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Battle on the Bases: Blue Jays, Betts and Beyond
Episode 4 • 26th October 2025 • Pro Sports Podcasters • PSP Media
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In this episode, host Nii Wallace-Bruce is ecstatic about the ongoing World Series, especially with games happening in Toronto and Los Angeles. The episode discusses the current state of the Fall Classic, with a game-by-game breakdown of the first two matches, which saw the Blue Jays and Dodgers each securing a win (19:09). Guest Melo from Around the Diamond Media provides in-depth insights from the Dodgers' camp (09:51).

The conversation touches on the challenges both teams face, the key players (17:30), and the significance of the series for both Toronto, their first World Series in the 21st century (12:47), and Los Angeles. Discussion points include the Dodgers' strong lineup, Blue Jays' player performances (26:09), and the impact of historical and current rivalries, including notable players like Shohei Ohtani (04:29), Max Scherzer (05:59) and Mookie Betts (08:21). The episode concludes with predictions and analysis of the upcoming games in Los Angeles (27:34).

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PSP:

Welcome back to another episode of.

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PSPI am your host, ne Wallace Spruce.

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And can I tell you how good is October?

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Mate?

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We have the full classic.

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Not only is the World Series

happening, but it's happening.

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In my city and in the city

of our guests coming up.

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So, you know, I'm fired up,

I'm locked in, I'm ready to go.

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The city and the country that I'm

in, Toronto, Canada, we are fired up.

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And lemme tell you, the Los Angeles,

they got a bit going on too.

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'cause don't forget, this is the

Defending Champions, the reigning

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World Series champions, and they're

trying to become the first team

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since the Evil Empire, as some people

call them, the New York Yankees

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from 98 to 2000 to repeat.

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'cause baseball's really hard to

repeat in case you have missed it.

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You look at teams like the Rangers of

the:

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they got to the World Series, they won

it and they haven't been back since.

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Baseball is like that.

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Baseball is about fleeting moments.

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So we need to cherish these times.

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'cause after this week it'll be November

and it'll be three to four months until

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we get spring training in the world.

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Beso Classic, but.

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In the meantime, we've had two games

in the World Series under our belt

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here in Toronto, and it's in a split.

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In the first game on Friday

night, the Blue Jays, shocked,

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they shocked the world.

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They went out and they won 11 four.

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And then the new Empire, as we call them,

struck back in game two y Novo Yamamoto.

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He, really turned it on with his pitching.

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He pitched from.

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The first inning all the way through to

the ninth inning, and he helped engineer

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a win along with his catching mate Will

Smith, who delivered with Pitch Framing

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Excellence, but also came through with a

bat scoring a home run to really spread

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the game open and give the Dodgers

that room they needed to put Kevin

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Guzman's pitching performance to bed.

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also Pitching pretty well.

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So there we have it, a

World Series at one one.

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We head to LA for the next three

games from Monday to Wednesday,

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and to take us through that is

someone on the ground in la.

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I managed to pull him in.

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He covers all things on Dodge's

baseball, and you can find him

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over on the Instagram at Roe Melo

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He is a part of the, around

the Diamond Media company.

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They cover all things baseball,

and they cover it well.

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They quite like a good

infield from base to base.

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They got it covered.

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Everything, we're gonna

bring him in right now.

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Melo, how you doing on this Sunday?

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Melo: I am doing

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PSP: I'm doing fantastic.

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Thank having to be on your show.

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I'm currently

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Melo: in the

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PSP: in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium.

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As

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Melo: as

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PSP: of course, as you just

mentioned a second ago.

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Melo: the

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PSP: The first two games

in the World Series

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Melo: in Toronto.

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PSP: Toronto

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Melo: is

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PSP: series is out here in LA and Dodge

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Melo: blue

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PSP: uh,

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Melo: About to

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PSP: are about to do the workout,

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Melo: before game three

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PSP: Yeah.

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And if you don't mind,

you've raised a point for me.

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You're going to check out the Blue

Jays in person, but as someone

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who's in Los Angeles, California.

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How easy is it to watch the Blue Jays?

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Because I think about it, and I don't

think I ever see the Blue Jays on Fox

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Saturday or ESPN, internet baseball.

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So as someone who's in a baseball market,

can you access teams like the Blue Jays

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in, in addition to your Georges coverage?

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You know, I, I, I think

you can, I mean, obviously

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Melo: this is pretty

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PSP: this is pretty much like my

second job at this point, so I

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have MLB tv, I paid for it, so

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Melo: able

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PSP: I'm able to watch all these games

and stuff throughout the regular season.

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But

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Melo: I

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PSP: honestly, I think for

the average Dodger fan know,

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Melo: mentioned

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PSP: just mentioned it

a second ago, you know,

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Melo: the

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PSP: this is the first

time I think all season

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Melo: Dodger

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PSP: Dodger fans are getting

a taste of the blues.

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Now.

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They did come out here.

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Melo: Angeles in

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PSP: Angeles in August and they played

a free game series against each other.

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But

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Melo: of course

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PSP: know, of course with the

TV rights and everything, you

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know, I know Canada has their own

thing with Rogers and everything.

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Melo: For myself as

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PSP: as a

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Melo: who

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PSP: fan,

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Melo: C pretty much

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PSP: pretty much covers

everything on a daily basis.

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Melo: I

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PSP: I can, but I.

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I think for the average fan, no.

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Mm-hmm.

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Yeah.

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I heard there's a rumor of a

baseball club existing in Anaheim.

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Anyway, jokes aside, let's go.

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Melo: Oh, I love that.

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PSP: Yeah, We could have had

this T brilliance years in

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advance with Mike Trout, but

we'll leave that for another day.

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Anyway, O Tony has

signed with the Dodgers.

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He is doing great things.

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He's on the verge of another MVP season.

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He's now.

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Combining his strong bat with the pitching

talent and he could have been a blue jay.

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So that has fueled some of

the storylines in this series.

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The fact that he was allegedly on a plane

to Toronto, he didn't make it across.

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Do you feel like there is an extra

edge in this World Series, whether it

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be OT or even Kendrick versus Drake?

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Do you think there's something

beyond the box score when it comes

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to the Blue Jays and the Dodgers?

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Melo: Absolutely.

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I don't think much of

the Kendrick in Drake.

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I think

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PSP: I think

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Melo: I know the World Series can

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PSP: series.

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Melo: October, and I know all the,

and the beef happened last year in

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PSP: Last year, 2024.

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I think if the

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Melo: Dodgers

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PSP: Jason Dodge would've met a year ago,

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Melo: would've

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PSP: I think this would've been a

lot different in terms of like, you

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know, pop culture and entertainment.

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Melo: of

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PSP: in terms of like the

baseball stuff, absolutely.

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You know

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Melo: gonna

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PSP: I'm not gonna lie to you,

I honestly thought that show

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Melo: gonna be a blue Jay like 24 hours

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PSP: four

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Melo: ended up signing

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PSP: up.

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Melo: I'm sure there's a lot of fans

in Canada who feel like they got

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PSP: Feel like they got robbed

and feel like shoulda been.

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Melo: He had the opportunity

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PSP: opportunity to pretty

much be the face of Canada.

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I know hockey's a couple

sport in that country.

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It always has.

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It always will.

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But if you can't show him hockey,

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Melo: uniform, he's pretty

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PSP: he's pretty much

the face of the country.

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At least you know,

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Melo: But,

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PSP: baseball.

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But

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Melo: I think a

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PSP: you know, I think a lot of

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Melo: that

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PSP: the other thing that I think

nobody's been talking about, and

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Melo: you're gonna

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PSP: I think you're gonna start.

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Melo: of it as we get into tomorrow night.

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Max Scherzer was a dodger on this

team for a half a season, but still,

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PSP: Still,

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Melo: there

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PSP: and there was

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Melo: the Dodgers

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PSP: when the Dodge, the Postseason

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Melo: six

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PSP: six against the Atlanta,

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Melo: series.

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Was gonna

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PSP: he was gonna start that game,

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Melo: then

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PSP: but then at the last minute he

said his arm wasn't really great.

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Melo: arm.

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And then he couldn't

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PSP: couldn't, couldn't

make the start being

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Melo: Bueller, who ended up

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PSP: ended up,

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Melo: short rest, which led to

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PSP: which.

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Melo: Tommy John's surgery

next the following season.

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He would be out for the

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PSP: Be out for the next two years and

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Melo: And

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I think

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PSP: yeah.

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So I think there's a lot of dodge,

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Melo: Dodger

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PSP: some Dodges players

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Melo: haven't

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PSP: in that clubhouse that

haven't begotten about shirts

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are pretty much bail out.

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Melo: at the end there.

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And also too, I know it was like

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PSP: I know, like eight, nine years ago.

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Melo: the sting of that cheating Astros

team is still strong here in Los Angeles,

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PSP: Los Angeles,

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Melo: George

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PSP: of course,

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Melo: back here.

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PSP: back here.

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Melo: in my

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PSP: No doubt in my mind that aren't

gonna get pretty moly throughout

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this series here in Los Angeles.

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Yeah, for sure.

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Now, Scherzer takes the

mound in game three.

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That is confirmed for Monday.

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It could well be his last start

as a professional baseball.

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We, we'll see.

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He, he loves the game, but his body's

saying different things as we've seen this

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season Now as the spring, I'm not gonna

lie, it, it was a little bit awkward when

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he came up to sign with the blue Jays.

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Because, yeah, the, the 2017 class

of the Astros, none of the plays

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got punished outside Carlos Tran,

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Who was going for a job as a manager.

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But aside from that, the, the remaining

active plays didn't get any punishment.

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The only punishment they get is when a

teacher throws at them, which is something

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that we have seen in this postseason

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i'm not sure if it's intentional

or sending a message, but

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Fans have long memories and

Springer has not been forgotten.

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Seattle didn't forget him.

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He, he spent a lot of time

in the Al West with Houston.

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It, it is interesting that he, had a

renaissance in Toronto this season.

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'cause we thought he was,

we thought he was gone.

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We thought he was down and out.

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He thought he was gonna be a situation

where the Blue Jays is gonna eat

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the contract and send him elsewhere.

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But he's reconnected

with his swing and he's.

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Making clutch hits like he used to.

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I do think if he wins what I would

call a proper championship without

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cheating, I think that will ease

some of the discomfort that some

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people may have towards him.

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But 2017, those guys never got punished.

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I wanted to ask you a question, though.

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As a Dodgers fan and someone

who covers the game, how do you

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feel about the 2018 Red Sox?

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Because they also use

technology to steal signs.

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And one of the guys from that team is

on the Dodgers now and Mookie vets.

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How do Dodgers fans feel about that?

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Melo: Yeah.

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PSP: Yeah there's, I always see this

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Melo: having success in the postseason,

it's and the same thing with the Astros.

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It's oh, how ironic

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PSP: ironic

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Melo: you.

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You bashing the Astros,

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PSP: the as

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Melo: Sox a year

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PSP: red songs

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Melo: of apparently stealing

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PSP: stealing

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Melo: watches and stuff.

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PSP: stuff.

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Melo: the initial report

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PSP: That.

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Melo: Mookie bets had no part of it.

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I'm gonna choose to believe that.

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PSP: And I think

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Melo: he has

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PSP: that he has shown

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Melo: of

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PSP: outside of Boston that

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Melo: even if

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PSP: even if he sure he was maybe

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Melo: a little bit,

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PSP: a little bit, he has shown that he

doesn't need it and he has flourished

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here in Los Angeles, of course,

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Melo: bringing

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PSP: Bringing us a championship

in:

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Melo: I

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PSP: but I think

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Melo: done enough

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PSP: enough outside of Boston.

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Melo: that's

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PSP: me, that's not his legacy.

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Melo: I know

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PSP: And I know statistically.

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Melo: was his best season.

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He had the gold glove and the

MVP season and everything.

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PSP: And everything, but

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Melo: I

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Done enough with the

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Melo: already to

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PSP: already to

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Melo: can like, all

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PSP: kind of like, alright, like

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Melo: maybe he was

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PSP: maybe he was a part

of it, maybe he wasn't.

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Melo: to like, all right he, we've seen

that the big contract they gave him

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in 2020, that it's been worth it and

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PSP: worth

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Melo: definitely been

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PSP: definitely been one

of the best players for the

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Melo: Time, in my opinion.

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PSP: Mm-hmm.

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For sure.

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And the Dodge, you said a big

contract was given to Mookie.

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The Dodgers are very good at taking

opportunities 'cause they get a lot

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of hate for shelling out big dollars.

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But at the end of the day, they,

they present the opportunity and

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players want to play for them.

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So the, the, the rays

fumbled with Freeman.

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The the rays were never

gonna keep glasnow and.

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from other teams, but the Dodgers

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always seem to have the best offer.

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So as I see it, I actually

think that's good.

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I think teams should be ambitious.

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I I, I kind of like the way

that baseball media bullied the

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Blue Jays into giving VLA Jr.

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That extension in April 500 million,

because initially they weren't

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gonna do it, but until guys like

Jeff Passing came out and said.

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walk and then when you fast forward to

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the postseason, if he was unsigned at

this point, I think that contract would

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be approaching sho ha or Soto levels,

it'd be starting with a six for sure.

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So Rudy's got a discount when you

look at what he's doing in October.

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Melo: Absolutely.

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PSP: And you know, dogs

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Melo: the

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PSP: go back to the contract

and stuff, you know,

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Melo: got a

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PSP: Smith got a contract extension,

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Melo: before the

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PSP: before the 2024 season started

and the Dodge did not waste any time.

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It was a 10 year, $140 million contract.

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of the things he's done

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Melo: contract.

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PSP: that contract.

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like how did they not get

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Melo: they not

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Melo: that kind of what

separates the Dodgers

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PSP: Raise the Dodgers with these other

teams that they recognized talent,

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Melo: they

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PSP: they do the best they can to

keep them around and have, they

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kept everybody know, you know,

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Melo: in free

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PSP: Seegers left the free agency.

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You know, the Dodgers got rid of

Bellinger, you know, guys have left,

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Melo: to go to

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Melo: Vladimir Guerrero

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PSP: lot of Monroe Junior,

you had to get that done.

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I look

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Melo: he's the face of that

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PSP: for that team

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Melo: every time I

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PSP: every.

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Melo: Blue Jays game, obviously

other than Batista and Joe Carter

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PSP: Joe Carter,

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Melo: seeing

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Melo: Guerrero Jr.

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PSP: and, and it's good for baseball.

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Melo: Who

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PSP: Guro, you know, who

got drafted by the PJs,

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Melo: went through their

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PSP: went through their system,

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Melo: through

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PSP: you know, went through everything

and they were actually able to,

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Melo: And for a,

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PSP: and

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Melo: I'm

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PSP: you, and I'm sorry.

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Melo: Jays are a big

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PSP: JS are a big market team.

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Melo: they're the

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PSP: You know, they're the fifth,

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Melo: have spent,

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Melo: payroll

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PSP: payroll in the top five, I

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Melo: they're

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PSP: believe they're number five.

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Melo: so

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PSP: I'm so glad that the

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Melo: to keep

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PSP: able

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Melo: Jr.

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PSP: and it's

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Melo: with

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PSP: played off with so

far with this season,

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Melo: winning A-A-L-C-S-M-V-P.

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PSP: Now let me ask you this, 'cause I'm

sure at the start of the season, as you

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are collecting rings and enjoying the.

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The Penant being raised at Chavez

Ravine, you're probably thinking,

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yep, we can do this again.

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We can repeat.

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That's, that's the goal.

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The players, we dialed in.

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So Dodgers to win the nl.,

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When did it become apparent to

you that the Blue Jays could

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actually make the World Series?

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I'm, I'm sure it wasn't after that series

in August that you touched on where the,

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the Dodgers won the Series two one, but

they lost on that Sunday, which ended

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up being the game that would decide Home

Food Advantage for this World Series.

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But when was the moment we saw the Bo Jays

and thought, oh, okay, this could be the

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team that the Dodgers face in October,

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Melo: Honestly,

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PSP: know.

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Melo: they beat the Yankees in

the division series and we, we,

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PSP: we, you know, we

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Melo: around the

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PSP: at around the diamond and

myself and Kyle, we, we make our,

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Melo: series and.

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PSP: and

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Melo: Kyle's a

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PSP: I mean, Kyle's a little

different because he's

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Melo: you know, obviously he's gonna

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PSP: obviously he's gonna have

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Melo: his team.

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PSP: towards team, but I thinks well.

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Melo: I just thought that

440

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PSP: I just thought that

they were gonna, you know,

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:

Melo: gonna

442

:

PSP: I thought they were

gonna beat this blue Jay.

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Melo: When I

444

:

PSP: so that was when I first

thought saw that, you know what,

445

:

this Blue Jay team was pretty good

and how they looked as well, you

446

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know, they, it wasn't just, they had

447

:

Just you know, great performance from

re Savage game too, you know, striking

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out however many games, but also

449

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Melo: the

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:

PSP: just getting the offense

to become contributions of

451

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Melo: lineup outside

452

:

PSP: line up outside of Springer and vla

453

:

Melo: there,

454

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PSP: Jr.

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:

Melo: of people at

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PSP: There's a lot

457

:

Melo: are learning

458

:

PSP: of people in baseball that are

learning about guys like Ernie you know,

459

:

Melo: and all these guys.

460

:

PSP: and all these guys.

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So

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Melo: they beat

463

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PSP: I think after

464

:

Melo: in that division series is when I

first realized, you know what, this Blue

465

:

PSP: you know, this PJ's

team with the pen here

466

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Represent the American

League and the World Series.

467

:

Mm-hmm.

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:

They, there are definitely shocking

people and I do think there is an

469

:

element of surprise because of the fact

that the Jays just don't get national

470

:

coverage in the US unless you have.

471

:

Apple TV, MLB Network or Amazon,

you're not gonna see this team at all.

472

:

So people are asking,

who is Dalton Vacher?

473

:

Who is Ido Simba?

474

:

Who is Ernie Clement?

475

:

They're seeing this, these guys for

the first time doing their thing.

476

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When it comes to the Yankees though, as I

watch a lot of outta market games outside

477

:

of Toronto and with the Yankees on paper,

yes, they, they should have been back

478

:

there even before Garrett Cole got hurt.

479

:

Yep.

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That team is going to the World

Series A after he got hurt.

481

:

Yep.

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:

Probably can still get

to the World Series.

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The issue is the small details.

484

:

Too many errors on the base pass,

too many balls being kicked in the

485

:

field, and it just seemed like I, I

got the sense anyway, but it seemed

486

:

like the Yankees were going through

the motions, thinking they were gonna

487

:

get back to the World Series, but they

weren't taking care of the small stuff.

488

:

They ended up.

489

:

Finishing level with the Blue Jays on wins

and losses, what the tiebreaker knocked

490

:

them out of having the division, which

then forces them on the road to play the

491

:

Blue Jays after they got passed Boston.

492

:

And that made the difference.

493

:

'cause if the Yankees had taken care

of those small details or fundamentals

494

:

as people call them, they would've had

home food advantage with the Dodgers.

495

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And you saw what happened last season

when they had to go to Chavez Ravine

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at the start that Walker from run.

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That does not happen at Yankee Stadium.

498

:

I think.

499

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They've blown a real opportunity.

500

:

And Aaron Boone's probably coming

back, but you don't get a MVP season

501

:

like Aaron Judge has just pulled out.

502

:

That doesn't come round often.

503

:

Maybe you can do it again next season,

but you don't play with such performances.

504

:

You gotta take care of the here and now.

505

:

And New York have they've pissed

down their leg if, if you will.

506

:

Melo: Yeah, absolutely.

507

:

And going into this

postseason and it's crazy

508

:

PSP: How it

509

:

Melo: out,

510

:

PSP: worked out.

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Melo: It felt like.

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PSP: felt like

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Melo: teams

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:

PSP: best

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Melo: this year

516

:

PSP: baseball this year,

517

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Melo: League side.

518

:

PSP: national

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:

Melo: You had the Phillies and

520

:

PSP: the Phillies and the

brewers that were top,

521

:

Melo: League, and then you had the

522

:

PSP: and then you had the

Dodge and then you had,

523

:

Melo: and the Padres.

524

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So

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:

PSP: so

526

:

Melo: this postseason,

527

:

PSP: season it like

528

:

Melo: the

529

:

PSP: you know the National League.

530

:

Melo: this gauntlet, and oh my

531

:

PSP: Oh my goodness.

532

:

Melo: this World Series was

gonna be they would've had to go

533

:

PSP: Would've to go

534

:

Melo: two or three

535

:

PSP: two or three rounds

536

:

Melo: And the Dodgers

537

:

PSP: and the Dodgers

538

:

Melo: World Series

539

:

PSP: World Series easy

540

:

Melo: They were nine in one,

going into the World Series,

541

:

PSP: series.

542

:

Melo: you flip over to

the American League side.

543

:

That actually ended up

544

:

PSP: Being

545

:

Melo: the side that ended.

546

:

PSP: that everybody ended

up yelling each other.

547

:

You know, you had the Mariners

548

:

Melo: the Tigers

549

:

PSP: and Tigers go to five games

550

:

Melo: you had the

551

:

And the Red

552

:

PSP: you had the games and the red

553

:

Melo: games.

554

:

PSP: go to three games,

555

:

Melo: you had the Tigers

556

:

PSP: tigers

557

:

Melo: Guardians go

558

:

PSP: and the Guardians go to three games.

559

:

Then of course you have the, and

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:

Melo: play

561

:

PSP: the Mariners

562

:

Melo: for a

563

:

PSP: for

564

:

Melo: To

565

:

PSP: just to

566

:

Melo: touch your point on

567

:

PSP: touch your.

568

:

Melo: Ne going into

this year, it was pretty

569

:

PSP: Pretty obvious that this

American League size wide open.

570

:

Melo: going into next

571

:

PSP: But going into the next year,

I don't think that's the case.

572

:

You know, the Mariners

573

:

Melo: year

574

:

PSP: another year

575

:

Melo: The,

576

:

PSP: belt

577

:

Melo: what

578

:

PSP: no matter what happens,

this series with the Blue Jays,

579

:

Melo: gonna

580

:

PSP: I think they're gonna

be good again next year and

581

:

I'm sure they're gonna build,

582

:

Melo: the America League

583

:

PSP: the American League is not wide open

as it was, you know, when the Yankees

584

:

got last year to the World Series.

585

:

Definitely.

586

:

Melo: year.

587

:

PSP: this year, so I.

588

:

Melo: missed a big opportunity

here, and I just think this

589

:

PSP: I just think

590

:

Melo: is gonna get

591

:

PSP: gonna better next year.

592

:

Oh, a hundred percent.

593

:

And, and front offices cannot

lie with their decisions.

594

:

They can, they can smoke

you with their words.

595

:

But actions speak louder than words.

596

:

And the Toronto Blue Jays had that

sense of urgency of the deadline.

597

:

They went out and got Shane Bieber.

598

:

They went out and made a trade to bring in

Ty France and Louis violin from the twins.

599

:

They go, sir, Anthony

Dominguez from Baltimore.

600

:

Why?

601

:

Because they recognize that this

is the chance the American League,

602

:

like you said, is level and.

603

:

Not only is it level for this season,

but it won't be level next season.

604

:

Boston's gonna spend more money.

605

:

The Yankees are gonna be flamed

this winter, so they're gonna be

606

:

spending and getting players in.

607

:

But the raves have a new owner.

608

:

He's probably gonna spend money.

609

:

The OS seem to be getting it together

in the sense that they understand that

610

:

they need to spend money, they have the

other sides, the AO central, the AO west.

611

:

It seems like Seattle might try

and be competitive 'cause Houston

612

:

are on a video with downstream.

613

:

So the Jays understand that the

landscape is gonna change and they

614

:

need to go, they need to go for it now.

615

:

'cause this has been a traditionally

conservative front office of the deadline.

616

:

So the moves that they made,

then they're bearing fruit now.

617

:

And you saw that , in the A LCS with

some of the guys that came through.

618

:

But I think even the most

hardcore Toronto fan will be

619

:

surprised by the way that they.

620

:

Showed up in game one of the World

Series, the, the way that they

621

:

were able to, to attack Blake Snell

and chase him out of the game.

622

:

That was that spoke volumes.

623

:

How did you see Game One Milow?

624

:

You know,

625

:

Melo: I was

626

:

PSP: I,

627

:

Melo: expecting that from

the Toronto, blue Jersey.

628

:

And listen, I've seen them

629

:

PSP: I've seen them.

630

:

Melo: They took, put up of

runs on Yankee pitching, the

631

:

Mariners, but I just thought, you

know what Blake Snell has been.

632

:

Top three best pitcher.

633

:

This postseason, he's, he

634

:

PSP: you know, seemed like

he figured it out this year.

635

:

I just

636

:

Melo: in

637

:

PSP: was gonna go in there

638

:

Melo: be a

639

:

PSP: and just be a little bit sharper.

640

:

It was clear early on that

he did not have his mask.

641

:

He wasn't,

642

:

Melo: And then

643

:

PSP: and the guys.

644

:

Melo: off of his, change

645

:

PSP: you know, change

and his slider and he

646

:

Melo: a lot of

647

:

PSP: walked a lot of guys.

648

:

And that was the thing.

649

:

Melo: one, if you

650

:

PSP: Game one.

651

:

If you were Dodge fan that was

652

:

Melo: this

653

:

PSP: cleared this entire post,

654

:

Melo: is that you weren't gonna

655

:

PSP: you weren't

656

:

Melo: length outta your starting

pitching, and you were gonna have to go

657

:

to this bullpen to cover you for, 10 to

658

:

PSP: 10 15.

659

:

That's

660

:

Melo: in game

661

:

PSP: game

662

:

Melo: They got

663

:

PSP: game one.

664

:

They got Lake Snow outta the

game from the sixth city.

665

:

Melo: had to

666

:

PSP: Dodges had to go to the

gold pit and the rest is history.

667

:

All of a sudden

668

:

Melo: up on the

669

:

PSP: look up on the screen and it's Night.

670

:

Melo: and

671

:

PSP: U Jason,

672

:

Melo: center's

673

:

PSP: Roger said, it's going crazy.

674

:

Melo: It,

675

:

PSP: it, it, thankfully,

676

:

Melo: and I

677

:

PSP: and I, and I mentioned this

678

:

Melo: talking

679

:

PSP: you know, talking to friends and

family, you know, this Dodger team to

680

:

get punched to the mouth like that.

681

:

I think

682

:

Melo: had a

683

:

PSP: they hadn't had a game like that.

684

:

Melo: They'd been able to

win these little, five to

685

:

PSP: 5, 3, 5.

686

:

Melo: They hadn't had

a game like that where,

687

:

PSP: Where, you know,

688

:

Melo: team was

689

:

PSP: a team was just

blowing them out, I guess

690

:

Melo: against the

691

:

PSP: three against the Philly season.

692

:

Melo: that was

693

:

PSP: that was different, you

know, you were already up to

694

:

Melo: like,

695

:

PSP: series like, alright, like

696

:

Melo: still have

697

:

PSP: you still have another game play.

698

:

Melo: I just saw

699

:

PSP: I just saw Toronto, you,

you saw a little bit of rusty.

700

:

Melo: the Dodgers being off for a week

after they swept the brewers in the

701

:

National League Championship series.

702

:

But I give props to Toronto,

man, they came ready to

703

:

PSP: Ready to play Friday night.

704

:

And they came my team's ass

Friday night and I was not fucking

705

:

Melo: fan.

706

:

PSP: the, yeah, they

punched me in the mouth.

707

:

That was a clean punch.

708

:

That was like Canelo Alvarez.

709

:

And one of his fights was a

heavyweight punch on the chin.

710

:

But on the flip side, this

is a World Series end.

711

:

The other fighter is gonna punch back.

712

:

And you saw that in game two.

713

:

Yo Yamamoto, he understood

the assignment he locked in.

714

:

He's, he's pretty much said that losing

is not an option when he takes the ball.

715

:

And that was the story of the, the

night as he pitched one through nine

716

:

and apart from a shaky first inning

where there was runners on first

717

:

and third, he didn't really give the

bluejays a chance to, to get going.

718

:

And that, that helps to take the

crowd out of the, the picture 'cause.

719

:

That dome is loud.

720

:

I, I, I've been there for a few

games in the DS and the Cs, and it

721

:

is raucous when the lid is closed.

722

:

So when you take the crowd out

like that, that, that definitely

723

:

helps the, the road team.

724

:

What did you see with

Yamamotos performance?

725

:

Melo: What he's been doing all this

726

:

PSP: all this postseason,

727

:

Melo: the

728

:

PSP: answering the bell, and

729

:

Melo: it's

730

:

PSP: know, it, it's amazing just

731

:

Melo: difference

732

:

PSP: a difference a year makes,

733

:

Melo: makes

734

:

PSP: a year makes for

735

:

Melo: Moto.

736

:

PSP: Yolo Moto.

737

:

You know, a year ago, Dave Roberts

did not trust him to go out there,

738

:

Melo: six,

739

:

PSP: you know,

740

:

Melo: let

741

:

PSP: six, seven, let

alone finish the game.

742

:

I, I, I always.

743

:

Melo: go back to this,

744

:

PSP: Go back to this.

745

:

The Dodgers had a winner take all game

against the San Diego Positives last year.

746

:

That Dodgers Stadium

747

:

Melo: game

748

:

PSP: eight game five winner take all game.

749

:

Yo

750

:

Melo: pitched

751

:

PSP: Moto

752

:

Melo: He gave

753

:

PSP: He gave them five score innings

754

:

Melo: Dave

755

:

PSP: and Dave Roberts was

like, you know what, thank you.

756

:

He's done enough.

757

:

Melo: to

758

:

PSP: We're gonna turn to our

759

:

Melo: Fast forward a

760

:

PSP: fast forward a year later.

761

:

That is not happening.

762

:

Melo: Obviously this

763

:

PSP: obviously dodge

764

:

Melo: been good all season and,

765

:

PSP: and it carried into the full season.

766

:

So just the maturity and

the growth the ocean of

767

:

Melo: has been the

768

:

PSP: has been the big

769

:

Melo: he's taken a

770

:

PSP: thing for me, and

he's taken a big step

771

:

Melo: year, and I'm

772

:

PSP: this year and I'm so proud.

773

:

Melo: happy

774

:

PSP: So,

775

:

Melo: been able to meet

776

:

PSP: to meet the moment.

777

:

Melo: Club so many times.

778

:

This is now

779

:

PSP: This is now two complete games

complete games in this postseason,

780

:

Melo: the first

781

:

PSP: The first time,

782

:

Melo: in MLB

783

:

PSP: An LP postseason history since

hilling did it three times in:

784

:

And the first

785

:

Melo: pitcher to do

786

:

PSP: pitcher to do that sincero her,

787

:

Melo: Hershier in 1988.

788

:

And 1988 was a good year for

789

:

PSP: was a good year for Dodge

790

:

Melo: as they won

791

:

PSP: Horses won.

792

:

Melo: over the Oakland ace.

793

:

So maybe there's

794

:

PSP: So maybe there's a little something

special, special going on here, but

795

:

Melo: am happy

796

:

PSP: I am happy.

797

:

Melo: has been able to come

through, and it's such a

798

:

PSP: It's such a night and day difference

799

:

Melo: a year ago

800

:

PSP: from a year ago

when you first got here

801

:

Melo: Japan.

802

:

PSP: Japan For sure.

803

:

And I'm sure Dave Roberts is

happy 'cause I, I've watched

804

:

the Dodgers for a long time.

805

:

I've always enjoyed watching

those:

806

:

And there was a time where Dave

Roberts would struggle with

807

:

bullpen choices because he didn't

know who his best option was.

808

:

He, he was trying to build a

bridge to Kenley, Janssen, and even

809

:

Jansen himself wasn't necessarily.

810

:

The most reliable in the clutch, but

he has definitely got the rotation down

811

:

and he can just put the keys in and

he, he's gonna get six or seven innings

812

:

from these guys on a good day, and then

he can turn it over to the bullpen.

813

:

That's gotta definitely help his job.

814

:

He can focus on offensive options or

fielding, he can focus on other details.

815

:

But I go to ask as of today,

who is the door just close?

816

:

Is it Roki Susaki, or

is it Blake trying it?

817

:

Melo: It is

818

:

PSP: it's.

819

:

Melo: He is closing five

games for the Dodgers.

820

:

This postseason, he's gotten five

821

:

PSP: Five saves.

822

:

Melo: If you

823

:

PSP: and if you would've told me that

a, if you were asking that a month ago,

824

:

Melo: I wouldn't have

825

:

PSP: I wouldn't have had an answer

826

:

Melo: The Dodgers were still

trying to figure out this

827

:

PSP: out.

828

:

Melo: Their big signing Tanner Scott had

just not, did not come through this year.

829

:

He blew like 12 saves during

the regular season, so it was

830

:

clear that he wasn't gonna

831

:

PSP: He,

832

:

Melo: and he even

833

:

PSP: he even saw,

834

:

Melo: guy

835

:

PSP: A guy like

836

:

Melo: who has been super reliable

for this team and for two

837

:

championship teams in 2020 and 2024.

838

:

Did not have

839

:

PSP: did not have it this year,

840

:

Melo: Showed his age a little

bit, but it is Roki Susaki and

841

:

he's he's come outta nowhere, man.

842

:

This

843

:

PSP: come outta nowhere.

844

:

Melo: the entire, pretty much the

entire season with a shoulder injury.

845

:

We

846

:

PSP: Saw him at

847

:

Melo: at the beginning of the

848

:

PSP: the beginning of the

season and he got hurt,

849

:

Melo: at the

850

:

PSP: I believe, at the end of April,

not beginning of May, and then we

851

:

didn't see him back again until the

852

:

Melo: season in

853

:

PSP: season in Arizona

854

:

Melo: the

855

:

PSP: against the Diamondback,

856

:

Melo: out

857

:

PSP: threw him out there in.

858

:

Melo: and he actually looked pretty good.

859

:

And

860

:

PSP: And

861

:

Melo: then he

862

:

PSP: since then hasn't

looked back and he's been

863

:

Melo: a

864

:

PSP: honestly a godsend.

865

:

His Dodge bullpen.

866

:

Melo: it

867

:

PSP: You know, it doesn't matter

868

:

Melo: innings one

869

:

PSP: what happens between

870

:

Melo: and eight,

871

:

PSP: eight, if the Dodgers have

872

:

Melo: Roki Sasaki's coming

873

:

PSP: Suki coming outta that bullpen.

874

:

Melo: in the ninth inning.

875

:

PSP: Mm-hmm.

876

:

Now Susaki Likeget was a

potential Toronto Blue Jay.

877

:

He was, mentioned in

the, I guess you could.

878

:

So sweepstakes as Susaki was posted

from his nhan professional baseball

879

:

team to come to the major leagues,

the Blue Jays moved Heaven and Earth,

880

:

literally moved heaven and earth.

881

:

They made trays of Cleveland to

bring in Andres Jimenez and Miles

882

:

straw to get international bonus

pool money to try and acquire Sasaki.

883

:

It didn't happen.

884

:

So I guess as another edge,

which is always fun to see

885

:

in a World Series like this.

886

:

I do have to ask though, 'cause

you touched on the lead aspect.

887

:

One thing that maybe hasn't been talked

about enough is the combat aspect.

888

:

Not only the Dodgers, 'cause I know

the Dodgers have come back about 51

889

:

or 52 times this season, but the Blue

Jays, the Blue Jays have actually

890

:

overtaken the Dodgers with 53 comeback

wins in in the postseason and the

891

:

53rd came in game one on Friday.

892

:

What is in the DNA of the Dodgers?

893

:

That, is it just the fact they

have a stacked lineup or is

894

:

there a culture within the the

clubhouse of never giving in?

895

:

What is it about the number of

acks that Dodgers have had in:

896

:

Melo: I think it's the

897

:

PSP: I think

898

:

Melo: The Dodgers

899

:

PSP: dodge

900

:

Melo: deep lineup and they

901

:

PSP: lineup and they have

a bunch of experienced guys

902

:

Melo: been in

903

:

PSP: that have been in

these situations times,

904

:

Melo: and

905

:

PSP: And also.

906

:

Melo: think Ed, you heard it

907

:

PSP: and you heard it after game

908

:

Melo: Dodgers

909

:

PSP: one, after the Dodge got destroyed,

910

:

Melo: these dodger, this Dodger

911

:

PSP: Dodge, the Dodger team

912

:

Melo: the last couple

913

:

PSP: in the last couple years, but

specifically last year and this year this

914

:

Melo: team

915

:

PSP: Dodge team is good at taking a punch

916

:

Melo: back

917

:

PSP: and getting back up the next day and,

you know, playing better, getting wins.

918

:

So,

919

:

Melo: think it's

920

:

PSP: I think it's both.

921

:

You have a lineup that is very

experienced and they understand

922

:

Melo: it in the World

923

:

PSP: Saw in the World Series

last year against the Yankees.

924

:

They understand that, hey,

925

:

Melo: a

926

:

PSP: like it's a nine inning game.

927

:

You can hit as many home runs as you want.

928

:

You can score how many runs.

929

:

Melo: as we

930

:

PSP: As long as we can keep people

somewhat close to us, we know

931

:

Melo: are

932

:

PSP: our bats are gonna turn around.

933

:

And there's just the belief

934

:

Melo: that, Hey, you know

935

:

PSP: in this dodging clubhouse

that, Hey, you know what,

936

:

Melo: gonna

937

:

PSP: like

938

:

Melo: into

939

:

PSP: we're gonna get back

into this ball game here.

940

:

All it takes is a couple hits,

maybe a defensive mis here or

941

:

there, but just putting the ball.

942

:

Melo: has allowed this Dodger

team to get back in these

943

:

PSP: Get back to these games.

944

:

And again, like I just

said, you know, there's,

945

:

Melo: so

946

:

PSP: there's, so everybody in this

lineup has done it, you know, with

947

:

either other teams or with the

Dodge in the last couple years.

948

:

So I think it's a little

bit of everything.

949

:

Mm-hmm.

950

:

Now, let's you mentioned

let's games being close.

951

:

You are obviously close to the

stadium, literally in the Chavez.

952

:

Ravi, as we speak, what can we

expect as we head into the, I

953

:

guess, the Los Angeles leg of this

series, games three, four, and five.

954

:

We'll be playing in Los Angeles.

955

:

8:00 PM Eastern, 5:00 PM Pacific

Start times appointment viewing.

956

:

You can catch up on sleep.

957

:

These games are must watch.

958

:

there's gonna be swings in

the lead from either side.

959

:

I can see one team punching first,

the other team punching back.

960

:

Yeah.

961

:

This is appointment viewing.

962

:

But Melo, back to the question, what

are you seeing in the next three games

963

:

in Los Angeles in this World Series?

964

:

Melo: I picked

965

:

PSP: I mean, I think

966

:

Melo: Now I'm gonna

967

:

PSP: should, now I'm gonna

be honest with you that

968

:

Melo: with my heart

969

:

PSP: my heart, because

970

:

Melo: to,

971

:

PSP: I,

972

:

Melo: Dodgers do end up winning

the World Series and going

973

:

back to back, I would like to

974

:

PSP: I would.

975

:

Melo: win it at home.

976

:

Just a little history nugget for you.

977

:

The Dodgers out of the.

978

:

PSP: The

979

:

Melo: championships

980

:

PSP: championship they won here in

Los Angeles, they got in Brooklyn.

981

:

Melo: They've only

982

:

PSP: They've only

983

:

Melo: World

984

:

PSP: won one series here at Dodge.

985

:

Melo: Other than that,

986

:

PSP: Other than that other,

987

:

Melo: have been on the

988

:

PSP: been on the Road stadium, you know

989

:

Melo: Arlington and Texas, other places.

990

:

But honestly, I

991

:

PSP: honestly, I think the gun.

992

:

Melo: two outta three in this series.

993

:

I do think we're

994

:

PSP: I think we're gonna go back to,

995

:

Melo: six, but,

996

:

PSP: but

997

:

Melo: really.

998

:

I'm

999

:

PSP: I'm looking forward and

I need this office to start

:

00:28:59,809 --> 00:29:01,339

Melo: have not been good.

:

00:29:01,339 --> 00:29:01,849

All

:

00:29:02,149 --> 00:29:02,539

PSP: all

:

00:29:02,689 --> 00:29:03,289

Melo: outside of

:

00:29:03,469 --> 00:29:03,949

PSP: outside.

:

00:29:04,189 --> 00:29:06,949

Melo: card series against the

Reds, but I think they're gonna

:

00:29:06,979 --> 00:29:08,179

PSP: I think we're gonna get to, I think

:

00:29:08,179 --> 00:29:09,199

Melo: gonna get to Bieber.

:

00:29:09,499 --> 00:29:10,429

And I expect this

:

00:29:10,484 --> 00:29:10,999

PSP: I expect to

:

00:29:11,029 --> 00:29:11,689

Melo: to take two outta

:

00:29:11,839 --> 00:29:12,229

PSP: take two, three, I

:

00:29:12,439 --> 00:29:14,629

Melo: them to take all

three at home and end it?

:

00:29:14,944 --> 00:29:15,164

PSP: end.

:

00:29:15,589 --> 00:29:17,359

Melo: But I don't think

that's gonna happen.

:

00:29:17,359 --> 00:29:20,059

This Blue Jays team has been too

good all season and too good.

:

00:29:20,059 --> 00:29:23,989

This postseason not to take one

game, at least here in Los Angeles.

:

00:29:24,964 --> 00:29:25,114

PSP: Mm-hmm.

:

00:29:25,654 --> 00:29:28,414

Now you touched on the, the

clicking of the offense.

:

00:29:28,414 --> 00:29:31,114

Now you took the next question

off the page for me, because that

:

00:29:31,114 --> 00:29:33,304

has been something that a number

of Talking Heads have mentioned.

:

00:29:33,304 --> 00:29:37,234

I know Eduardo Perez touched on

that after game two this morning.

:

00:29:39,304 --> 00:29:40,384

Time is running out.

:

00:29:40,564 --> 00:29:43,729

We, we, we only have five

games left in the season and.

:

00:29:45,004 --> 00:29:51,814

With respect to Shorthair, Tony's

legacy game in the NLCS, and I know he

:

00:29:51,814 --> 00:29:53,854

scored six home runs in his postseason.

:

00:29:53,944 --> 00:29:59,734

He's otherwise been a little bit anonymous

for someone who is, has his stature, and

:

00:29:59,734 --> 00:30:01,894

then you look at the rest of the lineup.

:

00:30:02,494 --> 00:30:06,064

It's been good and it's been good

enough to get past Cincinnati.

:

00:30:06,409 --> 00:30:10,009

Philadelphia and Milwaukee as

you touched on, but as you said,

:

00:30:10,009 --> 00:30:11,779

it's not necessarily clicking.

:

00:30:11,779 --> 00:30:16,219

It's not necessarily the explosive

Dodgers lineup that we've come

:

00:30:16,219 --> 00:30:19,069

to, to know and be entertained by.

:

00:30:19,909 --> 00:30:20,899

Is it gonna happen?

:

00:30:21,049 --> 00:30:21,769

Is it gonna happen?

:

00:30:21,769 --> 00:30:23,149

Is it enough time for it to click?

:

00:30:23,819 --> 00:30:25,349

Melo: You just mentioned it a second ago.

:

00:30:25,349 --> 00:30:28,619

Time is running out and I believe it,

man, like you said, there's five games

:

00:30:28,634 --> 00:30:29,564

PSP: Five left.

:

00:30:29,969 --> 00:30:30,059

Melo: I

:

00:30:30,224 --> 00:30:31,274

PSP: honestly, I think we've enough make,

:

00:30:31,319 --> 00:30:32,009

Melo: we've seen

:

00:30:32,114 --> 00:30:32,594

PSP: we've seen

:

00:30:32,639 --> 00:30:32,789

Melo: enough

:

00:30:33,044 --> 00:30:34,214

PSP: a big enough sample size.

:

00:30:34,289 --> 00:30:34,529

Melo: this

:

00:30:34,574 --> 00:30:35,414

PSP: know, maybe this is just

:

00:30:35,609 --> 00:30:36,059

Melo: this team

:

00:30:36,284 --> 00:30:36,914

PSP: what, this team is

:

00:30:36,929 --> 00:30:37,319

Melo: feast

:

00:30:37,364 --> 00:30:37,634

PSP: very

:

00:30:37,829 --> 00:30:38,669

Melo: You've seen it in these

:

00:30:38,744 --> 00:30:40,119

PSP: seen it in these last couple games.

:

00:30:40,119 --> 00:30:41,959

They're not hitting

over, they're not gonna

:

00:30:42,089 --> 00:30:43,139

Melo: They hit two

:

00:30:43,299 --> 00:30:45,879

PSP: two huge home runs

Last night in game too,

:

00:30:45,929 --> 00:30:46,529

Melo: one off of Will

:

00:30:46,539 --> 00:30:46,879

PSP: one off

:

00:30:46,889 --> 00:30:48,449

Melo: to break the tie

in the seventh inning.

:

00:30:48,659 --> 00:30:51,899

And of course, Muncie, I think two

batters later to make it three, one.

:

00:30:51,899 --> 00:30:52,169

But

:

00:30:52,919 --> 00:30:53,209

PSP: know.

:

00:30:53,300 --> 00:30:53,960

Melo: really looking

:

00:30:54,079 --> 00:30:54,889

PSP: Really looking

forward to this offense,

:

00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:56,040

You know, kind of

:

00:30:56,250 --> 00:30:57,030

Melo: Helping out the

:

00:30:57,090 --> 00:30:59,880

PSP: helping out the starting rotation

a little bit because they have been,

:

00:30:59,880 --> 00:31:00,450

Melo: pitching has

:

00:31:00,600 --> 00:31:01,500

PSP: pitching has been the

:

00:31:01,530 --> 00:31:03,510

Melo: probably the main reason

why the Dodgers are even

:

00:31:03,510 --> 00:31:05,070

here in the World Series and

:

00:31:05,135 --> 00:31:05,555

PSP: series

:

00:31:05,730 --> 00:31:06,840

Melo: from another championship.

:

00:31:06,900 --> 00:31:07,560

PSP: championship.

:

00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:07,770

But

:

00:31:08,190 --> 00:31:08,640

Melo: I do

:

00:31:08,924 --> 00:31:09,104

PSP: I do

:

00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:09,240

Melo: there's

:

00:31:09,434 --> 00:31:10,814

PSP: think that something in there

:

00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:12,000

Melo: Dodger team just to get

:

00:31:12,194 --> 00:31:12,729

PSP: just to get.

:

00:31:12,900 --> 00:31:15,490

Melo: And you've seen it in years

past, and you've seen it with this

:

00:31:15,490 --> 00:31:17,140

Dodger team, that all it takes is one

:

00:31:17,439 --> 00:31:20,619

PSP: Is one game game or one

inning for this offense to explode

:

00:31:20,650 --> 00:31:20,890

Melo: never

:

00:31:20,919 --> 00:31:22,029

PSP: and they might never look back.

:

00:31:22,089 --> 00:31:23,229

But to answer your question,

:

00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:23,380

Melo: I

:

00:31:23,619 --> 00:31:25,719

PSP: honestly, I think they're

gonna have to win these games.

:

00:31:25,719 --> 00:31:26,739

You know, five to two,

:

00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:27,340

Melo: to

:

00:31:27,579 --> 00:31:29,499

PSP: six to three, four to two.

:

00:31:29,649 --> 00:31:29,859

Because

:

00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:30,250

Melo: of

:

00:31:30,369 --> 00:31:33,279

PSP: outside of the Wild Card series

against the Reds, I haven't seen

:

00:31:33,279 --> 00:31:34,719

this team put up monster numbers.

:

00:31:34,810 --> 00:31:36,340

Melo: offensively this postseason.

:

00:31:37,309 --> 00:31:37,419

PSP: Mm-hmm.

:

00:31:37,869 --> 00:31:43,119

And could you say that part of that is

because of the lower order of the lineup?

:

00:31:43,119 --> 00:31:44,799

I'm talking about six through nine.

:

00:31:44,799 --> 00:31:49,599

I know that Dave Roberts essentially

put Andy Paez on blast before game

:

00:31:49,599 --> 00:31:54,529

two saying that he's considering that

position for the rest of the series.

:

00:31:55,099 --> 00:31:57,589

Is that where the Dodgers

need to step it up?

:

00:31:58,470 --> 00:31:59,520

Melo: Yeah, I, it's

:

00:31:59,689 --> 00:31:59,779

PSP: It's

:

00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:00,280

Melo: honestly,

:

00:32:00,300 --> 00:32:01,320

PSP: honestly, you know,

:

00:32:01,470 --> 00:32:02,010

Melo: Yes and

:

00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:03,090

PSP: yes and no.

:

00:32:03,140 --> 00:32:03,680

Melo: The top, the

:

00:32:03,855 --> 00:32:07,010

PSP: The, the bottom of the order

has had their, you know, success.

:

00:32:07,455 --> 00:32:09,275

PK is again, this to October.

:

00:32:09,425 --> 00:32:10,195

He's been magnifi

:

00:32:10,310 --> 00:32:10,820

Melo: October

:

00:32:10,875 --> 00:32:11,810

PSP: This run,

:

00:32:11,940 --> 00:32:14,220

You know, seems like every

time the Dodgers are getting

:

00:32:14,220 --> 00:32:15,540

rallies, he's always middle

:

00:32:15,811 --> 00:32:16,141

Melo: Edmond

:

00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:16,620

PSP: Tommy been

:

00:32:16,801 --> 00:32:17,101

Melo: down

:

00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:17,940

PSP: okay down there.

:

00:32:17,940 --> 00:32:18,240

Honestly,

:

00:32:18,361 --> 00:32:18,601

Melo: it's the

:

00:32:18,780 --> 00:32:19,020

PSP: I think

:

00:32:19,111 --> 00:32:21,331

Melo: order, show Hail Tani,

like you just mentioned it.

:

00:32:21,571 --> 00:32:21,811

Yeah.

:

00:32:21,811 --> 00:32:24,721

He's hit six home runs this

postseason, but outside of

:

00:32:24,870 --> 00:32:28,435

PSP: outside of that, you know, he

was not good against individual series

:

00:32:28,456 --> 00:32:28,786

Melo: he was

:

00:32:28,895 --> 00:32:30,595

PSP: and he was not good against the

:

00:32:30,916 --> 00:32:31,096

Melo: three

:

00:32:31,410 --> 00:32:32,075

PSP: first games.

:

00:32:32,086 --> 00:32:32,326

Melo: I know

:

00:32:32,475 --> 00:32:35,135

PSP: You know, I know Fred had

a big yesterday, the election,

:

00:32:35,206 --> 00:32:35,446

Melo: inning.

:

00:32:35,655 --> 00:32:35,775

PSP: first,

:

00:32:36,016 --> 00:32:37,986

Melo: outside and I

know Mookie's had an O,

:

00:32:38,210 --> 00:32:38,480

PSP: had,

:

00:32:38,526 --> 00:32:38,736

Melo: good

:

00:32:38,870 --> 00:32:39,530

PSP: he's had a good season

:

00:32:40,296 --> 00:32:40,896

Melo: has not

:

00:32:40,910 --> 00:32:41,090

PSP: defense.

:

00:32:41,090 --> 00:32:43,400

He has not had the big

hit offensively, but

:

00:32:43,606 --> 00:32:44,086

Melo: been very

:

00:32:44,155 --> 00:32:45,485

PSP: he's been very patient this,

:

00:32:45,616 --> 00:32:45,916

Melo: able to

:

00:32:45,995 --> 00:32:47,205

PSP: he's been able to take his walks.

:

00:32:47,266 --> 00:32:48,736

Melo: have led to some insurance

:

00:32:48,955 --> 00:32:49,795

PSP: Sharp runs.

:

00:32:50,396 --> 00:32:50,726

Melo: In these

:

00:32:50,835 --> 00:32:51,955

But honestly, I

:

00:32:52,025 --> 00:32:53,585

PSP: honestly, I think it's the top of the

:

00:32:53,905 --> 00:32:54,175

Melo: of the

:

00:32:54,305 --> 00:32:56,975

PSP: top of the order that has to get

it going because I think if you see the

:

00:32:57,085 --> 00:32:57,775

Melo: top of the order

:

00:32:57,875 --> 00:33:00,785

PSP: top of the order get going,

like it just sets up everybody.

:

00:33:00,985 --> 00:33:04,225

Melo: of the order like Will Smith,

Andy Paez, kike Hernandez, Tommy

:

00:33:04,225 --> 00:33:08,215

Edmond, max Munsey, it set the,

it sets them up so well instead of

:

00:33:08,370 --> 00:33:10,580

PSP: Instead of always having

to rely on the bottom and

:

00:33:10,645 --> 00:33:10,975

Melo: going.

:

00:33:11,140 --> 00:33:11,340

PSP: things.

:

00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:12,020

Mm-hmm.

:

00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:14,060

And that's gonna be key in game three.

:

00:33:14,065 --> 00:33:15,855

'cause me shows is very fet of famine.

:

00:33:15,855 --> 00:33:20,362

He either gets showed In the first

inning, or you're gonna get a nice

:

00:33:20,422 --> 00:33:22,312

clean set of five or six innings.

:

00:33:22,312 --> 00:33:23,272

There's no in between.

:

00:33:23,272 --> 00:33:27,472

The match shows in:

is gonna be very intriguing.

:

00:33:27,472 --> 00:33:30,742

As I said, cancel your

plans in the next few days.

:

00:33:30,742 --> 00:33:33,592

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, it's

World Series watching, 8:00 PM

:

00:33:33,592 --> 00:33:36,232

Eastern, 5:00 PM Pacific Mellow.

:

00:33:36,232 --> 00:33:38,812

I know you're gonna get into batting

practice very soon for both teams.

:

00:33:38,812 --> 00:33:42,232

So before we get you out of here,

where can we find you on social media?

:

00:33:42,727 --> 00:33:43,537

Melo: Absolutely.

:

00:33:43,867 --> 00:33:45,157

PSP: Absolutely my personal

:

00:33:45,487 --> 00:33:49,867

Melo: 24, you just mentioned

it, R-O-E-M-E-L-L O2 four,

:

00:33:50,097 --> 00:33:50,387

PSP: four

:

00:33:50,647 --> 00:33:51,037

Melo: Instagram.

:

00:33:51,047 --> 00:33:52,012

PSP: on Instagram mostly

:

00:33:52,027 --> 00:33:52,177

Melo: at

:

00:33:52,282 --> 00:33:53,867

PSP: follow us around the, that's

:

00:33:54,157 --> 00:33:54,547

Melo: around the

:

00:33:54,687 --> 00:33:56,652

PSP: around the diamond on Instagram.

:

00:33:56,652 --> 00:33:57,792

We always have a lot of good

:

00:33:57,957 --> 00:33:58,347

Melo: there.

:

00:33:58,632 --> 00:33:59,022

PSP: there.

:

00:33:59,112 --> 00:33:59,577

And yeah, and

:

00:33:59,607 --> 00:33:59,877

Melo: our

:

00:33:59,897 --> 00:34:00,787

PSP: to our podcast on

:

00:34:01,103 --> 00:34:01,613

Melo: podcast

:

00:34:01,777 --> 00:34:03,402

PSP: podcast week with myself

:

00:34:03,413 --> 00:34:03,863

Melo: Kyle.

:

00:34:03,962 --> 00:34:04,122

PSP: Kyle.

:

00:34:04,158 --> 00:34:04,758

Melo: Kyle's a big

:

00:34:04,822 --> 00:34:05,112

PSP: Kyle

:

00:34:05,118 --> 00:34:05,328

Melo: fan.

:

00:34:05,328 --> 00:34:05,628

I'm a big

:

00:34:05,732 --> 00:34:06,352

PSP: fan big,

:

00:34:06,458 --> 00:34:07,198

So it's kind of cool.

:

00:34:07,293 --> 00:34:07,773

Melo: you listen to

:

00:34:07,898 --> 00:34:08,878

PSP: Listen to podcast,

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Melo: The

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PSP: get kind of a sense of West Coast

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Melo: coast baseball.

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So we

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PSP: baseball.

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So we got it all covered here,

but under, around on Instagram,

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Melo: Baseball podcast on

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PSP: on Apple and Spotify.

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That's fantastic.

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Definitely check that out.

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It's really good content and it's

really good to see guys that.

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Get into baseball outside

of their own city.

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That's the content that you want to see.

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It's, it's measured.

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You feel like you've learned

something and it's really engaging

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stuff, so definitely check out

around the diamond in the meantime.

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My name is Neil Spruce.

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This is another episode of PP.

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Enjoy the baseball.

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Melo: I love Toronto.

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PSP: I love Toronto.

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I've never been, I wanna go.

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Melo: it's good for you guys, man.

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It must be

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PSP: It must,

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Melo: it must be

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PSP: it must be crazy over

there with all the Yeah, man.

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What people need to understand is

it's not just the city of Toronto,

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which is, you know, five to 6 million

because it's Canada's only team.

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It's the whole country.

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A lot of people drove down from Vancouver

to Seattle in the previous series,

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and then you have coast to coast.

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I know they stopped the hockey game

in Calgary last week on Monday.

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Melo: that.

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PSP: Yeah.

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To update people on the game seven

result, like the whole country is locked

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in on this, the players understand that.

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But yeah, it's a really special

time because this is the first.

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World Street is in the 21st century,

and it's a couple of generations

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that are experiencing this for

the first time, myself included.

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Melo: Yeah,

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