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<v Speaker 1>Mike Chris Baynell joined by Jim Pender's up here in

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<v Speaker 1>our broadcast booth. And this one you took advantage of

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<v Speaker 1>nine walks. I mean, when when the other team has

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<v Speaker 1>given you free passes, you got to take advantage, and

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<v Speaker 1>tonight you did that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they I thought our guys were patient at the plate.

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<v Speaker 2>We weren't getting a ton of stuff to hit. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>we only had eight hits, you know, but when they

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<v Speaker 2>give you nine, you know, it's like giving you twenty

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<v Speaker 2>seven bases. So I'm sorry, math's a little off seventeen bases,

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<v Speaker 2>but took it. You know, we were able to score

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<v Speaker 2>on what they gave us. I mean, I thought Biller's

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<v Speaker 2>at bat in the first was huge. You know, we

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<v Speaker 2>have Tyler bounces out uncharacteristically in a big spot early there.

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<v Speaker 2>We get three straight walks and he doesn't get his

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<v Speaker 2>best swing off, and you know, there's a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of momentum in the other dugout all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 2>It's like, okay, we got through three four without anything

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<v Speaker 2>on the board and three walks, and then and then

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<v Speaker 2>Biller goes down two and then fights to stay in

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<v Speaker 2>the count, lays off some tough pitches and walks, and

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<v Speaker 2>that was that kind of broke the ice. And then

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<v Speaker 2>Dougherty with a big knock to follow that up, and

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<v Speaker 2>then it was off to the rate. After that, I

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<v Speaker 2>thought we did a really nice job offensively, and then

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<v Speaker 2>it made some nice plays defensively too. Biller had a

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<v Speaker 2>nice one the outfield, Daniels had a really nice diving play,

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<v Speaker 2>Tyler had a nice uh three six double play. So,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, some good things. And Budvar was on a

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<v Speaker 2>strict pitch count today. And Shaw picked up his buddy

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<v Speaker 2>from Manhattan College and ate a lot of innings. He

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<v Speaker 2>didn't have his best stuff, but we just needed all

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<v Speaker 2>those innings eating and he did exactly what we needed.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Shaw was a little up and down. He gave

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<v Speaker 1>up four runs, four hits, he walked three. But it

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<v Speaker 1>looked like to me, you were gonna leave him in there.

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<v Speaker 1>You're gonna make You're gonna work it out because this

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<v Speaker 1>is the deal. We lead, keep the lead, let's get

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<v Speaker 1>something fixed or whatever. You know, I'm thinking in your

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<v Speaker 1>mind what you might be thinking.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we didn't want to show them anybody else either.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we had a decent lead. If they could

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we had Hutchinson ready, but you know, we

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<v Speaker 2>just we really wanted to just stay with the one

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<v Speaker 2>guy if we could, if we could get away with it,

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<v Speaker 2>and then the opportunity presented itself, you know, when we

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<v Speaker 2>don't get the mercy role in the bottom of the eighth,

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<v Speaker 2>the ten run role and it stays nine runs. You

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<v Speaker 2>got two guys that haven't been in a game in

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<v Speaker 2>a long time, and I thought, there's stuff looked great.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought Evan Hamburger's slider looked good. He was downhill

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<v Speaker 2>through an eighty nine mile hour fastball. You know, got

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<v Speaker 2>a good result. And I thought cam Cam looked really

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<v Speaker 2>good too. Mayor at his stuff working. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we may need those guys at Prasco and beyond, so

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<v Speaker 2>it was good to see them get back on the beam.

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<v Speaker 1>How much confidence does that give you as the as

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<v Speaker 1>the head coach when you see a couple of guys

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<v Speaker 1>mug even just get an out or two who you

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<v Speaker 1>haven't seen in a three or four weeks, can you

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<v Speaker 1>can you get a positive feeling from that and then

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<v Speaker 1>take that with you next week if you need it.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, Yeah, it's more important that they had the positive feeling, right,

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, you want to simulate. You don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to simulate a nine run lead. You know, in their minds,

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<v Speaker 2>it's got to be a tie score there or we're

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<v Speaker 2>down one or up one and do the job and

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<v Speaker 2>so that you can be better prepared for the next

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<v Speaker 2>time you pay, which probably not gonna be a nine

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<v Speaker 2>run lead, and we're gonna need you to do something

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit more special. So but I thought they

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<v Speaker 2>both looked like they can look, and we haven't seen

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<v Speaker 2>those two guys look like they can look in a

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<v Speaker 2>long long time. So that was that was important. Josh

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<v Speaker 2>came to me in the seventh or eighth and said, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm thinking this this and you know what, Yeah, let's

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<v Speaker 2>do it. Let's do it. Let's get shot off the

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<v Speaker 2>mount in the ninth and if we have that big

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<v Speaker 2>a lead, let's you know, we can we can play

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit and see if they can get get

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of guys out.

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<v Speaker 1>And how much better is the bottom of the third order. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>when you got Grant MacArthur hitting seventh, does your DH

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<v Speaker 1>he gets a couple of knocks, knocks in a run.

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<v Speaker 1>Connor Land got a nice ground ball up the middle.

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<v Speaker 1>It has scored a run on the seventh plus that

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<v Speaker 1>sack fly and the first hit thing. I mean, it

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<v Speaker 1>really lengthens this lineup. But you got six three hundred

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<v Speaker 1>hitters there in a row, and then the bottom third

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<v Speaker 1>delivering a little bit for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, very much so MacArthur. You know, he's got ten homers,

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<v Speaker 2>and I mean, for it's a luxury to have a

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<v Speaker 2>seven hitter. And I'm looking at our averages on the board,

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, those are those are as high as

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<v Speaker 2>they've been all year. I mean, it's pretty it's pretty good.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's got some The lineup certainly has some length.

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<v Speaker 2>We also have guys in the bench. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 2>got bow Root, who's you know, hitting over three hundred

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<v Speaker 2>that I can't get in there, you know, but I

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<v Speaker 2>love having It's a luxury because he's he's so good

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<v Speaker 2>off the bench too, and he can run. And so

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<v Speaker 2>we got some good answers. I think offensively gonna you know,

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully have a good day tomorrow with throwing strikes. And

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<v Speaker 2>they have a very good starting pitching, and I thought

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<v Speaker 2>we did a nice job getting to their starter tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>But we're gonna have another test tomorrow and hopefully we'll

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<v Speaker 2>have a good crowd tomorrow night on a Friday, last

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<v Speaker 2>Friday night in stores.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, midweather was great, great baseball weather. One final thing

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<v Speaker 1>on biller. At one point I was looking at his numbers.

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<v Speaker 1>He was hitting about two oh nine at one point

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<v Speaker 1>in the season, he would not hit it. And then

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<v Speaker 1>he has been hitting much better over the last twenty

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<v Speaker 1>games or so. What are you seeing with him?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you got to be confident now in what

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<v Speaker 2>he's doing. Yeah, I thought he was kind of cutting

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<v Speaker 2>himself off early in the season, but it's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>how his swing works anyway. It really wasn't a mechanical,

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<v Speaker 2>mechanical thing. I think he was really getting in his

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<v Speaker 2>own way. He's such a people pleaser. He's such a

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<v Speaker 2>good young person and just a great personality. Really cares

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<v Speaker 2>about others. He's a great teammate, and I think he

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<v Speaker 2>was just so caught up in what everybody else was thinking,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like he was putting too much weight on

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<v Speaker 2>his shoulders and and we moved him down in the order.

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<v Speaker 2>Was like, man, this guy should be hitting a lot

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<v Speaker 2>better than he is. And finally he just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>stuck with He always works, but I think he just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, these guys come in. They come here like

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna get drafted, I'm gonna do this, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>do If you start thinking about that stuff, it's going

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<v Speaker 2>to get in the way. And I think he's just

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<v Speaker 2>playing for for himself now. He's not worried about anybody else.

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<v Speaker 2>He's he if this is it, if this is his

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<v Speaker 2>last time playing baseball, he doesn't want to have any regrets.

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<v Speaker 2>And the irony is, you know, he's he's starting to

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<v Speaker 2>draw some attention of scouts as a result. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's funny when you focus on what you can control,

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<v Speaker 2>what you're capable of, and uh, he's showing that he's

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<v Speaker 2>capable of an awful lot. He's a lot of fun

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<v Speaker 2>to watch. I mean, boy, that that line drive Homer

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<v Speaker 2>was special too. I mean that was that was another

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<v Speaker 2>moment swing. I thought, you know, they scored whatever it

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<v Speaker 2>was three on or Menzila, the RBI and the two

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<v Speaker 2>RBIs and Shaw's walking a couple of people, the momentum

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<v Speaker 2>shifting to their dugout. They get two quick outs, two

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<v Speaker 2>of our best hitters, and and Daniels and Minnick and

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<v Speaker 2>then boom, you know, Biller puts up a solo shot

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<v Speaker 2>and at least we answer with something in that inning.

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<v Speaker 2>So he got the game ball tonight. I just think

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<v Speaker 2>it was impressive what he was able to do in

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<v Speaker 2>those and just in those two at bats and in

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<v Speaker 2>the catch in the outfield. But he's a good baseball player,

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<v Speaker 2>really good, and we're really glad he's here.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's fun to watch. He really is that California thing.

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<v Speaker 1>The basketball team did that pretty well last couple of years,

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<v Speaker 1>Joey kal Katera coming in and win a national championship.

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<v Speaker 1>And now I got Sam Biller, who knows, who knows what

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<v Speaker 1>these Cali guys can do.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, they seem to fit in really well.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's it's we haven't had a bad one yet.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean really, they fit in great. And they're really

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<v Speaker 2>good baseball players, you know. They they they are playing

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<v Speaker 2>outside since their little kid a year round in many cases,

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<v Speaker 2>and they have the actions. They have the mental cuity

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<v Speaker 2>for it too. They really have good feel for when

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<v Speaker 2>to bunt, when not to bunt. What you know, what

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<v Speaker 2>the situation is, they just play. They play a lot

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<v Speaker 2>more baseball than we do out here at a younger age.

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<v Speaker 2>So they've they've they've really been a you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>thinking back twenty years now. We've been very successful bringing

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<v Speaker 2>in guys from the West coast. Yeah, Graham MacArthur's another one. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, coach, you appreciate it. Tomorrow, let's go get them.

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<v Speaker 2>You got it, Thanks, Mike.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Jimpenders.