April 24, 2025 • 40 mins
The Kings hammered the Oilers to take a 2-0 series lead over the Oilers. The Dodgers fell to the Cubs again last night as Ohtani's slump continues. Blake Snell is shut down after he didnt feel right after playing catch
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right, here we go three hours for us today,
Fred Rogan, Rodney Peach on a five to seventy LA Sports.
Here is an alert, locked the doors, board the windows.
One o'clock, Eric Dickerson, Eric and the third person. Dickerson
will be on the program today for all things getting
ready for the NFL Draft, and I'll be curious to
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hear his draft day story. Rodney, you have shared yours
in the past. I think it's worth revisiting when Eric
is here. But the NFL Draft begins and Eric will
join us.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Yeah, Eric was in that big one.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
He was in at eighty three with all the quarterbacks,
the l Way controversy, whether he was going to go
to Baltimore, decided he was going to play for the Yankees.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
And and did the.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Prior to Eli Manning, prior to all this talk about shador.
Elway was the guy that I'm not playing for Baltimore
and Frank Cush and was going to go and really
ready to go play baseball with the Yankees and ended
up in Denver, which is a crazy trade. And then
Marino dropping all the way to late first round and
being one of the best of that entire draft. But
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I think Eric went second in that draft, as everybody
talked about the quarterbacks, but it was a big draft
for Eric as well.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
So yeah, we want to hear that story.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
All right, so we will. We will talk with Eric
beginning at one o'clock today. He is here for the hour.
It's a little pre football Monday, and we all know
those football Mondays. Anything can happen when we're in season,
So Eric will be here. That'll be really cool. Adam
Auslin the SALTYA will jump on coming up at two
o'clock today and we'll get ready for the Clipper game
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tonight and set the scene for the Lakers tomorrow. Okay,
what I tell you. What I tell you. People don't
listen to me. You should be listening to me. Go
Kings Go, Go, Kings Go.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
What are you suggesting that the people didn't believe that
the Kings were gonna get after him last night?
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Are you? Are you suggesting that what I'm suggesting?
Speaker 1 (01:58):
No, here's what I'm suggesting, and I'm glad you're this up.
Here's what I'm suggesting. I told you before the series began,
and god knows what a pain in the ass playing
Edmonton is in the playoffs. It's as if the Oilers
live in the King's heads. But this year it would
be different because this year the Kings had one of
the best records at home.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
In the league.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
And I said before the series started, just half home,
iice advantage. As it was winding down, the season was
winding down, I was telling people, just half home, iice
advantage because at home they're basically unbeatable. And now they
have done something that is for them, maybe part for
the course, but mind blowing for everybody else. They've jumped
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out to a two zher lead in the best of
seven series. They are in control. And last night they
looked like they were in control. In Game one, they
had a big lead, Edmonton came back and then the
Kings won late on a knuckle curve that Philip Deno shot.
Last night, there was no question, there was no doubt
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the King for a better team.
Speaker 4 (03:02):
Okay, okay, did you did you did you get did
you get a little nervous? Bread when they cut it
the three two in the third period? You know, when
they scored and cut it three two in the third period,
did you get a little nervous because.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Uh, you know, it bothered me a little bit. Did
I get nervous. Absolutely not, yes, oh yes, okay. I
did get a little nervous, but I knew they I
took it a little nervous, But I didn't sit there
and think, oh now we're in trouble. I thought we
got to score again and score again. They did and
they did and they did love it.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
I loved it. The stars came out to play copaitar uh.
It was it was.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
It was good campaign, you know when when they needed
a response to that, Fred as you mentioned, you know
there the crowd. I gotta say, and again we talked
about this yesterday. There's nothing like a live hockey game.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
If you're in the arena during during a hockey match,
it is is incredible. And the crowd was great. You
could feel the crowd through the through the TV yesterday
as well.
Speaker 3 (04:08):
But there was some tension. There was some tension when
Edmonton cut it to three to two. I could feel it.
There was some tension. And then the Kings got right
back into it and scored again, and then scored again
and then scored again and put it out of reach.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
In that third period.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
So it was no, it was a it was a
great response to a threat from Edmonton. And Edmonton had
no answers for the Kings. They were clearly the better team,
clearly the better team. And one thing Kings fans do,
and they've done it for years. And if you've been
to a King's game when the team is good, I mean,
if the team is not good, they don't do this.
It's it's one of my favorite moments in all sports.
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I just love when this happens, and it happened last night.
The entire crowd, unprovoked, unprompted, starts chanting the name of
the opposing goal.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Skin or skin or and it's so lot. If you're there,
it's deafening.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
And if you were watching on TV, you can certainly
hear eighteen thousand people screaming skin And I've got to
believe because they used to do it to Dallas goalie
Marty Turco. I've got to believe that even though you
say you don't hear the crowd, if there's eighteen thousand
people in Unison screaming your name, I think you hear them.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
I actually think it makes.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
A difference last night to a point which I could
not believe when the King scored, When the King scored
their fifth goal and I was watching on TV. I
texted somebody and I said, Skinner is given up. And
you could just see his body language when the King
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scored the fifth goal. You could just see.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
It and he was like ugh.
Speaker 3 (05:55):
And the next thing, you know, he came out and
they took him out. Yeah, it took him out of
the body of the game. Yeah, I mean at that
point I knew, you know, they felt it was over
because it was what five to two, and they took
him out and with like maybe six minutes to go
and third and but you're right, you know, you don't
I would say this, you don't really hear it, and
you know, during the course of an intense battle. But
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when things start to go bad, like when they scored
two two goals in a row after the Edmonton Oilers
cut it to three to two and then the Kings
come back and score and then score again and make
it five two, that is a point where you start
to hear it because you're you're you're in your head
at that point. It's like, man, we had this thing,
We're right back in it, and I give up two
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goals and so your mind starts racing. But yeah, that
is a point where you do start to hear the
crowd going and chanting your name and that's not a
good thing.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
No, And then watching it on TV and it was
a very quick they scored, They held the shot for
like a second and then cut to something else. But
in that second I saw Stuart Skinner look defeated. His
body language and it was a brief glimpse, but he
was defeated. So eighteen thousand people screaming his name, he
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gave up that fifth goal and it was no moss
for Stuart Skinner. And I think their coach took him
out because he saw that there was no reason to
leave him out there. It's like a fight that you
don't stop. Well, one guy is killing the other and
you just let him pound him. I think he was
emotionally and mentally defeated, so they took him out. And
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then when they took him out, I thought, well, this
is great news for the next game, because it's easy
to sit there and go you know what that was
that I'm a pro and I'm gonna get out here
for the next one. I don't think so that one
second he looked so defeated. I can't wait for him
to be in there in Edmonton.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
I don't know. I think he comes back in Edmonton.
Speaker 3 (07:55):
I think they took him out because it's one of
those games, you know, match is over and let's get
the other guy in there, Let's see what he can do.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Let's give him some run. But I think he comes back.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
And and I you know, just looking at it and
then hearing some of the analysis, it wasn't all on him.
It wasn't all on Skinner. It felt like, and I
don't know if Fred you're you're more of a hockey
guy than I am. But in hearing what the guys
were saying and describing it, that Edmonton was totally out
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of sync and and either got out coached or they
were out of position multiple times during the King's goals,
and you know, and and that was a contributing factor
outside of you know, Skinner missing you know, missing the
puck and not stopping it. That they didn't have enough
protection around the net, and it was clear that they were.
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They were describing the lack of discipline by the Oilers
in terms of allowing those goals as opposed to putting
it all on Skinner.
Speaker 1 (08:59):
Well, how in the world could they have a lack
of discipline. My god, they have the best player in
the game. But the best player in the game, they
can't have any lack of discipline.
Speaker 2 (09:07):
But there were there were crowded him. They said that
they were crowded.
Speaker 3 (09:10):
They didn't have they didn't have the right spacing for
them when they when he had the puck and the
guys were out of position, which is which caused some
intercepts and things like that. And uh, it just was
very very out of sync for Edmonton, and maybe Kings
had something.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
To do with that.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
I think the King's had a lot to do with it,
quite honestly. I think it's taken the Kings a while
to figure it out. And Edmonton, by the way, and
Evander Kine was back, and he's dirty, and you saw,
if you watch the game how dirty the Oilers are.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
You don't like Nurse either.
Speaker 1 (09:43):
I don't like Nurse, Yeah, I don't like him one bit.
But you saw, you could see. And then they started
to resort to that because they were in big trouble.
And I don't think it gets any better for him.
Sitting here right now, I do not think it gets
any better. I'll bet you the Kings get at least
one in Edmonton.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
Was it a high stick where the Oilers got you know,
complained on forget who it was for the Kings on
a followed through there was a high stick and they
didn't call it and the Kings scored the goal right
after that.
Speaker 2 (10:16):
M hm, you thought it was a high skin? I stick?
Did the Kings score? Yeah? Then I thought everything was fine.
I thought everything was fine. That's good. That's hockey. That's hockey.
Speaker 1 (10:31):
And if you're gonna sit there and wind about one
thing you got annihilated, you're gonna worry about one thing,
I think you got much bigger things to worry about.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
So it was big.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
It was a statement. The place went crazy. And now
the Kings are going to Edmonton. They're going to get
one up there, and I hope they get the first one.
Speaker 3 (10:51):
Let me ask you this, because all season long, the
people have talked about the Kings and their defense, right
and and how they're as good as anybody, if not
the best, in the league in defense. But in these
first few games against Oilers, they've been able to score
at will, basically on the Oilers when they needed it.
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In the first game, you know, they gave up the lead,
but they were far ahead, gave up the lead, and
then came back and scored to win it. And then
this game, you know, Edmonton got close and then the
Kings decided, Okay, we're gonna score.
Speaker 2 (11:25):
Three goals real quick. And they did it so offensively.
Speaker 3 (11:28):
They've been dominant when going into everything, people talked about
how well the defense was.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
Are you surprised by that?
Speaker 1 (11:37):
Here's what I was surprised by. Here's what I was
surprised by, Rodney. So you talk about how dirty Edmonton is, right,
and if you take a penalty, you're a man down.
The King scored three power play goals.
Speaker 2 (11:53):
Three.
Speaker 1 (11:55):
Now, their power play usually is not that good. As
a matter of fact, what the Kings, I like it
better when they're a man down. I think they're better
a man down than they are when they have the
man advantage. But last night three So that were three
penalties that Edmonton took that came back to bite them.
That's dirty play and the Kings took advantage. You see,
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if the officials are calling the game, they're not gonna
let Edmonton slide if they're really calling the game, and
they did. The Oilers committed the penalties and the Kings
made them pay. That was a big part of it
last night, and that speaks to the level of dirty play.
Edmonton has John Pally listens to our show. He sent
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me an email says he loves the show with Rodney,
listen almost every day blah blah blah blah blah, and
he goes, I totally hear you about Edmonton fans. We
have been to and he goes to Golden Night games
and several cities in recent years, including the Canadian cities.
Edmonton was our worst experience. Good experience with fans in Calgary, Vancouver, Winnipeg,
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but Edmonton always stands out as the unfriendliest fans.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
Weird.
Speaker 1 (13:13):
I find most Canadians to be very nice. They are
one hundred percent, but the fans are like the team
and that's why they're that way.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
The fans are like the team. So you talk about
the team takes on the persona of the city and.
Speaker 1 (13:28):
The fans, and then the fans take on the persona
of the team. I have to tell you, I'm just
being honest. I don't know if there's enough money to
spend on therapy for those people, all of them, the
players and the fans there because now they're all acting
like each other. They need therapy, They need to come
through it as a group and have a lot of
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sessions to try to work through this.
Speaker 3 (13:52):
But do you think it's it's the fans in the
city that the team adapts to or is it the
fans adapt to the team and the way the team plays,
Because when you look at like teams, like you know,
Philadelphia is always known as a tough team, physical team,
and that's the brand of the city is tough. Philadelphia
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Boxers come from Philadelphia, They're always tough. Detroit hard knows,
gangster type of thing, bad city, bad boys of Detroit.
Oakland was a hardcore, rough city, thuggish kind of city
and Oakland Raiders took on that persona. Do you think
it's the city of Edmonton? Are you blaming the city
of Edmonton to create this or that it is certain
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teams that have come about in Edmonton that have made
the city a difficult city or a mean city when
people travel there. Because was it that way when Gretzky
was in Edmonton? Were they a bad bad blood, bad team,
dirty team? When Gretzky Gretzky played for.
Speaker 2 (14:59):
Edmonton, they were not like this.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
No, and I probably think the fans are taking on
the persona of the team. I think that's what this is,
because I think it's opposite in the States sometimes I
think the Flyers took the persona of the city of Philadelphia.
Could be okay, if you're a Flyer, you came in
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and the city of Philadelphia you were like, that was
you better be hard nosed, you better be brutal, and
all of those things. And I think, you know, even
from a basketball and even try a from a somewhat
of a football standpoint, Philadelphia was the same way Detroit
in the late nineties or late eighties, whereas was it.
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You know, they had a bad perception and the bad
boys took that on. But you're saying it's the opposite
the city takes on in Canada, the city takes on
the persona of the team. Yeah, I mean, you don't
have this in Vancouver or Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, you don't
have this at all, but you do, for whatever reason,
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have it with Edmonton.
Speaker 3 (16:07):
So they weren't like this when when Gretzky and Messier
were there, they weren't considered a dirty or bad team.
Speaker 1 (16:13):
No, not that I remember. They were considered a very
skilled team. Yeah, but not like this. I mean the
way these guys play. So it's a great start. Last
thing you mentioned, the crowd and the energy and enthusiasm
when you watch hockey in the playoffs just jumps through
the screen at you.
Speaker 2 (16:34):
It just jumps through the screen.
Speaker 1 (16:36):
And I think I know why because in hockey during
the playoffs, maybe during the regular season, but certainly during
the playoffs, the fans feel they are a part of it.
They're not just sitting there rooting and cheering. Every fan
thinks they're a part of it. They're really not, but
these fans do believe it. In hockey, they are as
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much to do with winning as a players. They can
help the players, they're with the players, they feel the
emotion of the players, and I think that's why you
can see that that scene and you can feel that
emotion just jump off your screen because everybody seems.
Speaker 3 (17:21):
To be in it together. Yeah, and I feel that.
I feel I was proud. I was proud of my city.
I was proud of LA and the way they responded
and the excitement and the crowd. Because you you've mentioned
this before, is that the rest of the rest of
the league kind of looks at LA as more passive
and not really a hockey town or anything like that.
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But the crowd in LA, I guarantee you Edmonton felt it.
Edmonton felt the LA crowd uh in these first.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
Two games, and and and and I like to see
that because you don't often hear that from other places
about LA. To you, the Yankee felt the LA crowd
when they came to Dodger Stadium, and the same thing
I think right now that the Laker crowd is feeling.
Speaker 3 (18:11):
It and giving it and giving it right now to Minnesota.
And they felt it and fescing that game too. They
felt the LA crowd. So the hell with the people
around the country that didn't believe that LA crowds can
get into it and get loud and get crazy and
all of that, because we can't just as much as
anybody around the country.
Speaker 1 (18:31):
The problem with that is living in LA. And if
you've lived in southern California you know this. You have
a lot to do. You have many different options. I
mean from the beach to the mountains, Disneyland, not Sperry Farm,
sporting events, the theater. There are any number of ways
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for you to spend your money. Oftentimes in other markets,
the old only thing you can do is spend your
money on the teams. They don't have as much going on,
no disrespect a statement of fact, so that becomes to
them larger than life. What they don't understand are the
fans here feel the exact same way about their teams.
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But because there are so many different things to do here,
it doesn't seem as if the fans have the same passion.
I can assure you go to Dodger Stadium, you will
see passionate fans. I can assure you of that. You
go to the Crypt and watch the Kings, you will
see knowledgeable, passionate fans. I guarantee that Laker fans, they
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are passionate. It exists here, it's just around the country.
People don't understand what LA really is. They hate us
because they hate us. Pretty simple.
Speaker 2 (19:58):
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Speaker 2 (20:29):
Hey, it's a throwback Thursday.
Speaker 3 (20:33):
And uh, before we continue, I just wanna I want
to give a shout and uh and the big prayers
up to Elijah Arenas, uh, the son of Gilbert Arenas
and uh and uh Laura Govan, Uh, there's their son.
Was involved in a serious car accident early this morning
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and was in the in the hospital and is uh
uh they were was putting an induced coma. But he
had committed to USC this year, one of the one
of the top high school prospects coming out of high
school this past year. And uh again involved in a
serious car accident. Is in the hospital. So our thoughts
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and prayers are with the family and with him in
the full recovery and hopefully he'll be uh, he'll be okay.
Speaker 2 (21:24):
That's awful, You're right. Our our thoughts are with him.
That that is such a terrible thing to endure. So
thoughts from players absolutely absolutely.
Speaker 1 (21:34):
All right, Dodgers off today. They need to be off.
They needed a day off.
Speaker 2 (21:39):
Too. Tough losses, right too, tough.
Speaker 3 (21:41):
Like like losses in the games that Dodgers are, the
top of games that the Dodgers usually win.
Speaker 2 (21:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (21:49):
Yeah, it was tough, tough, and they were just out slugged,
pure and simple, just out slugged.
Speaker 2 (21:55):
The Cubs can hit. The Cubs can hit.
Speaker 3 (21:58):
And how about I mean, I hate to do it
because he's on the other side, but a big shout
to my little league guy from way back, p D.
Crow Armstrong. Pete crow Armstrong is on a heater like
I've not seen many people get on for a while.
He is on fire right in the last ten games,
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I think he's hit six home runs and you know,
seven extra base hits. I mean, he's been on a tear.
And he said five of his whatever home runs he's
hit against the Dodgers, he had a couple here at
Dodger Stadium, he said, three I think at Wrigley Field.
But been on a tear.
Speaker 2 (22:39):
But you know, it's one thing, you know, you're a
kid from LA, you get up playing the Dodgers. But man,
he has been on a.
Speaker 3 (22:48):
Heater right now, and I'm rooting for him, just not
against the Dodgers. But he has been a Dodger killer
right now. Pe d Crow Armstrong. So shout to him
and his family. I know him from way back. We
play against him.
Speaker 2 (23:01):
He was at Sherman Oaks literal league kid, went to
Harvard Westlake and signed, you know, drafted by the Mets early,
and then signed with the Cubs and now he is
killing it at center field for the Cubs.
Speaker 3 (23:11):
So you know, you can't help but root for kids
that you grew up with and your kids played against
when they were in little league, and now he's doing
his thing at the big league level.
Speaker 2 (23:21):
So shout to him, man.
Speaker 1 (23:23):
Yeah, big time. The thing about him is his strength
was his defense and speed.
Speaker 2 (23:30):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (23:30):
I mean there are a few people faster than he is.
I don't think they really expected him to hit a
ton this year.
Speaker 2 (23:37):
No, no.
Speaker 3 (23:39):
If you remember, he took over last year for Cody
Bellinger with the Cubs, and they moved Cody to right
field because of his defense capabilities in center field for
the Cubs. And you're right, it was more about his
defense and the range that he had and playing center field.
Speaker 2 (23:56):
It's why they put him there. And now this year
he is he's shown it at the plate, so you know,
who knows if they can he can keep it going.
But I'm you know, certainly a guy that I root for.
Speaker 1 (24:11):
Uh okay, So aside from the fact that they were
out hit again and we can run down the well,
I mean there's a problem. Otani's won for thirteen mookiees
not killing the ball. The bottom of the order is struggling.
We're not going to do that. All true, all accurate.
So here's how we're gonna fix it. I'll tell you
how they're gonna fix it. They're not going to fix it.
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Who that that's how they're going to fix it. They're
not going to fix it. There is nothing to fix.
This is a period of time where this is happening.
It is not well, we should change the batting order.
We got to get this guy out of the lineup now,
we got to put him. They're not gonna do that.
It's not gonna happen. They're going to allow the players
to just play their way out of this, and they
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will because they're that good.
Speaker 3 (24:58):
Yeah, one thing you changed. You know, people are complaining, oh,
what would you change? What would you change with the
Dodgers right now? What would what lineup wise? Would you, Oh,
Freddie's hitting fourth instead of third. Oh, that's the prey problem. Now, No,
they're working Freddie back in. Freddie had some injuries to
start the season. They feel right now hitting him fourth,
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especially against the left handed pitchers.
Speaker 2 (25:23):
Uh, he'll hit fourth in the lineup. But is that
the problem? No?
Speaker 3 (25:27):
I mean, what would you change from a Dodgers perspective?
And let's not forget they're still, you know, in the
top five in baseball in terms of record, so they're
not like, you know, in last place or anything like that.
So the key question is like, what would you do
to change everything? If you're so frustrated? What would you change?
Speaker 1 (25:49):
Well, there's nothing you can change. Everybody's there. Oh, what
are you gonna do? Send someone who's going down to
triple one? What are you gonna do? We're you gonna
find somebody. I mean, Tanner's guy gave up a home
run the other day. The closer, Well, what are you
gonna do?
Speaker 2 (26:04):
And he's he's been really good.
Speaker 3 (26:05):
You know, he's been good first part, you know, half
of the season, and then yeah, he has a couple
of bad outings, and yeah, what are you going to do?
Not having closed, not having closed. I mean, you got
Evan phillips is coming back, and you know, you lose
trying in a little bit, but he's the guy.
Speaker 2 (26:23):
He's the guy. You know, what are you gonna do?
Speaker 3 (26:25):
Kirby Yates, you know the other day gave up you know,
a home run or runs and and then came back
and had a nice outing. But what would you change
at this point because you have you lost a couple
of games to the Cubs, or you lost or you're
not been playing so great lately. Uh, what do you
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change to me? You don't. It just happens in a
one hundred and sixty two game season.
Speaker 2 (26:53):
You're not always going to be hitting on all cylinders, right,
So there's nothing to change.
Speaker 1 (26:58):
So if you're panicking or thinking, well, if they just
tried this, they're going to try nothing. They're just going
to play their way out of it.
Speaker 2 (27:04):
Now.
Speaker 1 (27:05):
Blake Snell has been shut down. Blake Snell is, we
don't know when he's coming back to me. Is it expected?
Speaker 2 (27:13):
Maybe?
Speaker 1 (27:14):
Is it troubling, Yes, it's only troubling from the perspective
they just signed him. But again, look at it like this,
all right, they've shut him down. They just want him
good when they need him to be good. That's all
they want. When they need him to be ready. They
want him to be ready, and they roughly end April.
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Isn't critical, Yeah, it is not. It is not a
rush to get Blake Snell back. We want him and
we know how good he can be because we faced
him and he is on our team. But there is
absolutely with what the Dodgers did.
Speaker 3 (27:50):
It's almost like they they could see it, had the
foresight to understand. You know, pictures get injured, and especially
early in the season, pitchers will go down. So how
do we insulate ourselves against that. Well, we're gonna build
up our pitching staff. We're gonna go out there in
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the offseason and we're gonna spend money on pitching.
Speaker 2 (28:15):
You know.
Speaker 3 (28:16):
We we believe we kind of dodged a bullet and
got lucky last year the way our bullpen performed, and
we had to throw far more bullpen games than we expected.
But yet our bullpen came through for us and we
ended up winning the World Series.
Speaker 2 (28:32):
Because if our bullpen didn't do what they did from.
Speaker 3 (28:35):
August through October, we wouldn't have won the World Series.
And our bullpen was phenomenal. But we can't have a
steady diet of that. So we're gonna go out and
we're going to secure our pitching staff. They did that
and they became probably the deepest pitching staff in Major
League Baseball. And yes, some of those guys have gotten
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injured early in the season, but that's why they did
that and they will be which means exactly what you said, Fred.
There's no rush to get Blake Snell back. There's no
rush to bring Otani in earlier than expect it. There's
no rush to bring Kershaw back earlier then then you
know expect it.
Speaker 2 (29:16):
There's no rush to bring back Tony Gonslin.
Speaker 3 (29:20):
Let him get ready and then he can come back, Kopek,
all those guys that are there, and we'll be back
in the summer. There's no rush to get him back
in April, because our depth is good enough to hang
on and be right in the mix as we start
to turn the tide into the second half of the season.
Speaker 1 (29:39):
If the Dodgers had won two games, if the Dodgers
were the Rockies, I would say, Okay, something's got to change.
I know it's early, but something has to change. They've
not just won two games like in pretty much when
they're firing in all cylinders, win every game. So do
not panic here, do not become concer. And I'm sure
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everybody has one hundred suggestions. Some would be why in
God's name did you resign Dave Roberts. We haven't got
there yet, but if they use another.
Speaker 2 (30:08):
Game we might coming.
Speaker 1 (30:11):
We may hear that right around the corner. Yeah, everything
is fine, nothing's going to change. They're going to play
their way out of it now. I think Friday tomorrow,
I think they get Paul Skemes. Yeah, that'll be fun
to watch ski versus Skiings, Yamamoto versus Skiings. Yeah, tomorrow
is going to be excellent. Yeah, I think that'll be
a good one. But Dodger fans, it's all going to
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be okay. One o'clock ed Eric Dickerson a special cameo
appearance today. We'll talk NFL Draft. You'll be here for
an hour and we'll talk about everything else that comes
to his mind.
Speaker 2 (30:45):
Oh yeah, I remember this in The Lover's nineties era.
Speaker 3 (30:53):
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All right enough.
Speaker 2 (32:02):
From the Court to the court Room with Jacob and Ronnie.
Speaker 1 (32:05):
Okay, Weekly chat with our good friend Jacob and Ronnie. Jacob,
how are you today?
Speaker 2 (32:11):
Hi?
Speaker 5 (32:11):
Fred, Hi Rodney. I'm doing okay. Uh uh, Little little
Sad I just got some news for the income and
freshman into USC. Eliza A Minos was involved in a
very bad accident and is in induced coma, and I'm
just I'm just very sad for him and his family
right now.
Speaker 3 (32:32):
Yeah, we just talked about that, Jacob, and you know
those are it that that do know, and I know
Gilbert and I know h Elijah's mom Laura, and we're
just praying that everything's gonna be okay. But man, yeah,
that accident happened, you know, in the wee hours of
Thursday morning, this this this morning, at like around four
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o'clock in the morning, and you just hope that the
induced coma was something that they did just to uh
to make sure everything was all right.
Speaker 2 (33:03):
But man, we are we are praying for him.
Speaker 3 (33:06):
And as you mentioned, uh incoming freshman at USC and
I had a bright future ahead of him and had
a tremendous career a high school and and really on
a lot of people's charts as being a big time prospect.
So our thoughts and everybody hopefully his prayers are are
with him for a full recovery and we'll we'll keep
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monitoring the situation, man. But that's uh, yeah, yeah, you know,
we all have the employs, we have sons, we we know,
we've been there with you know, at least Fred and
I have been there with our kids and driving and
and it's a scary thing.
Speaker 2 (33:43):
So so hopefully he's okay, you know.
Speaker 5 (33:45):
And I got and I got the text message from
my boys because obviously we're all diehard Trojans, and my
older sons played, you know, against Elijah this last year
and a tournament, and and this is what my text
message back to them. This is why I am so
afraid of cars and why I believe that cars are
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even more dangerous than guns, because it's just it's just
incredible what I see every day, and then when you
see something like this for someone's family, just it was
just right on my mind. So I'm sorry, guys that
I just jumped into that. I'm sorry to know you
guys have just talked about it. But I just want
everybody to pray for him and for his family and
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God willing everything will be okay.
Speaker 1 (34:29):
Yeah, there's nothing There's nothing more difficult in life if
you're a parent then having one of your kids in
a situation like this. This is the most devastating thing
you could go through. So positive thoughts, Jacob, good thoughts, Positive.
Speaker 5 (34:43):
Thoughts, absolutely, Okay, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (34:47):
Are you in town or you're gonna go up for
the Laker game in Minnesota?
Speaker 5 (34:50):
No, I'm in town. I'm in town. I'm gonna be
cheering loud and proud from the front of my TV
and uh, you know, and hoping we're going to get
home court back and uh you know, bringing back here
for Game five?
Speaker 3 (35:09):
Do you think do you think that dig I'm sorry,
do you uh you believe that the Game one was
kind of like a you know, an aberration. It was
just one of those that the Lakers just came out flat,
not quite ready to play in the playoffs, and and
it was just like they got they got hit in
the mouth and the real Lakers didn't really show up
that game. But the real Lakers did show up in
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Game two and put it on Minnesota. Is that the
Lakers that we're gonna see in Game three and going
forward is as a more focused Lakers that knows that
and and honesty and people know this, and everybody knows this.
The Lakers are the better team. But is this the
Laker team that we're going to see going forward?
Speaker 2 (35:48):
You believe?
Speaker 5 (35:50):
I think it was a great wake up call for them.
I was at the game game one, and I think
as soon as Minnesota, Bret brought in Jaden Daniels, who's
a tall, lanky, you know, off guard forward, and he
ended up getting second chance points and getting those rebounds.
We did not, you know, the Lakers did not react correctly.
(36:10):
I think they should have brought in Vando immediately because
basically he is the guy on that team that is
not afraid to play rough and tough, and as you saw,
he got two technicals because you know, Minnesota was aggravated
based on how aggressive and physical he played. I think
by the time you know, they came around and made
their changes, those guys hit over sixty percent three pointers,
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which was a record for Minnesota, and the game just
kind of got away from us. I think Game two
came out with a lot more intensity, a lot more grit,
a lot more fire. He saw a lot more emotion
from them, and even though we still didn't play a
great game too, we showed ourselves, now what's important to
get on the road, you know, without any distractions, and
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get that game three, get you know, home court back.
It's all about intensity and coming out and playing forty
eight minutes of aggressive wall. Minnesota is an excellent team.
They're long, they can hit shots, and you have ants
that could take over the game at any point. But
I think, as you just said, Rodney Lakers are the
better teams. They just have to play forty eight minutes
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of hard notes basketball because you're not going to be
able to win a game here if you take your
foot off the gas.
Speaker 1 (37:26):
Jacob bar Our listeners loving you offer advice. There's something
I've wondered for a while, the litigation process. The difference
between settling a case and a case that needs to
be filed in court.
Speaker 2 (37:37):
Now, how does that work?
Speaker 5 (37:40):
Yes, so you know everybody watches TV. They walk all
these attorneys shows and it shows something happened, and then
you know, four minutes later if people are in court.
So I can't tell you how often people tell me
I just want to go to court. I just want
to go to court. But the problem with going to
court is every case is not necessarily built to go
to court. In my area of law, personal injury. You know,
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smaller injury cases are not built to go to court
because of the fact that the amount of costs that
you go through when you're in litigation. When a lawsuit
is filed with depositions and court costs will basically eat
up every penny that should be going to our clients.
The bigger case is that have bigger injuries or where
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the insurance companies being totally unreasonable. We file lawsuits on
those and I'd say about ten to fifteen percent of
our cases get lawsuits filed and go into litigation, and
the other eighty to eighty five percent do get resolved.
Why is it important for our listeners to understand the
difference between pre litigation, which is a case that could
settle before a lawsuit, and then litigation. It's because when
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you pick an attorney, you want to make sure that
that law firm or that attorney is capable enough to
go to a lawsuit and litigation. If they insurance company
is taking advantage of you, if they're not offering enough money,
if they're trying to put pressure on your attorney to
just take whatever offers on the table, If your attorney
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does not go to court, if they don't have a
team of lawyers that are experienced enough to perform in court,
then you get the short end of the stick because
that attorney has got to take whatever money is there,
and you're the one who gets taken advantage up. If
you have like our firm, you know we've been around
for as long as we have. Our litigation department is
just as big as our pre litigation, which is where
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we handle the cases and we settle them. And the
reason we're there is because most times than not, insurance
companies will try to low ball your attorneys will try
to pay as little as possible to save money, and
then we're not afraid to file a lawsuit and do
whatever it takes in order to get the best results
based on that case. So I just want our listeners
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to know going to court and filing a lawsuit is
not always in the best interests of every single case.
It varies on that case. But you want somebody who's
capable and has a team in order to do that
for that.
Speaker 1 (40:07):
All right, Jacob, great advice. As always, we appreciate the time.
You have a great week.
Speaker 5 (40:12):
Thanks guys, take care and have a great rest of
your week.
Speaker 1 (40:18):
All right, everybody, get it ready. Eric Dickerson ed joins
the show for an hour when we come back
All right, here we go three hours for us today,
Fred Rogan, Rodney Peach on a five to seventy LA Sports.
Here is an alert, locked the doors, board the windows.
One o'clock, Eric Dickerson, Eric and the third person. Dickerson
will be on the program today for all things getting
ready for the NFL Draft, and I'll be curious to
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hear his draft day story. Rodney, you have shared yours
in the past. I think it's worth revisiting when Eric
is here. But the NFL Draft begins and Eric will
join us.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Yeah, Eric was in that big one.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
He was in at eighty three with all the quarterbacks,
the l Way controversy, whether he was going to go
to Baltimore, decided he was going to play for the Yankees.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
And and did the.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
Prior to Eli Manning, prior to all this talk about shador.
Elway was the guy that I'm not playing for Baltimore
and Frank Cush and was going to go and really
ready to go play baseball with the Yankees and ended
up in Denver, which is a crazy trade. And then
Marino dropping all the way to late first round and
being one of the best of that entire draft. But
(01:04):
I think Eric went second in that draft, as everybody
talked about the quarterbacks, but it was a big draft
for Eric as well.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
So yeah, we want to hear that story.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
All right, so we will. We will talk with Eric
beginning at one o'clock today. He is here for the hour.
It's a little pre football Monday, and we all know
those football Mondays. Anything can happen when we're in season,
So Eric will be here. That'll be really cool. Adam
Auslin the SALTYA will jump on coming up at two
o'clock today and we'll get ready for the Clipper game
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tonight and set the scene for the Lakers tomorrow. Okay,
what I tell you. What I tell you. People don't
listen to me. You should be listening to me. Go
Kings Go, Go, Kings Go.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
What are you suggesting that the people didn't believe that
the Kings were gonna get after him last night?
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Are you? Are you suggesting that what I'm suggesting?
Speaker 1 (01:58):
No, here's what I'm suggesting, and I'm glad you're this up.
Here's what I'm suggesting. I told you before the series began,
and god knows what a pain in the ass playing
Edmonton is in the playoffs. It's as if the Oilers
live in the King's heads. But this year it would
be different because this year the Kings had one of
the best records at home.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
In the league.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
And I said before the series started, just half home,
iice advantage. As it was winding down, the season was
winding down, I was telling people, just half home, iice
advantage because at home they're basically unbeatable. And now they
have done something that is for them, maybe part for
the course, but mind blowing for everybody else. They've jumped
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out to a two zher lead in the best of
seven series. They are in control. And last night they
looked like they were in control. In Game one, they
had a big lead, Edmonton came back and then the
Kings won late on a knuckle curve that Philip Deno shot.
Last night, there was no question, there was no doubt
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the King for a better team.
Speaker 4 (03:02):
Okay, okay, did you did you did you get did
you get a little nervous? Bread when they cut it
the three two in the third period? You know, when
they scored and cut it three two in the third period,
did you get a little nervous because.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Uh, you know, it bothered me a little bit. Did
I get nervous. Absolutely not, yes, oh yes, okay. I
did get a little nervous, but I knew they I
took it a little nervous, But I didn't sit there
and think, oh now we're in trouble. I thought we
got to score again and score again. They did and
they did and they did love it.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
I loved it. The stars came out to play copaitar uh.
It was it was.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
It was good campaign, you know when when they needed
a response to that, Fred as you mentioned, you know
there the crowd. I gotta say, and again we talked
about this yesterday. There's nothing like a live hockey game.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
If you're in the arena during during a hockey match,
it is is incredible. And the crowd was great. You
could feel the crowd through the through the TV yesterday
as well.
Speaker 3 (04:08):
But there was some tension. There was some tension when
Edmonton cut it to three to two. I could feel it.
There was some tension. And then the Kings got right
back into it and scored again, and then scored again
and then scored again and put it out of reach.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
In that third period.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
So it was no, it was a it was a
great response to a threat from Edmonton. And Edmonton had
no answers for the Kings. They were clearly the better team,
clearly the better team. And one thing Kings fans do,
and they've done it for years. And if you've been
to a King's game when the team is good, I mean,
if the team is not good, they don't do this.
It's it's one of my favorite moments in all sports.
(04:44):
I just love when this happens, and it happened last night.
The entire crowd, unprovoked, unprompted, starts chanting the name of
the opposing goal.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Skin or skin or and it's so lot. If you're there,
it's deafening.
Speaker 1 (05:05):
And if you were watching on TV, you can certainly
hear eighteen thousand people screaming skin And I've got to
believe because they used to do it to Dallas goalie
Marty Turco. I've got to believe that even though you
say you don't hear the crowd, if there's eighteen thousand
people in Unison screaming your name, I think you hear them.
Speaker 2 (05:29):
I actually think it makes.
Speaker 1 (05:30):
A difference last night to a point which I could
not believe when the King scored, When the King scored
their fifth goal and I was watching on TV. I
texted somebody and I said, Skinner is given up. And
you could just see his body language when the King
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scored the fifth goal. You could just see.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
It and he was like ugh.
Speaker 3 (05:55):
And the next thing, you know, he came out and
they took him out. Yeah, it took him out of
the body of the game. Yeah, I mean at that
point I knew, you know, they felt it was over
because it was what five to two, and they took
him out and with like maybe six minutes to go
and third and but you're right, you know, you don't
I would say this, you don't really hear it, and
you know, during the course of an intense battle. But
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when things start to go bad, like when they scored
two two goals in a row after the Edmonton Oilers
cut it to three to two and then the Kings
come back and score and then score again and make
it five two, that is a point where you start
to hear it because you're you're you're in your head
at that point. It's like, man, we had this thing,
We're right back in it, and I give up two
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goals and so your mind starts racing. But yeah, that
is a point where you do start to hear the
crowd going and chanting your name and that's not a
good thing.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
No, And then watching it on TV and it was
a very quick they scored, They held the shot for
like a second and then cut to something else. But
in that second I saw Stuart Skinner look defeated. His
body language and it was a brief glimpse, but he
was defeated. So eighteen thousand people screaming his name, he
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gave up that fifth goal and it was no moss
for Stuart Skinner. And I think their coach took him
out because he saw that there was no reason to
leave him out there. It's like a fight that you
don't stop. Well, one guy is killing the other and
you just let him pound him. I think he was
emotionally and mentally defeated, so they took him out. And
(07:37):
then when they took him out, I thought, well, this
is great news for the next game, because it's easy
to sit there and go you know what that was
that I'm a pro and I'm gonna get out here
for the next one. I don't think so that one
second he looked so defeated. I can't wait for him
to be in there in Edmonton.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
I don't know. I think he comes back in Edmonton.
Speaker 3 (07:55):
I think they took him out because it's one of
those games, you know, match is over and let's get
the other guy in there, Let's see what he can do.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Let's give him some run. But I think he comes back.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
And and I you know, just looking at it and
then hearing some of the analysis, it wasn't all on him.
It wasn't all on Skinner. It felt like, and I
don't know if Fred you're you're more of a hockey
guy than I am. But in hearing what the guys
were saying and describing it, that Edmonton was totally out
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of sync and and either got out coached or they
were out of position multiple times during the King's goals,
and you know, and and that was a contributing factor
outside of you know, Skinner missing you know, missing the
puck and not stopping it. That they didn't have enough
protection around the net, and it was clear that they were.
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They were describing the lack of discipline by the Oilers
in terms of allowing those goals as opposed to putting
it all on Skinner.
Speaker 1 (08:59):
Well, how in the world could they have a lack
of discipline. My god, they have the best player in
the game. But the best player in the game, they
can't have any lack of discipline.
Speaker 2 (09:07):
But there were there were crowded him. They said that
they were crowded.
Speaker 3 (09:10):
They didn't have they didn't have the right spacing for
them when they when he had the puck and the
guys were out of position, which is which caused some
intercepts and things like that. And uh, it just was
very very out of sync for Edmonton, and maybe Kings
had something.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
To do with that.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
I think the King's had a lot to do with it,
quite honestly. I think it's taken the Kings a while
to figure it out. And Edmonton, by the way, and
Evander Kine was back, and he's dirty, and you saw,
if you watch the game how dirty the Oilers are.
Speaker 2 (09:41):
You don't like Nurse either.
Speaker 1 (09:43):
I don't like Nurse, Yeah, I don't like him one bit.
But you saw, you could see. And then they started
to resort to that because they were in big trouble.
And I don't think it gets any better for him.
Sitting here right now, I do not think it gets
any better. I'll bet you the Kings get at least
one in Edmonton.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
Was it a high stick where the Oilers got you know,
complained on forget who it was for the Kings on
a followed through there was a high stick and they
didn't call it and the Kings scored the goal right
after that.
Speaker 2 (10:16):
M hm, you thought it was a high skin? I stick?
Did the Kings score? Yeah? Then I thought everything was fine.
I thought everything was fine. That's good. That's hockey. That's hockey.
Speaker 1 (10:31):
And if you're gonna sit there and wind about one
thing you got annihilated, you're gonna worry about one thing,
I think you got much bigger things to worry about.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
So it was big.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
It was a statement. The place went crazy. And now
the Kings are going to Edmonton. They're going to get
one up there, and I hope they get the first one.
Speaker 3 (10:51):
Let me ask you this, because all season long, the
people have talked about the Kings and their defense, right
and and how they're as good as anybody, if not
the best, in the league in defense. But in these
first few games against Oilers, they've been able to score
at will, basically on the Oilers when they needed it.
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In the first game, you know, they gave up the lead,
but they were far ahead, gave up the lead, and
then came back and scored to win it. And then
this game, you know, Edmonton got close and then the
Kings decided, Okay, we're gonna score.
Speaker 2 (11:25):
Three goals real quick. And they did it so offensively.
Speaker 3 (11:28):
They've been dominant when going into everything, people talked about
how well the defense was.
Speaker 2 (11:34):
Are you surprised by that?
Speaker 1 (11:37):
Here's what I was surprised by. Here's what I was
surprised by, Rodney. So you talk about how dirty Edmonton is, right,
and if you take a penalty, you're a man down.
The King scored three power play goals.
Speaker 2 (11:53):
Three.
Speaker 1 (11:55):
Now, their power play usually is not that good. As
a matter of fact, what the Kings, I like it
better when they're a man down. I think they're better
a man down than they are when they have the
man advantage. But last night three So that were three
penalties that Edmonton took that came back to bite them.
That's dirty play and the Kings took advantage. You see,
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if the officials are calling the game, they're not gonna
let Edmonton slide if they're really calling the game, and
they did. The Oilers committed the penalties and the Kings
made them pay. That was a big part of it
last night, and that speaks to the level of dirty play.
Edmonton has John Pally listens to our show. He sent
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me an email says he loves the show with Rodney,
listen almost every day blah blah blah blah blah, and
he goes, I totally hear you about Edmonton fans. We
have been to and he goes to Golden Night games
and several cities in recent years, including the Canadian cities.
Edmonton was our worst experience. Good experience with fans in Calgary, Vancouver, Winnipeg,
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but Edmonton always stands out as the unfriendliest fans.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
Weird.
Speaker 1 (13:13):
I find most Canadians to be very nice. They are
one hundred percent, but the fans are like the team
and that's why they're that way.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
The fans are like the team. So you talk about
the team takes on the persona of the city and.
Speaker 1 (13:28):
The fans, and then the fans take on the persona
of the team. I have to tell you, I'm just
being honest. I don't know if there's enough money to
spend on therapy for those people, all of them, the
players and the fans there because now they're all acting
like each other. They need therapy, They need to come
through it as a group and have a lot of
(13:50):
sessions to try to work through this.
Speaker 3 (13:52):
But do you think it's it's the fans in the
city that the team adapts to or is it the
fans adapt to the team and the way the team plays,
Because when you look at like teams, like you know,
Philadelphia is always known as a tough team, physical team,
and that's the brand of the city is tough. Philadelphia
(14:15):
Boxers come from Philadelphia, They're always tough. Detroit hard knows,
gangster type of thing, bad city, bad boys of Detroit.
Oakland was a hardcore, rough city, thuggish kind of city
and Oakland Raiders took on that persona. Do you think
it's the city of Edmonton? Are you blaming the city
of Edmonton to create this or that it is certain
(14:38):
teams that have come about in Edmonton that have made
the city a difficult city or a mean city when
people travel there. Because was it that way when Gretzky
was in Edmonton? Were they a bad bad blood, bad team,
dirty team? When Gretzky Gretzky played for.
Speaker 2 (14:59):
Edmonton, they were not like this.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
No, and I probably think the fans are taking on
the persona of the team. I think that's what this is,
because I think it's opposite in the States sometimes I
think the Flyers took the persona of the city of Philadelphia.
Could be okay, if you're a Flyer, you came in
(15:22):
and the city of Philadelphia you were like, that was
you better be hard nosed, you better be brutal, and
all of those things. And I think, you know, even
from a basketball and even try a from a somewhat
of a football standpoint, Philadelphia was the same way Detroit
in the late nineties or late eighties, whereas was it.
(15:44):
You know, they had a bad perception and the bad
boys took that on. But you're saying it's the opposite
the city takes on in Canada, the city takes on
the persona of the team. Yeah, I mean, you don't
have this in Vancouver or Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, you don't
have this at all, but you do, for whatever reason,
(16:06):
have it with Edmonton.
Speaker 3 (16:07):
So they weren't like this when when Gretzky and Messier
were there, they weren't considered a dirty or bad team.
Speaker 1 (16:13):
No, not that I remember. They were considered a very
skilled team. Yeah, but not like this. I mean the
way these guys play. So it's a great start. Last
thing you mentioned, the crowd and the energy and enthusiasm
when you watch hockey in the playoffs just jumps through
the screen at you.
Speaker 2 (16:34):
It just jumps through the screen.
Speaker 1 (16:36):
And I think I know why because in hockey during
the playoffs, maybe during the regular season, but certainly during
the playoffs, the fans feel they are a part of it.
They're not just sitting there rooting and cheering. Every fan
thinks they're a part of it. They're really not, but
these fans do believe it. In hockey, they are as
(16:59):
much to do with winning as a players. They can
help the players, they're with the players, they feel the
emotion of the players, and I think that's why you
can see that that scene and you can feel that
emotion just jump off your screen because everybody seems.
Speaker 3 (17:21):
To be in it together. Yeah, and I feel that.
I feel I was proud. I was proud of my city.
I was proud of LA and the way they responded
and the excitement and the crowd. Because you you've mentioned
this before, is that the rest of the rest of
the league kind of looks at LA as more passive
and not really a hockey town or anything like that.
(17:43):
But the crowd in LA, I guarantee you Edmonton felt it.
Edmonton felt the LA crowd uh in these first.
Speaker 2 (17:51):
Two games, and and and and I like to see
that because you don't often hear that from other places
about LA. To you, the Yankee felt the LA crowd
when they came to Dodger Stadium, and the same thing
I think right now that the Laker crowd is feeling.
Speaker 3 (18:11):
It and giving it and giving it right now to Minnesota.
And they felt it and fescing that game too. They
felt the LA crowd. So the hell with the people
around the country that didn't believe that LA crowds can
get into it and get loud and get crazy and
all of that, because we can't just as much as
anybody around the country.
Speaker 1 (18:31):
The problem with that is living in LA. And if
you've lived in southern California you know this. You have
a lot to do. You have many different options. I
mean from the beach to the mountains, Disneyland, not Sperry Farm,
sporting events, the theater. There are any number of ways
(18:54):
for you to spend your money. Oftentimes in other markets,
the old only thing you can do is spend your
money on the teams. They don't have as much going on,
no disrespect a statement of fact, so that becomes to
them larger than life. What they don't understand are the
fans here feel the exact same way about their teams.
(19:18):
But because there are so many different things to do here,
it doesn't seem as if the fans have the same passion.
I can assure you go to Dodger Stadium, you will
see passionate fans. I can assure you of that. You
go to the Crypt and watch the Kings, you will
see knowledgeable, passionate fans. I guarantee that Laker fans, they
(19:44):
are passionate. It exists here, it's just around the country.
People don't understand what LA really is. They hate us
because they hate us. Pretty simple.
Speaker 2 (19:58):
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a picture and that's next.
Speaker 2 (20:29):
Hey, it's a throwback Thursday.
Speaker 3 (20:33):
And uh, before we continue, I just wanna I want
to give a shout and uh and the big prayers
up to Elijah Arenas, uh, the son of Gilbert Arenas
and uh and uh Laura Govan, Uh, there's their son.
Was involved in a serious car accident early this morning
(20:55):
and was in the in the hospital and is uh
uh they were was putting an induced coma. But he
had committed to USC this year, one of the one
of the top high school prospects coming out of high
school this past year. And uh again involved in a
serious car accident. Is in the hospital. So our thoughts
(21:16):
and prayers are with the family and with him in
the full recovery and hopefully he'll be uh, he'll be okay.
Speaker 2 (21:24):
That's awful, You're right. Our our thoughts are with him.
That that is such a terrible thing to endure. So
thoughts from players absolutely absolutely.
Speaker 1 (21:34):
All right, Dodgers off today. They need to be off.
They needed a day off.
Speaker 2 (21:39):
Too. Tough losses, right too, tough.
Speaker 3 (21:41):
Like like losses in the games that Dodgers are, the
top of games that the Dodgers usually win.
Speaker 2 (21:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (21:49):
Yeah, it was tough, tough, and they were just out slugged,
pure and simple, just out slugged.
Speaker 2 (21:55):
The Cubs can hit. The Cubs can hit.
Speaker 3 (21:58):
And how about I mean, I hate to do it
because he's on the other side, but a big shout
to my little league guy from way back, p D.
Crow Armstrong. Pete crow Armstrong is on a heater like
I've not seen many people get on for a while.
He is on fire right in the last ten games,
(22:19):
I think he's hit six home runs and you know,
seven extra base hits. I mean, he's been on a tear.
And he said five of his whatever home runs he's
hit against the Dodgers, he had a couple here at
Dodger Stadium, he said, three I think at Wrigley Field.
But been on a tear.
Speaker 2 (22:39):
But you know, it's one thing, you know, you're a
kid from LA, you get up playing the Dodgers. But man,
he has been on a.
Speaker 3 (22:48):
Heater right now, and I'm rooting for him, just not
against the Dodgers. But he has been a Dodger killer
right now. Pe d Crow Armstrong. So shout to him
and his family. I know him from way back. We
play against him.
Speaker 2 (23:01):
He was at Sherman Oaks literal league kid, went to
Harvard Westlake and signed, you know, drafted by the Mets early,
and then signed with the Cubs and now he is
killing it at center field for the Cubs.
Speaker 3 (23:11):
So you know, you can't help but root for kids
that you grew up with and your kids played against
when they were in little league, and now he's doing
his thing at the big league level.
Speaker 2 (23:21):
So shout to him, man.
Speaker 1 (23:23):
Yeah, big time. The thing about him is his strength
was his defense and speed.
Speaker 2 (23:30):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (23:30):
I mean there are a few people faster than he is.
I don't think they really expected him to hit a
ton this year.
Speaker 2 (23:37):
No, no.
Speaker 3 (23:39):
If you remember, he took over last year for Cody
Bellinger with the Cubs, and they moved Cody to right
field because of his defense capabilities in center field for
the Cubs. And you're right, it was more about his
defense and the range that he had and playing center field.
Speaker 2 (23:56):
It's why they put him there. And now this year
he is he's shown it at the plate, so you know,
who knows if they can he can keep it going.
But I'm you know, certainly a guy that I root for.
Speaker 1 (24:11):
Uh okay, So aside from the fact that they were
out hit again and we can run down the well,
I mean there's a problem. Otani's won for thirteen mookiees
not killing the ball. The bottom of the order is struggling.
We're not going to do that. All true, all accurate.
So here's how we're gonna fix it. I'll tell you
how they're gonna fix it. They're not going to fix it.
(24:33):
Who that that's how they're going to fix it. They're
not going to fix it. There is nothing to fix.
This is a period of time where this is happening.
It is not well, we should change the batting order.
We got to get this guy out of the lineup now,
we got to put him. They're not gonna do that.
It's not gonna happen. They're going to allow the players
to just play their way out of this, and they
(24:54):
will because they're that good.
Speaker 3 (24:58):
Yeah, one thing you changed. You know, people are complaining, oh,
what would you change? What would you change with the
Dodgers right now? What would what lineup wise? Would you, Oh,
Freddie's hitting fourth instead of third. Oh, that's the prey problem. Now, No,
they're working Freddie back in. Freddie had some injuries to
start the season. They feel right now hitting him fourth,
(25:19):
especially against the left handed pitchers.
Speaker 2 (25:23):
Uh, he'll hit fourth in the lineup. But is that
the problem? No?
Speaker 3 (25:27):
I mean, what would you change from a Dodgers perspective?
And let's not forget they're still, you know, in the
top five in baseball in terms of record, so they're
not like, you know, in last place or anything like that.
So the key question is like, what would you do
to change everything? If you're so frustrated? What would you change?
Speaker 1 (25:49):
Well, there's nothing you can change. Everybody's there. Oh, what
are you gonna do? Send someone who's going down to
triple one? What are you gonna do? We're you gonna
find somebody. I mean, Tanner's guy gave up a home
run the other day. The closer, Well, what are you
gonna do?
Speaker 2 (26:04):
And he's he's been really good.
Speaker 3 (26:05):
You know, he's been good first part, you know, half
of the season, and then yeah, he has a couple
of bad outings, and yeah, what are you going to do?
Not having closed, not having closed. I mean, you got
Evan phillips is coming back, and you know, you lose
trying in a little bit, but he's the guy.
Speaker 2 (26:23):
He's the guy. You know, what are you gonna do?
Speaker 3 (26:25):
Kirby Yates, you know the other day gave up you know,
a home run or runs and and then came back
and had a nice outing. But what would you change
at this point because you have you lost a couple
of games to the Cubs, or you lost or you're
not been playing so great lately. Uh, what do you
(26:46):
change to me? You don't. It just happens in a
one hundred and sixty two game season.
Speaker 2 (26:53):
You're not always going to be hitting on all cylinders, right,
So there's nothing to change.
Speaker 1 (26:58):
So if you're panicking or thinking, well, if they just
tried this, they're going to try nothing. They're just going
to play their way out of it.
Speaker 2 (27:04):
Now.
Speaker 1 (27:05):
Blake Snell has been shut down. Blake Snell is, we
don't know when he's coming back to me. Is it expected?
Speaker 2 (27:13):
Maybe?
Speaker 1 (27:14):
Is it troubling, Yes, it's only troubling from the perspective
they just signed him. But again, look at it like this,
all right, they've shut him down. They just want him
good when they need him to be good. That's all
they want. When they need him to be ready. They
want him to be ready, and they roughly end April.
(27:37):
Isn't critical, Yeah, it is not. It is not a
rush to get Blake Snell back. We want him and
we know how good he can be because we faced
him and he is on our team. But there is
absolutely with what the Dodgers did.
Speaker 3 (27:50):
It's almost like they they could see it, had the
foresight to understand. You know, pictures get injured, and especially
early in the season, pitchers will go down. So how
do we insulate ourselves against that. Well, we're gonna build
up our pitching staff. We're gonna go out there in
(28:11):
the offseason and we're gonna spend money on pitching.
Speaker 2 (28:15):
You know.
Speaker 3 (28:16):
We we believe we kind of dodged a bullet and
got lucky last year the way our bullpen performed, and
we had to throw far more bullpen games than we expected.
But yet our bullpen came through for us and we
ended up winning the World Series.
Speaker 2 (28:32):
Because if our bullpen didn't do what they did from.
Speaker 3 (28:35):
August through October, we wouldn't have won the World Series.
And our bullpen was phenomenal. But we can't have a
steady diet of that. So we're gonna go out and
we're going to secure our pitching staff. They did that
and they became probably the deepest pitching staff in Major
League Baseball. And yes, some of those guys have gotten
(28:56):
injured early in the season, but that's why they did
that and they will be which means exactly what you said, Fred.
There's no rush to get Blake Snell back. There's no
rush to bring Otani in earlier than expect it. There's
no rush to bring Kershaw back earlier then then you
know expect it.
Speaker 2 (29:16):
There's no rush to bring back Tony Gonslin.
Speaker 3 (29:20):
Let him get ready and then he can come back, Kopek,
all those guys that are there, and we'll be back
in the summer. There's no rush to get him back
in April, because our depth is good enough to hang
on and be right in the mix as we start
to turn the tide into the second half of the season.
Speaker 1 (29:39):
If the Dodgers had won two games, if the Dodgers
were the Rockies, I would say, Okay, something's got to change.
I know it's early, but something has to change. They've
not just won two games like in pretty much when
they're firing in all cylinders, win every game. So do
not panic here, do not become concer. And I'm sure
(30:01):
everybody has one hundred suggestions. Some would be why in
God's name did you resign Dave Roberts. We haven't got
there yet, but if they use another.
Speaker 2 (30:08):
Game we might coming.
Speaker 1 (30:11):
We may hear that right around the corner. Yeah, everything
is fine, nothing's going to change. They're going to play
their way out of it now. I think Friday tomorrow,
I think they get Paul Skemes. Yeah, that'll be fun
to watch ski versus Skiings, Yamamoto versus Skiings. Yeah, tomorrow
is going to be excellent. Yeah, I think that'll be
a good one. But Dodger fans, it's all going to
(30:32):
be okay. One o'clock ed Eric Dickerson a special cameo
appearance today. We'll talk NFL Draft. You'll be here for
an hour and we'll talk about everything else that comes
to his mind.
Speaker 2 (30:45):
Oh yeah, I remember this in The Lover's nineties era.
Speaker 3 (30:53):
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From the Court to the court Room with Jacob and Ronnie.
Speaker 1 (32:05):
Okay, Weekly chat with our good friend Jacob and Ronnie. Jacob,
how are you today?
Speaker 2 (32:11):
Hi?
Speaker 5 (32:11):
Fred, Hi Rodney. I'm doing okay. Uh uh, Little little
Sad I just got some news for the income and
freshman into USC. Eliza A Minos was involved in a
very bad accident and is in induced coma, and I'm
just I'm just very sad for him and his family
right now.
Speaker 3 (32:32):
Yeah, we just talked about that, Jacob, and you know
those are it that that do know, and I know
Gilbert and I know h Elijah's mom Laura, and we're
just praying that everything's gonna be okay. But man, yeah,
that accident happened, you know, in the wee hours of
Thursday morning, this this this morning, at like around four
(32:54):
o'clock in the morning, and you just hope that the
induced coma was something that they did just to uh
to make sure everything was all right.
Speaker 2 (33:03):
But man, we are we are praying for him.
Speaker 3 (33:06):
And as you mentioned, uh incoming freshman at USC and
I had a bright future ahead of him and had
a tremendous career a high school and and really on
a lot of people's charts as being a big time prospect.
So our thoughts and everybody hopefully his prayers are are
with him for a full recovery and we'll we'll keep
(33:26):
monitoring the situation, man. But that's uh, yeah, yeah, you know,
we all have the employs, we have sons, we we know,
we've been there with you know, at least Fred and
I have been there with our kids and driving and
and it's a scary thing.
Speaker 2 (33:43):
So so hopefully he's okay, you know.
Speaker 5 (33:45):
And I got and I got the text message from
my boys because obviously we're all diehard Trojans, and my
older sons played, you know, against Elijah this last year
and a tournament, and and this is what my text
message back to them. This is why I am so
afraid of cars and why I believe that cars are
(34:05):
even more dangerous than guns, because it's just it's just
incredible what I see every day, and then when you
see something like this for someone's family, just it was
just right on my mind. So I'm sorry, guys that
I just jumped into that. I'm sorry to know you
guys have just talked about it. But I just want
everybody to pray for him and for his family and
(34:26):
God willing everything will be okay.
Speaker 1 (34:29):
Yeah, there's nothing There's nothing more difficult in life if
you're a parent then having one of your kids in
a situation like this. This is the most devastating thing
you could go through. So positive thoughts, Jacob, good thoughts, Positive.
Speaker 5 (34:43):
Thoughts, absolutely, Okay, absolutely.
Speaker 2 (34:47):
Are you in town or you're gonna go up for
the Laker game in Minnesota?
Speaker 5 (34:50):
No, I'm in town. I'm in town. I'm gonna be
cheering loud and proud from the front of my TV
and uh, you know, and hoping we're going to get
home court back and uh you know, bringing back here
for Game five?
Speaker 3 (35:09):
Do you think do you think that dig I'm sorry,
do you uh you believe that the Game one was
kind of like a you know, an aberration. It was
just one of those that the Lakers just came out flat,
not quite ready to play in the playoffs, and and
it was just like they got they got hit in
the mouth and the real Lakers didn't really show up
that game. But the real Lakers did show up in
(35:30):
Game two and put it on Minnesota. Is that the
Lakers that we're gonna see in Game three and going
forward is as a more focused Lakers that knows that
and and honesty and people know this, and everybody knows this.
The Lakers are the better team. But is this the
Laker team that we're going to see going forward?
Speaker 2 (35:48):
You believe?
Speaker 5 (35:50):
I think it was a great wake up call for them.
I was at the game game one, and I think
as soon as Minnesota, Bret brought in Jaden Daniels, who's
a tall, lanky, you know, off guard forward, and he
ended up getting second chance points and getting those rebounds.
We did not, you know, the Lakers did not react correctly.
(36:10):
I think they should have brought in Vando immediately because
basically he is the guy on that team that is
not afraid to play rough and tough, and as you saw,
he got two technicals because you know, Minnesota was aggravated
based on how aggressive and physical he played. I think
by the time you know, they came around and made
their changes, those guys hit over sixty percent three pointers,
(36:33):
which was a record for Minnesota, and the game just
kind of got away from us. I think Game two
came out with a lot more intensity, a lot more grit,
a lot more fire. He saw a lot more emotion
from them, and even though we still didn't play a
great game too, we showed ourselves, now what's important to
get on the road, you know, without any distractions, and
(36:55):
get that game three, get you know, home court back.
It's all about intensity and coming out and playing forty
eight minutes of aggressive wall. Minnesota is an excellent team.
They're long, they can hit shots, and you have ants
that could take over the game at any point. But
I think, as you just said, Rodney Lakers are the
better teams. They just have to play forty eight minutes
(37:19):
of hard notes basketball because you're not going to be
able to win a game here if you take your
foot off the gas.
Speaker 1 (37:26):
Jacob bar Our listeners loving you offer advice. There's something
I've wondered for a while, the litigation process. The difference
between settling a case and a case that needs to
be filed in court.
Speaker 2 (37:37):
Now, how does that work?
Speaker 5 (37:40):
Yes, so you know everybody watches TV. They walk all
these attorneys shows and it shows something happened, and then
you know, four minutes later if people are in court.
So I can't tell you how often people tell me
I just want to go to court. I just want
to go to court. But the problem with going to
court is every case is not necessarily built to go
to court. In my area of law, personal injury. You know,
(38:05):
smaller injury cases are not built to go to court
because of the fact that the amount of costs that
you go through when you're in litigation. When a lawsuit
is filed with depositions and court costs will basically eat
up every penny that should be going to our clients.
The bigger case is that have bigger injuries or where
(38:27):
the insurance companies being totally unreasonable. We file lawsuits on
those and I'd say about ten to fifteen percent of
our cases get lawsuits filed and go into litigation, and
the other eighty to eighty five percent do get resolved.
Why is it important for our listeners to understand the
difference between pre litigation, which is a case that could
settle before a lawsuit, and then litigation. It's because when
(38:50):
you pick an attorney, you want to make sure that
that law firm or that attorney is capable enough to
go to a lawsuit and litigation. If they insurance company
is taking advantage of you, if they're not offering enough money,
if they're trying to put pressure on your attorney to
just take whatever offers on the table, If your attorney
(39:12):
does not go to court, if they don't have a
team of lawyers that are experienced enough to perform in court,
then you get the short end of the stick because
that attorney has got to take whatever money is there,
and you're the one who gets taken advantage up. If
you have like our firm, you know we've been around
for as long as we have. Our litigation department is
just as big as our pre litigation, which is where
(39:34):
we handle the cases and we settle them. And the
reason we're there is because most times than not, insurance
companies will try to low ball your attorneys will try
to pay as little as possible to save money, and
then we're not afraid to file a lawsuit and do
whatever it takes in order to get the best results
based on that case. So I just want our listeners
(39:54):
to know going to court and filing a lawsuit is
not always in the best interests of every single case.
It varies on that case. But you want somebody who's
capable and has a team in order to do that
for that.
Speaker 1 (40:07):
All right, Jacob, great advice. As always, we appreciate the time.
You have a great week.
Speaker 5 (40:12):
Thanks guys, take care and have a great rest of
your week.
Speaker 1 (40:18):
All right, everybody, get it ready. Eric Dickerson ed joins
the show for an hour when we come back
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