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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Basse for Dodger Talker.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to Dodger Talk. David vass with you until

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<v Speaker 2>eight o'clock as we get set for the big World

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<v Speaker 2>Series rematch beginning tomorrow night at Dodgers Stadium. Max Freed

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<v Speaker 2>and Cino Zone will be on the mound for the

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<v Speaker 2>Yankees going up against Tony Gonsolin. And we're joined right

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<v Speaker 2>now by a man that couldn't stay away from southern California.

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<v Speaker 2>He wanted to get close to the heat. He didn't

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<v Speaker 2>want to get too close. With the Dodgers in first

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<v Speaker 2>place in the NL West, the Yankees back in town

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<v Speaker 2>for the World Series. A man that spent his entire

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<v Speaker 2>Major League career with one team, and that is in

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Blue. He's a Gold Glover, he's a Silver slugger,

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<v Speaker 2>he's an All Star, and he's number one in your program,

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<v Speaker 2>not mine. Andre Ethier. Andre, thanks a lot for joining

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<v Speaker 2>us finally on Dodger Talk this year.

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<v Speaker 3>Need a commercial break after that intro?

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<v Speaker 2>My goodness, Yeah, I mean it's hard. You're a hard

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<v Speaker 2>guy to get a hold of these days.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, we're we're you.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we talked right before we started taping this.

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<v Speaker 1>We're almost sixty games this season. You finally give me

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<v Speaker 1>the signal from the bullpen to come in and let

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<v Speaker 1>me get on the show.

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<v Speaker 3>So I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>And yeah, I'm in southern California for the last couple

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<v Speaker 1>of weeks hanging out and yeah, looking forward to the

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<v Speaker 1>series this uh this.

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<v Speaker 3>Speaking there in LA.

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<v Speaker 1>I was actually gonna go up and see it until

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<v Speaker 1>I found out that my son Devils from Arizona State

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<v Speaker 1>are in the u c l A hosted regional this weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>So I kind of did a pivot and I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>go see some college baseball action this weekend with the

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<v Speaker 1>Sun Devils, Irvine, Fresno State, and u c l A

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<v Speaker 1>Bruins there all at fourteen Regional UCLA this weekend, So

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<v Speaker 1>it will be a fun time bottom a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>baseball in the LA area, and who knows, maybe some

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<v Speaker 1>good future dogs out there on that airs Astaate Tue.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, I'm surprised you're going to that and not going

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<v Speaker 2>to Anaheim for the Savannah Bananas. I thought maybe you

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<v Speaker 2>might be the guest star for the Savannah Bananas tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, you know, I don't I don't like anything Anaheim,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't consider that a part of what we

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<v Speaker 1>do down there. I think I like those parts of

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<v Speaker 1>that Hoveyers down there in Crystal Cove.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll go down there to hang.

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<v Speaker 1>Out Hobviers and have a few drinks there watching the sunset.

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<v Speaker 1>But other than that, I don't need to go to

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<v Speaker 1>the Angel Stadium for anything. I'll wait for the Bananas

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<v Speaker 1>to be in Donders Stadium and maybe I'll have my

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<v Speaker 1>guest appearance.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, well, Hobbers is a big, a big fan of

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger talk and David Vasse Senior and Junior. They love me,

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<v Speaker 2>but I heard they are lukewarm on you.

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<v Speaker 3>That's all right, I like I like the margaritas enough

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<v Speaker 3>to give a path for the good favor of me.

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<v Speaker 3>Good time, great food.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's good to be back in California for a

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<v Speaker 1>few weeks and you know, hang it out watching a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of Dodger baseball actually there on this last road trip,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's fun to see that. You know. I think

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<v Speaker 1>they went out and did pretty well on that road trip.

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<v Speaker 1>It was kind of the beginning of a tough stretch

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<v Speaker 1>for them, and I think they did pretty well. You

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<v Speaker 1>know too, You know, a tough New York series, and

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<v Speaker 1>obviously it's always tough to go into Cleveland and play games,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know they handled business there too.

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<v Speaker 2>How much do you believe players, especially now, don't appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>just the attention and the microscope they are going to

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<v Speaker 2>be under when they're playing with sho Heyo Tani and

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<v Speaker 2>they're part of a team that is coming off a

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<v Speaker 2>big time World Series championship. Do we have to give

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<v Speaker 2>Tanner Scott and Michael Confordo and I know Blake Snell

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<v Speaker 2>hasn't pitched a lot, but a little bit more grace

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<v Speaker 2>to get used to their new environment.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna be very I wouldn't say political, but I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be very upfront. I don't I couldn't even tell you

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<v Speaker 1>because you know what, unfortunately, I've never got to play

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<v Speaker 1>with this player show is caliber, and I never got

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<v Speaker 1>experience to play after a World Series win. So you

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<v Speaker 1>know that being said, the game has changed a lot

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<v Speaker 1>the last six seven years that I've been out, and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers for that, you know, has changed so much.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the lights bigger, the lights of brighter, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, unbelievable, what the you know, team, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>front office, ownership, fans have done to elevate this team

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<v Speaker 1>to the forefront one of the main, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>premiere organizations in.

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<v Speaker 3>All Major League Baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, so I will say just from that experience of

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<v Speaker 1>knowing going into some of those you know, playing in

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<v Speaker 1>l A, going into big markets. Yes, the lights of brighter. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>the microscope is is that much more fine? The grace

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't get so, you know, so leading when you're not

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<v Speaker 1>performing and what do the fans?

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<v Speaker 3>What do this?

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<v Speaker 1>What does this coaching staff, what does this front office expect?

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<v Speaker 1>They expect another World Series? And rightfullis so there's no

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<v Speaker 1>days off, there's no years off. It's get right back

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<v Speaker 1>at it. It's the same team, maybe even better bullpen,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe even better pitching. You know, offense is the same,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe even some key guys that were had it on

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<v Speaker 1>and there's no excuses not too And I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>just a part of adding those guys who might have

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<v Speaker 1>not played recently with teams.

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<v Speaker 3>In that area.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, here's something you know about because during your

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<v Speaker 2>time with the Dodgers, you were considered and rightfully so,

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<v Speaker 2>as being one of the most clutch players in Major

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<v Speaker 2>League Baseball. Can you explain to us, and it's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of lost in the analytics of baseball these days, just

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<v Speaker 2>the difference between being in the batter's box with a

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<v Speaker 2>runner at second base or third base or both runners

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<v Speaker 2>in scoring position, compared to coming to the plate with

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<v Speaker 2>nobody on base and being counted on as a run producer.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's it's that's tough to both sides. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's so many nuances to the game that we have

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<v Speaker 1>to look at. And that's, you know, something I'm constantly

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<v Speaker 1>trying to teach, you know, younger players and stuff now

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<v Speaker 1>is it's not purely just go up there, seatball, hit ball,

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<v Speaker 1>and whatever happens happens.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, there's a game.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you've you've heard it how many times say

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<v Speaker 1>there's a game within a game right there and there

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<v Speaker 1>until he is and there's a game within the game

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<v Speaker 1>of the game. Because each inning, you know, you can

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<v Speaker 1>break it down to thirds, first, third innings, middle you know, second,

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<v Speaker 1>third innings, and the last three innings. There's different things

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<v Speaker 1>that hitters top to bottom are asked to do and

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<v Speaker 1>they're expected to do, uh, and those change according to

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<v Speaker 1>the situation. And that's a part of being a good

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<v Speaker 1>baseball players, you have to be able to adapt to,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a lot of those different possibilities.

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<v Speaker 3>A guy like show, Hey, it's simple.

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<v Speaker 1>It's get up there, drive the ball as hard as

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<v Speaker 1>you know, as hard as you can off the bat,

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<v Speaker 1>and hit it as far as you can and hope

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<v Speaker 1>you can get the points. But you see himself giving

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<v Speaker 1>himself up in certain situations and and you know, try

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<v Speaker 1>to get a ball, you know, pull aside, try to

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<v Speaker 1>in play, stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 3>And then guys who might not hit homes.

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<v Speaker 1>All the time, you know, late in the game you

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<v Speaker 1>might be expected to drive a ball to the wall

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<v Speaker 1>rather than just that's you know that good contact lines

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<v Speaker 3>So being a good.

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<v Speaker 1>Baseball player, you have to know all the possibilities. You

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<v Speaker 1>have to know your you know limits, what your possibilities

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<v Speaker 1>are of your own talents and go out there and

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<v Speaker 1>whatever the situation calls for.

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<v Speaker 2>Andre Ethier, the Man, the Myth, the Legend, making his

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<v Speaker 2>premier appearance during this season on Dodger Talk. Do you

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<v Speaker 2>have a superior grocer's word? Are the day for us today?

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<v Speaker 2>Or is that just during the games, just.

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<v Speaker 3>Through the games.

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<v Speaker 1>But yes, the player grocers, you know, they're they're a

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<v Speaker 1>good partner of mine, and I've been happy to be

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<v Speaker 1>on board and we've been having a great time the

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<v Speaker 1>last two years together and being on this great run

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<v Speaker 1>with the Dodgers and Superior Grocers is a place with

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<v Speaker 1>all your needs.

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<v Speaker 2>Your last year was twenty seventeen. Are you still taking

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<v Speaker 2>off guard how much the fans still love and appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>everything you did for your twelve year major league career?

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<v Speaker 3>Uh?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I do, because I'm trying to be you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I try to say, you know, I just went out

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<v Speaker 1>there and did it to you know, play the game

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<v Speaker 1>right way, and obviously when I was playing the game

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<v Speaker 1>the right way for the fans and and uh you know,

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<v Speaker 1>make them proud of, you know, not only me, but

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<v Speaker 1>making proud of to be a Dodger fan, and try

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<v Speaker 1>to elevate uh you know, the city, elevate everything, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to be representative of what we see on that hat,

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<v Speaker 1>which is LA and yeah, you know everything that everything

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<v Speaker 1>I tried to do obviously was to have the most success,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, for myself and family, but was for those

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<v Speaker 1>reasons also, and you know, I have this love and

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<v Speaker 1>fondness for la for all the fans and the way

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<v Speaker 1>they treated me all those years. And yeah, there's there's

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<v Speaker 1>no better feeling than walking back in the Dodger Stadium,

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<v Speaker 1>which still feels like home every time I step in it,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, getting a chance to hear and express

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<v Speaker 1>you know, with you know here fans, how they talk

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<v Speaker 1>to me, and then I get expressed, you know, some

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that I might not ever get a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to say when I was a player, because you're

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, for yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's nice to be able to be in this

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<v Speaker 1>position to you know, go to some of the things

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<v Speaker 1>I do and be around the stadium and get a share, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, my appreciation for the fans.

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<v Speaker 3>Back, you know, to them.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you miss the game?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, I missed it every every day, think about it.

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<v Speaker 1>That's That's the one thing that's kind of kind of weird, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>where you might be able to get back and get

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<v Speaker 1>experience and taste of it again. And you know, when

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<v Speaker 1>you're done playing professional sports, it's when it's done it's done.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no uh kind of going back, especially baseball, all

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<v Speaker 1>basketball going back and just you know, give it one

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<v Speaker 1>more shot. You know, for the most part, less you're

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<v Speaker 1>any ram mirrors and they're still swinging the batting stage. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, every day, sometimes somethings more, some days not.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't miss it.

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<v Speaker 3>Standing there, you know, throwing you just.

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<v Speaker 1>Have flashes of you know, hey, at this time and

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<v Speaker 1>years ago, while I was getting ready to play, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>three game set, and in set, I'm sitting on the beach.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, there's there's always tonts of reminders. And then

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<v Speaker 1>and seem to help them. Uh you know better, prepare

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so you're on the beach having flashbacks to playing

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<v Speaker 2>catch with while you're throwing to your daughter. Who is

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<v Speaker 2>Andre Ethier's favorite catch partner in your career?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, favorite catch powers that?

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<v Speaker 3>That's easy one. Matt Camp.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, Hey, you make us all feel good when you

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Matt Camp, by far one was my favorite catch partner.

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<v Speaker 1>He is my catch partner for was that eight years?

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<v Speaker 3>Eight years?

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<v Speaker 1>Nine years there, but my catch partner, you know, every

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<v Speaker 1>day out there, spring training to end of the season, playoffs,

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<v Speaker 1>the whole thing. Uh, you know, it wasn't even it

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<v Speaker 1>and talking, uh you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know, about life at.

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<v Speaker 1>The beginning, you know, sitting there fifteen twenty feet away,

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<v Speaker 1>talking about life, talking about whatever you did last night,

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<v Speaker 1>talking about what you you tomorrow, talking about who you're

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<v Speaker 1>facing that day. All kinds of things happen in those

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<v Speaker 1>ball field early, sometimes on the road, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>how at two thirty three o'clock in the afternoon when

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<v Speaker 1>having those conversations, uh, you know, preparing for the.

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<v Speaker 3>Game that night.

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<v Speaker 2>After Matt camp left and Cody Bellinger emerged in your

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<v Speaker 3>He was a casey.

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<v Speaker 1>But who was my actually catch partner all right after

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<v Speaker 1>Matt left was Matt Ouer was Josh Peterson. Oh okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so Jock was my catch partner after that. And it

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<v Speaker 1>was when it was when it was not being my

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<v Speaker 1>I would sit there just crack up about this guy

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<v Speaker 1>all the time and all the you know, the antics

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<v Speaker 1>and stuff that he always had going on. And it

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<v Speaker 1>was pretty good for me because it was, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>player that you know, had that enthusiasm and just like

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<v Speaker 1>newness of the game. And they kind of reminded me of,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, to be appreciative of you know, where we're

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<v Speaker 1>at because you know, that's that's the one thing you

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<v Speaker 1>can you know, you hear and tells the whole time.

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<v Speaker 1>As baseball is, you know, the old players are grow

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<v Speaker 1>up me and the new players are too happy, and

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<v Speaker 1>shoes again as a as an old player, just see

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<v Speaker 1>how fun and and how much uh you know, how

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<v Speaker 2>Those are great stories. I love hearing that, and I

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<v Speaker 2>know fans love hearing that kind of stuff. Before I

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<v Speaker 2>let you go, I asked fans to call in again

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<v Speaker 2>tonight with the Dodgers and Yankees getting set for tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Where were you when Freddie Freeman hit his walk off

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<v Speaker 2>Grand Slam? And did you feel like it was going

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<v Speaker 2>to happen?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>I I don't know whether it was to the Gland

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<v Speaker 1>Slam was going to happen. I thought, definitely, we're getting

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<v Speaker 1>to hit in that situation, and you know things were

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<v Speaker 1>gonna I was actually capping the lineup and see who

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<v Speaker 1>was behind him, to see how we're setting up for that.

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<v Speaker 3>But I knew he was going to get something done.

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<v Speaker 3>I could just feel it.

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<v Speaker 1>It was like one of those you know moments that

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<v Speaker 1>those great clutch hits for the Dodgers that you see

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<v Speaker 1>replayed in history that I mean, you don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>be jump on, but the gifts and home run that

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<v Speaker 1>replayed a thousand times inside the stadium every time I

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<v Speaker 1>played there when the team was behind. You know, it

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<v Speaker 1>was one of those moments that were setting up for there.

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<v Speaker 1>And I was actually sitting at a baseball game in

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<v Speaker 1>Phoenix watching what of my kids playing when it happened,

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<v Speaker 1>and I just see you could hear the little four

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<v Speaker 1>You could hear the four pack of people at the fans.

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<v Speaker 1>He could hear cheering and groaning all at the same

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<v Speaker 1>time of all the parents and everyone watching the game,

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<v Speaker 1>watching the kids games, but also watching the World Series

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<v Speaker 1>on the phone.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, how's your guy at Noble Bakery in Phoenix handling it?

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<v Speaker 2>Because every time you take me there, he's got a

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<v Speaker 2>Yankee hat on. He's mister New York. How is he

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<v Speaker 2>handling the Dodgers being the Yankees? Daddy?

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, Jared dare my guy. Darre's actually funny story is

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<v Speaker 1>we hopped on a plate.

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<v Speaker 3>The next days together that he too and yeah, yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>so he was. He took it. He took it better.

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<v Speaker 1>You know the Yankee fans, they like to say, well

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<v Speaker 1>we have twenty I said, well, you one, you won

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<v Speaker 1>twenty of them when there's only four teams in the league. So, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that's that's what time might joke to him

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<v Speaker 1>about that. But yeah, he took it pretty well. And

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<v Speaker 1>uh he makes the great flies of pizza over there.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we've had lunch there together, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Great spot, great spot. I recommend it. Great guy. He's

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<v Speaker 2>one of the few fans that we like.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, one of the few.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know what I missed me and you getting

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<v Speaker 1>a slice of pizza in downtown La at Prince at

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<v Speaker 1>Prince Street Pizza.

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<v Speaker 3>I had a couple a couple of years.

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<v Speaker 1>Ago, we got a slice together there.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh yeah, games, you know all the spots. Still you're

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<v Speaker 2>still the king of foodie.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Prince Prince Street Pizza one of my favorite places

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<v Speaker 1>to grab a place in downtown Me schooser again.

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<v Speaker 2>I love it. We actually were having this debate during

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<v Speaker 2>the rain delay, where the best slice of pizza is

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<v Speaker 2>in LA and you just you just solved the answer

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<v Speaker 2>for all of us.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, here's the Stadium. I like that Prince Street my

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<v Speaker 1>still favorites maybe kind of.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean forgotten or maybe not, but I.

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<v Speaker 1>Like Oysteria or Pizza Ria Moza. Oh yeah, they're on

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<v Speaker 1>Melrose in Highland. That's you know, one of my favorite

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<v Speaker 1>all time places. I think they kind of were at

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<v Speaker 1>the forefront of just going to a restaurant to sit

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<v Speaker 1>down and have a whole pie type restaurant was based

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<v Speaker 1>around the pizza pie. And yeah, it's kind of one

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<v Speaker 1>of those great slices that you forget is there, but

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<v Speaker 1>every time you have it, and if you've had it before,

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<v Speaker 1>it just as like, oh yeah, I remember this.

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<v Speaker 2>Great memories, Dre and certainly everybody in Los Angeles remembers

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<v Speaker 2>them and appreciate how you just left it all out

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<v Speaker 2>on the field, no regrets and we can't wait to

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<v Speaker 2>see you back at Dodger Stadium soon.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, thank you, appreciate it. And uh yeah, I'm having

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<v Speaker 1>fun time watching this team and you know, watching this Dodger,

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<v Speaker 1>this brand, this new brand of Dodger Baseball and this

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<v Speaker 1>next generation of guys, it's exciting to see and exciting

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<v Speaker 1>to you know, still be somewhat a part of the organization.

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<v Speaker 1>And get a chance to see it kind of firsthand.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I can't wait to do this in person. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>see you on this homestand maybe.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, appreciate it and go sun Devils this week

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<v Speaker 1>and at the UTLA Regional.

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<v Speaker 3>I know you don't like that, but.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, for them, I mean, I'll pretend that you have

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to win. But John Savage is my guy.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, all right, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>Hear the fork