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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a beautiful day in La. You know what it is.

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<v Speaker 1>It's snail Zilla's Saturday, and I'm with my guy again.

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<v Speaker 2>Two times, two times.

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<v Speaker 1>Cy Younger Wood winner Blake Snell, I saw you with

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<v Speaker 1>the kids again today.

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<v Speaker 2>You are very involved in the city.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, it's all about the kids, man, it's all about you.

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<v Speaker 1>I am itching for Blake Snell to be back on

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<v Speaker 1>that mound. What can you tell the people of La

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<v Speaker 1>where you're at.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I'm throwing one hundred and twenty feet now it's

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<v Speaker 4>coming out, no pain.

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<v Speaker 3>I feel good. I'm excited. Do a couple of changeups.

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<v Speaker 3>Shut a tear, pretty excited. No, but I can't wait. Man.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, when I signed, I was so excited and

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<v Speaker 4>it's all I wanted to do. And then you know,

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<v Speaker 4>having the way it sucks, and you know it's it's

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<v Speaker 4>a long it's a long process.

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<v Speaker 3>But I'm gonna go slow. I'm gonna make sure I'm ready.

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<v Speaker 4>So when I when I started pitching, I can get

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<v Speaker 4>going and do my thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I was on you yesterday. I'm so eager.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe not as much as you are, but we all

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<v Speaker 1>are very eager to see you on the mound. What's

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<v Speaker 1>the fine line there of not trying to rush it

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<v Speaker 1>but also know where the team's at, where they need you.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean it was tough today. I mean you

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<v Speaker 4>see Jeter, hey Rod, big coffee. I went out there,

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<v Speaker 4>I started throwing. I was like, okay, I don you

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<v Speaker 4>slow down. You just get excited. You see you know

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<v Speaker 4>Hall of Famers, and you're just like, man, that's what

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<v Speaker 4>I'm chasing.

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<v Speaker 3>And yeah, it's tough. But today, yeah, I got a

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<v Speaker 3>little excited. I just slow myself down.

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<v Speaker 4>Hey, Like, let's really focus mechanically on how I'm throwing

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<v Speaker 4>the ball, which I never do. I'm always like feeling

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<v Speaker 4>it's a little things here and there. But today it's

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<v Speaker 4>like I learned a lot and Connor helped me a lot.

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<v Speaker 4>So I was really excited about that. Started feeling better

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<v Speaker 4>at the end too.

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<v Speaker 1>So, yeah, when do you think you'll throw off the

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<v Speaker 1>mound and really take the next step?

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<v Speaker 3>Ironically, I think it's San Diego.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, very fitting.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think so. I think that's the plan.

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<v Speaker 4>And we'll see though, but I think sometime in San

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<v Speaker 4>Diego is the plan.

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<v Speaker 3>But they'll let me know, and I'll be ready. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm just I'm excited. I'm throwing.

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<v Speaker 4>There's no pain and like I can actually, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>I can actually be excited for something like it's it's

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<v Speaker 4>gonna come and it's gonna happen soon.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'll take my time through it.

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<v Speaker 4>And as long as my shoulder feels good, which I

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<v Speaker 4>pray every day, man, you know, I'll just get back

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<v Speaker 4>out here and and just you know, feel what pitching is,

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<v Speaker 4>like I love I love going to battle and yeah, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Can't wait to feel that again.

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<v Speaker 2>That's so great. Blake Snell is our guest.

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<v Speaker 1>He's on the way back to the Dodgers last night's game, Blake,

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<v Speaker 1>you had a front row seat to maybe the best

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<v Speaker 1>show we've seen this year.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, the energy, man is just it's when when when

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<v Speaker 4>a good team shows up and we're playing, man and

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<v Speaker 4>you got showing Judge going.

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<v Speaker 3>Back and forth. You know, it's tap.

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<v Speaker 4>It's top notch baseball, and it's fun to watch. It's

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<v Speaker 4>fun to watch the battles. And I mean Gonson being

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<v Speaker 4>able to go six you with not his best stuff

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<v Speaker 4>and hasn't pitched for a while is so impressive, man,

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<v Speaker 4>Like for him to just battle his way through that

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<v Speaker 4>game and give us six is really the reason why

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<v Speaker 4>I believe we won.

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<v Speaker 3>So that showed a lot.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, he was giving up what four home runs

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<v Speaker 4>and to battle through that and still give us opportunity

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<v Speaker 4>to win.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's big man, and Freed has been.

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<v Speaker 4>Nasty all year and he goes five, you know, five

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<v Speaker 4>plus and the offense is able to get to him

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<v Speaker 4>and get him out. I mean it was just that's

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<v Speaker 4>great baseball. You know, it's exciting to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>I love hearing you say that pointing out Tony. I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like a lot of these guys sometimes on a

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<v Speaker 1>night like last night get overshadowed by Judge and Otani,

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<v Speaker 1>like Freddie Freeman and couple of big at bats and

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<v Speaker 1>great base running.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, he he's a special player for a reason.

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<v Speaker 4>Just even the double down the line, just like getting

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<v Speaker 4>the barrel out, like he's such an elite hitter, and

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<v Speaker 4>you know, show Hey gets you know, most of the

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<v Speaker 4>attention Freddie, I mean he gets a lot of attention too.

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<v Speaker 4>But man, the way that he's able to just compete

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<v Speaker 4>every bat, there's never like a wasted it that it's

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<v Speaker 4>always competing.

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<v Speaker 3>And to see his level of focus is really impressive.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of people don't know this, but Blake Snell

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<v Speaker 1>has a pretty good relationship with Aaron Judge. What can

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<v Speaker 1>you tell us about Aaron Judge the person.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean, I don't know if Dodger fans want

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<v Speaker 4>to hear it, but he's the man like great dude,

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<v Speaker 4>works hard, loves to win, great baseball player.

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<v Speaker 3>Like everything you see is really who he is, probably better.

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<v Speaker 4>In person, honestly, but uh yeah, I mean he's been

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<v Speaker 4>one of my really good friends in baseball for a

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<v Speaker 4>long time.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know.

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<v Speaker 4>It's tough, like when we're in battle, it's tough, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>because you want your team to win, and you know

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<v Speaker 4>that's my boy, so you want to see him succeed,

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<v Speaker 4>and so it's a tough spot and it's it's a

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<v Speaker 4>real thing, man.

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<v Speaker 3>Like some people will say, you know, you don't want

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<v Speaker 3>him to succeed.

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<v Speaker 4>It's us first then, but you know, like that's been

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<v Speaker 4>my good friend for a very long time, and I

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<v Speaker 4>plan on him being my my friend for the rest

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<v Speaker 4>of my life. So you know, I wish nothing but

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<v Speaker 4>the best for him. And you know, I always want

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<v Speaker 4>us to win, but I want him to You know

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<v Speaker 4>have sex us too, Blake.

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<v Speaker 1>One thing about last night everybody seems to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>it is that they're really good players in the league,

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<v Speaker 1>but Judge and Otani just do things nobody else can do.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, Like when Judge hit the home run, you just

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<v Speaker 4>knew SHOHI was gonna be like he's yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 4>everyone does. And it's like every at bat is like,

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<v Speaker 4>You're like, he's gonna do it. You know it's the

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<v Speaker 4>Judge's batten what right under? Four hundred two for five

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<v Speaker 4>last night? Like and then Otani, I mean he went off.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't even know he's what three hundred, He's right

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<v Speaker 4>around there, twenty bombs, twenty one bomps, twenty two, he's

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<v Speaker 4>on pace for sixty.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, yeah, he's on your team. Yeah, I love it.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean watching show I play every day is special.

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<v Speaker 3>And then they just know he can pitch too.

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<v Speaker 4>It's like, what, there's a reason why he has all

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<v Speaker 4>those MVPs. I don't know how many he's gonna collect

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<v Speaker 4>over his career, but I know it's a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And it's gonna be special when you Otani, Clayton, Kershaw,

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<v Speaker 1>and Yamamoto are all in the same rotation at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, and Glass now and May's been picking it up

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<v Speaker 4>doing his thing, like we got we got talent, man,

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<v Speaker 4>So I'm excited.

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<v Speaker 3>And then Gonsolin doing what he did last night.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, I couldn't even imagine what it's like to

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<v Speaker 4>come back from injury, you know, for for so long

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<v Speaker 4>I have to pitch and battle, and you know, when

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<v Speaker 4>you're not out here for a full year, the game

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<v Speaker 4>changes every year.

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<v Speaker 3>Man, so it's a lot to learn.

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<v Speaker 4>And even watching when Kershaw was pitching in Cleveland, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>the high fastball doesn't get the strike. They don't call

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<v Speaker 4>it anymore, like you know, and he pitched last year

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<v Speaker 4>and it's like, oh, I gotta get used to that,

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<v Speaker 4>like and you could see his head like what where

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<v Speaker 4>is that?

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<v Speaker 1>And you talked about this after your first start. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm hearing more and more pitchers talk about the fact

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<v Speaker 1>the high strike is a lot lower than what it

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<v Speaker 1>was a year ago.

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<v Speaker 3>It's gone. There's no high strike.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a it's a belt strike and below to the

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<v Speaker 4>knees and then you know the east to west you

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<v Speaker 4>get a little bit of but no, the strike zone.

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<v Speaker 3>They they've completely taken it away.

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<v Speaker 2>Why did they do that.

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<v Speaker 4>They want hitting to be you know, they want hitters

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<v Speaker 4>to be more successful. So you take away the most

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<v Speaker 4>difficult pitches to hit, the high heater.

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<v Speaker 1>And now everybody has to start working a little bit

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<v Speaker 4>But it's tough too because you know, before the high fastball,

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<v Speaker 4>then you know, then everyone went to four seam and

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<v Speaker 4>four seam vert, then you're going sweeper. Yeah, and the

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<v Speaker 4>sweeper got high. But now it's like, so what's next,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, change It could be the change up. But

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<v Speaker 4>the struggle now with the strike zone is there's no

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<v Speaker 4>east to west, there's no.

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<v Speaker 3>North to south.

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<v Speaker 2>So where do you go.

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<v Speaker 4>You got out stuff them and you got to be

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<v Speaker 4>doing in the zone, which not a lot you know,

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<v Speaker 4>those are big league hitters.

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<v Speaker 3>Not a lot of people can do that.

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<v Speaker 4>You have to have elite stuff to do that, so

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<v Speaker 4>makes it more difficult, more challenging. But yeah, I'm excited

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<v Speaker 4>for when they do something that benefits you know the picture.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, the pitchers keep getting better and they're throwing harder.

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<v Speaker 4>But you know that's because we're working to do that

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<v Speaker 4>doesn't mean you got to change the strike zone. So

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<v Speaker 4>that's that's my frustration with it. I don't think you

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<v Speaker 4>should ever change the strike zone. I think it should

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<v Speaker 4>have the way it starts, well it should be, and

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<v Speaker 4>I like it because it would be to my benefit,

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<v Speaker 4>no doubt.

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<v Speaker 2>You're a picture.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah I want.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what I want. Make my life a touch easier.

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<v Speaker 3>Man.

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<v Speaker 1>We can't wait to see you back out there, Snell Zilla.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much for the time on a beautiful Saturday.

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<v Speaker 3>No appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>He is the man, Blake Snell coming soon to Dodger Stadium.

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<v Speaker 3>Man, let me hear your rar.

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<v Speaker 2>Blake Snell, Little Gral ready to go. Bring that edge baby, yup.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't wait.