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<v Speaker 1>The Dodgers wrapping up their series deep in the heart

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<v Speaker 1>of Texas here in Houston, and I'm joined right now

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<v Speaker 1>by Dodger first baseman these days, Calvin Bigio. Thanks a

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<v Speaker 1>lot for the time, first time on the show.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, thank you for having me excited about it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm trying to make a good first impression. I'm all

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<v Speaker 1>tongue tied, all nervous with you.

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<v Speaker 2>I do no reason to be nervous, no reason.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, this is a place, minute made, park you grew

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<v Speaker 1>up in. Literally, what's it like to come back and

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<v Speaker 1>wearing a Dodger uniform?

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<v Speaker 2>Whenever I come back here to Houston, it's always special,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, takeout playing in this ballpark that I spent

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<v Speaker 2>so much time in and my dad played here for

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<v Speaker 2>twenty years. It's always nice to see friends and family,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's always a good environment playing here, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>wearing Dodgers Dodger uniform now I know there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of history between the two clubs, just makes it that

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<v Speaker 2>much more exciting.

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<v Speaker 1>You've seen a lot of games played in this stadium.

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<v Speaker 1>I've heard hitters maybe get a little over zealous with

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<v Speaker 1>the Crawford boxes and short porch down the right field line.

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<v Speaker 1>What is the key as far as hitting here and

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<v Speaker 1>how to be successful here?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it's it's no different than any other ballpark.

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<v Speaker 2>Just not trying to do too much. Number one. They

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<v Speaker 2>have a lot of good arms here, So with that

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<v Speaker 2>being said, just uh, you know, stick with your approach

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<v Speaker 2>and they make a mistake, you know, hammer and be

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<v Speaker 2>on it. It can get loud here too, yes it can.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's always always exciting to play here. They've you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think Houston has really good fans in all sports.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a Texan and Rockets fan as well, so so yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I always felt like Houston always had a good fan

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<v Speaker 2>base for all sports.

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<v Speaker 1>You could bring out your Texans jersey these days because

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<v Speaker 1>they're good again.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah right, finally Yeah, CJ. Stroud got a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>weapons there, and uh you got a good head coach

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<v Speaker 2>there as well. So I'm excited for this year. See

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<v Speaker 2>what they bring.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you just tipped your hands for your teammates.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're playing fantasy football with them, we all know

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna go the Texans route.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, No, fantasy football strictly business, you know. Playing in

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<v Speaker 2>the league with with the Blue Jays past two years

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<v Speaker 2>I led the league in scoring, so plan on doing

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<v Speaker 2>that again. CJ. Stroud was my quarterback last year. Picked

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<v Speaker 2>him up off the waivers actually, so he's probably gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be a first rounder this year. So we'll see.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have a sleeper pick for us to share

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<v Speaker 1>with everybody as we get closer?

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<v Speaker 2>University of Texas wide receiver just signed with the Chiefs. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm thinking little Tyreek Hill type player, Xavier Worthy,

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<v Speaker 2>that's his name. Fastest guy in the draft, really good receiver,

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<v Speaker 2>so should be fun to watch him pair up with

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<v Speaker 2>Ma Home. So maybe a sleeper or we might go

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<v Speaker 2>early early in the draft.

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<v Speaker 1>So we'll see, all right, Kevin Bishio giving you some

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<v Speaker 1>fantasy football tips as we talk baseball here before the

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<v Speaker 1>final game of the series here in Houston, and there's

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<v Speaker 1>Blake Trenton who's making sure the mic works. Kevin, first base.

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<v Speaker 1>You've obviously been a versable player your entire career. This

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<v Speaker 1>is extenuating circumstances. Obviously, what's it like to play first base?

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like people take that position for granted.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely. I started playing for space in the minor leagues,

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<v Speaker 2>and the first thing that I noticed it's as easy

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<v Speaker 2>as you want it to be. You know, if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't work at it and you don't try to be

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<v Speaker 2>a good first basement, then it's gonna be really hard

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<v Speaker 2>and things are going to speed up on you, and

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<v Speaker 2>balls are gonna run and you're not gonna be in

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<v Speaker 2>the right position. So I think it's just overall not

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<v Speaker 2>trying to do too much. Your job is to catch

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<v Speaker 2>the ball, but also, you know, being prepared and being

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<v Speaker 2>familiar of you know, catch and throws I think is

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<v Speaker 2>the biggest thing, and staying through picks and whatnot. So

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's just being prepared and just not allowing

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<v Speaker 2>the game to speed up on either.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the greatest synopsis of playing that position. It's as

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<v Speaker 1>easy as you want it to be. It feels like

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<v Speaker 1>people think playing that position is really easy, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more challenging than what Freddy Freeman and Cavin

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<v Speaker 1>Bigeo make it look. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I played, you know, infield my whole whole life,

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<v Speaker 2>second base, short third, and you can really notice the

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<v Speaker 2>difference when you have a good first basement over there.

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<v Speaker 2>It gives you a lot more confidence still on the

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<v Speaker 2>ball across the endfield knowing that He's gonna give you

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<v Speaker 2>the best chance to make that out there even so

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<v Speaker 2>your throws don't have to be too perfect, so it

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<v Speaker 2>takes pressure off the other guys at the infield and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, going over there. And when I was playing

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<v Speaker 2>first base, I made sure to remind myself that all

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<v Speaker 2>the time. Just you know, pick up these guys on

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<v Speaker 2>bad throws as much as you can. And that's just

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<v Speaker 2>that's the biggest tell of being a good first basement

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<v Speaker 2>is the confidence that your other infielders have on you

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<v Speaker 2>just to catch the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>I love talking baseball with you because you see it

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<v Speaker 1>in such a broad sense. You're not just consumed with yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels like you see the field in a different way.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, when you play a lot of positions, you learn

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<v Speaker 2>how to see the game from different perspectives and and

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<v Speaker 2>kind of find different ways to be efficient at that

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<v Speaker 2>position or whatnot. Don't try and be, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>best possible first basemen ever, the best outfielder ever, best therapy.

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<v Speaker 2>Just just be who you are, put in the work

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<v Speaker 2>and just you know, catch the ball and throw it,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's just kind of the biggest thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Awesome, Thanks Kevin, Thanks a lot for the time. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for not big timing me here in Houston, your hometown.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah the other video does that here not mean okay,