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<v Speaker 1>Before we go back out to the phones tonight, Monday night.

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<v Speaker 1>What better way to start the week than from hearing

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<v Speaker 1>from the longest tenured Dodger or longest active I should

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<v Speaker 1>say asterisk active Dodger, Austin Barnes. We are joined right

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<v Speaker 1>now by my main man, the longest tenured active position player,

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<v Speaker 1>and in fact, technically right now, because Clayton Kershaw has

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<v Speaker 1>not re signed officially, he is the longest tenured Dodger

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<v Speaker 1>period a two time, two time World Series champion, a

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<v Speaker 1>man the Dodgers could not do any of these things

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<v Speaker 1>without his steadying force. The way he holds his teammates

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<v Speaker 1>accountable is necessary during a long season, and that is

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger Catcher, the pride to riverside, Austin Barnes. How you doing, Barnes,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a great introduction.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna get a this.

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<v Speaker 1>Only for the guys.

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<v Speaker 2>I like I like that. Yeah, I like that.

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<v Speaker 1>I I hope it's not going to be awkward between

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<v Speaker 1>us now that Blake Snell is a Dodger. I was mocked,

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<v Speaker 1>humiliated by people like you to have a relationship with

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<v Speaker 1>Snell Zilla, and here he is on the same team.

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<v Speaker 1>We're in the same uniform as Austin Barnes.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know, every time we try to find you,

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<v Speaker 3>you'd be another in the other team's dugout, hanging out

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<v Speaker 3>with with the snell and waiting for him to come out.

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<v Speaker 3>But no, it's great that he's on our team. Obviously

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<v Speaker 3>a great pitcher med him in Arizona. Oh yeah, No,

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<v Speaker 3>he's a you know, a great, a great guy. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>everybody's a good guy. It's a good group over there

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<v Speaker 3>right now, got out. You got Pie's, you got Kim.

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<v Speaker 2>I like Kim.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Kim's funny. And then uh, he's he's he has

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<v Speaker 3>got a translator with him all time.

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<v Speaker 2>But he's, uh, he's good.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like he's making an effort to learn English

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<v Speaker 1>and communicate in that way.

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<v Speaker 2>No, he's he's great. He's there so early.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, that's awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's Uh, he's a good dude. I like him

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<v Speaker 2>a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you remember play for the Korean team when you

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<v Speaker 1>guys were there last year. Did you remember this guy

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<v Speaker 1>that was really fast? No, he had a rocket off

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<v Speaker 1>Bobby Miller.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he hit a rocket off Bobby. He got Bobby.

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<v Speaker 2>I see him in the Cajo. It makes sense.

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<v Speaker 3>He first time off the fastball, but Shane all off season,

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<v Speaker 3>he's just whacking him, like jeez, this guy's ready right now.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you feel after a long season last year?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it seems like nothing phases you. You were

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<v Speaker 1>kind of the guy the Dodgers have needed in seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>and eighteen and twenty and obviously played a big role

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<v Speaker 1>during this stretch of success. Does it feel different coming

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<v Speaker 1>to spring training this year?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I mean you can.

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<v Speaker 3>Playing with the Dodgers, all our off seasons are kind

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<v Speaker 3>of short. You know, we always you know, most of

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<v Speaker 3>the time we played deep into October. You know that's

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<v Speaker 3>obviously the goal and stuff, and no, it was it

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<v Speaker 3>was a great season, you know, just you know, everything

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<v Speaker 3>that we've been through.

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<v Speaker 2>The playoffs is a battle.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's uh, it wears and everybody and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>just is get to have a nice little reset, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>especially after winning.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's nice though.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I'm becoming a two time World serious champion

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<v Speaker 3>and that's awesome, and you know, obviously the fans, the

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<v Speaker 3>fans deserve it. You know, the Dodgers' front office did

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<v Speaker 3>a great job this offseason and it's exciting.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's not get into whether or not. The debate is

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<v Speaker 1>if twenty twenty counts or not. We all know that

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<v Speaker 1>it does. But coming in twenty one just spring training

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<v Speaker 1>compared to coming to spring training in twenty five, is

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<v Speaker 1>there a different feeling just because the world is feeling

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<v Speaker 1>different again.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean that's probably more of the thing. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>It was just it was a weird time in the world.

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<v Speaker 3>Going to the grocery store was a weird thing, you know.

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<v Speaker 3>Not No, I remember driving back in twenty twenty spring

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<v Speaker 3>training when we all got you know, said go home,

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<v Speaker 3>and I was like, what is going on?

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<v Speaker 2>Going to the grocery store? That batting gloves on?

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm like, am I supposed to touch anything? I

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<v Speaker 3>didn't know what was happening. It was a weird time.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, you know, you know, I think what the

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<v Speaker 3>Dodgers are building here. You know, it's a special thing

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<v Speaker 3>to be a.

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<v Speaker 2>Part of, you know, being able to come here and

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<v Speaker 2>you know you have a chance to play a porn games.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's that's something that's uh, you know, everybody everybody wants,

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<v Speaker 3>wants and thrives for, so you know, always there's always

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<v Speaker 3>possibilities here.

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<v Speaker 1>How many times have you talked to Walker Bueller this offseason.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously he's moved on to Boston, but I know you

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<v Speaker 1>guys had a tight relationship ever since he got called up,

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<v Speaker 1>and obviously his legacy as a Dodger will live on forever.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh what would have been the conversations with you and

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<v Speaker 1>him after the parade and everything else.

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<v Speaker 2>Walk is my guy.

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<v Speaker 3>He you know he FACETI me right before he signed

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<v Speaker 3>with the Red Sox and then uh, I talked to

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<v Speaker 3>him yesterday. Actually had he had a he had a

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<v Speaker 3>horse in San Anito that was racing. Uh he he

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<v Speaker 3>told me the betted heavy. Yeah right, no, but it

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<v Speaker 3>was good. It came in third. You know, obviously he's

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<v Speaker 3>in that horse racing. I've been to the been to

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<v Speaker 3>the races with him, and I think that's something he

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<v Speaker 3>grew up with. But obviously gonna miss him. Great competitor,

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<v Speaker 3>big part of the Dodgers. Well he did last uh

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<v Speaker 3>last year in the playoffs, you know, special and a

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<v Speaker 3>little live on you know, just getting the last out.

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<v Speaker 3>It's hard to get those last outs, man, and he

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<v Speaker 3>took that walk and you know those those those last

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<v Speaker 3>three outs are always the hardest and uh, you know

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<v Speaker 3>he went out there and he did it.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, you were in the dugout when he decided to

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<v Speaker 1>go on his own to the bullpen during Game five?

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<v Speaker 1>Were you aware that that was the possibility?

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<v Speaker 3>No, I was aware that we were running out of pictures,

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<v Speaker 3>that's for sure, especially I know Blake. You know, what

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<v Speaker 3>Blake did was probably one of the greatest things in

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<v Speaker 3>that whole playoff run. Well, you know, I think he

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<v Speaker 3>threw like what forty five fifty pitchers, you know, and

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<v Speaker 3>especially a guy who you know, all the issues he's had,

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<v Speaker 3>uh staying healthy and just going out there and and

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<v Speaker 3>competing and just knowing how important it is and all,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, all hands are on deck, and he went

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<v Speaker 3>out there and what he did was so special man.

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<v Speaker 3>And then, uh, you know, I I assumed I just

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<v Speaker 3>kind of assume, you know, like that they're gonna go

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<v Speaker 3>out there. You know, Curse has done it over and

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<v Speaker 3>over again throughout the you know, his playoff run since

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<v Speaker 3>I've been here.

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<v Speaker 2>And then, uh, yeah, it doesn't. It didn't surprise me.

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<v Speaker 2>I knew. I thought it was an option. Obviously when

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<v Speaker 2>Walker went out there.

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<v Speaker 1>And when he walked out from the bullpen, it felt

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<v Speaker 1>like there was no I know, he said since he

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<v Speaker 1>had the butterflies and maybe a little self doubt because

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<v Speaker 1>he never done that before, but it felt like he

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<v Speaker 1>had the Walker Bueller's swag coming in from the bullpen

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<v Speaker 1>before he threw his first pitch.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Walk likes that walk. You know, that's a you

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<v Speaker 2>know everybody.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, he feels everybody's eyes on and when you

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<v Speaker 3>walking out there, get that the feeling.

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<v Speaker 2>He likes that.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, the atmosphere in the in the whatever they

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<v Speaker 3>call it, the aura of it all.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess is that what people are saying, yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>or about the aura yeah, or of you know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>the games. It's game.

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<v Speaker 3>Give a chance to close out a World series game,

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<v Speaker 3>especially to win it all. So you know, that's something

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<v Speaker 3>that everybody dreams of and that's something that he made

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<v Speaker 3>a reality.

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<v Speaker 1>That's awesome. Austin Barnes, thanks a lot for a stopping by.

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<v Speaker 1>I heard you had a fancy trip to Maui with

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<v Speaker 1>my guy Andre Ethier. I heard he had to keep

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<v Speaker 1>you in line on the island.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, old man Andre was there. I thought I lost

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<v Speaker 3>him a couple of times just undering around. I think

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<v Speaker 3>you forgot where he was. He's getting old, uh to

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<v Speaker 3>mention might be starting to kick in and uh, but no,

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<v Speaker 3>he was fun. It was a good time. I've never

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<v Speaker 3>been to Hawaiian. It was a it's a beautiful place.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a long ways away from Riverside.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean it's yeah, it's half it's in the ocean somewhere,

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<v Speaker 3>you know. It's it's halfway there between Japan and uh

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<v Speaker 3>and uh California.

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<v Speaker 2>So it was a fun trip though, awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't let people forget you're the longest tenured Dodger.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Kurt is letting me have that for a second.

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<v Speaker 2>High Yeah, yeah, he'll be obviously he'll be with us

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<v Speaker 2>and stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>But can we let key k No, like stop messing

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<v Speaker 1>around at hockey games in Utah and just re sign already?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I tell him that about once a week.

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<v Speaker 3>I said, you're gonna sign already or uh? And he

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<v Speaker 3>obviously being he's a great teammate've been a good teammate

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<v Speaker 3>with him forever, and uh, you know, he's such a

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<v Speaker 3>big part of those playoff runs. And hopefully he'll uh,

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<v Speaker 3>he'll he'll he'll figure it out and we'll and he'll

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<v Speaker 3>be with us.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, even if you see me and Snell every day

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<v Speaker 1>talking to each other. You're still my guy. Don't ever

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<v Speaker 1>forget that.

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<v Speaker 2>It's discussed. Yeah, I like that sale.

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<v Speaker 1>Zilla, You're my number. He's like number five. He's going

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<v Speaker 1>to work his way out.

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<v Speaker 2>He's just he's barely been a dodger, exactly, exactly. Don't worry.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll keep him in line, all right. He always great

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<v Speaker 3>to talk to you. I say, what a pleasure you

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<v Speaker 3>are a media mogul.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you. Can you just admit radio is alive and

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<v Speaker 1>well with.

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<v Speaker 2>Me right here?

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<v Speaker 3>You're keeping it alive, man, somehow you're doing it. The

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<v Speaker 3>newspapers died and then know it's the radio is still surviving.

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<v Speaker 2>Huh.

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<v Speaker 1>Biggest ratings during the World series run on this station

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<v Speaker 1>since nineteen eighty one, Barns.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you tell me all the time, the seven million

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<v Speaker 2>downloads and.

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<v Speaker 1>Baby now you're part of it. Thanks Barnes. Alright, there

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<v Speaker 1>is Austin Barnes. Radio is alive and well Austin Barnes.

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<v Speaker 1>And yes, that interview also can be podcasted after eight

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<v Speaker 1>o'clock tonight. Always great to talk to him.