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Now your host walking you up to first pitch. It's David Vasse.

We are live at Wrigley Field in Chicago for the Dodgers and Cubs to close out their regular season series with two here in the Friendly Confines. Welcome inside to Morongo Casino Dodgers on Deck. Your world champion Los Angeles Dodgers have a sixteen and seven record after taking two out of three over the weekend in Texas. The Dodgers road trip now continues here at Wrigley Field with Dustin

Side, Michael Bush.

Plus, we've got your Dodgers magical moment, and as always, we'll check in with Rick Munday and Steven Nelson. Sunday in Texas, another great pitching duel between the Dodgers and Rangers. Tyler glass Now against Tyler Malee. Malley would go seven shutout innings, scattering just two hits while striking out four.

Along the way.

Glass Now, on the other hand, had four shutout innings, but had to leave the game early with lake cramps, similar to what he experienced last year in Toronto, so the Dodger bullpen had to pick him up. The Dodger offense couldn't figure out Tyler Malley finally got something going in the eighth inning against the Rangers' bullpen. Will Smith led off with a single. A walk by O'tani set up Freddie Freeman to deliver what would what turned out to be the difference making run.

Artn out of the stretch is two to oh. Freeman swings I'm left field, pushes backs lanker to make the catch, tagging from third and Smith He'll come home without a throw. Sacrifice five for Freddie Freeman and at long last, we have a run in this game, and it belongs to your boys in Blue.

Well nothing, Dodgers.

That was the only run scored in the game. On Sunday in Texas, the Dodger bullpen needed to cover five innings for glass Now Luis Garcia, Anthony Banda, Ben Casparius pitch an inning in two thirds of scoreless relief, and of course, his fellow rookie mate Jack Dryer continued his scoreless inning streak. He is now at twelve and a

Semion on second.

After the leadoff walk, Jack Dryer got the next two outs. Evan Phillips needs one more strike to finish the eighth. Here's the pitch got him swinging. Heaven Phillips three pitch choose, three strikes and.

A huge last out.

Of the eighth. Huge strikeout by Evan Phillips.

Then his buddy Tanner Scott would come in to pitch the ninth inning, and Tanner Scott would be able to record his eighth save of the season. The Dodgers take two out of three in Texas. Like I mentioned earlier, there's sixteen and seven and here they are in Chicago for our first look at today's game. Let's check in with my buddies here in the Gallup and Motors broadcast booth.

Rick Monday and Steven Nelson appreciate you DV.

Not far from you, Rick Monday and I looking out at bring you field to friendly comfine some unfriendly skies mo here in the Windy City tonight. What are your sources telling you about the forecast?

Well, my sources and I go directly, and I'm not afraid to reveal my sources. Ron Coomer, No, not the most reliable. Well, I'm kidding, longtime friends and one of the really nice people. Well, the Cubs have issued a little bit of a statement, at least up here to the Cubs broadcasters that there could be rain somewhere coming after six o'clock local time and somewhere around seven thirty local time. It could get well dicey, that's the possibility.

Of course, no roof here.

We feel like there was a Globe Life Field in Arlington where the Dodgers won a second consecutive series. Really three tremendous baseball games mo and three incredible performances by both pitching staffs. Obviously the edge going to the Dodgers because they want seeing.

Those nice trying to analyze if we look at the last well two series, the Dodgers have played okay, they handled the Rockies very well, and we saw the pitching that they had against the Rockies. Rockies have not been in it. Now we go to t Texas, Texas Rangers, leading the Western Division of the American League. They put the ball into play. They had been scoring a lot of runs, and yet the Dodgers' pitching staff held the Rangers to very few runs. They lost one game of

No doubt.

So they're coming off their third shoutout win of the season, their first won nothing win since August of twenty twenty three for your Dodgers. So now they're playing the Cubs again. This is the sixth meeting. These are the final two games between these two clubs for the rest of twenty twenty five. And we're still not at the end of April. But these two teams, based on what we've seen so far, Mo definitely look like they are a true content that come out of the nationality.

And for the Cubs, I mean, they were fourth in Major League Baseball in team average. They have scored more runs than any other team in Major League Baseball to this particular point, if we look at their pitching staff the last eight games, they have given up thirty three runs, but that comes over a lot of innings. They're era In fact, for the last eight games collectively, the Cubs pitching ERA is below two. So don't take them for granted.

Well, no doubt about that. All right, Dustin may Showta Yu Managa. It's a tremendous pitching matchup. Runs probably will be at a premium depending on the wind. Of course, we'll talk more about that matchup. We visit with you again, dB.

All right, thanks guys.

We will check in with Rick and Steven a little bit later, and we are counting you down to first pitch. Dodger fans, get your game day meal on a Shaky's Pizza parlor, or to your Shaky's Pizza, Chicken and Mojo's now at Shakey's. As we continue on Marongo Casino Dodgers on Deck, you'll here from Brent Honeywell and Michael Bush. First pitch between the Dodgers and Cubs from Wrigley Field coming up at four forty. I'm David Vasse and this is the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network.

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Hey, Otani returned after welcoming his first child into the world. They had a brand new baby girl. Everyone happy and healthy. O'tanni flew back to Texas to being the starting lineup on Sunday, but was zero for three with a walk. The Dodgers beat the Rangers one to nothing. Out here in Chicago. Otani came out here to play catch as he continues his throwing program to one day pitch again for the Dodgers.

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And I have told Jack that you know just the beautiful thing. Every time you park at the stadium, there is a trash can as soon as you walk in, so you could just empty it on your way in. And you know what, no doubt, no doubt that's true. It was clean in the app, it was clean in the docu series though.

All right, yeah, fine, yeah, we saw that. We won't talk about how Apple completely torpedoed me. Yes, right, yes, it's okay, wasted a lot of our time.

We I don't know if I'll say all that.

It was fun to be like interviewed, but we were not.

In the show.

And no, they only had me say Jack flaerty didn't have it in game five. That's what everybody saw me anyway, Kiersten one.

So it's fine, either here nor there. We're now in Chicago.

We'll move on. We don't need Apple.

I'm unsubscribing by the way, you were talking about pickle juice? Are we still talking about Tyler glassnow? Some fortunate dehydration.

We are more of though, just kind of the impact that we saw last year of it. So last year in April he actually dealt with the same thing when he played the Blue Jays, and he even said that, you know, it's a very similar experience. I think a part of it is just we're super tall. You know, it takes a lot to hydrate all these bodies. So I actually have tried pickle jew shots before.

Now what does that do?

I mean, I think it just hydrates you with potassium. Yeah, I think it's the potassium from the pickles.

All right, Yeah, good to know. There you go. You got your health tip of the day from Kirstin.

Hopefully that's not right. That is not provided by a medical official. That is just from my own thoughts.

So let's be very clear.

But he said it worked for him last year, and hopefully I mean he's out there playing catch right now, so he seems to be all good. So hopefully that might have been the remedy this year as well.

When you saw him, did you remind Glass now, maybe a pickle juice shot could help.

I did not remind him, But if he is still experiencing the cramping today, I will remind him. But they have they have pickle juice shots in the clubhouse. It is a thing that athletes have used in the past. I tried the pickle juice shot that they give them, and I will say it's kind of nasty. If I'm being honest, I do. I can drink pickle juice.

Though, all right, yeah sounds good.

My daughter loves pickles, same same. I like bread and butter pickles.

Oh I don't Actually those are too sweet. But I do like if there's the ones in the pack and I all chopped up, they get a little spicy. One ten out of ten.

I feel like this segment is way better than anything you've done with Tim Kates all season long.

I think this might win us a lot of awards, maybe like in the dal Pickole Awards. I just kidding.

We've learned.

We've learned three things Apple did a bad job on the docu series using us. Jack Harris's car is super messy. And number three, pickle juice can help you stay hydrated.

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Do it again tomorrow, see you then see then.

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Dodgers on Deck. We'll preview tonight's pitching matchup.

I'll go one on one with Dodger killer Michael Bush and we'll get you an injury report. And here from the Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts Dodgers and Cubs, Game one of a two game set here at Wrigley Field.

Coming up at four forty.

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So I have an update on Blake Snell.

He played catch today and Dave Roberts said, if all went well, Snell is going.

To throw a bullpen session.

Not sure the details, but the Dodgers have decided not to have Snell throw a bullpen session tomorrow. And also, a future Hall of Famer is making his second rehabs start tonight for the Tulsa Drillers. Clayton Kershaw is in Arkansas getting ready for his second rehab start, so we'll give you an update on that after the game. For now, let's head downstairs and let you hear from Dave Roberts in the dugout questions.

For Dave, Dave, can you just describe Dave?

Can you talk about the pressure in the dugouts with Dave Roberts?

You know, it is challenging, it's different, unusual. This team is a completely different ball club than we saw in Tokyo. They're playing a lot better, and so I expect to see the same team we saw in La. So it's gonna be a good series. I think runs gonna be hard to come by. Hopefully we do a better job of preventing runs against these guys that here than we did at home. But it should be a good series. And I think that it's more of a yeah, you know,

Now.

He was obviously pretty busy, but did showing brow when he was on leaving his drowing progression change and all of lace.

I know it hasn't changed.

I don't know if he threw when he.

Was back home, he played catch today he's out there. I think we're just just out there.

We'll be out there.

He's gonna throw a light pen tomorrow and then he'll go back to his kind of full blown bullpen on Saturday.

All right, there's manager Dave Roberts in the visiting dugout here at Wrigley Field. When we continue on Arongo Casino Dodgers on Deck, you will hear from twenty twenty four world champion Brent Honeywell and case he missed it. Over the weekend, Honeywell came to Globe lie Field and was surprised with his.

World Series ring. We got a lot more to go until first pitch at four forty.

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First pitch coming up at four forty.

Coming up later in the show, we'll dive deeper into tonight's pitching matchup. Rick and Steven will have the keys to the game. Out in Texas, we caught up with Brent Honeywell. You'll hear from him in a moment, but I want to remind you that Dodger baseball is driven by Ford.

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Find yours with the Ford F one fifty gas hybrid or all electric tough This mark can only be called for F one fifty. All right, Brent Honeywell, funny guy and mean a lot to the Dodgers and their bullpen. He did a lot of unselfish things to be a great teammate to help the Dodgers.

Win the World Series.

Here was our conversation with Honeywell after he was surprised with his World Series ring by his teammates.

Thanks for having me. Good to see you guys. Oh y'all talk to y'all.

Yes you're talking to David.

I know I was a little bit under the weather.

Yeah you were.

I've felt so bad all off season two about it.

No way, nothing to feel bad about your World champion and the Dodgers surprised champions.

You did all the work. I was along for the ride.

Well, nobody better to have along.

Thank you appreciate it. Hey man, I knew the Dodgers were going to surprise you with the ring. You had no idea, no clue, no clue.

I wanted it on the field, but hadn't worked out just yet. But I'm glad I got it now.

So I'm sure that was the last thing on your mind when you showed up today.

Yeah, I mean it kind of was, because I just it was good to see the guys, see Dog, see the pitching guys.

And everybody that it took to win, like win one. I mean, going having some time to.

Think about it and talk to friends about it, Like all the experiences are cool, but something that you can't do with it is like you'll never get rid of it. You know, it's a weird feeling. But now, I mean ultimately now I want another one. But no, I just know how how hard it was for all of us in here. It's a when Clayton went down, Blast went down, and it's like you see, like you finally understand like

Man.

It was such a special run, unprecedented type of run where you only had two and a half starters. But the dogs in that bullpen, including Brent Honeywell, saved the day.

Hey, you know that's what they say. We saved the day. But these guys can hit. Man, these guys can hit big leagues. Isn't easy, but these guys made it easy on me. I felt like and no, I'm oh a lot to everybody that was in this clubhouse, and it was good to see it.

What was your reaction when you saw the ring? Did you know that it opened at the top? What did you feel?

I knew it opened because I seen it on social media, but I wasn't expecting to get it here because I didn't. I didn't tell anybody that I was coming except one. But he's a I guess he ratted me out.

Yeah, he ain't a good way, but.

No, I mean, it's just a the jersey. The jersey is the one that I really liked the jersey. But like I said, man, you know, it was good to see the guys. It's good to see the bullpen guys to see everybody in there, man, I mean it means a lot to me.

Man. I mean it just you know, more she in, the more she into the game a little bit, you know. And the cool part about.

It is is when you throw fifty pitches in one inning in the World Series, you can get a record etching stone right now. Yeah, but you get intertwined in the sport for eternal and your eternal.

Man, it just is what it is.

I mean, there's only one man that's eternal. But it makes you internal in the sport and you get intertwined.

And and I think, which is the greatest game in the whole world.

So hey, one thing nobody can ever take away from Brent Honeywell is a world championship, a world champion. Brent Honeywell has been our guest. Great to see you, and I look forward to seeing you again soon.

I look forward to seeing y'all every day.

Man, there is Brent Honeywell. Awesome guy, great teammate last year. He's thirty years old, in a free agent trying to pick where he wants to pitch. As we continue live from Wrigley Field, we will hear from another former Dodger, Michael Bush will break down the pitching matchup.

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Yeah, absolutely, you know, I tell you what haffe has really aged well, you know, for being listening to you and everything you say. I take his gospel. Cru so been around for a thousand years.

Yeah, can you believe that?

Well, you might as well associate yourself with winners, you.

Know, oh man, one hundred years of Hafey.

Rick certainly Rickleyfield has been around that long as well.

Well, this seems like and hopefully the weather's going to hold out, you know, if it comes. They showed me some information about an hour and a half ago that they were projecting somewhere around seven thirty local time that it could get a little bit ugly. It's been kind of strange. It was a beautiful afternoon. Then we saw some clouds here at Wrigley Field. Well the clouds have gone away. They're starting to sneak back in a little bit more. But one thing about it here in Wrigleyville.

I did not come that way.

It just said the Cubs in Monaga is on the mound and so and Otani's not so. And every day they try and agitate the visiting team that is coming in and they put up on their on their billboard some letters. So over the years has been somewhat entertaining, uh, sometimes a little frustrating, and sometimes depending upon if they're getting on you or not, maybe a little bit painful.

I find it hard to believe the hometown fans would ever get on Rick Monday when you were patrolling center field here.

Oh yeah, we had good times here. You know what people don't understand. I don't know if it's the same way now, but it used to be a totally separate group in the left field bleachers versus the right field bleachers. And there were times when I was playing here, did you would get one side of the bleachers start yelling at the other side and giving them what for and back back and forth. So you know, you either a right field bleacher person or a left field bleacher person.

What are the feelings you get coming back here since you played here?

Well, you know, both my children were born in this city. It obviously has a special meaning. And I think the way that you are received because I went from the America League to the National League, and I was exposed to the Dodgers when they came to LA and I enjoyed the National League better than the America I knew more about it. So for me, it was an opportunity to come to the National League. I had to learn

Yes, and the brick always wins.

Yep. I found out about it too as I was in the hospital for three days trying to challenge that wall. I couldn't move it.

Yeah, maybe they sent you a thousand year old Hoffey hot dogs in the hospital.

They have been and you feel like that fence has been there for a thousand years too.

Thanks Rick, so great to hear you.

See you, David Man.

It's special to be here with Rick Monday.

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Again, I appreciate that and uh garing it for a little bit now.

So thanks for having me.

Yeah, I thought it was the Justin Turner influence, but he said, you're a hockey guy, so that's what you're trying to go for.

We go a little bit of both, for sure.

What's it been like being teammates with him again?

It's been amazing.

Yeah, just just spending a little bit of time with him in spring training in the clubhouse. Mainly it's been you know, it's been a joy. He's obviously knows so much about the game. He's a great player. He's been around for a long time, knows how to win, knows what it takes, all those things. But he's you know, great in the clubhouse too, just all around great player, great human.

Yeah.

I couldn't ask for anything more.

So at Dodger Stadium, I saw the same group of hitters that included yourself with Justin Turner and Pete grow Armstrong. Out here at Wrigley Field, same group of guys. What is that group about.

Out here early? Yeah, it's it's good.

I think there's just you know, guys you know, know what they need and know what they like to do, and you know, Pete myself, and it seems like JT just you know, like getting out on the field. There's a lot of guys who just you know, are out there whenever it's hard.

You're playing every.

Day, six seven games a week, just try and get outside whenever you can see a little velocity. You know, VP's usually armed, So I like to do a little bit of velocity. And I think, you know, guys here and there like to pick and choose what they want to do. But it's fun coming out there and you know, getting a little bit of work, having some fun and enjoying the weather.

So it's not an organized thing with you three, it's just that you all three like to hit early.

Yeah, I think it's I think we just kind of established that group a little bit. But you know, we might have to make it an organized thing for for the season.

Hey, there's not too many times when two teams make a trade that it's a win win for both. But I know you loved your time with the Dodgers and wanted to stay. But how grateful are you for this opportunity to play every day?

Yeah? Super grateful.

I think you know, it's the it's the business part of sports that just you know, it's a little different, you know, coming over there and you know, being a Dodger for a little bit and then getting traded mixed of emotions. But at the same time, all I can ask for is an opportunity and to kind of go out there and you know, showcase my skills and showcase my work and no matter where I'm at, no matter

What is what is the thing that's clicked for you going back to last year?

I think, you know, it's just it's just learning, learning a lot from you know, older players and what it takes, you know, to stay consistent through one sixty two. I think, you know, in the minor leagues, that was you know, kind of one of the things that I wanted to do. I knew I could do it, and just you know, there's a lot of games, a lot of season and just trying to be consistent was always something that I've tried to do and tried to learn. And I think

When you talk about consistency, aren't you describing the preparation as well? Being consistent with your preparation.

Absolutely, I think that's the key, is just how do you no matter you know, you might you might face a guy who's nasty, who's you know, dotting up the corners and is a tough tough picture that day, But how can you just kind of move on from that and you know, know what it takes to just kind of, you know, no matter how well you did or how bad you did the day before, just kind of just go out the next day and just try and you know,

Michael Bush is our guest, one of the great guys out there. When you look at when your time at Dodger Stadium with the Cubs on the last road trip for Chicago, when you guys came to Dodger Stadium, you had a great series, but Andy Pae has robbed you of extra bases, maybe a grand Slam. Did you play with pa has in the minor leagues? How well do you guys know each other?

Yeah, I played with them quite a bit. Yeah it was it was you know, one of that one, right, one of that one would have put four runs on the board in a close game. But he's a great player. He's a great player, and he's young, and you know, it was I don't want to say it was cool that he took away a home run for me at all, because I really wanted that one. But at the same time, you know, just looking back, you know, got the win.

So the Dodgers and Cups have played each other a lot in the first month of the season. These two games are it after Tokyo and la I haven't talked to you about your experience in Tokyo. Did you like it or do you feel like now you're starting to get into the season.

Yeah, absolutely, Tokyo was awesome.

Loved loved the experience, loved the games, loved everything that they did for us.

You know, it was cool.

And then to you know, Showcase what show Hey and Saya and Shoda and Susaki kind of just where they came from, where they played, and then the culture that they have out there. It was it was really cool to experience that, and I can only imagine how cool it was for them.

You know.

It's it's experiences like that that you know, you show up to the field trying to win, and you show up to the field trying to do your job, but at the same time you can kind of reflect on some of those experiences, especially for them.

I can.

I can only imagine that it was, you know, a lifelong memory.

All right.

Before I let Michael Bush go, he has the hockey beard. So I would be remiss as the Stanley Cup playoffs have started not to ask you who your pick to win the Stanley Cup Finals?

Are the Stanley Cup this year?

I'm a Minnesota Wild fan, yes, so I hope, I hope they can pull it off, and I think they will.

I do.

I think they got a good group. Caprice off his back. But I think, you know, just playoff. Playoff hockey has always been one of my favorite you know, If not the Wild I hope the Chicago Blackhawks. Can you do it sometime soon?

Okay, there we go, playing it very safe here at Wrigley Field. Given the Blackhawks a token.

I hope. Thanks a lot for the time. You're a great guy.

I'm glad we've continued to stay in touch and everybody's rooting for the best.

For Michael Bush.

You're the best.

Appreciate you seriously.

Thank you.

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Thank you VASSA all right, final segment for us, Rick Day Before first pitch, Imanaga will throw that to Shohey Otani. Otani is zero for seven against his fellow countrymen and fellow World Baseball Classic teammate in Imanaga in his career. But let's start with Dustin May, because he has been a terrific he of course, he won the fifth starter's job out of spring and kind of by default because

And he's been a wonderful story too, knowing what he went through last year with the Tommy John and then the emergency surgery on the esophagus that have been torn. But if we look at Dustin May, you know he's gone back to back starts now, six innings in each of those, and he's done just a reasonable job. The other part two is in those back to back starts he's not walked a battern, so he gets a high

He has eight strikeouts on that revamped slider. He changed the grip at the beginning of the year, and it has been a tremendous pitch. Still no ivy. I don't think the Dodgers have seen the ivy at Rigby Field.

In close to a decade.

But we are going to see some good baseball the final two games between the Dodgers and Cubs here in twenty twenty five. We're looking forward to game one of this little two game set starting shortly DV back to.

You, all right, guys, Thank you, lineups and first pitch coming up right around the corner. I enjoy the game. I'll be back with you for postgame Dodger talk. I'm David Bassey. This has been Marongo Casino Dodgers on Deck on the World champion Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network.