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

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<v Speaker 1>Talker Padres Dodgers Dodgers Padres an upset and we're joining

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<v Speaker 1>right now by one of the heroes of the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 1>postseason run last year and obviously one of the best

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<v Speaker 1>players of his generation, the one and only Mookie Bets.

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie, thanks a lot for the time, of course.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I always got time for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Bro. Oh. I love it.

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<v Speaker 1>I love it, and I love that the Dodgers and

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<v Speaker 1>Padres are back at it for the first time this season.

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<v Speaker 1>When you're out here taking your infield drills or when

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<v Speaker 1>you first walked into the stadium, did the memories of

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<v Speaker 1>last year flood through or does it feel like just

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<v Speaker 1>another regular season game.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh?

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<v Speaker 3>No, the memories definitely fled through. I mean, obviously they don't.

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<v Speaker 3>They're not relative to what's going on right now. But

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<v Speaker 3>you know, you just kind of think about, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>things that you've done here and how much how much

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<v Speaker 3>this this place has been in your happy, happy, happy

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<v Speaker 3>thoughts and your sad ones as well, and so you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you just grow a weird love for for being here.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and last year it feels like this was the

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<v Speaker 1>site of when your postseason turned around.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, this is uh, this is it. You know, Like

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<v Speaker 3>I said, I have so many memories here, good and

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<v Speaker 3>bad that I just, uh, I enjoy I really do

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<v Speaker 3>enjoy playing here.

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<v Speaker 1>I covered the Lakers back when Shaq and Kobe were

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<v Speaker 1>playing and the Sacramento Kings put together a nice run

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<v Speaker 1>for four or five years. Does it kind of feel

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<v Speaker 1>like that between the Dodgers and Padres that Lakers Sacramento

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<v Speaker 1>Kings feel?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, you know, I don't remember that that

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<v Speaker 3>what that feel was was, but you know, just just

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<v Speaker 3>just uh, it is fun knowing that. You know, every

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<v Speaker 3>time you come to Peco or I'm sure every time

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<v Speaker 3>they come to the Dodgers, tadum like there's gonna be

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<v Speaker 3>a dogfight. You know, it's gonna be a you're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>you're gonna have to play some good baseball. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>you're gonna get hit in the mouth and you're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>let's see how you how you take it, and so uh,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, that's the that's the beauty of you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Sports, no doubt, and Mookie Betts is all about competition.

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<v Speaker 1>He even called out Brady Ebel here to compete with him.

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<v Speaker 2>At shortstop.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you're always looking for somebody to compete against.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, I do.

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<v Speaker 3>I do love competition. Both both of my parents enjoy

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<v Speaker 3>competing and everything, and so my whole family we all

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<v Speaker 3>love doing and so I mean, it was it's good

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<v Speaker 3>to get to get him out there and show him some, uh,

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<v Speaker 3>show him some some tips and tricks that I've kind

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<v Speaker 3>of learned along the way, and compete while doing it.

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<v Speaker 1>MOOKI shortstop, You've looked like a natural out there this year.

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<v Speaker 1>What about the little different things about shortstop? Do you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like you're going next level now at that position?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>It's hard to say, because you know, I just want

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<v Speaker 3>to be consistent and being the best I can be

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<v Speaker 3>every day, and that's you know, making all the routine

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<v Speaker 3>plays and if I can make some some nice plays,

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<v Speaker 3>then cool. I just know how hard it is to

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<v Speaker 3>play shortstop, and you can't, can't you know it continue

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<v Speaker 3>to grow and continue to do to try and be

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<v Speaker 3>the best, uh with doing all the fancy tricks and

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<v Speaker 3>all type of stuff. But you know, for someone like me,

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<v Speaker 3>which is really like my I guess my second year

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<v Speaker 3>doing this for you're really actually understanding what I'm doing.

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<v Speaker 3>I just want to be a basic vanilla bland shortstop

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<v Speaker 3>that makes all the plays and hopefully can can do

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<v Speaker 3>something in the box.

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<v Speaker 1>You're doing that and more. But there's different levels of

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<v Speaker 1>the intangibles of the position, and it feels like you're

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<v Speaker 1>really commanding that position. I've seen you have meetings with

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<v Speaker 1>pictures where the game's going too fast. I mean, that's

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<v Speaker 1>what the leader of the infield does.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know, That's all kind of stuff that I've learned.

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<v Speaker 3>Miggie Row has really helped me a ton with stuff

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<v Speaker 3>like that, and tell me, you know, hey, you know

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<v Speaker 3>you're playing every day, You're you're you're the guy. This

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<v Speaker 3>is how to handle it. This is this is what

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<v Speaker 3>it takes. And you're gonna have to be the guy

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<v Speaker 3>that goes in and calls the meeting when the game

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<v Speaker 3>needs to slow down. You're gonna have to know what

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<v Speaker 3>everybody needs to be doing. You're gonna have to move guys.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you're gonna have to, just like you said,

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<v Speaker 3>be the captain of the infield. And I didn't really

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<v Speaker 3>know what that means. And I'm not really here to

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<v Speaker 3>be the captain of nothing. I'm really just here to

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<v Speaker 3>just kind of take care of my job. But I guess,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, MIGEI Ro kind of explained that that is

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<v Speaker 3>my job, is kind of doing that, and so it's

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<v Speaker 3>a it's it's been okay, It's been okay, but definitely

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<v Speaker 3>definitely definitely got a lot more learning to do. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 3>in the middle of the games, man, I'm out there, like,

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<v Speaker 3>I have no idea what to do. I have no idea.

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<v Speaker 3>If the ball is hitting me, I don't know. And

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<v Speaker 3>like during those situations, miggi ro is right there on

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<v Speaker 3>the top step and I can look at him and

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<v Speaker 3>we have this little sign language that we can communicate,

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<v Speaker 3>and he he like helps me in those tenth inning,

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<v Speaker 3>eleventh and twelfth inning moments because I've never been in

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<v Speaker 3>those situations before. That's the first time, you know, that's

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<v Speaker 3>the first time I've been in the situation.

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<v Speaker 2>So I had no idea, you know.

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, I mean, having the having having him here

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<v Speaker 3>has definitely help with all that.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, we all need somebody to lean on.

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<v Speaker 1>Mookie Bets has got Miguel Rojas and all of Los

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<v Speaker 1>Angeles to lean on. And those four days while you

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<v Speaker 1>were dealing with your toe, it feels like you had

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to catch your breath as far as the

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<v Speaker 1>offense goes, because since he came back, you've looked like

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<v Speaker 1>the mookie bets.

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<v Speaker 2>We all.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I had a little time, like you said, to

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<v Speaker 3>to to really try and get the habits that I

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<v Speaker 3>had developed out. And it's hard. It's hard to do

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<v Speaker 3>it when you're like playing every day. Like when you're playing,

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<v Speaker 3>you have to compete every day. It's hard to really

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<v Speaker 3>stack positive days because the game is so negative and.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a game of failure.

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<v Speaker 3>And so you know, whatever moves and whatever you were

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<v Speaker 3>working on, you go and do it in the game

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<v Speaker 3>and you don't get any hits, well, then you know

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<v Speaker 3>that's considered a failure, you know, and so we need

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<v Speaker 3>to we want success, we need success now. But really,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, having those those days help me stack positive days,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, one after the other, one after the other,

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<v Speaker 3>and then I think I built enough confidence to take

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<v Speaker 3>it into the game.

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<v Speaker 1>I still it blows my mind. As good as you are,

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<v Speaker 1>you are such a humble person. Sometimes that bleeds into

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<v Speaker 1>where you forget how good you are.

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<v Speaker 2>Who's the guy now? That reminds you how good you are?

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<v Speaker 2>You know? Really?

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, Doc does a lot. Doc really does a really

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<v Speaker 3>good job and kind of reminded me of that. And

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you know, when it comes from the top

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<v Speaker 3>like that, you know, we have my teammates and KK

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<v Speaker 3>does a really good job with it. Meggi does a

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<v Speaker 3>really good job with it. Freddie Freddy, he has this weird,

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<v Speaker 3>weird cell a way of just saying, like, Okay, whenever

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<v Speaker 3>you're whenever you're done in your little feelings and your attitude,

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<v Speaker 3>then come on, I'm ready to play when you are,

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<v Speaker 3>you know. And so that's kind of how he treats me,

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<v Speaker 3>which is is awesome. So it's great. I got a

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<v Speaker 3>great group of guys. I'm here to kind of all

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<v Speaker 3>help me. But uh but you know, Doc, Doc really

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<v Speaker 3>does remind me a lot. And it's it's you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't I try not to think about it, but

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<v Speaker 3>sometimes it helps.

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<v Speaker 2>Right now you're feeling good, though.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I feel feel a lot better now. I feel

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<v Speaker 3>a lot better now, and I think we just got

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<v Speaker 3>to get find a way to get healthy and then

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<v Speaker 3>we'll start winning some ball games.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, if you need me to record a video for you,

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<v Speaker 1>you could just look at it whenever you're in your

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<v Speaker 1>feelings and I'll give you a hype video.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, I'm down.

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<v Speaker 2>For that for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>No, you know I'm here for you. I'll be able

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<v Speaker 1>to hype you up whenever you need. I'm like you're

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<v Speaker 1>in a boxing corner. I'm there whenever you need to

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<v Speaker 1>come back after the round is over, I'll be there

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<v Speaker 1>to remind you how great you want.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, thank you, because it starts at home.

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<v Speaker 1>You always got your feet on the ground, and obviously

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<v Speaker 1>everybody sees that every day.

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<v Speaker 2>So keep it going. Don't forget how great you are.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't forget you got one more three homer game in

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<v Speaker 1>you to make history.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to see it.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, all right, I'm working on We're gonna see what

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<v Speaker 3>we can do.

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<v Speaker 1>Aggressive early in the count, Mookie. That's what Alex Cora

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<v Speaker 1>told me. I'm gonna remind you what Cora used to say,

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<v Speaker 1>be aggressive early in the count and pull.

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<v Speaker 2>That's where you hit pull for power.

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<v Speaker 3>That's exactly what ac with Zey's. I gotta keep that

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<v Speaker 3>in mind.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll resume the Lakers Sacramento Kings, and I won't tell

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<v Speaker 1>you what Shaq used to call the Kings.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, now, well, let's wait till after and then we'll

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<v Speaker 3>find out.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time, MOOKI yes, sir, and

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<v Speaker 1>you enjoy. Javiers find Mexican Food, new location in downtown.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, all right, Javiers, here I come