We are joined by the executive VP and GM of the LA Dodgers. He was appointed to that position in

January of 2022. He has spent eight years now in the Dodgers organization as a player he pitched

for the Tap Bay raise for five years from 2011 to 20 and 15 and the Dodgers. Right now, 71 and 51.

They are in first place in the NL West.

They open up their weekend series with the Cardinals tonight in St. Louis.

We are joined right now by GM, Brandon Gomes.

Brandon, first of all, you and I had such good time chopping it up back in May.

I had to bring you back.

So bring me up to date.

How do you feel impersonally after getting through that trade deadline and how do you feel about the team as you grind this thing out while being hammered by injuries? Yeah, obviously, and being in first

place is always the goal here in the regular season. So team's been playing well. We're starting to show

some semblance of health here, and hopefully only that continues

to increase.

But I think we're playing good baseball overall.

The good thing is, like, we haven't played our best baseball, and hopefully we're

saving that for the stretch run and into October.

But with what we have coming back, what we were able to

do over the deadline feel really good about this group, talent-wise, clubhouse-wise,

and think that, you know, we're in a good position for a strong stretch run.

I think that's well said. Brandon Gomes joining us. You are getting guys back and you're getting

them back at the right time. I want to say something. And I'm on record with this. I love your manager.

I love Dave Roberts. And I'm not going to apologize for it, nor do I think I have to apologize for it.

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