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<v Speaker 1>Ah, here we go. Fred rgan Jonas notching today for

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<v Speaker 1>Rodney on a five seventy LA Sports. You know you

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<v Speaker 1>thought it was just delightful watching the Dodgers last night.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, well, let's like, I never do that to you.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't try and take one little thing and spin

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<v Speaker 2>it out of control and twist it into something that's

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<v Speaker 2>that I didn't say. I would never do that to you.

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<v Speaker 2>I would never know that I had never done that

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<v Speaker 2>to you. I would please expect the same respect in

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<v Speaker 2>return when it comes to my commentary.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, my bad, if you've never done that to me,

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<v Speaker 1>I would never do that. Okay, what exactly are you saying?

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<v Speaker 2>You look at last night? Yes, listen, they lost the game.

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<v Speaker 2>You know you want to take a short sided view.

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<v Speaker 2>That's fine. You lost the game because in the eighth

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<v Speaker 2>inning there was a meltdown defensively, which they haven't had

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<v Speaker 2>in what like two years? Was the last time they

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<v Speaker 2>had an inning like that where everything just sort of

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<v Speaker 2>fell apart. It wasn't like you know, their you know,

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<v Speaker 2>their reliever got lit up. It just fell up part

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<v Speaker 2>bad plays, bad balances, et cetera. And then on top

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<v Speaker 2>of that, you had multiple times hits that would have

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<v Speaker 2>been hit against any other team in Major League Baseball

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<v Speaker 2>and against any other outfielder in Major League Baseball. But

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<v Speaker 2>the problem is the guy you hit it near is

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<v Speaker 2>named p Crow Armstrong, and he's a superstar in the making,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's a local guy from Harvard Westlake, and he

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<v Speaker 2>was doing things that you never ever see a center

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<v Speaker 2>fielder do. It's like one of the great outfield performances

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<v Speaker 2>we've seen by anybody in a long time. That stuff

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<v Speaker 2>is not a everyday occurrence, fluky, kind of weird. You

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<v Speaker 2>tip your cap on a couple of those plays. But

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<v Speaker 2>here's why you walk away long term and you're feeling

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<v Speaker 2>great about things. Has ya Momoto ever looked better? Like

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, and I know it was a short sample size.

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<v Speaker 2>They weren't close to the stuff he had, Like they

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't touch him. He had what eights strikeouts and four

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<v Speaker 2>innings the last time he had a performance like this, Like,

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<v Speaker 2>if you want to go all the way back to

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<v Speaker 2>maybe April against Washington, I thought he was tremendous. So

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a little surprised that you're as down on them

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<v Speaker 2>as you are, considering you were just hoping, Hey, if

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<v Speaker 2>he gets lit up. Yeah, not great, But the most

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<v Speaker 2>important thing is he comes out healthy. He looked great,

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<v Speaker 2>and if you're the Dodgers long term, I think he

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<v Speaker 2>had If he's feeling good about things.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, yeah, Well I take a little different approach. First

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<v Speaker 1>I thought, yea, I'm a moto. Did look really good.

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<v Speaker 1>And again, the whole key for me is how's he

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<v Speaker 1>feeling today? That's it. How's he feeling today? Because they

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't touch him early in the game. He had some

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<v Speaker 1>help in the umpire, I'll say that, but overall they

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't touch him, and he did. Look at what are

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<v Speaker 1>you laughing about? It's true?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I mean it's true.

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<v Speaker 1>What are you laughing about? He looked great, He looked

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<v Speaker 1>really good. Okay. If he's okay today, I'll take that.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a major win. Defensively, that was in a backle

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<v Speaker 1>borderline embarrassing. They can't make those mistakes. It doesn't matter

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<v Speaker 1>what game, who they're playing. You can't make those mistakes.

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<v Speaker 1>And they made them. That is not good. Is that

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<v Speaker 1>a lack of focus? Is it a lack of bad luck?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what it was, but you cannot make

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<v Speaker 1>those mistakes. Ultimately, that's what doomed them, and you've got

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<v Speaker 1>to guard against that and hopefully they got that out

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<v Speaker 1>of their system. All right, So they had a bad game.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, yeah, but you know how often does that happen.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not like this happens all the time. They had

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<v Speaker 2>a bad game, and you'd rather have these bad games

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<v Speaker 2>now than get to the postseason. And next thing you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Stadium is about ready to fall apart because people

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<v Speaker 2>can't believe this is happening to them again in the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 2>So little reminder. I think they're gonna bounce back. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know why you have to be so negative all

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<v Speaker 2>the time. Why can't you just focus and try and

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<v Speaker 2>find a smile somewhere in there, somewhere behind just that dark,

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<v Speaker 2>ominous look you have, just that silhouette you present of

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<v Speaker 2>nothing good happens to the Dodgers at this point in

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<v Speaker 2>time during the season. Listen, Yamamoto went out there and

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<v Speaker 2>was dealing help from the umpire or not, Maybe he

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<v Speaker 2>was due something. Maybe everything evens out in the end,

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<v Speaker 2>and maybe yeah he did get the benefit of the

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<v Speaker 2>dollar a call on a couple of strikes there that

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<v Speaker 2>maybe wouldn't have been called strikes in other places, but

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<v Speaker 2>I'll say this, this stuff was there. You've got was

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<v Speaker 2>it our Austin Barnes who was saying afterwards, that's like

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't expect that. That was the best he's ever looked.

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<v Speaker 2>So yes, if he feels good about things, I think

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers come away from that game feeling great about

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<v Speaker 2>the fact they're gonna be in the postseason. And don't

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<v Speaker 2>worry about it. You're not gonna see Pete crow Armstrong

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<v Speaker 2>the boogeyman again after tonight because the Cups aren't going

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<v Speaker 2>to the playoffs, So you kind of leave that to

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<v Speaker 2>the side, address that in Japan when they start off

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<v Speaker 2>the season with him next year, and then focus on

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<v Speaker 2>the current state of play, which is this team getting

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<v Speaker 2>to the postseason and trying to overcome the negative perception

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<v Speaker 2>that you've thrown on them all already, well before the

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<v Speaker 2>playoffs have even started.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So anyway, I didn't say anything of a negative

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<v Speaker 1>nature about the team because I thought all along they're

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<v Speaker 1>going to be just fine.

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<v Speaker 2>Did did I just twist your words out out of proportion?

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<v Speaker 2>Did I just do what you did to me?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that what you did? What to me? What you

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<v Speaker 1>do to me every day. Okay, that's exactly what you

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<v Speaker 1>did again. That's fine. Everything you said defensively, that's unacceptable

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<v Speaker 1>and that can't happen again. But the best part of

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<v Speaker 1>it really was, aside from watching Yamamoto, you were right,

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<v Speaker 1>Pete Crow Armstrong kept the Westlake. He's Wes like Harvard

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<v Speaker 1>Wes West like Harvard Westlake's twenty two, twenty two years old. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>my god, was that fun.

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<v Speaker 2>He's unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 1>That was so much fun to watch. And how fast

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<v Speaker 1>is he?

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<v Speaker 2>He's the guy if you go look up. It was

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<v Speaker 2>a play that went viral earlier this year, he had

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<v Speaker 2>an inside the park home run at Miami and he

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<v Speaker 2>got from home to home in like fourteen seconds. Like

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<v Speaker 2>he's like, it just blazes. And he's really struggled at

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<v Speaker 2>the play throughout most of the season, but lately he's

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<v Speaker 2>picked it up and he's one of those guys to

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<v Speaker 2>where all you have to do is get him on base.

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<v Speaker 2>If you get him on base, he's taken two. It's

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<v Speaker 2>like the Eagles have this term where they call it

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<v Speaker 2>first to nine because of the brotherly shove. They know

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna get a first down, so they're not worried

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<v Speaker 2>about the ten yards. Just get his nine yards. We're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna get the extra yard. With Pete krah Armstrong, there's

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<v Speaker 2>no such thing as just a single. If he gets

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<v Speaker 2>on first, he's taken second. Like you don't have a

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<v Speaker 2>say in the matter. He's getting that bag regardless of

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<v Speaker 2>what you do. Nobody's throwing him out. And so the

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<v Speaker 2>problem has been, well can you get him on base?

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<v Speaker 2>The problem's never been his defense. He is, un like

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<v Speaker 2>Cody Bellinger, is one of the best defensive outfielders in

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<v Speaker 2>Major League Baseball. Ian happ on the other side as

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<v Speaker 2>a gold glover, like those are really really good outfielders,

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<v Speaker 2>they're not close to him. I have no idea how

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<v Speaker 2>he play that ball over the wall that seemed like

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<v Speaker 2>it went in between two fans arms.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, the fan should have caught the ball. Yes, the

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<v Speaker 1>fan should have made the play. It doesn't you give

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<v Speaker 1>the fan an error because he should have caught the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>But somehow he went up at the end, and by

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<v Speaker 1>the way, that would have made it a one run game,

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<v Speaker 1>so I wouldn't have tied the game. But he went up,

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<v Speaker 1>he looked like the happen. He looked like a kid. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>he just looked like a kid having a great time,

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<v Speaker 1>laughing and smiling. Bellinger was laughing and what about those

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<v Speaker 1>other defensive.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm telling you, man like and I've been watching it

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<v Speaker 2>and going, okay, this this is like happening a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>Now he's becoming a superstar. And he was one of

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<v Speaker 2>those guys we mentioned with Dave ass yesterday, how you've

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<v Speaker 2>seen two different ways that it's gone. Because a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of years back, in like twenty sixteen, it was almost

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<v Speaker 2>a race to see who was going to be the

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<v Speaker 2>dynasty in the National League, and like twenty fifteen, twenty sixteen,

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<v Speaker 2>you remember the Mets had that great pitching staff. The

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<v Speaker 2>Mets went to you know, they went to the World Series.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe they had that. You know, the Dodgers ran

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<v Speaker 2>into them a couple of times. And then you had

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<v Speaker 2>the Cubs, and then you had the Dodgers. Well, the

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<v Speaker 2>team that's had staying power and has lasted as the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>like their farm system ended up being better, their players

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<v Speaker 2>panned out better at the major league level, and like

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<v Speaker 2>the guys that have left, the Cubs have struggled. And

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<v Speaker 2>one of those guys was Hobby Bias. Well, when they

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<v Speaker 2>traded Hobby Bias to the Mets, one of the pieces

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<v Speaker 2>they got back in return was Pete crow Armstrong, And

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<v Speaker 2>so when they got him in return, he was one

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<v Speaker 2>of these top prospects in Major League Baseball, but the

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<v Speaker 2>people just weren't sure. Yeah, maybe you'll figure it out

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<v Speaker 2>the plate, maybe, But defensively he's always had it and

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<v Speaker 2>he's one of those guys to where you just want

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<v Speaker 2>to watch him play the outfield because no balls out

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<v Speaker 2>of reach, Like there was another one, who's was it

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edmonds home run that went over the Look at

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<v Speaker 2>how high he got up for that ball.

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<v Speaker 1>I saw that?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, click, who is this? I'm telling you know what, Fred?

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<v Speaker 2>He gives us hope, you know what I mean. It's

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<v Speaker 2>like the first time you and I saw Larry Bird

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<v Speaker 2>were like, hey, man, hey, that's us. Like, yeah, Pete

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<v Speaker 2>crow Armstrong gives us hope with his speed and the

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<v Speaker 2>way he's able to move and fly around in the outfield,

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<v Speaker 2>and it just he he looks like the most unassuming

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<v Speaker 2>guy ever. He looks like he'd be a skateboarder, like

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<v Speaker 2>you would just he looks like a guy that you

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<v Speaker 2>would see walking out of Spencer's with like a bag

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<v Speaker 2>of gummy worms and like a Depeche Mode shirt and

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<v Speaker 2>instead he's out there playing center field or like we've

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<v Speaker 2>never seen before. It's crazy. Guy's unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you see the catch he made? Kind of the

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<v Speaker 1>running he was headed toward the wall and made this

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<v Speaker 1>kind of picturesque backhand grasp.

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<v Speaker 2>What was that that he didn't?

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<v Speaker 1>It was like, what are you doing? And did do that?

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<v Speaker 2>And the other thing too, is that he taught like Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>like fans in the outfield have been get it into

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<v Speaker 2>him at Dodger Stadium because every time he makes a play,

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<v Speaker 2>he's barking right back at him, like whatever they're saying

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<v Speaker 2>to him, he hears it and he's barking right back.

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<v Speaker 2>And they showed like a picture of him when he

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<v Speaker 2>was five years old because his mom is an actress.

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<v Speaker 2>I forget her name, Damn it is it Ashley Crow.

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<v Speaker 2>I forget, Like his mom's an actress, but I yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>You don't understand that. Like it's one of those things

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<v Speaker 2>thing you don't have to see him again after tonight

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so your glass is really half full? Yes, really

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<v Speaker 1>half full?

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<v Speaker 2>How could you not? You were the ones saying yesterday,

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<v Speaker 2>I just want yamamotor to feel good. If he feels

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, he looked good. So and he feels good today.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's the good news. Uh. I can't dismiss the era. Sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>won't can't allow that. But you're right. The price of

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, you just wonder to yourself. Okay, the

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<v Speaker 1>Cubs made a deal. They traded Hobby Bay as they

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<v Speaker 1>it the other day. They trade Michael Busch. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Bush is killing the Dodgers. What did Vassy say?

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<v Speaker 1>He didn't even know the guy's name. He said, they

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<v Speaker 2>It is something fairess, is what it is. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>forget something like that.

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<v Speaker 1>They got somebody in return that they project to be

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<v Speaker 1>a star, and by all accounts and many evaluators in baseball,

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<v Speaker 1>that could really happen. So they had to give up

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<v Speaker 1>something in Michael Boyce who torched the Dodgers to get

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<v Speaker 2>Jackson Ferris, All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Jackson Ferris. So the match gave up Hobby Badias for

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<v Speaker 1>some kid named Pete crow Armstrong. He's so important. He

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<v Speaker 1>you don't know anything about him. But now look at

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<v Speaker 1>what you've seen. I mean, the Cubs are going to

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<v Speaker 2>I mean defensively, like the Cubs shouldn't allow and like

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<v Speaker 2>there should be zero airs on the score sheet the

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<v Speaker 2>entire year. Like if you consider half Bellinger, Pete crow Armstrong,

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<v Speaker 2>like Dansby Swanson, Nico Horner, who I know you were

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<v Speaker 2>pushing for the Dodgers to trade for before the deadline

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<v Speaker 2>because you wanted to play me so Horner if they

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<v Speaker 2>acquired him. That's not exactly why. Okay, well I thought that.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the way I interpreted it. But okay, the last

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<v Speaker 2>each other. That would make us sound less professional.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you don't need to jump to conclusions.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I don't want to do that. Michael Bush is

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<v Speaker 2>a phenomenal defensive first baseman out of nowhere, so yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>but like all of that is awesome, They're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to the playoffs. I mean, they are four games out

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<v Speaker 2>of the wild Card. They struggled all year long, so yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>they figured it out now, but they're not going to

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<v Speaker 2>be anywhere in sight. Yamamoto though, that was a guy

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<v Speaker 2>last night, who if that's the version of the of

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<v Speaker 2>him you're getting Fred you could roll him out there

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<v Speaker 2>game one like somebody hit that, like somebody like that

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<v Speaker 2>splitter he throws like. The Cubs were bad. They had

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<v Speaker 2>no answers for it, and it was almost like, thank god,

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<v Speaker 2>he's only going four and I thought he could have

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<v Speaker 2>gone longer. They could have kept him in the game. Longer,

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<v Speaker 2>but I understand the idea. Listen, We're just gonna slowly

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<v Speaker 2>saying two to four innings, you max that out at four.

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<v Speaker 2>He was tremendous man. So just based on what his

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<v Speaker 2>about things. Is approach to playoffs?

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<v Speaker 1>All right, we're off and running.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Bill Pe will join us next. Bill Pe will join

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<v Speaker 1>the show. Jonas knoxon today for Rodney and now let's

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<v Speaker 1>bring on the man we referred to as Bill P.

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<v Speaker 1>Bill P. From the Orange County Register. It is Bill Plunkett,

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<v Speaker 1>and Bill, how are you today?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I'm apparently not as busy as Bill Plashky, but

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<v Speaker 3>happy to be here.

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<v Speaker 1>No, no, no, that's not true. We actually wanted you today.

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<v Speaker 1>We didn't even look for Plashky. You know, we're getting

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<v Speaker 1>tired of Plashky. We wanted you today.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow, well you'll get tired of me fast enough to

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<v Speaker 3>do then.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a fair point. All right. So anyway, Bill, let's

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<v Speaker 1>get started. Yam Modo looked pretty good last night.

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<v Speaker 3>No, he looked every bit as good as they could

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<v Speaker 3>have hoped, and probably better I mean really sharp pitch

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<v Speaker 3>efficient to get through four innings with the limited fits

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<v Speaker 3>County had. Splitter in particular, looked really good. It could

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<v Speaker 3>not have gone better.

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<v Speaker 2>I was thinking this as well too, just going through

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<v Speaker 2>looking at some of his previous starts, like you could

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<v Speaker 2>make the argument, and I think maybe Austin Barnes even

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<v Speaker 2>said it that he was better than ever, Like, was

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<v Speaker 2>that the best you'd seen him look from a stuff

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<v Speaker 2>standpoint all year?

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<v Speaker 3>No, he had two other starts earlier in the year

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<v Speaker 3>where he looked better. He went eight innings, I want

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<v Speaker 3>to say against the Reds. I forget exactly who it

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<v Speaker 2>There was another one against against Washington as well too,

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<v Speaker 2>that was good, I remember.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. And then the best, maybe the best start of all,

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<v Speaker 3>was at Yankee Stadium. He went seven I think seven scoreless,

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<v Speaker 3>two hits allowed in what was really honestly a playoff atmosphere.

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<v Speaker 3>It was that weekend series at the time, I think

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<v Speaker 3>that both teams had the best records in their league.

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<v Speaker 3>Everybody was all excited about a Judge Otani matchup, a

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<v Speaker 3>Dodgers Yankees World series. It was a playoff atmosphere. He

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<v Speaker 3>went out there, it was fantastic. Now that's probably also

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<v Speaker 3>when the shoulder injury started, because it was two starts

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<v Speaker 3>later that he was shut down. But he has looked

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<v Speaker 3>really good multiple times. I mean, this is a guy

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<v Speaker 3>who was the MVP of the Japanese League not once,

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<v Speaker 3>but twice, and he knows what big games are about.

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<v Speaker 3>He's pitching the WBC, he pitched in the Japan series there.

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<v Speaker 3>I think all of those things are why they signed

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<v Speaker 3>him for the money they signed him for. And then

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<v Speaker 3>to see it last night after three months off was tremendous,

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<v Speaker 3>tremendously encouraging, all right, So that.

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<v Speaker 1>Makes the half full. Let's talk about that eighth inning defensively,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that makes me last half empty.

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<v Speaker 3>I wouldn't worry about it too much, first of all,

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<v Speaker 3>because two of the three errors were by guys who

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<v Speaker 3>are not going to be playing those positions very often.

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<v Speaker 3>Austin Barnes is not going to be starting on a

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<v Speaker 3>regular basis. He made the bad throw that kind of

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<v Speaker 3>started things. He k Hernandez. I don't think we'll be

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<v Speaker 3>playing a whole lot of second base moving forward. That

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<v Speaker 3>was just a start against the left handed pitcher for

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<v Speaker 3>the Cubs, so it was a bad inning. It was

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<v Speaker 3>an ugly inning. It cost him the game. But I

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<v Speaker 3>wouldn't I wouldn't take it to mean anything more than

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<v Speaker 3>that it was. It was a one off, a bad

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<v Speaker 3>night and a bad loss.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you need to see from them to feel

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<v Speaker 2>confident heading into the postseason? Like down the stretch, Like

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<v Speaker 2>if you had a wish list, obviously health would be

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<v Speaker 2>one of them, but specifically that you I think Dave

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<v Speaker 3>Well, last night was one of them, was seeing Amamoto

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<v Speaker 3>come back. It's really interesting. This is kind of an

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<v Speaker 3>odd combination. Having covered playoffs for twenty years now, postseason

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<v Speaker 3>baseball has changed dramatically. Starting pitchers don't factor as much

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<v Speaker 3>as they used to. You don't have the Madison Bumgarner

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<v Speaker 3>the Strasburg Suzer types that got the Nationals a World

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<v Speaker 3>Series title. If you get five innings out of your

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<v Speaker 3>starter in the postseason, that's what you want. You get

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<v Speaker 3>fifteen outside of your starter, and you ask your bullpen

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<v Speaker 3>to get twelve outs every night. That's the way the

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<v Speaker 3>game has become in the postseason now. With that being said,

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<v Speaker 3>right now, nothing is more important to the Dodgers October

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<v Speaker 3>hopes than the health of their starting pitchers. They cannot

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<v Speaker 3>go into the postseason with the same kind of setup

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<v Speaker 3>they had last year when they had a compromised Clayton Kershaw,

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<v Speaker 3>home run prone Lance Lynn, and they experienced Bobby Miller.

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<v Speaker 3>They can't go into the postseason and put their hopes

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<v Speaker 3>on that kind of a rotation. They need Yamamoto to

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<v Speaker 3>be healthy, They need Glass Now to be healthy. They

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<v Speaker 3>need Flaherty to be you know, continue pitching the way

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<v Speaker 3>there's anything more important than how those three starting pitchers

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<v Speaker 1>Well, right now, Yamamoto is going to start, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>if that is what we're going to see, he gets

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<v Speaker 1>the ball in Game one, Flaherty gets the ball in

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<v Speaker 3>I still think you get Flarerty in game one because

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<v Speaker 3>to figure in, you know, when are you coming back

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<v Speaker 3>with him for a second start. I don't know that

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<v Speaker 3>you can count on getting two starts in a five

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<v Speaker 3>game series out of Yamamoto, They've been very careful with

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<v Speaker 3>his workload all season long. He hasn't pitched on less

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<v Speaker 3>than five days rest. With the travel days in the postseason,

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<v Speaker 3>maybe you can get him a Game one and a

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<v Speaker 3>Game five, But I kind of think they would go

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<v Speaker 2>Based on what you've seen from Mookie Betts. His response,

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<v Speaker 2>Max Muncy, I mean, I know we're asking to look

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<v Speaker 2>into the future when it comes to this, but I

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<v Speaker 2>just don't anticipate the top of the lineup struggling in

422
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<v Speaker 2>the playoffs like they did last year. Like it does

423
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<v Speaker 2>feel different this year. I mean, crazy things have happened.

424
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<v Speaker 2>I know people are just assuming the worst. What's your

425
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<v Speaker 2>gauge on how that lineup is, in particular at the

426
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<v Speaker 2>top with out tiny leading things off.

427
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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, they can't afford to have them go one for

428
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<v Speaker 3>twenty again in a series like Freeman and Betst That

429
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<v Speaker 3>sank them pretty pretty good again. The starting pitching put

430
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<v Speaker 3>him in holes and they just never had a chance

431
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<v Speaker 3>last year. I think they are potentially deeper lineup this

432
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<v Speaker 3>year than you know. They were pretty deep when they

433
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<v Speaker 3>had Trey Turner in that group up top two. But

434
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<v Speaker 3>the key I think you're going to get something out

435
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<v Speaker 3>of Bets and Freeman. What are you going to get

436
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<v Speaker 3>out of show? Heyokhani, I mean, I know he's the

437
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<v Speaker 3>greatest player on the planet and generational talent. He's never

438
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<v Speaker 3>played in the postseason. We don't know what he's going

439
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<v Speaker 3>to be. The WBC was high pressure for him. I

440
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<v Speaker 3>don't think it's the same as a postseason. I don't

441
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<v Speaker 3>think it's the same, isn't it that in the World Series.

442
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<v Speaker 3>So that's still a mystery to me. And I don't

443
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<v Speaker 3>know how he's going to react. He's you know, he

444
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<v Speaker 3>hasn't been the same hitter in the second half that

445
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<v Speaker 3>he was in the first average wise, still hitting for power.

446
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<v Speaker 3>He may be selling out for power a little bit

447
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<v Speaker 3>recently because you know, chasing the record. I think he

448
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<v Speaker 3>is still a mystery in the in the postseason until

449
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<v Speaker 3>we see Until we see it, I.

450
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<v Speaker 1>Think you've like found in the postseason. Personally, I think

451
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<v Speaker 1>he'll have a big postseason. I like it. If the

452
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<v Speaker 1>pitching holds up for the Dodgers and Bets and and

453
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<v Speaker 1>Freddie hit this go around, I think they're gonna be okay.

454
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<v Speaker 1>If you know, again, if the pitching holds up and

455
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<v Speaker 1>they're healthy. What happened to Bondage?

456
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<v Speaker 3>Huge question mark there, huge question mark whether the pitching holds.

457
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<v Speaker 1>Up all right? Then? Yeah, what happened.

458
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<v Speaker 3>Bond Bonda did not apparently did not see the movie

459
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<v Speaker 3>Bull Durham where Crash Davis teaches Nuklalus that when you

460
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<v Speaker 3>punch somebody, you punch with you don't punch with your

461
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<v Speaker 3>pitching hand. He got frustrated after his outing Monday night

462
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<v Speaker 3>and he hit something man his pitching hand lost.

463
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<v Speaker 2>Do we know what he hit? Any any guests.

464
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<v Speaker 3>Don't know specifically, but I would bet a wall, just walls,

465
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<v Speaker 3>walls tend to tend to win that matchup.

466
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<v Speaker 2>I mean, like, at what point during the time between

467
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<v Speaker 2>you're throwing the punch and hitting the wall, do you

468
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<v Speaker 2>not realize, Yeah, this is a terrible idea. Like a door,

469
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<v Speaker 2>I can understand, you know, like you know, if you

470
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<v Speaker 2>want to like a dry wall, I can understand You're

471
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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna go through it and you're gonna feel a

472
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<v Speaker 2>little bit better about things. I mean, don't they have

473
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<v Speaker 2>like a speed bag or like a heavy bag anywhere

474
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<v Speaker 2>nearby so guys can unload on that as opposed to

475
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<v Speaker 2>punch in a wall. It's a terrible idea.

476
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<v Speaker 3>Most dugouts do have a punching bag down the hallway.

477
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<v Speaker 3>A lot of a lot of dugouts. Yeah, and guys

478
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<v Speaker 3>will guys will wail on it with their path frustrating

479
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<v Speaker 3>at that. Yeah, it's it's not you're thinking logically. And

480
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<v Speaker 3>in the moment he was clearly not thinking logically. He

481
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<v Speaker 3>was very upset. And I'll say this. I'll say this

482
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<v Speaker 3>about Anthony. They picked him up on the cheap and

483
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<v Speaker 3>he has been a very valuable piece of that bullpen.

484
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<v Speaker 3>Has not pitched as well recently because they have worn

485
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<v Speaker 3>him down. They have used him more than anybody else

486
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<v Speaker 3>in that bullpen since he got here.

487
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<v Speaker 2>Oh well, listen, if you if you acquire himy as

488
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<v Speaker 2>well use him.

489
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<v Speaker 3>You know, he got him using it and he was pitching.

490
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<v Speaker 3>He has pitched well for most of that time, so

491
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<v Speaker 3>he was he was a very good option.

492
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<v Speaker 1>Uh you know frequently, Aybell, what do you hear about Glass? Now?

493
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<v Speaker 1>How's he doing?

494
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<v Speaker 3>The bullpen session looked really good yesterday he you know,

495
00:25:51.200 --> 00:25:54.279
<v Speaker 3>says that the y elbow has calmed down. He's not feeling

496
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<v Speaker 3>anything there. I think they want to get him into game.

497
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<v Speaker 3>So he's gonna throw a sim game. He's going to

498
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<v Speaker 3>throw the hitters Friday in Atlanta, and I think we

499
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<v Speaker 3>will see him start next week. They're not gonna send

500
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<v Speaker 3>him to a minor league rehab. They want to get

501
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<v Speaker 3>him in major league games, and if they do that

502
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<v Speaker 3>next week, he gets three starts before the postseason. Glasnow

503
00:26:18.960 --> 00:26:22.279
<v Speaker 3>is a big, tall guy, long levers, as they say,

504
00:26:23.200 --> 00:26:27.359
<v Speaker 3>and the timing and the mechanics of his delivery are

505
00:26:27.400 --> 00:26:30.559
<v Speaker 3>fairly complicated as a result, so they want to get

506
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<v Speaker 3>him in major league games so he can smooth as

507
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<v Speaker 3>much of that out as possible before a postseason game.

508
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<v Speaker 3>You also have, you know, the way it looks if

509
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<v Speaker 3>they're going to get one of the top two seeds,

510
00:26:42.720 --> 00:26:45.519
<v Speaker 3>they're going to have that five day break again after

511
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<v Speaker 3>the season and before the start of the DS. I

512
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<v Speaker 3>think you might see some of these guys in as

513
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<v Speaker 3>intense as they can make them interra squad games during

514
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<v Speaker 3>that five day break to you know, build up pitch

515
00:27:01.799 --> 00:27:06.200
<v Speaker 3>counts and smooth out mechanics for guys like las Naw

516
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<v Speaker 3>and Yamamoto who have been out so long.

517
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<v Speaker 1>Hey Bell, what did you think of Pete prol Armstrong

518
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<v Speaker 1>last night?

519
00:27:13.519 --> 00:27:16.000
<v Speaker 3>Outstanding? What a good young ballplayer he is.

520
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<v Speaker 2>Huh, it's exciting man by that's uh. And and when

521
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<v Speaker 2>you get resounding like a credit from Dodger fans, who

522
00:27:24.559 --> 00:27:26.759
<v Speaker 2>you understand, Like, yeah, he called, you know, won a

523
00:27:26.799 --> 00:27:29.880
<v Speaker 2>game for him for the Cubs in Dodger Stadium. He's

524
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<v Speaker 2>a local guy. But some of those plays were unbelievable, like.

525
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<v Speaker 3>He and he covers so much ground out there. And yeah,

526
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<v Speaker 3>the the one uh, I think it was on Otani

527
00:27:41.759 --> 00:27:46.240
<v Speaker 3>that he caught on the warning track while sliding was remarkable.

528
00:27:46.319 --> 00:27:48.680
<v Speaker 3>And then he steals home run from Muncie to end

529
00:27:48.720 --> 00:27:52.680
<v Speaker 3>the game. Yeah, he's He's gonna be fun to watch

530
00:27:52.720 --> 00:27:53.519
<v Speaker 3>for a long time.

531
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<v Speaker 2>It was also kind of kind of odd the like

532
00:27:57.319 --> 00:28:00.519
<v Speaker 2>the heart scare that Porter Hodge for the Cubs had

533
00:28:00.799 --> 00:28:03.319
<v Speaker 2>happened that I can't believe they left him in the game,

534
00:28:03.720 --> 00:28:04.960
<v Speaker 2>Like he's got a heart.

535
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<v Speaker 3>Scare there too. Yeah, we didn't know in real time

536
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<v Speaker 3>when when the trainer was out there, We didn't know

537
00:28:11.160 --> 00:28:15.039
<v Speaker 3>what he was checking on. We just you know, Hodge

538
00:28:15.079 --> 00:28:18.839
<v Speaker 3>took a knee at one point. But apparently this is

539
00:28:18.880 --> 00:28:22.559
<v Speaker 3>something that he had issues with in the past. Uh,

540
00:28:22.799 --> 00:28:25.319
<v Speaker 3>And I guess he talked the trainer and to let

541
00:28:25.440 --> 00:28:29.720
<v Speaker 3>them stay in there, and yeah, it was. It was odd.

542
00:28:29.759 --> 00:28:32.359
<v Speaker 3>And you know, if you followed the Dodgers for years,

543
00:28:32.400 --> 00:28:36.599
<v Speaker 3>we're familiar with this with Kenley Janssen and the problems

544
00:28:36.640 --> 00:28:40.880
<v Speaker 3>that he had with with the irregular heartbeat. And I

545
00:28:40.880 --> 00:28:44.039
<v Speaker 3>don't think he pitches in Colorado when his team goes

546
00:28:44.039 --> 00:28:47.519
<v Speaker 3>there because the altitude has such a such an effect

547
00:28:47.599 --> 00:28:50.920
<v Speaker 3>on him. He was, Yeah, he was pretty scared one year.

548
00:28:50.960 --> 00:28:55.640
<v Speaker 3>I recall when he had had the issue in Denver.

549
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<v Speaker 1>Bill last night. Was it a heart scare? Was it anxiety?

550
00:28:58.839 --> 00:28:59.920
<v Speaker 1>Do we know exactly what it was?

551
00:29:01.640 --> 00:29:06.319
<v Speaker 3>As I understand it, he has had I forget how

552
00:29:06.319 --> 00:29:12.519
<v Speaker 3>they described it, but a rapid heartbeat at times in

553
00:29:12.559 --> 00:29:18.119
<v Speaker 3>the past, and when he felt it happening again, it

554
00:29:18.480 --> 00:29:22.160
<v Speaker 3>understandably scared him a little bit and that's why we

555
00:29:22.240 --> 00:29:26.480
<v Speaker 3>had the trainer come out there and eventually things settled down.

556
00:29:26.640 --> 00:29:29.839
<v Speaker 3>But I don't know the whole background on it, but

557
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<v Speaker 3>I do believe this was not the first time he's

558
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<v Speaker 3>experienced it.

559
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<v Speaker 1>All right, Well, we appreciate experiencing you again today. Thank

560
00:29:39.039 --> 00:29:40.400
<v Speaker 1>you very much Bill for coming on.

561
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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Bill.

562
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<v Speaker 3>I hope it makes your your heartbeat get rapid for

563
00:29:44.200 --> 00:29:44.920
<v Speaker 3>good reasons.

564
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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, all right, there goes our buddy Bill plug into

565
00:29:47.960 --> 00:29:52.119
<v Speaker 1>the Orange County Register. You know, Jonas, you asked Bill

566
00:29:52.119 --> 00:29:54.359
<v Speaker 1>a question. It was a pretty good one. What do

567
00:29:54.400 --> 00:29:58.359
<v Speaker 1>you need to see this season to make you feel

568
00:29:58.400 --> 00:30:02.240
<v Speaker 1>confident about the in the postseason? And maybe what we'll

569
00:30:02.240 --> 00:30:03.880
<v Speaker 1>do next hours we'll open the phone lines and hear

570
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<v Speaker 1>from people.

571
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, let's do it, all right.

572
00:30:06.200 --> 00:30:08.960
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so you can formulate that we'll do that next hour.

573
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<v Speaker 1>How much money do you think Miller Moss, the USC

574
00:30:17.240 --> 00:30:18.359
<v Speaker 1>quarterback makes this year?

575
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<v Speaker 2>Uh? Well, I mean it's college those you know, those

576
00:30:22.000 --> 00:30:24.240
<v Speaker 2>athletes aren't getting any money. Fred, I live in the

577
00:30:24.279 --> 00:30:26.680
<v Speaker 2>olden times where you know, everything was on the app

578
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<v Speaker 2>and off.

579
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<v Speaker 1>Okay, well, uh, how much do you think Jonas Natch

580
00:30:32.119 --> 00:30:37.440
<v Speaker 1>is in today for Rodney? All right? With nil? College

581
00:30:37.480 --> 00:30:42.559
<v Speaker 1>has changed, College sports have changed. Miller Moss, USC quarterback,

582
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<v Speaker 1>How much money do you think he makes in NIL?

583
00:30:46.400 --> 00:30:47.920
<v Speaker 2>I'll say five hundred grand a year?

584
00:30:48.240 --> 00:30:49.519
<v Speaker 1>He makes one point two million?

585
00:30:49.640 --> 00:30:50.240
<v Speaker 2>All right?

586
00:30:51.839 --> 00:30:55.799
<v Speaker 1>Uh, he's got deals with EA Sports for college football,

587
00:30:55.799 --> 00:30:59.359
<v Speaker 1>twenty five Fraankrance dot Com, and an NIL deal with

588
00:30:59.519 --> 00:31:04.440
<v Speaker 1>Rock and Pro team. Juju Watkins, USC women's basketball player

589
00:31:04.440 --> 00:31:07.400
<v Speaker 1>pretty good. What do you think she gets paid a year.

590
00:31:08.720 --> 00:31:10.880
<v Speaker 2>Five hundred one thousand dollars a year.

591
00:31:11.000 --> 00:31:13.759
<v Speaker 1>Very close five hundred seventy six thousand dollars a year.

592
00:31:13.799 --> 00:31:19.920
<v Speaker 1>See wide receiver Zachariah branch usc how much you think

593
00:31:19.960 --> 00:31:20.319
<v Speaker 1>he makes?

594
00:31:20.319 --> 00:31:24.920
<v Speaker 2>Some really talented not a quarterback though, I'll say seven

595
00:31:24.960 --> 00:31:26.279
<v Speaker 2>hundred fifty thousand.

596
00:31:26.119 --> 00:31:28.079
<v Speaker 1>Four hundred and fifty four thousand dollars piece.

597
00:31:28.319 --> 00:31:29.039
<v Speaker 2>It's a bargain.

598
00:31:29.480 --> 00:31:33.000
<v Speaker 1>Yeap safety Kamari Ramsey, what do you think he gets paid?

599
00:31:33.079 --> 00:31:35.240
<v Speaker 2>Oh two fifty three forty.

600
00:31:36.599 --> 00:31:43.720
<v Speaker 1>And defensive tackle Bear Alexander one hundred bucks, three hundred

601
00:31:43.720 --> 00:31:44.599
<v Speaker 1>and one thousand dollars.

602
00:31:44.960 --> 00:31:46.000
<v Speaker 2>Well, listen a little off.

603
00:31:46.599 --> 00:31:49.559
<v Speaker 1>Did I mentioned that Moss is I think sixteenth nationally

604
00:31:49.960 --> 00:31:51.960
<v Speaker 1>in uh nil.

605
00:31:51.720 --> 00:31:56.880
<v Speaker 2>Rank Cavy look man like there is it's it now

606
00:31:56.920 --> 00:31:59.119
<v Speaker 2>would for some of these guys, it would behoove you

607
00:31:59.160 --> 00:32:02.400
<v Speaker 2>to stay in school, like stay in college. Like there's

608
00:32:02.519 --> 00:32:05.960
<v Speaker 2>the guy Cam McCormick for Miami, the guy that started

609
00:32:06.000 --> 00:32:08.440
<v Speaker 2>at Oregon and now he's at Miami. He's like going

610
00:32:08.480 --> 00:32:12.599
<v Speaker 2>on twenty six years old. The guy's been like this

611
00:32:12.640 --> 00:32:15.759
<v Speaker 2>is his ninth year in college. He like he was

612
00:32:15.880 --> 00:32:20.200
<v Speaker 2>part of the Justin Herbert Organ class and he's still

613
00:32:20.200 --> 00:32:24.359
<v Speaker 2>playing college ball at Miami, like cam Rising of Utah,

614
00:32:24.480 --> 00:32:26.279
<v Speaker 2>like some of these guys like you could stay in

615
00:32:27.079 --> 00:32:30.519
<v Speaker 2>and make decent money depending on you know, how you

616
00:32:30.559 --> 00:32:33.160
<v Speaker 2>have things set up through whatever, Nilda, you have so

617
00:32:33.400 --> 00:32:34.319
<v Speaker 2>good for them.

618
00:32:34.920 --> 00:32:36.759
<v Speaker 1>You think if these guys are getting paid now, they're

619
00:32:36.799 --> 00:32:39.880
<v Speaker 1>open to criticism. You don't treat them like college kids anymore.

620
00:32:40.240 --> 00:32:42.319
<v Speaker 2>Well, except at Colorado. You gotta be careful.

621
00:32:42.480 --> 00:32:43.079
<v Speaker 1>Well, that's true.

622
00:32:43.319 --> 00:32:45.839
<v Speaker 2>Like you cannot listen. You gotta be careful. You cannot

623
00:32:45.839 --> 00:32:50.519
<v Speaker 2>criticize Colorado because if you do, you're a hater. Diann'll

624
00:32:50.559 --> 00:32:54.640
<v Speaker 2>come after you. He'll take away your media credential. You

625
00:32:54.640 --> 00:32:56.440
<v Speaker 2>can no longer ask questions. By the way, have you

626
00:32:56.519 --> 00:32:58.960
<v Speaker 2>ever had your media credential taken away to where somebody

627
00:32:59.000 --> 00:33:01.559
<v Speaker 2>could have said that you can't ask me questions anymore?

628
00:33:01.920 --> 00:33:02.200
<v Speaker 1>Never?

629
00:33:04.200 --> 00:33:07.480
<v Speaker 2>I mean so, the fact that it's happening at Colorado

630
00:33:08.240 --> 00:33:09.000
<v Speaker 2>is a little odd.

631
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<v Speaker 1>Well, it happened here last year.

632
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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, that's right, that's right.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Hey, you can't come to the news conference anymore, great, no.

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<v Speaker 2>Problem, I know good, I love it. Oh ruin my day.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, if you show up after the game, you can't

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<v Speaker 1>ask any questions? Okay, I can listen to e free

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<v Speaker 1>answer exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>And most of the times, And I'm glad you said that.

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<v Speaker 2>I like, I've been to press conferences before. I think

640
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<v Speaker 2>I've maybe asked. Like I sometimes I would go and

641
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<v Speaker 2>not ask any questions because somebody may ask the same

642
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<v Speaker 2>version of a question you were going to ask anyway.

643
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<v Speaker 2>So you just listen and you take down your notes,

644
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<v Speaker 2>you record it with your recorder, whatever you're doing, and

645
00:33:46.960 --> 00:33:49.880
<v Speaker 2>that's the same thing. And you don't even really need

646
00:33:49.920 --> 00:33:53.200
<v Speaker 2>to be there to get all of that information, like

647
00:33:53.240 --> 00:33:56.039
<v Speaker 2>you can get it else. Like, I just feel like

648
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<v Speaker 2>sometimes they think they've got this power over media members

649
00:34:00.559 --> 00:34:03.599
<v Speaker 2>that really you're not impacting the job that much. Like

650
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<v Speaker 2>we could still watch the games, we could still get

651
00:34:06.039 --> 00:34:08.719
<v Speaker 2>the quotes, we can still write the stories or discuss

652
00:34:08.800 --> 00:34:12.679
<v Speaker 2>the topics. You're not really hampering or doing any disservice

653
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<v Speaker 2>to some of the people in the media.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I've always believed the best place to get these

655
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<v Speaker 1>guys is one on one. If you set something up

656
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<v Speaker 1>with them off to the side, then you get asked

657
00:34:19.760 --> 00:34:22.559
<v Speaker 1>the questions and you can conduct the interview you want

658
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<v Speaker 1>in that setting. In the press conference setting, it really

659
00:34:26.079 --> 00:34:28.519
<v Speaker 1>is a free for all. Now, the writers need that

660
00:34:28.599 --> 00:34:32.039
<v Speaker 1>because oftentimes everyone is not available one on one, so

661
00:34:32.079 --> 00:34:34.199
<v Speaker 1>they've got to get in there. But the point is this,

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<v Speaker 1>if one guy asked the question, you're going to hear

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<v Speaker 1>the answer. And honestly, unless you've got something so incredible

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<v Speaker 1>cooked up that you've got this one question that no

665
00:34:44.840 --> 00:34:49.559
<v Speaker 1>one has thought of, then you can listen to the answers.

666
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<v Speaker 1>By the way, you can write your story anyway you want.

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<v Speaker 1>At least you have the quotes. So when they pull

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<v Speaker 1>your credential, it's like last year and they took the

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<v Speaker 1>kids credential. I think he was writing for the daily

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<v Speaker 1>News at USCE. Okay, no problem. I don't want to

671
00:35:03.679 --> 00:35:06.840
<v Speaker 1>battle traffic anyway. I'm good. Yeah, I'll just watch on TV.

672
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<v Speaker 1>I'll just watch on TV and they get the press

673
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<v Speaker 1>quotes afterwards, no problem.

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<v Speaker 2>And I mean it's not like Lincoln Riley's dropping doozies

675
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<v Speaker 2>from a quote standpoint to where you got to.

676
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<v Speaker 1>Be there, Yeah, I mean like Colorado. Okay, And they

677
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<v Speaker 1>do this in some NFL markets too, smaller markets, not

678
00:35:24.480 --> 00:35:26.719
<v Speaker 1>the size of LA that would never work. But in

679
00:35:26.719 --> 00:35:28.880
<v Speaker 1>a smaller market, we're gonna take your credential. Take it,

680
00:35:30.400 --> 00:35:34.039
<v Speaker 1>take it right, go ahead, take it. I'm gonna write

681
00:35:34.039 --> 00:35:37.519
<v Speaker 1>about you taking it. I'll certainly write about that, why

682
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<v Speaker 1>you took it, what you're all about, how you operate.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you hear the story about David Tepper, the owner

684
00:35:45.000 --> 00:35:49.960
<v Speaker 2>of the Panthers. So during the draft, he was driving

685
00:35:50.039 --> 00:35:53.280
<v Speaker 2>into the facility to go be with the team during

686
00:35:53.280 --> 00:35:56.760
<v Speaker 2>the draft. And by the way, he's done a horrific

687
00:35:56.880 --> 00:35:59.320
<v Speaker 2>job with that team. I mean, coach is gone. Bryce

688
00:35:59.400 --> 00:36:01.480
<v Speaker 2>Young's never gonna get off the ground there, and it's

689
00:36:01.599 --> 00:36:03.760
<v Speaker 2>terrible because he's a good player, but he's in a

690
00:36:03.760 --> 00:36:06.760
<v Speaker 2>craft spot. He's on his way to the draft room

691
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<v Speaker 2>for the first round of the draft. He sees a

692
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<v Speaker 2>sign on a sports bar that takes some swipe at

693
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<v Speaker 2>the Panthers, like hey, this time Panthers draft better or

694
00:36:17.639 --> 00:36:19.800
<v Speaker 2>something you know like that, but like whatever, a sign

695
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<v Speaker 2>at a sport He pulls over on the way to

696
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<v Speaker 2>the draft and goes inside and confronts the guy at

697
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<v Speaker 2>the host stand to ask them why that sign was

698
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<v Speaker 2>put up and what their problem was. The guy's wearing

699
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<v Speaker 2>an Eagles hat that goes in there. It's not even

700
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<v Speaker 2>the guy who put the sign up, he just works

701
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<v Speaker 2>at the place. And David Tepper takes the hat off

702
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<v Speaker 2>his head because he didn't like the fact the guy

703
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<v Speaker 2>had an Eagles hat on. I'm like, hold on a second,

704
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<v Speaker 2>you imagine that, Like, hey, Dave, you know the drafts

705
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<v Speaker 2>in like ten minutes, where are you at? Yeah, I'm

706
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<v Speaker 2>at Skip's Bandit bar off the Interstate. I didn't like

707
00:36:58.199 --> 00:37:00.079
<v Speaker 2>some guys sign and then I walked in there and

708
00:37:00.159 --> 00:37:01.800
<v Speaker 2>a dude had an Eagles hat on. I got to

709
00:37:01.840 --> 00:37:06.480
<v Speaker 2>take care of this. I'll be there soon. What Like,

710
00:37:06.960 --> 00:37:09.760
<v Speaker 2>you can't control everything. And so when you see like

711
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<v Speaker 2>Lincoln Riley or you see Dion Sanders, Like the best

712
00:37:13.320 --> 00:37:15.719
<v Speaker 2>part about that exchange that you have with the CBS

713
00:37:15.719 --> 00:37:19.039
<v Speaker 2>reporter is that lost in that was the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>somebody asked Dion Sanders a question about why he would

715
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<v Speaker 2>recommend AFLAC insurance to people because that's one of his sponsors.

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<v Speaker 2>The whole thing has gone completely off the rails, Fred,

717
00:37:32.239 --> 00:37:35.119
<v Speaker 2>completely off the rails, and we need somebody like you

718
00:37:35.639 --> 00:37:41.360
<v Speaker 2>who's got credential, integrity and somebody who's got a respect

719
00:37:41.599 --> 00:37:43.920
<v Speaker 2>from the media community to step in and put a

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<v Speaker 2>stop to this crap.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, see, here's the thing that the teams don't understand. First,

722
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<v Speaker 1>David Tepper, you got bigger issues to worry about. Your

723
00:37:51.320 --> 00:37:53.679
<v Speaker 1>team's awful geez, so what are you worrying about this

724
00:37:53.719 --> 00:37:54.800
<v Speaker 1>guy wearing an Eagles.

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<v Speaker 2>Hat for sorry Adam. By the way, Adam Auslin is

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<v Speaker 2>a Panthers fan.

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00:37:58.039 --> 00:38:00.559
<v Speaker 1>I'm all that fine, that's fine. They're not very good.

728
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<v Speaker 4>I mean, it is completely embarrassing where this franchise has gone.

729
00:38:05.400 --> 00:38:09.840
<v Speaker 4>He exemplifies how ownership is the biggest advantage in sports,

730
00:38:09.880 --> 00:38:12.880
<v Speaker 4>because the Panthers are at a great disadvantage right now

731
00:38:12.880 --> 00:38:15.719
<v Speaker 4>with Tepper throwing the drink and the Jaguars fan face

732
00:38:15.840 --> 00:38:19.039
<v Speaker 4>last year. By the way, at a game, the guy

733
00:38:19.119 --> 00:38:20.679
<v Speaker 4>is unhinged by the way.

734
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<v Speaker 2>We keep up in the andy on what was inside

735
00:38:22.519 --> 00:38:26.679
<v Speaker 2>the drink on the on two pros and Brady Quinn

736
00:38:26.719 --> 00:38:28.079
<v Speaker 2>always asked me, like, what do you think was in

737
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<v Speaker 2>that drink? It started with Dike coke, then it went

738
00:38:31.039 --> 00:38:33.679
<v Speaker 2>up to light beer, then it went up to an ipa.

739
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<v Speaker 2>Now we're at lighter fluid. No perfect, Yeah, like perfect,

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<v Speaker 2>I think I read that. Yeah, like whatever, Yeah, just

741
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<v Speaker 2>something along those lines that would just melt somebody's face

742
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<v Speaker 2>if you planned on them.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. The thing teams don't understand and look back in

744
00:38:50.440 --> 00:38:53.519
<v Speaker 1>the day. I remember I had done something with the Rams,

745
00:38:53.559 --> 00:38:55.760
<v Speaker 1>and this is when they were still in town. And

746
00:38:55.800 --> 00:38:57.400
<v Speaker 1>then the player said, we're not going to talk to you.

747
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<v Speaker 2>Was there.

748
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<v Speaker 1>You know what I did talk about? You know what,

749
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<v Speaker 1>I'll tell you about it when we come back. I'll

750
00:39:05.159 --> 00:39:10.840
<v Speaker 1>tell you about it when we come back. Yeah, it's

751
00:39:10.840 --> 00:39:12.480
<v Speaker 1>a good story. So I'll tell you what happened when

752
00:39:12.519 --> 00:39:15.119
<v Speaker 1>we come back. Why they wouldn't talk to us and

753
00:39:15.159 --> 00:39:16.760
<v Speaker 1>the writers wouldn't talk to us. I'll tell you that

754
00:39:16.800 --> 00:39:17.440
<v Speaker 1>story as well.