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<v Speaker 1>It's Game one of the NLDS and we're joined right

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<v Speaker 1>now by a Dodger that has certainly had his big

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<v Speaker 1>moments in the postseason, and that is today's third baseman,

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<v Speaker 1>Max Munsey. Max, thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate it always, David, always anything for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, it's appropriate that we're talking to you before the

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<v Speaker 1>first postseason game this season because you have embraced this stage.

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<v Speaker 1>What's it like being back out here again and having

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<v Speaker 1>another opportunity at a World Series?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, it's always fun. This is this is why you

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<v Speaker 2>play the game. And you know, a chance to play

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<v Speaker 2>a first game at home in front of our fans

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<v Speaker 2>in this stadium, you know, there's nothing better than that.

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<v Speaker 2>This place is always electric. We love playing here. I've

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<v Speaker 2>always loved playing here, and you know, I just it

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<v Speaker 2>always has a different feel, especially in the postseason.

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<v Speaker 1>You're a guy that's been around this ball club and

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<v Speaker 1>has really been part of the fabric of the culture.

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<v Speaker 1>How important is it for these group of Dodgers to

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<v Speaker 1>not get too far ahead of yourselves.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, we have quite a few guys that

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<v Speaker 2>haven't really experienced this yet on this team, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of fresh and it's kind of new for everybody,

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<v Speaker 2>and uh, you know, obviously the biggest one as our

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<v Speaker 2>leadoff hitter. Yeah, you know, we're all really excited. And

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<v Speaker 2>just as as the season kind of came to an end,

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<v Speaker 2>it was you could definitely tell those guys that hadn't

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<v Speaker 2>been here the energy they brought started bringing everyone else

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<v Speaker 2>up a little bit. And I think you saw that

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<v Speaker 2>during our last series against them. You know, just there

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<v Speaker 2>was a ton of energy that we hadn't really had

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<v Speaker 2>all year and it was a refreshing for us and

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<v Speaker 2>it was something that we needed. And you know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>been carrying over this whole week. We've had a really

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<v Speaker 2>good week preparing and we've had really fun week preparing,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, it's hard to it's hard to say

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<v Speaker 2>that you have fun, but you know, we did get

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<v Speaker 2>rewarded with a buye and that was something that we

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<v Speaker 2>hadn't treated the last two years as was a reward.

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<v Speaker 2>We were stressed out about it, trying to figure out

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<v Speaker 2>what we wanted to do. So, you know, we approached

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<v Speaker 2>it different this year, and we we were obviously very

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<v Speaker 2>serious about our work and we actually probably got better

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<v Speaker 2>work and than we had the last two years. While

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<v Speaker 2>we're trying to have more fun.

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<v Speaker 1>What was the biggest difference in preparation from the last

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<v Speaker 1>two years to this year.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, we just did a lot of team

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<v Speaker 2>events this year, you know, and that was something that

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<v Speaker 2>me and Will and Moo and miggiy Roe we all

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<v Speaker 2>put together that you know, we should have these watch

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<v Speaker 2>parties after our workouts at the stadium, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>something we hadn't done before, and it was kind of

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<v Speaker 2>just one of those things where it's like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>in the past, we've had these five days often. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a lot of time you get to spend at home,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, when you're out here every single day

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<v Speaker 2>as you as you know for eight months, when you

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<v Speaker 2>include spring training, you're not used to being at home,

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<v Speaker 2>and so when you're at home for five days and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it just kind of seeps in a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's something that we tried to change this year.

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<v Speaker 2>We wanted to spend as much time as we could

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<v Speaker 2>at the field, being together, being the boys, being a team,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, just having fun team events, you know, doing

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<v Speaker 2>things together as a group. And you know, we've definitely

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<v Speaker 2>spent more time together these five days than we have

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<v Speaker 2>in the best.

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<v Speaker 1>Max, you are one of the more confident guys and

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<v Speaker 1>you exude it, but respect your opponent. What's the balance

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<v Speaker 1>between giving the Padres their due respect but not giving

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<v Speaker 1>them too much respect and remembering, like Daniel Hudson did

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<v Speaker 1>in New York, that you guys are still the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 1>with the best record in baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, it's the postseason. There's no such thing as a

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<v Speaker 2>bad team in the postseason. These guys are really good

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<v Speaker 2>and that's really all you need to say about it.

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<v Speaker 2>They're they're a really good team. But if you want

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<v Speaker 2>to be the best, you have to beat the best.

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<v Speaker 2>And so that's where we're at right now. We got

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<v Speaker 2>to go out there and play our game, and we

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<v Speaker 2>do feel like we're the best team out here and

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<v Speaker 2>we have to prove it. But as I've told you,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how many times this year, we're not

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<v Speaker 2>necessarily playing the opponent as we're playing ourselves. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>one of those things where you have to prepare properly.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to game plan properly, you have to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>go out there and XU things properly, and if you're

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<v Speaker 2>able to play the game against yourself as good as

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<v Speaker 2>you can. The opponent really shouldn't.

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<v Speaker 1>Matter, makes sense, Max months. He's a World Series Champion

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<v Speaker 1>for a reason, bringing a champion attitude to this NLDS

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<v Speaker 1>and beyond. Thanks a lot for the time, Max appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, of course, always