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<v Speaker 1>And now your host of Dodger Talk, David Vas said.

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<v Speaker 2>We are live at Dodgers Stadium until eleven thirty tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>taking your phone calls at eight six six nine eight

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy. We have phone lines open eight

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<v Speaker 2>six six nine eighty seven two five seventy. After the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers walk it off against the Tigers for an eight

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<v Speaker 2>to five win thanks to Mookie Bads who had a

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<v Speaker 2>tremendous game. He drove in four runs, he hit two

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<v Speaker 2>home runs, and man, he is off and running. And

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<v Speaker 2>just think where MOOKI was just what three or four

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<v Speaker 2>days ago. I mean, he was not able to keep

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<v Speaker 2>down solid food for a couple of weeks. He was

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<v Speaker 2>sick the entire time in Tokyo. Had to come back

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<v Speaker 2>to La and here he is in the fourth game

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<v Speaker 2>of the regular season, hitting two home runs, including the

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<v Speaker 2>walkoff home run in the bottom of the tenth inning

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<v Speaker 2>for an eight to five win. In eight six six

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<v Speaker 2>nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what this Dodger team has showed me in

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<v Speaker 2>the first four games of the season. Like I mentioned

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<v Speaker 2>during the Clubhouse show, it is going to be very difficult.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers are going to lose their share of games,

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<v Speaker 2>no doubt about it. I still believe they're going to

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<v Speaker 2>win over one hundred games this year, but there's about

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<v Speaker 2>sixty something other games they may lose. But it's going

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<v Speaker 2>to take everything from the opponent to beat them. And

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<v Speaker 2>I know they're not beating world beaters right now, but

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<v Speaker 2>the Tigers, in my opinion, are going to be an

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<v Speaker 2>American League playoff team. And we said this a few

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<v Speaker 2>different years often if teams beat the Dodgers this year,

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<v Speaker 2>it's really surviving the Dodgers one through nine. It's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be very difficult to get through this lineup to

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<v Speaker 2>get twenty seven outs. Every one of these players are

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<v Speaker 2>spit tacular in their own right and are capable of

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<v Speaker 2>doing spectacular things. Look what led up to Mookie Betts

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<v Speaker 2>being able to come up to be a hero. You

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<v Speaker 2>had Michael confordo deliver a big hit. You had Will

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<v Speaker 2>Smith come off the bench tonight to pinch hit for

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<v Speaker 2>Austin Barnes in a key spot and deliver the game

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<v Speaker 2>tying Bays hit. He was ninety feet away. All Mookie

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<v Speaker 2>Bets needed was a Bays hit, but it was a

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<v Speaker 2>three run home run by one of the Big Three

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<v Speaker 2>and Mookie Bets to deliver for the Dodgers. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>this was a pretty good game and a tale of

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<v Speaker 2>two different games from what we saw at the beginning,

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<v Speaker 2>Yamamoto and Flarity dueling. Yamamoto with a ten strikeout night

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<v Speaker 2>in five innings. Flaherty with a no hitter through four innings,

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<v Speaker 2>makes a mistake in the very same inning he made

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<v Speaker 2>a mistake in Game One of the World Series last

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<v Speaker 2>year to John Carlos. Stanton went down to get that

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<v Speaker 2>breaking ball last year. But this was a cement mixer

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<v Speaker 2>to Freddie Freeman in the bottom of the sixth inning,

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<v Speaker 2>a two run, game tying home run by Freddie. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you look at a couple of other key

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<v Speaker 2>moments in this game. The kid for the Tigers, Dylan Dingler.

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<v Speaker 2>He had a lot to say about tonight's game and

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<v Speaker 2>was involved in a lot. He drove in some key

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<v Speaker 2>runs for Detroit, including a solo home run. He came

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<v Speaker 2>up in the eighth inning with the bases loaded. Alex

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<v Speaker 2>Vessi got himself into trouble, but he got himself out

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<v Speaker 2>of trouble, striking out Dingler in the eighth inning. With

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<v Speaker 2>the bases loaded. Last night, the Tigers were zero for

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen with runners in scoring position. What were they tonight?

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<v Speaker 2>They were let's see here, two for nine and left

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<v Speaker 2>ten men on base. So the first two games of

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<v Speaker 2>this series, the Tigers has stranded twenty two base runners.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a lot of opportunities and they did not cash

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<v Speaker 2>him in. Another key inning to me to lead to

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie Bets being able to do what he did was

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<v Speaker 2>the ninth inning low Key Tommy Edmund. He is one

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<v Speaker 2>of the most valuable players on the field for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>I am starting to understand more each day why Andrew

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<v Speaker 2>Friedman was pining over Tommy Edmund and why he was

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<v Speaker 2>so excited when he got the opportunity to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to trade for Tommy Edmund last year. He is the

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<v Speaker 2>NLCSMVP from a year ago. He is a guy that

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<v Speaker 2>slid over to shortstop and played some good defense when

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<v Speaker 2>Miguel Rojas went down and the Dodgers needed keyk a

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<v Speaker 2>Hernandez to be October kei K KEYK and center Edmund

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<v Speaker 2>at shortstop was a winning recipe for the Dodgers in October. Tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edmund starting at second base made incredible plays in

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<v Speaker 2>the ninth inning, starting with you know, helping Mookie Bets,

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<v Speaker 2>who is still learning the shortstop position. He went to

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<v Speaker 2>the third base side of excuse me, the left field

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<v Speaker 2>side of the second base bag to make a play

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<v Speaker 2>behind Bets who couldn't get to the grounder and make

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<v Speaker 2>a strong throw to Freddie Freeman for the first out

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<v Speaker 2>of the ninth and then a base hit to Max

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<v Speaker 2>Munsey later in the inning, Monsey blocked it and threw

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<v Speaker 2>low to Edmund. Any other second baseman that may be

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<v Speaker 2>in right field, and the Dodgers don't only give up

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<v Speaker 2>one run, they may be giving up two or three runs.

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<v Speaker 2>And the play of the inning, and maybe the defensive

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<v Speaker 2>play of the game, was Tommy Edmond making a strong

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<v Speaker 2>throw on the relay from ta Oscar Hernandez to get

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<v Speaker 2>out of breath and just clumsy base running by Manuel Margo.

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<v Speaker 2>You got a center field arm playing second base tonight

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<v Speaker 2>and you saw that on that play. So for me,

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edmond is right up there with Freddie Freeman and

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie bed says the player of the game. Eight six

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<v Speaker 2>six nine, eight seven two five seventy is the phone

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<v Speaker 2>number we had a chance to catch up with Mookie

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<v Speaker 2>Betts moments after his walk off three run home run

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<v Speaker 2>and the Gatoray bath courtesy of Taoscar Hernandez. Yeah, that

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<v Speaker 2>was fun. That was good.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, just getting a win is good, getting the boys,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, just getting us, getting us rolling, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's a Yoshi Fish great. You know we got

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<v Speaker 3>was a little bumpy through the middle, but you know,

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<v Speaker 3>they gave us chances. They gave us chances, and that's

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<v Speaker 3>what good teams do.

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<v Speaker 2>Muki. It just feels like from the first four games

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<v Speaker 2>of the season, you are never going to be out

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<v Speaker 2>of a game.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, Yeah, I mean that's that's exactly it. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>Andrew Freeman front opposite an amazing job giving us a

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<v Speaker 3>really good team, and now it's our job to go perform,

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<v Speaker 3>and we've been doing.

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<v Speaker 2>It so far. Luki, what was the plan there in

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<v Speaker 2>that at bat? You extended that that bat, you saw

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<v Speaker 2>two change ups earlier in the bat.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, really just put it in play. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>at that point you just got to put it in

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<v Speaker 3>play and hope, hope can get a run across show.

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<v Speaker 3>I did a great job getting a base hit per usual,

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<v Speaker 3>and uh fortunately I did my job.

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<v Speaker 2>Two home runs tonight, Mookie, on a night that you

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<v Speaker 2>receive your championship ring. Could you have mapped it out

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<v Speaker 2>or scripted it any better?

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<v Speaker 4>No?

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<v Speaker 3>That was not like that, man. That that was a

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<v Speaker 3>really fun game to be a part of. And I just, uh,

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<v Speaker 3>I just love being a Dodger.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey. The game rewards the humble people out there, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's Mookie Betts does.

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<v Speaker 5>It rewards the hard workers.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, so We've got a great group of

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<v Speaker 3>guys and it's rewarding so so far.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, it starts with a fifty thanks a lot for

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<v Speaker 2>stopping and I like seeing you get those gatorade baths.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope I can get some more. Thank you. Best

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<v Speaker 2>there is Mookie Bets, the hero of the game, or

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<v Speaker 2>one of the heroes of the game for the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>A humble superstar and a hard worker. And that's what

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<v Speaker 2>separates the Dodgers superstars from a lot of other teams.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't just roll out with their talent. They put

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<v Speaker 2>in the work hours before first pitch to be prepared

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<v Speaker 2>to do what they did tonight and what they did

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<v Speaker 2>last season to win the World Series eight six, six, nine, seven,

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<v Speaker 2>two five seventy is the phone number. Let's go out

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<v Speaker 2>to the phones for the first time tonight, Lo Low

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<v Speaker 2>was that Dodger Stadium tonight? Hi, Lo Loo, you're on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 6>Hey DZ the man with with my dream job.

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<v Speaker 7>And it's good to hear from you again.

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<v Speaker 6>Then, And what what? What didn't that game have?

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<v Speaker 4>Right?

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<v Speaker 6>It was? It was wonderful from beginning to end. Probably

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<v Speaker 6>the first game. I almost lost my voice before the

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<v Speaker 6>game even began. And you know, on top of everything

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<v Speaker 6>you just said, and then you cap it off with

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<v Speaker 6>the little jab to a J Hinch. Come on, DV,

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<v Speaker 6>you're the This man is the best.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I hope he was watching the Dodgers get

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<v Speaker 2>their rings. I hope he was watching it. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate, uh, I have forgotten things, Lo Low. I'll

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<v Speaker 2>just put it that way.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, you know.

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<v Speaker 8>And you know, I want to say, you know, master

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<v Speaker 8>Messing cool. Thanks to my friend Willie who gave me

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<v Speaker 8>the ticket just last night. I didn't even know it

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<v Speaker 8>was coming to the game and and know and behold

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<v Speaker 8>it was probably you know, we we thought there weren't

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<v Speaker 8>going to be very many walkoffs this year because it's

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<v Speaker 8>such such a great team, right, the pitching staff is amazing.

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<v Speaker 8>We didn't think there were very man opportunities for that,

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<v Speaker 8>and you know we were discussing that on our podcasted

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<v Speaker 8>I got a podcast now, as.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody's got a podcast, everybody's got a podcast.

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<v Speaker 6>This is you know, I'm trying to follow it.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not. You're not plugging your podcast here, Lo Loo,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry. Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy.

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<v Speaker 2>I think my next door neighbor's got a podcast. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>let's go out to Jennifer. It was at the game.

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<v Speaker 2>How you doing, Jennifer? Do you got a podcast?

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<v Speaker 9>To Jennifer, I don't, but I'm your new best friends

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<v Speaker 9>as I called you last night too, so I was

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<v Speaker 9>calling you from party line ten. But now were on

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<v Speaker 9>the road heading back to the South.

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<v Speaker 2>Saying that's right, that's right. So you have tickets for

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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow too? Are you a season ticket holder?

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<v Speaker 9>I am half season? Half season.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, so far you got the right games to come to.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a it was a great night again start

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<v Speaker 2>to finish with the ring ceremony and Mookie coming up

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<v Speaker 2>with the heroics.

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<v Speaker 9>Oh yeah, no, it's amazing. But you did such a

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<v Speaker 9>great job or recapping the game but I also wanted

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<v Speaker 9>to give a shout out to Barnsey. It was so

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<v Speaker 9>good to see him in there. Though we usually get well,

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<v Speaker 9>but being able to see Barny make the play, I

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<v Speaker 9>couldn't believe it. I thought he was out that I mean,

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<v Speaker 9>I thought he was safe, but he got him out,

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<v Speaker 9>So I thought that was a pretty well.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, great tag by Austin Barnes, no doubt about it.

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<v Speaker 2>And he knew it too. And it's one of those

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<v Speaker 2>rare times, Like I said, when you're down there on

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<v Speaker 2>the stepswaying to go onto the field, a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>times you don't have the best angle. But I had

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<v Speaker 2>a great view of that play and totally saw that

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<v Speaker 2>Margo missed home plate, and by the time he was

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<v Speaker 2>right cleat eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventies,

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<v Speaker 2>They are four and oh and the last defending champion

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<v Speaker 2>in six games in the World Series for redemption that season.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight six, nine eighty seven two five seventy is the

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<v Speaker 2>let's head downstairs to the Dodger clubhouse to hear from

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, you know, he's a great pitcher. I think he

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at kind of where that splitter is

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<v Speaker 8>Just enjoyable.

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<v Speaker 9>Has this week been, like even going back to Japan

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<v Speaker 9>with the way you guys have started on the field,

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<v Speaker 9>all the ceremonies.

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<v Speaker 10>Off to like, like, how much has that added to

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, it's you know, it's a great thing to be

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<v Speaker 5>a Dodger. You know, it's you know a lot of

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<v Speaker 5>cool things happen. You know, play a lot of cool games,

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<v Speaker 5>go to Tokyo, get some rings opening day, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>so they do things right here, and you know we

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<v Speaker 5>had to do our job about there, win games, and

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<v Speaker 5>it's been a great, you know, a little week and

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<v Speaker 2>No nobody asked him about the tag in the ninth inning.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you not ask him about the play that

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<v Speaker 2>he made the tag to cut down another insurance running

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<v Speaker 2>to end the inning. Anyway, Austin, we tried eight six six,

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<v Speaker 2>beat the Tigers tonight eight to five and ten innings.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go out to Lewis, who is at Dodgers Stadium tonight?

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<v Speaker 11>Hi?

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<v Speaker 2>Lewis, you're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 12>Hey, how's it going DV?

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<v Speaker 2>It's going great, Lewis, A great night at Dodgers Stadium.

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<v Speaker 12>Oh yeah, I've seen lookie beds with that walk off.

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<v Speaker 12>It was just something that dreams are made of.

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<v Speaker 12>Honestly, just seeing that, you know, everything that had happened

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<v Speaker 12>to Luki, you know, considering the Tokyo Series he wasn't

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<v Speaker 12>you know, it was you know, I wouldn't say lack

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<v Speaker 12>of a better word, meatocre, but tonight was just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Lewis, thanks for the phone call. Appreciated the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>traded for Mookie and then gave him an extension, and

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<v Speaker 2>obviously one of the best players out there. It's incredible

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<v Speaker 2>that one of the best, if not the best right

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<v Speaker 2>home runs. And you know, if there's one. I was

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<v Speaker 2>asked a few different times before the season started what

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers' vulnerability is, and after four games, I would say,

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<v Speaker 2>But he's not as good of a left fielder as

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<v Speaker 2>ta Oscar Hernandez was last year. And teams are going

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<v Speaker 2>to run on the Dodgers outfield. We saw that last night,

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<v Speaker 2>we saw it again tonight, and I guess, if you

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<v Speaker 2>right now, to me, it's outfield defense. And Tommy Edmund

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<v Speaker 2>made a great play to assist on the relay in

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<v Speaker 2>the ninth inning to be able to get Manuel Margo.

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<v Speaker 2>the outfield defense and we'll see how that plays out

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<v Speaker 2>to take a time out here on Dodger Talk when

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<v Speaker 2>sixty six nine eighty seven two five seventy, and we'll

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<v Speaker 2>share some of the highlights of the ring ceremony, and

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<v Speaker 2>you'll hear from Evan Phillips, Dodger super reliever who missed

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<v Speaker 2>We got good news as it pertains to Evan Phillips,

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<v Speaker 2>so we'll share what Evan had to say earlier today

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<v Speaker 2>as well. Dodgers walk it off thanks to a Mookie

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<v Speaker 2>Bets three run home run in the tenth inning, eight

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Audio Network.

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<v Speaker 1>On air at AM five seventy online at amfive seventy

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<v Speaker 1>LA sports dot Com and available my podcast on iHeartRadio.

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<v Speaker 2>Ass This is Dodger Talk with David Vassa. The drama

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<v Speaker 2>builds for another three to two.

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<v Speaker 10>Mookie swings high football flood field in deep.

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<v Speaker 2>This Bowl's back, This Bull's gone. Mookie simply magic.

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<v Speaker 3>He rouse their tosses his helmet to the sky and.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers walk off blitters Steven Nelson and Rick Monday

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<v Speaker 2>on the call tonight, A thrilling finish to a great game,

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<v Speaker 2>a great night at Dodgers Stadium as Mookie Beds hits

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<v Speaker 2>two home runs tonight, including that one, the walk off

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<v Speaker 2>three run home run in the bottom of the tenth

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<v Speaker 2>thinning off a Tigers reliever Bo Brisky Luis Scarcia gainst

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<v Speaker 2>vass Live at Dodgers Stadium after that thrilling eight to

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<v Speaker 2>five win and ten innings tonight at eight six, six, nine,

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<v Speaker 2>in about ten minutes and we'll take more of your

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<v Speaker 2>first we wanted to share a couple of the introductions

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<v Speaker 2>of the ring ceremony tonight. It was very Hollywood, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>say that, and fitting in Hollywood to have a Hollywood

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<v Speaker 2>kind of vibe for the ring ceremony. Not only was

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<v Speaker 2>Anthony Anderson kind of the MC of the whole deal.

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<v Speaker 2>Anthony was such a big part of setting the tone

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<v Speaker 2>before each and every playoff game last year, but also

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers enlisted the Oscars announcer Randy Thomas to give

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<v Speaker 2>some background career highlights. As the players were walking off

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<v Speaker 2>the stage and the stage was placed between home plate

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<v Speaker 2>and the pitchers mound, they had stands cast in Mark Walter,

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew Friedman and Brandon Gomes handing out the rings and

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<v Speaker 2>taking photos like they were Santa Claus for the players

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<v Speaker 2>up there. Here's a little taste of a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>introductions and just the way the Dodgers did it. Here

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<v Speaker 2>is how Taoscar Hernandez was introduced. All right, everybody, if

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<v Speaker 2>you have seeds in.

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<v Speaker 10>Your hand, get ready to comb up in air for Thescar.

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<v Speaker 14>Yes, Taoscar Hernandez made quite an impact during his first

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<v Speaker 14>season as a Dodger. He was named to the National

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<v Speaker 14>League All Star Team. He won last year's home run

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<v Speaker 14>derby and helped lead the Dodgers to a World Series title.

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<v Speaker 14>This is the second World Series ring for the three

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<v Speaker 14>times Silver slugger from the Dominican Republic.

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<v Speaker 2>He I appreciate that reminding us the resume of the

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<v Speaker 2>player that everybody loves like Taoscar Hernandez, Taoscar Keik Hernandez,

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<v Speaker 2>and this guy. The World Series MVP Freddie Freeman got

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<v Speaker 2>the loudest ovations. One of the most selectric moments in

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<v Speaker 14>This is the second World Series ring for the graduate

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<v Speaker 14>of Elmodana High School in Orange, California. His history making

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<v Speaker 14>walk off Grand Slam in Game one of the World

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<v Speaker 6>First of four that he hid in.

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<v Speaker 14>Last year's Fall Classic. He also tied an MLB record

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<v Speaker 14>twenty four World Series MVP.

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<v Speaker 2>Once upon a Time in Hollywood, the Dodgers got their

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<v Speaker 2>championship rings and then walked off in a Hollywood style

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<v Speaker 2>finish with the Mookie Bets three run home run to

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<v Speaker 2>beat the Tigers eight to five and ten innings. Key

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<v Speaker 2>k A Hernandez was not in the dugout during the game.

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<v Speaker 2>I took a peek a couple of different times. Remember,

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<v Speaker 2>Kei K wasn't at the stadium yesterday because of a

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<v Speaker 2>stomach bug, but he did show up. I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>it was going to take a lot to knock Keik

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<v Speaker 2>out of the pregame ring ceremony because he was looking

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<v Speaker 2>forward to it so much. Because the last time the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers received their rings, he was in Boston during the

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty one season and in spring training. We just

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<v Speaker 2>talked about this moment, and I'm sure he did not

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<v Speaker 2>envision having a stomach issue on the night of the

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<v Speaker 2>ring ceremony. But if you remember, during the off season,

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew Freeman said something that a lot of people were

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<v Speaker 2>surprised about. Andrew said that KEYK Hernandez showed more leadership

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<v Speaker 2>during this past October than he had seen from KEYK

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<v Speaker 2>his entire care So we talked about the ring ceremony

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<v Speaker 2>and just exactly what the leadership role was.

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<v Speaker 10>Last time I was. I knew that I was leaving,

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<v Speaker 10>so it didn't matter if we won or didn't win.

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<v Speaker 10>It was going to be a fact that I was gonna,

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<v Speaker 10>you know, go go on a different journey. And I

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<v Speaker 10>was totally fine with it. I accepted it all. And

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<v Speaker 10>then when that day came, I felt left out and

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<v Speaker 10>I felt like I wanted to be a part of

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<v Speaker 10>that just for that one day. But obviously that didn't happen.

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<v Speaker 10>And to get to come back this time and where

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<v Speaker 10>that gold uniform and get that ring in front of

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<v Speaker 10>my in front of that home home crowd instead of

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<v Speaker 10>getting it in a box in the mail delivered to

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<v Speaker 10>Fenway Park is a little different.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh that's how you got the ring.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, that's how I got the ring. We weren't going

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<v Speaker 10>to play the Dodgers, so the team wanted to wait

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<v Speaker 10>until we played the Angels in late July to come

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<v Speaker 10>bring it to me. And I was like, look, guys,

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<v Speaker 10>I don't really want to wait this long to get

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<v Speaker 10>my ring. And if I was playing at Doctor Stadium,

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<v Speaker 10>I get it, but to do it in a private

425
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<v Speaker 10>room and Anaheim ain't it. So I would much rather

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<v Speaker 10>get my ring asap, even if it's in the mail.

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<v Speaker 10>And I think this time is going to be a

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<v Speaker 10>little more special.

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<v Speaker 2>Kei k A. Andrew Friedman said last week that he

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<v Speaker 2>was so impressed by your leadership and the growth and

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<v Speaker 2>just specifically last year. How you really were one of

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<v Speaker 2>the leaders for the Dodgers. Can you describe what he

433
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<v Speaker 2>was talking about? Was it leading by example? Did you

434
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<v Speaker 2>have to pick the team up in the clubhouse? What

435
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<v Speaker 2>was that leadership that he was describing.

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<v Speaker 10>For the most part, I am a leaderback sample. I

437
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<v Speaker 10>think just because of the personality. Guys know that I

438
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<v Speaker 10>like to keep keep things light, but then at the

439
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<v Speaker 10>same time very I'm a very intense person. And when

440
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<v Speaker 10>it's when it's nutcrunched time and things aren't going your way,

441
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<v Speaker 10>it's very easy to you know, to to to let

442
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<v Speaker 10>the noise, the outside noise, get really loud. And for me,

443
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<v Speaker 10>I've been a part of so many of these runs,

444
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<v Speaker 10>and uh, you kind of know how to shut things,

445
00:24:11.400 --> 00:24:13.920
<v Speaker 10>shut things on and off, and uh, you know what

446
00:24:14.000 --> 00:24:17.119
<v Speaker 10>it takes to win. So I went once I saw that,

447
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<v Speaker 10>and and it's it's kind of things about like knowing

448
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<v Speaker 10>yourself as a as a your role within the clubhouse.

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<v Speaker 10>And at that time, you know, it was as much

450
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<v Speaker 10>as it is my time to to be light and all,

451
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<v Speaker 10>it was also my time to to pick people up,

452
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<v Speaker 10>and it was time to be that vocal leader. And I, uh,

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<v Speaker 10>I said you know what, if guys don't like it

454
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<v Speaker 10>and we go down, so be it. I might not

455
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<v Speaker 10>be here next year. But I really want to win,

456
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<v Speaker 10>and I know what it takes to win. So I'm

457
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<v Speaker 10>going to try and bring the best out of people,

458
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<v Speaker 10>and I'm gonna, you know, call people out. I got

459
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<v Speaker 10>to call people out or pick people up if they

460
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<v Speaker 10>need to be picked up. And there's a lot of

461
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<v Speaker 10>conversation with guys throughout October and uh, you know, talking

462
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<v Speaker 10>whether it was in the clubhouse or at hotel rooms

463
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<v Speaker 10>or going out for a Starbucks run with Yoshinobu and

464
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<v Speaker 10>having a couple hour talk with him, things like that,

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<v Speaker 10>and I just decided, you know what, I'm just I'm

466
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<v Speaker 10>gonna do this, and if guys don't like it, whatever,

467
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<v Speaker 10>but we need to this. I feel like this is

468
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<v Speaker 10>what we need right now as a team. And that's

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<v Speaker 10>kind of what I did.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, the key k Hernandez meeting with Yamamoto

471
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<v Speaker 2>came after Yamamoto's first postseason start against the Padres. Kik

472
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<v Speaker 2>told me that it was just them. There was no translator, hero,

473
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<v Speaker 2>no interpreter. They were able to communicate pretty clearly, and

474
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<v Speaker 2>I think Kik got his message across because after that,

475
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<v Speaker 2>Yamamoto never looked back and now you're seeing the product

476
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<v Speaker 2>of the confidence of his playoff run and his importance

477
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<v Speaker 2>last year. And he came into camp with a lot

478
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<v Speaker 2>of swagger and a lot of confidence. So that was

479
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<v Speaker 2>the conversation with Keith k Hernandez. He took us inside

480
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<v Speaker 2>in a lot of different ways about how he felt

481
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<v Speaker 2>about the ring ceremony and also his role as a

482
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<v Speaker 2>big time leader for the Dodgers last year. Let's go

483
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<v Speaker 2>out to the phones before we check in with Jose Mota.

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<v Speaker 2>Jerry was at Dodgers Stadium tonight. Hi Jerry, you're on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 7>Hey, daj thanks for taking my call. I want to

487
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<v Speaker 7>say thanks, Toby, have by seventy in your south for

488
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<v Speaker 7>all the coverage. I'm that guy who listens to off

489
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<v Speaker 7>season Dodgers Talk in December.

490
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<v Speaker 2>Hey, you're that guy.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm that guy, bro And we're out there for Ravian

492
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<v Speaker 7>right now. We're on the ten heady and he stot

493
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<v Speaker 7>to line here and now you know what, I got

494
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<v Speaker 7>to give it up to Mookie and first ballid Hall

495
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<v Speaker 7>of Famer future. You know, when he breaked that first

496
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<v Speaker 7>home run and he gave that fish pump.

497
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<v Speaker 6>Everybody in the crowd was like, pump up.

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<v Speaker 7>And it's nice to see.

499
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<v Speaker 13>Him have that energy now.

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<v Speaker 7>And then when he went yard to win it and

501
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<v Speaker 7>he was jumping around, it's like, didn't he let off

502
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<v Speaker 7>the gas from last season? Hey, thanks the thing my

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<v Speaker 7>call GV. I'm a good little bot.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jerry, thanks for the phone call. I love

505
00:27:08.400 --> 00:27:11.519
<v Speaker 2>when Mookie Bett's plays with joy, that's a big deal.

506
00:27:11.759 --> 00:27:14.119
<v Speaker 2>And tonight he was playing with a lot of joy.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a great photo after he hit the walk off

508
00:27:17.359 --> 00:27:20.480
<v Speaker 2>home run. He was standing a couple of feet away

509
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<v Speaker 2>from home plate and he had the tongue out and

510
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<v Speaker 1>It's tough to go around the horn with Jose Mota.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose Moto, what a great night at Dodger

518
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<v Speaker 2>Stadium again. Start to finish. Let's start with the pregame ceremony,

519
00:27:55.400 --> 00:27:59.960
<v Speaker 2>the ring ceremony. That was a pretty dramatic Hollywood type

520
00:28:00.000 --> 00:28:03.079
<v Speaker 2>type of a giveaway to the for the players to

521
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<v Speaker 2>get their rings.

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<v Speaker 13>It is so hard to get through a long season,

523
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<v Speaker 13>expectations names, Shohil Tani, Mookie Bets, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith.

524
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<v Speaker 13>I mean, it's hard to get through a season and

525
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<v Speaker 13>then to win it, and then to win the World Series.

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<v Speaker 13>So you know what, Hollywood as it was, is exactly

527
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<v Speaker 13>what the fans deserve, what the players deserve, with everybody

528
00:28:25.359 --> 00:28:27.480
<v Speaker 13>that's been part of that uniform deserved, and I think

529
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<v Speaker 13>overall it was absolutely fantastic and quite fitting for Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you have one particular player a moment where you

531
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<v Speaker 2>were a little surprised the reaction they got from the crowd,

532
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<v Speaker 2>the loud ovation they got from the crowd.

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<v Speaker 11>No, not at all.

534
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<v Speaker 13>I mean overall, like the expectations obviously with Showhy, with

535
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<v Speaker 13>taylh my god, I was fantastic Freddy Freeman what he

536
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<v Speaker 13>did in the World Series. But I think overall, I

537
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<v Speaker 13>mean guys that you know barely pitched. I mean, Emma

538
00:28:54.880 --> 00:28:57.000
<v Speaker 13>Sheion gets a nice ovation. It's all part of what

539
00:28:57.079 --> 00:28:59.519
<v Speaker 13>I always say that when you win, nobody cares what

540
00:28:59.599 --> 00:29:02.680
<v Speaker 13>your average was, how many, what your era was, but

541
00:29:02.799 --> 00:29:05.759
<v Speaker 13>you're part of a winner and everything that matters. And

542
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<v Speaker 13>it is so good to see everybody that you know

543
00:29:07.920 --> 00:29:11.079
<v Speaker 13>had their hands on it. The design is quite beautifully.

544
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<v Speaker 13>Fernando Vevenezuela is honored in the ring with twenty four

545
00:29:15.200 --> 00:29:19.680
<v Speaker 13>thirty four sapphires. That is absolutely touching and a reminder

546
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<v Speaker 13>of how important tradition is and personalities are for this organization.

547
00:29:25.480 --> 00:29:27.480
<v Speaker 13>I mean, Fernando forever in that ring with thirty four

548
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<v Speaker 13>sapphires is absolutely beautiful.

549
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<v Speaker 2>No doubt. Fernando is still on the Dodgers jersey sleeves too,

550
00:29:34.799 --> 00:29:36.960
<v Speaker 2>number thirty four for the rest of this year, so

551
00:29:37.119 --> 00:29:41.640
<v Speaker 2>definitely not forgotten. Let's get to the game, Jose. This

552
00:29:41.799 --> 00:29:45.200
<v Speaker 2>Dodger team, like Mookie bet said, it's gonna be tough

553
00:29:45.240 --> 00:29:48.079
<v Speaker 2>to beat them and get twenty seven outs. It feels

554
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<v Speaker 2>like teams are going to have to survive the Dodgers

555
00:29:52.279 --> 00:29:53.559
<v Speaker 2>more than beat them.

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<v Speaker 13>Yeah, and I say Mookie made some important point too,

557
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<v Speaker 13>and talking to you too. You know, these guys work

558
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<v Speaker 13>for this. It's not like they go out there and

559
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<v Speaker 13>to say, here's my name, here's my tradition, here's my history,

560
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<v Speaker 13>here's my my road here. No, they they want to

561
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<v Speaker 13>be so good, and you know, Mooki wants to be great.

562
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<v Speaker 13>We talked about this, all the doubts about whether Muku

563
00:30:13.359 --> 00:30:14.799
<v Speaker 13>was in a play or not, and we all had

564
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<v Speaker 13>our doubts. And the one thing that I did mention

565
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<v Speaker 13>to you a couple of days it was, is, you know,

566
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<v Speaker 13>when a guy like this has that type of spirit,

567
00:30:22.200 --> 00:30:24.720
<v Speaker 13>just don't get in the way. Don't get in the

568
00:30:24.759 --> 00:30:27.759
<v Speaker 13>way of greatness. But overall we see why he talks

569
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<v Speaker 13>about those twenty seven ounce and how hard it is

570
00:30:29.599 --> 00:30:31.880
<v Speaker 13>because you count one through nine and then you go

571
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<v Speaker 13>to the bench. I mean, Will Smith comes up with

572
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<v Speaker 13>a big hit and it's just it doesn't matter what's

573
00:30:35.319 --> 00:30:37.880
<v Speaker 13>happened four or five innings. They're getting no hit through

574
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<v Speaker 13>four and then one swing changes everything. And it's part

575
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<v Speaker 13>of what this culture is, what you know, what they're

576
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<v Speaker 13>made of day because you go back to look at

577
00:30:46.000 --> 00:30:50.039
<v Speaker 13>star players and superstar teams, but it seems like nobody

578
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<v Speaker 13>here wants to take the credit in a way, you

579
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<v Speaker 13>know what I'm saying, And it's like, you know, what

580
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<v Speaker 13>if I don't do it. Somebody's just going to get

581
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<v Speaker 13>it done. But overall it's just a group effort that

582
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<v Speaker 13>again you got to applug because they just never think

583
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<v Speaker 13>they're out of the game. And obviously they have the

584
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<v Speaker 13>weapons and resources because they're never out of the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and I know Mooki obviously came up with the

586
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<v Speaker 2>big hit to win the game, but the subsequent at

587
00:31:10.599 --> 00:31:13.680
<v Speaker 2>bats ahead of him really put him in that position.

588
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<v Speaker 2>Michael Confordo, who made a questionable dive for a ball

589
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<v Speaker 2>in the top of the tenth inning, comes through with

590
00:31:20.240 --> 00:31:23.480
<v Speaker 2>a big base hit, scores a run. Will Smith delivers

591
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<v Speaker 2>the game time base hit off the bench on his

592
00:31:26.440 --> 00:31:30.279
<v Speaker 2>thirtieth birthday, and Otani puts will Smith at third base

593
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<v Speaker 2>ninety feet away to put a lot of pressure on

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<v Speaker 2>Brisky facing Mookie Betts.

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<v Speaker 13>Yes, on top of all that, and you're making some

596
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<v Speaker 13>great points. Conforto, top play left field. You mentioned some

597
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<v Speaker 13>great points about the outfield defense. We can get into

598
00:31:43.119 --> 00:31:46.480
<v Speaker 13>that next few days. But he goes out there and

599
00:31:46.480 --> 00:31:48.880
<v Speaker 13>finds some tough pitches and goes the other way. He

600
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<v Speaker 13>does not try to say, let me make cup for

601
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<v Speaker 13>maybe that misplay left field on a tough play by

602
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<v Speaker 13>hitting home run, he stays right where we was at

603
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<v Speaker 13>the end of spring training and goes the other way.

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<v Speaker 13>And then on top of that, you start looking as

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<v Speaker 13>who's coming up and the things that you have to

606
00:32:03.799 --> 00:32:05.480
<v Speaker 13>do as a pitcher to get by, and you just

607
00:32:05.519 --> 00:32:08.759
<v Speaker 13>don't have room to brief And they're not just guys

608
00:32:08.799 --> 00:32:10.960
<v Speaker 13>are gonna slug the baseball. They give you a good

609
00:32:11.319 --> 00:32:14.039
<v Speaker 13>team at bats and we know that Dave in the

610
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<v Speaker 13>last three years talking to you. When they go to

611
00:32:16.279 --> 00:32:18.640
<v Speaker 13>win from team at bats, it gets real dangerous and

612
00:32:18.720 --> 00:32:21.200
<v Speaker 13>it gets very scary. They don't produce, but they're back

613
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<v Speaker 13>to that mode right away, like they're playing in October

614
00:32:24.079 --> 00:32:26.319
<v Speaker 13>with a lot of urgency. And then on top of that,

615
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<v Speaker 13>on another side is all of this happened because the

616
00:32:28.799 --> 00:32:33.319
<v Speaker 13>Dodgers played the best defense overall, considering in one any

617
00:32:33.359 --> 00:32:35.599
<v Speaker 13>thanks to Tommy Edmond who kept the game where it

618
00:32:35.720 --> 00:32:38.400
<v Speaker 13>was along with the play by Austin Bond. So one

619
00:32:38.440 --> 00:32:41.119
<v Speaker 13>thing compliments the other. The bad pitching, you pick it up.

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<v Speaker 13>You pick up Tanner Scott by the way that he's

621
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<v Speaker 13>having trouble getting lefties out. But all these things happen

622
00:32:45.640 --> 00:32:47.480
<v Speaker 13>because you have the right elements and guys that can

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<v Speaker 13>really put behind the last tough play to move ahead

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00:32:50.680 --> 00:32:53.279
<v Speaker 13>and know that there's still that left. Well, there's still

625
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<v Speaker 13>an opportunity, and we're seeing it once again.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jose, we'll talk to you tomorrow on Oral Herscheizer,

627
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<v Speaker 2>could Jersey give away? And Roki Sazaki's Dodgers stadium debut

628
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<v Speaker 2>will have a lot to talk about tomorrow night as well.

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<v Speaker 13>Very special, just like thirty four.

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<v Speaker 2>We all right, Jose, there he goes Jose Mota, part

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<v Speaker 2>of the Dodgers Spanish radio broadcast. Appreciate his insight. I

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned that we talked to Evan Phillips today. He and

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<v Speaker 2>Tony Gonsolin threw in the same simulated game, throwing the

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<v Speaker 2>hitters earlier this afternoon. The minor league season just got

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<v Speaker 2>underway in Oklahoma City. In fact, Dalton Rushing hit a

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<v Speaker 2>home run in Oklahoma City's first game tonight. But Evan

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<v Speaker 2>Phillips is getting closer to going out and pitching in

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<v Speaker 2>a minor league rehab assignment, and I asked him what

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<v Speaker 2>the next steps were. How he's feeling with that right

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<v Speaker 2>shoulder that was injured in the NLCS and has taken

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of time to bounce back today simulated game.

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<v Speaker 13>Yes, SLIPPLAVEVP.

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<v Speaker 2>So where what's the next step after this?

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<v Speaker 15>You just do to I feel like I'm ready for

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<v Speaker 15>a rehab assignment, but due to the nature of what's

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<v Speaker 15>going on here this weekend and then the minor league

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<v Speaker 15>season starting this weekend, and then they have their off

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<v Speaker 15>day on Monday, so I think I'll be back here

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<v Speaker 15>for another live VP on Monday, and then I'll head

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<v Speaker 15>out for a rehab assignment.

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<v Speaker 2>How long do you expect that to be or will

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<v Speaker 2>they tell you?

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<v Speaker 15>I'm sure we'll lay something out, but you know, with

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<v Speaker 15>these things, it's all just one at a time. I

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<v Speaker 15>think as I go through that progression, you know, we'll

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<v Speaker 15>knock out a couple, start working on back to backs,

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<v Speaker 15>start working on two out of three's, and you know,

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<v Speaker 15>one plus things like that, and as I cross those thresholds,

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<v Speaker 15>and we'll have a better idea of when I'll return.

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<v Speaker 2>Fair to say, when you start doing those back to backs,

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<v Speaker 2>how you bounce back is going to dictate.

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<v Speaker 15>Yeah, That's kind of my point is it's all dependent

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<v Speaker 15>on how I'm responding to things, and if we continue

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<v Speaker 15>with this trend and where I've been doing really well

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<v Speaker 15>and bouncing back really well. Then I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 15>hopefully we stay on schedule and get back as soon

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<v Speaker 15>as possible.

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<v Speaker 2>So fingers for Evan Phillips that he's able to check

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<v Speaker 2>those boxes, especially pitching back to back games on this

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<v Speaker 2>upcoming minor league rehab assignment to get him back hopefully

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<v Speaker 2>by the end of April. For the Dodgers, that would

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<v Speaker 2>be a big boost to their bullpen, to one of

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<v Speaker 2>their key relievers the last two or three years. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's a relief to understand better because he was explaining

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<v Speaker 2>it to me a lot more clearly than I had

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<v Speaker 2>heard it that the capsule in his rotator cuff was

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<v Speaker 2>not torn or injured. Luckily for Evan Phillips and the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>what was torn was a muscle that goes towards the

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<v Speaker 2>back side of the shoulders. So with rest and a

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<v Speaker 2>PRP injection, that muscle tear has healed. Muscle tears can heal,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's not as big of a deal in the

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<v Speaker 2>grand scheme of things as a ligament tear. So the

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<v Speaker 2>muscle tear healed, and that's the reason why Phillips has

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<v Speaker 2>a great chance of being a part of the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>trying to make it a back to back championship. Eight

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<v Speaker 2>six six, nine, seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers beat the Tigers eight to five in ten innings.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to get to a couple of callers that

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<v Speaker 2>were holding for a long time. So let's let's bring

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<v Speaker 2>them together. Christian and Hollywood. Say hi to Greg and Corona.

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<v Speaker 2>You're both big Dodger fans.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, sir, Hey, hey Christian, what's happening?

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<v Speaker 6>Doing good?

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<v Speaker 2>Doing good?

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<v Speaker 11>Just was hearing the game to the MLB website and

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<v Speaker 11>just what an exciting ninth to be a Dodger fan.

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<v Speaker 11>I do want to bring up just a point that

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<v Speaker 11>I don't know if anybody had brought up yet, but

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<v Speaker 11>Dodgers leaving what six players on base? You know, I

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<v Speaker 11>know it's early in the season, but I think it

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<v Speaker 11>might be something to point out and maybe just have

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<v Speaker 11>that small talk, say, hey, we need to be able

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<v Speaker 11>to bring these players in.

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<v Speaker 2>And they scored eight runs night, they scored eight runs tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>And if you look at the flip side, the Tigers

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<v Speaker 2>have left twenty two runners on base the first two games.

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<v Speaker 4>How would you feel if you were a Colorado Rocky.

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<v Speaker 4>After two games, you wake up in the morning, you're

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<v Speaker 4>two and a half back in the in the divisions.

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<v Speaker 4>It's super I mean it's pretty crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, oh yeah, talking out who just gave him

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<v Speaker 2>them tumbo finger? Who was that that just gave him

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<v Speaker 2>them tumbo finger?

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<v Speaker 8>That's me?

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<v Speaker 4>Greg and Corona.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh damn, Greg, you just dunked on Christian Hollywood on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger talk.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, hey, two and a half games back. I've only

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<v Speaker 4>played two games, but I think the Dodgers. I've been

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<v Speaker 4>a lot. My family is huge into this. My dad

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<v Speaker 4>was at the fifty nine World Series as his dad.

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<v Speaker 4>My dad took I was at the Gibson game with

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<v Speaker 4>my dad in eighty eight and I took my son

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<v Speaker 4>to the to the Kershaw against the Cheaters in Game

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<v Speaker 4>one when he won against Houston. But any who, so

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<v Speaker 4>we've been around.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a lot to die just right there.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, there's a lot. I've never been like like the

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<v Speaker 4>vibe of this team. I haven't never seen another teams

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<v Speaker 4>as with the vibe of this team. I think what's

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<v Speaker 4>gonna dave. I think what's going to be the tough

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<v Speaker 4>thing is every single team is going to bring their

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<v Speaker 4>best every single day. They're gonna get jabbed like I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>I know the Tigers are going to be a playoff

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<v Speaker 4>team anyways, but they they fought their asses off these

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<v Speaker 4>last two games, and that like the Dodgers, these are

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<v Speaker 4>playoff games basically, that's.

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<v Speaker 2>Where they're going. The first two games of this series

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<v Speaker 2>may have broken the will for the Tigers tomorrow. Maybe,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it is early in the season, but that

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<v Speaker 2>was my point. The Dodgers are going to make things

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<v Speaker 2>very difficult for a lot of different teams, even on

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<v Speaker 2>the nights that they lose games. Hey, Greg and Christian,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks a lot for calling in. Appreciate it. Let's do

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<v Speaker 2>it again. Okay, every call has to come to an end.

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<v Speaker 2>Fernando Valezuela always used to tell me I hang up

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<v Speaker 2>on the callers, but I try to explain to him,

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<v Speaker 2>every call comes to an end, so I have to

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<v Speaker 2>hang up on you guys now.

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<v Speaker 4>Thanks Dave, appreciate you. I appreciate you.

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<v Speaker 2>Moving all right, guys, thanks a lot. Good sports right there.

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<v Speaker 2>That'll do it for us. On Dodger Talk tonight tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>Roki Sazaki making his Dodger Stadium debut, going up against

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<v Speaker 2>right hander Reese Holsen, the twenty five year old right

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<v Speaker 2>hander for the Tigers, had one hundred and one strikeouts

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<v Speaker 2>in one hundred and twelve innings. He did not farewell

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<v Speaker 2>against left handed hitters, which is a bad matchup for him.

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<v Speaker 2>Tomorrow night, Bronco Casino Dodgers on Deck begins at five o'clock,

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<v Speaker 2>first pitch at six ten. Thanks to calling e back

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<v Speaker 2>at our Burbank studios. Thanks to Dwayne McDonald, who's out

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<v Speaker 2>here at Dodgers Stadium already's got the car warmed up alright,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean game two of the home schedule. We've got

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<v Speaker 2>the car warmed up already. Anyway, we'll talk to you

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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow night. Look forward to another great night at Dodgers Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not just a game, it's an event when you

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<v Speaker 2>come watch the Dodgers once again. The final score the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers on a Mookie walk off, three run home run

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<v Speaker 2>in the tenth inning, beat the Tigers eight to five.

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<v Speaker 2>Have a great rest of your night. Seal play