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<v Speaker 1>And an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talk. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we're joined right now by a champion, No, not a

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger World champion, but a champion of the US Open,

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<v Speaker 1>a proud man from San Demos and everybody was so

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<v Speaker 1>happy for him from San Demos and raging waters all

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<v Speaker 1>the way to Dodger Stadium in Alvera Street because he

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<v Speaker 1>is a huge Dodger fan and he had his Dodgers

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<v Speaker 1>scorebook out as he was on his way to winning

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<v Speaker 1>the US Open. And that is the one and only

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<v Speaker 1>JJ spawn JJ. Thanks a lot for calling in.

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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate it, hey, David, Yeah, no problem, Thanks for having

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<v Speaker 2>me on last to be on the phone with you.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, it's meant to be the Dodgers winning the World

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<v Speaker 1>Series in twenty four and a Dodger fan named JJ

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<v Speaker 1>Spahn winning the US Open this year.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, right, Yeah, It's been an incredible year for me.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, to backup World Series win for the

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<v Speaker 2>city of La with the twenty twenty five US Open, I'm,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, super humbled and proud to be the US

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<v Speaker 2>Open and you know, keep that trophy in Southern California. JJ.

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<v Speaker 1>I spotted your score book with the leather Dodger cover

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<v Speaker 1>on it, and that kind of tipped us all off

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<v Speaker 1>that you're a big Dodger fan. Have you had that

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<v Speaker 1>score book a long time or was that special for

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<v Speaker 1>the US Open.

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<v Speaker 2>I've actually had it for a really long time. My

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<v Speaker 2>father in law does an annual Christmas gift for me

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<v Speaker 2>where he gives me a new yardage book cover, so

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<v Speaker 2>we carry yardage book covers that has all the course

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<v Speaker 2>notes in it, and you know, with community and rain

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<v Speaker 2>and stuff, it gets wet, so you usually have a

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<v Speaker 2>leather cover and people like to personalize there. So my

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<v Speaker 2>father in law has always put a Dodger's theme on it.

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<v Speaker 2>I have a World Series one, but the authentic Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>one has been my favorite for the last few years.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, it's been in my back pocket, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>for the last four or five years, and it's definitely

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<v Speaker 2>part of, you know, my my lucky routine, my lucky

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<v Speaker 2>charm for for me on the course.

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<v Speaker 1>That's really special. And you know, we we saw your

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<v Speaker 1>Instagram page where a couple of years ago you actually

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<v Speaker 1>showed up at Chase Field to take a photo with

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<v Speaker 1>Mookie Bets and Freddie Freeman. Do you have a favorite Dodger.

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<v Speaker 1>How long have you been a Dodger fan.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean I've I've been a Dodger fan since

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<v Speaker 2>I can remember, you know, really young. My grandfather used

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<v Speaker 2>to hold season tickets and would treat us to games,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, weekly or monthly whenever we could get out

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<v Speaker 2>of school and stuff during the week. But yeah, I've

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<v Speaker 2>always been, you know, a huge Dodger fan. It really

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<v Speaker 2>kind of escalated and you know my high school and

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<v Speaker 2>college years during the you know, Manny Ramirez Andres You're

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<v Speaker 2>Matt Camp, you know, Era and Kersh. So that's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of when it really grew into a passion for me.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, you know, like it's it's such a great

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<v Speaker 2>organization and the there's so many great players that come

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<v Speaker 2>through it's hard to just pick one. But yeah, it

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<v Speaker 2>was fun to see Mooki and Freddie. Actually Mooky was

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<v Speaker 2>my pro am partner at the Pebble Beach pro am

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<v Speaker 2>three years ago, so that was that was a great

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<v Speaker 2>treat to, you know, get to play fifty four holes

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<v Speaker 2>with him and get to know him a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>So we've kept in touch a little bit here and

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<v Speaker 2>there throughout the years in between, and it's been fun.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's nice to have, you know, a connection with

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<v Speaker 2>with some players that are on the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>Did Mookie Betts send you a text after you won

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<v Speaker 1>the US Open?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, he sure did. Yeah, and his his wife texted

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<v Speaker 2>my wife and they were super very nice and co

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<v Speaker 2>graduating and you know, we we've got some plans up,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, up our sleeves in the future to come

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<v Speaker 2>out to Dodge Stadium make some things happen. So, uh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a very exciting time to uh, you know, be

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<v Speaker 2>a Dodger fan and and also get to share it

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<v Speaker 2>with all my friends. That's awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>JJ Spahn, the US Open champion, and a kid from

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<v Speaker 1>San Dimas is joining us just ahead a first pitch

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<v Speaker 1>between the Dodgers and Rockies. All right, JJ, So if

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<v Speaker 1>I had to tell you you could wear one player's

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<v Speaker 1>jersey while playing a championship tournament, would it be Ethier,

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<v Speaker 1>would it be Kemp, would it be Mookie Betts? Who

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<v Speaker 1>would it be?

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<v Speaker 2>I would have to go with I think I just

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<v Speaker 2>have to go with Kersh just because he's like the franchise,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I like, I like to nickname him the franchise.

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<v Speaker 2>He's the face you had just been through it all.

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<v Speaker 2>He's been a champion, he's you know, been such a

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<v Speaker 2>key role player for this team. I'd kind of you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I have a soft spot for curse, so i'd be

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<v Speaker 2>wearing twenty two.

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<v Speaker 1>So tomorrow he'll take the mound here at Coors Field,

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<v Speaker 1>only eight strikeouts away from three thousand. Will you be

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<v Speaker 1>able to watch tomorrow start?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, of course gotta watch that. I gotta you know,

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<v Speaker 2>obviously Dad route teens with putting the kids to sleep

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<v Speaker 2>and stuff. Well, I guess it's an early game, right midday, so.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, one o'clock game tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I'm resting, relaxing, so you know, I got all

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<v Speaker 2>the time to kill after the last two weeks of golf,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's kind of nice to veg out on the

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<v Speaker 2>couch and watch some baseball. So I'll definitely be watching.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it JJ. I got to ask you this, since

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<v Speaker 1>you're such a big Dodger fan, where were you when

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<v Speaker 1>Freddie Freeman hit his walk off Grand Slam against the

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<v Speaker 1>Yankees last year?

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<v Speaker 2>That's actually a really cool question. I was. I was

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<v Speaker 2>in Tokyo, actually Tokyo, Japan, playing the Zozo. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>was playing the Zozo Championship over in Marita, Tokyo, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'll never forget. I was walking, so it was at

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<v Speaker 2>the time, it was probably ten eleven am in Japan time,

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<v Speaker 2>so you know, back home in the evening, and I

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<v Speaker 2>was in the middle of my round. So I was

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<v Speaker 2>pulling out my phone during that game and seeing happened,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, I saw it was bomb of the ninth.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, a couple strikeouts are a couple outs and

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<v Speaker 2>faces loaded, and so I had to put my phone away.

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<v Speaker 2>I went to hit my shot and then pulled the

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<v Speaker 2>phone back out like five minutes later on the green

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<v Speaker 2>and it's a game over, and you know, to see that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, update on my phone, but not the actual

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<v Speaker 2>play was created kind of like freaked out in the

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<v Speaker 2>middle of my round. But I was able to see

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<v Speaker 2>the highlights afterwards, which was super cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's a unique story from a very unique lifestyle.

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<v Speaker 1>US Open champion JJ's spawn is our guest. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>since you are a big Dodger fan, would you mind

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<v Speaker 1>answering a question for the all time LA Dodger home

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<v Speaker 1>run leader Eric Carross. Are you good with that?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, of course, not a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>He sent me a text he wants to know what

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<v Speaker 1>your go to calm yourself before a huge shot or putt.

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<v Speaker 1>Is Is there a song? Is there a verse? Is

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<v Speaker 1>there a saying how do you calm yourself down in

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<v Speaker 1>that big moment like you did in the US Open?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? Great question. I think the best thing for me

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<v Speaker 2>to for me to you know, approach big pressure shots

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<v Speaker 2>or putts, is I like to tell myself that I've

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<v Speaker 2>done this a million times, Like whether it's a tea shot,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I've hit a million of these tea shots.

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<v Speaker 2>I've hit a million of these three footers. I can't

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<v Speaker 2>say I've hit a million sixty four footers and made them,

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<v Speaker 2>but but I have, you know, done everything in between.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think kind of putting that mindset you know,

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<v Speaker 2>before you hit your shot and kind of helps you

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<v Speaker 2>get into your routine and kind of, you know, dumbs

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<v Speaker 2>down the moment of how how big of a moment

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<v Speaker 2>it is, and takes a lot of the pressure off

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<v Speaker 2>by just saying You've done this millions of times, because

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<v Speaker 2>you know, whether it's practice or other tournaments beforehand, the

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<v Speaker 2>best thing to do is just think of it as

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<v Speaker 2>as another swing and another shot kind of like you know, Freddy.

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<v Speaker 2>You know he had to hit it, he hit that

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<v Speaker 2>Grand Slam, But I'm sure he's up there thinking, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>this is a huge moment, but it's just another at bat.

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<v Speaker 1>No doubt. That's how you got to keep yourself in

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<v Speaker 1>the moment, be where your feed are, and JJ spawn

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<v Speaker 1>certainly did that a couple of weeks ago winning the

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<v Speaker 1>US Open. Can't wait to see you at Dodgers Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>JJ.

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<v Speaker 1>All the best to you between then and now, and

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<v Speaker 1>who knows, you may see JJ spawn somewhere in San

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<v Speaker 1>Dimas between then as well. Thanks a lot for the time,

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<v Speaker 1>JJ appreciate it, of

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<v Speaker 2>Course, David, Yeah, thanks for having me on and go Dodgers.