July 22, 2024 • 7 mins
Andre talks about the Dodgers-Giants rivalry and Shohei Ohtani's 473-ft homer against the Red Sox.
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(00:00):
Well, it's a great day atDodgers Stadium, Dodger Royalty back here and
surprisingly not against the San Francisco Giants. Where's Mattcain when he wants them?
That's the one and only. AndreEthier. Thanks a lot for the time
and great to see your whole familyout here. Yeah, I appreciate it.
No fitting game for our first gameof the twenty four season. Then
(00:20):
a Dodgers Giants game. So foundour way up here from been hanging down
in the South coast Laguna area andfound our way up here today for this,
you know, first game of theseries. Dude, does Dodgers Giants
still get you going the way itused to when you played? Uh?
Yeah, I think it does.I think it ebbs and flows right like
(00:41):
they obviously are having a little bitof a down year and and I guess
at downtime last couple of years,and I guess the the you know,
the intestinia rubs off a little bitmore, especially when you know this team's
playing so well coming into it foryou know, multiple season, multiple years
in a row against them. Butit's still means a lot, obviously,
you know, for the both cities, both fan bases, and it's uh,
(01:03):
you know, excited to seeing.Like you said, he brings up
old memories. We're just talking about, uh Tim Linzacam and those guys with
a couple buddies of mine the lastcouple of weeks, about how good of
pitchers those guys were and those teamsthose giants have, and you know,
there's a lot of history between thesetwo ball clubs. Whenever I think Dodgers
giants, Andre Ethier and Matt Kaincome to mind. You know that you
(01:23):
did pretty well against Kane when youguys faced off. What is it about
certain pictures and especially on teams thatare wearing that orange and black. Yeah,
I don't know. That's a weirdthing. Right. You can face
a guy and I think I forgotthe guy who was these either these are
either Marquis or someone else who Ifelt like I struggled really badly against.
(01:45):
But then there's guys like Lincacum.I hit well, you know, guys
who are dominant pitchers. I hitwell. And you see a guy like
Matt Kain and for some reason,it was just that one person, it
didn't matter what he threw, youwere able to get hits off of my
told my said, I think itwas like towards the end of our career
when I have, you know,all these at bats, sixty seventy at
bats against them, and you knoweveryone had been making a big thing about
(02:06):
it, you know, about usface and you get each other for maybe
what might be the last time ever, you know, after all these years.
And I remember one of that batsin that game, he threw a
really good cutter in off my fist. I hit it, jam shot.
It barely landed over his head inthe end field grass between second and the
pitcher for a base hit. AndI you know, that pretty sums that
(02:29):
pretty much sums up that whole uh, you know, matchup all those years.
I was gonna get a hit nomatter what he threw in the quality
of pitch, it was going towork out to be a hit for me.
And I remember just shaking his headat me and laughing, because you
know, it doesn't matter off thebarrel, off the fist, I'll still
getting hits off him. You're agreat student of the game. You know
the history of the game, andcertainly you played your entire major league career
(02:51):
wearing a Dodger uniform. When didyou start to realize how serious it was
as far as a rivalry between theDodgers and Giants. It's day one day
that first time you go up there, the first time, you know,
I didn't know anything about it.You didn't understand the intensity of it.
First time you probably go in thereas a player, You're just like,
(03:12):
wow, you know, these fansreally do not like the Dodgers. They
really do not the Dodger players.And we know some of the fun uh
you know, shenanigans that were goingon in the stadiums, you know,
with the fans and interactions with themwhen those series were going on. So
yeah, I learned from day onethat it means a little bit more.
It doesn't matter whether it's April orwhether it's September and both teams are out
(03:36):
of the playoffs, it still meansa lot. All right, Andre,
Eh, you're back at Dodgers Stadium, where you a little jealous when you
saw me talking to Joe Kelly becauseyou know you're not here every day.
I've got to find new players toconnect with. I'm actually I think me
and Mariacchi Joe are are better friendsand probably be you or him or me
and him or me and you.So you know, I know you have
(04:00):
to clean on to who you haveto clean on too when Austin Barnes has
probably pushed you aside after all theseyears, so you're looking for whoever he
can and uh, I'm glad,Mariachi Joe's taking care of you. Hey,
Barnes tried to show off that hegrow that he's all grown up when
I when he came up and hewalked up on you. He's not little
Barnes anymore. He's trying to showhis big brother. You know, I'm
the man now. He's uh he'sbeen a good player for uh for quite
(04:25):
a bit and you got to givehim his nod. And uh, I'm
just glad he can take you underthe wing, uh when you need it.
I'm too big for his wing.I don't know that big Homer that
wing stretched big. It's a bigHope wing now. So uh, you
know, I'm glad to see alot of these guys playing. Well,
you know, Keik you having thatbig game the other day and sorry he
(04:46):
came against uh ken Lee and uhyou know his outings, but uh,
you know, excited, you know, hopefully seeing here uh kersh at the
end of this week and getting achance to you know, see how this
team's gonna shape up for the secondhalf, and uh, you know,
they definitely have the offense and thefirepower to go out and do it.
You know, you're just hoping thatthe you know, the pitching and everything
(05:06):
holds up and lines up the rightway at the right time of the year.
And you're starting to feel it,right, You're starting to feel the
air turn. You're starting to feelthe calendar turned to the part of the
year when it's time to get towork and really start putting those games you
know behind you in the spot whereyou can go and have a little comfort
(05:26):
going into the you know, intothe run there in September and line up
the right way you want for theplayoffs. Andre Ethier before you go and
spend more time with the family.Yesterday show, hal Tani hit a home
run four hundred and seventy three feetto the top of the left field pavilion.
Have you ever seen a lefty hitit that far? No? And
I tried. I tried many times, the batting practice many times the game.
(05:47):
I think the batting practice as closestI ever got was probably where that
Starluck sign is and I probably hitthe Starlucks sign. I don't know what
was there at the time, butit would probably hit right around there.
But I mean, you know,we're standing here looking and that's a whole
nother two signs, so probably whatone hundred one hundred and twenty feet farther
(06:09):
to center, which I don't knowwhat that adds on to it. And
to do it in a game offa pitcher, it's pretty impressive. And
yeah, I mean everything he doesis you don't you like, is this
it? And then he does somethingelse every time and I think that's that's
what the most impressive thing about showis. And he's gonna come back and
pitch. You always heard that question. Let's just be happy. Let's be
(06:31):
happy for what we're seeing right now, just on the offensive side, because
it's pretty unbelievable. And you justdon't think he could come back and and
keep up the pace or do anything, you know, do the way he's
doing, and he just keeps findinga way to do it. And uh,
it's it's hard not to admire itfrom a you know, from a
former player side, and I knowfans are in awe when every time they
ask me. That's one of thefirst things fans ask me, is you
(06:54):
know, what do you think aboutshow Ay? And I tell him I'm
just as in a as you guysare, and uh, it's impressive to
see. And I can't believe thisteam gets to have them, that you
know this long they're gonna get tohave them. It's awesome to hear that
from a former player that spent hisentire career at Dodger Stadium in a big
way to be just as much inawe of Otani as we are. Love
(07:14):
having you back here. You gotthat summer glow tan to you, just
like you did when you played outhere. Now you enjoy the family.
You look relaxed. The kids saythat they're keeping you under control at home,
so that's a good thing. Yeah, I'm not afraid of the sun
like you. I went zero SPFfor the last four days, so I'm
not afraid to go zero SPF onthis sun here. So I soaked it
(07:36):
up, drew every last way Icould into southern California sun of my time
at least right now, and lookforward to being back here at the stadium
for the second half. There.He is forever dodger Andre Ethier
Well, it's a great day atDodgers Stadium, Dodger Royalty back here and
surprisingly not against the San Francisco Giants. Where's Mattcain when he wants them?
That's the one and only. AndreEthier. Thanks a lot for the time
and great to see your whole familyout here. Yeah, I appreciate it.
No fitting game for our first gameof the twenty four season. Then
(00:20):
a Dodgers Giants game. So foundour way up here from been hanging down
in the South coast Laguna area andfound our way up here today for this,
you know, first game of theseries. Dude, does Dodgers Giants
still get you going the way itused to when you played? Uh?
Yeah, I think it does.I think it ebbs and flows right like
(00:41):
they obviously are having a little bitof a down year and and I guess
at downtime last couple of years,and I guess the the you know,
the intestinia rubs off a little bitmore, especially when you know this team's
playing so well coming into it foryou know, multiple season, multiple years
in a row against them. Butit's still means a lot, obviously,
you know, for the both cities, both fan bases, and it's uh,
(01:03):
you know, excited to seeing.Like you said, he brings up
old memories. We're just talking about, uh Tim Linzacam and those guys with
a couple buddies of mine the lastcouple of weeks, about how good of
pitchers those guys were and those teamsthose giants have, and you know,
there's a lot of history between thesetwo ball clubs. Whenever I think Dodgers
giants, Andre Ethier and Matt Kaincome to mind. You know that you
(01:23):
did pretty well against Kane when youguys faced off. What is it about
certain pictures and especially on teams thatare wearing that orange and black. Yeah,
I don't know. That's a weirdthing. Right. You can face
a guy and I think I forgotthe guy who was these either these are
either Marquis or someone else who Ifelt like I struggled really badly against.
(01:45):
But then there's guys like Lincacum.I hit well, you know, guys
who are dominant pitchers. I hitwell. And you see a guy like
Matt Kain and for some reason,it was just that one person, it
didn't matter what he threw, youwere able to get hits off of my
told my said, I think itwas like towards the end of our career
when I have, you know,all these at bats, sixty seventy at
bats against them, and you knoweveryone had been making a big thing about
(02:06):
it, you know, about usface and you get each other for maybe
what might be the last time ever, you know, after all these years.
And I remember one of that batsin that game, he threw a
really good cutter in off my fist. I hit it, jam shot.
It barely landed over his head inthe end field grass between second and the
pitcher for a base hit. AndI you know, that pretty sums that
(02:29):
pretty much sums up that whole uh, you know, matchup all those years.
I was gonna get a hit nomatter what he threw in the quality
of pitch, it was going towork out to be a hit for me.
And I remember just shaking his headat me and laughing, because you
know, it doesn't matter off thebarrel, off the fist, I'll still
getting hits off him. You're agreat student of the game. You know
the history of the game, andcertainly you played your entire major league career
(02:51):
wearing a Dodger uniform. When didyou start to realize how serious it was
as far as a rivalry between theDodgers and Giants. It's day one day
that first time you go up there, the first time, you know,
I didn't know anything about it.You didn't understand the intensity of it.
First time you probably go in thereas a player, You're just like,
(03:12):
wow, you know, these fansreally do not like the Dodgers. They
really do not the Dodger players.And we know some of the fun uh
you know, shenanigans that were goingon in the stadiums, you know,
with the fans and interactions with themwhen those series were going on. So
yeah, I learned from day onethat it means a little bit more.
It doesn't matter whether it's April orwhether it's September and both teams are out
(03:36):
of the playoffs, it still meansa lot. All right, Andre,
Eh, you're back at Dodgers Stadium, where you a little jealous when you
saw me talking to Joe Kelly becauseyou know you're not here every day.
I've got to find new players toconnect with. I'm actually I think me
and Mariacchi Joe are are better friendsand probably be you or him or me
and him or me and you.So you know, I know you have
(04:00):
to clean on to who you haveto clean on too when Austin Barnes has
probably pushed you aside after all theseyears, so you're looking for whoever he
can and uh, I'm glad,Mariachi Joe's taking care of you. Hey,
Barnes tried to show off that hegrow that he's all grown up when
I when he came up and hewalked up on you. He's not little
Barnes anymore. He's trying to showhis big brother. You know, I'm
the man now. He's uh he'sbeen a good player for uh for quite
(04:25):
a bit and you got to givehim his nod. And uh, I'm
just glad he can take you underthe wing, uh when you need it.
I'm too big for his wing.I don't know that big Homer that
wing stretched big. It's a bigHope wing now. So uh, you
know, I'm glad to see alot of these guys playing. Well,
you know, Keik you having thatbig game the other day and sorry he
(04:46):
came against uh ken Lee and uhyou know his outings, but uh,
you know, excited, you know, hopefully seeing here uh kersh at the
end of this week and getting achance to you know, see how this
team's gonna shape up for the secondhalf, and uh, you know,
they definitely have the offense and thefirepower to go out and do it.
You know, you're just hoping thatthe you know, the pitching and everything
(05:06):
holds up and lines up the rightway at the right time of the year.
And you're starting to feel it,right, You're starting to feel the
air turn. You're starting to feelthe calendar turned to the part of the
year when it's time to get towork and really start putting those games you
know behind you in the spot whereyou can go and have a little comfort
(05:26):
going into the you know, intothe run there in September and line up
the right way you want for theplayoffs. Andre Ethier before you go and
spend more time with the family.Yesterday show, hal Tani hit a home
run four hundred and seventy three feetto the top of the left field pavilion.
Have you ever seen a lefty hitit that far? No? And
I tried. I tried many times, the batting practice many times the game.
(05:47):
I think the batting practice as closestI ever got was probably where that
Starluck sign is and I probably hitthe Starlucks sign. I don't know what
was there at the time, butit would probably hit right around there.
But I mean, you know,we're standing here looking and that's a whole
nother two signs, so probably whatone hundred one hundred and twenty feet farther
(06:09):
to center, which I don't knowwhat that adds on to it. And
to do it in a game offa pitcher, it's pretty impressive. And
yeah, I mean everything he doesis you don't you like, is this
it? And then he does somethingelse every time and I think that's that's
what the most impressive thing about showis. And he's gonna come back and
pitch. You always heard that question. Let's just be happy. Let's be
(06:31):
happy for what we're seeing right now, just on the offensive side, because
it's pretty unbelievable. And you justdon't think he could come back and and
keep up the pace or do anything, you know, do the way he's
doing, and he just keeps findinga way to do it. And uh,
it's it's hard not to admire itfrom a you know, from a
former player side, and I knowfans are in awe when every time they
ask me. That's one of thefirst things fans ask me, is you
(06:54):
know, what do you think aboutshow Ay? And I tell him I'm
just as in a as you guysare, and uh, it's impressive to
see. And I can't believe thisteam gets to have them, that you
know this long they're gonna get tohave them. It's awesome to hear that
from a former player that spent hisentire career at Dodger Stadium in a big
way to be just as much inawe of Otani as we are. Love
(07:14):
having you back here. You gotthat summer glow tan to you, just
like you did when you played outhere. Now you enjoy the family.
You look relaxed. The kids saythat they're keeping you under control at home,
so that's a good thing. Yeah, I'm not afraid of the sun
like you. I went zero SPFfor the last four days, so I'm
not afraid to go zero SPF onthis sun here. So I soaked it
(07:36):
up, drew every last way Icould into southern California sun of my time
at least right now, and lookforward to being back here at the stadium
for the second half. There.He is forever dodger Andre Ethier
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