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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger

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<v Speaker 1>Talking Happy fourth of July and what says fourth of

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<v Speaker 1>July more than a man that has spent eighteen fourth

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<v Speaker 1>of July's with the Dodgers. That's mister three thousand to himself,

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<v Speaker 1>Clayton Kershaw. With this dad bucket hat the players will

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<v Speaker 1>be wearing today, thanks a lot for the time. Happy fourth.

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<v Speaker 2>It is kind of like a dad bucket hat.

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<v Speaker 1>Huh, yeah, this is very you.

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<v Speaker 2>Why just because I'm a dad.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you wear these type of things with the rope

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<v Speaker 1>on it too.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know about the rope thing, but it is

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<v Speaker 2>definitely a dad hat. So I'll rock it. I'll rock it.

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<v Speaker 1>I did like the Rams hat you were sporting after

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<v Speaker 1>the start in Denver.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm a Rams guy now.

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<v Speaker 3>So ever since Matthew got there, you know, they won

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<v Speaker 3>a Super Bowl, so it looks like bandwagon. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>ever since Matthew got there, I'm a Ram fan.

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<v Speaker 1>I've never heard the connection between you and Stafford before.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh you want that story?

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<v Speaker 1>Hey? Two days later. Now you've been celebrated so much

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<v Speaker 1>around baseball in LA. How does it feel after you've

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<v Speaker 1>been able to get through all that.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, it's so special.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I think that night, you know, obviously I'd

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<v Speaker 3>like to have given up a few less runs and

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<v Speaker 3>strike out the guy a little sooner. But you know,

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<v Speaker 3>looking back on the whole night and everything that happened,

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<v Speaker 3>it was so special, such a great night for my family,

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<v Speaker 3>for me, and you know, obviously the fans reaction that

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<v Speaker 3>whole night and just how they you know, you kind

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<v Speaker 3>of just felt the tension that they had for me

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<v Speaker 3>to figure this thing out and to get a strikeout finally,

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<v Speaker 3>So just wouldn't have changed it for the world, just

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<v Speaker 3>to blast so grateful for the night, And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's slowly starting to move on, get past

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<v Speaker 3>it and try to look forward to facing the Brewers

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<v Speaker 3>and get that three thousand and first one.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't really show any sort of self importance. Were

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<v Speaker 1>you surprised by how much the fans cared about you

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<v Speaker 1>reaching that milestone? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>I think so.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I think, you know, from even just the

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<v Speaker 3>warm ups before the game to you know, running back

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<v Speaker 3>out for the sixth inning, there it was. It was

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<v Speaker 3>definitely more than I I was. It was a very

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<v Speaker 3>unique experience.

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<v Speaker 1>It was awesome, awesome, I was doing Dodger talk upstairs

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<v Speaker 1>while you came out after the game and the grounds

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<v Speaker 1>crew started to dig up the pitching rubber. Was that

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<v Speaker 1>on your request or did they do that as a

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<v Speaker 1>gift to you?

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<v Speaker 3>No, I didn't know they were doing that, so yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>really nice of Jordan and all the guys to dig

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<v Speaker 3>that up for me, and thanks heavy man. It's no

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<v Speaker 3>small feat to get that thing out. It took them

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<v Speaker 3>five hours the next day to put the next one down,

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<v Speaker 3>So labor of love for sure, but thankful to have it.

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<v Speaker 2>That's pretty awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you do with the pitching rubber? Where were

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<v Speaker 1>you put that in the trophy case?

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<v Speaker 2>Great question. I'm not sure yet. I don't know, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's a great story, so I'll keep it somewhere. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Clayton Kershaw is our guest on fourth of July. You know, Clayton,

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<v Speaker 1>when you look at this team, you guys have the

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<v Speaker 1>best record again by two games over the Tigers. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you feel like there's a lot more room to go

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<v Speaker 1>as far as playing your best baseball?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I think it's probably twofold. I think we

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<v Speaker 3>are playing good baseball right now, I really do. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>we're winning games we're supposed to. We're getting great comebacks

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<v Speaker 3>playing like clean baseball. You know, starters are getting some

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<v Speaker 3>length into the games and so it kind of sets

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<v Speaker 3>up the bullpen to do their role as well, and

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<v Speaker 3>guys are getting big hits. But to your point, I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>I think when we get some more guys back, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>obviously months going down for you know, the six weeks

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<v Speaker 3>or whatever is a tough blow. But you know, when

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<v Speaker 3>when Snell's back, when glasses back, when trying's back, and

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<v Speaker 3>get that pitching staff to one hundred percent or close

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<v Speaker 3>to it, it's, uh, we should be able to keep

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<v Speaker 3>winning games. And that's uh, that's an exciting thing to

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<v Speaker 3>think about.

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<v Speaker 1>The bullpen has already pitched those innings. Is there any

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<v Speaker 1>way to compensate in the second half for the load

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<v Speaker 1>they have shouldered the first half?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes?

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<v Speaker 1>And no.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I think, you know, I think with the

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<v Speaker 3>opener situation, the bullpen innings get skewed a little bit,

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<v Speaker 3>right because the bullpen, you know, the bulk guys are

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<v Speaker 3>getting five or six six innings.

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<v Speaker 2>That looks like it's the bullpen innings.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, the guys that have been healthy for

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<v Speaker 3>the whole year, like Tanner, some of these guys, Jack

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<v Speaker 3>and Benny, some of the guys that have had big workloads.

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<v Speaker 3>I think, I think there's ways to manage it. And

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<v Speaker 3>but no, I mean, at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 3>they're gonna throw in big situations because those are our guys.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just a matter of, you know, getting a little

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<v Speaker 3>more consistency in the starting rotation. And I think you're

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<v Speaker 3>starting to see that too. I think guys are going,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, six seven innings recently, which has been nice,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's the biggest way to reset the pen. It's

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<v Speaker 3>just for the guys to get a little bit deeper

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<v Speaker 3>in the games.

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<v Speaker 1>How much do we take for granted this offense best

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<v Speaker 1>in baseball, but it still feels like there might be

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more, which is kind of scary.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, best, I think you said it the right way.

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<v Speaker 3>I think there's a there's room for let me say

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<v Speaker 3>this way. Our offense is doing well and everybody swung

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<v Speaker 3>the bat well at times, but I don't know if

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<v Speaker 3>everybody swung the bat well at the same time. So

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<v Speaker 3>once that happens, that's a scary thing, and that's hard

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<v Speaker 3>to do throughout the rhythms of a season. To have

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<v Speaker 3>everybody swinging the bats well at the same time, but

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<v Speaker 3>you know, once once everybody gets going, which you know

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<v Speaker 3>that it will.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's a scary thing to think about.

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<v Speaker 1>You've taken a lot of pride out of being consistent

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<v Speaker 1>in your career. How much do we take for granted

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<v Speaker 1>how consistent Freddie Freeman has been for the Dodgers, not

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<v Speaker 1>only this year, but in his career. Does he get

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<v Speaker 1>lost in the shuffle because he's so consistent?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Maybe so.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I think you know, at the beginning of

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<v Speaker 3>the season, you know, you pencil Freddy in at first

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<v Speaker 3>base every day and say, oh, he's going to hit

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<v Speaker 3>three hundred, his ops is going to be nine hundred,

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<v Speaker 3>He's going to do all this play every day, and

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<v Speaker 3>you just kind of pencil that in and expect it,

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<v Speaker 3>like you don't realize that that elite level of play

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<v Speaker 3>is not easy to do every day. So yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>I think I think you expected out of Freddy, And

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<v Speaker 3>that's why the expectations make it seem that like, hey,

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<v Speaker 3>this is just kind of home home what he does.

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<v Speaker 3>But for him to continue to do it at the

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<v Speaker 3>level that he is is it's an elite thing. It's

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<v Speaker 3>a special thing that very few people can do in

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<v Speaker 3>the game, and so it's nice to have for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Since he was counting down to three that for you,

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<v Speaker 1>can I be your sirraho here to help you count

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<v Speaker 1>down as far as doubles go, because he's climbed a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of Hall of Famers this year, and he's just

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<v Speaker 1>four away from passing Lou Garrick for the forty second

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<v Speaker 1>most doubles in baseball history. Should I feed you the

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<v Speaker 1>double stats as we go through the season.

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<v Speaker 3>And if we start playing that game with hits and

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<v Speaker 3>doubles with Freddie, we might be doing that every day

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<v Speaker 3>with something. So it's just a testament to him. But

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<v Speaker 3>that's a big name, Lou Garriy, that's special.

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<v Speaker 1>Clayton Kershaw is our guest. Before I let you go,

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to ask you were you surprised by any

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<v Speaker 1>text you got from one person congratulating you.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, so many people reached out, which I was so

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<v Speaker 3>thankful for, you know, obviously getting the guys from the

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<v Speaker 3>current three thousand club, you know, Sures and JV both

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<v Speaker 3>reached out to Sea congrats, which I thought was super cool.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, obviously we've kind of I wouldn't say grow

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<v Speaker 3>up together, but we've been in the big leagues kind

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<v Speaker 3>of the same times, and so you know, us three.

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<v Speaker 3>I finally get to join their club with three thousand strikeouts.

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<v Speaker 2>Was awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>So those guys a lot of friends and family, but

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<v Speaker 3>it was everybody that reached out. It was just it

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<v Speaker 3>was really cool to see everybody so happy for me.

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<v Speaker 3>I was very thankful for all of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you remember how how big the number was on

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<v Speaker 1>the phone of text after the game.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know, it sounds I don't know, it sounds weird,

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<v Speaker 3>but there was a lot it was.

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<v Speaker 1>It was over five hundred, no, no, over three thousand.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, no, no, but it was awesome. Awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Clayton, it's been a pleasure to be with you

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<v Speaker 1>for fourteen fourth of July's and just see how much

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<v Speaker 1>work you put in. I feel like that's the reason

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<v Speaker 1>why everybody was so happy for you, because you respect

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<v Speaker 1>the game. You put in so much work, and you

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<v Speaker 1>treat everybody really well. So you even treat slubs like

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<v Speaker 1>me pretty well on the radio. So thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you forced me to do this one today, so

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<v Speaker 2>I had no choice.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you know, it just happened to have this one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and fifty dollars gift card at Travis Matthew Clayton Kershaw.

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<v Speaker 1>do that later. I'll sign you up, all right, Happy

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<v Speaker 1>for Dave