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<v Speaker 1>Well, we're joined right now by a man that was

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<v Speaker 1>a great player for the Dodgers, but more importantly was

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<v Speaker 1>beloved by his teammates and everybody that has ever come

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<v Speaker 1>in contact with him. And that is the one and

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<v Speaker 1>only Dusty Baker who is going into the legends of

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>Dusty, it's an honor to be here with you. This

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<v Speaker 2>is the way it should be.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, hey man, you've been interviewing me for years and uh, man,

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<v Speaker 3>it's a time goes by very quickly. And I never

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<v Speaker 3>thought about, you know, being a legend or just I

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<v Speaker 3>just thought about playing ball and uh, you know, doing

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<v Speaker 3>everything that I could to help my team win. It's just, uh,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, it's a little strange to you know, to

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<v Speaker 3>be here right now because I you know, I never

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<v Speaker 3>thought of myself like that. Yeah, and so, uh you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I thought I was a good ballplayer. But at the

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<v Speaker 3>same time, you know, and I, you know, me going

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<v Speaker 3>in the four guys like you know, Reggie Smith, I

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<v Speaker 3>thought Reggie was the best player on the team. Wow.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, I mean we all did. And uh and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, you know, Hope, you know, and get Ron

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<v Speaker 3>Say and some of my other teammates in because you know,

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<v Speaker 3>without those guys, you know, I was hoping, well, when

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<v Speaker 3>I look back, you know, they made me better coming

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<v Speaker 3>here from the Braves, and I was hoping that possibly,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I could have you know, made them a

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<v Speaker 3>little bit better. But they made me a lot better

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<v Speaker 3>because I wanted to come here as a kid, I

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<v Speaker 3>wanted to win the Dodgers and winners. I loved the Braids.

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<v Speaker 3>I was born on the braids, so to speak.

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<v Speaker 2>But I.

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<v Speaker 3>Matured as a man in a pro you know, with

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<v Speaker 3>the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember in the eighties when you played Dusty the

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<v Speaker 1>two best smiles in Los Angeles. One was at the

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<v Speaker 1>Forum with Magic Johnson and the other smile that was

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<v Speaker 1>the best was out here at Dodgers Stadium. The joy

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<v Speaker 1>that you had for the game of baseball. Could you

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<v Speaker 1>feel how infectious it was for your teammates and for

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<v Speaker 1>the city.

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<v Speaker 3>Well not really, Like I said, I didn't think about it.

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<v Speaker 3>I love playing. I mean I love it, and you

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<v Speaker 3>know I try to respect the game, you know, as

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<v Speaker 3>much as I could, and try to respect my you know,

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<v Speaker 3>my teammates. I uh, you know, we came to play,

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<v Speaker 3>and we came to play every day. Uh, I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>and it was it was fun, you know, I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>and and and the media guys were close to us

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<v Speaker 3>at the same time. The media and and and the

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<v Speaker 3>players were together. I mean, and that you know, I

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<v Speaker 3>kind of missed that after a while because now things

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<v Speaker 3>are a little bit more adversarial than they were back

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<v Speaker 3>in those days. I mean, you know, we'd hang out,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, you know, with Joe McDonald and and I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>you know all these guys, Jim Hill, I mean were

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<v Speaker 3>I mean we were like like one and uh so, uh.

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<v Speaker 4>We did Joe ever give you a ride in his Cadillac?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, if I needed it, you know what I mean. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>you know when I every time I come to down

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<v Speaker 3>the stadium, it's like, you know, I have very pleasant

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<v Speaker 3>memories here, and uh, you know, like I just uh

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<v Speaker 3>think about a lot of the kids that were here,

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<v Speaker 3>like you you know, and now they're fathers and grandfathers.

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<v Speaker 3>Look a few of them and just shows you how

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<v Speaker 3>fast life goes. But you know, you try to enjoy it,

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<v Speaker 3>try to do the right thing and treat people right.

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<v Speaker 2>You always did, Dusty.

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<v Speaker 1>I've never told you this before, but you're the reason

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<v Speaker 1>why I fell in love with the Dodgers in the

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<v Speaker 1>game of baseball. Just watching you listening to the games

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<v Speaker 1>coming to Dodgers Stadium. I said, that's the dude I

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<v Speaker 1>want to be like, because.

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<v Speaker 4>You were so cool and the way you played was

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<v Speaker 4>it was another level.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like I speak for a lot of people.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, you know, I feel like one of the luckiest

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<v Speaker 3>guys in the world because, you know, a kid from

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<v Speaker 3>Riverside who loved the Dodgers. I listened to Vin Scully

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<v Speaker 3>every day on my transistor radio no matter what I

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<v Speaker 3>was doing, if I was cutting the lawn or if

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<v Speaker 3>I was you know, picking fruit in the yard or whatever.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, my hero was Tommy Davis. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>I wore number twelve because of Tommy Davis and then

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<v Speaker 3>went I was and when I was traded here to

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<v Speaker 3>the Dodgers, you know, Tommy Davis was one of the

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<v Speaker 3>first guys that I thought about. And you know, luckily

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<v Speaker 3>nobody had number twelve. I think they traded but short

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<v Speaker 3>for me, who wore number twelve. So it was just

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<v Speaker 3>there for me. And you know how many young kids

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<v Speaker 3>play their heroes position bat in the order eventually where

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<v Speaker 3>you know he vetted and you know wore his number.

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<v Speaker 3>And on top of that, you know, sometimes you meet

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<v Speaker 3>your heroes and and you wish you hadn't yeh, but

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<v Speaker 3>but I mean this guy was as good a person

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<v Speaker 3>as as he was a hero to me. And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>he gave me a lot of directions, showed me how

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<v Speaker 3>to be and showed me how to be a pro.

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<v Speaker 2>That's amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>Dusty Baker is our guest, now your teammate. I spent

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of time within one of them, Rick Monday.

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<v Speaker 1>He gave me a lot of great stories about you.

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<v Speaker 3>Mojo. Yeah, he staided playing with Mojo.

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<v Speaker 2>Why did you love playing with him?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, because you know something, I never saw him loaf Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you know, he would make you elevate your

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<v Speaker 3>game because no matter if the ball was a pop

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<v Speaker 3>up to the infield, pop up to the catcher, he

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<v Speaker 3>ran hard all the time. He hit a ground ball,

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<v Speaker 3>he ran hard all the time. And and and Mojo, uh,

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<v Speaker 3>you know played the game right. And uh you know

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<v Speaker 3>the other player that I had in San Francisco and

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<v Speaker 3>iced to tell him her he remind me of Rick

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<v Speaker 3>Mundy's world Clark. Yeah, yeah, they never loafed. And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>like I enjoyed playing and and and he'd always go

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<v Speaker 3>back of bacup. He could call my name like no other.

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<v Speaker 1>He actually told me one of your nicknames was doctor

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<v Speaker 1>Skald because he hit the ball so hard.

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<v Speaker 2>And then he told the story.

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<v Speaker 4>Gave it to me.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, that's why he remembers.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, but I talk about scalding people and then and

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<v Speaker 3>then mo I think gave it to me.

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<v Speaker 1>He also recalled the story of one day joking Andrew

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<v Speaker 1>Harr he blew out the gun on you and you

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<v Speaker 1>were talking trash and he said that wasn't really cool,

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<v Speaker 1>was it?

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<v Speaker 3>No, that wasn't cool at all, and joaking it up

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<v Speaker 3>being my teammate in Oakland. Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it just shows you.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, a lot of times you're gonna have beefs

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<v Speaker 3>with certain guys on well anybody. The next thing you know,

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<v Speaker 3>he's your teammate and you end up liking them because

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<v Speaker 3>you know, the guys that you see on the other

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<v Speaker 3>side of the field or how they present themselves isn't

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<v Speaker 3>necessarily how they are off the field, you know, because

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<v Speaker 3>most guys have like two personalities kind of you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you got on the field personality and you have off

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<v Speaker 3>the field personality, But I tried to be as consistent

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<v Speaker 3>in my personality as I could.

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<v Speaker 1>Dusty, before I let you go the bond you shared

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<v Speaker 1>with your teammates. Losing to the Yankees twice and then

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<v Speaker 1>finally beating them, How much more complete is everything with

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<v Speaker 1>you guys, not only winning in eighty one but beating

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<v Speaker 1>those Yankees.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, you know something. I see Yankee fans now and

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<v Speaker 3>they're still mad because we beat them one time, and

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<v Speaker 3>I'm like, wait a minute, now, you guys beat us twice,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know something. Seventy seven, I thought we had

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<v Speaker 3>a great, great team, and we had outstanding and then

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<v Speaker 3>seventy eight we were playing for Jim Gilliam who died

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<v Speaker 3>of a brain aneurism that August, and so we had

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<v Speaker 3>this number on our sleeves, and I think we were

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<v Speaker 3>up to to nothing on the Yankees, and then we

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<v Speaker 3>went to the Well two to nothing. We played them there,

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<v Speaker 3>and then we came back here for a three game series,

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<v Speaker 3>and I don't think we lost the game of a

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<v Speaker 3>series at home all year, and they beat us three

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<v Speaker 3>in a row, and then we had to go back

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<v Speaker 3>to New York to lose one in a row, to

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<v Speaker 3>lose one and end up. I mean, I never you know,

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<v Speaker 3>forget the you know, the pain and the hurt that

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<v Speaker 3>we felt coming back home because I was like the

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<v Speaker 3>longest trip home.

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<v Speaker 2>That was like a ghost trip.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, none of us really wanted to come home.

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<v Speaker 3>We didn't want to go out into public, We didn't

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<v Speaker 3>want to go to the supermarket, you know, because because

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<v Speaker 3>we you know, we thought we were supposed to win.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know fourteen for us, we won in eighty one,

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<v Speaker 3>which wasn't our best team. So jove to show you.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean a lot of times, you know, you win

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<v Speaker 3>when you're supposed to win.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, I still have that picture of you drinking out

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<v Speaker 1>of that champagne bottle.

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<v Speaker 4>I bet you could still taste that champagne.

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<v Speaker 2>Huh.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I don't like champagne that much. Only on only on, yeah, exactly,

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<v Speaker 3>only win. I never drink champagne.

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<v Speaker 1>And other than when we win, Dusty, Man, dreams really

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<v Speaker 1>do come true.

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<v Speaker 2>You do get to meet your heroes.

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<v Speaker 1>You got to meet Tommy Davis, and I'm meeting my

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<v Speaker 1>hero Dusty Baker many times. And man, I can't thank

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<v Speaker 1>you enough for treating me like family. And you always

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<v Speaker 1>treat everybody like family. And like I said, tonight, is

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<v Speaker 1>about what you did on the field, yes, but more

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<v Speaker 1>importantly who you are as a person in Los Angeles

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<v Speaker 1>loves you, man, so thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well, thank you. And you know, like I said,

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<v Speaker 3>I had some of my most memorable days, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>playing here, and you know it taught it taught me

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<v Speaker 3>how to win, and it taught me how to win

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<v Speaker 3>as a as a manager, you know, playing here. I

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<v Speaker 3>wouldn't trade it for nothing.

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<v Speaker 4>Winner, Dusty Baker, winning in life for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you. Dusty. Right there, he is the man.

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<v Speaker 1>He's about to be inducted into the Legends of Dodger Baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>I think now from now on, I'm going out to

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<v Speaker 1>that area where they're gonna put his picture and just

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<v Speaker 1>you know, tap it. Every day that I come to

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<v Speaker 1>the stadium right behind uh, right behind center field, They're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have you and everybody else in this Legends of

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger Baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>They put you up like a plaque.

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<v Speaker 4>Really, I'm gonna go out there every day. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 4>send you a picture, okay, Man,