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<v Speaker 1>Well, I promised I wouldn't bother this man until August,

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<v Speaker 1>and here we are at the end of August, and

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<v Speaker 1>I am a man of my word, and tonight he

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<v Speaker 1>is starting at second base. And that is the one

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<v Speaker 1>and only Chris Taylor. Chris, thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I made it easy on you there being on

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<v Speaker 2>the IL that whole time.

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<v Speaker 1>But well, it is a technicality, but I'll take it

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<v Speaker 1>for sure. How does it feel to be back and

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<v Speaker 1>to get a start tonight against the lefty Cole Irvin.

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<v Speaker 2>It feels good to be back. You know, anytime around

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<v Speaker 2>the IL you're itching to get back in the lineup

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, or just get on the field and

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<v Speaker 2>you know what plan two days ago. It was just

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<v Speaker 2>refreshing to get back out there and you know, compete again.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, I'm excited.

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<v Speaker 1>CT. Even before you got injured, you were starting to

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<v Speaker 1>find your rhythm to the season strikeouts where down batting

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<v Speaker 1>average was up, and you even told me that you

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<v Speaker 1>made some noticeable swing changes. Do you feel like you

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<v Speaker 1>carried the momentum from before the injury into you know,

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<v Speaker 1>your rehab assignment.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's kind of been a constant progression. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think probably a few weeks before I got injured,

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<v Speaker 2>I was feeling pretty good and some of my feels

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<v Speaker 2>were starting to get a little too extreme, and when

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<v Speaker 2>I got hurt, I wasn't I was feeling okay. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I was still getting hits, but I wasn't really driving

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<v Speaker 2>the ball and kind of just like not really barreling much.

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<v Speaker 2>But I was still, like you said, I was getting

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<v Speaker 2>on base, and you know, I thought the the injury,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, trying to take advantage of the downtime and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, tune some things out. And right now I

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<v Speaker 2>feel much better and feel like even two days ago,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I had a couple of swings where I

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<v Speaker 2>actually drove it at one foul and the other one

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<v Speaker 2>was a line out. But you know, I felt like

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<v Speaker 2>I hadn't really barreled the ball or driven the ball

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<v Speaker 2>to the outfield in a while, So that was a

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<v Speaker 2>good sign for me.

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<v Speaker 1>You're a guy that has a pretty good head on

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<v Speaker 1>his shoulders to stand the moment. Do you just approach

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<v Speaker 1>this as saying, this is my new season because we

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<v Speaker 1>are getting closer to the time of year where Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Taylor thrives.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think as baseball players, you have to, especially

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<v Speaker 2>when you have a slow start, You kind of have

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<v Speaker 2>to approach every day like a new season, and you

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<v Speaker 2>have to find those short little periods. You can't dwell

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<v Speaker 2>on your numbers for the year. Especially for me this year,

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<v Speaker 2>getting such a bad start, it's just not a good

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<v Speaker 2>head place to be in. So yeah, it kind of

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<v Speaker 2>gives you a fresh start mentality, and I'm really just

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<v Speaker 2>trying to, you know, help us get to the playoffs

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, hopefully win at a Vision and win

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<v Speaker 2>a World Series, and you know, trying to look forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Taylor is our guest. The Dodgers have the best

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<v Speaker 1>record in baseball, including yourself. Your lineup is healthy. Does

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<v Speaker 1>it feel like you guys are on the verge or

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of playing your best baseball of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, as you said, I think health is the biggest thing.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we got some guys back that we've really

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<v Speaker 2>been missing, and finally having everyone on the field, almost

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<v Speaker 2>everybody on the field, is huge for us.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking at your left wrist. Do you have a

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<v Speaker 1>few wristbands on there? And one was hashtag Dalton and

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<v Speaker 1>the other one is for Kai. Can you explain those

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<v Speaker 1>two wristbands and why you wear them.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I have one is Dalton. He's one of my

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<v Speaker 2>He lives in my parents' neighborhood. He lost his life

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<v Speaker 2>to you in sarcoma, Kai is currently fighting brain cancer.

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<v Speaker 2>And the other one is the letters war Off, But

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<v Speaker 2>that's for my one of my best friends growing up,

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle Profile. He lost his fight with ostio sarcoma. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of reminders, you know, keep those those guys

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<v Speaker 2>in my thoughts and definitely puts things into perspective, like

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<v Speaker 2>this is just a game, and you know there are

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<v Speaker 2>bigger things in life.

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<v Speaker 1>How much do you think about them when you're standing

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<v Speaker 1>at second base pre pitch or maybe in between innings

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<v Speaker 1>when you're warming up, or is it just something that

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<v Speaker 1>you keep with you throughout the day and just know

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<v Speaker 1>they're there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, I think it's you know, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if I'm thinking about them like while I'm playing,

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<v Speaker 2>or it's more just something you know, when I look

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<v Speaker 2>down and see it, it's just a reminder, and you

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<v Speaker 2>know I like to have that, you know, keep those

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<v Speaker 2>keep those kids, and you know, keep them in my thought.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it. Thanks Chris, Thanks for sharing and We'll look

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<v Speaker 1>forward to seeing you at second base tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, looking forward to be back.