in the thinking of
the brass that if we bring him up now, this
close to the All.
Speaker 2 (17:46):
Star break and this close to the trade deadline.
Speaker 13 (17:50):
Are they you know, would you want to showcase him
as trade bait? Would you want to really keep that
exposure from happening because his trade value is based on
I don't believe.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
They're gonna call him up before the All Star break, Bruce.
They got Rojas and Kei k A and Tom Yedman
to hold it down. They're gonna give him a chance
in the minor leagues. To play a little bit more
third base and evaluate where it goes from there. I
know that the Dodgers were considering calling him up earlier
in the year, but chose to keep him down in
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the minors to get more seasoning. So if it happens,
I believe it'll happen after the All Star break.
Speaker 5 (18:34):
But you never know. You'll never know.
Speaker 1 (18:36):
And he it's not like he's gonna just all of
a sudden become the everyday third baseman either.
Speaker 13 (18:43):
Well, you wouldn't because Max. I don't count Max out.
This guy has had to fight hard all the way through.
Speaker 1 (18:50):
I'm not counting him out at all. I'm just talking
about right now in the immediate future. I mean, every
time people count Max Muncie out, he comes back and
does big thing. So I'm with you, Bruce. Gotta move on.
Appreciate the phone call. Let's go out to La Point day. Ray,
You're on Dodger Talk.
Speaker 5 (19:06):
How you doing? Ray?
Speaker 14 (19:08):
Hey, Hey, how are you doing? It's gonna last I
talked to you, but you want to talk to me
about Trushaw. I was fun giving yesterday. I was there
when there was no hitter. It was great. My daughter's
got to take us with all his day and I
was able to see that. So that's what I just
wanted to coming on yesterday. So anyway, also I was
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there and Dave Dannis my kids is perfect game, and
and Siner Day. I was there when Chrik gets into
his home runnables, so Heyday.
Speaker 1 (19:43):
Yeah, you were there for two big moments in Dodger history.
I would say Gibson's uh walk off home run in
a World Series game a little bit bigger, but certainly
you were at Kershaw's one and only career no hitter.
Speaker 5 (19:55):
Thanks for the phone call, Ray, appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (19:57):
Eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy is
the phone number. We're gonna take a time out when
we come back more of your phone calls. We still
have a pair of tickets to give away for tomorrow
night's game.
Speaker 5 (20:08):
On fourth of July, you'll hear from Freddie Freeman.
Speaker 1 (20:10):
We'll give you an update on Tyler Glass now and
Jose Moto will join us. So a lot to get
to between now and eleven o'clock right here on AM
five to seventy LA Sports. The Dodgers beat the White
Sox tonight six to two on Dodgers Radio you're a
home for the world champion Dodgers.
Speaker 6 (20:33):
Dodger Talk is available on AM five seventy, LA sports
dot com, hand on the iHeartRadio app. Back to more
Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David Vasse.
Speaker 15 (20:44):
Brodie gets a lead off of third base stretch by Schavalle.
Speaker 5 (20:47):
In the pitch to Conforto, Hey Shwanson, he felt it
deep to right field in the corner. Gone a home run.
How do you like that?
Speaker 15 (20:57):
Michael Conforto makeshif bie nothing with his seventh home run
of the season. He jumped all over inside fastball and
hit it over the short wall of right field corners.
Speaker 5 (21:13):
Michael Confordo three home.
Speaker 1 (21:16):
Runs eight RBIs in his last six games, and yes,
no coincidence. The deadfish handshake has certainly helped him out. Well,
maybe his new bat as well. Eight six six nine
seven two five seventy is the phone number that was
part of a four run third inning for the Dodgers.
Freddie Freeman doubled home two and then Conforto a two
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Speaking of Freddie Freeman, you voted Freddie Freeman to the
All Star Team as a starter for the fifth time
in his career. And this one is special, not only
because the Dodger coaching staff is going to be leading
the National League team this year since they are the
world champions. Dave Roberts has also invited last year's first
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base coach, Clayton McCullough and Freddie Freeman's former manager, now
Braves manager Brian Snicker to be part of his staff
as well. But since it is in Atlanta, that's a
very special place. That's where it all started for Freddie Freeman,
and Truest Park would not have been built if not
for Freddie Freeman. And he's going to be out there
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wearing a Dodger uniform because this year the All Stars
will be wearing their team's uniforms. Thankfully, back in the
All Star Game. That's going to be special, and Freddie
Freeman was very appreciative at Dodger fans not only in
LA but across the world voted him as this year's
first baseman for the National League.
Speaker 7 (23:08):
Yeah, I mean it hasn't you know.
Speaker 16 (23:10):
It's hard to like describe how you're gonna feel in
a situation until you get there and live it and
be in the moment. So I think it's more of
you know, I'm looking forward to it. Every time I've
gone back the last four years, it's always been special.
I don't see how this is not going to be
even more special to go back and you know, play
in front of these fans and at an All Star Game.
Speaker 7 (23:31):
So I'm looking forward to it.
Speaker 16 (23:33):
But I'll have a better answer how I feel when
I actually go through it and feel the emotions of
that day and.
Speaker 7 (23:40):
That those couple of days there.
Speaker 16 (23:41):
But I know we're looking forward to it, families looking
forward to it, So I'm looking forward to getting.
Speaker 1 (23:46):
There, Freddie. You also mentioned the other layer. You're the
starting first baseman for the National League, and your coaching
staff is going to be there as well. I mean,
there's just so many perfect moments that this should happen.
Speaker 7 (23:58):
Yeah, it's pretty cool.
Speaker 16 (23:59):
And then obviously Doc inviting Snit to be the manager,
and obviously Clayton being the other the manager being there.
So it's kind of like a pretty cool thing for
me personally to have all these people here that meant
so much in my career so far. You know, obviously
Snicker has been uh with threw me once I got
called up. Snit was the third base coach for the
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Braze when I got called up, and then he obviously
became the manager while I was here too. So to
be able to have these moments with people that have
meant so much to me in my career, it's pretty special.
So I've got I get to have Snit and Doc
and Clayton who you know, got me twenty plus stole basis,
so a lot of people that mean so much to me.
To be in one clubhouse, one field and trying to
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win a baseball game in front of fans that I've
spent so many years in front of, it's going to
be a special experience.
Speaker 1 (24:48):
Hey, Freddie Freeman is first class, and you gotta love
a guy that appreciates being part of the All Star team.
After being there eight previous times. Here he is going
into his ninth All Star Game and now is a
starter for the fifth time in his career. He's really
special and we all appreciate Freddie Freeman. Eight six six
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nine eighty seven two five seventy is the phone number.
All right, here is your chance to win a pair
of tickets to tomorrow night's fourth of July game. We're
gonna celebrate Clayton Kershaw with this trivia question as well.
Four Dodger teammates have appeared in games in which Kershaw
has combined for over one thousand strikeouts. Name the player
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that has been on the field and appeared in more
games than any other Kershaw teammate for one thousand strikeouts.
Speaker 5 (25:45):
Let me know.
Speaker 1 (25:46):
Eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy is
the phone number.
Speaker 5 (25:51):
Let's go out to our guy, Jose Moda.
Speaker 6 (25:54):
It's time to go around the horn with Jose Mota.
Speaker 1 (25:59):
All right, Jose Moda, you were texting me early in
the game. Rick Monday and Tim Neverett noticed the same
when it came to Dustin May throwing that ninety eight
mile an hour fastball. What got into Dustin May tonight?
Speaker 2 (26:13):
I think maybe it was time to make an adjustment.
Dustin May, to me, should not be a dominant breaking
ball pitcher with the yard, but he has. And on
top of that, you know, he has velocity, he has movements,
he has a deception, and he's got side. I mean,
he's got that whipping arm that hitters don't want to fates.
But when you slow down and start throwing a lot
of breaking balls, you make a lot easier for them.
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You lose command of your fastball, and that is the
one pitch you have to command, no matter how hard
you throw. He got to command fastball number one to
be able to put away guys with the other stuff.
The other stuff is really good, don't get me wrong,
but there's no doubt in my mind that he's a
much better pitcher location wise, rhythm wise, the swings and
missus when he's able to mix both of them more
than anything, predominantly be a good fastball pitcher because he
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throws nothing that is going in there straight.
Speaker 5 (27:01):
He had nine strikeouts tonight.
Speaker 1 (27:03):
I know everybody thinks with how hard he throws, he's
a strikeout pitcher, but he's really a ground ball pitcher
when he's going at his best. What did you make
about the strikeouts? How did he get there?
Speaker 2 (27:14):
You know, the strikeouts one thing you gotta be careful
with because people say, yeah, it was the whiteesax, but
it is not. The white sag made a very tough
on Clinton curser to get punchouts last night, and they're
pretty much in the middle of the road in the
America League strikeouts. He was able to sequence well. And
on top of that, I think he had a lot
of guys guessing because the book says, hey, he's going
to suspend that thing. Erdian counts, you know, armside and
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finish you off of the lefty inside with a brickaball.
And then the festal was getting out people. And that's
pretty much Dave the simplest explanation guys looking for something else,
but also the command that he had. He put it
in the very good spots pretty much all night and
through a lot of strikes.
Speaker 1 (27:50):
Were you surprised how he reacted after Brooks Baldwin hit
that home run, a two run home run to make
it a six to two game, after how well he
had pitched all night long.
Speaker 2 (28:01):
With him, No, that means I want more. I should
have been better. And there's nothing wrong. You gotta respect it.
One thing is to be upset with yourself. Another one
is to, you know, let it affect you in the
way you go about with your teammates. But he's upset
that he gave up the runs, and you gotta like that.
I mean, it's it's pretty much from the old school saying, yeah,
I got through the I got through seven. I went
into the eighth. I wanted to get through the eighth inning,
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made a couple of pitches up on his own. They
got to it. But I have nothing to say negative
about a guy that wants to be out there, wants
to do well, wants to be an excellent at it.
And it's pretty much threading new water from in terms
of innings now more wins and starts. All those things
are important to him. And I'm glad he got through
all right.
Speaker 1 (28:42):
Jose you just heard from Freddie Freeman. He's going to
be an All Star for the ninth time. He comes
through at two doubles tonight, he drives in three more
runs after a walk off hit yesterday. He told us
in Kansas City that basically what was wrong was his
front foot.
Speaker 5 (28:58):
He wasn't getting it down the way he too. Is
it that simple?
Speaker 2 (29:03):
It is that simple because Freddy Freeman keeps it simple.
But as he says, as he's told me many times,
I cannot be rotational. I have to stay through the
baseball a little bit more. And it all stars with
being on time. When his father I run into him
last week before the world trip, He's like, I want
for her to get that foot down. So his father
knows that swinging better than anybody else. He's the one
that he listens to. But there's no doubt the support
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sys to me, has the video and so many things
that you can go through right now in terms, and
he even watchs like digitally your swing path and how
long's staying through the zone. All those things are available
for a player, and Freddie is the guy that's all
wealth in the game, knowing that the simplicity aspect of
it also comes with another technical aspect of it. But Freddy,
you know, he's not so much based on results. He
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wants to feel good and be right because he knows
all those things are going to happen. Biggest example is
when he starts walking and then when he starts hitting
the ball with authority. The other ways that did tonight.
Speaker 1 (29:58):
I always shine a light on Freddie Freeman Jose because
I feel like consistent great players get taken for granted.
I mean tonight he didn't hit a home run, but
he was a big part of this win. Two doubles,
three RBIs. He makes a great catch to try to
keep the perfect game going for May. But I just
feel like we take for granted steady, consistent players like him.
Speaker 4 (30:21):
Jay.
Speaker 2 (30:21):
That was a very good point because Freddy at first base,
his ankle is not one hundred percent, his quad is
not a one hundred percent. How many runs have you saved?
How many errors has he saved his teammates by full effort,
working on his craft and making sure that he is
a presence also as he was again tonight on the
defensive side. And then with all that Dave managers on
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the other side know that number five standing there in
the index cercrole in the hole. There's a deeper side
of respect because they know he a guy that can
change a game with power, with walk by Pasden Watts certainty,
by just being a fine hitter and one of the
best professional hitters in the game today.
Speaker 1 (30:59):
Hey, it's all so great to see Michael Conforto put
together a string of really good games, three home runs
in his last six and he makes another great catch
tonight in left field. That's really good to see for
a guy that has been underwater all season long.
Speaker 7 (31:15):
It's been great.
Speaker 2 (31:15):
You mentioned the numbers the last what six or eight games,
and he's responding quite well with the handshake with you,
I think does a big part of that. I think
he learned a lot from JJ Martinez. But also you
see a guy that you know. Guys usually when they
get to a point where they use a certain bat
for their career and they've had success, it's like, now
I don't need to change anything. But you know what,
as you age in the league knows a little bit
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about you. You're not catching on with fastballs. You've got
to be open to ideas and suggestions. Work at it. First,
get your batt the way you need to do it,
but know that you cannot finish a career the way
you end it. Very few guys can do that. And
part of what's being flexible and evolving with the game,
so now by design they can design your back is
a different conform than so many other guys. Just by
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your swing path and think about this. He's small enough
to know I needed that. Hopefully this is just the beginning,
because we know that there's way more in that tack.
But certainly great to see the way he's also played defense.
Speaker 1 (32:09):
All right, Jose, we'll check in with you tomorrow night
as the Houston Astros come to town for the fourth
of July. They should be fireworks from start to finish tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (32:18):
Night, and hopefully well the bats too.
Speaker 5 (32:21):
Yeah, no doubt.
Speaker 1 (32:22):
Thanks Jose, There he goes Jose Mota, part of the
Dodgers Spanish radio broadcast.
Speaker 5 (32:28):
All right, we got a full border calls.
Speaker 1 (32:30):
People think they have the right answer when it comes
to the trivia question for a pair of tickets to
tomorrow night's game on fourth of July. Kershaw, with his
three thousand strikeouts, has had a lot of teammates in
his career, but if you think about it, there's a
core four that have been part of Kershaw games more
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than others. So if you take a deep breath and
take a step back, you may have a pretty good
chance of getting this correct. Four Dodger teammates have a
appeared in games in which Kershaw combined for over one
thousand strikeouts. Tell me the one that appeared in the
most All right, let's go out to Santa Clarita Sarkis.
Speaker 5 (33:10):
Who's your guess?
Speaker 3 (33:12):
Ez kek Hernandez Baby, Let's go.
Speaker 1 (33:16):
No, as much as Keik would like to be that answer,
it is not. Let's go out to Torrance, Brian, what's
your answer?
Speaker 2 (33:24):
My answer is Austin Barnes.
Speaker 1 (33:28):
Ooh no, he didn't even catch more games than anybody
else for Kershaw.
Speaker 5 (33:33):
Let's go out to John in La. What do you got? John?
Speaker 6 (33:36):
Is it?
Speaker 13 (33:37):
Kelly Jenson?
Speaker 1 (33:39):
It is not, but he did save more games than
any other closer for Kershaw wins. That's for sure, all
time saves leader. Let's go out to Burbank, Dennis, you're
on Dodger Talk.
Speaker 5 (33:54):
What's your guess?
Speaker 4 (33:56):
I'm gonna go with Justin Turner.
Speaker 1 (34:00):
Justin Turner is on the list, but that is not
the tops. He is third, third most, so a very
good choice, A very good choice.
Speaker 5 (34:08):
Let's go out to Whittier, Jeremy, who's your who's your guests?
Speaker 14 (34:13):
Hey, Dave, you know my my heart's telling me I
have to go with a cashier.
Speaker 7 (34:16):
I'm gonna have to row with.
Speaker 13 (34:18):
Give me, give me Ajlis.
Speaker 5 (34:21):
I'll give you a j Ellis, but it's the wrong answer.
Speaker 1 (34:24):
Sorry, Jeremy eight six six nine eight seven two five
seventy is the phone number.
Speaker 5 (34:31):
Let's go out to Valencia. Oz.
Speaker 1 (34:33):
You've heard a lot of wrong answers, so this should
help you.
Speaker 4 (34:37):
I was gonna say, I can't believe nobody got a
TV Captain Clutch himself. Andre Ethier is most one.
Speaker 1 (34:46):
That is one hundred per sec correct Kershaw was or
Ethier was on the field for fifteen hundred and thirty
three of Kershaw's three thousand strikeouts. Andre Ehier, the correct answer, OZ,
So you're coming to the game tomorrow night, on fourth
of July. And how about this, Oz, I talked to
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the great Captain Clutch earlier today, Andre Ethhier.
Speaker 5 (35:14):
Exciting, right, you're you're breathless.
Speaker 4 (35:17):
It's beyond beyond exciting.
Speaker 5 (35:20):
Fugen, I might take the tickets away.
Speaker 4 (35:22):
Now, well it's the We'll say it was this the
first twenty five hundred strikeouts at the very least, or
the first two thousand.
Speaker 1 (35:30):
What no, no, just stop, just stop. You got the
right answer. Hold on, geez, no, when you're ahead, I
guess is what they say.
Speaker 5 (35:38):
I mean.
Speaker 1 (35:38):
Come on, Oz and bring more energy to the game
tomorrow night than you brought tonight. Andre Ethier on the
field for fifteen hundred and thirty three of Kershaw's three
thousand strikeouts.
Speaker 5 (35:49):
Matt Kemp the second most.
Speaker 1 (35:52):
Thirteen hundred and sixty eight times he appeared in games
for Kershaw strikeouts. Thirteen hundred and sixty eight strikeouts by Kershaw.
Camp was part of Justin Turner twelve hundred and eleven
and Adrian Gonzalez one thousand and sixty two. So those
were the four players that were part of games that
Kershaw struck out hitters the foremost. So thank you to
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Sarah Lang. She typed it better than I explained it anyway.
Tomorrow the Dodgers welcome in the Houston Astros. Lance mccullors
Junior will be on the mound for the Astros tomorrow.
He was part of the twenty seventeen trash Can Astros.
He's going up against Ben Casparius. He's six and two
this year with an ERA of three to ninety seven.
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Casparius this year has thrown fifty six and two thirds innings.
That is tops technically of any reliever in the National League.
He has been the most valuable pitcher for the Dodgers.
He has done everything asked of him, including starting tomorrow
night on fourth of July Morongo Casino. Dodgers on Deck
begins at five o'clock tomorrow with first pick from Dodgers
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Studios thanks To dwayne McDonald out here At Dodgers, stadium
and thanks to you for listening in CASE i didn't
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On Fox Sports radio once. Again the final score tonight
From Dodgers. Stadium The dodgers defeat The White sox six
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to two and have baseball's best.
Speaker 5 (37:47):
Record have a great rest of your. Night see us
playing
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that they have.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
This team is really becoming a family.
Speaker 3 (00:09):
Let's not play one on Tom.
Speaker 4 (00:10):
Let's I love writing me these guys after the show.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
So just thank you, give me are.
Speaker 5 (00:15):
Your attention, your fire and not a pisson.
Speaker 6 (00:17):
This is world champion, Dodger world championing for a.
Speaker 5 (00:21):
Small soft time. They get a people what they want
to die.
Speaker 7 (00:24):
Too in a row two is special.
Speaker 6 (00:26):
I'm like, yeah, it's not a headache.
Speaker 5 (00:28):
One of the con This ball's gone. You ready to go? Sure?
Hell old time to the sun.
Speaker 6 (00:35):
Grab your phone to get in on the show called
eight six six nine eighty seven two five seven and
go to the show. And now your host of Dodger Talk,
David Basse.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
We are live at Dodgers Stadium after the Dodgers defeat
the White Sox by a final score of six to two.
Welcome the Dodger Talk. David Vass with you until eleven
o'clock tonight. The phone lines are open at eight six
six nine eighty seven two five seventy. We do have
a pair of tickets to give away to tomorrow night's
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game on fourth of July, So you come correct and
don't beg and maybe you'll get those tickets for tomorrow night,
and don't try to give me some sad story about
coming with your dad and all full circle. You know
I'm not going for that. I'm a softie, but not
that soft anyway. The Dodgers beat the White Sox tonight.
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They took care of business with a sixty two win.
They won four in a row. They won nine of
their last ten. They won fifteen of their last nineteen.
They have the best record in baseball fifty six and
thirty two. After a really good performance by Dustin May,
who went seven plus innings tonight with nine strikeouts. They
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got home runs from Michael Confordo and Mookie Betts. It
was the first time Mookie Bets has homered in ninety
one at bats, going all the way back to June eighth,
So that was good to see.
Speaker 5 (02:00):
And Mookie's put.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
In a lot of work in the batting cage where
we don't see it, especially the night that he had
a quote day off. From what I understand, he was
working for a lot of hours down there trying to
get right, and we saw it last night. In his
last at bat, he hit a ball better than we've
seen him hit in a long time. It was a
game time sacrifice fly. And then tonight he Homer's in
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the seventh inning for an insurance run with one out.
So that's good to see and it's good to get
Mookie's confidence going. If all of a sudden, Mookie Bets
gets going, and Freddie Freeman, who is back now with
three RBIs and two doubles, coming off a home run
last night and home run in Kansas City and a
walk off base hit, all of a sudden, we got Otani,
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Betts and Freeman back as they get close to the
All Star breaks, so that's really encouraging. And speaking of
Freddie Freeman, we'll hear from him at the bottom of
the hour about making his ninth All Star team and
being voted as a starter for the fifth time in
his career. But tonight's about Dustin May. Seven plus innings,
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nine strikeouts. Let's head downstairs to the Dodger Clubhouse to
hear from tonight's winning pitcher.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
Yeah, it was better.
Speaker 8 (03:16):
It was definitely a better command. The guys made some
really good plays, and they put some runs on the
board early and allowed me to just go and throw to.
Speaker 9 (03:23):
Be able to pitch so deep into the game. You've
been a workhorse all year, But does it have more
meaning when you are going into the eighth inning for
the first time in your career.
Speaker 5 (03:31):
Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 8 (03:32):
It was definitely good to get out there for the eighth.
Definitely sucks the way that it went, but it was good.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
But they're so efficient for early I think you're after
in less than ten pitches an eighting. You know he's
got to the sixth.
Speaker 5 (03:43):
Are you feeling like this is this is a different
game for you, some special is going on?
Speaker 8 (03:48):
No, I mean it was. It was going smooth. I
was feeling good. I was being able to execute some throws.
I was just trying to go as keep.
Speaker 10 (03:55):
Some kid just a career hard for you. It starts
and he's pitched, given where the rotation is. Do you
feel like you're kind of, you know, picking them up
and you'll filling on some of those gaps with that
much of a workforce gold and.
Speaker 8 (04:06):
Taking, I mean no, I mean I just feel like
I'm doing my job.
Speaker 9 (04:11):
Are you thinking just when you are perfect in through
five kind of just what your thought process when you
are going into the eighth you think he potentially complete game.
Is that kind of where you were at.
Speaker 8 (04:21):
I'm just trying to live in a three foot world.
I mean, I've had a lot of ups and downs
in my career so far. I don't try to look
too far ahead at all. I'm just trying to stay
one pitch out of time.
Speaker 7 (04:34):
All right.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
There's Dustin May on Sports and at La Man a
few words, and he kept it clean that time. And
it's just weird to see a guy that pitched so
well tonight gets so upset at himself after giving up
a two run home run in a game that's six
to nothing. Obviously, nobody wants to give up a home run.
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And I'm sure he was upset. It was to the
same guy that broke up the perfect game the sixth inning,
Brooks Baldwin. But I mean I felt like that was
a little over the top. But nonetheless, I mean that's
who he is. I mean, that's who Dustin May is.
And he's had a really good season and he's been
vital to the Dodgers this year because him and Yamamoto
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are the only two starters this year to make every
single start. He's second to Yamamoto in innings pitch, So
there's a lot to be said about availability, especially this
year with so many injuries to the Dodger rotation. Eight
six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the
phone number. We had a full board of calls for
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an hour last night after Clayton Kershaw's special night here
at Dodger Stadium with his three thousandth career strikeout coming
in the sixth inning and ending that sixth inning and
everything else that went into last night, the emotions from
the fans, from Kershaw, his family, his teammates, and the
part that I love the most is the stuff that
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happens inside that clubhouse because that is so genuine and
raw and not choreographed. And the Dodgers social media team
rose to the occasion last night, just like the fans,
just like the entertainment crew here at Dodgers Stadium, and
especially Clayton Kershaw himself, and the Dodgers social media team
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was in the perfect position last night in the clubhouse
to capture Clayton Kershaw toasting his teammates last night.
Speaker 11 (06:29):
You know, individual accomplishments are only that if you're by yourself,
it doesn't mean anything, right, you don't have anybody to
celebrate with. So to have this group around me, to
care as much as you did for Freddy, to remind
me every day how many strikeouts I have left, for
everybody just to be so excited for me to get
to do this. That's the biggest thing for me, because
everybody in this room understands baseball is a hard game,
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and nobody understands that better than this room. So I
just want to say thank you guys so much. Everybody,
everybody in here, thank you. It's been a fun ride,
and let's keep it going. Cheers here, Cheers hurt.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
That was really special to hear, and that was really
cool that the Dodgers social media team was allowed inside
the clubhouse for that toast. And that's just a glimpse
into why so many teammates really get emotional and inspired
by Clayton Kershaw because he has such respect for the
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game and he shows it by his work ethic and
then you hear him say things like that to salute
his teammates. That's really special as well. So if you
didn't get in last night, you want to get in tonight.
If you're at the game with Kershaw striking out his
three thousandth batter in his career. We have three lines
open at eight six six nine, eight seven two five seventy.
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Let's go out to the phones, and by the way,
before we do, since you heard Kershaw reference that Freddie
Freeman was the one that was counting down to his
three thousand strikeout, maybe I should start feeding Kershaw how
many doubles Freddie Freeman has in his career, because Freddy
is climbing the list quite a bit this year. He
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is just four doubles away from passing the Iron Horse
Lou Garrick for the forty second most doubles all time
in baseball history. Freddie, with two doubles tonight, has five
hundred and thirty one doubles in his Hall of Fame
caliber career. We should start counting down to how many
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doubles Freddie Freeman has the rest of the year, because
he's gonna start leap frogging even more Hall of famers
than he already has.
Speaker 5 (08:39):
So I'll try to circle a name, and I'll start
counting down to that name.
Speaker 1 (08:43):
Maybe Chipper Jones, his former teammate in Atlanta, that's very
much in reach this year. Eight six six nine eighty
seven two five seventy is the phone number. Dodgers beat
the White Sox tonight six to two. Let's go out
to see me, Valley, Ben, you're on Dodger Talk.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
How you doing, Ben, Babe, David, I'm doing well, man,
Thank you for taking my call. Great victorious victory tonight,
you know, sweep of the White Sox. I'm looking forward
hopefully we can take care of business against the uh
the trash trash can bang and Astros. So listen, I know, Uh,
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you've talked about in the past, how you know Dustin
May has a hard time containing his emotion. And I
know you know tonight Dustin was mad at himself for
giving up that home run. But I don't know if
it's just me, but if I'm the manager, like I
would feel kind of disrespected if if my player is
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having that kind of attitude, Like I would feel like
that that emotion that he's showing is kind of, you know,
being showed towards me for taking the ball out of
his hands, not because he's mad at himself for you know,
giving up that homer. So I'm just wondering, you know,
if if somebody doesn't think so, I don't think.
Speaker 1 (10:02):
So at all, Because he was he was upset when
he gave up the home run as soon as it
went over the wall.
Speaker 5 (10:07):
He was upset.
Speaker 1 (10:08):
Dave Roberts hadn't even left the dugout, So I agree
with you, Ben, that was over the top right there
in that moment.
Speaker 5 (10:15):
But I rather have a.
Speaker 1 (10:16):
Guy that cares than a guy that doesn't care. Eight
sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy is the
phone number. Dodgers beat the White Sox six to two
tonight and win there fourth in a row. They have
won fifteen of their last nineteen and have a nine
game lead over the Padres and San Francisco Giants. I
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mention at the beginning of this homestand the Dodgers had
a very good chance of walking away with a double
digit lead in the division. And they're right there knocking
on the doorstep nine game lead over the Giants and
Padres as they welcome in one of the hotter teams
in baseball, the Houston Astros, tomorrow night at Dodgers Stadium,
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and they are going to face the Astros without Max Munsey.
Max Munsey got the results of his MRI today. He
went into the MRI tube earlier today and he came
out with results that showed left knee bone bruise, and
that is something that he said is going to keep
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him out, give or take six weeks. Here was Max
Munsey earlier today, obviously dejected, especially after the way he's
been playing the last forty games of the season.
Speaker 12 (11:33):
Yeah, it was kind of twofold. It was tough news,
but it was also great news, you know, in terms
of when you look at the play and just the
injury that could have happened. We possibly got best case scenario.
There's no structural damage in there, which is huge. You know,
that was definitely a pleasant relief, but you know, the
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timetable still kind of still kind of sucks for me personally.
You know, you look at around six weeks, maybe a
little before, maybe a little after, and uh, you know,
it was a tough blow. But at the same time,
I still get to play baseball this year instead of
you know, coming back next year around April. So it's
it was kind of best case scenario.
Speaker 1 (12:17):
Doesn't make it even tougher because you found your way back.
Speaker 12 (12:21):
Yeah, I mean it it just I don't get to
be out there on the field for a little bit.
You know that that really sucks. I had to go
through it last year, and you know, it's it's never
fun when you don't get an when you don't get
to be out there.
Speaker 1 (12:37):
Max. When you were being helped off the field last night,
what was going through your head? Did you fear the
worst at that point? Yeah, I mean, yeah, definitely, you
know it. To be honest, the first thing that popped
into my head was the end of the season in
twenty twenty one. You know, it just wasn't wasn't a
pleasant feeling. Immediately start replaying everything in your head, trying
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to say, you know.
Speaker 12 (13:04):
What do I feel? Did I feel a pop? Did
I hear pop? And you know any all that kind
of stuff. That way you can give the medical stuff,
you know, the best best chance of the evaluation. And uh,
you know, anytime you're replaying an injury in your head,
it's it's not it's not good.
Speaker 5 (13:19):
How did you process all of this last night?
Speaker 1 (13:21):
Obviously with Kershaw just being one strikeout of way and
you're being helped off the field and in here when
all that's going on and dealing with.
Speaker 12 (13:30):
Your knee, it was wide range of emotions, that's for sure.
Speaker 2 (13:38):
You know.
Speaker 12 (13:38):
The first thought that I honestly was really going through
my head was as I'm laying on the ground, was
was danging. I have to, you know, make Curse sit
there and think about stuff right now. And you know,
I really was not happy about that.
Speaker 5 (13:50):
I was.
Speaker 12 (13:51):
I was trying to be like, hey, get me off
this field. You know, that way Curse can keep going,
we can figure out inside. And then you know, I'm
in the X ray room and you hear the crowd
roar and it was kind of like, oh man, I
missed it. This is like, you know, that was honestly
the most heartbreaking thing to me. Obviously getting hurt sucks
and missing time sucks, but to not be able to
(14:11):
be out there on that field with him when he
got three thousand was a that was a pretty big
bow to me.
Speaker 1 (14:17):
How about That's that's pretty uh, gut wrenching right there.
When you hear Max Munsey describe where he was when
Clayton Kershaw got his three thousandth career strikeout. He was
getting X race on his left knee after being helped
off the field, I mean, that's as raw as you'll
hear a player when it comes to that kind of stuff.
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And where do the Dodgers go now? For the next
six weeks, give or take at third base. I know
everybody automatically goes to trade for Nolan Aernado. Well, come on,
the Cardinals are in the wildcard race. They're not trading
Nolan Aernado right now, and the Dodgers have internal options
to navigate this until Munsi returns tonight. Miguel Rojas got
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the start at third base. You're gonna see Rojas. You're
gonna see Key Hernandez at third base. Remember when Munsey
was out for a couple of months. It was Key
k playing a lot at third base last year. And
quite honestly, I would say Key a Hernandez is better
defensively or just just as good as Nolan Aronado is
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these days at third base. And Dave Roberts also said
Tommy Edmund is going to start taking ground balls at
third base because he's gonna be part of the mix
to fill in at third base while Munsey's out. You
might say, Tommy Edmund third base? Has he ever done it? Yeah,
he has the last time he did it was in
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twenty twenty two with the Cardinals. He played eight games
at third base back then, So he's capable. We'll see
how much time he gets at third base and when
that all starts. But Rojas, Key k Hernandez and Tommy
Edmond are part of the immediate solution at third base
for the Dodgers while Munsey's out. And also, here's a
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guy that I would love to see get called up
and get his major league debut. I got to know
him in spring training, got to watch him playing spring training,
and that is young Alex Freeland, who is at Triple
A Oklahoma City. He has played primarily shortstop this year,
but tonight he was playing third base. So the Dodgers
(16:22):
are going to give him an opportunity at Triple A
to get his feet wet and see where it goes.
But I wouldn't rule out Alex Freeland at some point
in time, maybe after the All Star break, after he
gets some run in the miners at third base. He's
a very popular teammate. He's a baseball rat. I mean,
(16:42):
this guy is not going to be intimidated by the moment.
Speaker 5 (16:45):
He's an energy guy as well.
Speaker 1 (16:47):
But he's got a hit and he has been hitting
in Oklahoma City. So that's where it is. As far
as the Dodgers third base situation. Eight six six nine
seven two five point seventy is the phone number Brew
was coming from Dodger Stadium tonight.
Speaker 5 (17:02):
You're on Dodger Talk. How you doing, Bruce?
Speaker 13 (17:05):
What a BEDV? I tried calling in yesterday, but you
were filled up. You just actually mentioned what I.
Speaker 2 (17:14):
Was calling him.
Speaker 13 (17:14):
I was going to ask about Alex Freeland and at
the bats ready and he's listed on the depth chart
to shortstop third base. I haven't watched any of the
minor league games, just the THEO clips, but the bat's ready,
just like Dalton rushing. And I get the question I
want to ask you, and this is related to Freeland,
(17:37):
is is there ever a case in the thinking of
the brass that if we bring him up now, this
close to the All.
Speaker 2 (17:46):
Star break and this close to the trade deadline.
Speaker 13 (17:50):
Are they you know, would you want to showcase him
as trade bait? Would you want to really keep that
exposure from happening because his trade value is based on
I don't believe.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
They're gonna call him up before the All Star break, Bruce.
They got Rojas and Kei k A and Tom Yedman
to hold it down. They're gonna give him a chance
in the minor leagues. To play a little bit more
third base and evaluate where it goes from there. I
know that the Dodgers were considering calling him up earlier
in the year, but chose to keep him down in
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the minors to get more seasoning. So if it happens,
I believe it'll happen after the All Star break.
Speaker 5 (18:34):
But you never know. You'll never know.
Speaker 1 (18:36):
And he it's not like he's gonna just all of
a sudden become the everyday third baseman either.
Speaker 13 (18:43):
Well, you wouldn't because Max. I don't count Max out.
This guy has had to fight hard all the way through.
Speaker 1 (18:50):
I'm not counting him out at all. I'm just talking
about right now in the immediate future. I mean, every
time people count Max Muncie out, he comes back and
does big thing. So I'm with you, Bruce. Gotta move on.
Appreciate the phone call. Let's go out to La Point day. Ray,
You're on Dodger Talk.
Speaker 5 (19:06):
How you doing? Ray?
Speaker 14 (19:08):
Hey, Hey, how are you doing? It's gonna last I
talked to you, but you want to talk to me
about Trushaw. I was fun giving yesterday. I was there
when there was no hitter. It was great. My daughter's
got to take us with all his day and I
was able to see that. So that's what I just
wanted to coming on yesterday. So anyway, also I was
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there and Dave Dannis my kids is perfect game, and
and Siner Day. I was there when Chrik gets into
his home runnables, so Heyday.
Speaker 1 (19:43):
Yeah, you were there for two big moments in Dodger history.
I would say Gibson's uh walk off home run in
a World Series game a little bit bigger, but certainly
you were at Kershaw's one and only career no hitter.
Speaker 5 (19:55):
Thanks for the phone call, Ray, appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (19:57):
Eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy is
the phone number. We're gonna take a time out when
we come back more of your phone calls. We still
have a pair of tickets to give away for tomorrow
night's game.
Speaker 5 (20:08):
On fourth of July, you'll hear from Freddie Freeman.
Speaker 1 (20:10):
We'll give you an update on Tyler Glass now and
Jose Moto will join us. So a lot to get
to between now and eleven o'clock right here on AM
five to seventy LA Sports. The Dodgers beat the White
Sox tonight six to two on Dodgers Radio you're a
home for the world champion Dodgers.
Speaker 6 (20:33):
Dodger Talk is available on AM five seventy, LA sports
dot com, hand on the iHeartRadio app. Back to more
Dodger Talk with Dodger insider David Vasse.
Speaker 15 (20:44):
Brodie gets a lead off of third base stretch by Schavalle.
Speaker 5 (20:47):
In the pitch to Conforto, Hey Shwanson, he felt it
deep to right field in the corner. Gone a home run.
How do you like that?
Speaker 15 (20:57):
Michael Conforto makeshif bie nothing with his seventh home run
of the season. He jumped all over inside fastball and
hit it over the short wall of right field corners.
Speaker 5 (21:13):
Michael Confordo three home.
Speaker 1 (21:16):
Runs eight RBIs in his last six games, and yes,
no coincidence. The deadfish handshake has certainly helped him out. Well,
maybe his new bat as well. Eight six six nine
seven two five seventy is the phone number that was
part of a four run third inning for the Dodgers.
Freddie Freeman doubled home two and then Conforto a two
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run home run, and the Dodgers were off as they
go on to sweep the White Sox in this three
game series. Daniels Jewelers presents the home run forecast go
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(22:03):
Speaking of Freddie Freeman, you voted Freddie Freeman to the
All Star Team as a starter for the fifth time
in his career. And this one is special, not only
because the Dodger coaching staff is going to be leading
the National League team this year since they are the
world champions. Dave Roberts has also invited last year's first
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base coach, Clayton McCullough and Freddie Freeman's former manager, now
Braves manager Brian Snicker to be part of his staff
as well. But since it is in Atlanta, that's a
very special place. That's where it all started for Freddie Freeman,
and Truest Park would not have been built if not
for Freddie Freeman. And he's going to be out there
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wearing a Dodger uniform because this year the All Stars
will be wearing their team's uniforms. Thankfully, back in the
All Star Game. That's going to be special, and Freddie
Freeman was very appreciative at Dodger fans not only in
LA but across the world voted him as this year's
first baseman for the National League.
Speaker 7 (23:08):
Yeah, I mean it hasn't you know.
Speaker 16 (23:10):
It's hard to like describe how you're gonna feel in
a situation until you get there and live it and
be in the moment. So I think it's more of
you know, I'm looking forward to it. Every time I've
gone back the last four years, it's always been special.
I don't see how this is not going to be
even more special to go back and you know, play
in front of these fans and at an All Star Game.
Speaker 7 (23:31):
So I'm looking forward to it.
Speaker 16 (23:33):
But I'll have a better answer how I feel when
I actually go through it and feel the emotions of
that day and.
Speaker 7 (23:40):
That those couple of days there.
Speaker 16 (23:41):
But I know we're looking forward to it, families looking
forward to it, So I'm looking forward to getting.
Speaker 1 (23:46):
There, Freddie. You also mentioned the other layer. You're the
starting first baseman for the National League, and your coaching
staff is going to be there as well. I mean,
there's just so many perfect moments that this should happen.
Speaker 7 (23:58):
Yeah, it's pretty cool.
Speaker 16 (23:59):
And then obviously Doc inviting Snit to be the manager,
and obviously Clayton being the other the manager being there.
So it's kind of like a pretty cool thing for
me personally to have all these people here that meant
so much in my career so far. You know, obviously
Snicker has been uh with threw me once I got
called up. Snit was the third base coach for the
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Braze when I got called up, and then he obviously
became the manager while I was here too. So to
be able to have these moments with people that have
meant so much to me in my career, it's pretty special.
So I've got I get to have Snit and Doc
and Clayton who you know, got me twenty plus stole basis,
so a lot of people that mean so much to me.
To be in one clubhouse, one field and trying to
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win a baseball game in front of fans that I've
spent so many years in front of, it's going to
be a special experience.
Speaker 1 (24:48):
Hey, Freddie Freeman is first class, and you gotta love
a guy that appreciates being part of the All Star team.
After being there eight previous times. Here he is going
into his ninth All Star Game and now is a
starter for the fifth time in his career. He's really
special and we all appreciate Freddie Freeman. Eight six six
(25:12):
nine eighty seven two five seventy is the phone number.
All right, here is your chance to win a pair
of tickets to tomorrow night's fourth of July game. We're
gonna celebrate Clayton Kershaw with this trivia question as well.
Four Dodger teammates have appeared in games in which Kershaw
has combined for over one thousand strikeouts. Name the player
(25:36):
that has been on the field and appeared in more
games than any other Kershaw teammate for one thousand strikeouts.
Speaker 5 (25:45):
Let me know.
Speaker 1 (25:46):
Eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy is
the phone number.
Speaker 5 (25:51):
Let's go out to our guy, Jose Moda.
Speaker 6 (25:54):
It's time to go around the horn with Jose Mota.
Speaker 1 (25:59):
All right, Jose Moda, you were texting me early in
the game. Rick Monday and Tim Neverett noticed the same
when it came to Dustin May throwing that ninety eight
mile an hour fastball. What got into Dustin May tonight?
Speaker 2 (26:13):
I think maybe it was time to make an adjustment.
Dustin May, to me, should not be a dominant breaking
ball pitcher with the yard, but he has. And on
top of that, you know, he has velocity, he has movements,
he has a deception, and he's got side. I mean,
he's got that whipping arm that hitters don't want to fates.
But when you slow down and start throwing a lot
of breaking balls, you make a lot easier for them.
(26:36):
You lose command of your fastball, and that is the
one pitch you have to command, no matter how hard
you throw. He got to command fastball number one to
be able to put away guys with the other stuff.
The other stuff is really good, don't get me wrong,
but there's no doubt in my mind that he's a
much better pitcher location wise, rhythm wise, the swings and
missus when he's able to mix both of them more
than anything, predominantly be a good fastball pitcher because he
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throws nothing that is going in there straight.
Speaker 5 (27:01):
He had nine strikeouts tonight.
Speaker 1 (27:03):
I know everybody thinks with how hard he throws, he's
a strikeout pitcher, but he's really a ground ball pitcher
when he's going at his best. What did you make
about the strikeouts? How did he get there?
Speaker 2 (27:14):
You know, the strikeouts one thing you gotta be careful
with because people say, yeah, it was the whiteesax, but
it is not. The white sag made a very tough
on Clinton curser to get punchouts last night, and they're
pretty much in the middle of the road in the
America League strikeouts. He was able to sequence well. And
on top of that, I think he had a lot
of guys guessing because the book says, hey, he's going
to suspend that thing. Erdian counts, you know, armside and
(27:36):
finish you off of the lefty inside with a brickaball.
And then the festal was getting out people. And that's
pretty much Dave the simplest explanation guys looking for something else,
but also the command that he had. He put it
in the very good spots pretty much all night and
through a lot of strikes.
Speaker 1 (27:50):
Were you surprised how he reacted after Brooks Baldwin hit
that home run, a two run home run to make
it a six to two game, after how well he
had pitched all night long.
Speaker 2 (28:01):
With him, No, that means I want more. I should
have been better. And there's nothing wrong. You gotta respect it.
One thing is to be upset with yourself. Another one
is to, you know, let it affect you in the
way you go about with your teammates. But he's upset
that he gave up the runs, and you gotta like that.
I mean, it's it's pretty much from the old school saying, yeah,
I got through the I got through seven. I went
into the eighth. I wanted to get through the eighth inning,
(28:23):
made a couple of pitches up on his own. They
got to it. But I have nothing to say negative
about a guy that wants to be out there, wants
to do well, wants to be an excellent at it.
And it's pretty much threading new water from in terms
of innings now more wins and starts. All those things
are important to him. And I'm glad he got through
all right.
Speaker 1 (28:42):
Jose you just heard from Freddie Freeman. He's going to
be an All Star for the ninth time. He comes
through at two doubles tonight, he drives in three more
runs after a walk off hit yesterday. He told us
in Kansas City that basically what was wrong was his
front foot.
Speaker 5 (28:58):
He wasn't getting it down the way he too. Is
it that simple?
Speaker 2 (29:03):
It is that simple because Freddy Freeman keeps it simple.
But as he says, as he's told me many times,
I cannot be rotational. I have to stay through the
baseball a little bit more. And it all stars with
being on time. When his father I run into him
last week before the world trip, He's like, I want
for her to get that foot down. So his father
knows that swinging better than anybody else. He's the one
that he listens to. But there's no doubt the support
(29:25):
sys to me, has the video and so many things
that you can go through right now in terms, and
he even watchs like digitally your swing path and how
long's staying through the zone. All those things are available
for a player, and Freddie is the guy that's all
wealth in the game, knowing that the simplicity aspect of
it also comes with another technical aspect of it. But Freddy,
you know, he's not so much based on results. He
(29:47):
wants to feel good and be right because he knows
all those things are going to happen. Biggest example is
when he starts walking and then when he starts hitting
the ball with authority. The other ways that did tonight.
Speaker 1 (29:58):
I always shine a light on Freddie Freeman Jose because
I feel like consistent great players get taken for granted.
I mean tonight he didn't hit a home run, but
he was a big part of this win. Two doubles,
three RBIs. He makes a great catch to try to
keep the perfect game going for May. But I just
feel like we take for granted steady, consistent players like him.
Speaker 4 (30:21):
Jay.
Speaker 2 (30:21):
That was a very good point because Freddy at first base,
his ankle is not one hundred percent, his quad is
not a one hundred percent. How many runs have you saved?
How many errors has he saved his teammates by full effort,
working on his craft and making sure that he is
a presence also as he was again tonight on the
defensive side. And then with all that Dave managers on
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the other side know that number five standing there in
the index cercrole in the hole. There's a deeper side
of respect because they know he a guy that can
change a game with power, with walk by Pasden Watts certainty,
by just being a fine hitter and one of the
best professional hitters in the game today.
Speaker 1 (30:59):
Hey, it's all so great to see Michael Conforto put
together a string of really good games, three home runs
in his last six and he makes another great catch
tonight in left field. That's really good to see for
a guy that has been underwater all season long.
Speaker 7 (31:15):
It's been great.
Speaker 2 (31:15):
You mentioned the numbers the last what six or eight games,
and he's responding quite well with the handshake with you,
I think does a big part of that. I think
he learned a lot from JJ Martinez. But also you
see a guy that you know. Guys usually when they
get to a point where they use a certain bat
for their career and they've had success, it's like, now
I don't need to change anything. But you know what,
as you age in the league knows a little bit
(31:37):
about you. You're not catching on with fastballs. You've got
to be open to ideas and suggestions. Work at it. First,
get your batt the way you need to do it,
but know that you cannot finish a career the way
you end it. Very few guys can do that. And
part of what's being flexible and evolving with the game,
so now by design they can design your back is
a different conform than so many other guys. Just by
(31:57):
your swing path and think about this. He's small enough
to know I needed that. Hopefully this is just the beginning,
because we know that there's way more in that tack.
But certainly great to see the way he's also played defense.
Speaker 1 (32:09):
All right, Jose, we'll check in with you tomorrow night
as the Houston Astros come to town for the fourth
of July. They should be fireworks from start to finish tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (32:18):
Night, and hopefully well the bats too.
Speaker 5 (32:21):
Yeah, no doubt.
Speaker 1 (32:22):
Thanks Jose, There he goes Jose Mota, part of the
Dodgers Spanish radio broadcast.
Speaker 5 (32:28):
All right, we got a full border calls.
Speaker 1 (32:30):
People think they have the right answer when it comes
to the trivia question for a pair of tickets to
tomorrow night's game on fourth of July. Kershaw, with his
three thousand strikeouts, has had a lot of teammates in
his career, but if you think about it, there's a
core four that have been part of Kershaw games more
(32:50):
than others. So if you take a deep breath and
take a step back, you may have a pretty good
chance of getting this correct. Four Dodger teammates have a
appeared in games in which Kershaw combined for over one
thousand strikeouts. Tell me the one that appeared in the
most All right, let's go out to Santa Clarita Sarkis.
Speaker 5 (33:10):
Who's your guess?
Speaker 3 (33:12):
Ez kek Hernandez Baby, Let's go.
Speaker 1 (33:16):
No, as much as Keik would like to be that answer,
it is not. Let's go out to Torrance, Brian, what's
your answer?
Speaker 2 (33:24):
My answer is Austin Barnes.
Speaker 1 (33:28):
Ooh no, he didn't even catch more games than anybody
else for Kershaw.
Speaker 5 (33:33):
Let's go out to John in La. What do you got? John?
Speaker 6 (33:36):
Is it?
Speaker 13 (33:37):
Kelly Jenson?
Speaker 1 (33:39):
It is not, but he did save more games than
any other closer for Kershaw wins. That's for sure, all
time saves leader. Let's go out to Burbank, Dennis, you're
on Dodger Talk.
Speaker 5 (33:54):
What's your guess?
Speaker 4 (33:56):
I'm gonna go with Justin Turner.
Speaker 1 (34:00):
Justin Turner is on the list, but that is not
the tops. He is third, third most, so a very
good choice, A very good choice.
Speaker 5 (34:08):
Let's go out to Whittier, Jeremy, who's your who's your guests?
Speaker 14 (34:13):
Hey, Dave, you know my my heart's telling me I
have to go with a cashier.
Speaker 7 (34:16):
I'm gonna have to row with.
Speaker 13 (34:18):
Give me, give me Ajlis.
Speaker 5 (34:21):
I'll give you a j Ellis, but it's the wrong answer.
Speaker 1 (34:24):
Sorry, Jeremy eight six six nine eight seven two five
seventy is the phone number.
Speaker 5 (34:31):
Let's go out to Valencia. Oz.
Speaker 1 (34:33):
You've heard a lot of wrong answers, so this should
help you.
Speaker 4 (34:37):
I was gonna say, I can't believe nobody got a
TV Captain Clutch himself. Andre Ethier is most one.
Speaker 1 (34:46):
That is one hundred per sec correct Kershaw was or
Ethier was on the field for fifteen hundred and thirty
three of Kershaw's three thousand strikeouts. Andre Ehier, the correct answer, OZ,
So you're coming to the game tomorrow night, on fourth
of July. And how about this, Oz, I talked to
(35:08):
the great Captain Clutch earlier today, Andre Ethhier.
Speaker 5 (35:14):
Exciting, right, you're you're breathless.
Speaker 4 (35:17):
It's beyond beyond exciting.
Speaker 5 (35:20):
Fugen, I might take the tickets away.
Speaker 4 (35:22):
Now, well it's the We'll say it was this the
first twenty five hundred strikeouts at the very least, or
the first two thousand.
Speaker 1 (35:30):
What no, no, just stop, just stop. You got the
right answer. Hold on, geez, no, when you're ahead, I
guess is what they say.
Speaker 5 (35:38):
I mean.
Speaker 1 (35:38):
Come on, Oz and bring more energy to the game
tomorrow night than you brought tonight. Andre Ethier on the
field for fifteen hundred and thirty three of Kershaw's three
thousand strikeouts.
Speaker 5 (35:49):
Matt Kemp the second most.
Speaker 1 (35:52):
Thirteen hundred and sixty eight times he appeared in games
for Kershaw strikeouts. Thirteen hundred and sixty eight strikeouts by Kershaw.
Camp was part of Justin Turner twelve hundred and eleven
and Adrian Gonzalez one thousand and sixty two. So those
were the four players that were part of games that
Kershaw struck out hitters the foremost. So thank you to
(36:16):
Sarah Lang. She typed it better than I explained it anyway.
Tomorrow the Dodgers welcome in the Houston Astros. Lance mccullors
Junior will be on the mound for the Astros tomorrow.
He was part of the twenty seventeen trash Can Astros.
He's going up against Ben Casparius. He's six and two
this year with an ERA of three to ninety seven.
(36:37):
Casparius this year has thrown fifty six and two thirds innings.
That is tops technically of any reliever in the National League.
He has been the most valuable pitcher for the Dodgers.
He has done everything asked of him, including starting tomorrow
night on fourth of July Morongo Casino. Dodgers on Deck
begins at five o'clock tomorrow with first pick from Dodgers
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Stadium at six' ten and following the, game the great
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city so you want to be here for. That thanks
To colin e for all his help back at Our burbank.
Studios thanks To dwayne McDonald out here At Dodgers, stadium
and thanks to you for listening in CASE i didn't
get to your call. Tonight call back tomorrow in case
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you missed any of the show or our pregame conversation
With Jim wolf last Night's Home played. Umpire you can
find it on The iHeartRadio. App coming up, next The
king of The meet And greeks In, Arkansas Ben mahller
On Fox Sports radio once. Again the final score tonight
From Dodgers. Stadium The dodgers defeat The White sox six
(37:45):
to two and have baseball's best.
Speaker 5 (37:47):
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