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<v Speaker 1>The Dodgers looking to sweep the Mariners tonight. And we're

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<v Speaker 1>joined right now by Dodgers super reliever, the one and

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<v Speaker 1>only Evan Phillips, who hasn't been on the show in

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<v Speaker 1>a while. But you know, we got to let the

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<v Speaker 1>season breed, let it marinate, right Evan, you don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to see me too much?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, And I only people can only handle so much.

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<v Speaker 1>At David Basse, you know, thanks a lot for the

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<v Speaker 1>time and obviously very happy that you've been able to

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<v Speaker 1>write the ship. What's been the process for you.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, coming off the hamstring injury.

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<v Speaker 3>I think we were just a little, uh maybe too patient,

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<v Speaker 3>too passive with getting my body completely back on track.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think everything felt so close for you know,

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<v Speaker 3>really about a month there, and we were just kind

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<v Speaker 3>of towing that line for a while about how we

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<v Speaker 3>wanted to go about it, and eventually we really just

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<v Speaker 3>decided to challenge my lower half and and really you know,

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<v Speaker 3>focus on getting things back in line. And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>when we did that, you know, we get the physical

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<v Speaker 3>side in line, the mental peace right, and then an

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<v Speaker 3>overall you know game plan in line as well. I think,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, putting those pieces together has really, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>been the reason I've seen this upswing, you know, coming

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<v Speaker 3>off of that, that's the rough pass for me.

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<v Speaker 1>What about the trust factor? I hear so many guys,

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<v Speaker 1>even as recently with Gavin Lex where you just got

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<v Speaker 1>to trust that your body's completely healthy. Was there a

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<v Speaker 1>mental hurdle to be crossed as well?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's hard to say, because something that I

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<v Speaker 3>never felt, you know, wrong physically.

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<v Speaker 2>I think there was just some.

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<v Speaker 3>Some things mechanically that we're getting out of whack that

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<v Speaker 3>you know, once we addressed it and you know, kind

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<v Speaker 3>of took the chain of events that that created, right,

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<v Speaker 3>So we kind of analyze the issue and then you know,

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<v Speaker 3>get get it right in the weight room, get right

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<v Speaker 3>in the training room, and then get my mental side

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<v Speaker 3>you know, locked in as well. And then yeah, at

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<v Speaker 3>the end of the day, you got to go out

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<v Speaker 3>there and trust those factors and trust all that preparation,

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<v Speaker 3>and trust your talent too. I think that was a

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<v Speaker 3>big part of it for me, is that, you know, pitching,

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<v Speaker 3>being a reliever, those things just in general, there's gonna

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<v Speaker 3>be some variants, right, You're gonna get You're gonna have

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<v Speaker 3>your audience where you give up runs and the game's

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<v Speaker 3>gonna you know, get you here and there. But being

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<v Speaker 3>able to trust that you can go out there and

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<v Speaker 3>get the job done still, well, uh, it's definitely a

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<v Speaker 3>big part of it.

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<v Speaker 2>You know. It's funny.

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<v Speaker 1>I got a phone call from Oral Herscheizer this morning

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<v Speaker 1>and he was speaking to me like you would speak

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<v Speaker 1>to you about pitching and deliveries and all that, and

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<v Speaker 1>he said, if you were so focused about where the

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<v Speaker 1>ball is coming out of your hand, it's too late.

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<v Speaker 1>Were you working on the foundation of where your delivery

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<v Speaker 1>was at even before you got there.

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<v Speaker 3>No, you know, it was something that I never really

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<v Speaker 3>took to the mound. I think that was it was

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<v Speaker 3>always something that would be we would talk about it

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<v Speaker 3>after the fact, and it would always come from, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm mis executing a pitch and you know the results,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, may have been a home run or extra

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<v Speaker 3>base hit, something that affects the game, right, So we

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<v Speaker 3>would you know, take a look under the hood and

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<v Speaker 3>be like, man, I just you know, my body wasn't

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<v Speaker 3>quite in the right spot there, and I would why

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<v Speaker 3>is this happening?

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<v Speaker 2>Things like that.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, especially as a reliever, it's so hard

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<v Speaker 3>to go out there and focus on mechanics. We have

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<v Speaker 3>to go out there and try to just be as

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<v Speaker 3>cerebral as we can and trust that our talent's gonna

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<v Speaker 3>and all the work that we put in is going

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<v Speaker 3>to you know, be what takes us, you know, through

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<v Speaker 3>the outing. So there was a bit of frustration in

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<v Speaker 3>that regard for you know, not being on top of

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<v Speaker 3>it sooner, uh, you know, because it cost us games,

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<v Speaker 3>It costs me you know, uh, statistics on the season,

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<v Speaker 3>and obviously you know, everybody wants to perform well.

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<v Speaker 2>So it was very frustrating in that regard.

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<v Speaker 3>But I think we're also very proud of, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>once we got under the hood and really took a

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<v Speaker 3>closer look at things.

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<v Speaker 2>So how fast we've been able to come out of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger's super reliever Evan Phillips is our guest and on

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<v Speaker 1>Brand has a baseball in his and and is playing

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<v Speaker 1>with grips. How often do you play with grips.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't say I'm playing with grips.

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<v Speaker 3>It's more I would just treat it like a like

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<v Speaker 3>a fidget spinner, right, It's just something something to do.

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<v Speaker 3>I have a ball in my car that I'm just

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<v Speaker 3>always toying around with one. I have one with me

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<v Speaker 3>all the time in the bullpen, just messing around, and you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, it's kind of like a little uh it just comforting, right.

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<v Speaker 3>It just feels good to play around with it and

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<v Speaker 3>kind of lock in my feels and things like that, because, uh,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, it's not that I'm searching for anything, right,

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<v Speaker 3>but it's it's always good to just you feel comfort

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<v Speaker 3>in knowing that you can go out there and trust

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<v Speaker 3>your grips and and let things rip. So you know,

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<v Speaker 3>there's a bit of that baked into it, but it's

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<v Speaker 3>also us you know, a lot of fun to spin

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<v Speaker 3>around and play with.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you do a pretty good job of doing that

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<v Speaker 1>in the bullpen and on the mound. I was wondering

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<v Speaker 1>if you could take us into the bullpen because you

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<v Speaker 1>guys have been so nimble coming in in different situations

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<v Speaker 1>no matter what the inning is. What are the conversations

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<v Speaker 1>like amongst relievers as the game is unfolding?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I think we have a lot of leadership

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<v Speaker 3>down there that has done a lot of different things,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, throughout their time and throughout their careers. So

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<v Speaker 3>being able to lean on those guys and communicate, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>our thoughts about you know, some of the fluidness of

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<v Speaker 3>our roles, and I think, you know, the staff does

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<v Speaker 3>a great job of communicating that on a day to

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<v Speaker 3>day basis to us. But then it's our job to

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<v Speaker 3>you know, have that expectation when the phone rings, we're

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<v Speaker 3>just gonna get ready to be prepared to go.

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<v Speaker 2>Get our outs.

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<v Speaker 3>And so some nights it might look different than others,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, like kudos to Anthony Banda, Alex Vesia, you

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<v Speaker 3>know myself, Danie Hudson, you can go down the line,

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<v Speaker 3>and we've all kind of contributed in different spots this year,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, we don't you know, we're not upset

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<v Speaker 3>about it one bit because we understand that the objective

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<v Speaker 3>is to go out there and win the game.

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<v Speaker 2>So however we can go out there and contribute on

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<v Speaker 2>a day to day basis is. You know that that's

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<v Speaker 2>our job each and every night.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys have been leaned upon quite a bit over

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<v Speaker 1>the course of the second half of the season, getting

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<v Speaker 1>guys like Brazier, Joe Kelly back, also Blake Trendon's coming back.

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<v Speaker 1>How much does that help the rest of you guys

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<v Speaker 1>that have been there all season long, shouldering the innings.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know, keeping our guys, you know, fresh and

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<v Speaker 3>getting our guys healthy is as much as possible, is

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<v Speaker 3>going to be a huge factor for us down the stretch.

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<v Speaker 3>And that includes you know, Bruce Dark Gratterol as well.

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<v Speaker 3>We are so so excited to get him back hopefully

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<v Speaker 3>here soon. Yeah, as these pieces come together, as we

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<v Speaker 3>get healthy in other parts of the game, We're really

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<v Speaker 3>just hoping to build you know, what this team's going

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<v Speaker 3>to look like going down the stretch and heading into

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<v Speaker 3>the postseason.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Evan, thanks a lot for the time. Really

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate it. Always learns something from you, So thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for your time and look forward to seeing you sometime

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<v Speaker 1>in the game tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, Thanks Dave.