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<v Speaker 1>We're back at Dodgers Stadium with the Dodgers and Key

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<v Speaker 1>K Hernandez. This is key K time August September and

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<v Speaker 1>we all know October. Key K, thanks a lot for

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<v Speaker 1>the time appreciated.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I guess I didn't have a choice.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Well, I helped you out with your pregame

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<v Speaker 1>drills while do you know Ebol was meeting with the

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<v Speaker 1>media and you're helping me out right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, I understand why you're a pro prilayer and you

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<v Speaker 3>don't really love to criticize players, because I can see

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<v Speaker 3>that you weren't very good at this game.

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<v Speaker 2>So I appreciate you helping me out and all and

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<v Speaker 2>here we are now.

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<v Speaker 1>I took it for granted. I was across from a

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<v Speaker 1>really great defender, maybe the best versatile defensive player in

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<v Speaker 1>Major League Baseball, and I was going too light on

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<v Speaker 1>that baseball that you use.

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<v Speaker 3>It's okay, this is radio. People can't really see what happened,

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<v Speaker 3>So let's get to business.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, key K. Dave Roberts said the other day, you're

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<v Speaker 1>playing your best baseball. Do you feel like you're starting

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<v Speaker 1>to hit your stride at the right time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm definitely feeling better to play.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh you know, uh, getting this stretch of games in

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<v Speaker 3>a row, and uh this has definitely helped to get

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<v Speaker 3>into a little bit of a rhythm here. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>of course, our roster is pretty beaten down right now

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<v Speaker 3>and we're not playing great baseball, so uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I recognized right away that I was gonna you know,

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<v Speaker 3>there was not a lot of people to to to

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<v Speaker 3>cover third base, so I was gonna get a pretty

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<v Speaker 3>good chance to play. And uh, I realized that it

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<v Speaker 3>was the right time to rise up to the occasion.

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<v Speaker 2>And uh, you know, I'm playing probably.

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<v Speaker 3>The best best two three weeks stretch of games that

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<v Speaker 3>I played this year, and I'm not trying to really

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<v Speaker 3>think too much about it. I'm just trying to, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>go out there and keep having fun playing baseball and

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<v Speaker 3>uh doing my part.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you feel like the pitching, I know, we we

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<v Speaker 1>have fun with that, but you feel like that's part

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<v Speaker 1>of having fun and just making you play loose and

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<v Speaker 1>just play the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Ah, well, I guess, but not really.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, I just uh, you know, the last two times,

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<v Speaker 3>the two times I pitched this year, I've been in

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<v Speaker 3>a little bit of an easier situation than uh, the

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<v Speaker 3>only time I had pitched before in my career. So

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<v Speaker 3>U so it's easy to have fun when it's not

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<v Speaker 3>a tide game and you're on the bump not really

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<v Speaker 3>knowing what the heck you're doing. But uh but yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I know, just it's just trying to you know, trying

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<v Speaker 3>to enjoy the little things and uh, you know, trying

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<v Speaker 3>to cherish each each moment. It's been a it's been

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<v Speaker 3>a grind of a season for me. Offensively, I feel

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<v Speaker 3>like defensively, I'd gotten back to to being the player

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<v Speaker 3>that I've been throughout my career. I feel like last

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<v Speaker 3>year was a little bit of an outlier, uh, especially

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<v Speaker 3>because of you know, I don't like to put excuses,

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<v Speaker 3>but the reality was that I was hurt and I

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<v Speaker 3>wasn't really understanding why I was struggling defensively. But uh,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, at least this year I've been I've been

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<v Speaker 3>doing you know, what I usually do defensively everywhere, and uh,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, obviously it was about performing at the plate,

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<v Speaker 3>and uh, you know, the last two weeks have been

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<v Speaker 3>have been better. So uh, you know, hopefully we can

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<v Speaker 3>build off that and uh, you know, keep it going

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<v Speaker 3>so that I'm locked in when when the real fun starts. Kay.

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<v Speaker 1>I love the way you play the game, but I

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<v Speaker 1>also love what you bring in the clubhouse. And I

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<v Speaker 1>know everybody talks about you know, your great personality, your

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<v Speaker 1>joyful personality, But it feels like at this point in

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<v Speaker 1>time of the season, you bring the edge and urgency

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<v Speaker 1>this team needs. Do you feel that Do you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like this team needs a little bit more of that?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, yeah, I believe we need urgency. We need

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<v Speaker 3>to we need to edge. It's easy, you know, when

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<v Speaker 3>we look at the our last month or so of baseball,

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<v Speaker 3>we've been pretty inconsistent. We've been like, you know, as

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<v Speaker 3>a team, we've been up and down, and and I

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<v Speaker 3>feel like it's easy for us to, you know, forget

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<v Speaker 3>who we are as a team and and and forget

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<v Speaker 3>that we're right right among the top of the best

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<v Speaker 3>teams in the league. And I think sometimes we forget

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<v Speaker 3>to show that on the field. And you know, I

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<v Speaker 3>think obviously getting close closer to to October and all

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<v Speaker 3>that bring some some sense of urgency in me as well.

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<v Speaker 3>But I think the fact that my season has been

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<v Speaker 3>such a grind and filled with struggles that seeing all

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<v Speaker 3>the injuries happen. It was kind of a wake up

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<v Speaker 3>call for me and it was time to get going. Otherwise,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, opportunities and my career is going to you know,

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<v Speaker 3>get shortened out. But that's something that's out of their

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<v Speaker 3>control and you try not to think about it. But definitely,

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<v Speaker 3>I it helped me open my eyes and bring some

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<v Speaker 3>sense of urgency.

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<v Speaker 2>On the field and when I playing, so hopefully I

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<v Speaker 2>can keep it going.

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<v Speaker 1>Ten years of service time was accomplished this year. We

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<v Speaker 1>can remember when you first arrived here at Dodger Stadium.

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<v Speaker 1>One of your mentors, I guess, for a lack of

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<v Speaker 1>better term, was Chase Sutley. I haven't asked you this

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<v Speaker 1>since you came back. How much do you still tap

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<v Speaker 1>into that and do you feel some sort of responsibility

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<v Speaker 1>to pay forward what Chase Sutley did for you?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah? I feel like I always, you know, I as

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<v Speaker 3>long as younger players are willing to receive information and

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<v Speaker 3>and and and get help, I'm always willing to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like sometimes there's there's guys that.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know why it is, but like they want

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<v Speaker 3>to it's almost like they want to fail before uh

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<v Speaker 3>before searching for help and uh but uh, yeah, I

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<v Speaker 3>mean Chase and I obviously we have very very different,

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<v Speaker 3>polar opposite personality, so uh, I do my part in

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<v Speaker 3>the best way I can. But uh, obviously, uh the

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<v Speaker 3>intensity that Chase brought into the clubhouse is uh, it's

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<v Speaker 3>not an intensity that I'm gonna bring. It's gonna be

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<v Speaker 3>a totally different intensity. Mine is going to be more

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<v Speaker 3>of a ball of energy intensity than when his is

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<v Speaker 3>no time to f around you.

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<v Speaker 1>Know, Yeah, y K, great to catch up with you.

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<v Speaker 1>City of Los Angeles embraces you every time you're out there,

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<v Speaker 1>and they love you. So this is your second home

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<v Speaker 1>and appreciate the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh thanks Dave.