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<v Speaker 1>Try never to make him wait.

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<v Speaker 2>Seems to be his job these days in the bullpen

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<v Speaker 2>and in life. The one and only Dan Hudson, thanks

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<v Speaker 2>a lot for the time, and thanks for being patient

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<v Speaker 2>with me.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 3>And I promise from just sitting out here in the

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<v Speaker 3>dugout some big deal.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, and then straggler riders want to pick your brain.

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<v Speaker 2>You're forced to talk to him.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, sometimes you're just there. You know, they need somebody

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<v Speaker 4>talk to.

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<v Speaker 1>Dan.

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<v Speaker 2>You look very top gun ish right now. You got

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<v Speaker 2>the white towel around your neck, you got the top

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<v Speaker 2>gun Navy fighter pilot haircut.

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<v Speaker 1>You're ready to go. Lather it up?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I'm ready to go. It's easy to get lathered

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<v Speaker 3>up out here in this humidity. But luckily it's cloudy

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<v Speaker 3>and overcast, so we don't have too much sun today.

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<v Speaker 1>Dan.

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<v Speaker 2>As you look at the Dodger bullpen, you guys have

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<v Speaker 2>done such a tremendous job all season long, not just

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<v Speaker 2>by the results, but the burden of innings that have

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<v Speaker 2>been put on you guys. What is the state of

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<v Speaker 2>the bullpen as far as freshness and fatigue, the balance

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<v Speaker 2>of all that.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I know, the off day helps Obviously, with the

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<v Speaker 3>freshness I'm coming across the country.

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<v Speaker 4>He doesn't help with the fatigue, But you know, it's

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<v Speaker 4>all part of man.

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<v Speaker 3>I think everybody down there is just ready to strap

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<v Speaker 3>them up and ready to go whatever the phone rings, so,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, the innings or whatever they are. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>the guys down there are ready to to take take down.

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<v Speaker 4>Whatever inning's gonna get taken down. And you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 4>proud to be down there with those guys.

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<v Speaker 1>You came back for a reason.

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<v Speaker 2>Has this season been everything that you had hope trying

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<v Speaker 2>to come back from two severe knee surgeries?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's been even more when it comes to

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<v Speaker 3>just a personal standpoint. You know, obviously I'm in a

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<v Speaker 3>little bit of a funk here right now. I'm trying

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<v Speaker 3>to work my way out of it. And but you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the first couple of months we were really freaking good.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, I'm really kind of happy with where

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<v Speaker 3>I'm at physically, and uh, you know, we're just trying

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<v Speaker 3>to push through some stuff right now and get ready

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<v Speaker 3>for the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>I always hear you guys talk about the process. Some

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<v Speaker 2>people call it the journey, but isn't what you're going

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<v Speaker 2>through right now, just the whole thing and why you

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<v Speaker 2>love the game of baseball so much.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, it's just it's just part of the

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<v Speaker 3>roller coaster that is being in a major league bullpen.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's not gonna go perfect every single night.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's you know, I always say, I try

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<v Speaker 3>not to ride that role or coaster emotionally. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>I just kind of stay even keel, don't get too

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<v Speaker 3>ups with the super highs and don't get.

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<v Speaker 4>Too low with the lows.

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<v Speaker 3>You know it's gonna even out in the end, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know you'll be right where you need to be

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<v Speaker 3>at the end of the season. So you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>just trying to, like I said, I push through some

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<v Speaker 3>stuff right now mechanically and mentally, and you know, get

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<v Speaker 3>ready to go every single night whenever Dave needs me.

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<v Speaker 2>People feel like you're invincible because you never really show

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<v Speaker 2>all that stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sure I show up more than more than people think.

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<v Speaker 3>But no, it's uh, like I said, you just try

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<v Speaker 3>not to get too too low with these lows that

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<v Speaker 3>I'm in right now and push through it and like

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<v Speaker 3>I said, just be there whenever he needs me to

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<v Speaker 3>take the ball. And get ready for the series and

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<v Speaker 3>hopefully you know, obviously in the playoffs as well.

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<v Speaker 2>You've been through a lot in your career, obviously, have

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<v Speaker 2>you been able to maybe reach out or allow some

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<v Speaker 2>of these younger pitchers that have had these elbow and

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<v Speaker 2>shoulder injuries to lean on you just for some advice

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<v Speaker 2>or really lean on you? I mean, how have you

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<v Speaker 2>been able to help some of these younger guys.

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<v Speaker 4>No, it's cool.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, obviously it's not great that they're injured, but

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<v Speaker 3>like it's great that they're around. You know, sometimes you

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<v Speaker 3>can kind of feel eggs out a little bit when

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<v Speaker 3>you have like a major injury like that, So for

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<v Speaker 3>them to still be around, Like, you know, Stoney's on

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<v Speaker 3>the trip with Usk helping helping him get through his

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<v Speaker 3>stuff mentally, and obviously River was their last arm stand,

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<v Speaker 3>so I got to talk to him a little bit. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>we're all just everybody's there for everybody in this organization,

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<v Speaker 3>in this clubhouse, top to bottom. Whenever anybody needs anything

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<v Speaker 3>in a year to talk, listen to got to talk

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<v Speaker 3>to then, you know, I'm there for him and they

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<v Speaker 3>all know that.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't really like to ask you guys too much

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<v Speaker 2>about Otani and being teammates with him, but he is

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<v Speaker 2>getting closer to making history to be the first fifty

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<v Speaker 2>to fifty player in Major league history. What's it been

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<v Speaker 2>like from your standpoint to watch him this season?

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<v Speaker 3>I just I just feel like I'm lucky to have

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<v Speaker 3>a first first row seat to this season for him. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 3>the spotlight's always on him, but I feel like it's

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<v Speaker 3>gotten even brighter since it's gotten caught up the you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the interstate a little bit to Dodger Stadium, and he's

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<v Speaker 3>done nothing by answer the bell man, He's he's there

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<v Speaker 3>every single night. He's posting, he's doing unblie things on

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<v Speaker 3>a ball field, And like I said, I just feel

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<v Speaker 3>lucky I get to watch it every single night.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you ever had a chance to watch his bullpens?

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<v Speaker 4>No, I haven't. I haven't heard yet. I haven't been

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<v Speaker 4>able to see one of those yet.

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<v Speaker 3>But I'm excited to kind of see where he's headed

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<v Speaker 3>with that man. It'll be it'll be really great to

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<v Speaker 3>see him back on the mount again.

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<v Speaker 1>Where do you stand as far as the DH winning

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<v Speaker 1>the m v p H.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, it's it's his, no doubt. I don't I

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<v Speaker 3>don't really have a stance on that. If you're the

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<v Speaker 3>best player in the league, most valuable player in the league,

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<v Speaker 3>you get the m v P in my opinion.

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<v Speaker 4>So h you know, he's been that and everything for us.

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<v Speaker 3>The fact that he's a dah doesn't matter to me,

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<v Speaker 3>so you know, hopefully it doesn't matter to the voters

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<v Speaker 3>as well. Hopefully he gets that hardware at the end

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<v Speaker 3>of the year and uh, you know, hopefully top it

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<v Speaker 3>off of the World Series as well.

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, Dan Hudson, you know I tap into you.

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<v Speaker 2>What you say leads my compass in baseball and maybe life.

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<v Speaker 4>I wouldn't go that far, dude.

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<v Speaker 3>If that if that's your if that's your compass, that's

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<v Speaker 3>a bad compass.

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<v Speaker 4>It's spending all all over the place.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time, Daniel, really appreciate.

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<v Speaker 4>No problem.