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<v Speaker 1>Right now, we are joined by a man that Dodger

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<v Speaker 1>fans loved when he was on the mound for them.

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<v Speaker 1>Four great years, the four best years of his life

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<v Speaker 1>were spent in southern California from twenty seventeen, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty sixteen to twenty nineteen. And he's a guy that

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<v Speaker 1>is America's pitcher And it was evident, and it came

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<v Speaker 1>to fruition pitching for Mike Soosha and Team USA this

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<v Speaker 1>past offseason. And it is the one and only Rich

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<v Speaker 1>Hill joining us from Massachusetts. Even though he won't disclose

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<v Speaker 1>the exact location. He is in Beantown calling into Dodger Talk. Rich,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks a lot for the time. Appreciate it, David, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for having me on. It's great to hear your voice,

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<v Speaker 1>Rich And I know everybody loves hearing your voice.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh well, it's great to hear your voice and great

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<v Speaker 2>to get back in touch with the Dodger fans. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>You hit the nail on the head with some of

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<v Speaker 2>the best years in baseball that I've been able to

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<v Speaker 2>experience was in a Dodger uniform and pitching. Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>obviously at that that great ballpark in LA that's that's uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know Dodger stadiums. Everybody always asked me, what's your

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<v Speaker 2>favorite park to pitch in? And and uh, Dodger Stadium

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<v Speaker 2>is right up there as number one.

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<v Speaker 1>You played for eleven different teams and still counting the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>Were thirteen thirteen, thirteen thirteen.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry, the list is very long and distinguished. I

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<v Speaker 1>apologize long.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like it's like a receipt from CVS.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, no doubt, no doubt it is. But when you

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<v Speaker 1>look back at your time with the Dodgers, riche Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>what are the fondest memories? I mean, you came close

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<v Speaker 1>to two no hitters, You had such great chemistry with

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<v Speaker 1>so many guys on this team that last to this day.

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<v Speaker 1>What stands out to you the most of those years?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think the friendships were built over the years. Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>You know when we were in LA, just the camaraderie

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<v Speaker 2>with those teams, the fans, you know, that was that

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<v Speaker 2>was We had such good teams obviously, and we won

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<v Speaker 2>and that brought you know, the fans out to come

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<v Speaker 2>and watch us play. But just the intensity that the

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<v Speaker 2>fans brought and the love that they have for the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers and you know then emanated over into the clubhouse.

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<v Speaker 2>And then obviously you know, for me on an own,

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<v Speaker 2>my own you know, personal performance wise, I you know,

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to leave everything out there on the field every

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<v Speaker 2>time I got the opportunity to pitch, you know, for

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<v Speaker 2>them and also for the you know guys in the

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<v Speaker 2>clubhouse because they were doing the same thing on a

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<v Speaker 2>nightly basis. And that's what made it so much fun

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<v Speaker 2>is just seeing the effort that the guys were putting

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<v Speaker 2>forth night in and night out, and you know, to

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<v Speaker 2>do it in that stadium with those fans, Uh, it

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<v Speaker 2>really is special. And and you know, to everybody now

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<v Speaker 2>with the success that is going on, really enjoy it

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<v Speaker 2>because you know it's something that again being from this

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<v Speaker 2>area where I'm at right now in Boston, there was

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<v Speaker 2>a tremendous amount of success for a long time with

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of Boston franchises here. But you know, it

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<v Speaker 2>comes and goes, so you really have to appreciate it

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<v Speaker 2>while it's going on. And I know that the Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>fans certainly do do that.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Rich, You're one hundred percent right. Nothing stays the same,

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<v Speaker 1>it's always changing. I was thinking about this the other day.

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<v Speaker 1>That's how sick I am. I wasn't thinking about my kids,

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't thinking about my wife. I was thinking about

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<v Speaker 1>the two biggest sports disappointments in my life in Los

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<v Speaker 1>Angeles sports and the nineteen eighty four Lakers losing giving

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<v Speaker 1>that series of way to the Celtics is at the top,

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<v Speaker 1>and a close second is twenty seventeen for a number

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<v Speaker 1>of different reasons. Obviously we know the Astros were cheating,

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<v Speaker 1>but for you, you were so close to winning the

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<v Speaker 1>World Series. How much do you think about twenty seventeen?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think, you know, I think a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>it will be thought about post career, post playing and

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<v Speaker 2>when everything's all said and done, and looking back on

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<v Speaker 2>certain moments, and you know, talking about how my career

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<v Speaker 2>has kind of ebbed and flowed and had a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of milestones of perseverance through it and understanding how to

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<v Speaker 2>continue to keep moving forward when you get knocked down.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I definitely think about twenty seventeen because that's

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<v Speaker 2>a culmination of many careers to be able to win

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<v Speaker 2>a World Series, and I think all the personal accolades

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<v Speaker 2>that come along with playing fall in the face of

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<v Speaker 2>winning a World Series, you know, and really throughout that

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<v Speaker 2>whole twenty seventeen and into twenty eighteen, those two seasons,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, again, even though we didn't get a chance

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<v Speaker 2>to raise the trophy, and you know, see the top

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<v Speaker 2>of the mountain, you know, at the end of those seasons,

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<v Speaker 2>it's who we became throughout the process. So I think

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's something when we look back on it, and

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<v Speaker 2>I look back on twenty seventeen, it's it's really the

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<v Speaker 2>perspective that has gained of understanding, you know, the hard work,

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<v Speaker 2>the perseverance, what it takes to you know, the the

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<v Speaker 2>ingredients into a championship season. So really understanding it from

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<v Speaker 2>that perspective puts everything kind of in a better light

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<v Speaker 2>for me.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you remember the most after being in that

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<v Speaker 1>clubhouse with your teammates after Game seven of the seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>World Series I heard a few of you hung around

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<v Speaker 1>and just kind of chopped it up. What do you

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<v Speaker 1>remember about that experience?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean it was very emotional. I think you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you put in one hundred and sixty two games plus

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<v Speaker 2>you know, forty five days in spring training and entire

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<v Speaker 2>off season. Uh, you know that the team has been

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<v Speaker 2>built to win. Uh, you know, we want to. I

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<v Speaker 2>think we won what one hundred and seven games that

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<v Speaker 2>year or something, and you know, at the time one

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<v Speaker 2>of the best teams of all time in Major League history. Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>And and to fall short, you know, it was it

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<v Speaker 2>was a very emotional experience. And uh that's why you

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<v Speaker 2>play the game though, and and to have that kind

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<v Speaker 2>of uh peel back to curtain or or understand why

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<v Speaker 2>we are doing this or you know, it's not for

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<v Speaker 2>it's not for financial gain. It's not for you know,

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<v Speaker 2>playing at the highest level. It's to win. Yes, those

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<v Speaker 2>things are great, but it is to win a World Series.

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<v Speaker 2>And uh, to be able to get in that position

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<v Speaker 2>and and put yourself in that position is is so

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<v Speaker 2>it's so fleeting. Uh. And then to have it come

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<v Speaker 2>and go, it's almost like a wedding night. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's just like wow that that happened so fast. Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you know, regrewing again for the off season,

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<v Speaker 2>getting ready to do it, uh for the next year,

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<v Speaker 2>it seems like, you know, it's like, okay, we have

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<v Speaker 2>we know we're going to do really well during the season.

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<v Speaker 2>We just got to stay healthy, get through the season.

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<v Speaker 2>And then once we get to the playoffs, we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>make a push to win a World series again. But

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<v Speaker 2>it's really it's funny because you think about it as uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, this this this uh marathon that you just

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<v Speaker 2>ran and then and then you know again you have

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<v Speaker 2>to you have to start again and and and uh.

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<v Speaker 2>That's that's part of the the joy of the journey

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<v Speaker 2>though too, you know, going through it. There's not a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of uh glamour or or anything like that that

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<v Speaker 2>goes along with with playing at the highest level because

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's really the grind and learning how to get

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<v Speaker 2>through uh difficult moments and and continue to persevere and

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<v Speaker 2>battle through uh swordness or injury or or you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just terrible outcomes or poor performances mentally physically. Uh you

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<v Speaker 2>continue to just gain uh you know, reference points from

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<v Speaker 2>the season before. So that's that's really for me, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>moving forward as as a player and hopefully as a

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<v Speaker 2>uh you know, somebody who could help other players in

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<v Speaker 2>the future, uh you know, see that ten thousand foot

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<v Speaker 2>view and and understand the perspective that they'll have for

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<v Speaker 2>for an entire career instead of just being you know,

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<v Speaker 2>caught up in uh an outcome, and and that's something

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<v Speaker 2>that you know, those years certainly gave me a different

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<v Speaker 2>perspective than uh and fortunate to have it because there's

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<v Speaker 2>a there's a number of players that get to play

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<v Speaker 2>this game and they never get an opportunity to play

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<v Speaker 2>in a World series, let alone the playoffs. So you

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<v Speaker 2>know that's something you know that that I'm definitely grateful for.

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<v Speaker 1>And Rich Hill wants to start the journey again even

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<v Speaker 1>after twenty seasons. Rich Hill, who was a fantastic for

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<v Speaker 1>Mike's Team USA team this past offseason in Tokyo, Japan,

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<v Speaker 1>is not ready to call it a career. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot left in that Boston gas tank of his. So

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<v Speaker 1>you are not retired. You're just winning for that opportunity,

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<v Speaker 1>right Rich Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>You know it was great experience. We went to Mexico

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<v Speaker 2>with Team USA, we qualified to go to Japan and

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<v Speaker 2>we ended up winning the bronze medal in Japan in

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<v Speaker 2>the Premiere twelve tournament this past offseason. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>with Dino Ebol, Mike Soshia, you know, we had a

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<v Speaker 2>great coaching staff there with with with all the players,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a lot younger than I am, obviously, David.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that the on average, I think everybody was

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two on that team. But I enjoyed it so

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<v Speaker 2>much and I threw the ball great, came out of

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<v Speaker 2>my hand the way that I wanted to, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>last season, I got to do what I wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>do as far as you know, kind of planning out

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<v Speaker 2>the entire summer, having an opportunity to come back and

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<v Speaker 2>pitch out of the bullpen with the Red Sox, which

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<v Speaker 2>was something that I hadn't done in I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>ten or twelve years. So that was certainly an interesting challenge,

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<v Speaker 2>but gratifying in the fact that I was able to

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<v Speaker 2>you know, see it through and to get the opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>to start again. Really it was just something that reignited

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<v Speaker 2>the love for going out there and competing and knowing

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<v Speaker 2>that I can contribute to a team and not just contribute,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, in a small way, but I think it

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<v Speaker 2>could be a major contribution, you know, for this twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five season. So with that, we'll we'll wait to

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<v Speaker 2>see where kind of all the chips fall after spring

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<v Speaker 2>training and as we know, an unfortunate part of the

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<v Speaker 2>game as injuries, and we're already seeing some of those

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<v Speaker 2>you know, happening throughout baseball, and I know that there

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<v Speaker 2>will be needs for teams to you know, looking for

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<v Speaker 2>starting pitching. So you know, I'm on my end. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just staying ready and throwing and working out and and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, seeing where that that fit might be.

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<v Speaker 1>And somebody definitely could use and certainly gain some traction

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<v Speaker 1>by signing rich Hill, who is still has has a

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<v Speaker 1>lot left in the tank, far from over, as the

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<v Speaker 1>great Frank Stallone would say, Richie.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, I you know, I'll be forty five

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<v Speaker 2>here in a couple of days, and I think that's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of, you know, one of the things for teams.

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<v Speaker 2>They I totally get it. It's uh, you know, a

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<v Speaker 2>risk management type of probably outlook for them. How many

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<v Speaker 2>forty five year old pitchers are still looking to play?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think there are any.

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<v Speaker 1>So no, you know, by the way, did you just

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<v Speaker 1>did you just promote your birthday which is on March eleventh?

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<v Speaker 1>Were you promoting in Los Angeles that the fact your

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<v Speaker 1>birthday is coming up? Was that Was that a humble brag?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I guess so. I you know, I'm I hate

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<v Speaker 2>I don't you know, I'm like, whatever, it's my birthday,

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<v Speaker 2>leave me alone.

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<v Speaker 1>I heard you're waiting to sign with the team until

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<v Speaker 1>after your wife and kids and family throw your birthday

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<v Speaker 1>party on March eleventh. After that, if you're willing to

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<v Speaker 2>Team, well, I felt I felt so good in in

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<v Speaker 2>And had I not, you know, I think that realistically,

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<v Speaker 2>seeing obviously the writing on the wall, I would have

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<v Speaker 2>made a sound decision to to move on. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that wasn't necessarily the fact. So uh, That's That's where

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<v Speaker 2>I'm at right now, and I feel great and again, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know I I I think that experience, uh, coupled

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<v Speaker 2>that realm of pitching, not just throwing, there will be

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<v Speaker 1>Heck yeah, there will be. Rich Hill is our guest

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<v Speaker 1>America's pitcher and basically the anchor, right next to Christopher Columbus,

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<v Speaker 1>right next to you know, Larry Bird and Robert Parrish

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<v Speaker 1>and Kevin McHale. Rich Hill, Bobby the King of Boston

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<v Speaker 1>and your little brother, Walker Buehler has signed with the

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<v Speaker 1>and you're still living in Boston and celebrating your birthday

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<v Speaker 1>which is coming up, as you promoted on March eleventh,

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<v Speaker 1>how much of a connection do you still have with Walker?

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<v Speaker 1>How much do you believe that he'll tap into you?

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<v Speaker 1>Are you trying to gouch him on ren in Boston somewhere?

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<v Speaker 1>What is the dynamics between you and Buehler now that

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<v Speaker 2>Now, I've talked with Walker and you know, congratulated him

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<v Speaker 2>obviously on signing with Boston. And then I love the

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<v Speaker 2>uh the number choice of zero. I think that's uh,

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's really uh, you know, perfect for Boston. And uh,

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to do great here. People are gonna love him,

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<v Speaker 2>the field, and everybody appreciates that. That's what they appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>anywhere when you're buying the ticket to go watch the show, right, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and uh, he certainly brings that emotion. That's tied with

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to bring it here in Boston, and Boston's

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't asked you this before. What he did in

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<v Speaker 1>Game five of the World Series is legendary, as legendary

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<v Speaker 1>as Freddie Freeman's walk off Grand Slam in Game one.

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<v Speaker 1>What did you think about the young kid that was

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think that's you know, the experience that has

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity when you're ready to seize that moment, that is

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<v Speaker 2>exactly what everybody got to see. And that was you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that was just the timing and again the struggles, the

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<v Speaker 2>you know, ups and downs that he's gone through with

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<v Speaker 2>you know, being injured coming back, but again, all the

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<v Speaker 2>time and the effort, like I've said before, the days,

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<v Speaker 2>the weeks, the months, the years that he's put in

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<v Speaker 2>all showed in that one moment because it all came together,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, with with the experience, the ability to be

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<v Speaker 2>the biggest moment, all came together for Walker and it

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<v Speaker 2>was it was beautiful to see.

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<v Speaker 1>That's awesome, Rich And like I said, a team certainly

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<v Speaker 1>could use your experience and what you showed for Team

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<v Speaker 1>USA this past offseason. But if it's a little delayed,

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<v Speaker 1>I would love to see you at Fenway Park when

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<v Speaker 1>That would be special.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that would be really cool. Yeah. I got to

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<v Speaker 2>find out when that's gonna be. And uh, it'll be

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<v Speaker 2>the first time I think I've sat in the stands

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<v Speaker 2>to watch a watch a game. Maybe maybe I can

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<v Speaker 2>get up in the booth and do an inning fall

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<v Speaker 2>an inning.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you did that in spring training last year.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you doing it again this year?

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<v Speaker 2>We'll see. I'm not one hundred percent sure I know

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's Uh. With with radio or TV. We'll we'll

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<v Speaker 2>figure it out. I you know, I haven't put the

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<v Speaker 2>glove down obviously, so that's that's kind of the big big.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess all right, we've made that clear. I have

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<v Speaker 1>no Rich Hill is not retired, but you may see

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<v Speaker 1>him at Fenway Park when Number zero makes his Boston debut. Rich,

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<v Speaker 1>we could have you on the whole hour and one

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<v Speaker 1>night we will do that where fans can call in

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<v Speaker 1>and talk to you and just show you how much

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<v Speaker 1>you mean to them to this day. But you don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to go home, but you can't stay here anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I love La Dave, which obviously that was you know,

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<v Speaker 2>great years, great memory and and uh great memories throughout

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<v Speaker 2>those those years there in l A and and certainly

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<v Speaker 2>we do miss it. We we we love we loved

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like I said, the time there and and

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<v Speaker 2>and just the support that everybody gave us so is uh,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's uh, you know, special place.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you're always welcome back, Rich and uh we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>what happens and what trans inspires in Major League Baseball

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<v Speaker 1>and where the long journey leads you this year. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for the time, and we'll talk soon

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Dave, thank you for having me on