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All right. The Dodger bullpen has
been outstanding this season, and Blake Trining

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has been a big reason. Even
though he will not make it about himself,

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he's sitting right next to me.
So so far, so good for

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you and the rest of the crew
down there, number one, thank you

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for the time. You're welcome to
Dave. Yeah. Yeah, guys have

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been great down there. I think
they've adapted really well with adversity and guys,

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you know, falling under the injury
bug and transitioning into different roles and

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stepping up in big situations. So
it's a lot of the same for some

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guys and a lot of new for
some other guys. So no matter what

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the face is, I think our
organization has done a good job of putting

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guys in the best lines to be
successful and they come through. It feels

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like the pitching coaches really have done
a great job of preparing you guys and

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even helping reset guys at certain times. Connor McGinnis, Mark Pryor and Josh

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part Yeah, you know, I've
said it since day one I've been here.

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I feel like they do a great
job of finding what works best for

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you as an individual and how can
we get the best out of you for

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the organization, and you know they're
I guess the amount of time and attention

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to detail they put into their craft
of getting to know different grips, different

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ways to attack hitters, how to
get the best out of yourself is matched

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by none that I've ever come across. I've had very gifted people in my

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career that have blessed me. But
I'm looking at what the Dodgers put in

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play for players to be successful,
and they've done the best job that I've

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seen. The Dodgers are very fortunate
to have veterans like yourself and Daniel Hudson

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in the bullpen. Every player does
not have the same path. How much

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team pride do you guys have?
And Daniel Hudson and the way he's battled

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back the last couple of years to
be part of this team, well,

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Huddy's a warrior. Not a lot
of people can go through what he went

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through and still come on the backside
as resilient as he has. So anytime

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you have a guy like that in
your bullpen alone with the talent or I

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guess along with the talent that he
possesses and has show, it's it's gonna

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benefit the young guys. Are you
guys the adults down there? I think

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I think he is. Yeah,
you see, is he more guys that

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try to be adults down there?
There's still there's still a lot of kid

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which is good. I mean,
it's a this is a kid's game,

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but a bunch of men are playing
it. So there's a professional aspect to

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it that I think we all try
to maintain. But having fun at hard

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I think is important. So I
think we have a good blend of guys

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down there to keep it light and
fun, and conversations are certainly entertaining.

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Do you want to let us in
on any of those conversations? You know,

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I'm a big league bullpen, so
no, no, I had to

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try like a code of honor,
and that's not breaking the coach. So

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you're not you're not getting privy to
that, Dave. And then you sneak

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around the clubhouse. Your your phone
is always on recording, not down in

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the bullpen. I always tell you
hot mics are everywhere. Yeah, yep,

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you even got a pen that's got
a microphone on it. So Blake

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China has me down. Hey,
it's been really a joy to watch you

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pitch and you go through your journey
to be back. Do you see the

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game differently than you saw it even
maybe five seasons ago. Uh? Yeah,

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in a sense of more just appreciation
for each moment. You know,

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when you're younger, you're always trying
to establish yourself or or show that you're

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capable of being in several roles and
then maintaining a level of success more than

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just like a one year wonder.
And now it's just being you know,

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I guess grateful and honored to still
be playing. Things have changed a little

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bit. I'm still believing that there's
more in there. I mean, you

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always strive to be the best version
of yourself, but it's what I have.

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I'm grateful that I'm able to throw
a ball and contribute and coming back

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is definitely a little bit different,
but in a good way. What's the

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difference between getting the final three outs
and being who you've in for the Dodgers

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where you've done that at times but
also has thrived and putting out different fires

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and facing the best in different innings. I think you simplify. No matter

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what your role is, your job
is to get three outs and get them

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as quick as you can. I
think the game's falling in love with the

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punch out and the home run and
the swing and miss, but we forget

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that sometimes missing a barrel is weak
contact. And if a guy's going to

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swing early on me and get a
week out like, I'll take it.

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So my job is to go out
and do sweet contact as early and often

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as possible and put up a zero. So the less pitches the better.

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It means that I can be more
fresh on a regular basis, and that's

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that's ultimately the goal. All right, Blake, thank you for the time.

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I see this nice leather glove right
here. Oh yeah, how long

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have you had that for? This
is my first year. Yeah, they've

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been great, chip over and Nakono
has been been a blessing to me.

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So yeah, all right, well
thanks a lot for the time. Appreciate

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it. And I like what you
brought to the table today. Right here

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felt like the eighth inning feel I
was like four thirty