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

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<v Speaker 2>All right, we're joined right now by a man that

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers have found and maybe they found something.

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<v Speaker 3>He is not Italian, though, he is a proud Ecuadorian.

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<v Speaker 1>That is freaking a proud Ecuadorian, Puerto Rican and Pennsylvania dutchman.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow. That were a mutt. Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>That is Luke Trevino. He is one of the Dodgers'

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<v Speaker 2>newest relievers. That's a lot more you threw at me

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<v Speaker 2>than I expected, lou.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, but it is what it is, and everyone

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<v Speaker 1>thinks of Italian but I know it doesn't it doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>seem like it.

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<v Speaker 3>But not a time.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, that's a compliment, especially going to college in Pennsylvania.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure a lot of people thought you were at Paisano.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh absolutely absolutely, But yeah, it is what it is.

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<v Speaker 2>What was it like going to college in a small

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<v Speaker 2>college and being able to be drafted by the A's

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<v Speaker 2>back in twenty thirteen.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it was great. I mean I went to

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<v Speaker 1>a small Christian school to graduated in nineteen so at

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<v Speaker 1>the time, eight thousand people was huge to me.

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<v Speaker 3>So it was a step up.

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<v Speaker 1>Even though it was small, but it was it was

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<v Speaker 1>great to have that college experience there and throw well.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the A's were able to notice that there's

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<v Speaker 1>something going on over there, and then I was thankful that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they were able to draft me and rest history.

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<v Speaker 3>What drew you to baseball? My dad?

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<v Speaker 1>My dad, he always he loved baseball growing up, and

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<v Speaker 1>he played football for a long time. He was a stud.

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<v Speaker 1>But he didn't want me to. You know, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>very physical sport. Not to say I would have been

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<v Speaker 1>good at football, although you know, I think I would

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<v Speaker 1>have been good at football, but he always knows that

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<v Speaker 1>a strong arm. So so we just kind of stuck

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<v Speaker 1>with baseball and I fell in love.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, so you're telling me, if you played football,

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<v Speaker 2>you would have been a great quarterback or receiver.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't really seem to have that football body. What

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<v Speaker 3>are you talking about. You're thin, and your you're wiry.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm two hundred and forty pounds of solid muscle. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what you're talking about. What would have been linebacker,

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<v Speaker 1>probably be a tight end, maybe defensive line. I'd probably be

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<v Speaker 1>about three hundred pounds right now, so it definitely would

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<v Speaker 1>have been a little different.

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<v Speaker 3>I think I think he made the right choice. I

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<v Speaker 3>agree with you.

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<v Speaker 1>I agree with you.

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<v Speaker 3>Lou.

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<v Speaker 2>Trevino is our guest, and Lou, the Dodgers have this

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<v Speaker 2>reputation of finding guys that other teams don't see what

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<v Speaker 2>they do.

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<v Speaker 3>Well. Have the Dodgers done that with you?

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<v Speaker 1>I would think so. The first time I was here,

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<v Speaker 1>when I got here in Triple A when when was

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<v Speaker 1>that three weeks ago? You know, they had some they

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<v Speaker 1>had some stuff for me, and we were able to

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<v Speaker 1>work on things, and uh and and I felt like

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of hit hit his stride and and some

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<v Speaker 1>of these things, you know, whether it's grip changes or

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<v Speaker 1>mechanical changes or just usage. Honestly, they they've been really

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<v Speaker 1>helping as of as of late and just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>keep on going. But you know, I mean, I have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of confidence in myself as well. I know

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<v Speaker 1>that God blessed me to with me to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to throw a baseball and throw it well. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>nice that you know a team is as prestigious and

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<v Speaker 1>as good as the Dodgers are, we're able to see

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<v Speaker 1>that as well.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw you today even as the rain was falling,

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<v Speaker 2>continuing that maintenance with Connor McGinnis. How difficult is it

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<v Speaker 2>for a reliever to find a way to refine while

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<v Speaker 2>you still may be pitching on a daily basis.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it can be a little challenging, but that's something

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<v Speaker 1>that you have to learn with age. When I was younger,

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<v Speaker 1>I would throw away too much. I'm not saying I

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<v Speaker 1>don't throw it too much now, because I probably do.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's one of those things where instead of instead

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<v Speaker 1>of throwing a lot flat ground when you're playing catch,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you limit the flat ground catch if you want

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<v Speaker 1>to get some work in on the slope, and then

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<v Speaker 1>again when you're on the slope. It's not about throwing hard.

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<v Speaker 1>It's for me, it's about trying to be about seventy

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<v Speaker 1>seventy five percent, but feeling it out in front and

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<v Speaker 1>feeling the delivery so you're getting work in without overtaxing

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<v Speaker 1>your body.

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<v Speaker 2>What have the Dodgers told you to lean into because

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<v Speaker 2>you said maybe usage pitch grips. Is it as simple

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<v Speaker 2>as just throwing what you throw?

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<v Speaker 1>Well? Yeah, I think that they were able to identify

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<v Speaker 1>what I do well and and and maybe especially to

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<v Speaker 1>certain lefties, I threw maybe too many sinkers, not not

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<v Speaker 1>to say that, not to say I don't throw it

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<v Speaker 1>now because I have, but it's like, instead of leaning

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<v Speaker 1>on one specific pitch, I feel like the pitch mix

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<v Speaker 1>have been has been really good, and then we were

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<v Speaker 1>able to refine the slider a little bit in recent

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<v Speaker 1>and in the last week, and I think it's been

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<v Speaker 1>a much sharper of a pitch. So it's just like

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<v Speaker 1>it's nothing mind blowing, It's not nothing from out left field,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's just, you know, they I feel like they

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<v Speaker 1>are very good at knowing what you do well and

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<v Speaker 1>trying to get that a little bit bit better and

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<v Speaker 1>then whatever your weaknesses is, you know you can mask.

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<v Speaker 3>It as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Being a guy that's a veteran, you've seen a lot,

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<v Speaker 2>but even at this stage of your career and using

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<v Speaker 2>some of those new pitches to get the results that

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<v Speaker 2>you've gotten, how much of a confidence booster of the

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<v Speaker 2>work you put in is it?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's definitely big. I know the last couple

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<v Speaker 1>of years for me with having Tommy John surgery and

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<v Speaker 1>then and then trying to come back and uh, and

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<v Speaker 1>I thought it was gonna be a lot more smooth

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<v Speaker 1>sailing than it was.

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<v Speaker 3>There was a lot of setbacks.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought i'd be back last year and it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>so to be back, and then I was first of

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<v Speaker 1>all thankful that the Giants were able to give me

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<v Speaker 1>the opportunity. It obviously didn't go the way I wait, wait,

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<v Speaker 1>anyone wanted it to. But and then again being here,

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<v Speaker 1>it's and then having success. I've had one thankful to

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<v Speaker 1>God to give me this, this opportunity, and then too

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<v Speaker 1>just it's a it's a good feeling to be back

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<v Speaker 1>in the big leagues, competing at such a high level.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I took it for granted for a long time.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's you know, life is a mixture of being

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<v Speaker 1>grateful but not being satisfied. And if you're too grateful,

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<v Speaker 1>you're never going to strive to be the best. And

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<v Speaker 1>if you're too satisfied, uh yeah, you're you're you're Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>well that's the same thing. Uh but yeah, just trying

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<v Speaker 1>to stay grateful but as well, like continue to work

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<v Speaker 1>hard and kind of being able to sit back and

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<v Speaker 1>and being thankful for everything God gave me. It's been

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<v Speaker 1>you know, this a roundabout way of answering your question.

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<v Speaker 1>But but yeah, it's I'm very thankful. I'm throwing well,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's more of like a gratefulness to be back

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<v Speaker 1>in the big leagues and and and uh. And that

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<v Speaker 1>realization came with, you know, being through all I've been

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<v Speaker 1>through the last two years.

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<v Speaker 3>So hey, I'll make it simple for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Jim Harbaugh, the head coach of the Chargers, has a

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<v Speaker 2>saying that he wants his team to really identify with

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<v Speaker 2>humble and hungry.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, yeah, that's really good. That might be a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit better than what I said.

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<v Speaker 3>That's why he's captain comeback exactly exactly. Hey, before I let.

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<v Speaker 2>You go, new teammates, new bullpen mates, a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>guys that are world champions down there. Can you give

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<v Speaker 2>us a peek into the vibe of those guys.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, there's a there's a there's a quiet

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<v Speaker 1>confidence in the group. You know, whether it's positionally starters

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<v Speaker 1>like you said, the bullpen, a lot of guys are very,

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<v Speaker 1>very talented and they know it, and there's that confidence

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<v Speaker 1>that they have that just it's contagious. So it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's cool to be around guys who've had that experience

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<v Speaker 1>and success in such big moments. So it's it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's fun to be around.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, Lou Trevino, thanks a lot for the time. Really

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate getting to know you, and you've been phenomenal. Stay

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<v Speaker 2>humble and hungry, Absolutely humble, ungry. There he is the man,

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<v Speaker 2>one of the newest Dodger relievers. He's sticking around, Lou Trevino,

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<v Speaker 1>How you reading that?

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<v Speaker 3>That's look at it.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, Lou gets it.