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<v Speaker 1>It's so great to be here with Jack Flaherty off

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<v Speaker 1>the streets of Olive Avenue and Burbank to pitching for

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

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<v Speaker 2>Appreciating always, always absolutely going to be here.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, had to get you before we go to Saint Louis.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, they're all chomping at the bit for some

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<v Speaker 1>Jack Flerty back in the Loo.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it'll be good to go back there first time.

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<v Speaker 2>Spent a lot of years there, a lot of good memories,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of good people, you know, looking forward to it,

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<v Speaker 2>but looking forward us winning some ball games too.

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<v Speaker 1>Jack. I was thinking back to twenty eighteen when you

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<v Speaker 1>were bursting onto the scene, Walker Buehler was bursting onto

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<v Speaker 1>the scene. You guys faced off against each other twice.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody was billing it Flerity versus Bueller the future. How

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<v Speaker 1>surreal is it or ironic that you're now teammates with him?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean we've talked about it. It's it's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of funny you look back on, you know, in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>eighteen facing off against each other, those were two of

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<v Speaker 2>the funnest matchups I've ever had, just going against him,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, we had gotten to know each other

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit prior to that, and you know, those

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<v Speaker 2>starts was a lot of fun, and you know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's good to be his teammate now and be able

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of work alongside him.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the feeling you're getting from him, the sense you're

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<v Speaker 1>getting from him in anticipation of tonight's start.

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<v Speaker 2>He's ready to go. He's he's been looking forward to it.

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<v Speaker 2>He's been anticipating it. You know who he is, just

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<v Speaker 2>from knowing him for years and watching him the way

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<v Speaker 2>he goes about it, way he goes and competes. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>he's been kind of trapping out the bit.

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<v Speaker 1>Talking to Clayton Kershaw, he's been impressed by you. What's

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<v Speaker 1>it mean to you to know that a guy like

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<v Speaker 1>him you were winning your high school championship in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen when he was at the height of his powers.

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<v Speaker 1>Also being teammates with him and him appreciating your love

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<v Speaker 1>for the game of baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of crazy, a little bit surreal to hear that.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I've been lucky enough to have had conversations

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<v Speaker 2>with him in the past, you know, prior to being

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<v Speaker 2>teammates with him, and then you know, be able to

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<v Speaker 2>be here and watch the way he just that he

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<v Speaker 2>goes about his business. Way he goes about his work

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<v Speaker 2>is you know, it's second and none. It's it's fun

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<v Speaker 2>to see and you know, just to have have those

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<v Speaker 2>moments and you know, be able to talk over some

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<v Speaker 2>things and you know, go go over a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>different things has been just uh, you know, a pleasure

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, complete learning experience.

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<v Speaker 1>You being back with the Dodgers, it's gone really well

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<v Speaker 1>the first two starts. How have you been able to

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<v Speaker 1>just control everything and still have the poise on the

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<v Speaker 1>mound to deliver you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, at the end of the day, it comes down

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<v Speaker 2>to trying to win games. And that's that's what we're

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<v Speaker 2>all here for, is what we're here to do. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>we want to enjoy it and and enjoy every second

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<v Speaker 2>that we get in the in the downtime and enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>that the second way cross the lines and uh, you

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<v Speaker 2>know that that's where that's where the game starts and

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<v Speaker 2>where we have to just go out and compete. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's been a lot of compartmentalizing and you know, holding

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<v Speaker 2>down feelings and whatnot and enjoying those and the times

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<v Speaker 2>after starts, but uh, it's just also been a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of fun. You got a great group of guys here

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<v Speaker 2>and great staff. Everything is just you know, it's it's been. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>it's so far, so good, and just hope to continue it.

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<v Speaker 1>You told me that you went out to watch Tyler

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<v Speaker 1>glass now throw his bullpen. What makes you do that?

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<v Speaker 1>What's the motivation? What do you feel like? Are you

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<v Speaker 1>trying to pick up something or are you just loving

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<v Speaker 1>the game?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean ironic, it just goes back to the days

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<v Speaker 2>in Saint Louis. It's just what we were taught to do.

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<v Speaker 2>It's how it was with uh with Wayno and uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know it was go go watch your starters pens

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<v Speaker 2>and and be a group, be a cohesive unit. And

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<v Speaker 2>uh you know that's part of that's part of it

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<v Speaker 2>was just took out and do that. So it was

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<v Speaker 2>you know, whenever you get a chance. Sometimes schedules don't

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<v Speaker 2>always line up, but whenever you get a chance to

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<v Speaker 2>to go out and watch a guy's pen and just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, kind of watch them work. And because we

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<v Speaker 2>spend so much time with each other, whether it's on

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<v Speaker 2>the bench or uh, you know, just our schedules are

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<v Speaker 2>different than everybody else's and that we know exactly when

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<v Speaker 2>we're playing. You spend a lot of time and you

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<v Speaker 2>just bounce ideas off each other. You talk ball and uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know when you know what somebody, when you can

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<v Speaker 2>watch them and know what they're you know, referring to

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<v Speaker 2>when they say something, it's it's a little bit easier

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<v Speaker 2>to make those conversations.

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<v Speaker 1>That's so cool to hear because everybody has this perception

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<v Speaker 1>that being a starting pitcher, you're on an island, you're

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<v Speaker 1>by yourself, you're an individual. But to hear it that way,

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<v Speaker 1>it makes it seem like it's more of a cohesive thing.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what you want it to be. You want it

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<v Speaker 2>to be a unit, and you want everybody to feed

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<v Speaker 2>off of each other, and you just want everybody want

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<v Speaker 2>to start to the next every you know, day to day, Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>because we all we all get it. We've all had

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<v Speaker 2>good starts, we've had bad starts. We've had those ones

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<v Speaker 2>that are in between that are kind of gah, you're

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<v Speaker 2>not sure how to feel about it, and uh, you

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<v Speaker 2>just try to make it as much of a little

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<v Speaker 2>unit within this within this team, andever you want everybody

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<v Speaker 2>in of itself to work together and and and and

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<v Speaker 2>be a cohesive you know unit. And then as you know, starters,

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<v Speaker 2>you want to be able to to take care of

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<v Speaker 2>each other.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, before I let you go, I'm sure mom's watching.

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<v Speaker 1>How has mom taking all this in? And with you

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<v Speaker 1>being a dodger and now you know two start saying,

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<v Speaker 1>going on to your third tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>She's been good. Mom's mom. You know, it's been uh,

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<v Speaker 2>it's been fun seeing her a little bit more just

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of being back home. But yeah, it's mom's mom.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe some home meals, a couple more of those, for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot, Jack, appreciate your time and always great

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<v Speaker 1>to see you.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>There he is the man straight from the eight one eight,

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<v Speaker 1>the great Jack Flaherty