April 26, 2025 • 40 mins
DV gets you ready for a marquee pitching matchup between Paul Skenes and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Rick Monday talks to DV on the 49th anniversary of him saving the American Flag at Dodger Stadium. DV catches up with Tyler Glasnow.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now your host walking you up to first pitch. It's
David Basse.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
The Dodgers are back in ten and we've got a
great pitching matchup tonight. As the Dodgers and Pirates get
ready for Game one of this three game weekend series,
we got the whole family in the booth. Rick Monday's
kissing babies making dreams come true on the anniversary of
him making the great play in American history saving the
American flag.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
We will hear from Rick and Steven in just a moment.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
But your world champion Los Angeles Dodgers are now sixteen
and nine and no, the sky is not falling. Even
though they did not have a great road trip, which
saw them win just two of the five, they're one
game back of the Padres in the NLS and a
half game back of the Giants, who are in second place. Tonight,
like I mentioned, the Dodgers and Pirates are squaring off
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for the first of three games. It is Paul's Schemes
for the Pirates and Yoshi Yamamoto for the Dodgers.
Speaker 3 (00:59):
Two of the.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Best baseball has to offer coming up over the next
hour on Morongo Casino. Dodgers on Deck we'll hear from
Dodger manager Dave Roberts. Plus we'll preview this great pitching matchup.
I'll go one on one with Sunday starter Tyler Glass
now for the first time this season. So a lot
to get to as we continue on this hour journey
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to first pitch between the Dodgers and Pirates. All the
way back Wednesday in Chicago, it was a bullpen game
for the Dodgers. It did not go as scripted. Ben
Caspirius got the start. The young right hander was really
good for two and two thirds shutout innings, and he
allowed US one hit while striking out four.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
The Dodger offense gave Caspiraus a lead to work with.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
In the third inning, ta Oscar Hernandez delivered again with
two outs.
Speaker 4 (01:49):
Ta Oscar with five homers, with five doubles, eighteen RBIs
so far this season. He's trying to produce the first
RBI the game. No scoring with two balls, two strikes.
Here's the pitch and Tascar early, so nobody's hit to
the field. Conferdo scores Barnes hustling home.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
The throw home is late.
Speaker 5 (02:12):
Ta Oscar Hernandez starts the party with a two run single.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
Ta Oscar Hernandez has been tremendous over the last year
with runners in scoring position for the Dodgers, and he
delivered again a two out, two run single put the
Dodgers up two nothing. That lead did not last long
because in the fourth inning, Harvard Westlake's own and now
becoming a very big thorn in the Dodgers' side. Pete
(02:38):
Crow Armstrong hit a three run home run and the
Cubs took a three to two lead. In the top
of the fifth, the Dodgers tied it up Mookie Betts
with an RBI double and then the next batter, who
was it? You guessed it, ta Oscar Hernandez, giving the
Dodgers the.
Speaker 4 (02:53):
Lead, two out, two strike, two run single. In the
third inning, he gave the Dodgers a two to nothing lead.
It's now tied at three. Here's the pitch. Swinging a
fly ball left field, hit well back toward the wall.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
It has gone.
Speaker 5 (03:10):
Title tays off and the Dodgers jumped back in front.
Six to the season for Tioscar Hernandez, a two run shot.
He has driven in four of the Dodger runs today.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Two run homer for Tioscar Hernandez a four RBI game,
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The Dodgers had a five to three lead at that point,
but it was short lived.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
The bottom of the fifth inning, the Cubs took advantage
of a wild Jack Dryer, who walked the bases loaded
with one out, then gave up a two run single
and a sacrifice fly. It was a learning lesson for
young Jack, and the Cubs scored four runs in that
fifth inning and took a seven to five lead. The
Dodgers got it close, it came up short seven to six,
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and that's as close as they would get. The Dodgers
lose two out of five on the road trip, or
three out of five on the road trip. They get
swept in a two game series in Chicago, but they
are home against the Pirates of Marlins a homestand to
get healthy and for more on tonight's marquee matchup, Let's
check in with Rick Monday and Steven Nelson for the
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first time.
Speaker 4 (04:23):
Guys, Thanks TV long toss from you to us down
here in the front row of this booth, Rick Monday.
But the Dodgers back home and gosh, I mean they
have to be happy at least that's the way that
the baseball has been reflected this year. The Dodgers ten
and two here at Dodgers Stadium, and they're going off
another losing road trip. There's six and seven away from
LA this year.
Speaker 6 (04:43):
You know, I started to think about the road trip,
just reflecting upon a little bit earlier today. They got
some guys that did not have particularly good trips, and
really over the last seven games, if you're looking at it,
a lot of guys are down in the average. It
is good to get home when you've had success, but
you get that success by playing better baseball than what
they played on the just completed road trip. And if
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we look at it, it's been expanded even before they
went on that trip. I'm talking about cutoffs and relays.
We didn't see that base running obviously, timely hits their opportunities. Yes,
the Dodgers have had some injuries in their bullpen and
also in the starting rotation, but this is a ball
club that can play better, will play better, and no
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better time to do it tonight, because I tell you what,
from both sides of the field, runs should be at
a premium with this pitching matchup.
Speaker 4 (05:33):
Which you led me perfectly into my next point mode,
This is the one that is being circled all around
the major leagues. You know, m WIB network scrambling to
add this to their showcase schedule as a national game
outside of course the LA and Pittsburgh markets. That is
because of what we have on the Mountain night, Yoshinobu
Yamamoto against Paul Skeins. Yamamoto has continued his ascent into
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a status in the major leagues, and Paul Skeins is
simply a phenomenon. I mean, it wasn't that long ago
he was pitching LSU to a College World Series championship,
and now many around the game are anointing him as
the best pitcher in baseball already despite his inexperience. So
that's what we get to watch tonight.
Speaker 6 (06:11):
Well, we'll talk about him a whole lot, but there's
a lot to talk about too. In the same way
with the Yama Moto, don't get lost in the shuffle.
I mean, and for Yama Moto in particular against left
handed batters, just a one thirty seven average. But again
I go back to what the Dodgers are looking at.
They need to get it in gear with again, get
back to better approaches, and you need that tonight against
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the power pitcher that also can throw the slider. That
slider can be devastating. So the Dodgers have some adjustments
to make, including the way that they played defense or
lack thereof on the recently completed road trip.
Speaker 4 (06:45):
Skeens is an Orange County kid. He actually grew up
an Angel fan and grew up a fan of Shohey
Otani is called Otani an inspiration in many ways. They
went at it last year. Otani struck out the first
time and then took Skeen's dead Central in Pittsburgh Park.
So we'll get another square face off of phenoms tonight
here at Dodgers Stadium'm gonna dive more into show Hey
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Otani's recent struggles DV next time we chat with you.
Speaker 3 (07:10):
All right, Thanks, guys.
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Plus we'll check in with Tyler Glass.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
Now we got the Otani rewind things have not been
great to relive, but he's the goat, so we'll see
how it goes tonight here against Paul s Keenes and
the Pirates. First pitch coming up at seven to ten
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Speaker 1 (08:15):
This is the Otani.
Speaker 3 (08:19):
Three wide.
Speaker 7 (08:21):
All right.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
Well, it's been a struggle of late for Otani, who
has just won for his last eleven since coming off
the paternity list.
Speaker 3 (08:28):
On Wednesday.
Speaker 2 (08:29):
He only had a single in the third inning. He
had a golden opportunity with two runners on, but popped
up in the infield, like I mentioned, one for eleven
with five strikeouts. Dave Roberts has said, Otani just seems
over anxious. We'll see how I ferris against one of
the best in baseball and Paul schemes. But Otani is
one of the best as well. You gotta respect that.
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You got to be excited too, you got a front
row seat.
Speaker 8 (09:22):
I am honestly thrilled. I think first, Yoshinovo has been
having the best season thus far, and so to be
able to see him go toe to toe with Paul Skeins,
who's also been off to a fantastic start coming off
of winning Rookie of the Year for the National League.
So for these two guys to be going against each
other for the conversation of the cy Young for the
National League. What are we in April still? But just
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that we're having this conversation right now and seeing this matchup,
I think it's gonna be awesome. Get your popcorn ready
and see what happens.
Speaker 3 (09:48):
I like that. I like that you're back in LA.
How did you enjoy the road trip?
Speaker 8 (09:53):
Well, I think I had enjoined Texas more than Chicago.
But I also feel like we brought Chicago weather with
us back to LA. It's a bit cloudy here. It
might be a little bit, might be a little rainy tomorrow.
But anytime we're back here at Dodger Stadium, you can
just feel the energy here. Tonight should be interesting. It's
date night here at Dodger Stadium. Yes, I hope you
told your wife to come because it's date night.
Speaker 3 (10:14):
He actually is coming tonight.
Speaker 8 (10:16):
Just look at that you're on it. Then, Wanderado, who
is on the PR side for the Dodgers, tried to
convince me though it's for singles for people to meet
as if.
Speaker 3 (10:25):
I guess, I don't know.
Speaker 8 (10:26):
Maybe Dodger Stadium dating show, which maybe we could pitch,
could be awesome, but it's actually not. It is just
couples will be here. We'll see what happens, but it
should be a fun one for the dates.
Speaker 3 (10:35):
What are the Dodgers given away for that date night?
Speaker 9 (10:38):
Do you?
Speaker 3 (10:38):
What would you give away? Well?
Speaker 8 (10:40):
I think it's a blanket, which is actually perfect for tonight.
What would I give away for date night?
Speaker 3 (10:45):
A Blanket's nice? That's nice touch.
Speaker 8 (10:48):
I think that's like perfect. To be honest, I don't know.
I we'll have to think about that. Maybe a drink coupon.
That's what I think I would give away.
Speaker 3 (10:55):
I like that.
Speaker 7 (10:56):
I like that.
Speaker 3 (10:57):
Would you ever host a date night at Dodger Stadium?
Speaker 8 (11:00):
Absolutely, but I think I should host singles and then
they can meet each other like a mixer, a Dodger
Stadium mixer.
Speaker 3 (11:06):
I should host that centerfield plaza.
Speaker 8 (11:09):
Absolutely yes. It'll be like the Bachelor style, and then
it would have even cooler if we had some of
the guys like they get to like vote on like
the relationship, I'd be like, no, we don't know if
we like him, yeah, he can stay like that would
be I think this would be a great show. We
should probably pitch this.
Speaker 3 (11:24):
I think it sounds better than the hat Shuffle.
Speaker 8 (11:27):
I think it does you'll see me go all of
a sudden for an ending. I'll just go up there
and we can have like I don't know, I had
to think about the vision more. But I'm seeing singles
and bringing people together at Dodger Stadium.
Speaker 7 (11:39):
Love it.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
We just brought people together right now here there it is.
Thanks Kirsten. We'll see on Sports in La tonight.
Speaker 8 (11:46):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (11:46):
As always should be fun. Dodgers pirates, Paul Skens and
Yamamoto and Austin Barnes loves that idea. Maybe he'll bring
his wife to date night.
Speaker 3 (11:56):
Still to come.
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Most was just trying to wash his right arm.
Speaker 2 (13:28):
Nothing else really hurt, but that was the one movement
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give him a quarter zone injection hoping to free up
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Later as well.
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But now let's check in with the Dodger manager, Dave Roberts.
Speaker 7 (13:54):
Questions for day, Dave, can you just describe Dave? Can
you talk about the pressure.
Speaker 10 (13:59):
In the dugouts with Dave Robberts, Well, I think what
excites me is there are two of the better pitchers
in the big leagues, so that matchup alone is exciting.
I think with Yoshinobu, it's something where he's mindful of
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getting better each time out, but there's different gears that
he's shown to kind of turn to or go to
on a specific outing, and so it'll be interesting to see,
you know, what he has in store for us tonight.
Speaker 2 (14:37):
I actually talked to a hero, Yamamoto's right hand man,
his interpreter, and he told me that Yamamoto's not even
thinking about Paul Skeins.
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Speaker 3 (15:52):
Dave Roberts talk to the media about blake Snell.
Speaker 2 (15:54):
He said, officially, they're going to shut Snail's throwing program.
Speaker 3 (15:58):
Down for now.
Speaker 2 (16:00):
But I had a chance to talk to Blakesnell earlier today.
He is not concerned about this. He had an MRI
taken yesterday. It showed no more structural damage, if anything,
than it showed the first time when he went on
the injured list. So the MRI came back clean. He
just has tightness in his shoulder and pitched with it
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for the first couple of weeks of spring training and
into the first two starts of the regular season. A
quarter zone injection is probably going to free that shoulder up,
get rid of the inflammation, and then he'll be off
and running with The Dodgers don't want to happen with
blake Snell is for him to come back and then
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or he's trying to force it.
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That's not what's happening here.
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His name was Rick Monday.
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During the game, two protesters ran onto the field and
attempted to set flyer to the American flag. Rick Monday,
then playing for the Cubs, ran over from his position
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I'm not sure what he's doing out there. It looks
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And Rick Monday runs.
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Then takes it away from him. And on Monday, I
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Can you imagine that?
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Well, they got to lose him in Ahri and.
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Monday when he realized what he was gonna do, Ray
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I was gonna try and perform the indignity of shutting
fire to the American flag. And Rick, we'll get an
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So great to hear.
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Forty nine years ago, our very own Rick Monday made
a great play in center field saving the American flag
while play for the Chicago Cubs. And I think you
already knew it was the anniversary, but people don't have
to remind you.
Speaker 6 (21:54):
Well, it's something I reflect upon. Yeah, people reminded me
of it to morning, especially those on the East coast
realizing that hey, it's three hours earlier on the West coast.
But it's something, David, that it is right there. Someone
asked me a long time ago. He said, you know,
you were fortunate to play nineteen years at the Big
league level and playing World Series in a World Championship
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in eighty one, and they asked me and said, well,
does it bother you that maybe you're going to be
better known for taking the flag away from two guys?
Speaker 7 (22:24):
And I said, well, if that's the case, it's not bad.
Speaker 6 (22:27):
I've never been one about wondering how people are going
to remember me. I hope it's in a nice way
that he was a nice guy, But yeah, it's been
associated with the flag against it and very proud of
the fact that I was close enough to do something
about it, and having been in the military while I
was playing in Major League Baseball with the Marine Corps Reserves.
Speaker 7 (22:46):
It meant maybe a little bit more to me at.
Speaker 6 (22:49):
That particular moment, and especially in the scene set nineteen
seventy six. You know, things have changed a lot around
the world since that particular time, But you know, that flag.
I've said this before and I'll say it again. That
flag is pieces of cloth, but it represents the rights
and freedoms that all of us have, at least the
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opportunity to extend those rights and freedom. Now, what we
do with those rights and freedoms is us is up
to us individually. And collectively, but it represents a lot
of people that have given life and limb to make
sure that we can live in a free world.
Speaker 2 (23:24):
I'm glad you brought that up because many may not
be aware of the fact that you didn't just frame
that American flag. You've used it to help our veterans.
Speaker 6 (23:32):
Yeah, my wife, BARBARIAI and I have been able to
take that. In fact, she took it across country with
the Patriotard Writers was the organization that she came out
with from our home of Duro Beach, Florida, and brought
it to Dodger Stadium many many years ago when fourteen states,
fourteen days, stopped off at every military installation that they could,
military hospitals on top of it, and were escorted and
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at every state line that they had a handoff ceremony
to the next group of Patriot Guard Writers that would
then transfer it to Barbarleywood with them, she wrote on motorcycles.
You know our daughter went as well. It was a
great experience and it's something. Then again, the lifespan of
that flag, we still are able to use it here
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and there to they raise some money for some wonderful
charities From time to time.
Speaker 2 (24:22):
We know what your life's been like, you know, since
the nineties, But what was it like in the immediate
aftermath after saving the flag in nineteen seventy six and
when you came to the Dodgers in seventy seven.
Speaker 6 (24:34):
I'll reflect back to that Sunday afternoon when it took
place in the fourth ending of a game here at
Dodger Study, and there were people in the visiting locker room.
After the game. Obviously, they confiscated the flag, took that
for evidence.
Speaker 7 (24:50):
The two people went through the court.
Speaker 6 (24:52):
They were fined eighty dollars a piece on trespass and
they were put on two year probation. And then a
few months later, Ol Campaigns the Dog came into Chicago
presented me of that flag. I'd asked for it that day,
but after the game, I thought, well, it was another event.
Speaker 7 (25:06):
There was an.
Speaker 6 (25:07):
Interruption in the game, and I reacted with something that
I thought was the right thing to do. I thought
it was the right thing in nineteen seventy six. Here
we are in twenty twenty five. I still think it
was the right thing to do. I was angered by
it also because they came on the field disrupted the game.
But that was kind of a minor incident. But yet
different time, different plays. Had no idea that this focus
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was going to blow up on me, and at times
has been unsettling to me because I didn't do anything
that my friends would not have done had they been
in the same geographical location as I was.
Speaker 2 (25:40):
What's the like meeting presidents over the years, because I'm
sure they want to shake your hand for what you did.
Speaker 6 (25:46):
You know what it is when we received an invitation,
In fact, I called Parbarly from this booth a number
of years ago and I said, hey, maybe all star break,
let's go and have dinner. Let's fly out of town,
go somewhere. And says, yeah, where do you want to go?
I said, why don't we go to our nation's capital.
I said, We've actually been invited to have dinner with
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the president. She's the president of what I said, our country.
So and when President Bush, it was Junior that did
ask will you bring the flag with you on top
of it? When the President asked for that, you have
no idea how many.
Speaker 7 (26:23):
People it touches.
Speaker 6 (26:24):
And from time to time, I mean there have been
instances when we have visited military hospitals and people would
ask do you have the flag with you?
Speaker 7 (26:34):
Yes? Can we have a picture taken with it? Yes?
And one gentleman, very very quickly.
Speaker 6 (26:41):
There was a young lieutenant at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center years ago that had just arrived at Walter Reed
maybe two days before we got there when biz wounds.
He asked about the flag. His wife was there and
asked if he could have a picture with us, and
we took the photo with the flag, and he said,
all of a sudden to the doctors, says please take
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the flag. And he was beginning to bleed at the time.
And I said, Lieutenant's okay. He says, no, I will
not bleed on the flag, but I will die representing
the rights and freedoms that we have as a result.
Speaker 2 (27:14):
That's powerful stuff, Rick, thanks a lot for sharing that,
and happy anniversary.
Speaker 3 (27:18):
You made a great play.
Speaker 6 (27:20):
Well, we've got a great country right here, and we've
got to take charge of it and make sure it
continues on it and gets even better.
Speaker 2 (27:29):
No doubt the Dodgers will replay that play of the game.
April twenty fifth, nineteen seventy six during tonight's ballgame.
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Still to come.
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Here on Dodgers on Deck, we'll preview tonight's pitching matchup
Marquee matchup. As you already know, Rick Monday and Stephen
Nelson will rejoin us.
Speaker 3 (28:02):
For the Keys to the game.
Speaker 2 (28:03):
But up next, I go high and tight with Sunday
starter Tyler Glass. Now I'm David Vase and this is
the world champion Dodgers Audio Network.
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Speaker 3 (29:16):
It's an engagement of endearment.
Speaker 1 (29:18):
This is high and tight, all.
Speaker 2 (29:20):
Right, Join right now by one of the key Dodger
starters in their rotation. It's a big night here with
Skeens and Yamamoto, but a big day on Sunday when
Tyler Glass now will take the mound. Thanks a lot
for the time, appreciate it.
Speaker 11 (29:33):
Yeah, thanks for having me, dude.
Speaker 3 (29:34):
I know you're a big baseball fan.
Speaker 2 (29:36):
So on a night like tonight Skiens and Yamamoto, what's
it like for you and for guys that really love
the game.
Speaker 11 (29:43):
Yeah, it's awesome. I'm sure everyone will be watching today.
I think if you're a fan of your good baseball,
good pitching, especially tonight is the night you tune in
and watch.
Speaker 2 (29:51):
I feel like guys get ask this all the time,
but it's so cliche. What does it mean to go
against the other guy? But it seems like you guys
don't even view it that way.
Speaker 11 (30:00):
Yeah. I think a lot of times pitching is such
an individual, like you got to care or like we're
kind of worry about what you're doing on the mound
or like how to execute pitches and game plan and
everything like that. Like you're not really, at least for
me anyway, I'm not really concerned with what like the
other starter is doing. You know, you kind of like
take care of business, do what you gotta do, and
then when you go out there and put up some zeros,
hopefull your team, your team wins.
Speaker 2 (30:20):
Is it different now because you spend most of your
career in the American League, but when pitchers could hit
in the National League you don't even see each other.
Speaker 3 (30:29):
Yeah exactly. Yeah, I mean, like, yeah, you really don't.
Speaker 11 (30:31):
I think it's a good point. Maybe it was a
little bit more of a thing in the I now,
like always facing pitchers and kind of having that like
not really a free out, but sort of a free
out type of thing. So that was always kind of
a weird situation. Hitting was always fun too, But yeah,
maybe that's that's the difference.
Speaker 3 (30:45):
I know, we hear about Paul Schemes a lot. You
got to worry about your own business. How much have
you seen him pitch? I haven't.
Speaker 11 (30:51):
I haven't seen him pitch it all this year, so
to not it'll be cool just to watch him pitch,
And yeah, I didn't. I haven't really kept up or
anything like that.
Speaker 2 (30:58):
Yeah, what about Yamamoto, There just seems to be a
different swagger confidence about him.
Speaker 3 (31:04):
Have you noticed that?
Speaker 11 (31:06):
Yeah, I mean, he's definitely still the same dude. But
I think it's tough for anyone to come into the league,
especially being so young, Like the first year you're kind
of getting a footing and kind of understanding what the
league's all about.
Speaker 3 (31:16):
And I think he just kind.
Speaker 11 (31:17):
Of got that footing last year and then came in
with the confidence knowing how good he is and he's
doing what everyone thought he would do.
Speaker 2 (31:22):
Now, do you really believe the Japanese pitchers have a
bigger adjustment because of the baseball, because of the mound?
Speaker 3 (31:28):
Is that a real thing?
Speaker 11 (31:29):
Probably takes some time, I think so, for sure.
Speaker 3 (31:31):
I think too.
Speaker 11 (31:31):
Probably if you have like Humong his hands, it's probably
a bit easier, But like for Yamamoto's he's got like
relatively small hands. Yeah, I think the grip is probably
a lot different, just the ball being bigger and learning
how to leverage. It seems differently, and I'm sure there
definitely is some adjustment there.
Speaker 7 (31:46):
For sure.
Speaker 2 (31:47):
Tyler lastnow's got some meat hooks. What's the challenge of
having larger hands and does it feel like sometimes it's hard.
Speaker 3 (31:55):
To get a feel?
Speaker 2 (31:55):
I know, longer levers as well all of that. What's
it like to be to control the baseball?
Speaker 11 (32:01):
I think it's probably harder to just staying connected. I
think when everything lines up, it's a lot better just
because you have like more leverage and like longer limbs
and all that stuff. But I think on the flip side,
when things are disconnected, it happens.
Speaker 3 (32:12):
Maybe it's harder.
Speaker 11 (32:13):
To line up for a tall guy than it is
for like a short guy. I guess that's what they
tell me anyway. And I think it's just the more
you do, like anyone, the more you learn your body
and the more you pitch, the easier just to make adjustments.
But I mean it's easier now for me than it
was five years ago, and hopefully five years from now
it'll be easier than this today.
Speaker 2 (32:29):
So connected means not only just being connected to the ground,
but all of these long body parts being connected.
Speaker 3 (32:35):
Yeah, right, that's what I mean.
Speaker 11 (32:36):
Kind of like when your foot hits the ground, where
your arm is in space, like where everything is, where
your glove arm is, And I think it's really a
game of inches, And I think like any small little
adjustment you make out front, it really has a huge
effect on where the ball ends up. So it's just
for any good picture, it's about repeating mechanics.
Speaker 2 (32:51):
And being consistent with where your front foot lands. Is
that like the key to timing where everything is coming
together when your front foot lands not.
Speaker 11 (32:59):
I mean, for I think that's when you can like
kind of look at video and decipher that way. But
I think for everyone it's different, Like if you're landing
in the same spot, it doesn't necessarily mean that your
hands in a good spot, or like there's certain things
that you have to line.
Speaker 7 (33:11):
Up, but.
Speaker 11 (33:13):
It could be like a ton of reasons. People's adjustments
are all different. Like if mine might be at my
foot strike someone else's might be their balance plat. Like,
there's a ton of different things you can kind of
look at.
Speaker 2 (33:22):
Sunday's your next start day. Obviously you got the cramps
in the last start. How you feeling leading up to it?
Speaker 3 (33:28):
Good?
Speaker 11 (33:29):
Everything feels good. I'm just gonna do a bunch of
hydration stuff and figure all that out and then hopefully
all can get out there and pitch hundred pitches or so.
Speaker 3 (33:38):
Hey, whatever you do, it's work.
Speaker 2 (33:39):
So you were an All Star last year for a reason,
and certainly it will get on.
Speaker 3 (33:43):
Track for you. So thank you for the time.
Speaker 11 (33:44):
Yeah, thank you, appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (33:45):
Dude, there he goes Tyler Glass.
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Speaker 3 (34:05):
With, and we're looking forward to that tonight.
Speaker 2 (34:07):
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The Pirates are coming back from playing all the way
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fan going to El Toro High School. The twenty two
year old Rookie of the Year certainly has a reputation
and has been a winner in fact, with the struggling
Pirates where they're at. Last year, the Pirates were fifteen
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and eight and skiing starts. When Skeens was not starting games,
they were just sixty one and seventy eight. That's seventeen
games below five hundred. Skeens has been good, better than
a two and two record, but the facts are the
Pirates have not surrounded him and the rest of the
team with talent to score runs. The last time he pitched,
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he went seven innings, allowed just two runs, but the
Pirates were shut out three nothing by the Guardians. For
the Dodgers, they have their National League Say Young candidate
going tonight and Yoshi Yamamoto, who is three and one
with an ERA of zero ninety three, including last time
out going seven shutout innings, having ten strikeouts, no walks,
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and outdueling.
Speaker 3 (36:20):
Jacob de Grom.
Speaker 2 (36:22):
In case you didn't realize this, Yamamoto has not given
up and earned run in the last twenty one innings
and has not given up a run period in the
last eighteen innings. From what I've been told from his teammates,
he's not even firing on all cylinders because he understands
better the one sixty two season, understands October means a lot,
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and he's pitching with a lot of confidence. We're just
fifteen minutes away from this marquee pitching matchup. Keys to
the game are next with Rick Monday and Steven Nelson.
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Speaker 3 (38:01):
Guys, appreciate you, dv look Mo.
Speaker 4 (38:04):
This segment is always about keys to the game, right,
and one of the keys for the Dodgers in terms
of getting to play better baseball is getting more out
of their big names, their MVPs at the top, both
of whom have cooled off. Muki had had his first
three hit game in a minute the finale in Chicago.
But show, hey, Otani, Mo has not looked himself. And
look before I'm gonna preface my question by saying this,
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he just welcomed his first child to the world, and
Annie and every parent out there, they feel empathy and
they're giving Otani grace in that because they know it
is such a stressful, exhausting and emotionally draining thing. You're
not worried about one hundred miles prior or a devastating slider.
You're making sure that your baby's healthy and your partners. Okay, yeah,
so I think that is part of the calculus here.
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But the fact is he does not look right the
at bats, the swings, the swing decisions, they've all been off.
Speaker 6 (38:54):
No, And you wonder about the focus, and understandably, the
only thing about bringing first child or second child or
third child, end of the world is normal. There is
no normal. And then if we look at Otani the
last seven games, just a one ninety four batting average
against In fact, I started a little deeper diving, you know,
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against relievers, He's done exceptionally well this year three forty
three against the starters two eleven average. Mookie Betts the
last seven games is hitting at one forty eight. If
we look at Michael Conford of the last seven games,
hitting at one fifty. Andy Pan has starting today starting
this swing the bat a little bit better the last
seven games two fifty. Hopefully that continues up on the upswing,
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including with Max Munci who is starting to swing the
bat a little bit better. Watched him closely in batting
practice and just watching him at VP much better session.
Speaker 4 (39:45):
You are right, I think you know the obviously the
stars draw all the attention, all the concern Right now,
what's wrong with Otani, what's wrong with Bets? But I
think this team proved last year at the end of
the year, the ups and downs of one sixty two, Otani, Bets, Freeman, Tasker, Hernandez,
those four you're not really stressed about. It's the other five,
and right now they're not getting enough from them either,
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So hopefully they can pick that up in this homestand
way easier said than done, David Vasse for the Dodgers
or any hitter when you're facing Paul Skeens. But the
Dodgers got a great one on the mound as well,
Yoshinobu Yamoto. We cannot wait for this battle of the
aces here tonight at Dodgers Stadium.
Speaker 2 (40:24):
All right, guys, can't wait for Paul Skansa Yama Moto.
Speaker 3 (40:28):
Right around the corner.
Speaker 2 (40:29):
After the game is over, we'll have postgame and Dodger
talk for you.
Speaker 3 (40:34):
Enjoy the game. It's gonna be a great one.
Speaker 2 (40:36):
I'm David Vasse, and this is the world champion Los
Angeles Dodgers Audio Network
Now your host walking you up to first pitch. It's
David Basse.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
The Dodgers are back in ten and we've got a
great pitching matchup tonight. As the Dodgers and Pirates get
ready for Game one of this three game weekend series,
we got the whole family in the booth. Rick Monday's
kissing babies making dreams come true on the anniversary of
him making the great play in American history saving the
American flag.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
We will hear from Rick and Steven in just a moment.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
But your world champion Los Angeles Dodgers are now sixteen
and nine and no, the sky is not falling. Even
though they did not have a great road trip, which
saw them win just two of the five, they're one
game back of the Padres in the NLS and a
half game back of the Giants, who are in second place. Tonight,
like I mentioned, the Dodgers and Pirates are squaring off
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for the first of three games. It is Paul's Schemes
for the Pirates and Yoshi Yamamoto for the Dodgers.
Speaker 3 (00:59):
Two of the.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Best baseball has to offer coming up over the next
hour on Morongo Casino. Dodgers on Deck we'll hear from
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I'll go one on one with Sunday starter Tyler Glass
now for the first time this season. So a lot
to get to as we continue on this hour journey
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to first pitch between the Dodgers and Pirates. All the
way back Wednesday in Chicago, it was a bullpen game
for the Dodgers. It did not go as scripted. Ben
Caspirius got the start. The young right hander was really
good for two and two thirds shutout innings, and he
allowed US one hit while striking out four.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
The Dodger offense gave Caspiraus a lead to work with.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
In the third inning, ta Oscar Hernandez delivered again with
two outs.
Speaker 4 (01:49):
Ta Oscar with five homers, with five doubles, eighteen RBIs
so far this season. He's trying to produce the first
RBI the game. No scoring with two balls, two strikes.
Here's the pitch and Tascar early, so nobody's hit to
the field. Conferdo scores Barnes hustling home.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
The throw home is late.
Speaker 5 (02:12):
Ta Oscar Hernandez starts the party with a two run single.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
Ta Oscar Hernandez has been tremendous over the last year
with runners in scoring position for the Dodgers, and he
delivered again a two out, two run single put the
Dodgers up two nothing. That lead did not last long
because in the fourth inning, Harvard Westlake's own and now
becoming a very big thorn in the Dodgers' side. Pete
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Crow Armstrong hit a three run home run and the
Cubs took a three to two lead. In the top
of the fifth, the Dodgers tied it up Mookie Betts
with an RBI double and then the next batter, who
was it? You guessed it, ta Oscar Hernandez, giving the
Dodgers the.
Speaker 4 (02:53):
Lead, two out, two strike, two run single. In the
third inning, he gave the Dodgers a two to nothing lead.
It's now tied at three. Here's the pitch. Swinging a
fly ball left field, hit well back toward the wall.
Speaker 3 (03:07):
It has gone.
Speaker 5 (03:10):
Title tays off and the Dodgers jumped back in front.
Six to the season for Tioscar Hernandez, a two run shot.
He has driven in four of the Dodger runs today.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
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Speaker 3 (03:37):
The Dodgers had a five to three lead at that point,
but it was short lived.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
The bottom of the fifth inning, the Cubs took advantage
of a wild Jack Dryer, who walked the bases loaded
with one out, then gave up a two run single
and a sacrifice fly. It was a learning lesson for
young Jack, and the Cubs scored four runs in that
fifth inning and took a seven to five lead. The
Dodgers got it close, it came up short seven to six,
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and that's as close as they would get. The Dodgers
lose two out of five on the road trip, or
three out of five on the road trip. They get
swept in a two game series in Chicago, but they
are home against the Pirates of Marlins a homestand to
get healthy and for more on tonight's marquee matchup, Let's
check in with Rick Monday and Steven Nelson for the
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first time.
Speaker 4 (04:23):
Guys, Thanks TV long toss from you to us down
here in the front row of this booth, Rick Monday.
But the Dodgers back home and gosh, I mean they
have to be happy at least that's the way that
the baseball has been reflected this year. The Dodgers ten
and two here at Dodgers Stadium, and they're going off
another losing road trip. There's six and seven away from
LA this year.
Speaker 6 (04:43):
You know, I started to think about the road trip,
just reflecting upon a little bit earlier today. They got
some guys that did not have particularly good trips, and
really over the last seven games, if you're looking at it,
a lot of guys are down in the average. It
is good to get home when you've had success, but
you get that success by playing better baseball than what
they played on the just completed road trip. And if
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we look at it, it's been expanded even before they
went on that trip. I'm talking about cutoffs and relays.
We didn't see that base running obviously, timely hits their opportunities. Yes,
the Dodgers have had some injuries in their bullpen and
also in the starting rotation, but this is a ball
club that can play better, will play better, and no
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better time to do it tonight, because I tell you what,
from both sides of the field, runs should be at
a premium with this pitching matchup.
Speaker 4 (05:33):
Which you led me perfectly into my next point mode,
This is the one that is being circled all around
the major leagues. You know, m WIB network scrambling to
add this to their showcase schedule as a national game
outside of course the LA and Pittsburgh markets. That is
because of what we have on the Mountain night, Yoshinobu
Yamamoto against Paul Skeins. Yamamoto has continued his ascent into
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a status in the major leagues, and Paul Skeins is
simply a phenomenon. I mean, it wasn't that long ago
he was pitching LSU to a College World Series championship,
and now many around the game are anointing him as
the best pitcher in baseball already despite his inexperience. So
that's what we get to watch tonight.
Speaker 6 (06:11):
Well, we'll talk about him a whole lot, but there's
a lot to talk about too. In the same way
with the Yama Moto, don't get lost in the shuffle.
I mean, and for Yama Moto in particular against left
handed batters, just a one thirty seven average. But again
I go back to what the Dodgers are looking at.
They need to get it in gear with again, get
back to better approaches, and you need that tonight against
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the power pitcher that also can throw the slider. That
slider can be devastating. So the Dodgers have some adjustments
to make, including the way that they played defense or
lack thereof on the recently completed road trip.
Speaker 4 (06:45):
Skeens is an Orange County kid. He actually grew up
an Angel fan and grew up a fan of Shohey
Otani is called Otani an inspiration in many ways. They
went at it last year. Otani struck out the first
time and then took Skeen's dead Central in Pittsburgh Park.
So we'll get another square face off of phenoms tonight
here at Dodgers Stadium'm gonna dive more into show Hey
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Otani's recent struggles DV next time we chat with you.
Speaker 3 (07:10):
All right, Thanks, guys.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
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Speaker 3 (07:31):
Plus we'll check in with Tyler Glass.
Speaker 2 (07:32):
Now we got the Otani rewind things have not been
great to relive, but he's the goat, so we'll see
how it goes tonight here against Paul s Keenes and
the Pirates. First pitch coming up at seven to ten
from Dodgers Stadium. I'm David Vasse, and this is the
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Speaker 1 (08:15):
This is the Otani.
Speaker 3 (08:19):
Three wide.
Speaker 7 (08:21):
All right.
Speaker 2 (08:21):
Well, it's been a struggle of late for Otani, who
has just won for his last eleven since coming off
the paternity list.
Speaker 3 (08:28):
On Wednesday.
Speaker 2 (08:29):
He only had a single in the third inning. He
had a golden opportunity with two runners on, but popped
up in the infield, like I mentioned, one for eleven
with five strikeouts. Dave Roberts has said, Otani just seems
over anxious. We'll see how I ferris against one of
the best in baseball and Paul schemes. But Otani is
one of the best as well. You gotta respect that.
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I like that. I like that you're back in LA.
How did you enjoy the road trip?
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Well, I think I had enjoined Texas more than Chicago.
But I also feel like we brought Chicago weather with
us back to LA. It's a bit cloudy here. It
might be a little bit, might be a little rainy tomorrow.
But anytime we're back here at Dodger Stadium, you can
just feel the energy here. Tonight should be interesting. It's
date night here at Dodger Stadium. Yes, I hope you
told your wife to come because it's date night.
Speaker 3 (10:14):
He actually is coming tonight.
Speaker 8 (10:16):
Just look at that you're on it. Then, Wanderado, who
is on the PR side for the Dodgers, tried to
convince me though it's for singles for people to meet
as if.
Speaker 3 (10:25):
I guess, I don't know.
Speaker 8 (10:26):
Maybe Dodger Stadium dating show, which maybe we could pitch,
could be awesome, but it's actually not. It is just
couples will be here. We'll see what happens, but it
should be a fun one for the dates.
Speaker 3 (10:35):
What are the Dodgers given away for that date night?
Speaker 9 (10:38):
Do you?
Speaker 3 (10:38):
What would you give away? Well?
Speaker 8 (10:40):
I think it's a blanket, which is actually perfect for tonight.
What would I give away for date night?
Speaker 3 (10:45):
A Blanket's nice? That's nice touch.
Speaker 8 (10:48):
I think that's like perfect. To be honest, I don't know.
I we'll have to think about that. Maybe a drink coupon.
That's what I think I would give away.
Speaker 3 (10:55):
I like that.
Speaker 7 (10:56):
I like that.
Speaker 3 (10:57):
Would you ever host a date night at Dodger Stadium?
Speaker 8 (11:00):
Absolutely, but I think I should host singles and then
they can meet each other like a mixer, a Dodger
Stadium mixer.
Speaker 3 (11:06):
I should host that centerfield plaza.
Speaker 8 (11:09):
Absolutely yes. It'll be like the Bachelor style, and then
it would have even cooler if we had some of
the guys like they get to like vote on like
the relationship, I'd be like, no, we don't know if
we like him, yeah, he can stay like that would
be I think this would be a great show. We
should probably pitch this.
Speaker 3 (11:24):
I think it sounds better than the hat Shuffle.
Speaker 8 (11:27):
I think it does you'll see me go all of
a sudden for an ending. I'll just go up there
and we can have like I don't know, I had
to think about the vision more. But I'm seeing singles
and bringing people together at Dodger Stadium.
Speaker 7 (11:39):
Love it.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
We just brought people together right now here there it is.
Thanks Kirsten. We'll see on Sports in La tonight.
Speaker 8 (11:46):
Thank you.
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I think with Yoshinobu, it's something where he's mindful of
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Down for now.
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He is not concerned about this. He had an MRI
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than it showed the first time when he went on
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His name was Rick Monday.
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then playing for the Cubs, ran over from his position
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I'm not sure what he's doing out there. It looks
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Well, they got to lose him in Ahri and.
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Monday when he realized what he was gonna do, Ray
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I was gonna try and perform the indignity of shutting
fire to the American flag. And Rick, we'll get an
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Forty nine years ago, our very own Rick Monday made
a great play in center field saving the American flag
while play for the Chicago Cubs. And I think you
already knew it was the anniversary, but people don't have
to remind you.
Speaker 6 (21:54):
Well, it's something I reflect upon. Yeah, people reminded me
of it to morning, especially those on the East coast
realizing that hey, it's three hours earlier on the West coast.
But it's something, David, that it is right there. Someone
asked me a long time ago. He said, you know,
you were fortunate to play nineteen years at the Big
league level and playing World Series in a World Championship
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in eighty one, and they asked me and said, well,
does it bother you that maybe you're going to be
better known for taking the flag away from two guys?
Speaker 7 (22:24):
And I said, well, if that's the case, it's not bad.
Speaker 6 (22:27):
I've never been one about wondering how people are going
to remember me. I hope it's in a nice way
that he was a nice guy, But yeah, it's been
associated with the flag against it and very proud of
the fact that I was close enough to do something
about it, and having been in the military while I
was playing in Major League Baseball with the Marine Corps Reserves.
Speaker 7 (22:46):
It meant maybe a little bit more to me at.
Speaker 6 (22:49):
That particular moment, and especially in the scene set nineteen
seventy six. You know, things have changed a lot around
the world since that particular time, But you know, that flag.
I've said this before and I'll say it again. That
flag is pieces of cloth, but it represents the rights
and freedoms that all of us have, at least the
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opportunity to extend those rights and freedom. Now, what we
do with those rights and freedoms is us is up
to us individually. And collectively, but it represents a lot
of people that have given life and limb to make
sure that we can live in a free world.
Speaker 2 (23:24):
I'm glad you brought that up because many may not
be aware of the fact that you didn't just frame
that American flag. You've used it to help our veterans.
Speaker 6 (23:32):
Yeah, my wife, BARBARIAI and I have been able to
take that. In fact, she took it across country with
the Patriotard Writers was the organization that she came out
with from our home of Duro Beach, Florida, and brought
it to Dodger Stadium many many years ago when fourteen states,
fourteen days, stopped off at every military installation that they could,
military hospitals on top of it, and were escorted and
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at every state line that they had a handoff ceremony
to the next group of Patriot Guard Writers that would
then transfer it to Barbarleywood with them, she wrote on motorcycles.
You know our daughter went as well. It was a
great experience and it's something. Then again, the lifespan of
that flag, we still are able to use it here
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and there to they raise some money for some wonderful
charities From time to time.
Speaker 2 (24:22):
We know what your life's been like, you know, since
the nineties, But what was it like in the immediate
aftermath after saving the flag in nineteen seventy six and
when you came to the Dodgers in seventy seven.
Speaker 6 (24:34):
I'll reflect back to that Sunday afternoon when it took
place in the fourth ending of a game here at
Dodger Study, and there were people in the visiting locker room.
After the game. Obviously, they confiscated the flag, took that
for evidence.
Speaker 7 (24:50):
The two people went through the court.
Speaker 6 (24:52):
They were fined eighty dollars a piece on trespass and
they were put on two year probation. And then a
few months later, Ol Campaigns the Dog came into Chicago
presented me of that flag. I'd asked for it that day,
but after the game, I thought, well, it was another event.
Speaker 7 (25:06):
There was an.
Speaker 6 (25:07):
Interruption in the game, and I reacted with something that
I thought was the right thing to do. I thought
it was the right thing in nineteen seventy six. Here
we are in twenty twenty five. I still think it
was the right thing to do. I was angered by
it also because they came on the field disrupted the game.
But that was kind of a minor incident. But yet
different time, different plays. Had no idea that this focus
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was going to blow up on me, and at times
has been unsettling to me because I didn't do anything
that my friends would not have done had they been
in the same geographical location as I was.
Speaker 2 (25:40):
What's the like meeting presidents over the years, because I'm
sure they want to shake your hand for what you did.
Speaker 6 (25:46):
You know what it is when we received an invitation,
In fact, I called Parbarly from this booth a number
of years ago and I said, hey, maybe all star break,
let's go and have dinner. Let's fly out of town,
go somewhere. And says, yeah, where do you want to go?
I said, why don't we go to our nation's capital.
I said, We've actually been invited to have dinner with
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the president. She's the president of what I said, our country.
So and when President Bush, it was Junior that did
ask will you bring the flag with you on top
of it? When the President asked for that, you have
no idea how many.
Speaker 7 (26:23):
People it touches.
Speaker 6 (26:24):
And from time to time, I mean there have been
instances when we have visited military hospitals and people would
ask do you have the flag with you?
Speaker 7 (26:34):
Yes? Can we have a picture taken with it? Yes?
And one gentleman, very very quickly.
Speaker 6 (26:41):
There was a young lieutenant at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center years ago that had just arrived at Walter Reed
maybe two days before we got there when biz wounds.
He asked about the flag. His wife was there and
asked if he could have a picture with us, and
we took the photo with the flag, and he said,
all of a sudden to the doctors, says please take
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the flag. And he was beginning to bleed at the time.
And I said, Lieutenant's okay. He says, no, I will
not bleed on the flag, but I will die representing
the rights and freedoms that we have as a result.
Speaker 2 (27:14):
That's powerful stuff, Rick, thanks a lot for sharing that,
and happy anniversary.
Speaker 3 (27:18):
You made a great play.
Speaker 6 (27:20):
Well, we've got a great country right here, and we've
got to take charge of it and make sure it
continues on it and gets even better.
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for the time, appreciate it.
Speaker 11 (29:33):
Yeah, thanks for having me, dude.
Speaker 3 (29:34):
I know you're a big baseball fan.
Speaker 2 (29:36):
So on a night like tonight Skiens and Yamamoto, what's
it like for you and for guys that really love
the game.
Speaker 11 (29:43):
Yeah, it's awesome. I'm sure everyone will be watching today.
I think if you're a fan of your good baseball,
good pitching, especially tonight is the night you tune in
and watch.
Speaker 2 (29:51):
I feel like guys get ask this all the time,
but it's so cliche. What does it mean to go
against the other guy? But it seems like you guys
don't even view it that way.
Speaker 11 (30:00):
Yeah. I think a lot of times pitching is such
an individual, like you got to care or like we're
kind of worry about what you're doing on the mound
or like how to execute pitches and game plan and
everything like that. Like you're not really, at least for
me anyway, I'm not really concerned with what like the
other starter is doing. You know, you kind of like
take care of business, do what you gotta do, and
then when you go out there and put up some zeros,
hopefull your team, your team wins.
Speaker 2 (30:20):
Is it different now because you spend most of your
career in the American League, but when pitchers could hit
in the National League you don't even see each other.
Speaker 3 (30:29):
Yeah exactly. Yeah, I mean, like, yeah, you really don't.
Speaker 11 (30:31):
I think it's a good point. Maybe it was a
little bit more of a thing in the I now,
like always facing pitchers and kind of having that like
not really a free out, but sort of a free
out type of thing. So that was always kind of
a weird situation. Hitting was always fun too, But yeah,
maybe that's that's the difference.
Speaker 3 (30:45):
I know, we hear about Paul Schemes a lot. You
got to worry about your own business. How much have
you seen him pitch? I haven't.
Speaker 11 (30:51):
I haven't seen him pitch it all this year, so
to not it'll be cool just to watch him pitch,
And yeah, I didn't. I haven't really kept up or
anything like that.
Speaker 2 (30:58):
Yeah, what about Yamamoto, There just seems to be a
different swagger confidence about him.
Speaker 3 (31:04):
Have you noticed that?
Speaker 11 (31:06):
Yeah, I mean, he's definitely still the same dude. But
I think it's tough for anyone to come into the league,
especially being so young, Like the first year you're kind
of getting a footing and kind of understanding what the
league's all about.
Speaker 3 (31:16):
And I think he just kind.
Speaker 11 (31:17):
Of got that footing last year and then came in
with the confidence knowing how good he is and he's
doing what everyone thought he would do.
Speaker 2 (31:22):
Now, do you really believe the Japanese pitchers have a
bigger adjustment because of the baseball, because of the mound?
Speaker 3 (31:28):
Is that a real thing?
Speaker 11 (31:29):
Probably takes some time, I think so, for sure.
Speaker 3 (31:31):
I think too.
Speaker 11 (31:31):
Probably if you have like Humong his hands, it's probably
a bit easier, But like for Yamamoto's he's got like
relatively small hands. Yeah, I think the grip is probably
a lot different, just the ball being bigger and learning
how to leverage. It seems differently, and I'm sure there
definitely is some adjustment there.
Speaker 7 (31:46):
For sure.
Speaker 2 (31:47):
Tyler lastnow's got some meat hooks. What's the challenge of
having larger hands and does it feel like sometimes it's hard.
Speaker 3 (31:55):
To get a feel?
Speaker 2 (31:55):
I know, longer levers as well all of that. What's
it like to be to control the baseball?
Speaker 11 (32:01):
I think it's probably harder to just staying connected. I
think when everything lines up, it's a lot better just
because you have like more leverage and like longer limbs
and all that stuff. But I think on the flip side,
when things are disconnected, it happens.
Speaker 3 (32:12):
Maybe it's harder.
Speaker 11 (32:13):
To line up for a tall guy than it is
for like a short guy. I guess that's what they
tell me anyway. And I think it's just the more
you do, like anyone, the more you learn your body
and the more you pitch, the easier just to make adjustments.
But I mean it's easier now for me than it
was five years ago, and hopefully five years from now
it'll be easier than this today.
Speaker 2 (32:29):
So connected means not only just being connected to the ground,
but all of these long body parts being connected.
Speaker 3 (32:35):
Yeah, right, that's what I mean.
Speaker 11 (32:36):
Kind of like when your foot hits the ground, where
your arm is in space, like where everything is, where
your glove arm is, And I think it's really a
game of inches, And I think like any small little
adjustment you make out front, it really has a huge
effect on where the ball ends up. So it's just
for any good picture, it's about repeating mechanics.
Speaker 2 (32:51):
And being consistent with where your front foot lands. Is
that like the key to timing where everything is coming
together when your front foot lands not.
Speaker 11 (32:59):
I mean, for I think that's when you can like
kind of look at video and decipher that way. But
I think for everyone it's different, Like if you're landing
in the same spot, it doesn't necessarily mean that your
hands in a good spot, or like there's certain things
that you have to line.
Speaker 7 (33:11):
Up, but.
Speaker 11 (33:13):
It could be like a ton of reasons. People's adjustments
are all different. Like if mine might be at my
foot strike someone else's might be their balance plat. Like,
there's a ton of different things you can kind of
look at.
Speaker 2 (33:22):
Sunday's your next start day. Obviously you got the cramps
in the last start. How you feeling leading up to it?
Speaker 3 (33:28):
Good?
Speaker 11 (33:29):
Everything feels good. I'm just gonna do a bunch of
hydration stuff and figure all that out and then hopefully
all can get out there and pitch hundred pitches or so.
Speaker 3 (33:38):
Hey, whatever you do, it's work.
Speaker 2 (33:39):
So you were an All Star last year for a reason,
and certainly it will get on.
Speaker 3 (33:43):
Track for you. So thank you for the time.
Speaker 11 (33:44):
Yeah, thank you, appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (33:45):
Dude, there he goes Tyler Glass.
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With, and we're looking forward to that tonight.
Speaker 2 (34:07):
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The Pirates are coming back from playing all the way
in Anaheim, where Paul Skeens grew up being an Angels
fan going to El Toro High School. The twenty two
year old Rookie of the Year certainly has a reputation
and has been a winner in fact, with the struggling
Pirates where they're at. Last year, the Pirates were fifteen
(35:36):
and eight and skiing starts. When Skeens was not starting games,
they were just sixty one and seventy eight. That's seventeen
games below five hundred. Skeens has been good, better than
a two and two record, but the facts are the
Pirates have not surrounded him and the rest of the
team with talent to score runs. The last time he pitched,
(35:56):
he went seven innings, allowed just two runs, but the
Pirates were shut out three nothing by the Guardians. For
the Dodgers, they have their National League Say Young candidate
going tonight and Yoshi Yamamoto, who is three and one
with an ERA of zero ninety three, including last time
out going seven shutout innings, having ten strikeouts, no walks,
(36:19):
and outdueling.
Speaker 3 (36:20):
Jacob de Grom.
Speaker 2 (36:22):
In case you didn't realize this, Yamamoto has not given
up and earned run in the last twenty one innings
and has not given up a run period in the
last eighteen innings. From what I've been told from his teammates,
he's not even firing on all cylinders because he understands
better the one sixty two season, understands October means a lot,
(36:44):
and he's pitching with a lot of confidence. We're just
fifteen minutes away from this marquee pitching matchup. Keys to
the game are next with Rick Monday and Steven Nelson.
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Speaker 3 (38:01):
Guys, appreciate you, dv look Mo.
Speaker 4 (38:04):
This segment is always about keys to the game, right,
and one of the keys for the Dodgers in terms
of getting to play better baseball is getting more out
of their big names, their MVPs at the top, both
of whom have cooled off. Muki had had his first
three hit game in a minute the finale in Chicago.
But show, hey, Otani, Mo has not looked himself. And
look before I'm gonna preface my question by saying this,
(38:27):
he just welcomed his first child to the world, and
Annie and every parent out there, they feel empathy and
they're giving Otani grace in that because they know it
is such a stressful, exhausting and emotionally draining thing. You're
not worried about one hundred miles prior or a devastating slider.
You're making sure that your baby's healthy and your partners. Okay, yeah,
so I think that is part of the calculus here.
(38:49):
But the fact is he does not look right the
at bats, the swings, the swing decisions, they've all been off.
Speaker 6 (38:54):
No, And you wonder about the focus, and understandably, the
only thing about bringing first child or second child or
third child, end of the world is normal. There is
no normal. And then if we look at Otani the
last seven games, just a one ninety four batting average
against In fact, I started a little deeper diving, you know,
(39:15):
against relievers, He's done exceptionally well this year three forty
three against the starters two eleven average. Mookie Betts the
last seven games is hitting at one forty eight. If
we look at Michael Conford of the last seven games,
hitting at one fifty. Andy Pan has starting today starting
this swing the bat a little bit better the last
seven games two fifty. Hopefully that continues up on the upswing,
(39:35):
including with Max Munci who is starting to swing the
bat a little bit better. Watched him closely in batting
practice and just watching him at VP much better session.
Speaker 4 (39:45):
You are right, I think you know the obviously the
stars draw all the attention, all the concern Right now,
what's wrong with Otani, what's wrong with Bets? But I
think this team proved last year at the end of
the year, the ups and downs of one sixty two, Otani, Bets, Freeman, Tasker, Hernandez,
those four you're not really stressed about. It's the other five,
and right now they're not getting enough from them either,
(40:08):
So hopefully they can pick that up in this homestand
way easier said than done, David Vasse for the Dodgers
or any hitter when you're facing Paul Skeens. But the
Dodgers got a great one on the mound as well,
Yoshinobu Yamoto. We cannot wait for this battle of the
aces here tonight at Dodgers Stadium.
Speaker 2 (40:24):
All right, guys, can't wait for Paul Skansa Yama Moto.
Speaker 3 (40:28):
Right around the corner.
Speaker 2 (40:29):
After the game is over, we'll have postgame and Dodger
talk for you.
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Enjoy the game. It's gonna be a great one.
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