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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to Dodger Talk. David Vase with you until

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<v Speaker 1>eight o'clock tonight here on a five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 1>We are at the Winter Meetings in Dallas, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>awesome to be joined by two time two time World

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<v Speaker 1>Series winning manager, a three time World Series champion going

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<v Speaker 1>back to his playing days, a man that has been

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<v Speaker 1>celebrated from Europe to LA to Japan, and here in Dallas,

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<v Speaker 1>the one and only Dave Roberts. Dave, thanks a lot

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<v Speaker 1>for the time. And it feels a little different this

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<v Speaker 1>time around at the Winter Meetings.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my gosh, David, it does you know, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>feel a weight or a burden or trying to spin

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<v Speaker 2>a story and try to show optimism for the coming

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<v Speaker 2>season or try to rehash.

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<v Speaker 3>The previous postseason.

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<v Speaker 2>So this year, you know, you can still bask in

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<v Speaker 2>the glory of twenty four and then you know, going

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<v Speaker 2>to twenty five with a lot of optimism.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, last year we had a great time in Nashville

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<v Speaker 1>at Brad Paisley's farm, and we're gonna have a great

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<v Speaker 1>time tonight. From my understanding, the two days going to

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<v Speaker 1>be at the Kershaw Compound.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so I'm a little under the weather, so I'm

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<v Speaker 2>trying to figure out if I want to just bail

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<v Speaker 2>and keep you guys healthy. But you know, I'll tell

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<v Speaker 2>you Clayton invited me, and I'm trying to keep it open.

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<v Speaker 2>And there's nothing better than hanging out with you, Alex

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<v Speaker 2>Torres and obviously Brad and Kerse.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's good to be here.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got some great weather and there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>good energy here at the Winter Meetings.

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<v Speaker 1>Great energy, and it feels like the great energy was

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<v Speaker 1>from the Dodgers winning the World Series. So what's life

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<v Speaker 1>been like for you? We saw you celebrated in Japan.

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<v Speaker 1>We all know your mom has roots there, that's, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>part of who you are. What was it like to

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<v Speaker 1>be there and be there with your son Cole?

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<v Speaker 3>It was great, Dave.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that, you know, just to kind of go

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<v Speaker 2>back to where I was born and just realizing that

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<v Speaker 2>obviously every game that we play is televised in the

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<v Speaker 2>mid morning in Japan, so there's a lot of eyeballs

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<v Speaker 2>on us, and obviously with Shohey and Yamamoto and myself,

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<v Speaker 2>and so to be able to go back there and

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<v Speaker 2>be celebrated, I said, it in the in my City

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<v Speaker 2>Council award reception where I said that it was the

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<v Speaker 2>end of a journey, tied a boat to my season

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<v Speaker 2>and full circle you know where I was born to

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<v Speaker 2>then now finish up there in Okinawa.

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<v Speaker 3>It was great.

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<v Speaker 2>Good to be back here back in the States, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we've already done some exciting things this offseason,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm sure there's some more things to come.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look back at your playing and managing career,

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<v Speaker 1>can you compare winning the World Series having a parade

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<v Speaker 1>actually being celebrated to when you won your first one

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<v Speaker 1>as a player? Does it have the same feeling for you? You

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<v Speaker 1>know what?

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<v Speaker 2>I think the more I because I've gotten that question

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<v Speaker 2>a few times, and I think the more I've got

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<v Speaker 2>that question, the more I can kind of give an

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<v Speaker 2>accurate answer. And I think as a manager it's more

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<v Speaker 2>gratifying and special. And I say that because obviously, as

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<v Speaker 2>a player, you're playing, you're taking the offers, you're making

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<v Speaker 2>the plays, you're getting the hit, getting the outs. But

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<v Speaker 2>I say that in the sense that as a manager

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<v Speaker 2>you have your hands and a lot more aware of

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<v Speaker 2>the people that it impacts. Obviously the fans, but then

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<v Speaker 2>there's ticket holders, there's vendors, there's parking attendants, there's scouts,

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<v Speaker 2>baseball operations, you know, the business side. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>as a player, you're just focused on just the players

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<v Speaker 2>and playing your game. And so I think that the

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<v Speaker 2>gravity the scope as a manager is just way more

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<v Speaker 2>weighty for me. And so that's why I think that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I got so much more emotion because as

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<v Speaker 2>a manager, you realize how impactful it truly is for

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you feel like you had that impact on you

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<v Speaker 1>in that perspective because your first major League game was

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<v Speaker 1>with the Dodgers. You've been with the Dodgers longer than

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<v Speaker 1>anybody else currently in this organization.

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<v Speaker 3>You know how badly the city wanted this. I think

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<v Speaker 3>that's part of it, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>And you look back in recent years and I lost

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<v Speaker 2>a friend, We lost friends and you know don Nukeom,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, moriy Will, Vincecully, Tommy Lasorda, you know Sweet Lou.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, the list goes on and on.

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<v Speaker 2>And so people that you know I was friends with

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<v Speaker 2>that were Dodgers that I played for the Dodgers, went

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<v Speaker 2>to school in the city of Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 3>I know this organization.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I know the O'Malleys and you know, so

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<v Speaker 2>that makes it more personal to me and the connection

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<v Speaker 2>to the city, the fans, the organization, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>that's probably why you know, I showed, you know, a

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<v Speaker 2>ton of emotion.

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<v Speaker 1>Dave Roberts has taught his players a lot. He's taught

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<v Speaker 1>me a lot. And the one thing that always sticks

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<v Speaker 1>out to me when I hear your voice in my head,

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<v Speaker 1>which is somewhat scary, but I hear your voice in

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<v Speaker 1>my head a lot when you talk about gratitude, because

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<v Speaker 1>you've always talked about how important that is, and it

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<v Speaker 1>feels like you have a lot of gratitude right now.

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<v Speaker 3>I do.

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<v Speaker 2>I do, And I think that, you know, just off

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<v Speaker 2>the top of my head, I didn't interview and just

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<v Speaker 2>you know key Y Hernandez coming back to Los Angeles

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<v Speaker 2>and having a great postseason and winning another championship, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Clayton Kershaw and we talked about him on

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<v Speaker 2>the stage and you know, was hurt in the postseason,

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<v Speaker 2>but he got his parade. And so I think that

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<v Speaker 2>each day baseball, as anyone knows to watch the game,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a game of failure. So I just think that

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<v Speaker 2>if you approach it from a place of having some gratitude,

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<v Speaker 2>it's much more palatable to get through a season and

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<v Speaker 2>the grind of such a tough game in sport. And

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<v Speaker 2>I want to impress out of my players because as

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<v Speaker 2>a Dodger fans, I think that they can appreciate the

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<v Speaker 2>way our guys go about the game with zest and

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<v Speaker 2>zeal and energy and compete every single night.

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<v Speaker 1>As excited as the fans are about signing Blake Snell

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<v Speaker 1>and obviously the reports of Michael Conforto, they still have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of emotional attachment to the players that you mentioned.

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<v Speaker 1>How hopeful are you that you'll be able to bring

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<v Speaker 1>back a Tioscar Hernandez and a key k A Hernandez.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm hopeful, you know, obviously, you know, Tayo in particular,

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<v Speaker 2>really had a tremendous season and put himself in the

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<v Speaker 2>rightful spot to choose where he wants to go, and

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<v Speaker 2>so he's sort of sussing out different deals and opportunities

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<v Speaker 2>and I would be very disappointed if he's not back

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<v Speaker 2>with us and Keith k you know, he's a postseason

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<v Speaker 2>player and that's what he's built for, and so I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure he's got a lot of interest from ball clubs.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, these guys, Tayo has cemented himself and Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>lore keiy K is certainly a Dodger legend, and so

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<v Speaker 2>I would certainly love him. They make my job a

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<v Speaker 2>lot easier having those guys back, and you know, and

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<v Speaker 2>obviously with Clayton. We talked about Clayton early and expect

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<v Speaker 2>him back to at some point once we get him healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, you always talk about betting on your players. No

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<v Speaker 1>greater example of that in Game five when you went

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<v Speaker 1>to the mound and you know, didn't look at whatever

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<v Speaker 1>the three year sample size was. You listened to Freddie Freeman,

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<v Speaker 1>Blake Trinan when you went to the mound. That seems

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<v Speaker 1>to be one of the images that stand out from

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<v Speaker 1>the World Series. How proud are you that you were

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<v Speaker 1>able to bet on the player, but the player was

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<v Speaker 1>able to deliver.

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<v Speaker 2>It's everything I think that I think I told our

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<v Speaker 2>guys after the World Series. This is the team that

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<v Speaker 2>most sort of mirrored I feel who I am as

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<v Speaker 2>a person, as a competitor, and the buy in was reciprocated,

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<v Speaker 2>the trust reciprocated, and so yeah, when you believe in

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<v Speaker 2>bet on a player like Blake or like Fred or

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<v Speaker 2>anyone and our key k you know, in tougher spot

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<v Speaker 2>and they come through. It makes you feel good. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's about the players. The game is about the players,

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<v Speaker 2>and I do think that, you know, I showed my

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<v Speaker 2>trust in.

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<v Speaker 3>Those guys all season long and they delivered.

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<v Speaker 1>Dave, very happy for you. You deserve all the celebration you're

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<v Speaker 1>getting from Europe to Japan to Dallas and Wednesday you'll

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<v Speaker 1>be back in Los Angeles to be celebrated by the

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<v Speaker 1>Scouts of Los Angeles. So looking forward to the celebration

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<v Speaker 1>continuing back at home.

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<v Speaker 2>That's gonna be great to get home to Los ange

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<v Speaker 2>and the boy Scouts do do great things and it's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be a great evening.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Will.

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<v Speaker 1>Dave Roberts, you're getting your flowers long overdue, so congratulations

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<v Speaker 1>and look forward to many years being together.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks Dave. I appreciate you and all the work you did.