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<v Speaker 1>We're joined right now and by one of my favorite people.

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<v Speaker 2>He was such a big part of Dave Roberts' staff

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<v Speaker 2>when the Dodgers we're going to nlcs's and World Series.

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<v Speaker 2>He went on to manage the Rangers, and thankfully he

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<v Speaker 2>is back in the Dodger organization with that beautiful bald

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<v Speaker 2>head and that clean shaven beard. That's the one and

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<v Speaker 2>only Chris Woodward. What he thinks a lot for the time,

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate it absolutely. Always a pledge to brother hey Man.

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<v Speaker 2>Always great to see you out here. You have so

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<v Speaker 2>much to offer. What's the first three games of this

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<v Speaker 2>series shown you about this team?

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<v Speaker 3>You know what, this team that we're playing obviously has

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of fight. You know, they've played together, they

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<v Speaker 3>do a lot of things really well, they play the game.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's actually been a test for us, obviously with

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<v Speaker 3>curse going down after that first inning, kind of put

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<v Speaker 3>our backs against the wall and to pitch his staff,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, thankfully we got some horses down to

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<v Speaker 3>that bullpen that took the ball and honestly pitched when

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<v Speaker 3>they probably weren't supposed to and didn't you know, weren't

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<v Speaker 3>really ready to pitch based on how they had pitched

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<v Speaker 3>so many games before that, So it honestly took a

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<v Speaker 3>team effort for the first two games, and somehow we

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<v Speaker 3>came away with two wins. Offense, put a bunch of

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<v Speaker 3>runs on the board, and it was really cool to

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<v Speaker 3>see the fight in this team against a team that's

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<v Speaker 3>like they're not scared of us at all, which I

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<v Speaker 3>kind of like, it's good for our team. But yesterday,

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<v Speaker 3>obviously we'll put that one aside and we have a

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<v Speaker 3>chance to win three out of four in a huge.

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<v Speaker 1>Series for us.

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<v Speaker 2>You're a great person to ask this question, obviously, with

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<v Speaker 2>where the pitching staff was the last two days. How

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<v Speaker 2>tough is it to swallow a game like yesterday where

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<v Speaker 2>you're handcuffed on who you can use and live to

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<v Speaker 2>fight today.

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<v Speaker 3>I think the one thing that we're really really good at.

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously we have really good pitching, and we have good pitchers,

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<v Speaker 3>but I think our staff, you know, Doc and Mark

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<v Speaker 3>and Connor and Bartle and the bullpen do a great

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<v Speaker 3>job of keeping.

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<v Speaker 1>Our guys healthy. It's it's a it's a little it's a.

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<v Speaker 3>Lot undervalued obviously in the league, where a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>teams feel like they have to fight to win every

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<v Speaker 3>game and use their best pitchers no matter what. Where

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<v Speaker 3>We're not afraid to say, okay, we're we're almost willing

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<v Speaker 3>to sacrifice the win for the betterment of our team

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<v Speaker 3>long term. And I think that, you know, come playoff time,

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<v Speaker 3>everybody's got to, you know, set during this month, it's

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<v Speaker 3>all hands on deck. You might have to pitch seven

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<v Speaker 3>in a row, who knows. But like for the long

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<v Speaker 3>term of one hundred and sixty two games, it's hard

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<v Speaker 3>to not buy into or be tempted into using guys,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, when they pitch three out of four or

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<v Speaker 3>two out of three and you end up, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>making that guy obviously not have a great outing and

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<v Speaker 3>with less stuff, but you potentially get guys hurt. And

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<v Speaker 3>I see that happen.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot throughout the league. We don't do that.

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<v Speaker 3>We refuse to do that with our pitchers. And I

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<v Speaker 3>love that about us because obviously that's why I feel

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<v Speaker 3>like we maximize we put guys in. Hey, we're using

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<v Speaker 3>these guys today no matter what, Like we're not using

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<v Speaker 3>those guys, and I think that that's honestly a great

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<v Speaker 3>quality of this organization. Like I said, come in the

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<v Speaker 3>middle of this month. It doesn't matter if you have

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<v Speaker 3>to pitch five in a row. You have to pitch

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<v Speaker 3>five in a row. You need to get into the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 3>and the playoffs start, it's all hands on deck and

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<v Speaker 3>everybody knows that. But up to that point, I think

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<v Speaker 3>we do the best job in baseball out.

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Woodward is our guest.

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<v Speaker 2>And Chris, like I mentioned, you were coaching third base

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<v Speaker 2>for some really special players in a special time.

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<v Speaker 1>Of Dodger baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you feel this group is starting to resemble that

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<v Speaker 2>attitude of those teams?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>You know what, Like I told Shohy the other night,

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<v Speaker 3>and I know he's the greatest player on the planet,

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<v Speaker 3>but like for him to square around a bunt, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I thought that that was very indigative of like our

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<v Speaker 3>team as a team, you know, our best player, who's

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<v Speaker 3>obviously chasing history, maybe to something that had never been

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<v Speaker 3>done before in the history of the game. He took

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<v Speaker 3>one less opportunity to hit a homer potentially and do

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<v Speaker 3>something for the sacrifice of a team to say, hey,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna get on basis for us, it's the top

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<v Speaker 3>of the eighth enning. We're tight game. It's a huge

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<v Speaker 3>series and he saw the third basement back and thought,

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<v Speaker 3>maybe actually get on base by a bunt. I don't

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<v Speaker 3>really want him to bunt, and I don't think Doc

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<v Speaker 3>does either, But at the same time, like for him

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<v Speaker 3>to actually think about that tells me teams on his mind.

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<v Speaker 1>And not personal accolades.

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<v Speaker 3>And if everybody kind of adopts that mentality, we will win.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, obviously that's probably our biggest task of it,

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<v Speaker 3>just like everybody coming together for the common goal of

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<v Speaker 3>just winning a championship, and if we.

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<v Speaker 1>Do that, we will win.

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<v Speaker 2>Speaking of show, hey o Tani, being on the same

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<v Speaker 2>side as he is instead of going against him, what's

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<v Speaker 2>it like from your vantage point watching what he's done

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<v Speaker 2>this season.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm thankful that I'm not. I was in awe of them,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, watching him from the other side because he

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<v Speaker 3>you know, we actually hit him pretty good when I

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<v Speaker 3>was in Texas, but he had some monster games against

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<v Speaker 3>this and I was just, you know, in awe of

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<v Speaker 3>what he could.

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<v Speaker 1>Do, you know, on the baseball field.

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<v Speaker 3>But just getting to know him a little bit and

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<v Speaker 3>seeing how, you know, how much he prepares, how much

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<v Speaker 3>he cares about the game, how respectful he is to

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<v Speaker 3>the game, the way he plays it, how hard he

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<v Speaker 3>plays it, the way he's really adopted a lot of things,

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<v Speaker 3>like understanding how to run the bases better, how to

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<v Speaker 3>bake steel bases. It's just been impressive for me, obviously

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<v Speaker 3>adopting our offensive kind of philosophy, understanding how important strike

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<v Speaker 3>z Owne is. He still obviously swings, but at the

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<v Speaker 3>same time he is He's improved a lot, in my opinion,

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<v Speaker 3>and it has a lot to do with just his mindset,

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<v Speaker 3>his ability to learn.

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<v Speaker 2>How much do you believe he is thriving in this

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<v Speaker 2>competitive environment.

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<v Speaker 1>He loves it.

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<v Speaker 3>I saw it in the WBC. Listen, We've never seen

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<v Speaker 3>show hey in the playoffs. It's something that like unfortunately

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<v Speaker 3>fans have been you know, haven't had a chance to see.

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<v Speaker 1>We will see it, obviously. I can't wait.

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<v Speaker 3>Because I think that this guy's got the DNA of

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<v Speaker 3>a champion. Like obviously, but like when I saw him

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<v Speaker 3>in the WBC in the beginning of a season, hasn't

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<v Speaker 3>the seedon, hadn't.

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<v Speaker 1>Even started yet, and he's firing.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, he's going up against Trout and you can

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<v Speaker 3>tell how much he loved that environment. I just can't

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<v Speaker 3>wait to see him actually in a playoff environment in

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<v Speaker 3>the MLB. It you know, obviously it's for going to

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<v Speaker 3>be for our team, which is great. But I can't

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<v Speaker 3>wait to see that because I think if the world

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<v Speaker 3>needs to see.

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<v Speaker 2>That, yeah, that will be special, and it will be

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<v Speaker 2>special to have the Dodgers make a long, deep postseason

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<v Speaker 2>run like they did in sixteen, seventeen, and eighteen.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course winning get in twenty.

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Woodward, always great to see you so happier with

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers and always loved tapping into you.

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<v Speaker 1>So thank you for the time. Awesome, thanks, Dave, appreciate it.