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<v Speaker 1>It's the Dodgers and Astros getting set for Game two

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<v Speaker 1>of this three game series, and tomorrow River Ryan will

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<v Speaker 1>be making a second major league start deep in the

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<v Speaker 1>heart of Texas. River thanks a lot for the time. Appreciated.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, thank you for having me. I appreciate it very much.

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of fitting that you'll be making your second

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<v Speaker 1>major league start here in Houston because the guy by

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<v Speaker 1>the name of Nolan Ryan had a lot of no

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<v Speaker 1>hitters in this for this organization.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you sure did. Yeah, that was really awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>Is there any connection as far as you knowing the

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<v Speaker 1>history of the game and knowing some of these guys

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<v Speaker 1>that came before you.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, there's definitely no correlation between me and Nolan Ryan.

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<v Speaker 3>We're not related in any any means. But yeah, watching

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<v Speaker 3>watching Nolan Ryan, a lot of videos of him when

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<v Speaker 3>he was playing. It's pretty special man, electric stuff for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>I know a lot of the young guys talk about

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<v Speaker 1>they love playing the game, but they never really watched

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<v Speaker 1>it growing up. Did you watch a lot of baseball

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<v Speaker 1>growing up?

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<v Speaker 3>No. The only time I really ever watched sports is

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<v Speaker 3>when it means something so like playoff or I mean

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<v Speaker 3>All Star Game, Home run Derby is pretty cool to watch,

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<v Speaker 3>but I definitely like watching them.

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<v Speaker 2>Watching players play when the pressure's on, you learn a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>I keep reminding people that you were not just a

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<v Speaker 1>pitcher when you got drafted by the Padres. You were

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<v Speaker 1>two way players. So what inspired you to chase your

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<v Speaker 1>dream of playing baseball?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, the dream has always been to be a major

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<v Speaker 3>league position player. But when I got traded the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 3>in twenty two they I went into the office and

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<v Speaker 3>asked them. I was like, Hey, so, are we gonna

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<v Speaker 3>still do the hitting thing or are we just pitching?

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<v Speaker 3>And they just said, You're just gonna pitch, And I

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<v Speaker 3>was like, all right, yes, sir.

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<v Speaker 1>That made things a little bit more easier to focus

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<v Speaker 1>and to grow as a pitcher. To be able to

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<v Speaker 1>make your major league debut last week.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 3>When you are able to just focus on one thing,

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<v Speaker 3>I think you can you can develop a lot of.

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<v Speaker 2>Aspects in your game.

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<v Speaker 3>I've definitely over the past two years, learned a lot

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<v Speaker 3>on the pitching side, developed the arsenal quite a bit,

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<v Speaker 3>added a couple pitches.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, and I last saw you, I told you

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<v Speaker 1>we hadn't seen each other since spring training camp broke

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<v Speaker 1>and during camp you did not really pitch a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>So how did you get your season jump started and

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<v Speaker 1>be able to have this opportunity.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, I just did a lot of rehab in spring

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<v Speaker 3>training for the shoulder, because the year before I almost

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<v Speaker 3>I was nearing tripling my amount of innings I through

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<v Speaker 3>the year before, so that was pretty taxing, especially just

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<v Speaker 3>becoming a was my second.

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<v Speaker 2>Year just pitching my entire life, so that was a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, I took some rest in the off season,

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<v Speaker 3>did some rehab in the off season all the way

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<v Speaker 3>through spring training and extended and then some So I

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<v Speaker 3>think we're in a really, really good spot.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you feel like you were starting to hit your

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<v Speaker 1>stride before you got called up?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I Mean it wasn't never really the question of

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<v Speaker 3>well the stuff play. It was being able to throw

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<v Speaker 3>strikes and attack guys efficiently. Just getting strike one is

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<v Speaker 3>the biggest thing I can do, as if you fall

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<v Speaker 3>behind you, you're gonna give him a chance to do

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<v Speaker 3>some damage against you, and that's definitely not something you

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<v Speaker 3>want to do.

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<v Speaker 2>So getting strike one is huge.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you learn something as far as the way you

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<v Speaker 1>use your secondary pitches? The sequence scene in your first

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<v Speaker 1>start against the Giants.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I'm still definitely in the process of learning what

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<v Speaker 3>pitches to throw in what situations, but I kind of

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<v Speaker 3>have a pretty solid idea of what I want to

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<v Speaker 3>do against right handers and what I want to do

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<v Speaker 3>against left handers. So yeah, I'm just gonna, like I said,

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<v Speaker 3>try to get strike one and then go from there.

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<v Speaker 1>River Ryan is our guest. He made his major League

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<v Speaker 1>debut at Dodger Stadium, And while I was doing Dodger Talk,

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<v Speaker 1>I saw your whole family out on the mound. You

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<v Speaker 1>had a lot of people at Dodger Stadium. What was

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<v Speaker 1>it like after the game and just being with them

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<v Speaker 1>and sharing that moment.

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<v Speaker 3>Man, it was a true blessing to have them all

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<v Speaker 3>be able to make it out for my debut.

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<v Speaker 2>That was very special.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm praise the Lord that they were all able to

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<v Speaker 3>make it, especially with what was going on with airports.

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<v Speaker 3>Some of the family was stuck in the airport for

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<v Speaker 3>twelve hours thinking they might not make it, but fortunately

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of them were able to make it out.

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<v Speaker 3>And yeah, we just we just hung out after the games,

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<v Speaker 3>kind of talked about the outing, how blessed we are

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<v Speaker 3>to be able to be in this situation.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, it was very, very fun.

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<v Speaker 1>I could tell. Family means a lot to you.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, Yeah, families everything they've they've been there supporting me

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<v Speaker 3>since i've been you know, just a little chap. So

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<v Speaker 3>to have them still be in my corner at twenty

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<v Speaker 3>five years of age is very special.

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<v Speaker 1>That's awesome, River, Ryan, Before I let you go, since

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<v Speaker 1>your roots are as a hitter, any itch to go

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<v Speaker 1>into the batting cage at any point in time during

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<v Speaker 1>the season, it takes some hacks with the boys.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh I think about hitting all the time.

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<v Speaker 3>I wish I could still hit, but like I said,

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<v Speaker 3>it got taken out of my hands and we're just

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<v Speaker 3>focusing on the pitching side and it's got me here.

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<v Speaker 3>So but I do still take some ground balls at

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<v Speaker 3>shortstop as part of the routine leading up into starts.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, say athletic because I've been in a position

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<v Speaker 3>player in my whole life. Quick twitch muscles, got to

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<v Speaker 3>keep them, you know, in motion. Definitely helps me on

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<v Speaker 3>the mound, clean up my arm action. Throwing some balls

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<v Speaker 3>from the hole at shortstop. It helps me get behind

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<v Speaker 3>the ball better on the mountain.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I love it.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe Dave Roberts if he needs a bunter and in

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<v Speaker 1>a safety squeeze situation, River Ryan's available.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm always ready. I'm always ready. When my name

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<v Speaker 2>is called, I will be ready. Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time, and it's great to

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<v Speaker 1>see your trajectory from where you were in spring training

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<v Speaker 1>to making your major league debut and just never looking

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<v Speaker 1>back moving forward. Thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, thank you very much. I appreciate it.