Talkin' Baseball (MLB Podcast) - LA Dodgers Take Game 1! | 907

Episode Date: October 14, 2024

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Hello and welcome to Toggin' Baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers. Not only have they survived the division series, they take game one against the Mets. They are rolling. 33 scoreless. Ben Casperius. Mark Vientos. Dang it. Hello and welcome to Toggin Baseball, presenting you by Seatgeek, the official ticket marketplace of Major League Baseball.

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The Cs are here, which, man, Trev, we've talked a lot about it. There was a moment today I walked into the office as we're getting ready for this live stream and it's like, wait, the New York Mets are playing for a chance to go to the World Series. No, you need to stop with that right now. Okay. Okay, I've had to fight with both of these fan bases over the last couple days. this was a tough one for our fans listening because it's like who does T. Pluve hate more?

Apparently I'm a big Dodger hater and we did not have enough energy during that episode. Also, Mets fans are mad that I said they're not an underdog. I don't know. I mean, one guy told me to shut the F up and I was like, dude, they had the best record in baseball for two-thirds of the season.

I'm sorry if I can't call them an underdog. I can't, dude. Treve, I'm going to say this as a compliment. Dodger fans are loud, and I appreciate it. But yeah, dude, I did the Padre stream with Ryan Cohen, and people were trying to, like, dunk on me. They're like, oh, NOS Jake. And it's like, no, man, I just like ball.

I like, notice, I like the Yankees. I'll be honest with you guys. And I try to tell you that. And my team stinks, so I don't even root for anybody right now. I'm just worried for good baseball. We are a part of the new twins ownership group. Prying. That, yeah, Yanks and guards off tonight.

But the New York Mets and the Dodgers teed it up. And let's be honest, like it was, okay, the Dodgers survived the Padres. Like almost whichever one of those two teams advanced was going to be the favorites. That's just straight up. That's real. but the Mets are on this miracle run that if the Mets do something, no one will be surprised.

They'll just be like, this is sports. Like they've got stars, they've got young, they've got vets, they've got starting pitching, they've got bullpen. I disagree wholeheartedly that the Mets are this underdog story. I just don't believe it. I didn't say, U.D.

You did. You said whoever comes from the Padres Dodgers going to be the favorites. I just, I honestly don't, obviously we're looking at a 9-0 victory now, but this is a, I'm trying to give credit to the Mets and I'm insulting them by giving them credit. Listen, this Mets team went and took care of the Brewers on an epic swing by Pete Alonzo, one of the best closers in the game after doing it to the Braves at the end of the season. And then they took out the Phillies, a team I picked to win the World Series.

They went and slam the door on them. So they have, the starting pitching is better than the Dodgers coming into this game. And now I don't know if we can say that because Jack Flair did just want seven innings with no runs. But like I'm trying to compliment the Mets. I don't think they're this punchy underdog team. I think this is a very well-rounded ball club. A very, like, again, led the big leagues since May 29th with their record. Like this is not.

This is not a punchy underdog team. It's not. You're right. Somehow, I mean, I don't know. Trev, you're right and you're wrong. Like, I'll be straight up with you. You're my guy. Like, the Dodgers have expectations coming in every season.

The Padres had them, lost them, and then got them again. Dude, the Mets were a game away from technically not being invited to the dance on a bonus day of the season that I, I think there is a little bit of punchy upstart Mets that everything you're saying is right. I just don't get that feeling from them. I don't know, man. And that should be a great thing for Mets fans because it is a good team. But we do have to recap what happened tonight. And it's slightly against the story we just told.

Let's burn it real quick and then we'll get into the rest of it. The Dodgers had to be careful which block they pull against code. I sang as the Miracle Mets would try to hit me and get Blackjack against Flaherty and the Dodgers. Max Muncie. That funky Muncie. Two RBI single. Oh, oh, oh, Tonnies. Baseball parts.

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Seven innings pitch, two hits, zero earn runs. Some insurance late. But it's the age of Casperius for the Dodgers as they'd win. Nine nothing final. She! I like the O, oh, oh, oh, Tony. That's a good one. I thought you would.

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Kind of early But what did you see out there I'll give some people some advice on Corona just FYI I won't put it in the bottle I'll squeeze the juice in the bottle discard the lime yeah You don't know where your hands have been

I know. Definitely don't know where that bartender's hands are there. I know. Just saying. Okay. Okay. I mean, obviously, I think Jack Flaherty is a story of the game, but I want to start with Senga.

Okay. You know, coming into the game, seven and a third inning's pitch on the whole year, which is very interesting. You know, they mentioned he didn't really have, like, a rehab start or, like, facing live hitters was in the playoffs. So I kind of, like, forgot that. You know, he seemed so. poised and then he didn't

at all. I mean, he gets Otani out and then it's a four-pitch walk to Mookie. He walks Freddie, four-pitch walk to Teo. So it was a very apparent that he just didn't have feel. But then

Smith first pitch swing, which is strange to me after a mound visit, I believe it was, and Mookie doesn't tag and I think, oh my gosh. Like, Seng is going to get out of this and he's going to roll for six innings. He's going to throw the Mark Burley out there in trouble early and just roll. Then Max Muncie does it, 2-0, whatever.

Still, 2-0, bases loaded, okay, that's not great for the Mets, not a great start for them. And he comes back out. He goes 3-0 to Lucks to lead off the bottom of the second. He ends up walking, I believe, on five pitches. He had four walks in the first 8-A-Bs. He gets a pitch-clock violation on him. Edmund Buntz, Otani base hit, his day is over, and it was just, I mean, that was the beginning of the end for the Mets.

I mean, you had Reed Gair in there in the bottom of the second. I actually thought that Carlos Mendoza did a good job. You know, he said, like, I'm trying to keep my team in the game. So, you know, he keeps it at 3-0 until the bottom of the four. So he's giving his offense a chance to come back in it. Unfortunately, for the Mets, Jack Flaherty was on today. I mean, he was filling up the strike zone Slider

They kept calling on knuckle curves He threw a knuck curve I don't think he does but maybe he does The breaking balls were just in play for strikes All night long He had won a bet to Francisco Alvarez We went 02, went three breaking balls for balls One fastball another one, three two

Another breaking ball And when you're commanding it like that It's just I mean it's tough as a hitter You have to be ready to go You know when you're filling up the strike zone like that And he just, he had that command and the poise that we didn't see him have, I guess, against San Diego. You know, he was out there.

The run support obviously helps him. But this was as the lopsided of a game, Jake is. I think we're going to get in these playoffs. I'll start with our guy Jack. And Trev, it's the beauty of where media is at today. You've known Jack for a long time. You've known Jack since he was not a guy guy. then he was the guy guy and then he kind of wasn't and now he's kind of back man he had a huge year

for himself he gets traded to the dodgers from the tigers that could have used to jack flarity but that's a whole other story um today's start was a big one man and i uh i don't know what he's going to have in his basement i hope you and me are both tied up in there at one point and we'll see what happens but man this was a big boy start and his his slider i think he was throwing it at different speeds. He threw a slider at 86 that was tight and in the zone. He threw a slider that was 76 and sweepy and out of the zone. And at the same time, he threw a couple sinkers, fastballs at like 89. And it goes to the beauty of pitching, man, that if you do this right and you put the ball in the right spot, the Mets have been one of the toughest lineups in this

postseason, and Jack shut him down. And obviously, like, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm a big believer in the path of the game and how it goes. And this got out of hand early. And part of that is Senga, dude. Sanga was wild. I think at one point it was like 30 pitches, 10 strikes. Like he was, it was just weird. It was like off-putting that he got Otani out in his second pitch of the game.

And then, I mean, after that point. I think he threw, let's see, four, six, and four is 14. He threw two strikes and 14 pitches. Like the whole thing was obtuse. And like you said, there was a chance to get out of it, but Muncie gets him. And to be fair to Senga, he was just hunting. Like he threw a cutter middle just trying to throw a strike.

And Munchy's bat was there. And it's just a reminder that Kodai Sanga came back for the Philly series. Like he probably, if this was the, If this was June, this would probably be saying as second start in AAA. Like, he's not there. They were hoping he was there. And against this Dodgers lineup, he didn't have much hope tonight. Well, Flaherty, our guy guy, like I, you know, I was kind of laughing tonight because I,

me and Co-Tuck, who we were talking about before this, me and Co-Tuck are kind of peas in a pod. Like, we get weird together. he's a silly cat me and jack aren't jack jack's one of the you know his poker face is tough and like you wouldn't walk up to him at a bar and be like whatever he's not necessarily that guy like once you know jack you're like okay dude uh i'm not that guy but tonight he was man and i i was stoked for him like dodger fans think um you know jakey new york or you know i streamed a padre's game uh I couldn't be happier for him, man.

He mowed down a lineup that was hot. For what? Two hits? Over seven. That's a special outing, dude. Seven innings pitch, two hits, two walks. I believe it was six Ks to add on where the game ended, 33 scoreless in a row for the Dodger.

I think the number is 23 runs to nothing given up since the Fernando Tate's Homer against W. Walker, cooler. That's crazy stuff, dude. And this is what we talk about, Jake. All the freaking time, man. That's why we love ball so much.

Did you have the Dodgers pitching being their strength in the postseason? No. No one did, I'm sorry. We knew the bullpen was good. Like, that guys, but 23 scoreless in the postseason, I wouldn't give that.

If you asked me to handicap, hey, of the, how many teams made the posties now? 12 of the 12 postseason teams give me the ones most likely to put 23 scoreless, the Dodgers will be in the middle of the pack at best, a best dude. And here they are doing it.

I think there was a turning point. Well, not really a turning point. It was all early. It was all early. So it was already 6-0 by the time this happened, but Winker gets the base hit. first hit of the game for the meds. Iglesias gets the base knock.

Winker has a beat going to third base from first. I think he realizes, oh shit, it's 6-0. What am I doing? I need to put the brakes on. But Kike was like a bad out of hell with that. Got to the ball quickly,

came up to fire to 3rd, saw Winker stop and hammered the ball behind him. Yeah. Like that was a hell of a play by him. And then Winker tried to go to third. And then I think in his mind, he was like, maybe I should get in a rundown and get a Glacius to second base. And then he's just like, wait, I'm in,

Coach Treves going to give me a, what is you doing, baby? And I am. What is you doing, baby? Six, nothing. Base by base right there. Or if you want to be aggressive and you think you have it, first and third, nobody out. Okay. Rally time.

You know, you score a couple there. Your team's back in the game, but instead you got to run on first one out. And I think that was, I mean, that was huge. We've seen this Mets team come back time and time again. So if they got it to three runs in the fifth inning, say, say it was six to three after that,

like the game is not over, but instead a bad base running play, I think he wanted to be aggressive, but then realized it's not the time to be aggressive. That was like a huge part of the game. If there was like a part of the game, game that was huge. I think that was it for the Mets. Other than that, they just got steamrolled, dude.

No, I think the point that needs to be driven home about that is the Mets went down to nothing and the stat that pops up on the screen is the Mets are 4 and O in games they've gone down in, which is just like, what? Like, that's the opposite of playoff baseball. In that inning, you're right. It's 6-0, like, you're, we're, we're really going to be right in the DVD if we're, we're about to do something. And that, man, maybe that should be exhibit A

if you're teaching young kids baseball of, like, the amount of thoughts that go in your head because it's six nothing. So, like, you shouldn't be aggressive. Jesse Winker, he probably had it, but... He did a great job. I don't want to underscore... He Kee doesn't hesitate at all.

And maybe this is Kike's law presses. Maybe he's not thinking at all, because I've seen that guy go cup to cup. with guys and not think about it. But he just bombs it to second. And it's a lot of freaking play. It was almost a little no look that he was thinking about it. So I want to give him credit.

But he bombs the ball to second. And dude, the thing he's got going, he's playing with House money. Like if he throws it to second or third, like for the Dodgers, does it really matter? You're up six nothing. The part that's weird for Winker, and I love the way you just talked about it was he kind of had third. Like once he throws behind you, as long as you keep going,

you're good. But he didn't. He hesitated initially. Because he hesitates initially and then he still slows down going to third. And that's the part that I don't have an answer for. And I don't know if that was him being broken or like you said he was hoping to get the runner to second.

But that really broke the inning. Oh, yeah. He had it. He had it, dude. I thought maybe there was like he expected the throw right away so he wanted to get in a rundown. I thought maybe

was that Lux's second base. Maybe Lux was going to go for like tags. He thought that's why Kiki's throwing it to me there. But yeah, that was just, it was a couple mental errors. Game speeding up on you type stuff for Jesse Winkerman, which was tough. And again,

there really isn't anything else's game. I do have a few more questions for the Mets. I brought it up to Jolly actually Bottom on the eighth Kike Baye bass hit and then KKK Shout out Kevin Kiermer comes in the game A little rusty out there

Doesn't know exactly where the wall is He's becoming a doppelganger for you, Trev People are talking about it I've got that a lot I asked Olivia today she said no She's like you're so much hotter I was like dude It's nice he just said

Did you show her me and Tyler Wade? Yeah yeah she likes you She says that Wade guy Lucky to be compared Okay, anyways. Air, on Pete, change up grip, bad baseball,

whatever. That's not great for the Mets. The game's out of hand. Mookie hits the RBI double, three RBI double. Nobody out, a one out, excuse me. Bases loaded. Why is he playing in?

That's a good question. What, I get double-play depth. trying to turn two there. But like, you're trying to go home and save that run. It's, I guess you don't want to go down seven to nothing. Right. It just seemed like a weird spot to be in.

And I think if he's back another three or four steps, probably in like normal double-play depth, that ball doesn't get down the line. Not that it mattered. I'm just curious. Right. He had an interesting game, Viantos. He was from the get-go.

Yeah, see, from the get-go, he didn't like his at-bats. I think he ended up striking out. They try out three times today. He needs to, games early tomorrow, got to snap out of it, got to be back.

This whole Mets team has to do it. I'm just curious, I mean, if someone can explain that to me in the comment section. I would love it. I don't think you can, but I just saw that one of the ask.

No, I was there when Jolly got that text from you, and I turned my head. I was like, ooh, it's interesting. It's one of the thing, like it doesn't matter.

Doesn't matter. Like it was 6-0. What are you doing? Like even if he feels that, I think it runs scores. But yeah, it was interesting of note. And I think just for this Mets team, like, you know, if we were doing clickbait social clicks, like that would be a good thing to put out and be like, are the Mets even ready for this? Like, you know, the Dodgers.

I can do that. I know. And that's not what we do. And it's part of the reason we're successful is like, like, you noted. that is like, that's just, that's interesting. Like, why? Why? And I was like, I don't have a good answer. Like, I don't know.

And I don't want to say the moment could be too big for the Mets. But again, like the Dodgers, the Dodgers thought they were going to be here. They wanted to be here. You know, Shohei signed with them this offseason for technically $2 million. I'm not going to do that whole thing now. But that allowed them to bring Teos. and Glassdown and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. They're here.

The Mets, we're here, baby. Like, we got Stearns, we got vibes. We didn't sell at the deadline. That, I don't know. I don't think that moment means much right now. But, like, let's see as this series goes. Because, you know, it was one of the weird things today, Treb. And there's been a lot of talk about the playoff format,

and we'll probably do an off-season episode about it. And Jimmy just did a Jimmy 3.3. things about it. It was a weird feeling today, especially for the Mets. The Mets won a three game series. Best out of three, they won two. Okay. They played a best out of five series.

They won three. The Mets lost today, and it was just kind of like, yeah. Yeah, it's different in a seven-game series, for sure. Which I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but it was just a weird feeling, just being like, the Mets fan looked at this game, and they were like, all right, well, we'll save most of our bullpen, which I get is part of a seven-game set, and we're smarter as fans that, like,

don't burn out your relievers. But it was just a, it was a different feeling to today that we haven't had previous games. I agree. I think Mendoza did a good job of that trying to keep his team in the ball game early on. Then when it got to 6-0, he was just, okay. Let's get Peterson out of there.

We threw Garrett already. Now, let's, you know, Budo hasn't thrown since, for a week. let's get him some work. And I just think that he understood the assignment. I think he did a good job today. And you're right. It doesn't really matter who wins. It does matter who wins game one,

but it's not as important in these seven game sets. You can say the same thing of the Dodgers though, by Jack doing his thing. They use Daniel Hudson and who at the end there? Ben Casperius, Yukon. Yes. I don't mean that in a negative way whatsoever. He made his postseason debut.

Congratulations. you struck out Marte to end the game. That's pretty cool. Love that. But they also save the bullpen. And what's supposed to be, apparently they were talking about on the broadcast, a bullpen game for the Dodgers tomorrow.

So that's a great job by Jack. Like, I think the last thing I want to point out was the way the bottom of the Dodgers order approached the game today. Like we saw two bunts. Yeah. just like sack bums like

and they both paid off. Not really bunning for base hits but I think what they're thinking is hey let's get the guys in the scoring position and like we can hit a single

like we're not this is not an extra base hit type group although Kike's got the most whatever he's in a bunch of homework but I think they're just saying pressure pressure pressure get guys in scoring position if there's a base open and they walk Otani, who cares?

We get Mookie and Freddie right there. Let's just keep putting people on base, keep putting the pressure on. And I think a lot of times we get away from that because, hey, we don't want to give up and out. But it works for them because, number one, you can hit a single. Tommy Eamon can hit a single at the bottom line up.

But number two, you have three Hall of Fame which going back to back to back to back to back. Like, it's, it worked for them, and I liked the pressure aspect of it. I was kind of like talking crap about Viento's game today. They made a couple nice plays on those buntz. But like that you keep applying pressure, keep applying pressure,

and then things will crack, man. I think their thought process there is a good one. Well, that was the big thing today. Two turn to three, turn to four. And a lot of that was from a bunt getting the runner over. And I don't know. I think we normally think of small ball in the manner of like, okay, it's a tied game.

We need this or we're down one. Let's get it over. And it was kind of interesting to see like, wait, the Dodgers up two, up three. Like, wait, that extends the lead for them. I don't know what the analytics says on it, but I know today it worked really well of... They don't like it.

So yeah, it was bottom of the second, Edmund Bunce, Otani base it, RBI. Right. Bottom of the fourth, Lux Bunce, Edmund, base it RBI. Well, next... They cash it on both of them. The other thing I was... I wonder is like, you know, again, I don't think teams think like this, but were the Dodgers

empowering Edmund from his bunt before? Like, hey, you bunted for us, so we're going to bun in front of you and you'll get a swing. I don't know. Like, it's a lot easier to make those decisions when you're up in a game like that. But yeah, I just pressure in the playoffs, dude, like make them feel the ball, make them, there are times the ball feels like a golf ball in your hands because the pressure is there. Like make these guys make plays. I think it's a good strategy. By the way, after that Edmund RBI, Otani, 117? Yeah. Oh my gosh, dude. He's starting to figure it out. You know, a lot of the players from Japan just don't translate, but it seems like he's he's starting to come into his own. Let's wrap up this game and talk about the next one

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I mean, I think if I had to be in the Mets post game, I think they're saying, hey, watch this. Have a good night. Wipe it. Enjoy your dinner in L.A. Go to whatever spot you like.

What are some of your spots, Trev? If you're in L.A. Go to Ostrauma, it's a Italian restaurant. My friend Kirby Shaw, shout-out curb. My guy, he's a big Dodger fan and talking baseball fan. But no, they have a day game tomorrow, bro. Right. You can't get rowdy tonight.

I'm not saying that. Maybe one glass of red. But don't, again, you know that noise is sensitive to me. They are playing tomorrow 1 p.m. West Coast time. Sean Minia versus Undecided Bebbs. I don't know if the interstate has anything on that. You know, the last time they were like that, they started Brazier. But, yeah, essentially a bullpen day from the Dodgers.

And where it does get interesting again, the Dodgers do have a high-end bullpen at this point. Like it's Trininin. It's Kopeck who did not. pitch today that you wonder if Dave Roberts, is he willing to push those buttons tomorrow? There is an off day after, but if they go down, is Dave Roberts going to be willing to push those buttons? And if they go up, I mean, Dave Roberts is going to be ecstatic to push those buttons. You got anything? All he said was bullpen day.

Amen. So, yeah, bullpen day tomorrow probably because of the off day. So you move whatever starters you have back. and Motel and Bueller will go back. But they have the off day on Tuesday and three straight, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, all in New York, obviously. So it makes sense for them to do that. I don't have anything else on this. I agree with you.

Mets fans, Mets players, Washed it, who care, just one game. And all you're really trying to do when you're on the road and you don't have the home field advantage is take one of the first two games. So what? You lost this one. Come back out there tomorrow. try to have better at bats, I think. I think they chased quite a bit today. And that was, you know, Jack Flaredes was on.

He was tunneling, all that stuff. But go back to having those good at bats. And I think they should try to apply some pressure on the Dodgers. Yeah, you, when there's no pressure on the Dodgers today. When there's a team that's tied the postseason record for most consecutive scoreless streaks, you got to get that off the board. Yeah. And, you know, if you do that in the.

first inning and that keeps them tied with the record, that would feel impactful. Either way, you got to score runs to win the game. That's why you guys come to talking baseball analytics. I think the bigger thing, man, Sean Mania, dude. You talk to Mets fans. People heard from you on talking baseball early on this summer. Mania's the guy. Like Luis Severino, who is a guy for the Yankees faded off and has come back a little bit.

Kintana, who, again, I haven't been a part of Mets culture. I could make a pretty good argument for Kintana, but it came on late. Like, Sean Manaya, for them, he's the guy that going against this Dodgers lineup, especially early on, and you could do the early playoffs, get a lead, and blah, blah, blah. But Sean Manaya has to be on early. Shohay, Freddie, Mookie. And the Mets, you got to get any. anything but a zero on the scoreboard.

I don't care how you do it. I don't care if it's a sack fly or a bunt or a grand slam. Like, you have to end that streak because otherwise each Dodger pitcher is looking at each other like, hey, your turn, man. Too, starts early tomorrow. I'm looking at some of these matchups against Manaya. Mook.

He's got really, really good numbers against him, you know, one dot in it over 30. five plate appearances Freddie 19 plate appearances 840 OPS Will Smith has done some damage 9 for 18 off him

basically just singles though It is he's a different He's a different guy though Right now I think I think he's He's changed a lot of things And how he approaches hitters Obviously the angle

The crossfire all that stuff So I don't know how much I take Into account these numbers I guess you got to a little bit but when a guy totally kind of changes what he's doing, I think you hit it. They got to score first. They got to go out there in a first inning.

Then Dora's got to have a good at bat and try to get the early lead. Shut off that scoreless inning streak and then just play like this fundamental baseball. Let's push across a couple runs here. Like I said, apply some pressure. If you want to throw your own buns out there, do that. But good at bats will lead to Homer.

not the other way around. Like if you're trying to swing your way out of this thing, I don't think it works. And I think that plays into what the Dodgers are going to do tomorrow with their bullpen. So small ball first, the homers will come. And yeah, Treve, you know, you and I were laughing before, you know, Dodger fans, you guys, you guys are incredible, you guys are rowdy, you guys are in it.

And I love it. And, you know, I pick the Padres to win. Dodgers fans, you can bury the Mets early tomorrow, and I think they would, like, walk away with their tails in between their legs in the nicest way. Like, if the Mets go to L.A. And they get bullied ball. If you guys get to Maniah, which, like you said,

a lot of guys have really good numbers against Mnaya, which he was a different pitcher. But if it's 4-0 Dodgers early, I do think the Mets pack their bags and say, okay, let's figure this out. let's figure this out in Queens because right now these guys are not what we're looking for. And they can do that. They are still the Dodgers.

Like, Trev, we've come a long way from doing our preseason power rankings to doing like, when the playoffs start, we reset. And we're like, hey, the Padres are really good. Like their playoff formula is really good. Like we look at all the, like the Astros in the American League were the Astros until they were out. Like, they were my American League favorites until they were out of the dance.

That the Dodgers, it's kind of weird that with the playoffs, everyone kind of becomes equal and then you find what you like. That a lot of people did come off the Dodgers that did that, you know I believe in stuff I shouldn't believe in heavy. Looking at the Tigers team hugging each other in August. Kiki's saying we don't give a fuck. that might be the best thing to happen to the Dodgers in a long time, man. I mean, they were so close to losing that series in San Diego.

Then, yes, they turned around. What did we say? Power is power, man. The Dodgers obviously have Star Power. They have guys been there, done that up and down the lineup. I mean, eight, nine straight postseason appearances, a bunch of guys that are, you know, that this moment doesn't feel too big. So I think you have to take that.

into account. And then, yes, starting the game off, even with Freddie banged up, when he scored on that one hit, I was like, oh man, he looks banged up. Starting the game off, Otani Betts and Freeman, that's like, there's not too many teams out there that can do that, dude. I don't think any team really can. So power is power. I think the Dodgers are a very good team. I still think, like, look, that's fans. I still think you're in a good spot. I don't, like, this starting pitching for the Dodgers really isn't there. Like, we saw, Yamamoto have a good bounce back start against the Padres, but we'll see. Bueller, we'll see, and then some bullpen games mixed in there.

I don't know, man. I still think that with Manaya and Sevi going, I think you've got a good chance. I'm chalking this up to one game. I'm giving my kudos to the Dodgers and telling the Mets you're still in it. So that way, oh, you guys, leave me alone on social media. Kintana still got his scoreless street going. Like, if the Mets win a baseball game tomorrow, which we all know at this point, like, is more of a coin flip than we'd like to believe, they're sitting okay.

And for the Dodgers, I think you guys are right. Like, I think you guys are bad MFers. I think you guys are the favorites. And, uh, I don't know, man. Uh, be about it. Like, be the bad, like, that, that Kiki, we don't, we don't give a bleak. Like that might be perfect for the Dodgers. How about Kike's all of a sudden just going to be playing every day

and starting in center field? Like, I don't know where. Trevor. Trevor. My Yankees. Anthony Rizzo gets hurt. Ben Rice gets put on the roster. Got called up for a couple weeks this year.

Had a nice moment or two. AAA guy. A kid. Sure. You're on the squad. We need another body. They activated Kevin Kiermeyer, one of the best defensive center fielder is to ever play this sport.

And he was, during the D.S., he was in the dugout. He was having a fine time. And, dude, I, A, there's levels to that that I can't imagine. Like Kevin Kiermeyer thinking about his career and being like, wait, there's, there's 20. Last year. There's 26 guys that they don't want above me on this team. And now he's part of the mix. And that's, dude, they traded for Tommy Edmund.

And we were just like, oh, okay. Tommy Edmund, Kopeck. Like, I'm glad the trade deadline matters. The Dodgers' versatility has kicked in in a huge way. Tommy Edmund just became their starting shortstop. What if that didn't happen? What if the giants traded for Tommy Edmund? Like, what would we be doing right now?

And that's a kudos to the Los Angeles Dodgers for trading for, Jack Flaherty for trading for Tommy Edmund, for Michael Kopeck. And dude, this is super lame talking baseball stuff we don't think about. Part of that is fucking show hey, dude. Yeah. He could be getting paid a lot more money this year. They could have an owner thinking about it a lot more and said he's getting paid

$2 million. Well. Well. Not really. Really, but not. And has anyone heard where he pay is? Thank you guys for watching. We appreciate you so much.

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