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<v Speaker 1>It's another festive day at Dodgers Stadium as the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 1>coming off of victory and their home opener and back

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<v Speaker 1>from Tokyo, still got more celebration today as they will

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<v Speaker 1>receive their championship rings. It will be the second ring

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<v Speaker 1>that our guest Max Munsey will get as a Dodger. Munsey,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks a lot for the time and congratulations, I guess

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<v Speaker 1>on officially being a two time World Series Champion?

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<v Speaker 2>I guess what do you mean?

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<v Speaker 1>I guess, well, does the ring solidify that you are

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<v Speaker 1>officially now a two time champion? Or did that happen

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<v Speaker 1>with the final out in New York?

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<v Speaker 2>And I think that happened with the final out in

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<v Speaker 2>New York. It was The ring is obviously something that's

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<v Speaker 2>special and I can't wait to see it and get

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<v Speaker 2>it and hold it. But yeah, that was that was

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<v Speaker 2>solidified last year, especially when we have to have the

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<v Speaker 2>parade for the you know, really the first time for us.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you seen the ring? Have you got any sneak peek?

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<v Speaker 2>I've seen a couple of pictures, but I haven't seen

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<v Speaker 2>it in person. So you know, pictures can only do

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<v Speaker 2>so much when you see I think in person it's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be pretty exciting.

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<v Speaker 1>Has Max Munsey ever wore his twenty twenty championship.

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<v Speaker 2>No, it's it's it's sitting at home in a case

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<v Speaker 2>right next to the rep Pid trophy that I got.

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<v Speaker 2>That's where where this one's gonna go. Uh. To me,

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<v Speaker 2>those things aren't for wearing. Those are for you know, cherishing,

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<v Speaker 2>and uh, you know they they mean too much to

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<v Speaker 2>me as a player of all the you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>sweat and the grind and everything that we went through

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<v Speaker 2>to achieve it, that to me, it's something that shouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>be worn.

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<v Speaker 1>If they were a little smaller and maybe a little less, Gottie,

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<v Speaker 1>would you wear it again?

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<v Speaker 2>No, just because of this the symbolism of what the

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<v Speaker 2>ring means to me, it's not something that should be

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<v Speaker 2>taken lightly. And there's a lot of people that have

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<v Speaker 2>played this game for a very long time and they've

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<v Speaker 2>never gotten to get a ring. And you know, for me,

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<v Speaker 2>it just it just means so much that I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want there being any chance of tarnishing it at all,

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<v Speaker 2>and so for me, it's not meant to be worn.

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<v Speaker 1>We've talked about this a few times since you came

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<v Speaker 1>up with the Dodgers in twenty eighteen. Do you have

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<v Speaker 1>the unique perspective of understanding how fragile this career is.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you feel like you have that type of appreciation

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<v Speaker 1>because of where you've been and where you're at now.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, you know, for for a lot of these guys

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<v Speaker 2>that have come up in this organization, they don't know

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<v Speaker 2>anything but winning. And you know, I was somewhere where

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<v Speaker 2>we were borderline the worst team in baseball for a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of years, and uh, it's it's it's not fun,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not Uh it's not easy to go through.

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<v Speaker 1>It's tough.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, what we've created here in terms of the

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<v Speaker 2>culture in the clubhouse is not something that is everywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's it's unique to what we've got going on.

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<v Speaker 2>And uh, it's truly special, and it's an honor and

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<v Speaker 2>a blessing to be a part of it. And for me,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's even bigger honor and blessing to have helped

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<v Speaker 2>created it. And uh, you know, I I just I

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<v Speaker 2>know what else is out there, and I know how

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<v Speaker 2>much I appreciate what's what's here.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess you're very thankful you did not take that

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<v Speaker 1>offer in Korea back in twenty eighteen. Yeah, yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 1>a it.

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<v Speaker 2>Would have been a different story. But yeah, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm I've I will never take for granted the days

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<v Speaker 2>that I've had in this organization, at this stadium.

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<v Speaker 1>Max Munsey is our guest. We are on the verge

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<v Speaker 1>of sharing the rings celebration with you as the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 1>will receive their championship rings and you're actually facing a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that helped you get that ring. And Jack Flaherty,

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<v Speaker 1>how much did he mean to you guys last year?

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<v Speaker 1>He's huge for us.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's hard to it's hard to put in

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<v Speaker 2>the words how much he meant. You know, he we

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<v Speaker 2>got him at the trade deadline. He immediately started throwing

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<v Speaker 2>some very big important innings for us, and uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>talking about a guy that pitched Game one for us,

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<v Speaker 2>and that that's that's what we thought of him, that

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<v Speaker 2>we wanted to run him out their Game one. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, at that time, just with all the stuff

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<v Speaker 2>that we had gone through, we didn't have too many

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<v Speaker 2>guys we could rely upon, and he was one of

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<v Speaker 2>the few guys we could And I think that's that

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<v Speaker 2>says a lot to him that we were able to

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<v Speaker 2>rely upon him and we definitely wouldn't have been there

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<v Speaker 2>without him, and so it's it's, uh, it's cool that

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<v Speaker 2>he's pitching on that night, but uh, you know, you

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<v Speaker 2>also kind of wish he could be getting the ring

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<v Speaker 2>with the rest of us. But I know we're doing

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<v Speaker 2>something for him on the next day, so he's he's

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<v Speaker 2>still going to have an opportunity to have his moment

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<v Speaker 2>and uh, you know, Dodger fans definitely make it extremely

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<v Speaker 2>special for him.

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<v Speaker 1>How much will you be thinking about the guys that

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<v Speaker 1>either retired or went on to other teams, And I'm thinking,

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<v Speaker 1>in particular, Kevin Kiermeyer, Brent Honeywell, Daniel Hudson, and of

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<v Speaker 1>course Walker Buehler.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'd be thinking about him a lot. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you almost wish that they could be here

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<v Speaker 2>for the ceremony, especially the guys that are retired. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>they probably don't want to be anywhere near baseball field,

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<v Speaker 2>that's why they retired. But yeah, I think it'd be

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<v Speaker 2>cool if they could be here. And you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>know we'll see Walker at some point this year and

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<v Speaker 2>he'll get his ring, and you know, it's it's again,

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<v Speaker 2>those are all guys that were huge parts of us

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<v Speaker 2>winning the World Series, and we don't win it without

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<v Speaker 2>any single one of them. You know, if we're missing

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<v Speaker 2>any of those guys, we don't win. And it's that's

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<v Speaker 2>what makes winning a championship truly special. It's it's genuinely

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<v Speaker 2>for us. It felt like sixty guys last year. We

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<v Speaker 2>don't win without any one of those guys. And at

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<v Speaker 2>any point in the season, someone can play a huge

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<v Speaker 2>role that helps us get there. And that's something that

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<v Speaker 2>we've always tried to emphasize to the younger guys, especially

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<v Speaker 2>spring training. It's it's we're gonna roll. We're gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>a revolving door of roster players and people are gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get hurt, people are gonna, you know, move out, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's a it's when it's your turn to come in,

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<v Speaker 2>you can do something special and at the end of

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<v Speaker 2>the at the end of the year, every single guy

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<v Speaker 2>will have contributed to what we do here.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, unsung hero Max Munsey, the Dodgers don't win without you.

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<v Speaker 1>You've been such a big part of this organization since

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eighteen, and you just keep getting better over there

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<v Speaker 1>at the Hot Corner month see I love watching you

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<v Speaker 1>play defense. It has a lot of work.

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<v Speaker 2>That I still have. I still have so much to

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<v Speaker 2>learn at third base, and you know, it's still a

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<v Speaker 2>relatively new position to me. I know, I've been playing

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<v Speaker 2>it for a couple of years, but it's not something

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<v Speaker 2>that I played a ton of. And uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>so there's for me, it's still just learning a whole

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<v Speaker 2>bunch of how how to prepare and how to approach

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<v Speaker 2>ground balls over there. And you know, the more I'm

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<v Speaker 2>understanding it, the better I'm getting. And uh, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>to me, that's the biggest thing is just understanding. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of years ago, I had a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>issues because I was putting myself in bad spots to

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<v Speaker 2>field ground balls, just you know, understanding how ground balls

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<v Speaker 2>are hit at third base.

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<v Speaker 1>And so for me, each.

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<v Speaker 2>Year learning and learning where I need to put my

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<v Speaker 2>my feet and my body in better positions to get

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<v Speaker 2>good hops on those ground balls, it's been huge for me.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's working, Monsie. I'm not just blowing you know what.

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<v Speaker 1>Over here in the corner locker. Max Mounsey has definitely

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<v Speaker 1>improved at third base and sure handed, and obviously a

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<v Speaker 1>big part of the lineup and what it does. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>a lot for the time, and man can't wait to

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<v Speaker 1>hold your ring Monsey after the game.

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<v Speaker 2>You ain't touching mind, don't worry about that. You can

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<v Speaker 2>hold someone else, but you ain't touching mine.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, all right, there we go, Max Monsey. Gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>a hogging that ring in the Monthly Household for a

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<v Speaker 1>while and we'll send it back to you in the studio.