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<v Speaker 1>Now your host walking you up to first pitch. It's

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<v Speaker 1>Tim kays.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi everybody, and welcome into Morongo Casino. Dodgers on Deck.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope you're well On this Wednesday, you're defending champion

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles Dodgers in Japan to start this season against

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<v Speaker 2>the Chicago Cubs. It's the twenty twenty five Tokyo Series.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers won the opener yesterday at the Tokyo Dome. Today

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<v Speaker 2>they look to do it again before a yet another

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<v Speaker 2>sellout crowd as Japanese right hander Roki Sasaki makes his

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger debut first pitch from Japan, coming up in a

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<v Speaker 2>little low for an hour between then and now, we

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<v Speaker 2>got a lot to get to here on Morongo Casino

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers on Deck, you're gonna hear from the manager himself.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts will dive deeper into this pitchy matchup. David

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<v Speaker 2>va Sego's one on one was ce C Sabathia, who

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<v Speaker 2>was an MLB ambassador in Tokyo for this Tokyo Series.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got your Dodgers magical moment. Shortly, we'll visit with

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<v Speaker 2>Kirsten Watson on the field at the Tokyo DOMA just

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<v Speaker 2>a few minutes, we'll send it out to Tim Neffert

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<v Speaker 2>and Rick Monday in the Galloping Motors broadcast booth well

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday in Tokyo, a lot of excitement and anticipation for

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<v Speaker 2>an all Japanese pitching matchup. Yoshi Yamamoto and Shodamanaga lived

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<v Speaker 2>up to the hype. Minaga four shutout innings for the Cubs.

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<v Speaker 2>He did walk four batters along the way, but the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers couldn't cash in runs off of those walks. Yoshi

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<v Speaker 2>Yamamoto in five innings, he allowed us one run on

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<v Speaker 2>three hits while striking out four. The lone run that

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<v Speaker 2>he gave up was a two out RBI double to

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<v Speaker 2>the Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya. Once the Monaga was out

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<v Speaker 2>of the game, though, the Dodgers offense was able to

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<v Speaker 2>get after the Cubs bullpen and the fifth Andy Pie

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<v Speaker 2>has a one out walk. Show Hey Otani then ripped

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<v Speaker 2>the ball to right for a single. The next batter,

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edmund, tied the game up.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, Tommy Edmund with one out, a chance to tie

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<v Speaker 3>the ball game, switch hit or now batting left swings

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<v Speaker 3>and hits it to left field at diving attempt, it's

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<v Speaker 3>trapped by half throw it a second, Otani slides in safely.

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<v Speaker 3>High has comes into the score and Tommy Edmund with

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<v Speaker 3>a game tying single.

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<v Speaker 4>Harby I single for Tommy tanks. Game tied at one.

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<v Speaker 2>Next batter toa Oscar Hernandez grounding into what should have

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<v Speaker 2>been in an inning double play, but a throwing air

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<v Speaker 2>brought in the go ahead run. Dodgers get a gift

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<v Speaker 2>and they'll take a two to one lead. And they

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<v Speaker 2>weren't done. They took advantage again from the cub's. Their

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<v Speaker 2>next batter, Will Smith.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll count one out ta Oscar. It's second to pitch

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<v Speaker 3>and Will. It's a bounding ball that leaps over Swanson

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<v Speaker 3>into left field ta Oskar Hernandez around third.

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<v Speaker 5>He'll score standing up. It's three to one.

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<v Speaker 4>Harby I single for Will. Dodgers. Three runs in the fifth,

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<v Speaker 4>took a three to one lead.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers bullpen took over for Yamamoto and showed why

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<v Speaker 2>many believe they'll be the best bullpen in twenty twenty five.

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<v Speaker 2>Anthony Bonda scoreless sixth, Benkisparius has shut out seventh. Blake

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<v Speaker 2>tried and struck out a pair at a scoreless eighth. At

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<v Speaker 2>the top of the ninth, Sumon Urrants runs for the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>show Hey Otani a lead off double. Two batters later,

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<v Speaker 2>Taoskar Hernandez brought him in.

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<v Speaker 3>And the pitch on the way is swung ona and

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<v Speaker 3>that is rope to left. That's a base hit. Otani

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<v Speaker 3>comes in to score. The Dodgers lead at four to one.

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<v Speaker 3>RBI base hit ty Oscar Hernandez.

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<v Speaker 4>RBI single for Tao. Dodgers up four to one.

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<v Speaker 2>Bottom of the ninth belong to Tenner Scott, who closed

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<v Speaker 4>Dodgers beat the Cubs four to one.

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<v Speaker 2>Yoshi Yamamoto against the Wins show Heo Tani two hit

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<v Speaker 2>score twice. Dodgers bullpened four shutout innings. They take the

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<v Speaker 2>first game of this Tokyo series. Dodgers now one to

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<v Speaker 2>oh to start the twenty twenty five season.

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<v Speaker 4>Now they do it one more time.

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<v Speaker 2>From Japan, Rookie Sazaki makes his much anticipated Dodgers' debut.

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<v Speaker 4>First pitch from the Tokyo.

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<v Speaker 2>Domas coming up a little over an hour and with

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<v Speaker 2>more we head out to the gallpit. Motors broadcast booth

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<v Speaker 2>as we say hello to Tim Beverett and Rick Monday, Guys,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 3>We get you ready for Game two of the twenty

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<v Speaker 3>twenty five season, a Game two of the Tokyo Series.

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<v Speaker 3>Dodgers winning four to one in Game one last night,

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<v Speaker 3>coming from behind to do it. Tonight, rookie Sasaki makes

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<v Speaker 3>his major league debut. The right hander out of Japan.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a highly anticipated debut. He'll go against lefty Justin Steele,

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<v Speaker 3>who is one of the better lefty starters in Major

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<v Speaker 3>League Baseball, and Moe.

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<v Speaker 5>Pretty much the.

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<v Speaker 3>Same lineups tonight with the exception and the Cubs they're

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<v Speaker 3>just going to go with Carson Kelly behind the plate.

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<v Speaker 3>Miguel Omaiya will not start for the Dodgers, the same lineup.

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<v Speaker 3>Freddie Freeman was lobbying to try to play tonight. He

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<v Speaker 3>felt well enough to go, but Dave Roberts and the

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<v Speaker 3>Dodgers brass thought better of it and said, look, in

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<v Speaker 3>a precautionary manner, we're going to keep you out of

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<v Speaker 3>this game tonight, And they say that he could be

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<v Speaker 3>ready as soon as the Freeway Series.

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<v Speaker 6>Tim, I think the biggest deal is right now, and

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<v Speaker 6>we understand the discomfort that Freeman experienced last night, the

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<v Speaker 6>last swing that he took in banning practice on the field.

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<v Speaker 6>Its identical spot is he had the rib issue last year.

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<v Speaker 6>Only last year it was much more painful than what

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<v Speaker 6>it is right now. But the Dodgers do not want

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<v Speaker 6>to take a chance when they come back. They've been

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<v Speaker 6>a fourteen hour flight coming back after the ball game tonight,

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<v Speaker 6>but then they've got a few days to get some

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<v Speaker 6>medical attention. They're looking at the big picture, but the

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<v Speaker 6>big picture too. I like what you said when I

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<v Speaker 6>picked you up this morning downtown as we came to

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<v Speaker 6>the TV studios here in El Segundo to do the

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<v Speaker 6>game is being played in Japan. You got the end

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<v Speaker 6>of the car and he said, Hey, the Dodgers have

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<v Speaker 6>the best record in Major League Baseball. It's true, only

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<v Speaker 6>one game, but nobody else is played besides the Coats.

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<v Speaker 3>The Cubs have the worst record.

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<v Speaker 6>Right exactly, show.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, Otani has the best record of any player right now.

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<v Speaker 3>He had two hits last night, including a double. He

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<v Speaker 3>scored two runs. We've seen him throw again today. He

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<v Speaker 3>threw yesterday in the outfield. He's throwing again today. Seeing

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<v Speaker 3>oh Tani and hearing from people over in Japan about

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<v Speaker 3>how it is around him. He is like the most

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<v Speaker 3>popular person in the world, at least in Japan, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, his popularity in the US apparently pales in

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<v Speaker 3>comparison to what he experiences in his home country.

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<v Speaker 6>Every place that you look, is what our man David

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<v Speaker 6>Massey is telling us. A lot of the rest of

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<v Speaker 6>the Dodges, too, is that they knew he was a

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<v Speaker 6>big deal in his home country. They had no idea

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<v Speaker 6>he is a huge deal not only in his own country,

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<v Speaker 6>he's also leaving his footprint here in the United States.

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<v Speaker 3>Interesting thing too is when he comes to the play,

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<v Speaker 3>the place goes quiet, yeah, which is unusual in some

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<v Speaker 3>respects for Japanese baseball fans. If it's an actual game

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<v Speaker 3>involving one of their teams, the home team usually gets

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<v Speaker 3>you know, musical instruments or drums and chants and songs

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<v Speaker 3>and everything else. But because they don't have a home

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<v Speaker 3>team playing in this series, they're relatively quiet. But they're

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<v Speaker 3>all taking videos and pictures and they want to remember

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<v Speaker 3>the time they were in the same as Otani.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, I'm certain that everyone that has participated in this

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<v Speaker 6>series from a player's standpoint. Personnel also at both the organizations,

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<v Speaker 6>both Chicago and with Los Angeles. This has been a

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<v Speaker 6>trip of a lifetime. But if you look at baseball,

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<v Speaker 6>I mean I mentioned last night in the broadcast, baseball

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<v Speaker 6>was introduced in Japan one hundred and fifty years ago.

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<v Speaker 6>Oddly enough, it was eighteen seventy two an American professor

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<v Speaker 6>teaching at a local academy in Tokyo presented the game

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<v Speaker 6>of baseball. It has grown at what a series it

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<v Speaker 6>has been over there.

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<v Speaker 3>It snowed in Tokyo today for several hours, a few

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<v Speaker 3>hours before the game had stopped. It is dry and

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<v Speaker 3>seventy two degrees inside Tokyo Dome as the Dodgers, at

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<v Speaker 3>one to zero gets set to take on the Chicago Cubs.

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<v Speaker 3>Justin Steel pitching for the Cubs, Roki Sasaki will make

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<v Speaker 3>his major league debut tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Tim All right, thank you guys, as we count you

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<v Speaker 2>down to first pitch. Dodger fans, get your game day

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<v Speaker 2>Coming up here on Dodgers on deck, You're gonna hear

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<v Speaker 2>from the manager Dave Roberts. We will check in with

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<v Speaker 2>David Vaz at the Tokyo Dome. We'll dive deeper to

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<v Speaker 2>this pitching matchup. But I'm next, you know Tani, you

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<v Speaker 2>wee Ryan and we'll go down to the field in.

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<v Speaker 4>Tokyo and vizit.

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<v Speaker 2>Karsten Watson as wena lead you up the first pitch,

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<v Speaker 2>Game two of the Tokyo Series Dodgers Cubs first pitch

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<v Speaker 2>coming up at ten after thanks for being with us.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm Tim Kas's the world Champion Dodgers Audio Network.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Cubs from Tokyo. Rokie Susaki makes his Dodgers' debut

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<v Speaker 1>This is the rewide.

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<v Speaker 3>Next pitch swung on up to right field. That's a

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<v Speaker 3>base hit. Hi his rounding second he's on his way

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<v Speaker 3>to third and show Hey. O'tani gets the first Dodger

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<v Speaker 3>hit tonight and moves the tying run all the way

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<v Speaker 3>to third base. Frasiers two two, and O'tani rips this

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<v Speaker 3>one to right field. That's down the line to the corner.

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<v Speaker 3>Show here around first. He will rumble in the second

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<v Speaker 3>with a ninth inning leadoff.

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<v Speaker 2>Double, Show hey Otani two for five helps start a

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<v Speaker 2>three run fifth inning for the Dodgers in the series opener,

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<v Speaker 2>then a leadoff double in the ninth where he would

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<v Speaker 2>eventually score again. Dodgers beat the Cubs in Tokyo in

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<v Speaker 2>the series opener four to one.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Kirston's corner with Kirston Wasson.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey Karson joins us now from the Tokyo Dome before

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<v Speaker 2>Game two two of the Dodgers in Cubs. Brought to

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<v Speaker 4>Kirsten, there's a buzz yet again in Tokyo.

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<v Speaker 7>There really is, And for Roki, this is just such

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<v Speaker 7>a special opportunity. I mean, you know this him. For

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<v Speaker 7>any young player to make their major league debut, that

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<v Speaker 7>is something that is remarkable in itself. For Roki, he

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<v Speaker 7>gets to do something even on such a larger scale

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<v Speaker 7>because he gets to do it in his home country.

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<v Speaker 7>He gets to do it in front of so many

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<v Speaker 7>fanss and supporting him for so long, and he's playing

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<v Speaker 7>here in the NTV, playing for the Japanese national team.

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<v Speaker 7>So for him to have this opportunity, obviously there's going

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<v Speaker 8>What sort of restrictions, if any it will rookie be

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<v Speaker 9>There's no hard and fast. I think the stressful innings.

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<v Speaker 8>Dave, going back to Freddie, how much did he lobby

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<v Speaker 8>you to try to play tonight? And will you not

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<v Speaker 9>Lobbied hard, like he always does. He wants to play

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<v Speaker 9>every day, kind of prepared to play, but ultimately conceded

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<v Speaker 9>to myself and the training staff it's just too early

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<v Speaker 9>in the season to potentially put him in harm's way.

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<v Speaker 9>Feels much better than he did yesterday. My expectation is

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<v Speaker 12>As exciting as these games have been, this whole trip

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<v Speaker 12>feeling like it'd be nice to get it over with tonight,

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<v Speaker 9>I think you said it perfectly. This has been a

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<v Speaker 9>We're ready to win a ball game tonight and get

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<v Speaker 9>But it's been a tremendous experience.

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<v Speaker 4>It has been a great experience.

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<v Speaker 2>Played one game, won, and now Dodgers looking to go

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<v Speaker 2>to start the twenty twenty five season. Dodgers won the

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<v Speaker 2>He joins his now live from the Tokyo Dome. David,

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<v Speaker 2>what's the sentiment you're getting with Freddy Freeman in this

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 8>I saw Freddy earlier today in the team hotel, and

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<v Speaker 8>what you know, that that rib injury could cost him

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<v Speaker 8>So it was the play but my understanding, and Freddy

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<v Speaker 5>But you heard Dave Roberts.

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<v Speaker 8>I mean that is really optimistic for him to believe

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<v Speaker 8>Freddie Freeman is going to be ready for the Freeway Series.

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<v Speaker 5>But if he is, hey, we'll take it absolutely.

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<v Speaker 4>David is driven by Ford. There's one thing we like,

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<v Speaker 2>hybrid all electric tough, this mark can only be called

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<v Speaker 2>F one fifty. The Dodgers' bullpen added some big names

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<v Speaker 2>in the AUFSE even DV. But benk Spirius, one of

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, I feel like Benk Caspirius doesn't get enough credit

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<v Speaker 8>for what he was asked to do. In Game four

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<v Speaker 8>of the World Series. He was supposed to be an opener,

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<v Speaker 8>but he gave the Dodgers more than that in Game

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<v Speaker 8>four games in the World Series. And he was out

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<v Speaker 8>here last night pitching a scoreless seventh inning, hitting ninety

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<v Speaker 8>asked him earlier today whether or not he went through

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<v Speaker 10>I think just you know, the plan going into the offseason,

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<v Speaker 10>seen some really positive things so far.

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<v Speaker 8>Who's helped you the most out of all the veterans

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<v Speaker 8>that you had last year when you made that pseudo

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<v Speaker 8>start in Game four and just in spring training, which

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<v Speaker 8>veterans have really helped you and get your mind right?

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, Ben's kaspirace. You're gonna see him when the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 8>get back to North America. Tim, this is not just

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<v Speaker 8>Grove down and here at the Tokyo Dome. It is

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<v Speaker 2>with the Dodger derby brought to you by san Anita Park.

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<v Speaker 2>David Ice like races in san Anita, then pick which

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<v Speaker 4>Who do you like on Friday's fourth race? TV?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna go for Putt for Doe. A little golf

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<v Speaker 2>series from Japan. Rookie Sasaki, Justin Steele. The pitching matchup.

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<v Speaker 2>First pitch coming up at ten after.

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<v Speaker 2>Diamondbacks in a world famous Sydney cricket ground, sold out

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<v Speaker 2>to see the Dodgers and Snakes. Clayton Kershaw pitched into

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<v Speaker 8>It got a swinging a fly ball slicing toward the

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<v Speaker 3>two run shot of the Dodgers take a three to

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<v Speaker 2>Scott Vance like the two run home run of the

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<v Speaker 2>fourth Clayton Kershaw would go six and two third Indians

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<v Speaker 2>one run while striking out seven is The Dodgers beat

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<v Speaker 2>the Diamondbacks in Sydney, Australia, back in twenty fourteen by

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<v Speaker 2>will check in with Rick Monday and David Vasse as

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<v Speaker 2>we leave up to first pitch Dodgers and Cubs on

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<v Speaker 2>It's some Dodgers and Cubs the Tokyo Series to start

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<v Speaker 1>Com and now joined by David Masse. Here's La Dodgers

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<v Speaker 1>broadcaster and World Series champion Dodger Rick Monday.

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<v Speaker 8>Rick, we are getting ready for the Tokyo Series, and

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<v Speaker 8>there's a lot of former Major League Baseball players here,

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<v Speaker 8>including a man that you used to call his starts

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<v Speaker 8>when you pitch for the Dodgers, Hiroki Corona.

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<v Speaker 6>Very good pitcher. On top of it, it's really kind

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<v Speaker 6>of nice to see. We get the feed, Tim Neverert

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<v Speaker 6>and I are looking at the feed from Tokyo, and

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<v Speaker 6>during panic practice could see a lot of former players

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<v Speaker 6>that were very familiar with around the band gagent on

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<v Speaker 6>the field. On top of it, is it just perception

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<v Speaker 6>or is it a little bit louder than last night?

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know how that's possible, but at least down

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<v Speaker 6>the line, it seems much louder right now than what

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<v Speaker 6>we heard last night.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, last night when we were doing this, they were

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<v Speaker 8>having a Pokemon pregame entertainment and now we're getting into

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<v Speaker 8>some cultural Japanese drums on the field right now.

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<v Speaker 5>So that's what we got. Let's get a flavor.

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<v Speaker 6>Let's get a flavor of it, because you send me

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<v Speaker 6>a photo earlier today of a photo you took looking

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<v Speaker 6>out the window of your hotel. It was snowing in

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<v Speaker 6>Tokyo this morning.

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah, it was around nine o'clock local time, Rerick. And

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<v Speaker 8>you just think that it's really cloudy or its rain,

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<v Speaker 8>but no, it was snowing for about two hours this

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<v Speaker 8>morning in Tokyo. But as we got on the one

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<v Speaker 8>o'clock bus to the Tokyo Dome this afternoon, it had subsided.

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<v Speaker 8>It was still chilly in the forty degree range here

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<v Speaker 8>in Tokyo, thank you. But luckily they have the dome

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<v Speaker 8>here so all as well. But certainly something you don't

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<v Speaker 8>see before a Dodger game in the summer, snowing, and

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<v Speaker 8>we got a taste of that. And Freddie Freeman Rick,

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<v Speaker 8>as I let you know as well, he was determined

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<v Speaker 8>to try to play tonight. But the Dodger medical staff

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<v Speaker 8>told him, I think you'd better sit this one out.

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<v Speaker 6>I think that's a very good idea from what we

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<v Speaker 6>understand too, David. It's exactly the same location as the

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<v Speaker 6>difficulty he had last year towards the end of the

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<v Speaker 6>season then in the postseason two. But at least the

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<v Speaker 6>pain level is much much lower then. You know, Freddie

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<v Speaker 6>was saying, is it last night? If you go back

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<v Speaker 6>to last year when he had that rib injury, he

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<v Speaker 6>actually had to be helped to the car.

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<v Speaker 5>He was in so much discomfort, no doubt, Rick, And

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<v Speaker 5>you know this.

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<v Speaker 8>I mean, obviously there's a lot of excitement over these

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<v Speaker 8>two games in the Tokyo Series, but we've heard the

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<v Speaker 8>Dodgers say so many times over the course of the

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<v Speaker 8>last ten years that they've manage one hundred and sixty

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<v Speaker 8>two game. So there's no reason to push him just

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<v Speaker 8>because they're in a different country.

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<v Speaker 6>Okay, you've been there, you've seen it, you've had a

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<v Speaker 6>taste of it. The Dodgers and Cubs for that matter,

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<v Speaker 6>and Major League Baseball went in with such high expectations.

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<v Speaker 6>There's a great history of baseball in Japan, in Tokyo

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<v Speaker 6>in particular, as this even exceeded those high expectations and

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<v Speaker 6>what you've observed.

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<v Speaker 5>Without a doubt, rig can you hear about it.

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<v Speaker 8>You've heard stories about it, You've heard about the stories

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<v Speaker 8>that you've described in the history that you've described between

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<v Speaker 8>the United States and Major League Baseball in Japan.

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<v Speaker 5>But just to be here and really feel their.

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<v Speaker 8>Passion for the game, and honestly, ricked, you know the

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<v Speaker 8>Cubs are here, like I mentioned, but I'm staring out

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<v Speaker 8>to this capacity crowd and everybody has a Dodger had on,

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<v Speaker 8>and not just a Dodger's shirt or jersey number seventeen.

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<v Speaker 8>They are Otani Kraasy here in Japan. This is for him,

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<v Speaker 8>make no mistake about it.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, it was a good acceptance also Yamamoto last night.

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<v Speaker 6>And then we look at Sasaki in this evening's ballgame

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<v Speaker 6>as he will make his major late debut. I mentioned

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<v Speaker 6>with Tim Neverett also in our opening shot on the

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<v Speaker 6>radio side, a quote from Sasaki is says, I've been

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<v Speaker 6>looking forward to this moment since I was in high school.

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<v Speaker 6>This is a big, big deal.

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<v Speaker 8>Big deal, Rick, and I guess we're all intrigued to

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<v Speaker 8>see how he handles this a major league debut, nonetheless

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<v Speaker 8>in his home country. So it's going to be interesting

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<v Speaker 8>to see whether or not he's able to handle all this.

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<v Speaker 8>And I'm sure you heard what Dave Roberts had to say,

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<v Speaker 8>because right now, Sazaki essentially is a two pitch pitcher, fastball,

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<v Speaker 8>split fingered fastball. And Dave Roberts said Rick that the

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<v Speaker 8>key to Sasaki's success tonight is to make that splitter

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<v Speaker 8>appear to be a strike out of his hand.

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<v Speaker 6>Absolutely, And they were looking at the monitor. They just

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<v Speaker 6>turned the lights out of the stadium. So I don't

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<v Speaker 6>know if you hit the wrong button or not, but

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<v Speaker 6>I hope that's part of the pregame show, David.

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<v Speaker 5>It is.

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<v Speaker 8>And they have these automatic light up bracelets they give

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<v Speaker 8>out to the crowd. So very high tech here in Japan.

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<v Speaker 8>Just like you, Rick, you know how to handle your

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<v Speaker 8>Apple devices.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, get some rest on that fourteen hour flight. If

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<v Speaker 6>you want. I'll meet you for breakfast somewhere tomorrow. Now

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<v Speaker 6>I have the feeling you're going to sleep in I'll

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<v Speaker 6>see at Dodger Stadium as the Freeway Series we'll get

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<v Speaker 6>underway in a few days.

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<v Speaker 5>Look forward to it.

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<v Speaker 8>Rick, Thanks a lot, and we'll check back in with

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<v Speaker 8>you and Tim Neverett a little bit later as Rick

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<v Speaker 8>and Tim will be on the call, Tim Kates, we'll

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<v Speaker 8>send it back to you and Burbank.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, thanks a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>Here on Dodgers on Deck, we'll dive deeper into this

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<v Speaker 2>pitching matchup. But up next we go high and tight

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<v Speaker 2>with ce Ce Sabathia Dodgers Cubs, Game two of the

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<v Speaker 2>Tokyo Series.

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<v Speaker 4>First pitch in ten after the hour.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Tim Kase's the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers Audio Network.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Morongo Cassino Dodgers Hunt game on your home

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers and Cubs in Tokyo start the twenty twenty five season.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers won the series opener in the Tokyo series yesterday,

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<v Speaker 2>rookie Sasaki makes his Dodgers debut. Still to come, Tim

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<v Speaker 2>and Rick will get you those keys of the game.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll dive deeper into this pitcheat matchup before and.

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<v Speaker 1>Now what will likely be vast fielding insults from a

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger player.

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<v Speaker 4>It's an engagement of in deer.

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<v Speaker 1>This is high and tight.

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<v Speaker 8>We're here in Tokyo, Japan, and we're joined right now

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<v Speaker 8>by a man that was one of the greatest left

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<v Speaker 8>handers of his generation. We actually have two of them

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<v Speaker 8>in one dome, Clayton Kershaw and our guest, ce Ce Sabbathia, Cec,

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<v Speaker 8>thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 5>Appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 11>Oh, no problem. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 5>Great to have you here.

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<v Speaker 8>And I know you've been such a big part of

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<v Speaker 8>the ambassadorship of Major League Baseball with Commissioner Manfred Yeah.

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<v Speaker 11>I mean, you know, it started the program about three

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<v Speaker 11>years ago now, commission Ambassadors program. And you know myself,

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<v Speaker 11>Andrew Jones, Adam Jones, Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, you know,

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<v Speaker 11>just some guys that you know loved the game of baseball,

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<v Speaker 11>you know, gave their life. You know, most of their

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<v Speaker 11>young life to baseball and just want to be around

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<v Speaker 11>the game. So it's fun to be here in Japan,

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<v Speaker 11>you know, witnessing opening day, you know, taking this in baseball.

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<v Speaker 8>Well, you mentioned those names, and those of us that

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<v Speaker 8>have been around the Dodgers for a while, we were

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<v Speaker 8>all traumatizing those nine Phillies back together here.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, I mean you got Victorino, you got Brian, you

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<v Speaker 11>got Jimmy. I mean, that's that's the core of that team. Right.

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<v Speaker 5>Goodness, at least not here, right Cee Cee.

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<v Speaker 8>What's it like for you now that you are a

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<v Speaker 8>Hall of Famer. I know you haven't had the induction

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<v Speaker 8>ceremony yet, but do you feel different when you walk

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<v Speaker 8>around these baseball circles?

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<v Speaker 11>No, I mean I still feel the same. You know,

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<v Speaker 11>it hasn't I guess it hasn't probably really sunk it

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<v Speaker 11>in yet because the ceremony hasn't hit you know, in

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<v Speaker 11>the moment, you know, it was incredible weak, you know,

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<v Speaker 11>having a chance to get inducted and then go up

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<v Speaker 11>to Cooperstown and you know, go to Cooperstown as a

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<v Speaker 11>Hall of Famer, that was a special thing. But you know,

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<v Speaker 11>I'm sure after July. You know, I'll feel more, you know,

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<v Speaker 11>like a Hall of Famer.

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<v Speaker 8>I saw you yesterday around the batting cage talking to

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<v Speaker 8>Clayton Kershaw. He will join you one day in Cooperstown.

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<v Speaker 8>What's the relationship that you had with Clayton when you

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<v Speaker 8>were pitching and is there a mutual respect?

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<v Speaker 9>Oh?

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, it's definitely a mutual respect. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 11>obviously watching from a distance for a long time and

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<v Speaker 11>never really got a chance to interact though obviously playing

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<v Speaker 11>on a different coasts, but being able to appreciate, you know,

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<v Speaker 11>what he's done for so long, you know, in the

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<v Speaker 11>big leagues. I'm excited, you know, I'm excited for him

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<v Speaker 11>to get three thousand strikeouts, get healthy and you know, enjoy,

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<v Speaker 11>you know, just right off into the sunset.

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<v Speaker 8>Since you're both lefties and both great pitchers, the greatest

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<v Speaker 8>of your generation. When you would watch him pitch, was

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<v Speaker 8>there anything that reminded him reminding you of yourself?

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<v Speaker 11>Well, I just think the competitiveness, you know, just wanting

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<v Speaker 11>to go out and take the ball and give your

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<v Speaker 11>team a chance to win every time out. That was

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<v Speaker 11>something that I prided myself on, and I feel like

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<v Speaker 11>he did the same thing CEC.

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<v Speaker 8>With all these numbers and you know dissection of you know, pitches,

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<v Speaker 8>doesn't it come down to that? Isn't that what separates

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<v Speaker 8>the great ones that can be consistent and sustain a career,

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<v Speaker 8>the competitiveness just compete every pitch, every at bat.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, I think so. I mean, I think that's what

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<v Speaker 11>That's what defined my career. You know, it wasn't one pitch.

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<v Speaker 11>It wasn't you know, you know, these special pitch that

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<v Speaker 11>I had or anything like that. It was just me

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<v Speaker 11>wanting to go out and get my team a chance

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<v Speaker 11>to win every single time out. And you know that

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<v Speaker 11>that ended up being, you know, a career worthy enough

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<v Speaker 11>in coopers to be in Cooperstown. So I think just

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<v Speaker 11>going out and competing is something that's lost, definitely in

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<v Speaker 11>a lot of starting pitchers.

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<v Speaker 8>That great baritone voice you're listening to is Hall of

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<v Speaker 8>famer C. C.

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<v Speaker 5>Sabbathia.

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<v Speaker 8>I feel like when you were treated to the Brewers,

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<v Speaker 8>that was one of the greatest competitive moments I have

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<v Speaker 8>ever witnessed. You were on the verge of free agency,

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<v Speaker 8>yet you were trying to get the Brewers into the

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<v Speaker 8>playoffs and try to advance in the postseason. What drove

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<v Speaker 8>you to put aside the business of baseball to be

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<v Speaker 8>able to take the ball within a three day period.

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<v Speaker 11>I think, just want to win. You know, I've always

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<v Speaker 11>you know, wanted to be a winner, and you know,

683
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<v Speaker 11>having a chance to go to Milwaukee and realizing that

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<v Speaker 11>team hadn't been the playoffs, I think in twenty six years,

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<v Speaker 11>you know, it was special. We had a good group,

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<v Speaker 11>you know, Ricky Ricky Weeks was on that team, Billy Hall,

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<v Speaker 11>Craig Council was on that team, Mike Cameron, so, Tony

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<v Speaker 11>Gwyn junior Prince fielder. So it was it was a

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<v Speaker 11>fun group to be around. I just didn't want the

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<v Speaker 11>season the end. You know, Ben Sheets had went down

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<v Speaker 11>with he had a shoulder injury. So you know, I

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<v Speaker 11>felt like the best opportunity for us to win was

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<v Speaker 11>me taking the ball as many times I had to,

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<v Speaker 11>and I felt healthy and felt good and was just

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<v Speaker 11>wanting to go out and win ball games for the team.

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<v Speaker 8>Man, that was so special. I'll never forget it. I

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<v Speaker 8>really won't. C. C. Sabathia, Hall of Famer is our guest.

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<v Speaker 8>Before I let you go. The Dodgers are trying to

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<v Speaker 8>do something that the Yankees did twenty five years ago

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<v Speaker 8>to win back to back championships. When you look at

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<v Speaker 8>this team and everybody's talking about already the World Series,

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<v Speaker 8>you've had those expectations on you.

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<v Speaker 5>What's the biggest key for these group of stars.

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<v Speaker 11>I think just staying healthy. It seems like the culture

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<v Speaker 11>here is really good. It seems like the guys get along,

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<v Speaker 11>they root for each other, they're pulling the rope in

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<v Speaker 11>the right direction, the same direction. But I think it's

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<v Speaker 11>just about saying healthy. They have so much pitching here

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<v Speaker 11>that these guys can stay healthy. It's gonna be really

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<v Speaker 11>tough to be them low key.

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<v Speaker 8>The offense kind of helped them win the World Series

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<v Speaker 8>last year.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah, oh yeah, absolutely, But defense winning championships.

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<v Speaker 5>Last night we saw that, right.

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<v Speaker 8>They won that game with a really good defense, good

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<v Speaker 8>base running, good approaches.

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<v Speaker 11>Yeah absolutely. I mean, you know, with the arms and

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<v Speaker 11>the pitching that they have, you know, top to bottom,

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<v Speaker 11>from starters to the bullpen, they're gonna be really hard

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<v Speaker 11>to beat.

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<v Speaker 8>Awesome meeting you for the first time. I've admired you

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<v Speaker 8>from AFAR. Like I said, what you did in Milwaukee

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<v Speaker 8>one of the greatest stretches of time. A pitcher in

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<v Speaker 8>the last thirty years has ever performed and you deserve

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<v Speaker 8>the Hall of Fame no matter where you pitch, no

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<v Speaker 8>matter what city you pitched in. Just that type of

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<v Speaker 8>competitiveness and love for the game really stands out CC,

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<v Speaker 8>and it's been a pleasure speaking with you.

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<v Speaker 11>Oh, thank you. I appreciate that. And that's all I

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<v Speaker 11>wanted my career to convey. It was just going out

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<v Speaker 11>being a good teammate and trying to, you know, compete

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<v Speaker 11>every time out.

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<v Speaker 8>CC Sabbathia the Hall of Fame or Tim in Tokyo.

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<v Speaker 8>We'll send it back to you in the studio.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, Thank you, DV, thank you. CC.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers in cubs from Tokyo. Coming up, we'll dive deeper

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<v Speaker 2>into this pitching matchup. It's the Tokyo Series. I'm Tim

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<v Speaker 2>Law Dodgers in Cubs Game two of this Tokyo series.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers took the series opener. Last night's first pitch coming

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<v Speaker 2>up ten after and.

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<v Speaker 1>Now before the Dodgers hit the dining, we look at

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<v Speaker 2>Justin Steele on the mound for the Caygo Cubs, twenty

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<v Speaker 2>nine year old left hander. Fifth round pick of the

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<v Speaker 2>Cubs in twenty fourteen out of high school in Mississippi,

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<v Speaker 2>made his major League debut in twenty twenty one, primarily

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<v Speaker 2>out of the bullpen. He was a sixteen game winner

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty twenty three, an All Star that year as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Last year, twenty four starts for Justin Steele five and

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<v Speaker 2>five with a three zero six ERA and one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and thirty five strikeouts. Primarily a fastball, slider, sinker pitcher

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<v Speaker 2>going for the Dodgers, making his debut. Roki Sasaki, twenty

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<v Speaker 2>three year old right hander out of Japan, making his

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<v Speaker 2>pro debut with Japan in twenty twenty one pitch four

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<v Speaker 2>seasons there, twenty nine wins to two to ten. Era

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<v Speaker 2>signed a deal with the Dodgers this past offseason. His

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<v Speaker 2>fastball sits in the high nineties, often touches one hundred.

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<v Speaker 2>His slider is good, but his best pitch is his

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<v Speaker 2>split finger, which was one of the best in the world.

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<v Speaker 2>He can throw it to both left handed and right

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<v Speaker 2>handed hitters. Rookie Sasaki will be the thirteenth Japanese player

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<v Speaker 2>to wear a Dodger. Dodgers and Cubs. We're fifteen minutes

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<v Speaker 2>away from first pitch. Keys to the game are next.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Tim Kase is the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>Audio Network.

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<v Speaker 1>As we were saying, this is Morongo Casino Dodgers on

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers and Cubs in Tokyo, Game two of this series.

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<v Speaker 2>Rokie Sasaki on the mound before first pitch, we head

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<v Speaker 2>back out to the booth.

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<v Speaker 4>Two guys on the call.

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<v Speaker 2>Rick Monday and the birthday boy himself, Tim neverck guys.

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<v Speaker 3>Tim, thanks again the Keys obviously pitching tonight, and how

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<v Speaker 3>long is Rokie Susaki going to go? Dave Roberts saying

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<v Speaker 3>earlier today that he feels four or five innings would

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<v Speaker 3>be ideal. The last time we saw Sasaki pitch was

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<v Speaker 3>in a Cactus League game against the Cleveland Guardians. He

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<v Speaker 3>went four innings through forty one pitches. He was basically unhittable.

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<v Speaker 3>Five innings, I think would be would be better for

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<v Speaker 3>most people who like to watch Sasaki pitch, and I

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<v Speaker 3>think you and I have grown really quickly to like

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<v Speaker 3>watching him pitch.

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<v Speaker 6>I think we're going to find out a lot about

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<v Speaker 6>him tonight. First of all, there's no question on the

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<v Speaker 6>ability that he has. How much of his emotion can

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<v Speaker 6>he keep channeled in in tonight's ball game. I say

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<v Speaker 6>that because I read an interesting quote that he made,

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<v Speaker 6>and here was the quote. I've been looking forward to

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<v Speaker 6>this moment since I was in high school. There's a

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<v Speaker 6>lot of emotion that's going to be on that field

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<v Speaker 6>tonight with Suzaki, and if I look on the other

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<v Speaker 6>side of the field, Great Council has said, look, we've

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<v Speaker 6>got to put pressure on Sasaki early in the ballgame.

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<v Speaker 6>Do not let him get comfortable on the mound.

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<v Speaker 3>We will see Roki Sasaki make his major league debut.

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<v Speaker 3>He'll do it in his home country in front of

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<v Speaker 3>a pack Tokyo Dome, and certainly the expectations are high

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<v Speaker 3>for Susaki. He's got high expectations for himself. What we've

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<v Speaker 3>seen so far in spring training has been remarkable. Again,

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<v Speaker 3>he's just twenty three years of age, but he has

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<v Speaker 3>incredible talent. He'll go against left hander Justin Steele. Steel

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<v Speaker 3>two years ago finished fifth on the Cy Young voting

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<v Speaker 3>in the National League. Last year, a couple of injuries

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<v Speaker 3>set him back, but still a very very good pitcher

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<v Speaker 3>for the Chicago Cubs, Cubs and Dodgers. First pitch coming

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<v Speaker 3>up shortly, Tim.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, thank you, Tim Never, Happy birthday to you.

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<v Speaker 2>Also Clayton Kershaw's birthday today March nineteenth, during thirty seven

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<v Speaker 2>years young, the future Hall of Fame left hander. So

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers and Cubs. Final game of this Tokyo series and

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<v Speaker 2>its back for the Freeway series before the home opener

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<v Speaker 2>next Thursday.

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<v Speaker 4>First pitch from Tokyo is next.

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<v Speaker 2>After the game, I'll be back with all the postgame

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<v Speaker 2>festivities enjoyed everybody