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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's Taco Tuesday, and we all know it's a

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<v Speaker 1>celebration at Dodger Stadium on Taco Tuesday. And it's a

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<v Speaker 1>celebration every time we have the man Anthony Banda joining

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<v Speaker 1>us second time on the show. I appreciate you taking

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<v Speaker 1>the time out. I know the energy level is high,

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<v Speaker 1>but you gotta be ready, Bunda.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm ready. Yeah. What are we talking about right now?

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<v Speaker 2>Talk for Tuesdays? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Why are you so laid back man? Why are you

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<v Speaker 1>trying to be so suave right now?

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<v Speaker 2>I am always laid back. I don't have any I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not a ra ra guy or upbeat guys. I just

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<v Speaker 2>always been this way. My father's that way. How about that?

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe that explains why you have a low heartbeat on

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<v Speaker 1>the mound. You never get to you never let the

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<v Speaker 1>game get too fast. Your heartbeat is just mellow like

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<v Speaker 1>you are right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I I think you know within that my head,

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<v Speaker 2>my thoughts and everything, obviously they're racing, but the controlling

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<v Speaker 2>of the thoughts and understanding what it is that I

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<v Speaker 2>need to do to, you know, proceed to the next pitch,

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<v Speaker 2>whatever it is, and understand like the sequence that I've

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<v Speaker 2>already pitched to uh, you know that those are the

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<v Speaker 2>kind of things that I'm that that's going through my head.

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<v Speaker 2>But I was always taught not to show too much

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<v Speaker 2>emotion on the on the mound. Uh. I was always

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<v Speaker 2>a kid that you know, younger, younger days, I would

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<v Speaker 2>have a lot of emotions just from like failing and

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<v Speaker 2>being upset, you know, And I was always getting in

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<v Speaker 2>trouble for that. So that was something instilled in me

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<v Speaker 2>right away, and uh, my father kept on it, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's evolved into the sense of just understanding

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<v Speaker 2>what it is I needed to do on the mound

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<v Speaker 2>and then move on.

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<v Speaker 1>So two lefties and that Dodger bulpen on opposite ends

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<v Speaker 1>of the spectrum as far as showing emotion on the mound.

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<v Speaker 1>Alex Vessi is the complete opposite.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a great day. He's uh, he does he does

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<v Speaker 2>a tremendous job. He's having a great year. I've watched

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<v Speaker 2>him on the other side a lot. I followed him

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<v Speaker 2>a lot, and you know it's I think it's it

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<v Speaker 2>fits him because you know, his personality is exactly that.

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<v Speaker 2>Off the field, he's very interactive, he's very uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he's funny, don't tell him I said that. But he

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<v Speaker 2>is funny, he gets he gets me to laugh and

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<v Speaker 2>stuff like that. But no, watching him throw and watching him,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, be himself and that that was That's the

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<v Speaker 2>biggest thing I guess you can say as far as

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<v Speaker 2>being confident and stuff like that, is if you're allowed

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<v Speaker 2>to be yourself, you're gonna you're gonna shine and and

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<v Speaker 2>be that. And you know, everybody around the clubhouse loves him.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody knows who he is. Everybody, you know, enjoys the

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<v Speaker 2>energy that he brings every single day.

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<v Speaker 1>Los Angeles knows. So Anthony Bonda is as well. With

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<v Speaker 1>how well you've been pitching, Anthony, I'll ask you the

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<v Speaker 1>question everybody else is asking, why has it come together

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<v Speaker 1>for you right now with this team.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know the exact answer to that. I think

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<v Speaker 2>it has a lot to do with, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>information given, you know, the pitching coaches, the staff, everybody

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<v Speaker 2>around me allowing me to be myself. That was the

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<v Speaker 2>first thing they told me. And then you know, obviously

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<v Speaker 2>like understanding what my job is is throwing the ball

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<v Speaker 2>of the plate, you know, and just having confidence and

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<v Speaker 2>conviction with the pitch that we're throwing and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just understanding that. You know, at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 2>we're a team. We're all pulling for each other. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's the biggest thing as far as like for me

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<v Speaker 2>is to be able to understand that I have, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>eight guys behind me that will do like everything and

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<v Speaker 2>anything that can possibly do to win the ball game.

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<v Speaker 2>So I just I just think it all comes down

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<v Speaker 2>to a mixture of all that, to be honest. But

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<v Speaker 2>I think the clubhouse vibes and everything else like that,

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<v Speaker 2>the you know, the guys introducing me to newer people,

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<v Speaker 2>bringing me in, understanding and accepting me. I think that's

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<v Speaker 2>that plays a big role in it too.

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<v Speaker 1>So what does it mean when the people pictures that

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<v Speaker 1>come here say the Dodgers allow me to be myself?

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<v Speaker 1>Does that mean off the field or does it mean

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<v Speaker 1>as a pitcher they allow you to pitch to who

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<v Speaker 1>you are.

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<v Speaker 2>Both. You know, you know, if you're in this clubhouse

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<v Speaker 2>for a reason, you have something some something special about

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<v Speaker 2>you and they want to bring that out. They do

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<v Speaker 2>a very good job of bringing that out. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>within this clubhouse there's there's no egos, there's no you know,

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<v Speaker 2>anything else like that. Of course, the Dodgers is loaded

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<v Speaker 2>with superstars, but they treat we treat each other just

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<v Speaker 2>like anybody else on the street, you know, with respect,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, confidence and everything else like that that comes

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<v Speaker 2>with that. But I think that's it's a it's a

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<v Speaker 2>mixture of both. When they when they allow us to

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<v Speaker 2>be ourselves. They allow us to be ourselves in the clubhouse,

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<v Speaker 2>allow us to be ourselves on the field, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think that's just where we can just relax and just

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<v Speaker 2>go play some baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it, Anthony, Thanks a lot for the time. Great

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<v Speaker 1>to have you on the pregame show again. The only

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<v Speaker 1>rule on the Dodgers have your bag on time. That

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<v Speaker 1>comes from Alex Torus, the Dodgers clubhouse manager. You better

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<v Speaker 1>have your bag on time or he'll be knocking on

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<v Speaker 1>your hotel door.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, all right, cool,