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<v Speaker 1>The Dodgers are one win away from the World Series

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<v Speaker 1>and their pitching staff has been a big part of it.

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<v Speaker 1>And the man that has navigated this pitching staff all postseason,

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<v Speaker 1>all season long is their pitching coach, Mark Pryor.

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<v Speaker 2>Mark.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time and congratulations on getting

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<v Speaker 1>this far.

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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, job's not done, and you know, we got

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<v Speaker 3>to come up today and play.

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<v Speaker 2>These guys are gonna come out fighting. But so far,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's we've.

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<v Speaker 3>Been on the positive side of things.

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<v Speaker 2>Gotta go get twenty seven more outse.

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<v Speaker 1>How did you, Dave Roberts Andrew Friedman game plan to

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<v Speaker 1>come up with these bullpaying games going back to Game

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<v Speaker 1>four of the NLDS, Well.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I think you know one and there is

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of planning, but most of it, I mean

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<v Speaker 3>it has been out of necessity. I mean, it's no

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<v Speaker 3>secret that when you lose starting pitching.

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<v Speaker 2>At the clip that we did.

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<v Speaker 3>Whether it was you know, Tyler with glass now or

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<v Speaker 3>it's curse Gavin Stone, I mean, those are like big

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<v Speaker 3>pieces that we expected to be pitching in these games,

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<v Speaker 3>and we came into playoffs with three stars and we

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<v Speaker 3>knew that, you know, three established stars, and we knew

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<v Speaker 3>that we were gonna have to do some bullpen and

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<v Speaker 3>do some you know, some more you know, unorthodox things.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, fortunately for us, we have a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of really good arms in the bullpen that have really,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, really stepped up in some big situations and

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<v Speaker 3>done some really kind of heroic things at times, uh

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<v Speaker 3>to make these things work. And they're they're not not

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<v Speaker 3>necessarily always the things that you want to do. They're

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<v Speaker 3>they're very hard to sustain, especially over a course of playoffs.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, it's what we've had to do more

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<v Speaker 3>than something that we necessarily wanted to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>And these this bullpen has been unbelievable as a group

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<v Speaker 3>and as a as a unit, uh, to basically pick

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<v Speaker 3>us up where you know, we just didn't have that guy,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, that that extra starter.

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<v Speaker 1>When did you start to realize they found their identity

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<v Speaker 1>as dogs that were foaming at the mouth to get

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<v Speaker 1>into a game.

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<v Speaker 2>Honestly, I think.

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<v Speaker 3>It goes back to a little bit of the regular season.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it was good for us to play the Padres,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, late in that season. I think because you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we had to, you know, obviously we're in a dogfight

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<v Speaker 3>with the pennant or the division divisional race, but for

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<v Speaker 3>them to come out and do what they did, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>those to win the division that last week of the season,

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<v Speaker 3>but then really just going in I think Blake's first

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<v Speaker 3>game in that division series really set the tone for me,

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<v Speaker 3>Like the least, I mean him being able to go

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<v Speaker 3>out drop two innings on those guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Really secure that first victory.

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<v Speaker 3>I know we went down to one after that, but

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<v Speaker 3>I honestly think that's set the tone of like, here

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<v Speaker 3>we go, we can do this, and I think everybody

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<v Speaker 3>just falls suited. And then you got into Game four

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<v Speaker 3>and those guys just attacked the strike zone against the Padres,

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<v Speaker 3>who is a very very good team, very offensively driven team,

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<v Speaker 3>and they just were efficient. They attacked, you know, they

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<v Speaker 3>kind of imposed their will, so to speak, on them.

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<v Speaker 2>And then from then on, it's just they've been doing

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<v Speaker 2>it all.

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<v Speaker 3>All playoffs, and you know, every facet of our game

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<v Speaker 3>is stepped up and raised its level, and they've definitely

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<v Speaker 3>they're part of that. They've definitely stepped up and done

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<v Speaker 3>some things that you know that I think I don't

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<v Speaker 3>think people expected. I think everybody thought, you know, our

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<v Speaker 3>pitching was gonna be an interesting dynamic, and I think

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<v Speaker 3>us included, we weren't quite sure, but they've definitely been

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<v Speaker 3>a strength for us this October.

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<v Speaker 1>Mark Pryor is our guest before Game four of the

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<v Speaker 1>World Series. Today, you have rookie right hander Ben Casparius

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<v Speaker 1>starting what people believe is a bullpeny game. Why has

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<v Speaker 1>he been so good and why is he the right

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<v Speaker 1>guy tonight?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I mean, yeah, it's definitely interesting with Ben, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>because he's a guy who hadn't pitch a whole lot.

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<v Speaker 2>He came up through a couple outings for us, maybe.

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<v Speaker 3>Ryan labor Day with Arizona, had that one inning and

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<v Speaker 3>then he faced the Rockies down the stretch.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got really good stuff, you know.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean you look at his he's got a good

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<v Speaker 3>fastball in the mid up or nineties. He can really

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<v Speaker 3>spin the baseball with both slider and curveball.

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<v Speaker 2>Trust the head, you know.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, he had that one inning against Colorado where

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<v Speaker 3>he almost kind of fell off the rails and then

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<v Speaker 3>he was able to quickly get it back.

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<v Speaker 2>So we trust the.

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<v Speaker 3>Stuff, you know, to in this environment to just kind

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<v Speaker 3>of let it rip and then we'll see where we

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<v Speaker 3>go from there. But everybody's had their part in this

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<v Speaker 3>in this run, and this is he's He's had.

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<v Speaker 2>Some good moments. We're against the Mets.

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<v Speaker 3>He got his feet wet in the Padre series, so

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<v Speaker 3>now he's gonna get his feet wet here in the

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<v Speaker 3>Bronx and that's not an easy task, but we feel

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<v Speaker 3>he's up to it, as as the rest of the

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<v Speaker 3>guys are.

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<v Speaker 1>Before I let you go, this will probably be our

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<v Speaker 1>last pregame interview of the season. How rewarding has it

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<v Speaker 1>been for you to have guys like Walker Bueller fight

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<v Speaker 1>through adversity, to have your bullpen step up the way

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<v Speaker 1>it did, and for you to be able to navigate

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<v Speaker 1>this plan, to be able to get to this point

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<v Speaker 1>in the season. How rewarding has that been for you personally?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I definitely don't.

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<v Speaker 3>Think it's rewarding for me personally. I do think it's

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's rewarding for.

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<v Speaker 2>Us as a group, you know, players and staff.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean it's not just it's it's Connor McGinnis, Josh

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<v Speaker 3>barr Is, Danny Layman, it's the trainers, it's a strength staff.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there's a lot of people.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean a lot of people that are behind the

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<v Speaker 3>scenes that work with our pitching staff and all our

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<v Speaker 3>players that sometimes you know, they don't get the credit

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<v Speaker 3>that they deserve.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's it's putting these.

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<v Speaker 3>Guys back together night in and night out after they

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<v Speaker 3>come off the field. It's you know, working with them

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<v Speaker 3>in the way room. It's guys in the video room,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, working with tips. I mean, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of guys. I mean what I think makes this organization

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<v Speaker 3>so successful in our processes. We do have a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of guys, but we're able to like put a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of departments together to really help, you know, support the players.

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<v Speaker 2>And so from that.

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<v Speaker 3>Standpoint, you always feel good when players go out.

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<v Speaker 2>And perform well, you know.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think for me and for the rest of us,

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<v Speaker 3>it's not just about us personally. It's about us being

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<v Speaker 3>able to collaborate together, you know, to get Walker in

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<v Speaker 3>a position to be successful last night, to get Blake Trinan,

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<v Speaker 3>who's had two years. I mean, so think about I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>for us, like Blake has had a great year and

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<v Speaker 3>what he's been doing is great, but all the guys

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<v Speaker 3>that have been in CBR, who spent time rehabbing every

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<v Speaker 3>every coach, every trainer who's touched Blake and helping along

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<v Speaker 3>his long rehab has a part in this. So I

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<v Speaker 3>think it's more just like a combination of how well

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<v Speaker 3>we work as an organization across departments is pretty unique.

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<v Speaker 3>And as a coach, we get into this because we

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<v Speaker 3>want to see players perform. Absolutely, the competition of the

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<v Speaker 3>game is extremely fun. That's why we still are involved.

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<v Speaker 3>But it's also to watch these players go out, and

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<v Speaker 3>that's why everybody gets involved in this business because they

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<v Speaker 3>want they love baseball, but too they want to see

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<v Speaker 3>people do well. So that's been pretty cool. And you know, look,

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<v Speaker 3>we got a long way to go. This thing is

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<v Speaker 3>no by I know it. I've been unfortunately, We've doc

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<v Speaker 3>has I have, We've We've been on both sides of

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<v Speaker 3>these things. It's a really good team across there, and

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<v Speaker 3>they're not gonna go down lightly. So we got to

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<v Speaker 3>continue to play good fundamental baseball, throw strikes, not walk guys,

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<v Speaker 3>prevent slug do all the things that we've always done,

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<v Speaker 3>and we'll see where we're at at the end of tonight,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, and if it, hopefully we just play a

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<v Speaker 3>good fundamental game and hopefully we're it's a positive outcome

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<v Speaker 3>and if not, we'll throw up again tomorrow and we'll

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<v Speaker 3>try to.

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<v Speaker 2>Do the same thing. Just one win, win. Yeah, play

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<v Speaker 2>the game.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just like any it's a big game, but it's

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<v Speaker 3>you approach every game the same.

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<v Speaker 2>Just go out and play good baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Mark, thanks a lot for the time. Appreciated,

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<v Speaker 1>and congratulations on all the success you've had with the

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<v Speaker 1>team and the synergy you've created.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I appreciate it. Thank you so much.