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hear from the manager, Dave Roberts. deeper

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into this pitching matchup. David Vasse is

2:02

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2:04

the CEO of the Dodgers Foundation, doing

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a lot of great things in the

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coming up in 45 minutes. Kirsten

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shortly, and in just a few minutes, we'll

2:17

head out to the Galpin Motors broadcast booth

2:19

as we welcome in Rick Monday and Tim

2:22

Nevery. Well, the Dodgers last night bounced back

2:24

with a win against the Washington Nationals, right

2:27

after Patrick Corbin, who they've had success

2:29

against. The left-handers spent a lot of

2:31

time in Arizona. They got after him again

2:33

last night with the Washington Nationals. He pitched

2:35

into the seventh inning, not before giving him

2:38

five runs on nine hits, giving up a

2:40

home run as well. The Dodgers got after

2:42

him in the bottom of the first. He

2:44

Oscar Hernandez, an RBI ground out. That scored,

2:46

Mookie Betts. Dodgers up one to nothing. Then

2:48

the bottom of the order continued to produce

2:51

Austin Barnes with an RBI single scanner

2:53

scoring Andy Pajas. That made it a

2:56

two-nothing Dodgers lead. Also, on the bottom

2:58

of the second, they flipped that lineup

3:00

over for Mookie Betts, who had an RBI

3:02

double to make it a three-nothing Dodgers lead.

3:04

The only mistake the Dodgers pitchers made last

3:07

night was from Ryan Yarbrough. He came in

3:09

relief of Kyle Hurt, who got the start

3:11

to shut out innings, walked the tightrope a

3:13

little bit, giving up a couple hits early

3:15

on. Ryan Yarbrough came in, and the third

3:17

gave up a two-run

3:20

shot to Jesse Winkler. That made

3:22

it a three-two Dodgers lead. In

3:25

the fifth, though, Kike Hernandez hit an

3:27

absolute bomb. For a hitter, it's not

3:30

only adjusting every game,

3:32

every event. Kike's losing,

3:34

he handles them. He set

3:36

a field. Way back in the

3:38

middle, home run. Kike Hernandez

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was first of the season in

3:43

a Dodgers lead, four to two, as Kike

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got a hold

3:47

of one, and he

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blasted it out of Dodgers' stadium. Four

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again with five It in the third

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time you've done that his career. Have

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yourself a night movie Bread Five for

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five Now he's three eighty eight on

4:50

this season. Dodgers go on a beat

4:52

the Washington Nationals. Sixty two Ryan Yarborough

4:54

in five innings in relief. It was

4:57

a bullpen game last night. Call her.

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Got the opening starts right? Yarborough gets

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the when going five innings strike announced

5:03

realizes that to run home run to

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Jesse Winker it zoos deal Jelly pitching

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in in in a relief he gets

5:09

the whole Daniel. Hudson came in and pits

5:11

the ninth he gets a are any of

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relief as well as the Dodgers get back

5:16

on track. They even up this best of

5:18

three series with a winless neither now twelve

5:20

and eight overall. Today the rubber game with

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this three game set landon that make it

5:24

is major league debut first person the Murphy

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is coming up and twelve dead and with

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more we had out to the gop the

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motors broadcast booth as we say hello to

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read Monday and him never does Thanks them

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Perfect After known for baseball of Chavez Ravine,

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the Dodgers and the Washington Nationals gearing up

5:39

for game. flavors three game set them

5:41

as heading back home after three city

5:44

road trips and the dodgers will have

5:46

tomorrow off as they prepare for a

5:48

weekend series with the new york mess

5:51

but today it'll be the major league

5:53

debut for landed maximum number six rank

5:55

pitching prospects for the dodgers snack at

5:58

a good spring and we'll see how

6:00

he does here today in his major league

6:02

debut. He will oppose right handed Jake Ervin,

6:04

Ervin Owen one for Washington with an ERA

6:06

of four to four. Last

6:09

night, the Dodgers back in the win column six to

6:11

two. Ryan Yarbrough got the victory.

6:13

He was spectacular in relief, made just one

6:15

bad pitch, hanging a curve ball to Jesse

6:17

Winkler for a two run home run. And

6:19

after that, he retired 14 straight. Mookie

6:22

Betts, his third career five hit game. He's

6:24

the only player in major league baseball to

6:26

have a five hit game this season. But

6:29

Mookie was on fire at the plate,

6:31

and Yarbrough really settled things down well.

6:33

And for Andy Pajas, made his major

6:35

league debut, had the first pitch

6:37

thrown to him as a hitter in the

6:39

second inning, got a base hit. So he

6:41

earns his way into the starting lineup again

6:43

today. And for Pajas, he'll be in right

6:46

field. The Dodgers go back. Dave Roberts now

6:48

goes back with Pajas being added with

6:51

a lot of left-handers in that particular

6:53

lineup itself. James Outman returns the lineup.

6:55

He'll be in center field. Gavin Lux

6:57

goes back to the second base on

6:59

top of it. And hopefully today,

7:01

Freddie Freeman is going to leave the field

7:03

with a little bit more of a smile

7:05

than what he's had. He walked three times,

7:07

including once intentionally last night. But the last

7:09

10 games have been somewhat

7:12

problematic. Although Freeman, while he didn't

7:14

have a hit last night, he did hit

7:16

the ball hard when he was not being

7:18

walked. You get the sense that he's getting

7:20

closer. He has not gone consecutive games without

7:23

a hit. So without one last night, you

7:25

expect to have at least one today for

7:27

Freddie Freeman. He is nothing if not consistent.

7:30

Yeah, the other thing, too, I want to bring

7:32

it up, is that we don't see it that often.

7:34

Done to perfection. But there was a to perfection in

7:36

the very first inning. How big was that play, too?

7:39

After the lead-off single by CJ

7:41

Abrams in the first inning, there was

7:43

a double down the line by Jesse

7:45

Winkler. But that led to one of

7:48

the things as a former outfielder, as

7:50

a center fielder, with Tasker Hernandez

7:52

in right field. He had 10 assists in

7:54

the outfield last year. A perfect throw

7:57

to Kiki Hernandez who is playing a second base. Hernandez

7:59

is a perfect throw. through to Austin Barnes

8:01

at home plate a very big out second

8:03

battery into the ballgame and I think that

8:05

made a huge statement we start to see

8:07

the fundamentals of the game but it cut

8:09

off and relate to perfection a great way

8:11

to start the game offensively last

8:14

night for the Dodgers things a lot more

8:16

balanced top to bottom everybody get on base

8:19

but when you still look at the top

8:21

three hitters Betts O'Towney and Freeman in

8:23

the first inning this has been a key thing for them to

8:25

get on base in the first inning which they did last night

8:28

they're hitting a combined 458 that

8:30

number just jumps off the page yeah you

8:33

know the other thing we're beginning to see

8:35

now we talked about it is the bottom

8:37

part of the lineup from the really six

8:39

through nine now starting to do some things

8:42

exactly what they did last night including Kiki

8:44

Hernandez had a home run that came in

8:46

the fifth inning and some guys a little

8:49

bit more I think aware of the strike

8:51

zone and not chasing pitches that may

8:53

be tantalizing but they're not in the

8:55

strike zone Dodgers looking for a series

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win today looking to avoid losing three

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the final game of this three game series

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Dodgers going for the series win over the

10:53

Washington Nationals and they're sending out a young

10:55

man making his major league debut a former

10:58

second-round pick in 2020 Landon

11:00

Nax Yes, the landing

11:02

night's gonna get the start tonight as you

11:05

said making his major league debut, which is

11:07

also always really exciting It's

11:09

kind of crazy to think that this almost

11:11

happened when the team was in Seoul and

11:13

South Korea. He's on the trip He was

11:16

technically online to play in that game, too

11:19

It just didn't kind of go as planned as

11:21

we saw with how that game shaped out So

11:23

he's gonna be making his major league debut and

11:25

everyone's late thrilled for him the

11:28

guys and Reflecting on their major league debut,

11:30

you know, they all say it's about nothing

11:33

that you're ready to And everyone

11:35

says that but what they've seen from him

11:37

this prank You can tell that he's

11:39

ready for this moment. So it's gonna be a really

11:42

special day No doubt about

11:44

it. We're seeing a lot of Dodger

11:46

players making their first appearances either last

11:48

night Andy Pajas today Landon Nax some

11:51

relievers earlier on this homestand one guy

11:53

who's been around a while is Mookie

11:55

Betts and this guy just Continues to

11:57

produce last night Kirsten five for five

12:01

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his yesterday. As a. Year

12:06

he is that often. just didn't say

12:08

start If you know if Mottaki semitic

12:10

coaches earlier were talking about to sit

12:13

on his athleticism because smoke as much

12:15

as the looking back. At every

12:17

single game he's off field agent grounders

12:19

with see know it has a to

12:21

say no and they're out here. Made

12:25

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12:27

that every single. Day he is

12:29

so focused on considering he get

12:31

better at shortstop. As slow as

12:33

have been a question where people are

12:35

like you know, keep it up to

12:37

date again throughout One Sixty Two and

12:39

everyone believes like there's no doubt because

12:41

of just how athletic that the that

12:43

his stamina is out of the world

12:45

and even you know it's telling me

12:47

say. That this is a player to.

12:49

Yes, he comes out here. he does

12:52

all of that. It's showing each day

12:54

really to get better at shortstop a

12:56

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13:11

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couple of weeks. Walker Bueller set to make

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14:58

for Oklahoma City. Clayton Kershaw, Bruce R. Grider,

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Emmett, she and Tony Gonsaland us to make

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all out recovering from arm injuries. Let's head

15:04

back out to Dodger Stadium and check in with

15:06

the Dodger Skipper. Anything

15:09

else for Dave? Dave, can you just

15:12

describe, Dave, can you talk about the

15:14

pressure in the dugout

15:16

with Dave Roberts? Well

15:18

I think with Landon, certainly

15:21

health has been an issue so

15:23

we've got him healthy. I think physically he's

15:25

in a really good spot. He's

15:28

performed. He has a

15:30

four pitch mix which I think is certainly

15:33

gives him the weapons to get righties and

15:35

lefties out and I think for

15:37

me is I just want to see him be on

15:39

the attack. You know I

15:41

want to see you know 93

15:44

94 filling up the strike zone and using

15:47

the secondary pitches when it when

15:49

it happens. How's your I

15:54

think for him it's I

15:56

think the pitch count he's built up you

15:59

know I think You know, mightily first

16:01

major league as a just a

16:03

level of intensity. Sizes

16:06

For me, it's seventy five five

16:08

like affairs and are both. that

16:10

isn't a good spot to open

16:12

his changeup as important to what

16:15

he does as it is for

16:17

damage. Don't know now. I

16:20

think that his supporters are

16:23

often Assad is much of

16:25

hours. Of weapon as it

16:27

is relative to gather some are

16:29

slanted. When

16:31

you look into. So

16:34

far meets Major League Baseball Angeles

16:36

and Las De Feel like his

16:39

level of focus is equal to

16:41

what. You saw. You

16:45

know, I would actually say more time.

16:48

You're twenty was such a sad

16:50

as a crazy year. So

16:53

there was a point where he was very

16:55

good. And

16:57

then he was kind of I would

16:59

say for-a pedestrian for movie that standards.

17:03

When I think this year weather's the

17:05

really the focus on something completely different,

17:07

it at shortstop vs. trying to be

17:10

great and helpless or be the team

17:12

that we're supposed to be. Or this

17:14

another level for me really? I there's

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pitching matchup first pitcher. Coming up at 1210.

19:15

All right, DV, another day, another

19:17

Dodger rookie making his major league debut.

19:19

We've got to stop this really quick.

19:21

We've got a special guest in the

19:23

booth, Jerry Turner, long time visiting clubhouse

19:26

manager. He retired and he's going

19:28

to throw out the first pitch today after 45 years.

19:31

And you know who's catching the first pitch

19:33

is Buddy, the Italian Stallion, Mike

19:35

Sosia, who is wearing the same dress shirt that

19:37

I see him wear every time. I mean, he

19:40

does not have a different shirt. That's the same

19:42

shirt I see you wear every time. He

19:50

got me good. All right. Well, anyway, it's

19:52

a good day here at Dodger Stadium to

19:54

see Jerry and Mike and I'm encouraging Jerry

19:56

to bounce the ball. Yeah, see if

19:58

he can block it. Yeah, he

20:00

can't block it. All

20:06

right, DV, so a special day for the first

20:08

pitch with Jerry Turner and Mike Sosia back there

20:10

wearing that same shirt But I think he brought

20:12

his catcher's glove from 1988. Nice. That's the same

20:14

glove from 88 Same

20:17

shirt from 88 and the same glove from 88.

20:19

Well, he did work for Artie Moreno for all

20:22

those years Dave So I'm land and neck making

20:24

the debut Today the

20:27

young right-hander 2020

20:29

second-round pick a lot of talk about him minor league pitcher

20:31

of the year a year ago and here he is today

20:34

Yeah, it's gonna be a fun day at Dodger Stadium Landon

20:37

Knack told me yesterday and he was absolutely

20:39

giddy about making this debut at Dodger Stadium

20:41

He's going to have about 25 or 30

20:43

family and friends in attendance to

20:47

be here for his major league debut

20:49

and at fan fest I Caught

20:52

up with Landon Knack and he had

20:54

the visions of this day even back

20:56

then in February Yeah, no, you

20:59

feel feel good about it Pitch

21:03

out here in front of these fans out here. Do you feel

21:05

like you're ready for this? Yeah, I feel

21:07

I feel great I feel like my

21:10

preparation this offseason has been

21:12

great. My body feels amazing So

21:14

yeah, I mean, I hope hopefully there's uh,

21:17

there's some innings for me out there and

21:19

I'll be Continuing to do what

21:21

I do and be ready when whenever there's a chance

21:23

I've always heard athletes have to visualize

21:25

to be successful Have you started

21:27

to visualize that this dream is

21:29

knocking on the door? Absolutely Yeah,

21:32

visualization is a huge part of

21:35

Of what I try to do all the time because I

21:37

feel like if you haven't seen yourself do it, it's hard

21:39

to go do it so Part

21:41

of like my day before when I pitch every time

21:44

I try to visualize what I want to do that

21:46

next day And so absolutely visualizing Almost

21:48

every single night just trying to think About

21:51

visualizing being out here on that mound and

21:53

embracing the moment. Hey that day

21:55

has come and he certainly is embracing today

21:57

His major league debut. It should be a

21:59

fun day at Dodger Stadium for land

22:01

and neck. So, you mentioned you have

22:04

a bunch of friends and family there,

22:06

Dave. Mookie Betts, what this guy is

22:08

doing is absolutely unbelievable now. Last night,

22:10

five for five. Yeah, third time

22:12

in his career that he has had five hits

22:14

in a season. He did it a year ago

22:16

when the Dodgers were in Cleveland. And

22:19

think about this, Tim. Mookie Betts right

22:21

now, as he enters today's game, is

22:23

leading Major League Baseball in hits and

22:25

walks. 31 hits, 16 walks. The

22:29

last player to do that, to finish

22:31

the season leading all of Major League

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Baseball in hits and walks, Lenny

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Dykstra. And it wasn't when he was

22:38

playing for the Mets, it's when he was leading off for

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the Phillies back in 1993. So,

22:43

you know, I don't feel like I

22:46

overstated this in spring training, but you

22:48

felt like the focus and intensity was

22:50

at an all-time high for Mookie Betts.

22:52

And we have seen it so far. And last

22:55

night, we had a chance to just get a

22:57

peek inside on how he's approaching. Yeah,

22:59

I mean, just put some good swings on some

23:01

pitches and I don't have to hit

23:03

out of it. You don't have to try to hit

23:06

out of that park, you know, just do what you can to help the team. There

23:08

we go. That's how you get five hits in

23:10

the game. And that's how you lead Major League Baseball with 31

23:12

hits. Just really a spectacular

23:14

start to a season. No doubt about it,

23:16

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23:33

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23:36

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27:18

Monday. Rick, day baseball

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at Dodgers Stadium, and a gorgeous day

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here to come watch some baseball. You

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know, baseball under the sun, don't need

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no stinking lights. You got

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bright sunshine and a little

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bit warmer weather. No rain delays either. I

27:33

mean, this is absolutely perfect. A quick turnaround

27:35

after the Dodgers trying to win their 13th

27:37

game of the season. And we

27:39

saw it was a nice

27:42

outing by a couple of

27:44

the young guys, if you will. First

27:46

of all, Kyle Hurt went the first

27:48

two innings. And Ryan Yarbrough, what a

27:50

job that he did. The long guy

27:52

came on five very strong innings. Two

27:55

runs on only two hits. Gave up a home run,

27:57

but I'll tell you what, after the home run... He

28:00

then went on to retire the next

28:02

14 batters that he faced and also

28:04

don't overlook the major league debut of

28:07

Andy Pajas in his very

28:09

first event, the very first pits that he sees at

28:11

the major league level. What's he do? They

28:13

said, in fact for Pajas, he's earned

28:15

his spot in the starting lineup again

28:18

today. He's in right field today, James

28:20

Outman back in center and obviously you

28:22

played center field for a number of

28:24

years. It looked like Andy

28:27

Pajas did not have any fear and

28:29

he belonged. I thought that

28:31

one of the areas that I

28:33

really thought was big for

28:35

him, it's a little thing. Inconsequential

28:37

if you look at the overall scope, first

28:39

batter hit a ball to center field. He

28:42

got his hands on the baseball right away. It was a

28:44

base hit by Abrams. What

28:47

does that mean? For a guy that's,

28:49

you've got the high adrenaline level anyway. You're making

28:52

your major league debut. We don't know if

28:54

there's a volcano going on inside Andy Pajas last

28:56

night or not, but to get

28:58

involved initially, the very first batter hits a

29:00

ball so it's a base hit. He goes over and feels

29:02

it. Okay, he's touched the ball. Welcome to

29:05

the big leagues. Now go ahead and

29:07

get down to work. Speaking of the

29:09

first inning, maybe I'm looking for some

29:11

validation from you, Rick, but I thought

29:13

it was a big play in the

29:15

first inning when the Dodgers were able

29:17

to cut down C.J. Abrams trying to

29:20

score on a Jesse Winkler double. A

29:22

perfect relay and you know, not to

29:24

be underestimated, Jasker Hernandez playing in right

29:26

field last night. You know, if

29:28

you go back to last year, he had cannot field assists. So he

29:30

has a very strong throwing arm and then

29:32

he got the ball in and

29:35

it was K.K. Hernandez who was playing

29:37

at second base. So those are the cut

29:39

off men, but a perfectly executed

29:43

relay and you're dealing

29:45

with extremely fast runner on top of

29:47

it. And for Hernandez, both of the

29:49

Hernandez, the perfect throw to the next

29:52

guy who then was able to

29:54

make a very good throw on top of it.

29:56

A good tag also, hopefully by Austin Barnes. It

29:58

feels like third base coaches are more. aggressive

30:00

because it seems to be a lost start

30:02

to be able to complete a relay line.

30:04

I am so glad you said that because

30:06

that's one of the things that I look

30:08

at. Clubs don't work on the cutoffs and

30:10

relays as much as what we've seen the

30:12

Dodgers do. And I think, you

30:14

know, I don't know if it's overworked or if they

30:17

believe it's not that important. You know, they don't take

30:19

infield and outfield. I've thought for

30:21

a long time that outfielders don't

30:23

throw as much as maybe they

30:25

should in situational situations. In other

30:27

words, long toss,

30:29

stretch out the arms, that's all well and good. But

30:31

it's a little different to be able to throw to the

30:34

second base bag, the third base bag, and then to home

30:36

plate as well. To see the reaction of the ball, where

30:38

does it hit? What type of a

30:40

spin are you having in the ball? Does it

30:42

tail? Does it sink? And also realize, hey, don't

30:44

short hop the guy on the other end that

30:46

you're throwing the ball to. Rick, let's

30:49

turn the page to this afternoon, another exciting

30:51

day for another young Dodger that's making his

30:53

Major League debut in land and neck. Yeah,

30:55

go ahead and do it. I mean, three

30:57

starts in AAA. And

30:59

the other part, too, is he had just

31:01

slightly more strikeouts than innings pitched.

31:04

Gave up just one home run in those three

31:07

starts. So we'll find out what he's going to

31:09

do. You know, breathe in between pitches. Breathe.

31:12

You only have a certain number of seconds now to do

31:14

that. But this is what

31:16

he has really worked towards. And

31:19

there's no reason not to have a good outing. He

31:21

gave us a sneak peek yesterday when I was talking

31:23

to him at his locker and he said, I'm

31:26

starting tomorrow and my family is going to

31:28

be here. He's going to have 25 to

31:30

30 family and friends in

31:32

attendance coming all the way from East

31:35

Tennessee. Did you notice any nervousness? No,

31:37

he was so excited, Rick. Just

31:40

really excited that he's getting this opportunity. You

31:42

just wonder when he had that first dream,

31:44

what would it be like if I ever

31:46

got to the Major League? He's going to

31:48

find out this afternoon. It should be fun.

31:50

Thanks a lot. Day Baseball with Rick

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It's an engagement of endearment. This

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and we're joined by the queen

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the chief officer of the foundation

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and a great woman, a great

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lady that does so many

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great things for Los Angeles and that

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is the one and only Nicole Whiteman. Thank

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you so much for your time and

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always great to see your smile. Oh, thank

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you, Dave. It's always great to see you.

34:47

Thanks so much for giving me this time.

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Oh, please. It's our honor, especially on a

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week of Jackie Robinson Day and all

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the great things led by you and

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your staff on Jackie Robinson Day and

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the days that preceded it. Absolutely.

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You know, Dave, as the CEO of the

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foundation, I take a lot of pride in

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Jackie Robinson Day around here as I'm an

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alumna of the Jackie Robinson Foundation and just

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feel like what Rachel and Sharon and the

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family have done for me in the name

35:12

of Jackie's legacy has placed me in a

35:14

position to be a successful CEO of the

35:16

Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, truly Jackie's team. I

35:19

loved your video montage on Jackie

35:21

Robinson Day, how you got

35:23

players and yourself to directly send

35:26

a message to Rachel Robinson. Why

35:29

has she meant so much to you?

35:31

Yeah, you know, the year after Jackie

35:33

died, Rachel founded the Jackie Robinson Foundation

35:35

and we on the Dodgers and the Dodgers Foundation

35:37

front have provided four point three million dollars in

35:40

support for scholarships and supported seventy

35:42

six dollars. I was one of those

35:44

dollars and I will never forget the

35:46

opportunity that that gives you financially but

35:48

also mentorship and the leadership. The way

35:51

our franchise has corralled around the Jackie

35:53

Robinson Foundation and made sure that we're continuing to

35:55

live Rachel's dream, which is Jackie's dream,

35:57

is just so special. for

36:00

all that time, immensely, intentionally, the

36:02

way we, especially as women, can

36:04

look at her and say, oh

36:06

wow, that was like, she

36:09

was the hero as well, right, in all

36:11

of this. The way she raised the family and

36:13

the kids and she was a nurse in her

36:15

own, right? She's such a special lady, why not

36:17

do a dear Rachel video? I

36:19

loved it. Nicole Whiteman, the CEO of

36:21

the L.A. Dodgers Foundation is our guest.

36:23

So with everything that you

36:25

do, you need support from the community. What's

36:28

the best way we can get involved to

36:30

help the foundation and help Nicole Whiteman do

36:32

all the great things you do? So

36:35

we are, you know, our mission is around

36:37

tackling L.A.'s most pressing problems and we think

36:39

about homelessness, education, health care, and

36:41

social justice. There's something for everybody, right? There's

36:43

something, and there's a cause and there's an

36:45

effort or a program in there for everybody.

36:48

So whether you're helping us with the homelessness piece

36:50

and the food insecurity part, or you're helping us

36:52

ensure that young boys and girls, 13,000, frankly,

36:55

are able to play free baseball and softball

36:57

throughout Greater Los Angeles or building that next

36:59

dream field, because now we have 63 baseball

37:02

and softball fields in our community. Every

37:05

little bit helps. There's an opportunity, frankly, to support

37:07

an event. When you come to

37:09

a Dodger game by a 50-50 grand final ticket, make

37:11

a donation online. So many unique

37:13

ways that we're providing for fans to just,

37:15

like, be able to contribute. We have a 5K

37:18

and a 10K of kids' fun run every year,

37:20

and so we get 11,000 fans to run around

37:22

the stadium, and ultimately all of those things

37:25

help us do the work that we do.

37:27

Wow. So many things, and the

37:29

big fun night is coming up on May 2nd. The

37:32

annual LA Dodger Foundation Blue

37:34

Diamond Gala. That is

37:36

the jewel of the year that everybody looks

37:39

forward to. What is that

37:41

event for you? Because

37:43

obviously it's a night for everybody

37:45

to get dressed up, but also it

37:47

really does shine a light on everything

37:50

the foundation does. Yeah, that night gives

37:52

us such a special platform, and I

37:54

love that our entire franchise from ownership,

37:56

our players, our donors, program participants, beneficiaries

37:59

of the work we do, donors,

38:01

sponsors, season ticket holders. Everyone comes together

38:03

in the name of change, in the

38:05

name of our impact, in the name

38:08

of mission, to really make a

38:10

difference, just to celebrate the difference that we're

38:12

making. This is our 11th year reimagined as

38:14

the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, and it

38:16

gives us a chance to share out our cumulative data so

38:18

people can see where their dollars are going and

38:21

what we're doing and who we're doing it with.

38:23

And I think just putting even some of our

38:25

beneficiary stories on display on the night of, it

38:27

becomes like a part, we call it the part,

38:30

the party for LA, because it really

38:32

is this opportunity to celebrate everybody, all

38:34

Angelenos on that night. Well, I feel

38:36

like I speak for the entire city

38:38

and people that come in contact and

38:40

support the LA Dodgers Foundation. You need

38:42

a leader, you need a person that

38:44

you want to get behind and support.

38:46

And yes, the foundation is the entity,

38:48

but I feel like Nicole Whiteman is

38:51

the reason why we support the foundation.

38:53

So you mean so much to us

38:55

in the city, so thank you for

38:57

the time. Thank you, Dave, we're excited for

38:59

May 2nd. I want it to be

39:01

about Los Angeles, and I just am really

39:04

glad that people support me the way I

39:06

do, they do, I'm so passionate about the

39:08

work, I live and breathe this stuff, and

39:10

so it's heartwarming, thank you. Yeah, that's authentic,

39:12

because you're authentic. Thank you. Thanks a lot

39:15

for the time. Thank you. You're gonna make

39:17

me look ugly at that foundation, Galla, you're

39:19

so pretty, and man, I'll

39:21

go out the back door. You are gonna look fantastic,

39:24

I can't wait to see you on that carpet on

39:26

May 2nd, can't wait. She's so

39:28

nice, a humanitarian in a

39:30

lot of different ways, making people feel

39:32

good. Nicole Whiteman, the CEO of the Dodgers

39:34

Foundation has been our guest, we'll send it

39:36

back to you in the studio, Tim. All

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the big leagues, making its fourth start this

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year. He's 0-1 with a 4-09 ERA and

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seven strikeouts. The

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previous two times were starts

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against the Dodgers last season.

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Landon Nack gets the start for the

41:00

Dodgers. 26-year-old rookie

41:02

right-hander, making his major league

41:04

debut today. A second-round

41:06

pick of the Dodgers in 2020 out of East Tennessee.

41:10

Last year, he made 22 starts between

41:12

AA Tulsa and AAA Oklahoma City. He

41:14

win 5-1 with a 2-51 ERA combined

41:16

and 99 strikeouts, earning

41:20

Dodgers minor league pitcher of the

41:22

year honors in three starts in

41:24

AAA this year, including opening day for

41:26

Oklahoma City. And when she struck out

41:29

six over five innings, he's got a

41:31

4-0-2 ERA. So

41:34

it's Landon Nack making his major

41:36

league debut against right-hander Jake Ervin.

41:39

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York Mets come to town day off tomorrow

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Landon Knack Jake Ervin the pitching matchup before

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first pitch we head back out to the

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booth Rick and Tim guys. Tim

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thanks again we count you down with

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the first pitch here at Dodger Stadium

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Jake Ervin the right-hander will go for

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Washington it will be Landon Knack making

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his major league debut for

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the Dodgers it'll be the third player to make

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their major league debut this year Ricky Vanasko recently

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Andy Pah has last night and

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of course Landon Knack today and

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we saw Landon pitch in

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spring trading in a couple of different instances he

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looked pretty good in fact his strikeout pitch he

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had a good putaway pitch and he hopes to

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have that here today yeah and he had it

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also in the three starts at AAA 15 and

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two-thirds inning struck out 16 only issued four

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walks in that period of time also and

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then just the one ball that we see

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out of the ballpark so for Landon

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Knack go ahead to get some emotions together

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he's had a quick learn now of the

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scout report against the other Nationals a chance

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to look at him again last night

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up close and personally so you expect a

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good outing and hopefully the Dodgers continue that

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theme from an offensive standpoint and give

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Knack some wiggle room by putting runs on the board. Knack

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is not a pitcher who's going to throw the ball 100

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miles an hour sits around 93 94 but he has a

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terrific change up to go off his fastball

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yeah and that change up will be set

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up if he's getting the fastball over for

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strikes one thing that we've seen

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is that a couple of different times the Nationals

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over the last two games have had a tendency

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to expand the strike zone in particular

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off-speed pitches not the first time the

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Dodgers have seen Jake Ervin he started

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against the Dodgers twice last year and

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had an ERA of over four and

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he's coming up a pretty good start against Oakland

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on Friday allowing one run

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over six innings he got a no

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decision Dodgers and Nationals wrapping

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up this three game set it's the

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