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<v Speaker 1>In the shadow of Big Brad Nelson here at Dodgers

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<v Speaker 1>Stadium and the one and only John Hartungue. We are

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<v Speaker 1>joined by sports Net, La Zone, Nomar, Garcia Para, the awards,

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<v Speaker 1>the accolades, the two time batting Champions. We could go

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<v Speaker 1>on and on, Nomar, but we have a limited time here,

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<v Speaker 1>but always great to see you and your purple tie.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I love I appreciate all the accolades you're mentioning,

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<v Speaker 2>but you know, I think the biggest thing that I've

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<v Speaker 2>accomplished is found a way to be friends with you.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think that's definitely one of my bigger achievements.

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<v Speaker 1>No, Mar, is it a coincidence? I found you tucked

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<v Speaker 1>in the corner of a dark room before we did

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<v Speaker 1>this interview. Were you trying to find me? Or was

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<v Speaker 1>that just where you were hanging out.

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<v Speaker 2>One I was also doing some work preparing before we

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<v Speaker 2>go on our show. So Dave, you actually do know

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<v Speaker 2>with John Hartungu and myself, we actually do work prior

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<v Speaker 2>to us going on TV. It's not something we just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of wing at the top of our heads, although

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<v Speaker 2>at times it feels like that.

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<v Speaker 1>I think experience speaks for itself when it comes to you, nomar.

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<v Speaker 1>But obviously do you have transform yourself into a broadcaster

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<v Speaker 1>not a player. And I know you take a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of pride in that one.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't take it for granted when I first started

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<v Speaker 2>in thinking that one it was going to be easy.

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<v Speaker 2>Just because you do interviews, thinks you're going to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to do the broadcast. So I was always constantly learning.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously I've evolved. I've learned so much over the years

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<v Speaker 2>and continue to learn and continue trying to be better.

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<v Speaker 2>One thing you do learn early on is you have

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<v Speaker 2>to put the work in. And you still you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not where you can just show up and put

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<v Speaker 2>the mic in front or the cameras are on and

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<v Speaker 2>then you can just go. You really have to put

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<v Speaker 2>the work in. And then there's a lot of colleagues

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<v Speaker 2>that I do work, that I work with, and you

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<v Speaker 2>can see how much work they put in. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>as we're sitting you know John Harttong, I mean watching

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<v Speaker 2>him thet the hours that he prepares ahead of time

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<v Speaker 2>and even when the game's going on, watching him prepare

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<v Speaker 2>to make sure that the show goes well. He makes

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<v Speaker 2>it just look so seamless and so there's people like

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<v Speaker 2>him and other people that I've worked with in the

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<v Speaker 2>industry and just really seeing their preparation and why they're

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<v Speaker 2>so great at what they do.

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<v Speaker 1>John Hartungu must be one of the most unselfish teammates

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<v Speaker 1>you have played with in the broadcasting world.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's definitely a special one. I think people don't

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<v Speaker 2>really know. I don't think people really know exactly how

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<v Speaker 2>good and how well he really is at what he does.

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<v Speaker 1>No, mar Garciapara is our guest. All right, Omar, this

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<v Speaker 1>will be a tough question for you to answer because

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<v Speaker 1>your heart is at the position of shortstop. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of debate now as we are getting down to

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<v Speaker 1>the final seventeen games of the regular season. Who is

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<v Speaker 1>the National League MVP. Will it be a dh that

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be the first fifty to fifty player

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<v Speaker 1>in baseball history? Or will it be Francisco Lindor who's

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<v Speaker 1>playing shortstop for the surprising met Where do you see

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<v Speaker 1>this landing?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean I know watching show Hay on a

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<v Speaker 2>daily basis obviously and covering it, and you're right where

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<v Speaker 2>I feel how I feel about shortstops. And we even

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<v Speaker 2>heard Mokivett's talk about how hard shortstop is. Right, you

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<v Speaker 2>have an MVP caliber player talking about that. But at

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<v Speaker 2>the same time, we've never seen I know, we haven't

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<v Speaker 2>had a DHV and MVP, but we've also never seen

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<v Speaker 2>any player DH or not do fifty to fifty And

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<v Speaker 2>obviously stealing bases is easier than it's ever been in

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<v Speaker 2>the game. But aside from that, sho hey Otani is

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<v Speaker 2>definitely has put on a show. No I mean pun intended,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess, but he really has. And that's not the

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<v Speaker 2>takeaway that what the season Lindor is having. But also,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you look at I know, the Dodgers, you

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<v Speaker 2>look at their record, you look at all the talent

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<v Speaker 2>they have and all the superstars, but also at the

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<v Speaker 2>same time they've dealt with a lot of injuries as well,

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<v Speaker 2>and obviously what show he has done and ment also

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<v Speaker 2>is vital for them to get to the position there.

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<v Speaker 2>And so to me right now, that's kind or definitely

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<v Speaker 2>leaning just because we've never seen it.

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<v Speaker 1>Right And you know, growing up in LA, like you,

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<v Speaker 1>I was always a National League fan and not really

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<v Speaker 1>a fan of the DH. And there's a reason why

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<v Speaker 1>there's been no DH to win the MVP but this

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<v Speaker 1>seems to be a unique season where there is no

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<v Speaker 1>clear cut position player that has separated himself. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>why Lindora now is in the conversation because Ozuna and

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<v Speaker 1>Otani are the two dhs that have dominated.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think that's I think you have a fair

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<v Speaker 2>point there. I still don't like the DH in the

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<v Speaker 2>National League, so I like the separate league. So not

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<v Speaker 2>that I have anything against the DH, but I do

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<v Speaker 2>like you have a national league in American League, so

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<v Speaker 2>I still wish that was in play. But at the

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<v Speaker 2>same time, you do have that. As you mentioned about

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<v Speaker 2>the DH is going on right now in the National League,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe there isn't There isn't somebody necessarily just running away

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<v Speaker 2>with it. I mean early on to him going on

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<v Speaker 2>the IL, you know, Mookie Betts was having an MVP

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<v Speaker 2>season and as a matter of fact, if you look

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<v Speaker 2>at what he's been doing since coming off the IL,

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<v Speaker 2>he's still at that same level. It's just the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that he happened to go on the IL missed so

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<v Speaker 2>much time I think hurts it. But had he not

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<v Speaker 2>don that, had he not gotten on the gone on

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<v Speaker 2>the IL and continue to doing what he's been doing,

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<v Speaker 2>all season alone, I think we'd be talking about him,

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<v Speaker 2>he'd be one of those that would be definitely running

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<v Speaker 2>away with it. But obviously now we're talking about his teammates.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think there are unique circumstances. I think that

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<v Speaker 2>happens a lot when it comes to MVP at the

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<v Speaker 2>end of the season. So it's always it's always tough.

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<v Speaker 2>It really is tough to actually then pick who the

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<v Speaker 2>MVP is at the end of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>No more can you reconcile if Mookie Betts is the

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<v Speaker 1>Dodgers team MVP, but Otani is the National League MVP,

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<v Speaker 1>because there is still a case to say, like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>with what Mooki has done this year minus the six

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<v Speaker 1>weeks out, he has been the most valuable Dodger.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you look at what he's done, but runners in

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<v Speaker 2>scoring position of the course of the season, And I

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<v Speaker 2>like the way you put that, Yeah, could he be

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<v Speaker 2>the team MVP? And it's not just a matter of

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<v Speaker 2>the numbers that he's putting up in the production. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>not forget he also went he was supposed to be

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<v Speaker 2>the second basement at spring training, then he went over

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<v Speaker 2>to shortstop right before the season is about to start.

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<v Speaker 2>Then it didn't know then he's when he goes on

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<v Speaker 2>the IL and now he's back out there in right

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<v Speaker 2>field is the second base. There was all these questions

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<v Speaker 2>about where he's going to play. It's great to see

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<v Speaker 2>that some other guys have answered those questions and now

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<v Speaker 2>make it more to solidify. Hey, go back to right field.

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<v Speaker 2>But him being able to be opened and the work

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<v Speaker 2>and the commitment he made that tried to be the

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<v Speaker 2>best at a position he had played in so long

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<v Speaker 2>since he was, you know, younger, that says a lot

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<v Speaker 2>about him. And so yeah, I think that's a great

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<v Speaker 2>way you put it that. Yeah, the National League MVP

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<v Speaker 2>can be show Hey, but the team MVP, I can

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<v Speaker 2>definitely see Mookie holding that title. And you know, there's

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<v Speaker 2>a couple other ones that you can kind of kind

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<v Speaker 2>of say that would also battle with Mookie because Tioscar

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<v Speaker 2>Hernandez been out there playing every day. We know Freddie

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<v Speaker 2>Freeman the stable, so they have some other guys that

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<v Speaker 2>really are vital for their success over the course of

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<v Speaker 1>No, mar Garciapara is our guest. I know we've talked

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<v Speaker 1>a lot about the Dodgers starting pitching going into October,

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<v Speaker 1>but it feels like we're not talking enough about who

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<v Speaker 1>is going to get the final three outs for the

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<v Speaker 1>Dodgers in a playoff game. Do you have one person

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<v Speaker 1>or a combination. What do you believe needs to be

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<v Speaker 1>the recipe for the Dodgers to get the last nine

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<v Speaker 1>outs and especially the last three outs.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a great question because I always say the closer

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<v Speaker 2>is one of the most important players on a team.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been on a team of the closer by committee.

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<v Speaker 2>Not easy, and obviously it didn't work because we've won

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<v Speaker 2>game away from going to the final, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>that had some impact on it. Just not knowing who

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<v Speaker 2>was going to get the final three outs when it

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<v Speaker 2>came to the decisions your manager has to make.

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<v Speaker 1>It's hard.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why it's you know, I always told you and

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<v Speaker 2>I talked about who was the most important Yankee for

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<v Speaker 2>all those years, and it was Mariano Rivera, no doubt.

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<v Speaker 2>And I said when we do our show preseason show

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<v Speaker 2>on Sports and at LA, when we had ken Lee

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<v Speaker 2>Kenley Jansen, John would ask me who's the most important Dodger?

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<v Speaker 2>I always said Kenley Jensen. I mean he shortens the

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<v Speaker 2>game when you can have when you know those last

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<v Speaker 2>three out are just taking care of and the managers

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<v Speaker 2>don't have to take care of everything else has a

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<v Speaker 2>tendency to fall into place, So it's vital to have

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<v Speaker 2>that closer. It's great to have obviously they you know,

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<v Speaker 2>there's some hiccups here and Phillips who's still trying to

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<v Speaker 2>find his way looking for that consistency. They have other

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<v Speaker 2>guys who can do it, and I think sometimes that

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<v Speaker 2>also messes with them as well and the manager because

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<v Speaker 2>I have so many options that I can do this

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<v Speaker 2>closer by committee, but it's not easy because now you're

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<v Speaker 2>trying to figure out when somebody throws, when not, who

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<v Speaker 2>do I have? Who's the matchups? Rather than say this

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<v Speaker 2>is just your role, and then I can actually figure

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<v Speaker 2>out my matchups with the eighths, ivn't their six inning

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<v Speaker 2>if that were to factor in. That's a lot different

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<v Speaker 2>than now having to really manage four three to four

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<v Speaker 2>innings and figuring out how my matchups are going to be,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you just don't know what ends up happening.

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<v Speaker 2>They're like, okay, he went one more batter than I expected.

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<v Speaker 2>Now that changes, and now I got left. All of

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<v Speaker 2>that just kind of mess with it rather than you know, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I got the last three at the end, no matter right,

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<v Speaker 2>left or wherever part of the lineup. That's done. Let

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<v Speaker 2>me figure out the rest. And I think that even

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<v Speaker 2>makes the manager job easier.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, my head is spinning after all those scenarios. You're right,

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<v Speaker 1>It makes it a lot easier when you have that

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<v Speaker 1>guy like a Kennley Janssen or Mariano Rivera. The Padres

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<v Speaker 1>have their guy too in Suarez, and also Tanner Scott.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I know you see some of these clubs that

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<v Speaker 2>have that. I mean, man, and we just saw Class

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<v Speaker 2>A come out. I mean, wow, how about that? How

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<v Speaker 2>about having a guy like that? I mean even the

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<v Speaker 2>bottom of the three guys that they threw at the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers and A had to combine Era under two, combining

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<v Speaker 2>class as under one. I mean, when you have that

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<v Speaker 2>lights out, the opposing team even knows it, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and then the offense, you know, you think, like, man,

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<v Speaker 2>we just have to have the lead for maybe like

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<v Speaker 2>the sixth or seventh inning. It shortens the game and

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<v Speaker 2>over a course of a season, talk about the wear

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<v Speaker 2>and tear and freshness when you feel like you're playing

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<v Speaker 2>seven inning games to play nine inning games every single day,

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<v Speaker 2>and then when you have a closer by committee and

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<v Speaker 2>you know that as an offense, you can never not

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<v Speaker 2>that you've taken a bat off, but you always feel

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<v Speaker 2>like it's never enough, never enough, never enough, even in

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<v Speaker 2>those last innings, and that wears on you over a

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<v Speaker 2>long haul, It really does. It just takes its toll.

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<v Speaker 2>So just like it's the bullpen being used so much,

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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna take its toll. That's what's something that they're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna have to deal with. But it takes its whole

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<v Speaker 2>same thing doing it that way. So that's why that closer.

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<v Speaker 2>People don't realize so much why having a lights out

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<v Speaker 2>closer is vital to a team's success.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking from first hand experience, Nomar still traumatized.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, yeah, like you know, I know, I know what

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<v Speaker 2>it meant having closers and having guys who were just

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<v Speaker 2>that you just knew as the game was going on,

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<v Speaker 2>hey I can't we just need to have the lead

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<v Speaker 2>and it's a one run Okay, this game's over. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>To feel that way is a great feeling as a

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<v Speaker 2>player when you're on the field and when the opposing

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<v Speaker 2>team knows it's over as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it was a great feeling when Nomar Garcia Para

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<v Speaker 1>was playing shortstop for the Socks or the Cubs and

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<v Speaker 1>first base for the Dodgers. So thanks a lot, Nomar.

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<v Speaker 1>You do a great job with John Hartongue and the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of the crew. I appreciate you taking the time

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<v Speaker 1>out and you look great, as always good things.

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<v Speaker 2>We like each other, well, Jerry is questionable, but you know,

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<v Speaker 2>but at least we do like each other.

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<v Speaker 1>Jerry's in a different category of his own. Thanks a lot, Nomar.

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<v Speaker 2>You bet a day. Thanks