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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to a very special edition of Dodger Talk David

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<v Speaker 1>Vassay live at Dodgers Stadium. We have forced our way

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<v Speaker 1>in to Dodger Fest and we are going to be

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<v Speaker 1>here with you for the next three hours. There is

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<v Speaker 1>heavy security around this broadcast site. There's my guy, Tanner Scott,

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<v Speaker 1>intimidating bald head with a great beard, Tanner Scott, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we got a lot of security here making sure I

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<v Speaker 1>don't overstep my boundaries here, which is a very small one.

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<v Speaker 1>And there's my guy, a man that every Dodger fan appreciates.

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<v Speaker 1>Now it's never too late to appreciate him, and he

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<v Speaker 1>is now greeting news God. Yeah, there he is Dave Roberts,

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<v Speaker 1>two time World Series Champion, greeting his newest reliever. Dave

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<v Speaker 1>Roberts has wanted Tanner Scott since December, and you got

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<v Speaker 1>your Christmas gift in January.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I've wanted Tanner for like four or five years,

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<v Speaker 2>but I couldn't say it publicly, but we finally got

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<v Speaker 2>our man.

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<v Speaker 3>And this is a great turnout.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot of energy and obviously with the renovation

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<v Speaker 2>we got going on here at Dodger Stadium, so we're

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<v Speaker 2>kind of making it work. But I just ran into

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<v Speaker 2>Evan Phillips and Taylo Gonsolin show. Hey was on the stage,

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<v Speaker 2>So this is just exciting. And I'm a week out

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<v Speaker 2>from heading to Camelback, so it's already upon us.

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<v Speaker 1>Dave Roberts has been a great ambassador for the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 1>during his tenure as manager, but this off season, Dave

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<v Speaker 1>seems to be a worldwide ambassador's ship by you can

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<v Speaker 1>you take us through your off season because you really

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<v Speaker 1>have been the face of this franchise after winning the

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<v Speaker 1>World Series and rightfully.

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<v Speaker 2>So, you know what I think, Dave, thanks for saying that.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think the first thing that comes to mind

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<v Speaker 2>is Tommy la Sorta. I don't think there was a

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<v Speaker 2>bigger advocate for the game of baseball and the Los

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<v Speaker 2>Angeles Dodgers and Tommy Lasorta, and with how we're playing,

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<v Speaker 2>with what we've done being so glow, it was something

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<v Speaker 2>for me just to really try to make Los Angeles

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<v Speaker 2>the epicenter of the world in sports, and obviously shohes

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<v Speaker 2>a big part of that.

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<v Speaker 3>Winning certainly does that. And I took a trip to Japan.

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<v Speaker 2>You know we're gonna obviously go back and just talking

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<v Speaker 2>about the Dodgers, talking about baseball. It's really exciting to

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<v Speaker 2>be a Dodger.

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<v Speaker 1>When you always talk about gratitude, do you feel like

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<v Speaker 1>there's that gratitude from your players and from the city

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<v Speaker 1>after just the ride you gave everybody last year?

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<v Speaker 3>There is?

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<v Speaker 2>And the great thing about our players is, certainly the

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<v Speaker 2>city of Los Angeles has gone through some hard times,

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<v Speaker 2>some tragedy recently, and to see our guys step up

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<v Speaker 2>in the community. I always talked Dave, and you know this,

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<v Speaker 2>and baseball is bigger than us. It's got to be

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<v Speaker 2>bigger than you. It's about the Dodgers, it's about the city,

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<v Speaker 2>it's baseball in general. And it's a responsibility and not

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<v Speaker 2>just it's not responsibility go out there and show up

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<v Speaker 2>and pitch every fifth day or take it back. It's

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<v Speaker 2>responsibility to do more. And so our guys have stepped up,

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<v Speaker 2>and with that, they are ready for twenty twenty five

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<v Speaker 2>spring training.

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<v Speaker 3>I've seen so many guys.

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<v Speaker 2>They're excited, they look good physically, they're excited to go

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<v Speaker 2>back to back and we know we got to target

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<v Speaker 2>on our backs and we're gonna be ready to kind

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<v Speaker 2>of you take hold and own it and repeat as champs.

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<v Speaker 1>A couple of things of what you just said right there,

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<v Speaker 1>Let's just start about the responsibility to the city, the community.

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<v Speaker 1>You not only lead in the dugout, but you lead

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<v Speaker 1>in that way. And I saw something this week of

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<v Speaker 1>you being a leader in that respect where you met

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<v Speaker 1>with the Pacific Palisades High School baseball team. You met

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<v Speaker 1>with those kids and it wasn't a quit meet. You

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<v Speaker 1>actually took the time to listen to them and hear

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<v Speaker 1>their story. What was that like for you?

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<v Speaker 2>It was certainly like I told those kids, I said,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to get more of this than you guys

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<v Speaker 2>are getting out of this interaction, and obviously acknowledging what

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<v Speaker 2>they're going through, what their families are going through. Half

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<v Speaker 2>of that group of young men lost their homes and

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<v Speaker 2>they're displaced and trying to do school online and commuting

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<v Speaker 2>to Cheviot Hills Park for baseball, and they open up

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<v Speaker 2>in a week, and I just basically commended them on

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<v Speaker 2>their desire to keep going, certainly playing baseball. They were

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<v Speaker 2>out there, joyful, laughing. It was a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>a diversion, a respite from real life. But I told

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<v Speaker 2>them Dave that they have a chance to individually collectively

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<v Speaker 2>write their own story, and not only the city of

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles, but our country has eyes on them. Thoughts,

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<v Speaker 2>prayers are going out to them, their families and as

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<v Speaker 2>they embark on a baseball season, you know, baseball. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I said, guys, there might be an opportunity, this might

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<v Speaker 2>be a yeah, you know, and their relationships right now

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<v Speaker 2>with what they've gone through. These kids, they've have gone

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<v Speaker 2>through COVID, They've gone through this and for young kids

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<v Speaker 2>in a short time in their lives, that's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>to take on. And so again I was just giving

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<v Speaker 2>them a lot of encouragement and praise and a little

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<v Speaker 2>shout out certainly to Palisay's high school charter school baseball program.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Dave Roberts has his finger on the heartbeat of

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<v Speaker 1>this city. He not only has managed here for the

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<v Speaker 1>last nine years, he's not only won two World Series championships,

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<v Speaker 1>but he played and he understands what it means to

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<v Speaker 1>wear the uniform. And when you talk about guys being

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<v Speaker 1>ready already, I'm sure that's got to be a relief

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<v Speaker 1>as a manager of not doubting how hungry those group

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<v Speaker 1>of guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Are, Yeah, absolutely, because I remember when I first started playing,

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<v Speaker 2>guys used spring training to get into shape, and you

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<v Speaker 2>remember those days. But this year we're only going to

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<v Speaker 2>be in Arizona Camelback Ranch for four weeks and so

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<v Speaker 2>then we're going to make our journey to Tokyo, So

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<v Speaker 2>it is two weeks less than we're used to, so

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<v Speaker 2>guys have to be prepared. There's Tyler Glasna there, he is,

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<v Speaker 2>he looks, he looks fantastic. So guys are ready to go.

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<v Speaker 2>So certainly starting pitchers, it's a quicker ramp up, so

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<v Speaker 2>they got to be, you know, throwing their sides and

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<v Speaker 2>being ready to go, and hitters have got to be

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<v Speaker 2>ready to go. So across the board UH training staff.

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<v Speaker 2>Brandon McDaniel, who's performance UH coach and he's going to

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<v Speaker 2>take on a different role this year for US, has

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<v Speaker 2>kind of had a thumb on these guys and they've

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<v Speaker 2>done a great job.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at the roster, I mean, obviously you

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of guys that were with you last

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<v Speaker 1>year to win the World Series Championship. How important is

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<v Speaker 1>it to bring in new guys, new blood that haven't

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<v Speaker 1>been able to like that guy there he is, Oh

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<v Speaker 1>my god, Yeah, he's my guy. Come on with your guy, TV,

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<v Speaker 1>he's your guy.

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<v Speaker 4>Now.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought it was that he.

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<v Speaker 1>Wanted to be He wanted to be with you. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what it was. And Barnes is jealous already, that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>No.

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<v Speaker 2>But the thing is, though, is that you made a

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<v Speaker 2>great point though, Dave, is that keeping the culture, the

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<v Speaker 2>talent in place right is crucial. And then when you

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<v Speaker 2>kind of shake it up a little bit, you shake

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<v Speaker 2>it up with guys that are talented, but also guys

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<v Speaker 2>that are hungry. And so when you're talking about Tanner Scott,

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<v Speaker 2>you're talking about Blake Snell, Michael CONFORDO, different guys like that,

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<v Speaker 2>Kirby as that we added that are proven studs. But

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<v Speaker 2>one thing that they're missing from their trophy case is

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<v Speaker 2>a World Series championship. So bringing these guys in to

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<v Speaker 2>continue to add that urgency and Tasker Hernandez was a

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<v Speaker 2>guy last year for us, and so guys like that

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<v Speaker 2>that continue to be additive to the culture and raise

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<v Speaker 2>the level of talent. That's exactly what we've done this winter.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh Tani's second year with the Dodgers, after what we saw,

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<v Speaker 1>it felt like him and Taoscar just wouldn't let anybody

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<v Speaker 1>believe you were going to lose, even in that first round.

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<v Speaker 2>That's exactly right, Dave, because and obviously, how dare I

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<v Speaker 2>forget show Hey. But the thing is, though, is that

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<v Speaker 2>we won in twenty there's a lot of guys that

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<v Speaker 2>you know, justin Turner, different guys that we've had that

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I wish could have been with us, and

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<v Speaker 2>Cory Seger that could have been with us for this

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<v Speaker 2>parade in twenty twenty four. But guys like Showhy and

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<v Speaker 2>Tao really led the charge this year because they wanted

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<v Speaker 2>what Mooki had, what Freddie had, you know, different guys

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<v Speaker 2>with Austin Barnes as you mentioned had so that was

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<v Speaker 2>a great infusion and we did the same thing this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you had a chance to go back and watch

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<v Speaker 1>any of the games from the postseason, whether it was

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<v Speaker 1>the NLDS or the World Series? You know, I've gone

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<v Speaker 1>back to watch a few of them recently, and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, Dave, You've had a lot of great moments

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<v Speaker 1>as a manager, But I felt like Game five and

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<v Speaker 1>the eighth inning after Judge doubled Jash Chisholm walks you

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<v Speaker 1>go out to the mound and you feel the heartbeat

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<v Speaker 1>of Blake trining to me, that was one of the

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<v Speaker 1>greatest moments you've as a manager.

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<v Speaker 3>I think.

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<v Speaker 2>So, you know, going back a little bit, Dave, you

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<v Speaker 2>know when Bruce dar pitched that game and I just

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<v Speaker 2>felt he wasn't as sharp as he has been. When

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<v Speaker 2>I made a decision to go to Blake right there,

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<v Speaker 2>I knew I was going to be in bed with

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<v Speaker 2>Blake essentially for the rest of the game, or go

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<v Speaker 2>as long as he can go. And so that right there,

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<v Speaker 2>the guy fought back, and I felt I owed it

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<v Speaker 2>to them to be all in and manage the bullpen

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<v Speaker 2>as in essentially a winner go home game, even though

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<v Speaker 2>it was Game five, and I thought our guys earned

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<v Speaker 2>that opportunity. And so as you mentioned that point with Blake,

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<v Speaker 2>I just wanted to kind of call a time out,

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<v Speaker 2>to get get a twenty second time out, slow things

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<v Speaker 2>down a little bit, look him in the eye, feel

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<v Speaker 2>his heart, make sure you know, see where he was at.

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<v Speaker 2>And he assured me that he felt good, he had

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<v Speaker 2>a lot more in the tank. And you know, it

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<v Speaker 2>proved to be the right decision, And you know, this

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<v Speaker 2>was one of the things that I'll always remember and

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<v Speaker 2>one of the great things about you know, being a manager.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's a moment Dave that that might I too,

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<v Speaker 2>will never forget it.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, You've had great moments in the World Series, Dave,

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<v Speaker 1>going back to still in that base and scoring you know,

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<v Speaker 1>two important runs for the Red Sox. I mean, when

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<v Speaker 1>you talk about Dave Roberts in the World Series, it

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<v Speaker 1>just seems like the slow heartbeat. Whether it was as

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<v Speaker 1>a player or a manager, I mean, it just it's invaluable.

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<v Speaker 2>It's invaluable, and I think that you know, one thing

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<v Speaker 2>I talk a lot about to our players is having

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<v Speaker 2>smart players. And when you have smart players, and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not talking about scoring you know on an act or

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<v Speaker 2>an SAT smart players, I mean by having feel understanding

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<v Speaker 2>the value of the little things about you know, rundowns

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<v Speaker 2>or throwing to the right base or you know, taking

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<v Speaker 2>a walk to potentially get the next hitter up. Understand

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<v Speaker 2>the value of each out the scoreboard, the long season,

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<v Speaker 2>what preparation means. And so when you have smart players

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<v Speaker 3>Of the ninth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>In the bottom of the ninth inning, you got to

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<v Speaker 2>want to be the guy with the balls hit to you,

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<v Speaker 2>or you got to want to be the guy at bat.

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<v Speaker 2>Because I think that every player will say that they

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<v Speaker 2>we had twenty six guys that really believed that they

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<v Speaker 1>And he's the right guy to be the manager of

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<v Speaker 1>have no doubt the Dodgers will make that happen. Dave,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks a lot stopping by. You know, Mookie Betts had

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<v Speaker 1>a great podcast with you. You know, I can't duplicate

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really happy for you that you know you are

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<v Speaker 1>getting your due and rightfully so as a world champion manager,

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<v Speaker 1>and there I can't imagine anybody else driving this ship.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, well, thank you, Dave.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know again, I just I love the city,

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<v Speaker 2>I love the Dodgers, I love my players, and twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five is upon us now and let's go and

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<v Speaker 2>have another great year.

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<v Speaker 3>But thanks again, Dave.

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<v Speaker 4>Love it.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see in Arizona. There is two times, two time

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<v Speaker 1>World Series champion manager Dave Roberts. As a manager, I

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<v Speaker 1>the negro leagues and stuff, but modern day baseball, how

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<v Speaker 1>about that, Dave Roberts, I got the long rest for you.

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<v Speaker 1>We could keep going all day long. We'll continue this

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger Talk. When we come back, we'll see who else

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<v Speaker 1>party Dodger Talk from Dodger Fest right here on a

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<v Speaker 1>five to seventy LA Sports Hey, we are live from

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger Fest, having a great time, just chopping it up,

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<v Speaker 1>talking shop Tanner Scott, Hay Song Kim and Evan Phillips.

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<v Speaker 1>And here they are the dynamic duo, the Yin and

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<v Speaker 1>the Yang teammates now in that Dodger bullpen. One's the

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<v Speaker 1>righty super reliever, the other a lefty super reliever, and

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<v Speaker 1>that is Evan Phillips and Tanner Scott. Guys, thanks a

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<v Speaker 1>lot to day one of what's going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>great ride in twenty twenty five.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely, thanks for having us, Dave, thanks for having us.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh come on, that's all you guys got now the

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<v Speaker 1>microphones are on. Yeah, come on, hey Tanner, you said

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<v Speaker 1>you were with Hay Song Kim yesterday. Yeah, and he

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<v Speaker 1>was here already.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a jokester, already got you.

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<v Speaker 4>He got me one nothing him one nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>He tricked you. He he you thought he was brothers

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<v Speaker 1>with High Song Kim yep, And he said yes.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, And then thirty minutes later they told me they

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<v Speaker 5>were not even related.

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<v Speaker 4>I was like, that's how kulable I am.

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<v Speaker 1>What's this relationship going to be like? Now that your

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<v Speaker 1>teammates between Evan Phillips and Tanner Scott.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, we've been teammates before, so I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>it's going to be it's a few years removed, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>from all that, but it's probably gonna feel more surreal

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<v Speaker 6>for our families to be connected again, you know, on

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<v Speaker 6>a day to day basis.

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<v Speaker 7>That's going to be a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 6>But you know, in the clubhouse, it's just going to

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<v Speaker 6>be you know, kind of back to the roots of

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<v Speaker 6>you know, breaking into the big leagues together.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, back to back, back to what twenty.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, eighteen eighteen to twenty one, so you know, well

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<v Speaker 6>a lot of history, a lot of you know, ups

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<v Speaker 6>and downs together throughout the big leagues, minor league level.

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<v Speaker 6>So just to be on that journey together and then

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<v Speaker 6>now to kind of meet again at this point, it's

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<v Speaker 6>it's definitely special.

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<v Speaker 1>How did you guys connect initially with or was it

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<v Speaker 1>just nobody else wanted to play catch with? Evan and

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<v Speaker 1>Tanner said, okay, I'll do it. How did this happen?

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<v Speaker 7>He was he was a weird guy, you know, guy

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<v Speaker 7>was a new guy.

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<v Speaker 4>And no, it was it was easy.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, hackey sack, hacky sack. He made us, He made

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<v Speaker 5>his team hacky Sack shirts. We all rocked him before

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<v Speaker 5>before stretching everything, and then stretch happened, and I don't know,

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<v Speaker 5>the rest has been his.

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<v Speaker 6>We we had been you know, playing against each other too,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, going up through the minor leagues. The Orioles

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<v Speaker 6>and Braves kind of had you know, parallel teams, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>in similar leagues and all that. So I had played

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<v Speaker 6>against him and heard his name a lot, and you know,

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<v Speaker 6>being an Orioles fan, I was, you know, I had

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<v Speaker 6>like a side where I you know, on what was

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<v Speaker 6>going on with them too. So when I got traded

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<v Speaker 6>over there, I was obviously familiar with you know, their team,

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<v Speaker 6>and you know, being you know, similar age and relievers

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<v Speaker 6>and all this trying to get our footing in the

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<v Speaker 6>big leagues, it was just easy for us to connect.

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<v Speaker 6>And yeah, Hackey Sack was a We did a lot

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<v Speaker 6>of that together. We had a big group of guys

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<v Speaker 6>in the bullpen. That's kind of like how we you know,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, just hung out for a few minutes before

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<v Speaker 6>we started playing catch that day.

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<v Speaker 1>Any chance the Hackey Sack comes to the Dodgers way,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been suit.

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<v Speaker 3>Way too long.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know our dads and it's like, yeah, do

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<v Speaker 5>we still have that skill?

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know if I'm will waste any extra energy

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<v Speaker 6>on playing hockey sack.

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<v Speaker 4>When I got to.

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<v Speaker 7>Chick Toddler and.

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<v Speaker 1>Both dads sons named bow but spelled differently and bow

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<v Speaker 1>that's right. Haven't made that very clear? When you sign

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<v Speaker 1>with the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 7>Bow and Bow.

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<v Speaker 6>Hey, it makes it a little bit easier to separate it,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, I just uh be you and b Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>but it's a I can't wait to have those guys around.

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<v Speaker 6>They're both gonna just be I'm sure all the play

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<v Speaker 6>dates and you know, road trips together, it's be a

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<v Speaker 6>lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 5>Oh yeah, definitely. Our wife have been talking even more now,

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<v Speaker 5>so it's like, hey, let's we're gonna do this.

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<v Speaker 4>Hey, we're gonna do this. Hey, when do you get

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<v Speaker 4>out the spring? What are we doing?

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<v Speaker 3>Ye?

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<v Speaker 6>Matter of fact, you I should probably just move into

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<v Speaker 6>the house that you got ras buy a nice big house.

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<v Speaker 7>Let's just you know, we'll pop in right beside you.

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<v Speaker 7>How about that? You can see the death stair.

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<v Speaker 6>Tanner's giving me right now, yeah, giving it.

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<v Speaker 5>It's just my eyebrows, those resting ones Tanner.

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<v Speaker 1>Evan doesn't like talking about himself. So what's the evolution

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<v Speaker 1>of Evan Phillips been like from when you were teammates?

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<v Speaker 1>To see how accomplished he is now in the success

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<v Speaker 1>he's had and belief in himself.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, yeah, he's always had. He's always had amazing stuff,

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<v Speaker 5>and I mean everyone knows that. And then now to

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<v Speaker 5>see him doing what he's doing, it's it's awesome from

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<v Speaker 5>outside looking in. Now I get to be a part

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<v Speaker 5>of part of the team with him and get to

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<v Speaker 5>experience it, and hopefully we get to back be back

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<v Speaker 5>throwing together. But I don't know, Blake. Maybe I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 5>have to talk to Tran about it. Oh yeah, hopefully

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<v Speaker 5>hopefully lets me have my throwing partner back.

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<v Speaker 4>It's awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna do that.

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<v Speaker 6>Talking to Blake, I mean definitely him, he knows him. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 6>not me. We'll lay it out there now. I think

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<v Speaker 6>Tanner and I are gonna be throwing partners for as

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<v Speaker 6>long as possible.

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<v Speaker 8>For sure.

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<v Speaker 6>We've got that that history. You know, there's some some

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<v Speaker 6>good chemistry and the catch play. You know that that

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<v Speaker 6>kind of stuff matters.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Yeah, for sure, I kind of picture you

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<v Speaker 1>guys being catch partners, not this past offseason, but the

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<v Speaker 1>way having described it a couple of years back. Now

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<v Speaker 1>he moved away from me, He's not over.

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<v Speaker 7>Clearly, I'm not over.

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<v Speaker 4>I let him know. I let him know every time.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm like, remember when we used to live like ten

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<v Speaker 5>minutes away, like a flight.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well, when he became a Dodger Tanner, I kind

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<v Speaker 1>of picture you, like, you know, throwing the ball and

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<v Speaker 1>him throwing it back to him. You picking his brain

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<v Speaker 1>about what the Dodgers do so well, And maybe that's

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<v Speaker 1>where you know the seed was planted that one day

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<v Speaker 1>you wanted to be teammates with him and Dodger Blue.

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<v Speaker 1>Do I have that vision? Am I picturing that correctly?

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>I mean he would.

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<v Speaker 5>He would say some things that's really nice about really

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<v Speaker 5>nice about the organization, and would stay in the back

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<v Speaker 5>of my mind. And then I think I think his

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<v Speaker 5>wife really sold my wife because she was comfaning her

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<v Speaker 5>on on what it's like to live in La.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, you know, I think I think initially it was

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<v Speaker 6>just so far away, you know, from that being a

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<v Speaker 6>possibility of being teammates again that you know, I initially

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<v Speaker 6>it was just hey, like, what did the Dodgers tell

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<v Speaker 6>you that made it work so well? You know, and

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<v Speaker 6>we would just talk about that kind of stuff, and

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<v Speaker 6>you know, in the background, I was always telling the

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<v Speaker 6>Dodgers like, hey, you know, Tanner Scott's another guy that

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<v Speaker 6>could really benefit from being a Dodger, you know, just

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<v Speaker 6>and really taking another step. So you know, he's already

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<v Speaker 6>done that in his own way in the past few

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<v Speaker 6>years and different organizations, so to you know, try to

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<v Speaker 6>take the next step here with with the Dodgers and

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<v Speaker 6>ultimately lead the championships. I think, like, you know, that

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<v Speaker 6>kind of growth is going to be you know, the

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<v Speaker 6>next step for for Tanner and and you know, hopefully

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<v Speaker 6>we can you know what Mike, Mike Mookie said, and

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<v Speaker 6>you get more rings on these hands.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I would love that Evan Phillips and Tanner Scott

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<v Speaker 1>are joining us. You know, at his press conference, he

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<v Speaker 1>got uncomfortable. First time Tanner Scott's ever got comfortable. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I called you the Otani stopper.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, yeah, you do not like that. That can't be.

426
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<v Speaker 4>That can't be. We just met in the hallway and

427
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<v Speaker 4>we're good.

428
00:19:48.759 --> 00:19:49.400
<v Speaker 1>Was that awkward?

429
00:19:49.599 --> 00:19:52.440
<v Speaker 4>Oh? I mean he's a special human being. I mean

430
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<v Speaker 4>what he what he does.

431
00:19:53.799 --> 00:19:57.000
<v Speaker 1>That's why it's impressive that you're the Otani stopper. No,

432
00:19:57.039 --> 00:19:59.599
<v Speaker 1>he's not smiling because he doesn't have to face Tanner

433
00:19:59.640 --> 00:20:00.519
<v Speaker 1>Scott anymore.

434
00:20:00.559 --> 00:20:02.960
<v Speaker 4>Oh no, no, no, no, we're teammates, so it doesn't matter.

435
00:20:03.480 --> 00:20:05.319
<v Speaker 1>I know it's gonna be great. You got the two

436
00:20:05.359 --> 00:20:09.559
<v Speaker 1>guys that are amazing players in their own right being

437
00:20:09.599 --> 00:20:12.599
<v Speaker 1>on the same team together. Now, Tanner, I hope you

438
00:20:12.599 --> 00:20:15.440
<v Speaker 1>don't mind. I'm gonna ask Evan about how his arm

439
00:20:15.559 --> 00:20:18.519
<v Speaker 1>is feeling after he was not on the World Series roster.

440
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<v Speaker 4>Oh no, I was allowed to ask. That wasn't a

441
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<v Speaker 4>part of it.

442
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<v Speaker 5>We were talking about it on the ride end because

443
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<v Speaker 5>we wrote in together actually too. I was like, what

444
00:20:27.279 --> 00:20:30.519
<v Speaker 5>was it like being in that World Series? That was

445
00:20:30.519 --> 00:20:33.839
<v Speaker 5>pretty nice, but it wasn't part of it. I'm like, dude,

446
00:20:33.920 --> 00:20:34.559
<v Speaker 5>you gotta ring.

447
00:20:34.759 --> 00:20:35.359
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you got to.

448
00:20:35.559 --> 00:20:37.720
<v Speaker 1>It was a big part of it all season long.

449
00:20:37.799 --> 00:20:39.119
<v Speaker 4>That's that's all that matters.

450
00:20:39.279 --> 00:20:41.440
<v Speaker 6>So many mixed feelings about, you know, not being able

451
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<v Speaker 6>to play in the World Series, right, and they think

452
00:20:43.599 --> 00:20:45.799
<v Speaker 6>about you know, I'd have conversations with you know, guys

453
00:20:45.799 --> 00:20:48.720
<v Speaker 6>in the clubhouse, like Miguel Rojas. You ten year career,

454
00:20:49.000 --> 00:20:51.680
<v Speaker 6>first time in the World Series, right, it doesn't just happen.

455
00:20:52.480 --> 00:20:54.240
<v Speaker 6>So to miss out on that was really hard to

456
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<v Speaker 6>deal with. But uh, you know, physically, I just wasn't

457
00:20:57.279 --> 00:21:01.240
<v Speaker 6>in a position to do it. I couldn't push through it. Thankfully,

458
00:21:01.279 --> 00:21:04.319
<v Speaker 6>I'm recovered at this point. I'm just not quite built

459
00:21:04.400 --> 00:21:06.240
<v Speaker 6>up to where I need to be, you know, where

460
00:21:06.240 --> 00:21:08.000
<v Speaker 6>I would normally be at this point in the offseason.

461
00:21:08.680 --> 00:21:10.640
<v Speaker 6>So well, you know, I'm heading the Phoenix here soon,

462
00:21:10.720 --> 00:21:12.759
<v Speaker 6>so we'll we'll get out there, they'll get eyes on

463
00:21:12.839 --> 00:21:15.079
<v Speaker 6>me and kind of see how the progression builds from here.

464
00:21:15.119 --> 00:21:17.880
<v Speaker 6>But I'm coming into spring training healthy, you know, and

465
00:21:18.039 --> 00:21:20.200
<v Speaker 6>now it's just a matter of putting the building blocks

466
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<v Speaker 6>together to get ready for Opening Day, or you know,

467
00:21:22.720 --> 00:21:25.119
<v Speaker 6>if it's a little bit beyond that, then we'll we'll

468
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<v Speaker 6>take those steps.

469
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<v Speaker 3>Then.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, just think about it this way, Evan. I mean,

471
00:21:28.200 --> 00:21:30.400
<v Speaker 1>you were such a big part of not only the

472
00:21:30.440 --> 00:21:34.119
<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty four Dodgers, but ever since you've emerged, since

473
00:21:34.160 --> 00:21:38.319
<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty one, I mean, nobody even blinks an eye

474
00:21:38.319 --> 00:21:40.680
<v Speaker 1>and thinks about, well, you know, he didn't pitch in

475
00:21:40.680 --> 00:21:44.200
<v Speaker 1>the World Series. Evan Phillips is the anchor. When you

476
00:21:44.240 --> 00:21:47.640
<v Speaker 1>talk about the Dodger bullpen, you say Phillips trying in

477
00:21:47.759 --> 00:21:52.200
<v Speaker 1>Tanner Scott, Alex Sabasia. You are a dog and Tanner

478
00:21:52.200 --> 00:21:54.240
<v Speaker 1>Scott now is going to be part of that dog pound.

479
00:21:54.400 --> 00:21:54.559
<v Speaker 7>Right.

480
00:21:54.599 --> 00:21:57.880
<v Speaker 6>Yeah, he's a great fit. I mean, initial conversations I

481
00:21:57.920 --> 00:22:00.480
<v Speaker 6>had with you know, you know all the got the staff,

482
00:22:00.519 --> 00:22:02.759
<v Speaker 6>you know, Mark pryor Dave Roberts, that were just asking, hey,

483
00:22:02.759 --> 00:22:05.000
<v Speaker 6>what's he like? And I always said each time, he's

484
00:22:05.079 --> 00:22:08.119
<v Speaker 6>just a perfect fit for our our culture down there

485
00:22:08.119 --> 00:22:10.160
<v Speaker 6>in the bullpen that you know, Josh Bart is trying

486
00:22:10.160 --> 00:22:12.359
<v Speaker 6>to instill in all of us. And you know, I

487
00:22:12.400 --> 00:22:14.559
<v Speaker 6>certainly take a lot of pride and being you know

488
00:22:15.240 --> 00:22:17.279
<v Speaker 6>someone of the guys can you know, I want to.

489
00:22:17.240 --> 00:22:18.359
<v Speaker 7>Say look up to in that way.

490
00:22:18.440 --> 00:22:20.559
<v Speaker 6>But I think when you when you establish a good

491
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<v Speaker 6>kind of culture that you know, just blends well through

492
00:22:22.640 --> 00:22:24.599
<v Speaker 6>each guy and everyone kind of just feeds off of

493
00:22:24.640 --> 00:22:27.079
<v Speaker 6>each other. It's it's a really healthy environment down there.

494
00:22:27.079 --> 00:22:29.079
<v Speaker 6>And I think you really saw that come to fruition

495
00:22:29.160 --> 00:22:31.039
<v Speaker 6>and the we're in the postseason last year with you know,

496
00:22:31.079 --> 00:22:34.279
<v Speaker 6>the bullpen games and how we managed that without you know,

497
00:22:34.279 --> 00:22:36.960
<v Speaker 6>any sort of you know, ego or pride getting in

498
00:22:36.960 --> 00:22:38.359
<v Speaker 6>the way, just doing whatever it took to get the

499
00:22:38.400 --> 00:22:40.240
<v Speaker 6>job done, and you know, ultimately it led to a

500
00:22:40.319 --> 00:22:45.039
<v Speaker 6>championship ring. So I would love to try to replicate

501
00:22:45.079 --> 00:22:45.880
<v Speaker 6>that again the season.

502
00:22:46.000 --> 00:22:49.960
<v Speaker 1>It'd be sweet to see three or four champagne celebrations

503
00:22:50.000 --> 00:22:52.680
<v Speaker 1>with Tanner, Scott and Evan Phillips. You need a ring, Yeah,

504
00:22:52.759 --> 00:22:54.759
<v Speaker 1>it'd be great to get one with Evan again, Right,

505
00:22:54.839 --> 00:22:55.599
<v Speaker 1>that would be sweet.

506
00:22:55.720 --> 00:22:57.799
<v Speaker 4>That would be great. Yeah, I definitely need one. I mean,

507
00:22:57.839 --> 00:22:59.559
<v Speaker 4>I'm kind of jealous that I wasn't a part.

508
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<v Speaker 5>Of it, but I got to see it, see it

509
00:23:01.599 --> 00:23:03.319
<v Speaker 5>come together this offseason and be a part of this

510
00:23:03.359 --> 00:23:05.319
<v Speaker 5>team and finally where this Dodger Blue.

511
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<v Speaker 1>Love it Tanner Evan. I feel like I'll be saying

512
00:23:08.799 --> 00:23:11.920
<v Speaker 1>that all season long. Tanner, Heaven, you've.

513
00:23:11.759 --> 00:23:13.440
<v Speaker 6>Got a limit. We're gonna talk to one. You got

514
00:23:13.440 --> 00:23:16.559
<v Speaker 6>like a three three person limit. Okay, you can only

515
00:23:16.599 --> 00:23:17.799
<v Speaker 6>do this three more times this year?

516
00:23:18.440 --> 00:23:20.640
<v Speaker 1>When I talk to right here now, he's saying, too,

517
00:23:20.759 --> 00:23:22.599
<v Speaker 1>So can I talk to Evan? Do I have to

518
00:23:22.640 --> 00:23:25.000
<v Speaker 1>talk to Tanner? It would be awkward if I said, Hey.

519
00:23:25.200 --> 00:23:27.160
<v Speaker 4>No, either way, that's it.

520
00:23:27.240 --> 00:23:29.319
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it counts us one. Yeah, all right. I'm glad

521
00:23:29.319 --> 00:23:32.440
<v Speaker 1>we set the ground rolls early. I'll keep my hand you, Scott.

522
00:23:33.759 --> 00:23:38.759
<v Speaker 1>I'm not scared from ten feet away. Thanks guys, thanks

523
00:23:38.759 --> 00:23:40.799
<v Speaker 1>for stopping by and looking forward to a great year.

524
00:23:40.839 --> 00:23:44.480
<v Speaker 1>And Evan look forward to you ramping up and not

525
00:23:44.599 --> 00:23:47.000
<v Speaker 1>asking you about it every day I get. I'll give

526
00:23:47.039 --> 00:23:49.039
<v Speaker 1>you like at least ten days before I ask you

527
00:23:49.079 --> 00:23:50.799
<v Speaker 1>about it. There's a good feeling.

528
00:23:50.559 --> 00:23:52.880
<v Speaker 7>There, it is, I feel great. Let's put that out there.

529
00:23:52.920 --> 00:23:53.079
<v Speaker 8>I do.

530
00:23:53.359 --> 00:23:55.720
<v Speaker 1>That's one, and then that's one ten days, so nine,

531
00:23:55.720 --> 00:23:56.640
<v Speaker 1>I only got nine more.

532
00:23:57.720 --> 00:23:58.720
<v Speaker 4>I thought it was three.

533
00:23:59.119 --> 00:24:01.359
<v Speaker 1>No, if I it, I'll give him ten days before

534
00:24:01.400 --> 00:24:02.680
<v Speaker 1>I ask how his arms feeling.

535
00:24:02.720 --> 00:24:03.920
<v Speaker 4>But then that's one one time.

536
00:24:03.960 --> 00:24:09.480
<v Speaker 1>So it's this year. My gosh, it's like a Chuck

537
00:24:09.480 --> 00:24:12.440
<v Speaker 1>E Cheese punch card over here. All right, guys, thanks

538
00:24:12.440 --> 00:24:16.160
<v Speaker 1>a lot for stopping by, and we'll see you in Arizona. Tanner, Scott,

539
00:24:16.680 --> 00:24:19.200
<v Speaker 1>you'll warm up to the vass a charm. Don't worry.

540
00:24:19.720 --> 00:24:22.359
<v Speaker 1>I will some days more than others. Evan can explain,

541
00:24:23.920 --> 00:24:24.680
<v Speaker 1>explain it, explain.

542
00:24:25.079 --> 00:24:26.160
<v Speaker 4>We're just waiting for you to explain.

543
00:24:27.240 --> 00:24:27.960
<v Speaker 7>I'll tell you later.

544
00:24:28.640 --> 00:24:30.559
<v Speaker 1>All right, we're gonna take a time out here on

545
00:24:30.640 --> 00:24:33.799
<v Speaker 1>Dodger Talk. When we continue, somebody else will show up.

546
00:24:34.039 --> 00:24:37.839
<v Speaker 1>I'm sure who's next. Snail Zilla wants in bad, but

547
00:24:37.920 --> 00:24:39.960
<v Speaker 1>I keep on giving him the heisman.

548
00:24:40.039 --> 00:24:40.240
<v Speaker 2>You know.

549
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<v Speaker 1>Let me checking my official rundown right here. Yes, snail

550
00:24:44.000 --> 00:24:45.519
<v Speaker 1>Zilla wants in twelve.

551
00:24:45.279 --> 00:24:49.079
<v Speaker 4>Thirty nice alright, Dave?

552
00:24:49.200 --> 00:24:51.839
<v Speaker 1>All right, guys, thanks a lot for stopping by Tanner Scott,

553
00:24:51.839 --> 00:24:55.480
<v Speaker 1>Evan Phillips, part of the vaunted Dodger Bullpen. In twenty

554
00:24:55.559 --> 00:24:58.240
<v Speaker 1>twenty five, We're gonna take a time out, and yes,

555
00:24:58.480 --> 00:25:02.039
<v Speaker 1>what you've been waiting for since he signed, Blake Snell

556
00:25:02.759 --> 00:25:07.039
<v Speaker 1>David Vass. The show comes up next on m five

557
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<v Speaker 1>to seventy l a. Sports Are they already? Oh my gosh, jealousy.

558
00:25:12.960 --> 00:25:16.480
<v Speaker 1>You know that voice. He's gonna stay the rest of

559
00:25:16.519 --> 00:25:21.359
<v Speaker 1>the show. Everybody else go home. David Vassy live at

560
00:25:21.400 --> 00:25:24.599
<v Speaker 1>Dodger Fest at Dodger Talk. And here he is, the

561
00:25:24.720 --> 00:25:29.480
<v Speaker 1>two time, two time Cy Young Award winner no hitter

562
00:25:29.640 --> 00:25:33.599
<v Speaker 1>last year, the biggest sign for the Dodgers this offseason,

563
00:25:33.960 --> 00:25:37.319
<v Speaker 1>wearing that number seven. He's got a tight haircut. And

564
00:25:37.400 --> 00:25:41.599
<v Speaker 1>here he is the one and only Blake Snell aka

565
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<v Speaker 1>snell Zilla, aka my number one guy on this team.

566
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<v Speaker 8>No, no, okay.

567
00:25:49.039 --> 00:25:56.680
<v Speaker 1>I was gonna say, aka daddy, whoa on the time road. Hey,

568
00:25:56.680 --> 00:25:59.759
<v Speaker 1>here comes your brother from another mother A song?

569
00:26:00.440 --> 00:26:01.640
<v Speaker 3>Right there? My dog?

570
00:26:01.759 --> 00:26:05.920
<v Speaker 1>No Zilla's number one. Oh secret handshake already, even with

571
00:26:06.000 --> 00:26:06.640
<v Speaker 1>the interpreter.

572
00:26:06.799 --> 00:26:07.319
<v Speaker 4>You got one?

573
00:26:07.599 --> 00:26:08.119
<v Speaker 8>My boys?

574
00:26:08.799 --> 00:26:10.799
<v Speaker 1>Where are you taking them? Korea town tonight? Where are

575
00:26:10.839 --> 00:26:18.119
<v Speaker 1>you taking them for dinner? Korean barbecue tonight? He loves it. Yeah, yeah,

576
00:26:18.160 --> 00:26:19.079
<v Speaker 1>he says, yes.

577
00:26:20.119 --> 00:26:23.079
<v Speaker 8>Song too.

578
00:26:23.319 --> 00:26:26.279
<v Speaker 1>Oh wow, I song to guys.

579
00:26:26.720 --> 00:26:27.480
<v Speaker 8>He gonna be there?

580
00:26:27.519 --> 00:26:32.519
<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, yeah, I love it. That's your guy.

581
00:26:32.720 --> 00:26:34.400
<v Speaker 8>Are they done? Oh?

582
00:26:34.480 --> 00:26:36.799
<v Speaker 1>Here come here, hey song put this on. Talk to

583
00:26:36.839 --> 00:26:42.440
<v Speaker 1>Blake Snell. Yes, calm come, we're live on radio. He

584
00:26:42.599 --> 00:26:46.440
<v Speaker 1>knows what that means. That's crazy and Vivo and Vivo

585
00:26:46.519 --> 00:26:50.400
<v Speaker 1>all radio with Blake Snell. Oh, he's nervous. He doesn't.

586
00:26:50.480 --> 00:26:53.559
<v Speaker 1>He doesn't like you already. See I gotta heat. Why

587
00:26:53.559 --> 00:26:54.200
<v Speaker 1>does he like you?

588
00:26:54.240 --> 00:26:55.920
<v Speaker 8>Stuff for me when I'm done with this, and then

589
00:26:55.960 --> 00:26:57.039
<v Speaker 8>I'm gonna meet you in the room.

590
00:26:58.200 --> 00:27:00.480
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you're gonna get ain't playing?

591
00:27:00.720 --> 00:27:01.920
<v Speaker 8>Yeah, yeah, we got a plan.

592
00:27:02.039 --> 00:27:02.279
<v Speaker 7>Yeah.

593
00:27:02.400 --> 00:27:05.000
<v Speaker 1>I had the skittles. Snail Zilla's coming in there after this.

594
00:27:05.240 --> 00:27:07.720
<v Speaker 8>I don't I don't like skittles. I like Eminem's with peanuts.

595
00:27:08.720 --> 00:27:11.000
<v Speaker 1>I love Eminem's with peanuts too. You know what I

596
00:27:11.000 --> 00:27:13.480
<v Speaker 1>had yesterday? You would love Life Saver gummies?

597
00:27:13.599 --> 00:27:13.880
<v Speaker 8>Whoa?

598
00:27:14.359 --> 00:27:15.799
<v Speaker 1>I want to save them for my kids, but I

599
00:27:15.920 --> 00:27:16.640
<v Speaker 1>ate them in the car.

600
00:27:17.200 --> 00:27:20.759
<v Speaker 3>Come on, man, that's what I did.

601
00:27:21.440 --> 00:27:21.680
<v Speaker 8>Man?

602
00:27:22.039 --> 00:27:23.920
<v Speaker 1>How does it feel you're wearing this jersey?

603
00:27:24.079 --> 00:27:24.440
<v Speaker 3>People?

604
00:27:24.720 --> 00:27:25.480
<v Speaker 1>Your teammates?

605
00:27:25.559 --> 00:27:27.079
<v Speaker 8>Now you got Kobe's on? Man?

606
00:27:27.400 --> 00:27:33.160
<v Speaker 1>Yeah? Like these they were available? Okay, hardy get them.

607
00:27:34.640 --> 00:27:37.680
<v Speaker 1>Take what it's available. I asked o Tany for a

608
00:27:37.799 --> 00:27:40.480
<v Speaker 1>promo code for New Balance. He said, no, No, you

609
00:27:40.559 --> 00:27:41.319
<v Speaker 1>gotta work harder.

610
00:27:41.400 --> 00:27:41.559
<v Speaker 3>Man.

611
00:27:42.519 --> 00:27:45.240
<v Speaker 1>What are you? You're a Nike guy, right, Yeah, you're

612
00:27:45.279 --> 00:27:48.240
<v Speaker 1>sponsored by Nike. You're gonna have like air Jordan cleats?

613
00:27:48.319 --> 00:27:49.119
<v Speaker 1>Is that what you wear?

614
00:27:49.599 --> 00:27:52.880
<v Speaker 8>They don't want me to wear Jordan's Nike Nike only. Yeah,

615
00:27:53.240 --> 00:27:56.200
<v Speaker 8>I got a two times Young Winner. Can't get on

616
00:27:56.279 --> 00:27:56.839
<v Speaker 8>team Jordan?

617
00:27:56.920 --> 00:28:01.480
<v Speaker 1>Are you kidding me? Hey, I'm gonna work on that.

618
00:28:01.640 --> 00:28:05.559
<v Speaker 1>Work on it, hey, Kelly Jansen's a jump man. Mookie's

619
00:28:05.559 --> 00:28:08.880
<v Speaker 1>a jump man. They don't have tu Cy youngs. Mookie's

620
00:28:08.880 --> 00:28:14.359
<v Speaker 1>gotta yeah, bok got a couple of words, but two times.

621
00:28:15.119 --> 00:28:16.440
<v Speaker 8>Come on, yeah, they don't.

622
00:28:16.519 --> 00:28:18.160
<v Speaker 1>That meant a lot to Kenley when he became a

623
00:28:18.240 --> 00:28:19.759
<v Speaker 1>jump man. Would that mean a lot to you?

624
00:28:20.400 --> 00:28:20.559
<v Speaker 3>Uh?

625
00:28:20.680 --> 00:28:23.400
<v Speaker 8>Yeah, I like Nike. Okay, I'm good, But all right,

626
00:28:23.440 --> 00:28:24.200
<v Speaker 8>they're in the same fan.

627
00:28:24.279 --> 00:28:26.039
<v Speaker 1>We don't want to burn the family. Yeah, you know

628
00:28:26.200 --> 00:28:29.240
<v Speaker 1>the bridge, right, like I like? Uh, I like both. Hey,

629
00:28:29.319 --> 00:28:32.920
<v Speaker 1>I heard you are at work in Arizona. You've been

630
00:28:32.960 --> 00:28:35.400
<v Speaker 1>working with the Dodgers. I mean it's not funny games

631
00:28:35.400 --> 00:28:36.880
<v Speaker 1>for snail Zilla around this time.

632
00:28:37.039 --> 00:28:38.440
<v Speaker 8>No, I got a lot, you know, a lot to

633
00:28:38.519 --> 00:28:41.880
<v Speaker 8>prove and I gotta I gotta get ready. I gotta

634
00:28:42.640 --> 00:28:45.400
<v Speaker 8>learn the spring we spring train is gonna be like

635
00:28:45.480 --> 00:28:49.200
<v Speaker 8>with a new team, learn the coaches, players, kind of

636
00:28:49.200 --> 00:28:51.119
<v Speaker 8>figure out where I'm gonna fit in, where I want,

637
00:28:51.160 --> 00:28:52.960
<v Speaker 8>what I want to do every morning to get ready

638
00:28:52.960 --> 00:28:56.640
<v Speaker 8>to play. So yeah, I mean getting down there early

639
00:28:56.759 --> 00:28:59.079
<v Speaker 8>is probably what's best for me to to to be

640
00:28:59.200 --> 00:29:01.880
<v Speaker 8>ready to be the best to me once once the

641
00:29:01.920 --> 00:29:02.720
<v Speaker 8>season starts.

642
00:29:03.079 --> 00:29:06.240
<v Speaker 1>You've been on now four teams in your career. Yeah,

643
00:29:06.400 --> 00:29:09.680
<v Speaker 1>You've always wanted a home, always wanted a home. It

644
00:29:09.720 --> 00:29:12.200
<v Speaker 1>feels like you found a home. How much does that

645
00:29:12.279 --> 00:29:15.440
<v Speaker 1>make it more comfortable to know this isn't just a

646
00:29:15.519 --> 00:29:16.240
<v Speaker 1>one year thing.

647
00:29:16.559 --> 00:29:19.839
<v Speaker 8>Yeah, it's big. I finally get it, Like buy homes. Yeah,

648
00:29:19.920 --> 00:29:24.039
<v Speaker 8>I get to really invest into not only myself, but

649
00:29:24.480 --> 00:29:27.039
<v Speaker 8>the players that are coming up with the Rays. The

650
00:29:27.039 --> 00:29:28.920
<v Speaker 8>thing that they did best is the older players really

651
00:29:28.960 --> 00:29:31.200
<v Speaker 8>did help the younger players a lot, and I was spoiled.

652
00:29:32.279 --> 00:29:34.880
<v Speaker 8>I had so many veterans around me to really help

653
00:29:35.000 --> 00:29:38.599
<v Speaker 8>grow me as a man a player, and that's kind

654
00:29:38.599 --> 00:29:41.759
<v Speaker 8>of what I'm looking forward to do as well, the

655
00:29:41.799 --> 00:29:45.200
<v Speaker 8>best that I can. But I've already been meeting with

656
00:29:45.279 --> 00:29:48.079
<v Speaker 8>a couple of guys. Bobby's kind of been Bobby Ice,

657
00:29:48.640 --> 00:29:51.920
<v Speaker 8>that's what you call him. Yeah, Yeah, that's Bobby Miller here.

658
00:29:52.000 --> 00:29:54.599
<v Speaker 8>Reminds me a lot of just me when I was younger,

659
00:29:55.839 --> 00:29:57.319
<v Speaker 8>and I feel there's a lot I can do to

660
00:29:57.359 --> 00:30:00.880
<v Speaker 8>help him kind of mature into his career and just

661
00:30:00.920 --> 00:30:03.640
<v Speaker 8>start believing in his ability more so. That's a guy

662
00:30:03.680 --> 00:30:06.119
<v Speaker 8>I'll be around a lot. He might know that he

663
00:30:06.200 --> 00:30:08.880
<v Speaker 8>might not, but that's awesome. I see a lot of

664
00:30:08.920 --> 00:30:13.680
<v Speaker 8>similarities there, So definitely looking forward to that. But for

665
00:30:13.880 --> 00:30:17.160
<v Speaker 8>my playing career, Kershaw is kind of the guy. I

666
00:30:17.160 --> 00:30:20.480
<v Speaker 8>can't wait to meet him be around him. The thing

667
00:30:20.519 --> 00:30:23.279
<v Speaker 8>going out on Instagram, my search feed everywhere is one

668
00:30:23.319 --> 00:30:26.960
<v Speaker 8>hundred ninety nine starts of or one hundred ninety three

669
00:30:27.000 --> 00:30:30.759
<v Speaker 8>starts of an era under a two and seven innings average,

670
00:30:31.000 --> 00:30:33.559
<v Speaker 8>Like that's insane. I want to find a way to

671
00:30:33.599 --> 00:30:36.240
<v Speaker 8>do that, to be as good as he was. I

672
00:30:36.240 --> 00:30:38.279
<v Speaker 8>think I'm just getting into my prime. I think I

673
00:30:38.319 --> 00:30:42.039
<v Speaker 8>got a lot left, so I really want to see

674
00:30:42.079 --> 00:30:45.119
<v Speaker 8>how good I can really be and invest everything I

675
00:30:45.160 --> 00:30:48.039
<v Speaker 8>can into these next five years. But I think I

676
00:30:48.119 --> 00:30:51.119
<v Speaker 8>really have like eight years left. You do until I

677
00:30:51.119 --> 00:30:53.079
<v Speaker 8>think I might not be the same guy, and then

678
00:30:53.640 --> 00:30:56.160
<v Speaker 8>when that's over with, I'll go be a dad and

679
00:30:56.240 --> 00:30:59.160
<v Speaker 8>I'll be happy with that. But once I'm not as

680
00:30:59.160 --> 00:31:01.279
<v Speaker 8>good as I believe I should be and making a

681
00:31:01.319 --> 00:31:04.799
<v Speaker 8>career out that I want, I'll be good to walk away.

682
00:31:05.160 --> 00:31:08.400
<v Speaker 1>We always reinvent ourselves. We always have to evolve. I've

683
00:31:08.400 --> 00:31:11.799
<v Speaker 1>heard athletes talk about training differently once they hit their thirties,

684
00:31:11.839 --> 00:31:15.279
<v Speaker 1>but it feels like even last year you started to

685
00:31:16.119 --> 00:31:19.759
<v Speaker 1>evolve as a pitcher to stay in games deeper and

686
00:31:19.880 --> 00:31:23.279
<v Speaker 1>being allowed number one, be allowed to stay in games later.

687
00:31:23.440 --> 00:31:27.000
<v Speaker 8>Yeah, there's a comfort with Bob Melvin, and I text

688
00:31:27.000 --> 00:31:30.039
<v Speaker 8>to him a bunch, especially before the trade or before

689
00:31:30.359 --> 00:31:34.759
<v Speaker 8>I signed, and then after I signed. But he I

690
00:31:34.920 --> 00:31:39.200
<v Speaker 8>really love Bob Melvin. He he really would would talk

691
00:31:39.240 --> 00:31:41.200
<v Speaker 8>to me all the time about what he expects, what

692
00:31:41.319 --> 00:31:44.279
<v Speaker 8>I expect, how to get there. Uh, he would leave

693
00:31:44.319 --> 00:31:47.519
<v Speaker 8>me out in the game. He always trusted me, and

694
00:31:47.559 --> 00:31:50.359
<v Speaker 8>it made it so much fun to pitch, you know,

695
00:31:50.559 --> 00:31:53.799
<v Speaker 8>for him and that team. I feel san Diego san

696
00:31:53.839 --> 00:31:58.680
<v Speaker 8>fran but he's really an amazing manager. So that was

697
00:31:58.720 --> 00:32:01.559
<v Speaker 8>something that that I really love. Was just a comfort

698
00:32:01.599 --> 00:32:04.279
<v Speaker 8>he would bring me pitching knowing that, you know, this

699
00:32:04.400 --> 00:32:06.160
<v Speaker 8>is my game as long as as I want to

700
00:32:06.160 --> 00:32:08.200
<v Speaker 8>be out there and can help the team, and he

701
00:32:08.240 --> 00:32:09.599
<v Speaker 8>has my back the whole way through.

702
00:32:09.920 --> 00:32:12.119
<v Speaker 1>I love what you said at your press conference when

703
00:32:12.160 --> 00:32:16.160
<v Speaker 1>you said I'm going to invest in people on this team,

704
00:32:16.279 --> 00:32:18.680
<v Speaker 1>I just need them to invest in me as well.

705
00:32:19.200 --> 00:32:22.640
<v Speaker 1>I feel like that's what every player strives forwards. If

706
00:32:22.680 --> 00:32:25.359
<v Speaker 1>you want to be part of it, I'll invest everything

707
00:32:25.400 --> 00:32:27.559
<v Speaker 1>in you, but you've got to invest in me as well.

708
00:32:27.880 --> 00:32:30.559
<v Speaker 8>Yeah, and for me, for me, that's everything. It's tough

709
00:32:30.599 --> 00:32:33.039
<v Speaker 8>to be on a team and then say like, hey,

710
00:32:33.039 --> 00:32:34.920
<v Speaker 8>I'm gonna make all these players better, but I'm only

711
00:32:35.000 --> 00:32:36.799
<v Speaker 8>here for one year. Yeah, it's like someone to make

712
00:32:36.839 --> 00:32:39.119
<v Speaker 8>them all better to then you're not gonna want to

713
00:32:39.160 --> 00:32:42.200
<v Speaker 8>sign me Like that's where the business part comes in.

714
00:32:42.240 --> 00:32:44.519
<v Speaker 8>You don't like it, but it's it's the reality, and

715
00:32:44.720 --> 00:32:46.240
<v Speaker 8>you know, you got to look at it that way too,

716
00:32:47.119 --> 00:32:49.160
<v Speaker 8>to where now you know this team invested in me,

717
00:32:49.359 --> 00:32:52.880
<v Speaker 8>I can invest in there and them their players, and

718
00:32:52.920 --> 00:32:55.039
<v Speaker 8>it's gonna mean that much more. You know, every game

719
00:32:55.079 --> 00:32:57.759
<v Speaker 8>you win is gonna matter. Every everything you do matters.

720
00:32:57.920 --> 00:33:01.960
<v Speaker 8>And I love that feeling so much much more, having

721
00:33:02.000 --> 00:33:03.720
<v Speaker 8>my own home, being able to say, you know what,

722
00:33:03.759 --> 00:33:05.759
<v Speaker 8>like I can spend the whole off season in LA

723
00:33:07.079 --> 00:33:08.000
<v Speaker 8>that's important to me.

724
00:33:08.920 --> 00:33:10.920
<v Speaker 1>I'm going to have to tell the stories that people

725
00:33:10.920 --> 00:33:12.920
<v Speaker 1>don't know. I think they're starting to see this side

726
00:33:12.920 --> 00:33:15.880
<v Speaker 1>of Blake Snell. But another side of Blake Snell is

727
00:33:15.920 --> 00:33:18.720
<v Speaker 1>the fact that you've pitched the majority of your career

728
00:33:18.720 --> 00:33:21.319
<v Speaker 1>without a lot of run support. You got the offense,

729
00:33:21.359 --> 00:33:25.440
<v Speaker 1>including that guy, a great Italian American Michael Confordo behind

730
00:33:25.480 --> 00:33:27.559
<v Speaker 1>you that is going to put up some runs.

731
00:33:27.799 --> 00:33:28.920
<v Speaker 8>Hey, that's gonna be nice.

732
00:33:28.920 --> 00:33:30.680
<v Speaker 1>Where he's from Jersey?

733
00:33:30.920 --> 00:33:33.240
<v Speaker 8>No, no, come on.

734
00:33:33.799 --> 00:33:38.039
<v Speaker 1>Don't tell me he's from Seattle too. Oh no, he's

735
00:33:38.039 --> 00:33:40.880
<v Speaker 1>so well adjusted. How is he from Seattle? And he's

736
00:33:40.880 --> 00:33:44.640
<v Speaker 1>got a ten he's got a take Arizona by the way,

737
00:33:44.680 --> 00:33:46.480
<v Speaker 1>you got to get in the sun a little bit more.

738
00:33:46.599 --> 00:33:50.839
<v Speaker 1>You're looking Seattle, Pale White Hide the Ball, The Ball,

739
00:33:51.480 --> 00:33:54.599
<v Speaker 1>two of America's most wanted Me and Snell about the

740
00:33:54.680 --> 00:33:58.079
<v Speaker 1>Clown twenty twenty five. Thank you for staying.

741
00:33:58.200 --> 00:33:58.960
<v Speaker 8>I appreciate you.

742
00:33:59.000 --> 00:34:01.799
<v Speaker 1>Hey, this show is gonna go on. You want to

743
00:34:01.799 --> 00:34:04.640
<v Speaker 1>stay the rest of the show, all right, Snell Zella,

744
00:34:05.200 --> 00:34:07.759
<v Speaker 1>Maybe get down in the sun. You know before we

745
00:34:07.799 --> 00:34:10.559
<v Speaker 1>see in spring training. You've been in Arizona for two weeks. Yeah,

746
00:34:10.719 --> 00:34:13.599
<v Speaker 1>I mean I was outside. Man, dial down to fifty.

747
00:34:13.679 --> 00:34:20.400
<v Speaker 1>Maybe put on only twenty sunscreen and oh man, my guy,

748
00:34:20.519 --> 00:34:23.679
<v Speaker 1>Blake Snell, Snell Zilla. We're gonna have fun all year long.

749
00:34:23.719 --> 00:34:26.199
<v Speaker 1>But he means business and you are going to fall

750
00:34:26.239 --> 00:34:29.119
<v Speaker 1>in love with him when he's throwing shut He's out

751
00:34:29.440 --> 00:34:32.320
<v Speaker 1>every other fifth or sixth day for the Dodgers. We're

752
00:34:32.320 --> 00:34:35.400
<v Speaker 1>gonna take a time out and a great Italian stallion,

753
00:34:35.519 --> 00:34:38.480
<v Speaker 1>Michael Conforto is going to join us next on Dodger

754
00:34:38.559 --> 00:34:43.159
<v Speaker 1>Talk right here on five seventy LA Sports. Thanks to

755
00:34:43.199 --> 00:34:46.400
<v Speaker 1>Blake Snell for joining us. Thanks to Evan Phillips and

756
00:34:46.440 --> 00:34:50.760
<v Speaker 1>Tanner Scott. They're symbiotic. You will see them together never

757
00:34:50.880 --> 00:34:54.159
<v Speaker 1>apart all season long. And thanks to Dave Roberts for

758
00:34:54.199 --> 00:34:56.639
<v Speaker 1>starting our show. We're with you until three o'clock live

759
00:34:56.679 --> 00:35:00.000
<v Speaker 1>from Dodgers Stadium. And I'm really excited to be join

760
00:35:00.239 --> 00:35:03.360
<v Speaker 1>by a player I wanted the Dodgers to sign three

761
00:35:03.480 --> 00:35:06.960
<v Speaker 1>years ago. But he is finally here and Dodger blue,

762
00:35:06.960 --> 00:35:09.719
<v Speaker 1>wearing number twenty three. He's gonna play left field for

763
00:35:09.760 --> 00:35:13.800
<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers. A well established Major leaguer and a proud

764
00:35:14.079 --> 00:35:17.840
<v Speaker 1>Italian American, the one and only Michael CONFORDO. Welcome the

765
00:35:17.880 --> 00:35:21.519
<v Speaker 1>Dodger Fest. I'm sure this is a very unique experience

766
00:35:21.519 --> 00:35:23.599
<v Speaker 1>that you haven't found in other places.

767
00:35:23.639 --> 00:35:28.039
<v Speaker 9>You've been absolutely I'm just trying to get in this place. Yeah,

768
00:35:28.320 --> 00:35:31.360
<v Speaker 9>was Uh was was madness. You know, I tried three

769
00:35:31.360 --> 00:35:34.199
<v Speaker 9>different gates and then you know, as soon as I

770
00:35:34.199 --> 00:35:37.039
<v Speaker 9>said I was a player, they just waved me all

771
00:35:37.079 --> 00:35:39.719
<v Speaker 9>the way through. So, you know, I was feeling the

772
00:35:39.760 --> 00:35:43.280
<v Speaker 9>love with the uh, with the parking attendance and and uh,

773
00:35:43.320 --> 00:35:45.320
<v Speaker 9>you know, some of the fans recognized me on the

774
00:35:45.320 --> 00:35:45.960
<v Speaker 9>way in as well.

775
00:35:46.039 --> 00:35:48.880
<v Speaker 7>So it feels good, especially.

776
00:35:48.480 --> 00:35:50.960
<v Speaker 9>With all this talent we have here on this team,

777
00:35:51.440 --> 00:35:54.920
<v Speaker 9>to be recognized by you know, some just baseball fans man.

778
00:35:54.960 --> 00:35:56.719
<v Speaker 9>I mean, you know, I have been around for a while,

779
00:35:56.719 --> 00:36:00.360
<v Speaker 9>but you know, not not for not for along on

780
00:36:00.400 --> 00:36:02.239
<v Speaker 9>this side of the of the country.

781
00:36:02.320 --> 00:36:04.800
<v Speaker 7>So it's good to be It's good to be here.

782
00:36:04.880 --> 00:36:06.639
<v Speaker 9>I've been getting my butt kicked by the Dodgers for

783
00:36:06.679 --> 00:36:09.320
<v Speaker 9>too long, so I'm excited to be on this on

784
00:36:09.360 --> 00:36:09.840
<v Speaker 9>this side.

785
00:36:10.119 --> 00:36:13.920
<v Speaker 1>Obviously, teams have to step up financially for you to

786
00:36:14.599 --> 00:36:17.119
<v Speaker 1>want to sign there. But how much have you heard

787
00:36:17.159 --> 00:36:21.159
<v Speaker 1>about the culture of the Dodgers that really excited you

788
00:36:21.320 --> 00:36:22.119
<v Speaker 1>to sign here.

789
00:36:22.840 --> 00:36:23.519
<v Speaker 7>I've heard a lot.

790
00:36:23.559 --> 00:36:26.119
<v Speaker 9>I mean I've you know, there's there's what you see,

791
00:36:26.719 --> 00:36:29.599
<v Speaker 9>you know, the product on the field that's easy to

792
00:36:29.639 --> 00:36:31.719
<v Speaker 9>see from the from the fan base and just from

793
00:36:32.000 --> 00:36:35.559
<v Speaker 9>you know, everybody watches the Dodgers. But there's things you

794
00:36:35.599 --> 00:36:38.039
<v Speaker 9>hear from from guys who have played for the Dodgers,

795
00:36:38.840 --> 00:36:40.880
<v Speaker 9>a bunch of guys that I've played with, just saying

796
00:36:40.880 --> 00:36:43.159
<v Speaker 9>that it's a first class organization. There's nothing that you

797
00:36:43.199 --> 00:36:47.079
<v Speaker 9>don't get that you need. On the player's side, the

798
00:36:47.079 --> 00:36:49.920
<v Speaker 9>family side, you know, with my wife, my my young son,

799
00:36:50.920 --> 00:36:53.199
<v Speaker 9>you know, they do everything you need to make sure

800
00:36:53.199 --> 00:36:55.400
<v Speaker 9>that you're just focused on playing baseball, and and you

801
00:36:55.400 --> 00:36:57.880
<v Speaker 9>don't have to worry about their you know, needs being

802
00:36:58.000 --> 00:37:02.199
<v Speaker 9>being taken care of. And and then obviously, you know,

803
00:37:02.199 --> 00:37:04.280
<v Speaker 9>I want to play with guys like show Hey, Mookie,

804
00:37:04.440 --> 00:37:09.039
<v Speaker 9>Freddie will Smith, Chris Taylor, guys that I've played against

805
00:37:09.039 --> 00:37:11.920
<v Speaker 9>for so long. And like I said before, I mean,

806
00:37:12.519 --> 00:37:14.639
<v Speaker 9>you know, there's there's been a lot of sad nights

807
00:37:15.000 --> 00:37:19.639
<v Speaker 9>on the visiting side, you know, but it's always an

808
00:37:19.639 --> 00:37:22.199
<v Speaker 9>experience to come here to Dodger Stadium as a visiting player.

809
00:37:22.639 --> 00:37:25.719
<v Speaker 9>You feel that energy in the ballpark when you drive

810
00:37:25.800 --> 00:37:28.239
<v Speaker 9>up to the stadium. It's like you know you're coming

811
00:37:28.280 --> 00:37:32.039
<v Speaker 9>to the coliseum or something. It's just so historic, the

812
00:37:32.039 --> 00:37:34.159
<v Speaker 9>speakers in center field. I mean, there's just so many

813
00:37:34.199 --> 00:37:36.480
<v Speaker 9>reasons to want to come play here. And let alone

814
00:37:36.800 --> 00:37:38.719
<v Speaker 9>coming off a World Series championship.

815
00:37:38.800 --> 00:37:39.800
<v Speaker 7>I mean, to be.

816
00:37:39.800 --> 00:37:41.639
<v Speaker 9>Able to try to be a part of running it

817
00:37:41.679 --> 00:37:44.599
<v Speaker 9>back for back to back championships is is going to

818
00:37:44.639 --> 00:37:45.199
<v Speaker 9>be really cool.

819
00:37:45.440 --> 00:37:48.400
<v Speaker 1>The Dodgers have been so good at home over the

820
00:37:48.440 --> 00:37:50.719
<v Speaker 1>course of the time that you've been playing against them.

821
00:37:51.039 --> 00:37:53.039
<v Speaker 1>The way you said it, a lot of sad nights here.

822
00:37:53.639 --> 00:37:57.360
<v Speaker 1>Isn't the same feeling going into Dodger Stadium as it

823
00:37:57.440 --> 00:38:02.159
<v Speaker 1>maybe going to Finway or Wrigley Field or even Yankee Stadium.

824
00:38:02.519 --> 00:38:03.320
<v Speaker 7>Yeah, it's similar.

825
00:38:04.079 --> 00:38:06.360
<v Speaker 9>There's really nothing like coming to Dodger Stadium, though, I

826
00:38:06.360 --> 00:38:08.360
<v Speaker 9>mean just the way that it's all set up, the

827
00:38:09.000 --> 00:38:13.880
<v Speaker 9>massive parking lot, you know, the way that the ballpark

828
00:38:13.960 --> 00:38:17.519
<v Speaker 9>is set you know, you're kind of sunking down. The

829
00:38:18.360 --> 00:38:21.000
<v Speaker 9>stadium is just up around, you know, on top of you.

830
00:38:21.039 --> 00:38:23.280
<v Speaker 9>It's one of the bigger stadiums as far as capacity

831
00:38:23.320 --> 00:38:25.639
<v Speaker 9>to so, if not the biggest, I don't know if

832
00:38:25.639 --> 00:38:28.199
<v Speaker 9>it's the biggest or not, but it is. I just

833
00:38:28.239 --> 00:38:30.800
<v Speaker 9>remember in twenty fifteen, playing as a rookie here in

834
00:38:30.840 --> 00:38:34.599
<v Speaker 9>the playoffs, I lost a ball in the lights actually,

835
00:38:35.440 --> 00:38:38.039
<v Speaker 9>and it was Justin Turner. He hit a game tying

836
00:38:38.079 --> 00:38:41.199
<v Speaker 9>double and when I hit the ground, I dove for it,

837
00:38:41.400 --> 00:38:43.719
<v Speaker 9>couldn't see it. When I hit the ground, the ground

838
00:38:43.760 --> 00:38:46.480
<v Speaker 9>was shaking because it was a it was a game time,

839
00:38:46.599 --> 00:38:51.199
<v Speaker 9>playoff hit, and I just wanted to dig a hole

840
00:38:51.239 --> 00:38:55.440
<v Speaker 9>and wow, get away. But we ended up actually winning

841
00:38:55.480 --> 00:38:55.880
<v Speaker 9>that game.

842
00:38:55.960 --> 00:38:59.000
<v Speaker 1>So and the series, we know Daniel Murphy, we know

843
00:38:59.119 --> 00:39:02.559
<v Speaker 1>confordo Y. Yeah that I actually feel like that was

844
00:39:02.599 --> 00:39:05.039
<v Speaker 1>one of the best pitch games Kershaw ever pitched in

845
00:39:05.079 --> 00:39:08.440
<v Speaker 1>the playoffs to force a Game five at City Field

846
00:39:08.559 --> 00:39:09.000
<v Speaker 1>that night.

847
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<v Speaker 9>I was not in the lineup for that one as

848
00:39:11.679 --> 00:39:14.920
<v Speaker 9>a rookie left hander. Yeah, I don't you know, when

849
00:39:15.000 --> 00:39:18.239
<v Speaker 9>Kershaw's on like that, it doesn't matter righty, lefty. You

850
00:39:18.280 --> 00:39:22.079
<v Speaker 9>know he's getting everybody out. But but yeah, that was

851
00:39:22.159 --> 00:39:23.719
<v Speaker 9>that was a really cool experience for me as a

852
00:39:23.760 --> 00:39:25.039
<v Speaker 9>young young player.

853
00:39:25.320 --> 00:39:28.400
<v Speaker 1>Michael Confordo is our guest at Dodger Fast. You always

854
00:39:28.400 --> 00:39:30.960
<v Speaker 1>hear pictures like even Blake's now was saying he wants

855
00:39:30.960 --> 00:39:34.079
<v Speaker 1>to help out the young pitchers on the staff. What's

856
00:39:34.199 --> 00:39:38.079
<v Speaker 1>the dynamic between hitters? Obviously you've seen a lot, you

857
00:39:38.199 --> 00:39:41.280
<v Speaker 1>faced a lot of guys. Are you looking forward to

858
00:39:42.039 --> 00:39:45.880
<v Speaker 1>trying to pick the brains of Freddie Freeman, maximun See

859
00:39:46.199 --> 00:39:49.800
<v Speaker 1>And what's the dynamic between hitters? Because you always hear

860
00:39:49.880 --> 00:39:53.000
<v Speaker 1>pitchers talk about that, but you don't hear hitters talk

861
00:39:53.079 --> 00:39:54.000
<v Speaker 1>about that as much.

862
00:39:54.239 --> 00:39:55.800
<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I mean definitely.

863
00:39:55.880 --> 00:39:58.079
<v Speaker 9>I mean I when I was a young player, I was,

864
00:39:58.639 --> 00:40:02.159
<v Speaker 9>you know, talking to guys like Jay brew Rus, Curtis Granderson, Murdy.

865
00:40:04.280 --> 00:40:06.239
<v Speaker 9>So like I I would like to be that guy

866
00:40:06.320 --> 00:40:08.000
<v Speaker 9>for for some young guys. I mean I've I've been

867
00:40:08.000 --> 00:40:09.960
<v Speaker 9>in Arizona working out with with outman.

868
00:40:11.159 --> 00:40:11.760
<v Speaker 7>Love the kid.

869
00:40:12.400 --> 00:40:15.159
<v Speaker 9>He's he's awesome. We have some like we have some

870
00:40:15.440 --> 00:40:18.599
<v Speaker 9>connections baseball wise. He grew up in in nor Call

871
00:40:18.679 --> 00:40:20.559
<v Speaker 9>and I went to Oregon State. A lot of NorCal

872
00:40:20.599 --> 00:40:24.719
<v Speaker 9>guys state. Yeah, but yeah, I mean, you know, I'm

873
00:40:24.760 --> 00:40:27.039
<v Speaker 9>I'm looking forward to I mean, I'm still looking to

874
00:40:27.159 --> 00:40:30.199
<v Speaker 9>learn stuff from Freddie. You know, I love watching him hit.

875
00:40:30.559 --> 00:40:32.639
<v Speaker 9>I played against him in the same division for for

876
00:40:32.679 --> 00:40:36.360
<v Speaker 9>a long time, see him at first base all the time,

877
00:40:37.079 --> 00:40:40.159
<v Speaker 9>and so now to be in the same lineup as him,

878
00:40:40.280 --> 00:40:42.599
<v Speaker 9>you know, I'm definitely gonna pick his brain. I'd love

879
00:40:42.639 --> 00:40:44.840
<v Speaker 9>to be a guy that you know is easy for

880
00:40:44.880 --> 00:40:46.679
<v Speaker 9>the for the young guys to come and and and

881
00:40:46.760 --> 00:40:49.599
<v Speaker 9>ask questions too. I've been in their shoes, you know.

882
00:40:49.639 --> 00:40:53.000
<v Speaker 9>I've been the first rounder. I've been the the prospect

883
00:40:53.800 --> 00:40:55.639
<v Speaker 9>come up and have a good start to my career,

884
00:40:55.679 --> 00:40:57.480
<v Speaker 9>and then I've had some struggles along the way. So

885
00:40:58.239 --> 00:41:00.840
<v Speaker 9>I've been in a lot of different different situations that

886
00:41:00.880 --> 00:41:02.719
<v Speaker 9>I think I have some some insight for.

887
00:41:02.920 --> 00:41:05.840
<v Speaker 1>When you would get to first base, Was it awkward

888
00:41:05.880 --> 00:41:09.039
<v Speaker 1>when Freddy would be so talkative and friendly when you

889
00:41:09.119 --> 00:41:09.559
<v Speaker 1>got there?

890
00:41:09.880 --> 00:41:12.760
<v Speaker 9>When I was when I was a young guy, Yeah,

891
00:41:12.840 --> 00:41:13.480
<v Speaker 9>when I was just.

892
00:41:13.480 --> 00:41:14.719
<v Speaker 7>My head spinning at first base.

893
00:41:14.719 --> 00:41:16.159
<v Speaker 9>I don't even know what happened at the plate, and

894
00:41:16.199 --> 00:41:19.199
<v Speaker 9>Freddie's just you know, talking, you know, chatting me up.

895
00:41:19.880 --> 00:41:22.079
<v Speaker 9>But over the years, of course, you know, I get

896
00:41:22.119 --> 00:41:23.719
<v Speaker 9>to know him a little bit more, and he's just

897
00:41:23.760 --> 00:41:25.840
<v Speaker 9>got a great sense of humor. And you know, sometimes

898
00:41:25.880 --> 00:41:28.480
<v Speaker 9>he'd be sitting there, like you know the picture, slow

899
00:41:28.519 --> 00:41:30.599
<v Speaker 9>to the plate, and he's looking at me. He's like, Michael,

900
00:41:30.639 --> 00:41:31.880
<v Speaker 9>what are you still doing here?

901
00:41:32.360 --> 00:41:33.679
<v Speaker 7>Why are you not stealing that?

902
00:41:34.400 --> 00:41:37.519
<v Speaker 9>Yeah, And I'm trying to figure out if he's trying

903
00:41:37.519 --> 00:41:40.039
<v Speaker 9>to get me to steal so they can stealing out,

904
00:41:40.159 --> 00:41:42.199
<v Speaker 9>or if I really should be on second base. You know,

905
00:41:42.280 --> 00:41:45.920
<v Speaker 9>he's like playing mind games with me. But you know,

906
00:41:45.960 --> 00:41:47.840
<v Speaker 9>it's it's all. It's always been a pleasure to watch

907
00:41:47.880 --> 00:41:51.480
<v Speaker 9>him play. And you know, again, I'm just I'm just

908
00:41:51.559 --> 00:41:52.800
<v Speaker 9>excited to be on the same team.

909
00:41:53.000 --> 00:41:53.199
<v Speaker 7>Man.

910
00:41:53.280 --> 00:41:56.519
<v Speaker 1>You made a really good World championship team that much

911
00:41:56.559 --> 00:41:59.559
<v Speaker 1>better with you in the lineup, and so many great

912
00:41:59.639 --> 00:42:02.679
<v Speaker 1>left hand handed hitters to compliment so many great right

913
00:42:02.719 --> 00:42:05.800
<v Speaker 1>handed hitters. It doesn't feel like there's any place one

914
00:42:05.840 --> 00:42:08.480
<v Speaker 1>through nine that a pitcher's going to be able to exhale.

915
00:42:08.800 --> 00:42:13.119
<v Speaker 9>It doesn't man. I mean the the whole roster seems

916
00:42:13.119 --> 00:42:13.559
<v Speaker 9>air tight.

917
00:42:13.840 --> 00:42:17.079
<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I mean, I know, the pitching staff, it's it's crazy.

918
00:42:17.119 --> 00:42:20.639
<v Speaker 9>I mean, just my buddies, who aren't you know, affiliated

919
00:42:20.679 --> 00:42:22.920
<v Speaker 9>with the team. I'm still getting to know all the guys,

920
00:42:22.960 --> 00:42:26.360
<v Speaker 9>but you know, they're they're texting me about rookie signing.

921
00:42:26.559 --> 00:42:30.920
<v Speaker 9>Then we get Tanner Scott, then we get Kurbyer. You know,

922
00:42:31.000 --> 00:42:33.119
<v Speaker 9>it's like all right, the pitching set, you know.

923
00:42:33.559 --> 00:42:34.840
<v Speaker 1>And you're gonna get Kershaw.

924
00:42:35.119 --> 00:42:36.440
<v Speaker 7>Yeah, we got Kershaw coming back.

925
00:42:36.480 --> 00:42:39.960
<v Speaker 9>I mean, we have we have guys still coming and

926
00:42:40.000 --> 00:42:44.880
<v Speaker 9>it's just, uh, it's just a really cool, really really cool, uh.

927
00:42:44.719 --> 00:42:46.519
<v Speaker 7>Team to be a part of. There's no doubt.

928
00:42:46.719 --> 00:42:50.760
<v Speaker 1>Awesome. That heartbeat, that slow heartbeat. The man that understands

929
00:42:50.760 --> 00:42:54.119
<v Speaker 1>there's not a linear path to any finish line. Michael

930
00:42:54.199 --> 00:42:57.960
<v Speaker 1>CONFORDO in a Dodger blue jersey left field is gonna

931
00:42:58.000 --> 00:42:59.920
<v Speaker 1>give him a lot of love as they are already

932
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<v Speaker 1>right now. Thanks a lot for us stopping by and

933
00:43:03.239 --> 00:43:05.719
<v Speaker 1>soak it all in and we'll see you out in Arizona.

934
00:43:05.840 --> 00:43:07.920
<v Speaker 7>I appreciate it, man, I can't wait. I'm excited.

935
00:43:08.039 --> 00:43:10.239
<v Speaker 1>That's my one fan. Whatever you hear at you see

936
00:43:10.239 --> 00:43:13.320
<v Speaker 1>that right there, this one fan right there. All right,

937
00:43:13.320 --> 00:43:16.079
<v Speaker 1>We're gonna continue the hour two right here on AM

938
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<v Speaker 1>five seventy LA Sports, Dodger Talk Live from Dodger Fest.

939
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<v Speaker 1>We're rolling on until three o'clock, and we have the

940
00:43:23.280 --> 00:43:27.079
<v Speaker 1>grand finale of show, Hey Otani joining us at two

941
00:43:27.280 --> 00:43:30.599
<v Speaker 1>forty five as well. You heard from Snell, you heard

942
00:43:30.599 --> 00:43:33.599
<v Speaker 1>from Conforto, you heard from Dave Roberts, You're gonna hear

943
00:43:33.639 --> 00:43:36.639
<v Speaker 1>from Freddie and Mookie. They're all stopping by as we

944
00:43:36.719 --> 00:43:40.119
<v Speaker 1>roll to three o'clock on this beautiful Saturday afternoon in

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<v Speaker 1>Los Angeles. Right here on AM five seventy LA Sports,

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<v Speaker 1>your home of the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers