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<v Speaker 1>The Dodgers are back home from the first two regular

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<v Speaker 1>season games in Tokyo. We're joined right now by veteran

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger reliever, a new member to the Dodger bullpen, but

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<v Speaker 1>not a new member to Major League Baseball or the

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<v Speaker 1>National League West. That is the one and only Kirby Eates. Kirby,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks a lot for the time, appreciate.

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<v Speaker 2>It, no problem, Thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>So what's it like to be here at Dodgers Stadium

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<v Speaker 1>for the first time wearing a Dodger uniform.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's a little different. I mean, I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>the numbers, but I feel like I've probably played here

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<v Speaker 2>the most out of any visiting stadium, so it's always

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<v Speaker 2>been one of my favorites. So it's kind of cool

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<v Speaker 2>to be on the home side.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and it will be refreshing that if you do

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<v Speaker 1>warm up in the game tonight or in Anaheim, it

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<v Speaker 1>will be back in open air bullpens, unlike in Tokyo.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, it's uh, you know, we're people again. We got

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<v Speaker 2>to be a part of the actual stadium. So looking

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<v Speaker 2>forward to, you know, feeling the energy again.

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<v Speaker 1>What was it like in Tokyo as far as the

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<v Speaker 1>bullpen I.

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<v Speaker 2>Mean, it was actually kind of fun to be down there.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I think we made the best thought of it.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, you'd rather kind of be out in

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<v Speaker 2>the field and have the you know, get to experience

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<v Speaker 2>the environment and kind of the energy of the stadium

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<v Speaker 2>instead of you know, running back from the tunnel, getting

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<v Speaker 2>out on the dugout and then being kind of thrown

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<v Speaker 2>right into it. It was a little weird, but you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it was an experience.

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<v Speaker 1>And you're getting a taste of the new Dodger clubhouse experience.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously you weren't here last year, but can you compare

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<v Speaker 1>it to other clubhouses you've been in.

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<v Speaker 2>That's very nice, you know, I think with the space

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<v Speaker 2>that they had and you know, what they were capable

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<v Speaker 2>of doing if they nailed it. You know, I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's now you could say it's a first class facility.

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<v Speaker 2>I would agree with that, And yeah, it's very nice.

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<v Speaker 2>They did great job of the locker room, great job

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<v Speaker 2>of the weight room, training room, everything.

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<v Speaker 1>Globally Field one of the newest ballparks in baseball? How

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<v Speaker 1>would you compare the amenities to that?

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<v Speaker 2>It's definitely comparable, you know, the only the Dodgers kind

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<v Speaker 2>we were kind of at a disadvantage of based on

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<v Speaker 2>space that they had. You know, Texas got to build

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<v Speaker 2>from a clean slate, so you know, in that aspect,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it's kind of fair to compare the two,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think they're both very, very nice, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it would be one A, one B best clubhouses I've

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<v Speaker 2>been in.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Kirby H has been around for a while. So

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<v Speaker 1>do you remember the old Dodger Stadium visiting clubhouse?

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<v Speaker 2>I think the first year I got there, they had

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<v Speaker 2>just remodeled a little bit and kind of gave it

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<v Speaker 2>a facelift, but the old visiting one was still there

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<v Speaker 2>and you could kind of you could go check it

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<v Speaker 2>out if you wanted to. So you know, I think

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<v Speaker 2>I just missed the very very old one.

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<v Speaker 1>This new one, though, it's still a work in progress.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's still work in progress. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's I believe it or not. It's probably not the

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<v Speaker 2>worst visiting clubhouse there is. You know, it's just a

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<v Speaker 2>little small and type for space, but overall it's nice.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, all right. Facial of approval from kirbya who has

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<v Speaker 1>seen many clubhouses in his Major league career. You've been

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<v Speaker 1>a part of many bullpens in your career as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you just take us through the organic process of

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<v Speaker 1>a bullpen coming together.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think, you know, you just get to know

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<v Speaker 2>everybody's personality. I think this team it's like, look, we

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<v Speaker 2>got two new guys or three and me, Tanner and Louis.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody else's kind of been knows each other and knows

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<v Speaker 2>each other's personality. So you know, as the new guys,

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<v Speaker 2>you just kind of come in, try and fit in,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's been fun. It's a good group.

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<v Speaker 1>It's fun.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Barto keeps the loose down there. Barto does

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<v Speaker 2>a really good job, and you know, I just you're

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<v Speaker 2>looking forward to kind of getting in the role of

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<v Speaker 2>things and having the season start and kind of, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>everybody kind of settle in, settle in the roles, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, really have it become a bullpen.

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<v Speaker 1>And speaking of roles, just being around the team since

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<v Speaker 1>Dave Roberts took over, it's not necessarily roles when it

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<v Speaker 1>comes to innings. It's about groupings of hitters. Is that

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<v Speaker 1>something new to you, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I would say, yeah, No, I think here they do

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<v Speaker 2>it a lot differently than a lot of other places.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, other places kind of focus on the pockets too.

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is a little bit different the way

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<v Speaker 2>they do it, but you know, they communicate and tell

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<v Speaker 2>you exactly what they do they're going to do, and

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<v Speaker 2>where you think you're going to pitch, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just be ready for that. And you know that makes

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<v Speaker 2>it kind of easier to prepare.

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<v Speaker 1>I've heard of relievers saying they want roles defined so

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<v Speaker 1>they know when to, you know, get ready for the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Just as long as it's defined for you clearly, Is

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<v Speaker 1>that a good enough role of an understanding?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think just every guy down there wants clarity

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<v Speaker 2>and does it want to be surprised when the phone rings.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you want to be prepared when that phone rings,

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<v Speaker 2>and so you can go in there and do your

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<v Speaker 2>job and help your team win. You know, that's all.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what it's all about.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, opening day starter right in front of us here,

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<v Speaker 1>Blake Snell. Hello, hopefully you don't have to work on

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<v Speaker 1>the nights. He pitches. I want seven innings out of you, Snell. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>get on cold mobile time. Oh come on right, Kirby,

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<v Speaker 1>I demand seven innings from this guy.

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<v Speaker 2>She can go whatever he wants. We'll be ready. I

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<v Speaker 2>think we're armed and ready for it, whether it's six,

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<v Speaker 2>seven to eighth or ninth. But you know what, every

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<v Speaker 2>bullpen guy never complains about those seven innings, those complete games.

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<v Speaker 2>We you know, we love when we can kick our

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<v Speaker 2>feet up and not have to worry.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Kirby, thanks a lot for the time. Mahalo and

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<v Speaker 1>aloha means goodbye right now, all right, Aloha