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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's officially Matt Camp Day today, but it was

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<v Speaker 1>Matt Camp Day every time twenty seven was in the

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<v Speaker 1>starting lineup. And Matt Camp is back home here at

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<v Speaker 1>Dodgers Stadium being celebrated. Man, Matt, great to have you

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<v Speaker 1>back and so happy the Dodgers are recognizing a great career.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm happy to be back, man. It's a special moment

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<v Speaker 2>for me and my family. And to be able to

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<v Speaker 2>come back where it all started. This is really exciting

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<v Speaker 2>and I can't, you know, wait to get out there

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<v Speaker 2>and see everybody.

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<v Speaker 1>What was your reaction when you found out the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to have a Matt Camp Day.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I was. I was surprised. You know, Lon

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<v Speaker 2>had been coming to me with it for a little

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<v Speaker 2>while and I was like, go ahead and and scheduling.

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<v Speaker 2>I kind of had put my I guess I guess

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<v Speaker 2>you could say my retirement hole for a while. But

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<v Speaker 2>I officially did it, and Lone was like, now it's

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<v Speaker 2>time to do this. So to be able to to

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<v Speaker 2>come back and see all this and see all these

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<v Speaker 2>familiar faces, it's exciting.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so many people giving Mac. I'm a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>love here. I mean, it's not just former teammates. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not just workers here, it's media that Matt camp is

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<v Speaker 1>loving to see. I guess that's one thing that players

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<v Speaker 1>always talk about. You miss the people.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, absolutely, from the janitors to the to the elevator people.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they're all part of the team. They're all

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<v Speaker 2>part of the family. And when you come back, you

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<v Speaker 2>see familiar faces. It's always good to see everybody. Everybody

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<v Speaker 2>loves working here, working at Dodger Stadium and seeing and

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<v Speaker 2>being around all the players. And you know, most of

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<v Speaker 2>the people that work here, they've worked here for a

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<v Speaker 2>long long time. So yeah, they're they're consistent, and uh,

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<v Speaker 2>they're part of this winning process that goes on here

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<v Speaker 2>in LA.

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<v Speaker 1>When you were playing, I always remembered how much Don

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<v Speaker 1>Newcombe meant to you. You would always go over there

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<v Speaker 1>and talk to him during batting practice. Now that you're

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<v Speaker 1>a retired Dodger and having Matt Kemp Day, do you

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<v Speaker 1>feel the need to pay it forward?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? Absolutely, you know today, you know, I was sitting

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<v Speaker 2>next to Steve at a Yager during luncheon. I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>is this what it feels like to officially be old?

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<v Speaker 2>And he was like, yeah, this is how it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't get no better than this, And I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I'm one of those guys now, so I

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<v Speaker 2>definitely needed wanting to pay it forward and just offering

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<v Speaker 2>whatever help I can.

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<v Speaker 1>Your partner in crime, Andre Ethier was here this weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>What was it like seeing him again? It's always good

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<v Speaker 1>seeing him. You know, that's my guy. We came up together,

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<v Speaker 1>and to be able to.

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<v Speaker 2>See it's just a lot of good guys, a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of good Jerry Turner, my guy.

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<v Speaker 1>He looks the same.

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<v Speaker 2>Unfortunately, it looks just as beautiful as ever. No, it's

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<v Speaker 2>just just this is this is home. So to just

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<v Speaker 2>come back here, it's been a while to come back

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<v Speaker 2>and see everybody that's still here, it's amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>I know everybody talks about Matt Keemp's twenty eleven, but

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<v Speaker 1>I remember when you first broke in, and I remember

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<v Speaker 1>how special two thousand and eight was for all you guys,

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<v Speaker 1>especially when Manny Ramirez came here to take you under

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<v Speaker 1>your wing, under his wing. What was those two seas

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<v Speaker 1>like eight and No.

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<v Speaker 2>Nine four you It's definitely special. You know, it paved

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<v Speaker 2>away for me to become a better hitter. He's man,

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<v Speaker 2>he's one of the top right hand hitters of all times.

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<v Speaker 2>And uh, what better to learn from than a guy

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<v Speaker 2>like him. Learned a lot from him and even to

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<v Speaker 2>this day, you know, with you know, family, friends and

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<v Speaker 2>people that I know in baseball. A lot of the

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<v Speaker 2>things he teaches me, I kind of pay it forward

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<v Speaker 2>to some of these younger guys. And it's crazy, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the younger guy. A lot of younger guys don't even

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<v Speaker 2>know who many Ramirez is, but then they go google

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<v Speaker 2>him and they're like, oh, this dude was bad dude.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's just surprised. It's shocking to to to to see, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, guys not know who he is, but you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I kind of remind him of how good he was,

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<v Speaker 2>and uh, it's just cool to give him that little.

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<v Speaker 1>Nugget of information. What's it like coming back here because

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of the current Dodgers were your teammates as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of them are you know, ten year service time now,

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<v Speaker 1>like Miguel Rojas and Kei y Hernandez.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, it's crazy, man. That means I'm I'm officially old.

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<v Speaker 2>That means I'm old.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you could take right field tonight, Yeah, and pull.

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<v Speaker 2>A hammy No, it's just good to see those guys flourish.

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<v Speaker 2>And uh, when I was here, you know, they were

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<v Speaker 2>still not necessarily starting out, but they were still in

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<v Speaker 2>the middle kind of beginning middle of their career. And

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<v Speaker 2>now they're vets on the team. So it's cool to

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<v Speaker 2>they're still, you know, in the big leagues. That means

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<v Speaker 2>that says a lot. And uh, they're playing really well.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you keep tabs on the Dodgers from Texas or Oklahoma?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Absolutely, I got I got the alert on my

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<v Speaker 2>you know, MLB network thing on my phone, the app,

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<v Speaker 2>so I always know what's going on. You get to

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<v Speaker 2>set your your uh, you know, I got pretty much

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<v Speaker 2>all the guys that I'm close to as alerts when

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<v Speaker 2>they do something good. So I'm always seeing all the

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<v Speaker 2>good and the bad and and everything. It's baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>He still he still got the ear for the right music.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, I always have that. I just music's different now,

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<v Speaker 2>so I kind of like stick to the older the

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<v Speaker 2>older music.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess that's what your car generation.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, I guess our generation. I'm not that old,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm old.

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<v Speaker 1>No you're not. You still got a great smile, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's great that Dodgers have brought you back to have

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<v Speaker 1>Matt Kemp Day and certainly just enjoy it because you

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<v Speaker 1>earned it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll try, man, I'll try my best. I'll try not

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<v Speaker 2>to cry.

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<v Speaker 1>I got money on one tier at least.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why I got. You got glasses For that, you

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<v Speaker 2>got glasses. So I'm good.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, miss you, and it's great having you back here.

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<v Speaker 2>I miss you too, man. Your style is getting a

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<v Speaker 2>lot better. Man, I'm proud of you.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, you finally cracked through all the advice. You made

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<v Speaker 1>me smell good when you played, and now I'm trying

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<v Speaker 1>to look good.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I'm talking about, baby,