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<v Speaker 1>Oh yes, and we keep it moving. Final hour on

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<v Speaker 1>the show, Jonas knocked in for Fred Rogan, much much,

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<v Speaker 1>much appreciated. My brother.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh man, I got thoughts after what I just heard. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, well, oh you getting tossed out of your

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<v Speaker 2>son's baseball game, because you are even like.

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<v Speaker 1>I was hot, man, I was hot, brother.

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<v Speaker 2>How long ago was that did that take?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, let's see, he was a twelve year old,

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<v Speaker 1>so it was he's twenty. Yeah, soil about ten years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>So ten years later, you still remember.

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<v Speaker 1>Every detail, every detail about.

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<v Speaker 2>The ball down the line, the shock flying.

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<v Speaker 1>Dock flying world. Do you not see the shock flying?

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<v Speaker 2>Deadpoll? A second time hits a home run? And you

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't just let.

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<v Speaker 1>That go, let it go on, couldn't let it go?

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<v Speaker 2>Was that effing fair? And the guy ran you?

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<v Speaker 1>He ran me? Now. The beauty of that, though, was

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<v Speaker 1>the I can't even call it a crowd. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>it was his parents and families. But they enjoyed it.

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<v Speaker 1>They laughed at it. Oh my god, I definitely laughed

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<v Speaker 1>at it. But my wife rode me forever. He wasn't there,

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<v Speaker 1>he wasn't there. My son was mortified. He was like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>my god. He was mortified. He was so embarrassed, and

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<v Speaker 1>I was I felt bad for him because, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the day, the the other his

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<v Speaker 1>teammates were loving it because I was, you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>being I was obnoxious, but I was just being stand

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<v Speaker 1>up and it was it was kind of in the moment,

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<v Speaker 1>it was like kind of hardcore. But so his teammates

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<v Speaker 1>were like, yeah, your dad is cool, your dad is right,

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<v Speaker 1>and he was like, oh no, that was why why

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<v Speaker 1>why would you do that to me?

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<v Speaker 2>Did you ever see the ump who threw you out

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<v Speaker 2>of the game after that? Did you ever see him

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<v Speaker 2>call another game? I wonder if I've always wondered about

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<v Speaker 2>this with when it comes to umpires, especially umpires, I

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<v Speaker 2>wonder if part of them kind of walks around with

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<v Speaker 2>a badge of honor, like, oh, that Hall of Famer

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<v Speaker 2>I saw him out. Yeah, and I swear to god,

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<v Speaker 2>I wonder if that guy somewhere listens to a five

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<v Speaker 2>seven and he's like, oh, yeah, you know Rogan and

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<v Speaker 2>Rodney huh yeah, Rodney got tossed.

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<v Speaker 1>And him, oh yeah, a story probably went crazy from

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<v Speaker 1>his perspectives. Yeah, I've gotten his grill. Yeah, that Rodney

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<v Speaker 1>Pete I got all up in his grill and then

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<v Speaker 1>tossed him. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Look, my my son is four years old. He

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<v Speaker 2>played his first season of T ball, and like full disclosure,

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<v Speaker 2>I get emotional watching him, like not even like, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just so proud of him when he gets a hit,

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<v Speaker 2>when he does something, because he loves baseball so much.

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<v Speaker 2>He loves playing. My wife looked at me one time,

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<v Speaker 2>like his final game. So they had one final game

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, he's sitting off a tee, but he

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<v Speaker 2>piped a ball opposite field and he's running around and

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<v Speaker 2>he's like full ham. He's sliding when he doesn't need

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<v Speaker 2>to slide. He's doing he's doing all the celebrations around

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<v Speaker 2>because his favorite player is Pete Crow arms Strong of

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<v Speaker 2>the Cubs. He loves Pee Crow Armstrong. So he's doing

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<v Speaker 2>the raise the roof, he's doing like all that's And

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<v Speaker 2>so my wife looks over at me and she's like,

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<v Speaker 2>are you crying? And I'm like, I'm just so happy

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<v Speaker 2>and proud of him, and she said, like, babe, it's

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<v Speaker 2>T ball. Like I'm thinking to myself, if I'm like

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<v Speaker 2>this and he's four, what am I going to be

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<v Speaker 2>like if he hits a ball down the line that

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<v Speaker 2>hits the.

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<v Speaker 1>Jock in a call foul, and then right back and

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<v Speaker 1>bombs one. Yeah. You you would go absolutely nuts, nuts,

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<v Speaker 1>You're done. You're doing this at four right now at

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<v Speaker 1>T ball?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah yeah. I can't even because because I was

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<v Speaker 2>talking to Petros a couple of weeks ago. He was

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<v Speaker 2>telling a story about how he went to his neighbors

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<v Speaker 2>were like, hey, you know, come by the game. There

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<v Speaker 2>was a little league game. It was like a championship game,

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<v Speaker 2>and Petros was sitting there watching, as you know, this

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<v Speaker 2>team was imploding on the mound and these parents are

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<v Speaker 2>devastated for their kids. Meanwhile, on the opposite side the

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<v Speaker 2>opposing teams fans and parents are bumping chess and high

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<v Speaker 2>fiving and doing it. Petros is looking around, that's going

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<v Speaker 2>what is going on here?

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<v Speaker 1>Like?

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<v Speaker 2>It was amazing to see how into it people get

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<v Speaker 2>it just these small time events. Uh, but once you

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<v Speaker 2>once their family involved, it takes on a different it does.

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<v Speaker 1>You can tell yourself all you want, you know, driving

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<v Speaker 1>your kid to to warm up or to drop them

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<v Speaker 1>off before the game, and before the game he's out.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just gonna sit there and just be calm. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not going to do anything. I'm not going to say anything.

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<v Speaker 1>And you can't help it. You just can't help it, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>can't help it. Cher, I can't. I couldn't help Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>you know he's up up at the plate. Hey, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>be ready for the fastball. Be ready for I mean

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<v Speaker 1>you can't, you can't help it. Be ready to hit,

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<v Speaker 1>be ready to hit.

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<v Speaker 2>It, just like the whole the whole being. And I've

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<v Speaker 2>heard other people say that, were you more nervous? Are

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<v Speaker 2>you more nervous watching your kids? I never understood that

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<v Speaker 2>because I thought, man, you'd like, look, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>why would you ever be. I never get nervous doing radio.

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<v Speaker 2>I never get nervous ever. One time you do it enough.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's.

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<v Speaker 2>If he when he's swinging the bat off a t

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<v Speaker 2>he's four years old. There's kids that like, look like

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<v Speaker 2>they just learned to walk an hour ago. He's four

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<v Speaker 2>years old. And all I'm thinking, and I'm I'm nervous, thinking, man,

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<v Speaker 2>please hit this ball in the air, because if he

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<v Speaker 2>hits a ground ball, he's not gonna be happy and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna have to wear it the rest of the day.

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<v Speaker 2>He's gonna be pissed. He's that competitive, please hit it

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<v Speaker 2>in there. And I'm nervous and I never get nervous,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm nervous watching him play T ball. When you're

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<v Speaker 2>a parent, everything.

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<v Speaker 1>Changes, Everything changes. Yeah, you wear every emotion of them

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<v Speaker 1>and more, Kevin, you coming coming, Vin, It is coming,

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<v Speaker 1>all right. So, so there's there's some talk out there

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<v Speaker 1>and and there there's a lot of talk obviously with

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<v Speaker 1>Major League Baseball. Obviously there's talk about possible you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we we we talked about this with Bob Nightingale about

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<v Speaker 1>work stoppage and you know, salary cap. Is there going

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<v Speaker 1>to be a cap? Is gonna be a floor with

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<v Speaker 1>the players want with the MLB wants. Another issue is

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<v Speaker 1>does MLB accommodate the players and allow them to play

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<v Speaker 1>in the Olympics, which will be here in twenty twenty eight.

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<v Speaker 1>Baseball is back into the Olympics now, and obviously it

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<v Speaker 1>is in the summer, and so there's talk of how

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<v Speaker 1>do we make this work? And the latest from Rob

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<v Speaker 1>Manfred is I'd like them to play, but we're not

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<v Speaker 1>moving the All Star Game. We're not going to move

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<v Speaker 1>the All Star Game to accommodate the Olympics, and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, I don't know if it's a good idea

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<v Speaker 1>for the players to play in the Olympics. All of

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<v Speaker 1>most of the player I just didn't say all because

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know all of them, but most of the

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<v Speaker 1>players that have been asked say they want to play

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<v Speaker 1>for their respective countries. Yeah, you know, kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>the WBC. It's a it turned into the The WBC

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<v Speaker 1>turned into a big time hit.

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<v Speaker 2>It's awesome, it is.

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<v Speaker 1>I love it.

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<v Speaker 2>And to see like remember when it was otaniut Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>those are you know, teammates at the time, and they're

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<v Speaker 2>going against each other, yes, and you just see the

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<v Speaker 2>pride that they have for it.

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<v Speaker 1>The Dominican versus Cuba, I mean Dominican versus Venezuela. All

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<v Speaker 1>those games were so so good, so good.

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<v Speaker 2>And look, if you know anything about the history of

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<v Speaker 2>boxing Puerto Rico Mexico, that's always alway spicy. Always there's

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<v Speaker 2>always like there's a true rivalry. Yes, and you look,

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<v Speaker 2>you see it. Even with the Gold Cup. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>the USA you know, rolled out their CE team. Some

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<v Speaker 2>were calling it against Mexico, and you saw how fired

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<v Speaker 2>up people got for that. The WBC that's another one

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<v Speaker 2>of those Major League Baseball stumbled upon and you realize, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>this is awesome. This is really a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 2>You see, the stands are packed. People are fired up

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<v Speaker 2>for it, and I don't know why. I guess the

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<v Speaker 2>only drawback would be if the best players want to

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<v Speaker 2>play for their respected countries, then you would have a

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<v Speaker 2>watered down version of that All Star Game. Would would

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<v Speaker 2>be my understand If that's the case, you're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to cancel it, you know, But.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the it's like, it's like we're gonna we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have a standoff, right. It feels like and if you're

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<v Speaker 1>the look, the Olympics happens once every four years, agreed,

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<v Speaker 1>and and you know the All Star Game is every year, right, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so if you got to move the All Star Game

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<v Speaker 1>up or back or whenever you move it, that's an

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<v Speaker 1>easier move than telling the Olympics, oh, if it coincides

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<v Speaker 1>with the All Star Game, our players are not going

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<v Speaker 1>to play because we're not going to move the All

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<v Speaker 1>Star Game.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, players should have the opportunity to make that

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<v Speaker 2>choice for themselves. And I could understand why because you're

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<v Speaker 2>hearing stuff, you know, in the NFL about flag football.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh you know, you know our players are players in

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<v Speaker 2>the NFL going to play flag football and all this stuff,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're lining it up to where it'll happen before

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<v Speaker 2>training camps start. And you know, I just players should

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<v Speaker 2>have that opportunity and should have that right because I

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<v Speaker 2>can understand from an owner's standpoint, you don't want your

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<v Speaker 2>guy getting injured. If you're paying that guy, you don't

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<v Speaker 2>want him getting injured doing something other than what he's

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<v Speaker 2>being paid for. You know, it's like any other off

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<v Speaker 2>season activity.

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<v Speaker 1>But from me, do we want one Soto going to

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<v Speaker 1>play for Dominican and I get two weeks or ten

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<v Speaker 1>days for the Dominican and get hurt down there?

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<v Speaker 2>Or But from a big from a big picture standpoint

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<v Speaker 2>for the growth of the game, I only see upside letting.

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<v Speaker 1>Them only participants. I agree.

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<v Speaker 2>So that that's that's why I wonder. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>how long has baseball been out of the Olympics? Has it?

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<v Speaker 2>Has it been out for a while? It came back

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<v Speaker 2>I think not this past cycle, but the cycle before that,

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<v Speaker 2>and then before that it was gone for like eight years.

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<v Speaker 2>It keeps coming and going for whatever reason. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know what, Kevin, You got to be careful using the

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<v Speaker 2>term cycle it comes to baseball because people steroids. I

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<v Speaker 2>just don't want to, you know, like I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to want to he meant he meant hit. For the

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<v Speaker 2>second I was thinking something else.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, so it's coming gone and and and and

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<v Speaker 1>now that it's uh that it's back. But the but

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<v Speaker 1>the game and where baseball is, which is which is

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<v Speaker 1>really weird that that Manfred is not really taking every

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<v Speaker 1>of what just happened in Japan when the Dodgers went

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<v Speaker 1>and played the Cubs in Japan, and this game is

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<v Speaker 1>the the Dominican Puerto Rico, Mexican teams, Venezuela teams are

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<v Speaker 1>very competitive. Why not embrace that if you're major League Baseball, Yeah, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Mean, if you're all about let's grow this sport, let's

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<v Speaker 2>know why you would be against it, you know, like, well,

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<v Speaker 2>we're not going to cancel the All Star Game. Oh okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I get it.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I just move it up. I don't three weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>that hit that has on Major League Baseball. I'm not sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously it's a big win for the city that's hoasting

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<v Speaker 2>a hard line stance, especially to your point, if this

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<v Speaker 2>like you have to worry about this every year, like

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<v Speaker 2>you've got time to figure this out. You just adjust

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<v Speaker 2>be showcased in the Olympics and for a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>those guys, man, look, you say whatever you want about

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<v Speaker 2>Carmelo Anthony, Oh, you never won a title. He never

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<v Speaker 2>won this dude guy won gold medals. Yeah, and like

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<v Speaker 2>that still I think matters to a lot of people,

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<v Speaker 2>and so if it's if it's an opportunity to grow

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<v Speaker 2>the game on that front, much like the WBC, which

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<v Speaker 2>has been awesome as we talked about, I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>why there would be pushback on it, I really do.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. I don't either. I don't either. And we're you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're just talking about the countries that we you know,

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<v Speaker 1>kind of know that it's been you know, infiltrated in

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<v Speaker 1>the MLB, like Puerto Rico and Dominican in Cuba and

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<v Speaker 1>Venezuela and Mexico. But Australia has got a great baseball

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<v Speaker 1>program down there. Now, some parts of Europe have great

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<v Speaker 2>I think, isn't that doesn't Ned Colletti have a role

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<v Speaker 2>in Italy?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, yes he does.

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<v Speaker 2>He's the GM of the Italian WBC team. I love

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<v Speaker 2>that so much. I love that song much.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you think that?

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to I want to, you know what, like,

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<v Speaker 2>tell any one of those meetings, right, tell me you guys,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't want to be in one of those meetings,

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<v Speaker 2>Like I just I just want to know what those

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<v Speaker 2>meetings are like because I'm picturing good fellas where they're

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<v Speaker 2>making pasta in jail. They're shaving the garlic, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're showing him how to do it like that. Like,

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<v Speaker 2>I love everything about Ned. I think it's awesome. I

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, that is great. I I've just got

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<v Speaker 1>that picture in my mind. Ned. He's sitting around with

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<v Speaker 1>like twenty six guys all right, telling stories as he's

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<v Speaker 1>cooking pasta with the apron on to them. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you want to do it?

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, that guy comes up again? I want to I

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<v Speaker 1>want to hit him right in, right in the temple.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god. Second half Dodgers getting ready to go

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<v Speaker 1>this weekend. Let's talk about it.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yes, hey, hey, many thanks to dog House for

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<v Speaker 1>game changing one hundred percent angus beef hot dogs and

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<v Speaker 1>with today being National Hot Dog Day, you can get

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<v Speaker 1>a free dog via the House Rewards app. Trust us,

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<v Speaker 1>you definitely want in you a hot dog guy, right,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a I'm a I'm a burger guy more than

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<v Speaker 1>a hot dog guy. Yeah, I've always been a burger

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<v Speaker 1>guy versus a hot dog. Give me a burger every day.

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<v Speaker 1>Hot dogs? You know, when I started to figure out

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<v Speaker 1>what went into hot dog, I liked them less and less.

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<v Speaker 1>So you finally figured it out.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, something still wonderful. You've see the you've seen the

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<v Speaker 2>great outdoors. Yes, yes, I'll say this because I think

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<v Speaker 2>Doghouse are they Is it their fifteen year anniversary?

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<v Speaker 1>I think so.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think today's a fifteen year anniversary, which congratulations,

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<v Speaker 2>that's awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>They are amazing. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll say this, if you get a good enough

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<v Speaker 2>and I might be in the minority on this, but

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<v Speaker 2>if you get a good enough hot dog like one

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<v Speaker 2>from the Doghouse, you don't need a whole hell of.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot on it.

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<v Speaker 2>No, really like if you have a if you have

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<v Speaker 2>a good bun, you don't like, you really don't need

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<v Speaker 2>and yeah, that that's it. If you if you have

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<v Speaker 2>the sweet bread what like and the dog man, you

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<v Speaker 2>could probably I've done what do you put? Okay, so

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<v Speaker 2>I've done the because I figured this out the hard way.

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<v Speaker 2>I've done the and I'll do this often. If we

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<v Speaker 2>ever have hot dogs, I'll go sweet bread, the King's Hawaiian,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll go the standard hot dog, and I might go

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<v Speaker 2>just chopped up onions or just sliced talapanos and go

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<v Speaker 2>that with less because you don't need it. Like if

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<v Speaker 2>the bun is good enough, you don't need and if

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<v Speaker 2>it's and if the bun is soft enough, you don't

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<v Speaker 2>need anything else to add moisture to the dog, like,

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<v Speaker 2>you're good.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, So as long as you don't put ketchup on

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<v Speaker 1>a hot dog, I'm good with you. Agreed.

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<v Speaker 2>Agreed, Yeah, agreed, And it takes away there's something about it,

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<v Speaker 2>and you don't realize it because look, full disclosure. When

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<v Speaker 2>I was a kid, if we had mac and cheese,

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<v Speaker 2>like sometimes ketchup would find its way on mac and cheese.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, And now I look at that as I'm older,

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<v Speaker 2>and I go, you got to be ashamed of yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to be ashamed of yourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm with you.

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<v Speaker 2>I swear to god. That was very strange. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know why.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know why. The thing only must but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>onions and relish and everything, you can always do that

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<v Speaker 1>you can put everything else, but don't put don't put

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<v Speaker 1>ketchup on your hot dog.

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<v Speaker 2>Agreed, Yeah, agreed?

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So now all Star break, it's over. Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, again, we talked about this early in the

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<v Speaker 1>week with Fred about grades of the dog. He gave

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<v Speaker 1>them an A because they're five and a half games

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<v Speaker 1>up given all of the injuries that they've had, it's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty remarkable. I don't care what team you are. If

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<v Speaker 1>you go through the injuries that the Dodgers have had

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<v Speaker 1>and you're still five and a half games up in

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<v Speaker 1>your division, it's it's pretty good. And you got to

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<v Speaker 1>reward that. And I know Dodger fans don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>believe that because they believe that the Dodgers should be

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<v Speaker 1>twenty games up at this point. Yeah, but it's still

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good. Second half, Jonas, what do you think has

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<v Speaker 1>to happen for the Dodger or will happen for the Dodgers?

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<v Speaker 1>And will they will they be active in the trade situation,

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<v Speaker 1>trade deadline time or will they stay patent? Let those

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<v Speaker 1>guys get healthy and and and roll the dice that

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to get everybody back.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I wonder about that because if they if

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<v Speaker 2>they make a move, Like there's certain organizations to where

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<v Speaker 2>if they make a move on a player, you go, uh, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>what do they know that we don't Tommy Edmund for example,

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<v Speaker 2>Belichick did this in the NFL for years to where

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<v Speaker 2>everyone's like, man, you're signing Wes Welker. Why and then

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<v Speaker 2>lo and behold, oh yeah, that's why, like he knew

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<v Speaker 2>he could see it. And so if they make a

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<v Speaker 2>move on a player outside from your just your your

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<v Speaker 2>standard big names that would be out there, whoever that

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<v Speaker 2>could be you know Suarez from you know the Diamondbacks

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<v Speaker 2>and all these guys, if they were to make a

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<v Speaker 2>move on a player, I look at that as I

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<v Speaker 2>trust that they recognize that's a guy that's a key

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<v Speaker 2>part towards figuring out or at least adding depth to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to figure out possible situations that come up

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<v Speaker 2>later in the year. I just wonder if they look

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<v Speaker 2>at it and go all right, going into the year,

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<v Speaker 2>there was talk about a ten man rotation, that they

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<v Speaker 2>were so deep when it came to pitching that there

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<v Speaker 2>was a ten man rotation. Did they view the return

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<v Speaker 2>of Otani at some point as their big deadline move

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to the rushing staff, and that's why

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<v Speaker 2>I'm curious to see. Last year it felt like, you know, formality,

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<v Speaker 2>they were going to make a move, and at the

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<v Speaker 2>deadline they got edmund, they got flairity, They went out

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<v Speaker 2>and got aggressive and you know, Bob Nightingale was talking

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<v Speaker 2>about a bullpen arm do they go out and they

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<v Speaker 2>get the bullpen. The other part of this, it throws

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<v Speaker 2>a wrinkle into things, is that with the expanded wild card,

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<v Speaker 2>you've got all these teams who think they've got a

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<v Speaker 2>legitimate shot, and so maybe some of those teams on

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<v Speaker 2>the fringe aren't going to be sellers. Maybe the you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the quantity is lower this year because of how many

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<v Speaker 2>teams have the potential, and it almost feels like the

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<v Speaker 2>next week or so, which is crazy to say because

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<v Speaker 2>we've had, you know, one hundred games played or whatever

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<v Speaker 2>it is, the next week or so is going to

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<v Speaker 2>determine whether or not, you know, a team is a

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<v Speaker 2>buyer or a seller. And I think that kind of

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<v Speaker 2>changes things. But it's always the moves under the radar

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<v Speaker 2>that they make that I'm always fascinated by because you

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<v Speaker 2>know that they've done their due diligence have done their research,

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<v Speaker 1>Right right it is it always is. And and but

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<v Speaker 1>do you think that there are some big names out

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<v Speaker 1>there that could be moved at the deadline that are

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, not necessarily for the Dodgers, but in general,

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<v Speaker 1>do you think there's some big names that are out

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<v Speaker 1>there on teams that are you know, we talk about

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<v Speaker 1>schemes that's not going to happen. Obviously Bob didn't think

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<v Speaker 1>that was gonna happen either, But and I don't see

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<v Speaker 1>that happen at least this year. But do you think

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<v Speaker 1>there are other names out there that possibly could shock

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<v Speaker 1>some people that oh my god, they moved him or

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<v Speaker 1>they got him, and and all of a sudden they're

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I would say, look, the big one was Devers,

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<v Speaker 2>Like I don't know, I don't know anybody saw that

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<v Speaker 2>that was going to happen the way that it did,

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<v Speaker 2>but that ended up happening. I kind of kicked around

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<v Speaker 2>just because I knew it. Would you know, give Ben

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<v Speaker 2>Maller a little bit of a red ass. Last week,

421
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<v Speaker 2>I said, you know, months he's going to be out

422
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<v Speaker 2>for a little while here. Maybe they're looking to add

423
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<v Speaker 2>at third base, and maybe Alex Bregman could be a possibility.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, And of course you know that he

425
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<v Speaker 2>got a kick out of that. But I mean, if

426
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<v Speaker 2>you're looking at third base, Suarez from the Diamondbacks is

427
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<v Speaker 2>one of the most under the radar home run hitters

428
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<v Speaker 2>that we've seen, Guy mashes Bay. He's four home runs

429
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<v Speaker 2>in a game earlier this year. He's got thirty one

430
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<v Speaker 2>at the break, which is crazy. Cal Rawley's got thirty

431
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<v Speaker 2>thirty eight or whatever it is, which which is even

432
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<v Speaker 2>more bananas. But maybe that's a move. And if you believe,

433
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<v Speaker 2>like Nightingale believes, and a lot of people believe that

434
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<v Speaker 2>the Diamondbacks are finished, maybe and Joe Davis and John

435
00:23:07.160 --> 00:23:09.960
<v Speaker 2>Smoltz brought this up that yeah, they could. There's pieces

436
00:23:10.000 --> 00:23:12.720
<v Speaker 2>there in Arizona, like there are pieces of Yead and

437
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<v Speaker 2>so if you're looking to add a bat, that would

438
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<v Speaker 2>be a name that you could look at. I just

439
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<v Speaker 2>don't know if the Dodgers view the price being too

440
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<v Speaker 2>steep for their liking, and do they think that Mounsy's

441
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<v Speaker 2>going to be impacted for the entire season or he

442
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<v Speaker 2>comes back and he's ready to go right off the bat.

443
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<v Speaker 1>Are the Diamondbacks looking at it as this is a

444
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<v Speaker 1>aberration and we struggled, But we've got a good young

445
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<v Speaker 1>nucleus that we don't want to give up the farm

446
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<v Speaker 1>or we're not going to give up our key players

447
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<v Speaker 1>that have help us get there.

448
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and then you know, you wonder, you know, inside

449
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<v Speaker 2>the division, not that that stopped teams from making deals before,

450
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<v Speaker 2>but inside the division to really want to give that

451
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<v Speaker 2>guy up to somebody else. I mean, it's it's it's

452
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<v Speaker 2>going to be really, really fascinating because I don't know

453
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<v Speaker 2>that there's a huge name that's out there. Al Contra

454
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<v Speaker 2>from Florida, from Miami rather has been talked about as

455
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<v Speaker 2>one of the names that could be had. But you know,

456
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<v Speaker 2>when he's pitching, well, he's potentially as good as there is,

457
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<v Speaker 2>but there's been question marks there. So I just wonder

458
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<v Speaker 2>if they look at it and go, let's try and

459
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<v Speaker 2>get healthy perfectly, That's what I'm thinking about.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's that's the dance, right, do we roll

461
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<v Speaker 1>the dice on us getting healthy? Because if we're healthy,

462
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<v Speaker 1>we've got all the guys we need. We don't need anybody.

463
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<v Speaker 2>And also, look, I mean, what's going on with Mookie Vetts? Like,

464
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<v Speaker 2>what's what's going like?

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<v Speaker 1>Right? You got to believe it can't continue, Yes, struggles

466
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<v Speaker 1>can't continue. You got to get it turned around.

467
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<v Speaker 2>Like Freeman, you know, has been in this slump and

468
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<v Speaker 2>been in out of this slump, and you look at

469
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<v Speaker 2>that and go. And Dave Roberts even made the comment

470
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<v Speaker 2>recently where he was like, look, I just trust the player.

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<v Speaker 2>I trust the sample size we've it. Like, you don't

472
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<v Speaker 2>just stay in a slump that long if you are

473
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<v Speaker 2>the player that you are the you know, Mookie starts

474
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<v Speaker 2>to produce all of a sudden that helps out significantly,

475
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<v Speaker 2>you know. Freeman's more like, I just I think that

476
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<v Speaker 2>there's answers on the roster now, as opposed to maybe

477
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<v Speaker 2>some of the answers that are out there elsewhere and

478
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<v Speaker 2>teams that may or may not want to part ways

479
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<v Speaker 2>because they either think that hey, we could be in

480
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<v Speaker 2>this thing, you know, in a couple of weeks with

481
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<v Speaker 2>it an opportunity to get to the wild card or

482
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<v Speaker 2>be you know, we're just not going to give up

483
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<v Speaker 2>a guy, you know, for bottom barrel prices when we

484
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<v Speaker 2>feel like we can raid somebody's farm system for a

485
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<v Speaker 2>big addition.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, are you are you worried about Danner Scott.

487
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<v Speaker 2>I'm worried about if he has another bad outing, what

488
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<v Speaker 2>David Assay is going to do to him. That's what

489
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<v Speaker 2>I'm worried about. I mean, like that's like between David

490
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<v Speaker 2>and Fred, they both they will double team him. But like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's funny. So the Sunday game was a

492
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<v Speaker 2>perfect example. Yeah, David, Yeah, Fred and David Like that

493
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<v Speaker 2>is you know, for two guys that don't get along,

494
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<v Speaker 2>they get along. They just don't know it, you know

495
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<v Speaker 2>what I mean. But like for a Sunday's game, for example,

496
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<v Speaker 2>Tanner Scott goes out there, gives up this, gives up

497
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<v Speaker 2>the save, and you're looking at it, going, oh Christ,

498
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<v Speaker 2>here they go. And then James Autman of all people,

499
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<v Speaker 2>makes that play on deals and saves the game, like

500
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<v Speaker 2>literally saves the game. So you you look at that

501
00:26:23.279 --> 00:26:26.799
<v Speaker 2>and you're like, they're so deep that even guys that

502
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<v Speaker 2>everybody recognizes as yeah he was off to a hot

503
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<v Speaker 2>start when he came up here, but he'll be included

504
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<v Speaker 2>in a trade. He's not going to be back. Even

505
00:26:33.119 --> 00:26:36.279
<v Speaker 2>that guy comes up with a play here or there.

506
00:26:36.440 --> 00:26:38.680
<v Speaker 2>That helps them to make the play on Sunday. So

507
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<v Speaker 2>when you have that much depth and that much potential

508
00:26:42.359 --> 00:26:45.319
<v Speaker 2>talent on your roster, it gives you so much more flexibility,

509
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<v Speaker 2>but it also makes your decisions that much harder because

510
00:26:47.359 --> 00:26:50.680
<v Speaker 2>you don't know who to part with. So it'll be interesting, man,

511
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<v Speaker 2>it's gonna be an interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>Deadthe I just think you can't. And Fred's ready to

513
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<v Speaker 1>deal him and get rid of him or change him

514
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<v Speaker 1>up and all that. I just don't think because the

515
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<v Speaker 1>Dodgers are the Dodgers, and they have the luxury of

516
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<v Speaker 1>being five and a half games up that they don't

517
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<v Speaker 1>have to panic. No, they don't have to panic. And look,

518
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<v Speaker 1>Tanner Scott, he's had a rough go. Let's let's be honest,

519
00:27:19.680 --> 00:27:22.759
<v Speaker 1>all right, right he is. I think he's the top

520
00:27:22.960 --> 00:27:28.000
<v Speaker 1>of the league and blown saves and he's had a

521
00:27:28.039 --> 00:27:32.640
<v Speaker 1>rough way to go, But that's not who he is

522
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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the day. At some point, I

523
00:27:36.599 --> 00:27:39.960
<v Speaker 1>gotta believe that he is going to figure it out,

524
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<v Speaker 1>turn it around and be back to the Tanner Scott,

525
00:27:43.559 --> 00:27:46.519
<v Speaker 1>the guy that they signed for seventy two million dollars. Yeah,

526
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<v Speaker 1>you know, and so and if this was you know,

527
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<v Speaker 1>the Diamondbacks or the Padres that are sitting there in

528
00:27:53.960 --> 00:27:56.319
<v Speaker 1>third place, going we gotta make we gotta make some move,

529
00:27:56.359 --> 00:27:59.359
<v Speaker 1>we gotta Well then yeah, you might make a move

530
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<v Speaker 1>at it. But the Rogers are five and a half

531
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<v Speaker 1>games up. You don't have to panic with Tanner Scott

532
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<v Speaker 1>right now.

533
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<v Speaker 2>You know what's you know what's interesting too about the

534
00:28:06.160 --> 00:28:09.559
<v Speaker 2>Dodgers is that any other organization, say the Diamondbacks that

535
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<v Speaker 2>just won a World Series last year, say the Padres

536
00:28:11.799 --> 00:28:15.240
<v Speaker 2>just won a World Series last year, and whatever, we

537
00:28:15.279 --> 00:28:18.200
<v Speaker 2>got one. We're good, man, we got one, like you know,

538
00:28:18.240 --> 00:28:20.599
<v Speaker 2>like you've seen like the Marlins won won two World

539
00:28:20.640 --> 00:28:24.079
<v Speaker 2>Series and literally emptied the chamber on their team, on

540
00:28:24.119 --> 00:28:26.400
<v Speaker 2>their roster afterward they won. There's a god, we got one.

541
00:28:26.440 --> 00:28:30.480
<v Speaker 2>We're good here, Like the Cubs. Cubs won a World

542
00:28:30.559 --> 00:28:33.680
<v Speaker 2>Series and it was like the next dynasty gone, Like

543
00:28:33.880 --> 00:28:35.559
<v Speaker 2>everybody's gone that was on the team.

544
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<v Speaker 1>Thinking about Hobby Byers is an All Stars.

545
00:28:39.000 --> 00:28:41.680
<v Speaker 2>At a third position, you know, like Schwarber was on

546
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<v Speaker 2>the team.

547
00:28:42.279 --> 00:28:43.079
<v Speaker 1>He just won m VP.

548
00:28:43.279 --> 00:28:45.599
<v Speaker 2>It comes like, now we don't need we got our

549
00:28:45.599 --> 00:28:49.400
<v Speaker 2>one week series. Yeah, I tell me about it. Like

550
00:28:49.799 --> 00:28:54.200
<v Speaker 2>Chris Bryant was the MVP, all those guys, uh, you know,

551
00:28:54.599 --> 00:28:56.920
<v Speaker 2>Kyle Hendrix, like all those guys that were part of

552
00:28:56.960 --> 00:29:04.160
<v Speaker 2>that team at Yeah, so all of them. You see

553
00:29:04.200 --> 00:29:06.440
<v Speaker 2>how you see how some of these organizations work. And

554
00:29:06.519 --> 00:29:09.839
<v Speaker 2>what's what's amazing about the Dodgers is that of anybody,

555
00:29:10.039 --> 00:29:11.960
<v Speaker 2>they could be sitting back and kind of kicking their

556
00:29:11.960 --> 00:29:13.839
<v Speaker 2>feet up and going, we don't need to be aggressive

557
00:29:13.880 --> 00:29:15.319
<v Speaker 2>at the deadline. We don't need to do it, make

558
00:29:15.359 --> 00:29:17.279
<v Speaker 2>a move at the deadline. We can just listen. We

559
00:29:17.359 --> 00:29:19.640
<v Speaker 2>got our World Series. We're gonna roll the dice and

560
00:29:19.680 --> 00:29:21.440
<v Speaker 2>try and get healthy and see where we go from there.

561
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<v Speaker 2>And something tells me, of all the teams that are

562
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<v Speaker 2>going to be kicking the tires and trying to make

563
00:29:26.319 --> 00:29:28.319
<v Speaker 2>a move, they're gonna be the ones. They're always the

564
00:29:28.359 --> 00:29:30.720
<v Speaker 2>most aggressive, and because of that they get rewarded for

565
00:29:30.799 --> 00:29:31.640
<v Speaker 2>it every year.

566
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<v Speaker 1>One hundred percent. Man, all right, we'll be back to

567
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<v Speaker 1>wrap it up. Jonas knocked Rodney p AM five seventy

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<v Speaker 1>Ah. Yes, it's been a great hump day, Rodney pet

575
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<v Speaker 1>Jonas knocks, it's been good, Jonas. You sent me something

576
00:30:07.119 --> 00:30:10.599
<v Speaker 1>early this morning man that I don't want to end

577
00:30:10.640 --> 00:30:14.119
<v Speaker 1>it on a down note, man, but you sent me

578
00:30:14.240 --> 00:30:19.640
<v Speaker 1>something that I want to say. It's an up note

579
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<v Speaker 1>because I got to mention it because it's an incredible

580
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<v Speaker 1>feat of this one hundred and fourteen year old gentleman.

581
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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, one hundred and fourteen years old Indian guy, one

582
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<v Speaker 2>hundred and fourteen years old. His nickname is the Turban

583
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<v Speaker 2>Tornado Urban Tornado, which is one of the great nicknames

584
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<v Speaker 2>of all time. Definitely, definitely in the top five the

585
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<v Speaker 2>guys of Buck fourteen and he started running marathons at

586
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<v Speaker 2>eighty nine years old. We were talking about the WAA.

587
00:30:46.960 --> 00:30:50.039
<v Speaker 2>He started at age ninety nine. Started at eighty nine

588
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<v Speaker 2>years old, so it wasn't like a runner in his

589
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<v Speaker 2>old life. Who knows he started eighty nine years old.

590
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<v Speaker 2>We were talking about the Olympics earlier. I think he

591
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<v Speaker 2>was the flag bearer for or. He was the torch

592
00:31:01.759 --> 00:31:10.160
<v Speaker 2>bearer for the or carrier, right, Yeah, yeah, he actually

593
00:31:10.880 --> 00:31:14.720
<v Speaker 2>he was friends with Jesse Owens. That is correct, but no,

594
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<v Speaker 2>he so he was. He represented India as part of

595
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<v Speaker 2>the Olympics as well. I don't know if he participated

596
00:31:21.359 --> 00:31:23.480
<v Speaker 2>obviously because of the age, but he was. Like he's

597
00:31:23.640 --> 00:31:27.000
<v Speaker 2>a legend in India because one hundred and fourteen years old,

598
00:31:27.200 --> 00:31:31.440
<v Speaker 2>runs marathons, walking across the street, gets killed by a

599
00:31:31.519 --> 00:31:34.640
<v Speaker 2>hit and run at one hundred and fourteen. Think about

600
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<v Speaker 2>all the crap that he's all the crap, all the pandemics,

601
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<v Speaker 2>all the world wars, all everything that he's lived through

602
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<v Speaker 2>in his life. He was born in nineteen eleven, okay and.

603
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<v Speaker 1>Nineteen eleven, both World War wars. Yea, every every war.

604
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<v Speaker 2>How many pandemics, Like, how many pandemics he's seen that

605
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<v Speaker 2>he's like all covidel I mean, he's lived through everything. Assassination,

606
00:32:02.640 --> 00:32:04.680
<v Speaker 2>like he's seen it all. And at one hundred and

607
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<v Speaker 2>fourteen years old. Wow, guy's crossing the street and some

608
00:32:09.160 --> 00:32:12.240
<v Speaker 2>dumb ass hits him with the car and then just

609
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<v Speaker 2>drives off.

610
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<v Speaker 1>Like what it's like.

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<v Speaker 2>If I were him, I'd be so pissed me. I

612
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<v Speaker 2>would be so pissed that bad whoever hit him all

613
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<v Speaker 2>and it was a hit and run, hit and run

614
00:32:24.400 --> 00:32:26.799
<v Speaker 2>just just took off. And then LeVar Yarrington we were

615
00:32:26.839 --> 00:32:29.160
<v Speaker 2>talking about this morning and Levar's like, well, listen, at

616
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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and fourteen years old, you know he could

617
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<v Speaker 2>have got him with like the side mirror and uh

618
00:32:33.279 --> 00:32:35.400
<v Speaker 2>and you know not even meant to hit a var

619
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<v Speaker 2>Come on, man, And I'm like, like, like, LaVar's got

620
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<v Speaker 2>like the like the guy put his windshield.

621
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<v Speaker 1>Put it.

622
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<v Speaker 2>It's like LaVar's got it, Like the guy put his

623
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<v Speaker 2>windshield wipers on and the dude disappear because he's one

624
00:32:47.000 --> 00:32:49.720
<v Speaker 2>hundred and fourteen. But nonetheless, so it just goes to

625
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<v Speaker 2>show you anybody that's like making an excuse for not

626
00:32:52.279 --> 00:32:56.000
<v Speaker 2>getting into shape. At eighty nine, this guy started running.

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<v Speaker 1>Marathons and ever since.

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<v Speaker 2>And the Turbine Tornado urbing, what a great name.

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<v Speaker 1>Unbelievable but again yeah, to go out like that as

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<v Speaker 1>just horrible or it sucks, but well, you know, Jonas,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks for man, thanks for stepping in man as you

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<v Speaker 1>always do. Brother. You're always great to fill in man.

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<v Speaker 1>Always good to talk to you and hang out with

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<v Speaker 1>you brother always.

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<v Speaker 2>No listen, I'm a fan, I always have been. I

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate you guys. Letting me be a part of it

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<v Speaker 2>as always, and then you and Ronnie and Kevin make

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<v Speaker 2>it easy so it's always right on, right on. Thank

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<v Speaker 2>you guys, Ronnie, Kevin, thank you very much and we

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<v Speaker 2>will talk to you tomorrow