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<v Speaker 1>It's the Dodgers and Rockies getting said for first pitch,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're joined right now by a local kid from

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<v Speaker 1>Orange County. Everybody a modern day high school knows who

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan McMahon is, and certainly his reach stretches way beyond

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<v Speaker 1>the Orange curtain, and he joins us right now at

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<v Speaker 1>Dodgers Stadium. Thanks a lot for the time and great

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<v Speaker 1>to see you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, thanks for having me. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, it's awesome to see you after all these years.

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<v Speaker 1>Every year you've come back to Dodgers Stadium, every season

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<v Speaker 1>you've been in the big leagues, you found a way

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<v Speaker 1>to evolve and get better. Do you feel like you

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<v Speaker 1>still have that in you?

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<v Speaker 2>Man? I feel like you never figure this game out

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<v Speaker 2>all the way. You just adjust and find different ways

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<v Speaker 2>to survive. Yeah. I've been lucky, man, to stick around

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<v Speaker 2>long enough to make a lot of trips at Dodger Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>Always fun coming back here.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels like you found a home at third base.

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<v Speaker 1>You were known for being a guy that moved around

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. How does it feel to have a home.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, man, it feels a lot better sticking in one position.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, when you're young, you do what you gotta do.

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<v Speaker 2>To get in the lineup, But yeah, I definitely feel

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<v Speaker 2>good holding down third base.

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<v Speaker 1>When you're done with the season, do you come back

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<v Speaker 1>to California? Do you go back to where you used

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<v Speaker 1>to go when you were just in high school and

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<v Speaker 1>still whatever you were doing in the lab trying to

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<v Speaker 1>get better.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I come back a lot. I've got family still

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<v Speaker 2>in Orange County, up in Elie County. My wife and

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<v Speaker 2>I live out in Arizona, but we're back here a

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<v Speaker 2>good bit.

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<v Speaker 1>How much do you still lean on the same people,

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<v Speaker 1>baseball wise, baseball community you did when you were starting out.

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<v Speaker 2>When I'm in town, man, definitely, you know, I'll go

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<v Speaker 2>hit with some old coaches, you know, go back to

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<v Speaker 2>the high school and take some grumballs stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, besides that, not too much. But I definitely

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<v Speaker 2>stay in touch with all of them. When we come

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<v Speaker 2>and play the Angels or come play here. I always

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<v Speaker 2>get texts and always see a lot of people.

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<v Speaker 1>What's it like coming to Dodger Stadium. I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 1>how many times you got here when you were a kid,

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<v Speaker 1>But what's it like playing here?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? Man, I came here a lot. My grandfather, his

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<v Speaker 2>work had season tickets and stuff, so we would come

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<v Speaker 2>up bum those all the time. So I used to

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<v Speaker 2>love coming up here. Shawn Green was my favorite player

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<v Speaker 2>growing up, so coming back is always special for me.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you ever had Sean Green?

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<v Speaker 2>No? Never met him. That would be cool though.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a he's a OC guy too. You might have

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<v Speaker 1>to connect with him. He's in you know, the beach area. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he went Tustin High School something like that. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, hopefully one day we'll see what happens.

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<v Speaker 1>Is there a rivalry between modern day and Tustin back

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<v Speaker 1>in the day.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't call it a rivalry. Man, We stomped on

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<v Speaker 2>those guys if we played him.

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan McMahon is our guest, all right, Ryan, I'm curious

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<v Speaker 1>from the opponent's point of view when it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>Otani and the things he's doing this season. How much

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<v Speaker 1>do opposing players watch what guys like him are doing?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? Man, As a baseball fan, it's hard not to

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<v Speaker 2>tune and enjoy it. You know, he's he's incredible. The

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<v Speaker 2>ball he hit for Homer last night, I mean, most people,

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<v Speaker 2>the best you can do with that pitch is fouled off.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's incredible. It's been fun to watch, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>he's just a specimen. He's different than all of us.

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<v Speaker 1>Where were the Rockies when he went fifty to fifty

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<v Speaker 1>two days ago?

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<v Speaker 2>I think we had an off day, Yes we had.

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<v Speaker 2>I was golfing, but I remember everybody checking their phones

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<v Speaker 2>all at once, having a bunch of messages about it.

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<v Speaker 2>So the baseball world's talking about it.

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<v Speaker 1>Is the most unique part about him is not just

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<v Speaker 1>the power, but his size to be able to steal

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<v Speaker 1>fifty bases.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what, man, for such a big, strong, powerful guy,

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<v Speaker 2>his feel and finesse for the game is incredible. When

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<v Speaker 2>he's a shorten up and take his knock. I've seen

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<v Speaker 2>him do it plenty of times, and you know it's

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<v Speaker 2>time to let it fly. He's letting it fly. So

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<v Speaker 2>just as all around, you know, cleanliness of his game

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<v Speaker 2>is really impressive.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the balance between competing and obviously having respect for

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<v Speaker 1>what a guy like that can do.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, on the field, man, you hope he goes over four,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, but you know he's a great talent, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know it's it's probably not going to go that way,

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<v Speaker 2>but you're you're always pulling for him to go for four.

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<v Speaker 2>You want to beat him, And I mean that's that's

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<v Speaker 2>as basic as he can go with it. You just

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<v Speaker 2>you want to beat the other team, doesn't matter who

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<v Speaker 2>they have or what they're doing. You know, our our

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<v Speaker 2>goals to go out, win, win every game.

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan McMahon is our guest, and the Rockies don't sleep

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<v Speaker 1>on them. I feel like they're in the same spot

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<v Speaker 1>the Diamondbacks were in just a few years ago. Does

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<v Speaker 1>it feel like the talent is starting to come to

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<v Speaker 1>the major league level? You already have a pretty good foundation,

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<v Speaker 1>but do you feel like you guys are getting close?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, We've got some really good pieces, man, and our

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<v Speaker 2>bullpens really sharpened up lately, kept us in a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of games, and we played a lot of good teams

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<v Speaker 2>really tough. So you know, you see the teams like

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<v Speaker 2>the Royals, like the d Backs who had all that

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<v Speaker 2>young talent and then finally put together. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we're hoping we're close like them.

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<v Speaker 1>How much would it mean to you to be that

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<v Speaker 1>guy like Eric Hostmer was in Kansas City, To be

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<v Speaker 1>that guy, that veteran that's been through the bad times

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<v Speaker 1>but still there for the good times.

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<v Speaker 2>Just to turn around, man, for the organization. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I grew up in this organization eighteen years old. A

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<v Speaker 2>lot of the people that I've met, you know, I've

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<v Speaker 2>kind of shaped who I am as a person. So

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<v Speaker 2>to me, it would mean a lot to feel like

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<v Speaker 2>I helped do something or turn around in a way.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's going to take a lot more than just.

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<v Speaker 2>But we've got a lot of good players and a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of good pieces.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look around the National League specifically, can you

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<v Speaker 1>handicap how this October may look or do you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like it may go sideways as well?

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<v Speaker 2>Man, I think so many teams are so good and

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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna be it's gonna be really fun to watch. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers are dangerous, but I think the Padres are

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<v Speaker 2>a really good team too, which I know Dodgers fans

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<v Speaker 2>aren't gonna want to hear, but they've got some really

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<v Speaker 2>good pieces over there. So in my opinion, the NL

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<v Speaker 2>is the strong side, but we'll see how it shakes out.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it seems like the Padres might be the most

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<v Speaker 1>dangerous team out there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they're just really complete. Man. They got the stars,

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<v Speaker 2>they got the bullpen, they got the hitters. So it

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<v Speaker 2>should be fun to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan McMahon, thanks a lot for the time. Great to

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<v Speaker 1>share you with Dodger fans. They know who you are,

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<v Speaker 1>not just because of your roots here in southern California,

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<v Speaker 1>but you've madeor mark in this season series over the years.

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<v Speaker 2>I had a couple of big hits against the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>Man.

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<v Speaker 2>It always feels good against the hometown.

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<v Speaker 1>Team, no doubt. Great smile, big smile whenever he's here

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<v Speaker 1>in LA. Thanks a lot for the time. Great to

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<v Speaker 1>share you with Dodger fans.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks man,