May 28, 2025 • 41 mins
Tim Cates gets you ready for the series finale between the Dodgers and Guardians. Dave Roberts talks about Clayton Kershaw. DV catches up with Dino Ebel.
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Welcome to Dodgers on tack. Now your host walking you
up to first pitch, Tim Kiss.
Speaker 7 (00:42):
Hi everybody, and good morning. Welcome in to Morongo Casino.
Dodgers on Deck. You're a world champion. Dodgers thirty four
and twenty one on the season, sitting alone a top
first place in the NL West. Well after dropping two
of three in New York to start this road trip,
the Dodgers now taken two straight in Cleveland and today
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a chance for a sweep of the Guardians before they
return home. Clayton Kershaw on the mound, the future Hall
of Famer first pitch from Progressive Field in Cleveland is
set for ten to ten this morning. Coming up over
the next hour here on Morongo Casino, Dodgers on deck,
you are going to hear from Dodger insider David Vase.
He'll go one on one with Dino Ebel. We got
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your Dodger manager Dave Roberts that we'll check in with
in about twenty minutes. Your Dodgers' magical moment in thirty minutes.
Shortly we'll visit with Sports and LA's Kirsten Watson live
on the field in Cleveland. In just a few minutes,
we head out to the Gallpin Motors broadcast booth with
Tim Neffett and Rick monday Well. Last night in Cleveland,
the Dodgers offense delivered for a second straight win over
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the Guardians. Dustin May got the start, the right hander
win five innans, all have three runs on four hits
while striking out nine along the way, and Dustin May
got plenty of run support to go along the way.
Andy Pie has got its larded in the second with
an RBI single, Then Dalton Rushing got into the.
Speaker 6 (02:04):
Fun runners lead first and third, nobody out and the
two pitch to Rushing. He swings and lines it in
the center for a base. Et Pot has will come
into score and the Dodgers lead it two to nothing, and.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
That was it ninety six. So he did try and
sneak that fast ball pass team and for rushing, we've
noticed really in spring trending that Dalton rushing handles that ball.
This elevated exceptionally well and that was the heater hit
it right to center field.
Speaker 7 (02:31):
Dalton rushing with the heater back up the middle, Andy
Pot has scored Dodgers up two to nothing. In the fourth,
they doubled their lead thanks to show hey Otani at
his two run home run, his twentieth of the year.
Don't look now, but he's ahead of pace for where
he was in twenty twenty four. The Guardians would get
back three in the bottom half of the fourth, and
it was a one run game all the way till
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the sixth when Michael canfordo, let's face it.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
He has struggled this year, but not yesterday.
Speaker 6 (02:58):
Gottis puts his glove up in front of his bearded face.
Now the pitch swung out of this one's well hit
the center field, headed back toward the bullpens.
Speaker 5 (03:06):
It is going a home run.
Speaker 6 (03:09):
Michael Conforto with a solo homer and the Dodgers now
with a five.
Speaker 5 (03:15):
To three lead.
Speaker 6 (03:16):
For Confordo his third home run of the year.
Speaker 7 (03:19):
Michael Confordo goes deep. Maybe he's starting to heat up.
Conforto yesterday goes two for three with the home run
on pace three times with the walk. The Dodgers would
pile on more runs in the eighth, Max Munsey's swinging
that silver Hammler and the ninth and he with a
three run home run. Dodgers go up nine to three,
but then Luis Garcia ended up giving two in the
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bottom half of the ninth, with the Dodgers were up
big at that point. They go on and beat the
Guardians nine to five. Dustin May has now won two
starts in a row. He improves to three to four
on this season. What about Jack Dryer and benkus Sperry's
They combined for three shutout innings and three strikeouts in relief.
The two young bullpen arms can continue to lock down
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upon its as the Dodgers get the winner. Now thirty
four and twenty one on this season, They've won two
straight in Cleveland, and they look to close out the
Guardians today with Clayton Kershaw on the mound first pitch
of ten ten and with more we head out to
the Gaping Motors broadcast booth as we welcome in Tim
Neverett and Rick Monday.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
Guys.
Speaker 5 (04:19):
Thanks Tim.
Speaker 6 (04:19):
Overcast day, a little bit of precipitation in the area
with the Dodgers and Guardians expecting it on time. Start
here at Progressive Field in game three of this three
game series. Dodgers have taken the first two and last
night a nine to five win. As show Hey Otani,
Michael Confordo and Max Munsey all hit home runs, Monthsey
a three run blast in the ninth inning. Otani got
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his twentieth back in the fourth, and he was the
first major leaguer to get to twenty. In fact, we
look at his pace mope as Otani gets set the
lead off here today. It took him seventy two games
last year to get to twenty home runs. It's taken
him only fifty five this year.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Well, and you and I are both just dumbfounded at
times on how pitching staffs are just going to continue
to challenge him and that they believe they can win
the battle. That has not been the case, and we
have not seen people that understand, Hey, look, it might
not be a bad idea to pitch around him. But
then you look at the rest of the lineup too,
they've been able to deliver. In fact, on this road trip,
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the Dodgers eight for eighteen in this series with runners
in scoring position, and on the trip, even though they
not won every ball game, they're still hitting over three
point thirty as a team with opportunity to score. Speaking
of that, you mentioned the rain. You and I were
both talking off air. This is the perfect incentive to
score early in case the rains arrive here a little
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bit earlier. Put some runs up on the board, and
then hey, if you do have a rain delay, if
it's an official game, jump on the plane, go back there.
Speaker 6 (05:50):
Like yeah, talk to the skipper Dave Roberts just a
little while ago about that. I said, what are they
telling you? He said, between one and three to three
third the Eastern time should be a good enough window
to get the game in. If they have to put
the tarpon, then they'd wait an hour today and.
Speaker 5 (06:07):
Decide what to do.
Speaker 6 (06:08):
So that's kind of where we are right now. The
ground screw has done a good job getting this field
prepared for an on time start. There was a little
bit of a sprinkle this morning, some rain earlier this morning.
It's very overcast here, but it looks like we will
have a window to get this ball game in and
that is great news because the Dodgers don't want to
have to come back here for a single game anytime.
Speaker 5 (06:30):
This is no they do not.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
And for the ground screw, yeah, they've been very busy.
We've seen fog here earlier today on top of it.
So it's kind of where those days a good day
for a duck possibly and for the Dodgers, they would
like to have it as a good day for a victory.
Speaker 6 (06:45):
So a little change in the lineup with the left
hander going. Kolby Allard is going to start this one.
It's a change for Steven votes Guardian so Allard, the
lefty who is normally in the bullpen. He's a former
first round draft choice, been with a couple of other
ball clubs, was signed as a minor league free agent.
He'll go and that means that te Oscar Hernandez will
move up a spot, get the right hander in the
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third spot in the order. Freddie freemanle bat fourth yeah.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
And for Kick a Hernantis, he will start at third
base and Miguel Rojas is going to be at second.
Tommy Edmund also returns the lineup Peel patrol center field.
That moves a pahees over to left field. On top
of that, Will Smith also back in the ball game.
By the way, quick note on Will Smith. The last
fourteen games, the Dodger Kencher is hitting at a three
ninety pace. He's been very, very high.
Speaker 6 (07:32):
Clayton Kershaw continues his quest for three thousand strikeouts. He
is just twenty nine away and he makes the start
against Colby Allard and the Guardians this afternoon.
Speaker 7 (07:43):
Temper all right, thank you guys, as we cut you
down the first pitch on this Wednesday morning.
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Coming up here on Dodgers on Deck, you're gonna hear
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That's coming up in about ten minutes. David Veasts will
check in throughout the show.
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Who go one on one with Dino Ebel we'll dave
deeper into this pitching matchup. But up next you're Otani,
you rewind and we'll check in with Sports and Net
LA's Kirston Watson. That's all coming up as we lead
you up to Dodgers and Guardians on this Wednesday morning.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
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Dodgers and Guardians. Clayton Kershaw, Kobe Allard. The pitching matchup
to left handers. Going at it one, a future Hall
of Famer won a left hander from San Clementi.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
First pitch coming up at ten ten.
Speaker 3 (08:42):
This is the Otani Rewinde lead off home runs in
back to back games in New York and here yesterday.
Speaker 5 (08:50):
He swings it's a.
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High fly ball to left in Deep Kwan. Going backs
to the track, he looks up Hip boskon a home run.
It's number twenty for all Tony and his show just
continues to roll. He is unbelievable. An opposite field home
run for show. Hey O'tani the major league leader in
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home runs the first to twenty long balls this season,
and the Dodgers.
Speaker 1 (09:19):
Lead it Ford and up a show.
Speaker 7 (09:21):
Hey, O'tani goes deep last night, home run number twenty.
He was one for three with two walks, on base
three times, scored twice. O'tani the third player in Dodger
history to reach at least twenty home runs in the
team's first fifty five games. He joins Gil Hodges and
Cody Bellinger as the other two Dodgers to do that.
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twenty four hours, Kearrisen, we kept hearing about the weather.
The weather is coming and the rain is coming.
Speaker 1 (10:04):
What is the latest?
Speaker 3 (10:06):
Yeah?
Speaker 8 (10:06):
No, There was a lot of concern of are we
gonna be making a feme up tomorrow? Are we coming
back later in the season like in July when the
team plays in Cincinnati and there's had audit before Tampa.
There are all these scenarios going around, but as of
right now, we're in the clear. There's looking like there's
like a window essentially from now until four o'clock. So
that's great for us. It's great for Clayton Kershaw who
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can finally have a normal start. But right now things
look good. It's gonna be an on time start, and
we're just gonna keep hoping and praying that rain does
not come. We might have a little bit of a
drizzles that I'm hearing, maybe that's towards the back end
of the game, but we're hoping we can be in
and out of here, that's for sure.
Speaker 7 (10:46):
Clayton Kershaw last time he got the start, also bad
weather in New York. He only went the two innings
before they had the ninety eight minute rain delay. I
know Cursh is anxious to get out there and get
this game in.
Speaker 9 (10:58):
Yeah, I know.
Speaker 8 (10:58):
He's been funny all week on. It's just because, of course,
has had his eye on the weather and just like
you and I, it's always been hearing about for today,
is it going to be is it gonna be delayed?
Are they gonna what do they coin to do? And
he was like, man, what's straw did eye pull? They
have to deal with all these weather outings. But so
for him book Dave was saying that he was at
least really pleased with what he saw even in that
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shorter outing due to weather. So hopefully, you know, this
can be just a normal outing for him today. The
stuff has been in a really good spot continuing to
kind of have that command and control of the game.
They would like him to be efficient for just the
ensuing weather that could be coming. So hopefully you can
go out there, have a really strong outing and kind
of just get himself also back on track with more
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of a traditional game today.
Speaker 7 (11:42):
How anxious is this team to get this game over with,
get back home with this big home stand in front
of him?
Speaker 8 (11:48):
Hereson, Yeah, I mean, when you think about whether it's
just weather, East Coast trimps are always a hard one,
the newfound midges that we did not know about here
in Cleveland, I can confidently say that guys are very
excited to get home. But also, like you've said, like
it's a big series against the Yankees this weekend, guys
are already talking about it. Even though I was talking
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to Landon, Nax is going to have the start on Saturday,
I believe, and for him, just you was already kind
of referring to like the last time when the Yankees
were in Los Angeles when Aaron Judge landing to the
fence in the outfield and kind of mess up his toe,
and so like the fact that they're already like just
talking about those moments, you can tell that, yeah, there's
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a buzz. Also show hand Tani's going to take part
in a live VP at Dodger Stadium, which I think
as much as it's not it's not the real thing
just yet, but just the fact that he's going to
be on the mount at Dodger Stadium, I mean, there's
a lot to look forward to over the weekend just
in general.
Speaker 7 (12:46):
No doubt it's gonna be an exciting homestead coming up.
But that's then. First things first, Dodgers need to take
care of business and close out the Guardians today in Cleveland.
Speaker 1 (12:53):
Thank you, Christen. We'll check in with you after the game.
Speaker 7 (12:55):
Still to come here on Dodgers on Deck, will dive
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It's the Dodgers and Guardians on this Wednesday morning, first
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all right, let's ted back out to Cleveland and checking
out with the Dodger skipper.
Speaker 5 (14:13):
The questions for Dave Dave?
Speaker 3 (14:15):
Can you just describe Dave? Can you talk about the
pressure in the dugouts with Dave Robberts.
Speaker 10 (14:22):
I think early we should be fine, and then there
might be something light as far as some weather, and
then later on the afternoon it starts to pick up.
So hopefully we start on time and get as many
get as much of this game played as possible.
Speaker 8 (14:37):
With Kershoff, of course, his last outing was shortened due
to weather. What are you looking to see from him today?
And does it pose it as a challenge just knowing
that weather could potentially play in this one as.
Speaker 10 (14:49):
Well A little bit. I know he was a little
kind of making jokes about him pitching again with weather looming.
But I think today for me, the other day when
he had the abbreviated start, I thought this stuff was good,
albeit at short two innings. Just more of what he's done,
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I think the stuff has been good. Just the command
just to continue to harness that command, which I think
he's very mindful of today and you know, go as
long as he can.
Speaker 9 (15:21):
How much does he had to like adapt the way
he attacks hitters, especially just with where his stuff is
at right now, even when it is kind of playing
a kind of relative to where he's at, But as
he had to change the way he goes after guys,
you know, even compared to the last couple of years.
Speaker 10 (15:37):
You know what he over the last couple of years,
I think that he's been mindful of that. And also
hitters nowadays are very in tune with game planning and tendencies,
So I think that in itself calls for pitchers to
kind of change the game plan. I do think that
clayton'still one more change ups recently, I think the curveball
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introduced a little bit more or using the other side
of the plate and just trying not to be as predictable.
So he's certainly mindful of that. Absolutely.
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The pitching matchup.
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Kobe a left hander out of San Clementia High School,
first pitch from Progressive Field.
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The Cleveland is coming up at ten.
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Speaker 7 (16:57):
All right, DV Dodgers wrapping up this series Progressive Field.
They've won the first two games last night. Last night
it was Michael CONFORDO and Max Munsey delivering for the Dodgers.
What do you think maybe he's the wild card or
the guy or what could deliver today in Cleveland?
Speaker 5 (17:11):
Yeah, that would be the Cleveland grounds crew.
Speaker 11 (17:14):
They are the wildcard today because of their quick trigger
to pull the tarp when no rain is falling down
two hours in advance of rain. That's what took place
two years ago. The last time the Dodgers were in Cleveland,
and let's not forget the World Series where the Cubs
won that Game seven. It was the Cleveland grounds crew
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that pulled the tarp prematurely to give the Cubs the
chance to regroup and stop their home team momentum. So yeah,
that's the wildcard today. Tim, the head grounds crew guy
out there in Cleveland, has been there a very long time.
He has a reputation that is not spotless as far
as judgment calls when it comes to pulling the tarp.
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So yeah, they are the wildcard today. With rain circling
around that stadium.
Speaker 7 (18:02):
David has driven by Ford It there's one thing we like.
It's choices fine yours With the Ford F one fifty
gas hybrid all electric tough, this march can only be
called F one fifty. Clayton Kershaw has accomplished a lot
in his career, David, Why does he keep.
Speaker 1 (18:14):
Going at the age of thirty seven.
Speaker 11 (18:16):
It's not to chase three thousand strikeouts. He has been
adamant about that with me a couple of different times.
He's only twenty nine strikeouts away from three thousand in
his career.
Speaker 5 (18:27):
But what really keeps him going?
Speaker 11 (18:29):
And I know this sounds cliche, but part of it
is his younger kids haven't seen him pitch, so he
wants to keep going. So you know, his middle son,
Cooper gets to see him going. Charlie, his oldest son,
loves to be around the ballpark, loves to watch him
pitches into baseball. So that's part of the motivating factor.
And also, you know, there would be a certain sense
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of fomo for Kershaw if he hung it up and
this very talented Dodger team went on to win back
to back World Series championships. And the one thing that
he really pointed out to me, Tim was that he
didn't want injuries to take him out of the game.
He didn't want his shoulder, his knee, his foot to
send him into retirement.
Speaker 5 (19:10):
He wants to do that on his own.
Speaker 11 (19:12):
He even told me, if I get racked for eight
runs every start and that sends me into retirement, I
could live with that more than injuries sending me into retirement, Dave.
Speaker 7 (19:23):
Yesterday, Michael Confordo mentioned it, him and Max Munsey both
going deep and helping the Dodgers get the win over
the Guardians.
Speaker 1 (19:29):
Can he keep it going?
Speaker 11 (19:30):
I think today's going to be a test and moving forward,
because yesterday it seemed like a weight had been lifted
off Conford's shoulders. You guys had talked about the first
home run since April fifth. It was also his first
extra base hit since May fifteenth. So let's see if
he can keep this going, and let's see if we
could change the narrative from Dodger broadcasters that he's hitting
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the ball hard to actually getting hits.
Speaker 7 (19:56):
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On Dodgers on Deck, DV goes one on one with
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Clemente High School, first pitch coming up at ten.
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Ten and now joined by David bas saying, here's La
Dodgers broadcaster and World Series champion Dodger Rick Monday.
Speaker 5 (23:01):
All right, Rick Monday.
Speaker 11 (23:02):
The Dodgers looking to sweep this series and come home
on a happy flight.
Speaker 2 (23:08):
And hopefully an early flight. There was the threat of rain.
In fact, yesterday they were contemplating would the game start
earlier or would it start later. Well, the weather man
is saying that there is a window of opportunity. It's
not raining the present time. Earlier this morning it was
that has stopped. At the present time, We've had some
fog that came in. Yesterday was the anniversary of oil
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Canvoyd saying, with the fog density, what do you expect
when you build a ballpark on the ocean. But that
obviously it's it's lick erie. So anyway, by the way,
you have some splaining to do, because we got into
a discussion yesterday about the valley. You grew up on
the north side of the Santa Manca Mountains. I grew
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up on the south side of the Santa Manca Mountains.
I'm not going to give away the city that you
live in, but it seems you could give it right now. No, well,
you know the mayor Woodland Hills, by the way, you
have a lovely family. They're not too pleased that you
happen to be there individually. But there are some other
cities that you said were not part of the valley
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that I'm seeing on this map that are part of
the valley, including West Hills, Border Ranch, cor not A Hills, Silmar,
Lakeview Terrace, Pacoimas, Sunland that is north Ridge.
Speaker 5 (24:24):
Those are all part of the San Fernando Valley.
Speaker 4 (24:26):
I was.
Speaker 11 (24:27):
I was setting the record straight that high schools like
saugust Hart High School not part of the San Fernando Valley.
Speaker 2 (24:36):
Okay, well, sill Mar is also part of that too.
Speaker 5 (24:38):
Oh yeah, Silmar's part of it.
Speaker 11 (24:39):
Yeah, for sure. I'll give you a tour one day.
Would you like to do a San Fernando Valley tour?
Speaker 2 (24:45):
I would love to, but I actually I've had it before.
My grandparents lived for a long time in Sunland.
Speaker 11 (24:50):
I guess the one dodger that made the San Fernando
Valley popular Rick is Don Drysdale from Van Eyes.
Speaker 2 (24:56):
Absolutely absolutely, and that was one of the early ones.
And then you know, that's really a dream when you
grew up in an area and then you wind up
not only playing for the local team, but being a
Hall of Fame player for the local team on top
of it. But you're absolutely right, the big d of
a local product.
Speaker 5 (25:15):
What made Don Drysdale so special.
Speaker 11 (25:17):
I feel like, obviously everybody bows at the altar of
Sandy Kofax, and rightfully so. But sometimes Drysdale, as we
get further away from his playing career, is a little
overshadowed by how great Cofax was.
Speaker 2 (25:30):
Well, he may have been overshadowed, he was never unappreciated
from that standpoint. I've told the story before, I'll glance
over it again. When Tommy Lissorta was trying to sign me.
Tommy was a scout back then when I was at
Santa Monica High School, invited to play tryouts for the
Dodger rookie team, and Tommy was the manager of that team,
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and we went around he tried to sign me, and
one of the nights he took my mother and I
My mom a single parent, to die Stadium and we went.
He took me down into the locker room. I met
a couple of different guys, and he asked my mother.
He said, look, is there anything that you really like
to have? She said, yes, is there possible that I
could get the autograph of Sandy Kofax and Don Drysdale.
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So she had both of them, and in the consequent
years that it went along and went along. My mother
then moved up to Reno, Nevada. Somewhere into that movement,
she lost the photo that had been signed by Don Drysdale. Somehow,
some way, Don found out about that, and one day
in the press box, Don said, hey, you have a
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second I said absolutely, And I really admired the man
to begin with, and he said, I understand that your
mother lost an autograph that I gave to you years
and years ago. I said, yes, that's true. In the transition,
he goes, here's a baseball, and he had written it.
He found out my mother's name, He put the signature
on this baseball. So when I think of Don Drysdale,
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I think from a personal standpoint in what he meant
to my family and what he meant to my mother.
And when I gave my mom that baseball that had
been signed. She had tears in her eyes. So it
was just one of those special things. Don was not
only a very good baseball player, terrific announcer, very bright
guy on top of it.
Speaker 11 (27:16):
Yeah, you guys share something that not too many broadcasters
are able to do. Rick, you both played and are
not just analysts but play by play radio and TV broadcasters.
Not too many former players are able to do that.
Speaker 2 (27:30):
No, and Don took it to heart on being able
to do that. He loved the game of baseball and
the people in and on top of it. And there's
a special place in history, remember too, is that Don
drives the own Sandy Kofax. They tanned them, held out
for a better contract one year. I mean they went
arm at arm and they understood exactly the importance that
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they presented to the Dodgers in their starting rotation.
Speaker 11 (27:53):
A whopping one hundred thousand dollars they signed for after
Is that all out?
Speaker 2 (27:58):
Yeah, some kind of a bargain. Yeah, if you look
at it in modern day times. Yes, I don't know
what that equates to in today's dollars, but it was
still significantly below I think what the premium players are
drawing right now as far as pitchers.
Speaker 5 (28:13):
All right.
Speaker 2 (28:13):
And by the way, you know the game's changed a
little bit. Look at the complete games that they pitched.
Speaker 11 (28:18):
Also, yeah, no doubt, I mean three hundred innings was
a bare minimum for those type of guys.
Speaker 3 (28:24):
HM.
Speaker 11 (28:25):
Rick, can't wait to see you on Friday when the
Dodgers returned home to have the Yankees at Dodgers Stadium.
Speaker 5 (28:32):
Look forward to that as well.
Speaker 2 (28:34):
Hi, I look forward to the private tour of the
valley with you.
Speaker 11 (28:38):
We'll do it, Rick, I'll take you to Tommy's in
get you a chili Berger too.
Speaker 3 (28:41):
Sounds great.
Speaker 2 (28:42):
Let's do it all.
Speaker 5 (28:43):
Right, we'll send it back to you Tim.
Speaker 1 (28:44):
All right, Thanks a lot, guys.
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This is high and tight.
Speaker 11 (30:09):
We're joining right now by one of In fact, you
know what, I'm gonna take that back. The best third
base coaching all a Major League Baseball. I don't want
to disrespect him, and that is the one and only
Dino Ebel.
Speaker 5 (30:21):
Dino, thanks a lot.
Speaker 11 (30:22):
For the time, and I'm sorry for that mistake.
Speaker 4 (30:24):
Always, Dave, thank you. Thank you for that, and I
appreciate it.
Speaker 11 (30:27):
You do so much homework before the game's deno you
even start to look at the analytical things as far
as probability. I'm not sure people realize how much work
goes into being prepared at third base.
Speaker 4 (30:39):
Yeah, that's just part of it. Again. It's uh, you know,
back in the day when I first started this.
Speaker 13 (30:43):
We just did a lot of video, a lot of
eyes in field outfield.
Speaker 4 (30:46):
I have to stay out and watch these guys do
their throwing.
Speaker 13 (30:49):
But with the help now upstairs sending down analytical stuff,
it gives me outprobabilities, percentages, fast runner, below average runner,
plus runner.
Speaker 4 (30:57):
The speed of the outfielder, the arm.
Speaker 13 (31:00):
So all that is involved in my decision making before
we start a series.
Speaker 4 (31:04):
And you know what, I love it.
Speaker 13 (31:06):
It's the game is evolving to that in h and
in the ability to give me more information to help
me make decisions. And again, the heartbeat is the heartbeat
my eyes. In the game, I might see something that
guy goes to his left or right, or the grass
slows it down. Those are you know, the situation of
the scoreboard, the innings, all that plays a part of
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it when I make that decision. But yes, you're right,
it's just not standing out at third and just telling
the runner to stop and go. There's always a process
behind the decision that I make.
Speaker 11 (31:35):
What about checking in with the player each and every day.
I mean, certainly certain guys are banged up more than
others on certain days. How much of the communication before
the game happens.
Speaker 4 (31:46):
That That is a great question, and that's huge for me.
Speaker 13 (31:49):
The trainers usually come up and give me a little
alert that hey, so and so today's legs are tight
and that, and that comes into consideration late in the game. Now,
you know, there might be a play late in the
game and I stop a runner, and then you know,
I have to hear maybe and I you know, again,
the fans or fans and I love him, They might say,
why didn't Dino, send him. They don't know what happens
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before games and what information I have that's between me
and the players. And again, long, i'd rather have a
player not you know, send a guy and he scores
or he's out, or lose him for two weeks or
three weeks because his legs are bothering him and I
had to send him. That's just part of the process
and I get it. So Yes, that's a huge part
of being a third base coach, knowing who's good and
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who's you know so so.
Speaker 3 (32:34):
For that day.
Speaker 11 (32:35):
The game never gets too fast on Dino Ebol Dodgers'
third base coach. You this year are the outfield coach
for the Dodgers. You've put in a lot of time
with Andy Pajs. What can you say about his work
ethic to get better and to be the player that
he is today.
Speaker 13 (32:50):
Well, I think it's the credit goes to Andy because
he is he has a routine. Now, he's understanding the
process of coming out every day and trying to I
tell him take away hits, because they're going to take
away you know, his hits. When he hits the line drive,
somebody dives and takes away hit where you, you know,
get a little mad about that and go take somebody
else's hits. And that's what he's doing. Andy's a great athlete.
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He's young, he's got great ability for this game. I mean, he's,
for me right now, one of the best outfielders in
the game. Everybody knows now he's a power arm in
the outfield. So he has put a lot of time
into this. He wants to be the best. I think
his goals he won't tell me, but I'm pretty sure
he wants to be an All Star and that's that
is a great goal. And you know, being in a
World Series game, that experience he had last year, confidence.
Speaker 4 (33:34):
And just motivating him.
Speaker 13 (33:35):
And he wants to hear the bad too, So when
he makes mistakes, he comes to me right.
Speaker 4 (33:39):
Away and we try to correct it. So a lot
of credit goes to Andy on the performance that he's
doing so far this year.
Speaker 11 (33:45):
Do you know fear to say you issued a challenge
and he accepted the challenge absolutely.
Speaker 4 (33:50):
This guy wants to be challenged.
Speaker 13 (33:52):
He doesn't like today, you know, he has an off day,
but he still got in his work.
Speaker 4 (33:56):
So he's going to be ready if Dave needs him
late in the game.
Speaker 13 (33:59):
He knows that, Hey, anything that he can do to
help the team win, he's all in. But I tell
you what, working with him, you know last year and
years before, I'm the infield guy. Now being in the outfield,
and give credit to Tail. Tails took him under his wing.
They talk all the time. Everybody sees it. So again
the credit goes to the players. I'm just there for
a little bit of background and if he needs help,
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I'm there to help.
Speaker 11 (34:22):
Dodger's third base coach Diino Eble is our guest. Pretty soon,
he's going to be referred to as Brady Eble's dad
because Brady certainly has made a name for himself in
high school baseball and is going to be eligible for
the major league draft coming up in July.
Speaker 5 (34:38):
Where are things that with Brady? How as a dad
are you handling all this?
Speaker 4 (34:42):
Yeah, it's fun.
Speaker 13 (34:43):
It's the first time I've gone through this process, and
it's day to day now. Brady's going through a lot
of stuff. One finished high school and two to get
better and then you know, you look forward.
Speaker 4 (34:53):
To the major league drafts. So he's excited. You know,
everyone knows he's committed.
Speaker 13 (34:57):
To the LSU, which is a great baseball but I
know my sons.
Speaker 4 (35:01):
They live in brief baseball. They love the game, and
when that day comes.
Speaker 13 (35:06):
July thirteenth, I don't know if Dad is going to
be nervous. I think just more anxious and more excited.
You know, we live the game and I'm prepared for
it whatever which way he decides to go, but it'll
be It's going to be an exciting day for the
Evil family.
Speaker 11 (35:21):
You and your wife Shannon have got to be really
proud of both Trey and Brady the way they've handled
so much attention.
Speaker 13 (35:28):
Absolutely, and I think they're more advanced seventeen sixteen year
olds growing up in the major league clubhouse and being
around these athletes, elite players, going back to the Angels
and Dodgers. They've learned so much and you can see it.
I can see it when I step back and watch
them when they're working with Mooki or Rojas or Kei
k or Freddie Freeman. They're down watching them ahead and
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taking ground balls. I just sit back as a dad
and enjoy it because there's nothing better for me to
have player to player.
Speaker 4 (35:56):
Relationship and them learning from the best players in the
world at this level.
Speaker 13 (36:00):
And their age. That's why I think it's going to
be exciting on July thirteenth to see.
Speaker 4 (36:04):
Where Brady goes.
Speaker 11 (36:05):
All right, Dino, thanks a lot for the time we
refer to you as the Dodgers third base coach today.
But maybe next time Brady's dad.
Speaker 3 (36:13):
I like it.
Speaker 4 (36:14):
I hope, so, I hope he.
Speaker 13 (36:16):
I'm pulling for Brady and Trey next year he's going
to be involved, So I appreciate that.
Speaker 4 (36:20):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 11 (36:21):
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Speaker 7 (36:38):
Right, Thanks a lot of dv Thanks a lot, Dino.
As a Dodgers get ready to take on the Guardians,
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It's the Dodgers and the Guardians from Cleveland. Final game
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old left hander, first round pick of the Braves back
in twenty fifteen out of San Clementi High School, making
his Major League debut in twenty eighteen with the Braves,
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then bounced around to the Rangers, back to the Braves.
The Phillies last year and now with the Guardians, where
he signed in the offseason. It's been up and down
from Triple A. Making his eighth appearance this season with Cleveland,
his first start. He'll be the opener. It's a bullpen
game for the Guardians. Last time out, well, it wasn't.
Back on Monday May nineteenth, he went won inning, one run,
three hits, one walk, one strikeout in relief against the Twins.
(38:10):
Clayton and Kershaw on the mound. The thirty seven year
old in his eighteenth season in the big leagues, all
with the Dodgers. Making his third start this season last
time out just two innings against the Mets.
Speaker 1 (38:21):
That game was.
Speaker 7 (38:22):
Halted for ninety eight minutes because of a rain delay.
He did not go back after the rain delay, so
he is fresh and ready to go. The future Hall
of Famer just twenty nine strikeouts away from becoming the
twentieth hurler in Major League Baseball history to get to
three thousand strikeouts, currently rings twenty first all time, just
eight behind former teammate Zach Grank About that, Kershaw want
to oh the three seventy nine ERA in four starts
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against the Dodgers against the Guardians. He's also pitched there
by the way progressive field back in the All Star
Game twenty nineteen. Clayton Kershaw Kobe Allard Dodgers Guardians were
fifteen minutes away from first pitch.
Speaker 1 (38:54):
Keys of the game.
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Final game of this three game sent Dodgers looking for
a happy flight as Dave Roberts likes to stay back home.
Clayton Kershaw on the Mount. Kobe Allard from San Clementia
High School will be the opener for the Guardians, first
pitch coming up at ten ten. Before that, though, we
head back out to the booth one final time for
the Keys of the game, Tim Neverett, Rickmunday.
Speaker 6 (39:26):
Tim, thanks again, we count you down to the first
pitch here Today the third and final game, Dodgers going
for a three game sweep over the Guardians. Clayton Kershaw
will make the start, his third of the season, twenty
nine strikeouts away for three thousand and for Kershaw, He's
added the splitter this year to his repertoire. So he's
got the fastball, the curveball, a really good slider. The
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fastball velocity down a little bit, but the splitter kind
of offsets that some much. You'll throw that maybe seven
eight percent of the time.
Speaker 2 (39:56):
I think it's a really a good pitch for him
to have tim And here's why. The disparity in velocity.
And we've seen a drop off of velocity in the
last three years. So far this season obviously limited action,
but the velocity averages just below ninety. So if you
throw the splitter, that makes the fastball from a perception
standpoint to the hitters a little bit better as far
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as the velocity. Perceive velocity, if you will. And that slider,
we've seen the devastation. It can really cause some havoc.
And if we look at this lineup for the Guardians today,
they have three switch hitters batting in a row within
two lefties, so he's going to be looking at five
different left handed batters and that slider can really be problematic.
Speaker 6 (40:38):
Right hander Slade so Coni was supposed to pitch, but
he has a bit of a groin issue, so they
pushed him back and they have elected to have Colby
Allard come out of the Guardian's bullpen. Now, he is
a long man, and he has pitched as many as
six innings in a game this season, so I wouldn't
necessarily call this an opener situation. He could go five,
maybe six.
Speaker 2 (40:58):
Yeah, Dan, a fastball away from hitters has worked out
really well for Allard. He's spent two different stints with
the Atlanta He's been with the Texas Rangers for four,
the Phillies last year, and for Allard a very low
el in the seven relief appearances, just one point five.
Speaker 6 (41:14):
Getting set for the start of this one in Cleveland,
Clayton Kershaw against Colby Allard, Dodgers looking for their third
straight win over the Guardians this afternoon, Tim, all.
Speaker 7 (41:23):
Right, thank you guys. First bitches. Next, don't forget David
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this one is over, Dodgers looking to finish off this
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Hi everybody, and good morning. Welcome in to Morongo Casino.
Dodgers on Deck. You're a world champion. Dodgers thirty four
and twenty one on the season, sitting alone a top
first place in the NL West. Well after dropping two
of three in New York to start this road trip,
the Dodgers now taken two straight in Cleveland and today
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a chance for a sweep of the Guardians before they
return home. Clayton Kershaw on the mound, the future Hall
of Famer first pitch from Progressive Field in Cleveland is
set for ten to ten this morning. Coming up over
the next hour here on Morongo Casino, Dodgers on deck,
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He'll go one on one with Dino Ebel. We got
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Shortly we'll visit with Sports and LA's Kirsten Watson live
on the field in Cleveland. In just a few minutes,
we head out to the Gallpin Motors broadcast booth with
Tim Neffett and Rick monday Well. Last night in Cleveland,
the Dodgers offense delivered for a second straight win over
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the Guardians. Dustin May got the start, the right hander
win five innans, all have three runs on four hits
while striking out nine along the way, and Dustin May
got plenty of run support to go along the way.
Andy Pie has got its larded in the second with
an RBI single, Then Dalton Rushing got into the.
Speaker 6 (02:04):
Fun runners lead first and third, nobody out and the
two pitch to Rushing. He swings and lines it in
the center for a base. Et Pot has will come
into score and the Dodgers lead it two to nothing, and.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
That was it ninety six. So he did try and
sneak that fast ball pass team and for rushing, we've
noticed really in spring trending that Dalton rushing handles that ball.
This elevated exceptionally well and that was the heater hit
it right to center field.
Speaker 7 (02:31):
Dalton rushing with the heater back up the middle, Andy
Pot has scored Dodgers up two to nothing. In the fourth,
they doubled their lead thanks to show hey Otani at
his two run home run, his twentieth of the year.
Don't look now, but he's ahead of pace for where
he was in twenty twenty four. The Guardians would get
back three in the bottom half of the fourth, and
it was a one run game all the way till
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the sixth when Michael canfordo, let's face it.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
He has struggled this year, but not yesterday.
Speaker 6 (02:58):
Gottis puts his glove up in front of his bearded face.
Now the pitch swung out of this one's well hit
the center field, headed back toward the bullpens.
Speaker 5 (03:06):
It is going a home run.
Speaker 6 (03:09):
Michael Conforto with a solo homer and the Dodgers now
with a five.
Speaker 5 (03:15):
To three lead.
Speaker 6 (03:16):
For Confordo his third home run of the year.
Speaker 7 (03:19):
Michael Confordo goes deep. Maybe he's starting to heat up.
Conforto yesterday goes two for three with the home run
on pace three times with the walk. The Dodgers would
pile on more runs in the eighth, Max Munsey's swinging
that silver Hammler and the ninth and he with a
three run home run. Dodgers go up nine to three,
but then Luis Garcia ended up giving two in the
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bottom half of the ninth, with the Dodgers were up
big at that point. They go on and beat the
Guardians nine to five. Dustin May has now won two
starts in a row. He improves to three to four
on this season. What about Jack Dryer and benkus Sperry's
They combined for three shutout innings and three strikeouts in relief.
The two young bullpen arms can continue to lock down
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upon its as the Dodgers get the winner. Now thirty
four and twenty one on this season, They've won two
straight in Cleveland, and they look to close out the
Guardians today with Clayton Kershaw on the mound first pitch
of ten ten and with more we head out to
the Gaping Motors broadcast booth as we welcome in Tim
Neverett and Rick Monday.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
Guys.
Speaker 5 (04:19):
Thanks Tim.
Speaker 6 (04:19):
Overcast day, a little bit of precipitation in the area
with the Dodgers and Guardians expecting it on time. Start
here at Progressive Field in game three of this three
game series. Dodgers have taken the first two and last
night a nine to five win. As show Hey Otani,
Michael Confordo and Max Munsey all hit home runs, Monthsey
a three run blast in the ninth inning. Otani got
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his twentieth back in the fourth, and he was the
first major leaguer to get to twenty. In fact, we
look at his pace mope as Otani gets set the
lead off here today. It took him seventy two games
last year to get to twenty home runs. It's taken
him only fifty five this year.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Well, and you and I are both just dumbfounded at
times on how pitching staffs are just going to continue
to challenge him and that they believe they can win
the battle. That has not been the case, and we
have not seen people that understand, Hey, look, it might
not be a bad idea to pitch around him. But
then you look at the rest of the lineup too,
they've been able to deliver. In fact, on this road trip,
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the Dodgers eight for eighteen in this series with runners
in scoring position, and on the trip, even though they
not won every ball game, they're still hitting over three
point thirty as a team with opportunity to score. Speaking
of that, you mentioned the rain. You and I were
both talking off air. This is the perfect incentive to
score early in case the rains arrive here a little
(05:43):
bit earlier. Put some runs up on the board, and
then hey, if you do have a rain delay, if
it's an official game, jump on the plane, go back there.
Speaker 6 (05:50):
Like yeah, talk to the skipper Dave Roberts just a
little while ago about that. I said, what are they
telling you? He said, between one and three to three
third the Eastern time should be a good enough window
to get the game in. If they have to put
the tarpon, then they'd wait an hour today and.
Speaker 5 (06:07):
Decide what to do.
Speaker 6 (06:08):
So that's kind of where we are right now. The
ground screw has done a good job getting this field
prepared for an on time start. There was a little
bit of a sprinkle this morning, some rain earlier this morning.
It's very overcast here, but it looks like we will
have a window to get this ball game in and
that is great news because the Dodgers don't want to
have to come back here for a single game anytime.
Speaker 5 (06:30):
This is no they do not.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
And for the ground screw, yeah, they've been very busy.
We've seen fog here earlier today on top of it.
So it's kind of where those days a good day
for a duck possibly and for the Dodgers, they would
like to have it as a good day for a victory.
Speaker 6 (06:45):
So a little change in the lineup with the left
hander going. Kolby Allard is going to start this one.
It's a change for Steven votes Guardian so Allard, the
lefty who is normally in the bullpen. He's a former
first round draft choice, been with a couple of other
ball clubs, was signed as a minor league free agent.
He'll go and that means that te Oscar Hernandez will
move up a spot, get the right hander in the
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third spot in the order. Freddie freemanle bat fourth yeah.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
And for Kick a Hernantis, he will start at third
base and Miguel Rojas is going to be at second.
Tommy Edmund also returns the lineup Peel patrol center field.
That moves a pahees over to left field. On top
of that, Will Smith also back in the ball game.
By the way, quick note on Will Smith. The last
fourteen games, the Dodger Kencher is hitting at a three
ninety pace. He's been very, very high.
Speaker 6 (07:32):
Clayton Kershaw continues his quest for three thousand strikeouts. He
is just twenty nine away and he makes the start
against Colby Allard and the Guardians this afternoon.
Speaker 7 (07:43):
Temper all right, thank you guys, as we cut you
down the first pitch on this Wednesday morning.
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That's coming up in about ten minutes. David Veasts will
check in throughout the show.
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Who go one on one with Dino Ebel we'll dave
deeper into this pitching matchup. But up next you're Otani,
you rewind and we'll check in with Sports and Net
LA's Kirston Watson. That's all coming up as we lead
you up to Dodgers and Guardians on this Wednesday morning.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
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Speaker 7 (08:17):
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Dodgers and Guardians. Clayton Kershaw, Kobe Allard. The pitching matchup
to left handers. Going at it one, a future Hall
of Famer won a left hander from San Clementi.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
First pitch coming up at ten ten.
Speaker 3 (08:42):
This is the Otani Rewinde lead off home runs in
back to back games in New York and here yesterday.
Speaker 5 (08:50):
He swings it's a.
Speaker 6 (08:51):
High fly ball to left in Deep Kwan. Going backs
to the track, he looks up Hip boskon a home run.
It's number twenty for all Tony and his show just
continues to roll. He is unbelievable. An opposite field home
run for show. Hey O'tani the major league leader in
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home runs the first to twenty long balls this season,
and the Dodgers.
Speaker 1 (09:19):
Lead it Ford and up a show.
Speaker 7 (09:21):
Hey, O'tani goes deep last night, home run number twenty.
He was one for three with two walks, on base
three times, scored twice. O'tani the third player in Dodger
history to reach at least twenty home runs in the
team's first fifty five games. He joins Gil Hodges and
Cody Bellinger as the other two Dodgers to do that.
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twenty four hours, Kearrisen, we kept hearing about the weather.
The weather is coming and the rain is coming.
Speaker 1 (10:04):
What is the latest?
Speaker 3 (10:06):
Yeah?
Speaker 8 (10:06):
No, There was a lot of concern of are we
gonna be making a feme up tomorrow? Are we coming
back later in the season like in July when the
team plays in Cincinnati and there's had audit before Tampa.
There are all these scenarios going around, but as of
right now, we're in the clear. There's looking like there's
like a window essentially from now until four o'clock. So
that's great for us. It's great for Clayton Kershaw who
(10:29):
can finally have a normal start. But right now things
look good. It's gonna be an on time start, and
we're just gonna keep hoping and praying that rain does
not come. We might have a little bit of a
drizzles that I'm hearing, maybe that's towards the back end
of the game, but we're hoping we can be in
and out of here, that's for sure.
Speaker 7 (10:46):
Clayton Kershaw last time he got the start, also bad
weather in New York. He only went the two innings
before they had the ninety eight minute rain delay. I
know Cursh is anxious to get out there and get
this game in.
Speaker 9 (10:58):
Yeah, I know.
Speaker 8 (10:58):
He's been funny all week on. It's just because, of course,
has had his eye on the weather and just like
you and I, it's always been hearing about for today,
is it going to be is it gonna be delayed?
Are they gonna what do they coin to do? And
he was like, man, what's straw did eye pull? They
have to deal with all these weather outings. But so
for him book Dave was saying that he was at
least really pleased with what he saw even in that
(11:19):
shorter outing due to weather. So hopefully, you know, this
can be just a normal outing for him today. The
stuff has been in a really good spot continuing to
kind of have that command and control of the game.
They would like him to be efficient for just the
ensuing weather that could be coming. So hopefully you can
go out there, have a really strong outing and kind
of just get himself also back on track with more
(11:41):
of a traditional game today.
Speaker 7 (11:42):
How anxious is this team to get this game over with,
get back home with this big home stand in front
of him?
Speaker 8 (11:48):
Hereson, Yeah, I mean, when you think about whether it's
just weather, East Coast trimps are always a hard one,
the newfound midges that we did not know about here
in Cleveland, I can confidently say that guys are very
excited to get home. But also, like you've said, like
it's a big series against the Yankees this weekend, guys
are already talking about it. Even though I was talking
(12:09):
to Landon, Nax is going to have the start on Saturday,
I believe, and for him, just you was already kind
of referring to like the last time when the Yankees
were in Los Angeles when Aaron Judge landing to the
fence in the outfield and kind of mess up his toe,
and so like the fact that they're already like just
talking about those moments, you can tell that, yeah, there's
(12:30):
a buzz. Also show hand Tani's going to take part
in a live VP at Dodger Stadium, which I think
as much as it's not it's not the real thing
just yet, but just the fact that he's going to
be on the mount at Dodger Stadium, I mean, there's
a lot to look forward to over the weekend just
in general.
Speaker 7 (12:46):
No doubt it's gonna be an exciting homestead coming up.
But that's then. First things first, Dodgers need to take
care of business and close out the Guardians today in Cleveland.
Speaker 1 (12:53):
Thank you, Christen. We'll check in with you after the game.
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Still to come here on Dodgers on Deck, will dive
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It's the Dodgers and Guardians on this Wednesday morning, first
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all right, let's ted back out to Cleveland and checking
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Speaker 5 (14:13):
The questions for Dave Dave?
Speaker 3 (14:15):
Can you just describe Dave? Can you talk about the
pressure in the dugouts with Dave Robberts.
Speaker 10 (14:22):
I think early we should be fine, and then there
might be something light as far as some weather, and
then later on the afternoon it starts to pick up.
So hopefully we start on time and get as many
get as much of this game played as possible.
Speaker 8 (14:37):
With Kershoff, of course, his last outing was shortened due
to weather. What are you looking to see from him today?
And does it pose it as a challenge just knowing
that weather could potentially play in this one as.
Speaker 10 (14:49):
Well A little bit. I know he was a little
kind of making jokes about him pitching again with weather looming.
But I think today for me, the other day when
he had the abbreviated start, I thought this stuff was good,
albeit at short two innings. Just more of what he's done,
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I think the stuff has been good. Just the command
just to continue to harness that command, which I think
he's very mindful of today and you know, go as
long as he can.
Speaker 9 (15:21):
How much does he had to like adapt the way
he attacks hitters, especially just with where his stuff is
at right now, even when it is kind of playing
a kind of relative to where he's at, But as
he had to change the way he goes after guys,
you know, even compared to the last couple of years.
Speaker 10 (15:37):
You know what he over the last couple of years,
I think that he's been mindful of that. And also
hitters nowadays are very in tune with game planning and tendencies,
So I think that in itself calls for pitchers to
kind of change the game plan. I do think that
clayton'still one more change ups recently, I think the curveball
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introduced a little bit more or using the other side
of the plate and just trying not to be as predictable.
So he's certainly mindful of that. Absolutely.
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Speaker 7 (16:57):
All right, DV Dodgers wrapping up this series Progressive Field.
They've won the first two games last night. Last night
it was Michael CONFORDO and Max Munsey delivering for the Dodgers.
What do you think maybe he's the wild card or
the guy or what could deliver today in Cleveland?
Speaker 5 (17:11):
Yeah, that would be the Cleveland grounds crew.
Speaker 11 (17:14):
They are the wildcard today because of their quick trigger
to pull the tarp when no rain is falling down
two hours in advance of rain. That's what took place
two years ago. The last time the Dodgers were in Cleveland,
and let's not forget the World Series where the Cubs
won that Game seven. It was the Cleveland grounds crew
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that pulled the tarp prematurely to give the Cubs the
chance to regroup and stop their home team momentum. So yeah,
that's the wildcard today. Tim, the head grounds crew guy
out there in Cleveland, has been there a very long time.
He has a reputation that is not spotless as far
as judgment calls when it comes to pulling the tarp.
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So yeah, they are the wildcard today. With rain circling
around that stadium.
Speaker 7 (18:02):
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called F one fifty. Clayton Kershaw has accomplished a lot
in his career, David, Why does he keep.
Speaker 1 (18:14):
Going at the age of thirty seven.
Speaker 11 (18:16):
It's not to chase three thousand strikeouts. He has been
adamant about that with me a couple of different times.
He's only twenty nine strikeouts away from three thousand in
his career.
Speaker 5 (18:27):
But what really keeps him going?
Speaker 11 (18:29):
And I know this sounds cliche, but part of it
is his younger kids haven't seen him pitch, so he
wants to keep going. So you know, his middle son,
Cooper gets to see him going. Charlie, his oldest son,
loves to be around the ballpark, loves to watch him
pitches into baseball. So that's part of the motivating factor.
And also, you know, there would be a certain sense
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of fomo for Kershaw if he hung it up and
this very talented Dodger team went on to win back
to back World Series championships. And the one thing that
he really pointed out to me, Tim was that he
didn't want injuries to take him out of the game.
He didn't want his shoulder, his knee, his foot to
send him into retirement.
Speaker 5 (19:10):
He wants to do that on his own.
Speaker 11 (19:12):
He even told me, if I get racked for eight
runs every start and that sends me into retirement, I
could live with that more than injuries sending me into retirement, Dave.
Speaker 7 (19:23):
Yesterday, Michael Confordo mentioned it, him and Max Munsey both
going deep and helping the Dodgers get the win over
the Guardians.
Speaker 1 (19:29):
Can he keep it going?
Speaker 11 (19:30):
I think today's going to be a test and moving forward,
because yesterday it seemed like a weight had been lifted
off Conford's shoulders. You guys had talked about the first
home run since April fifth. It was also his first
extra base hit since May fifteenth. So let's see if
he can keep this going, and let's see if we
could change the narrative from Dodger broadcasters that he's hitting
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the ball hard to actually getting hits.
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Speaker 5 (23:01):
All right, Rick Monday.
Speaker 11 (23:02):
The Dodgers looking to sweep this series and come home
on a happy flight.
Speaker 2 (23:08):
And hopefully an early flight. There was the threat of rain.
In fact, yesterday they were contemplating would the game start
earlier or would it start later. Well, the weather man
is saying that there is a window of opportunity. It's
not raining the present time. Earlier this morning it was
that has stopped. At the present time, We've had some
fog that came in. Yesterday was the anniversary of oil
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Canvoyd saying, with the fog density, what do you expect
when you build a ballpark on the ocean. But that
obviously it's it's lick erie. So anyway, by the way,
you have some splaining to do, because we got into
a discussion yesterday about the valley. You grew up on
the north side of the Santa Manca Mountains. I grew
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up on the south side of the Santa Manca Mountains.
I'm not going to give away the city that you
live in, but it seems you could give it right now. No, well,
you know the mayor Woodland Hills, by the way, you
have a lovely family. They're not too pleased that you
happen to be there individually. But there are some other
cities that you said were not part of the valley
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that I'm seeing on this map that are part of
the valley, including West Hills, Border Ranch, cor not A Hills, Silmar,
Lakeview Terrace, Pacoimas, Sunland that is north Ridge.
Speaker 5 (24:24):
Those are all part of the San Fernando Valley.
Speaker 4 (24:26):
I was.
Speaker 11 (24:27):
I was setting the record straight that high schools like
saugust Hart High School not part of the San Fernando Valley.
Speaker 2 (24:36):
Okay, well, sill Mar is also part of that too.
Speaker 5 (24:38):
Oh yeah, Silmar's part of it.
Speaker 11 (24:39):
Yeah, for sure. I'll give you a tour one day.
Would you like to do a San Fernando Valley tour?
Speaker 2 (24:45):
I would love to, but I actually I've had it before.
My grandparents lived for a long time in Sunland.
Speaker 11 (24:50):
I guess the one dodger that made the San Fernando
Valley popular Rick is Don Drysdale from Van Eyes.
Speaker 2 (24:56):
Absolutely absolutely, and that was one of the early ones.
And then you know, that's really a dream when you
grew up in an area and then you wind up
not only playing for the local team, but being a
Hall of Fame player for the local team on top
of it. But you're absolutely right, the big d of
a local product.
Speaker 5 (25:15):
What made Don Drysdale so special.
Speaker 11 (25:17):
I feel like, obviously everybody bows at the altar of
Sandy Kofax, and rightfully so. But sometimes Drysdale, as we
get further away from his playing career, is a little
overshadowed by how great Cofax was.
Speaker 2 (25:30):
Well, he may have been overshadowed, he was never unappreciated
from that standpoint. I've told the story before, I'll glance
over it again. When Tommy Lissorta was trying to sign me.
Tommy was a scout back then when I was at
Santa Monica High School, invited to play tryouts for the
Dodger rookie team, and Tommy was the manager of that team,
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and we went around he tried to sign me, and
one of the nights he took my mother and I
My mom a single parent, to die Stadium and we went.
He took me down into the locker room. I met
a couple of different guys, and he asked my mother.
He said, look, is there anything that you really like
to have? She said, yes, is there possible that I
could get the autograph of Sandy Kofax and Don Drysdale.
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So she had both of them, and in the consequent
years that it went along and went along. My mother
then moved up to Reno, Nevada. Somewhere into that movement,
she lost the photo that had been signed by Don Drysdale. Somehow,
some way, Don found out about that, and one day
in the press box, Don said, hey, you have a
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second I said absolutely, And I really admired the man
to begin with, and he said, I understand that your
mother lost an autograph that I gave to you years
and years ago. I said, yes, that's true. In the transition,
he goes, here's a baseball, and he had written it.
He found out my mother's name, He put the signature
on this baseball. So when I think of Don Drysdale,
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I think from a personal standpoint in what he meant
to my family and what he meant to my mother.
And when I gave my mom that baseball that had
been signed. She had tears in her eyes. So it
was just one of those special things. Don was not
only a very good baseball player, terrific announcer, very bright
guy on top of it.
Speaker 11 (27:16):
Yeah, you guys share something that not too many broadcasters
are able to do. Rick, you both played and are
not just analysts but play by play radio and TV broadcasters.
Not too many former players are able to do that.
Speaker 2 (27:30):
No, and Don took it to heart on being able
to do that. He loved the game of baseball and
the people in and on top of it. And there's
a special place in history, remember too, is that Don
drives the own Sandy Kofax. They tanned them, held out
for a better contract one year. I mean they went
arm at arm and they understood exactly the importance that
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they presented to the Dodgers in their starting rotation.
Speaker 11 (27:53):
A whopping one hundred thousand dollars they signed for after
Is that all out?
Speaker 2 (27:58):
Yeah, some kind of a bargain. Yeah, if you look
at it in modern day times. Yes, I don't know
what that equates to in today's dollars, but it was
still significantly below I think what the premium players are
drawing right now as far as pitchers.
Speaker 5 (28:13):
All right.
Speaker 2 (28:13):
And by the way, you know the game's changed a
little bit. Look at the complete games that they pitched.
Speaker 11 (28:18):
Also, yeah, no doubt, I mean three hundred innings was
a bare minimum for those type of guys.
Speaker 3 (28:24):
HM.
Speaker 11 (28:25):
Rick, can't wait to see you on Friday when the
Dodgers returned home to have the Yankees at Dodgers Stadium.
Speaker 5 (28:32):
Look forward to that as well.
Speaker 2 (28:34):
Hi, I look forward to the private tour of the
valley with you.
Speaker 11 (28:38):
We'll do it, Rick, I'll take you to Tommy's in
get you a chili Berger too.
Speaker 3 (28:41):
Sounds great.
Speaker 2 (28:42):
Let's do it all.
Speaker 5 (28:43):
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This is high and tight.
Speaker 11 (30:09):
We're joining right now by one of In fact, you
know what, I'm gonna take that back. The best third
base coaching all a Major League Baseball. I don't want
to disrespect him, and that is the one and only
Dino Ebel.
Speaker 5 (30:21):
Dino, thanks a lot.
Speaker 11 (30:22):
For the time, and I'm sorry for that mistake.
Speaker 4 (30:24):
Always, Dave, thank you. Thank you for that, and I
appreciate it.
Speaker 11 (30:27):
You do so much homework before the game's deno you
even start to look at the analytical things as far
as probability. I'm not sure people realize how much work
goes into being prepared at third base.
Speaker 4 (30:39):
Yeah, that's just part of it. Again. It's uh, you know,
back in the day when I first started this.
Speaker 13 (30:43):
We just did a lot of video, a lot of
eyes in field outfield.
Speaker 4 (30:46):
I have to stay out and watch these guys do
their throwing.
Speaker 13 (30:49):
But with the help now upstairs sending down analytical stuff,
it gives me outprobabilities, percentages, fast runner, below average runner,
plus runner.
Speaker 4 (30:57):
The speed of the outfielder, the arm.
Speaker 13 (31:00):
So all that is involved in my decision making before
we start a series.
Speaker 4 (31:04):
And you know what, I love it.
Speaker 13 (31:06):
It's the game is evolving to that in h and
in the ability to give me more information to help
me make decisions. And again, the heartbeat is the heartbeat
my eyes. In the game, I might see something that
guy goes to his left or right, or the grass
slows it down. Those are you know, the situation of
the scoreboard, the innings, all that plays a part of
(31:26):
it when I make that decision. But yes, you're right,
it's just not standing out at third and just telling
the runner to stop and go. There's always a process
behind the decision that I make.
Speaker 11 (31:35):
What about checking in with the player each and every day.
I mean, certainly certain guys are banged up more than
others on certain days. How much of the communication before
the game happens.
Speaker 4 (31:46):
That That is a great question, and that's huge for me.
Speaker 13 (31:49):
The trainers usually come up and give me a little
alert that hey, so and so today's legs are tight
and that, and that comes into consideration late in the game. Now,
you know, there might be a play late in the
game and I stop a runner, and then you know,
I have to hear maybe and I you know, again,
the fans or fans and I love him, They might say,
why didn't Dino, send him. They don't know what happens
(32:10):
before games and what information I have that's between me
and the players. And again, long, i'd rather have a
player not you know, send a guy and he scores
or he's out, or lose him for two weeks or
three weeks because his legs are bothering him and I
had to send him. That's just part of the process
and I get it. So Yes, that's a huge part
of being a third base coach, knowing who's good and
(32:33):
who's you know so so.
Speaker 3 (32:34):
For that day.
Speaker 11 (32:35):
The game never gets too fast on Dino Ebol Dodgers'
third base coach. You this year are the outfield coach
for the Dodgers. You've put in a lot of time
with Andy Pajs. What can you say about his work
ethic to get better and to be the player that
he is today.
Speaker 13 (32:50):
Well, I think it's the credit goes to Andy because
he is he has a routine. Now, he's understanding the
process of coming out every day and trying to I
tell him take away hits, because they're going to take
away you know, his hits. When he hits the line drive,
somebody dives and takes away hit where you, you know,
get a little mad about that and go take somebody
else's hits. And that's what he's doing. Andy's a great athlete.
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He's young, he's got great ability for this game. I mean, he's,
for me right now, one of the best outfielders in
the game. Everybody knows now he's a power arm in
the outfield. So he has put a lot of time
into this. He wants to be the best. I think
his goals he won't tell me, but I'm pretty sure
he wants to be an All Star and that's that
is a great goal. And you know, being in a
World Series game, that experience he had last year, confidence.
Speaker 4 (33:34):
And just motivating him.
Speaker 13 (33:35):
And he wants to hear the bad too, So when
he makes mistakes, he comes to me right.
Speaker 4 (33:39):
Away and we try to correct it. So a lot
of credit goes to Andy on the performance that he's
doing so far this year.
Speaker 11 (33:45):
Do you know fear to say you issued a challenge
and he accepted the challenge absolutely.
Speaker 4 (33:50):
This guy wants to be challenged.
Speaker 13 (33:52):
He doesn't like today, you know, he has an off day,
but he still got in his work.
Speaker 4 (33:56):
So he's going to be ready if Dave needs him
late in the game.
Speaker 13 (33:59):
He knows that, Hey, anything that he can do to
help the team win, he's all in. But I tell
you what, working with him, you know last year and
years before, I'm the infield guy. Now being in the outfield,
and give credit to Tail. Tails took him under his wing.
They talk all the time. Everybody sees it. So again
the credit goes to the players. I'm just there for
a little bit of background and if he needs help,
(34:21):
I'm there to help.
Speaker 11 (34:22):
Dodger's third base coach Diino Eble is our guest. Pretty soon,
he's going to be referred to as Brady Eble's dad
because Brady certainly has made a name for himself in
high school baseball and is going to be eligible for
the major league draft coming up in July.
Speaker 5 (34:38):
Where are things that with Brady? How as a dad
are you handling all this?
Speaker 4 (34:42):
Yeah, it's fun.
Speaker 13 (34:43):
It's the first time I've gone through this process, and
it's day to day now. Brady's going through a lot
of stuff. One finished high school and two to get
better and then you know, you look forward.
Speaker 4 (34:53):
To the major league drafts. So he's excited. You know,
everyone knows he's committed.
Speaker 13 (34:57):
To the LSU, which is a great baseball but I
know my sons.
Speaker 4 (35:01):
They live in brief baseball. They love the game, and
when that day comes.
Speaker 13 (35:06):
July thirteenth, I don't know if Dad is going to
be nervous. I think just more anxious and more excited.
You know, we live the game and I'm prepared for
it whatever which way he decides to go, but it'll
be It's going to be an exciting day for the
Evil family.
Speaker 11 (35:21):
You and your wife Shannon have got to be really
proud of both Trey and Brady the way they've handled
so much attention.
Speaker 13 (35:28):
Absolutely, and I think they're more advanced seventeen sixteen year
olds growing up in the major league clubhouse and being
around these athletes, elite players, going back to the Angels
and Dodgers. They've learned so much and you can see it.
I can see it when I step back and watch
them when they're working with Mooki or Rojas or Kei
k or Freddie Freeman. They're down watching them ahead and
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taking ground balls. I just sit back as a dad
and enjoy it because there's nothing better for me to
have player to player.
Speaker 4 (35:56):
Relationship and them learning from the best players in the
world at this level.
Speaker 13 (36:00):
And their age. That's why I think it's going to
be exciting on July thirteenth to see.
Speaker 4 (36:04):
Where Brady goes.
Speaker 11 (36:05):
All right, Dino, thanks a lot for the time we
refer to you as the Dodgers third base coach today.
But maybe next time Brady's dad.
Speaker 3 (36:13):
I like it.
Speaker 4 (36:14):
I hope, so, I hope he.
Speaker 13 (36:16):
I'm pulling for Brady and Trey next year he's going
to be involved, So I appreciate that.
Speaker 4 (36:20):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 11 (36:21):
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Speaker 7 (36:38):
Right, Thanks a lot of dv Thanks a lot, Dino.
As a Dodgers get ready to take on the Guardians,
finish off this three game sweep.
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It's the Dodgers and the Guardians from Cleveland. Final game
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old left hander, first round pick of the Braves back
in twenty fifteen out of San Clementi High School, making
his Major League debut in twenty eighteen with the Braves,
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then bounced around to the Rangers, back to the Braves.
The Phillies last year and now with the Guardians, where
he signed in the offseason. It's been up and down
from Triple A. Making his eighth appearance this season with Cleveland,
his first start. He'll be the opener. It's a bullpen
game for the Guardians. Last time out, well, it wasn't.
Back on Monday May nineteenth, he went won inning, one run,
three hits, one walk, one strikeout in relief against the Twins.
(38:10):
Clayton and Kershaw on the mound. The thirty seven year
old in his eighteenth season in the big leagues, all
with the Dodgers. Making his third start this season last
time out just two innings against the Mets.
Speaker 1 (38:21):
That game was.
Speaker 7 (38:22):
Halted for ninety eight minutes because of a rain delay.
He did not go back after the rain delay, so
he is fresh and ready to go. The future Hall
of Famer just twenty nine strikeouts away from becoming the
twentieth hurler in Major League Baseball history to get to
three thousand strikeouts, currently rings twenty first all time, just
eight behind former teammate Zach Grank About that, Kershaw want
to oh the three seventy nine ERA in four starts
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against the Dodgers against the Guardians. He's also pitched there
by the way progressive field back in the All Star
Game twenty nineteen. Clayton Kershaw Kobe Allard Dodgers Guardians were
fifteen minutes away from first pitch.
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Keys of the game.
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Final game of this three game sent Dodgers looking for
a happy flight as Dave Roberts likes to stay back home.
Clayton Kershaw on the Mount. Kobe Allard from San Clementia
High School will be the opener for the Guardians, first
pitch coming up at ten ten. Before that, though, we
head back out to the booth one final time for
the Keys of the game, Tim Neverett, Rickmunday.
Speaker 6 (39:26):
Tim, thanks again, we count you down to the first
pitch here Today the third and final game, Dodgers going
for a three game sweep over the Guardians. Clayton Kershaw
will make the start, his third of the season, twenty
nine strikeouts away for three thousand and for Kershaw, He's
added the splitter this year to his repertoire. So he's
got the fastball, the curveball, a really good slider. The
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fastball velocity down a little bit, but the splitter kind
of offsets that some much. You'll throw that maybe seven
eight percent of the time.
Speaker 2 (39:56):
I think it's a really a good pitch for him
to have tim And here's why. The disparity in velocity.
And we've seen a drop off of velocity in the
last three years. So far this season obviously limited action,
but the velocity averages just below ninety. So if you
throw the splitter, that makes the fastball from a perception
standpoint to the hitters a little bit better as far
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as the velocity. Perceive velocity, if you will. And that slider,
we've seen the devastation. It can really cause some havoc.
And if we look at this lineup for the Guardians today,
they have three switch hitters batting in a row within
two lefties, so he's going to be looking at five
different left handed batters and that slider can really be problematic.
Speaker 6 (40:38):
Right hander Slade so Coni was supposed to pitch, but
he has a bit of a groin issue, so they
pushed him back and they have elected to have Colby
Allard come out of the Guardian's bullpen. Now, he is
a long man, and he has pitched as many as
six innings in a game this season, so I wouldn't
necessarily call this an opener situation. He could go five,
maybe six.
Speaker 2 (40:58):
Yeah, Dan, a fastball away from hitters has worked out
really well for Allard. He's spent two different stints with
the Atlanta He's been with the Texas Rangers for four,
the Phillies last year, and for Allard a very low
el in the seven relief appearances, just one point five.
Speaker 6 (41:14):
Getting set for the start of this one in Cleveland,
Clayton Kershaw against Colby Allard, Dodgers looking for their third
straight win over the Guardians this afternoon, Tim, all.
Speaker 7 (41:23):
Right, thank you guys. First bitches. Next, don't forget David
Matt Saints got you covered. All the postgame festivities, highlights,
postgame reaction, and of course Dodger talk is well. When
this one is over, Dodgers looking to finish off this
road trip on a witty note. Clayton Kersh on the mound,
Dodgers Guardians enjoy it. I'm Tim Kasey's World Champion Los
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