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<v Speaker 1>It's the final six games of the regular season, and

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<v Speaker 1>we're joined right now by a man that has had

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<v Speaker 1>a great regular season with the Dodgers, and that is

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<v Speaker 1>the one and only Miguel Rojas. Mickey, thanks a lot

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<v Speaker 1>for the time, appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, guys, and it's always a pleasure for me

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<v Speaker 2>to talk to you a little bit about baseball.

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<v Speaker 3>And well, it is actually happened right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, right now it's Dodgers Padres. The streets of Los

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<v Speaker 1>Angeles are buzzing right now about these two teams facing

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<v Speaker 1>each other. What's the player's feelings about this series?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, for us, he's a previous for the playoffs. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>we know we already in it. But the goal is

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<v Speaker 2>it remains the same, which is winning the division, and

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<v Speaker 2>we know that that's that we have ahead. This team

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<v Speaker 2>has been playing pretty good baseball ever since.

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<v Speaker 3>Mate.

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<v Speaker 2>I think, uh, they're they're being really hot and playing

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<v Speaker 2>really good baseball. So we gotta take it like like

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<v Speaker 2>what what it is, you know, a pretty important series

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<v Speaker 2>and we're ready for it. We've been playing really good

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<v Speaker 2>baseball as well, and uh, Phil's gonna be a good match.

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<v Speaker 3>Miguel.

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<v Speaker 1>You know when the pod is play you guys, going

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<v Speaker 1>back to last year and even before you were back

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<v Speaker 1>with the Dodgers, they seem to get emotionally high. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you have to match that or do you just have

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<v Speaker 1>to be or even keel selves.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't really know, and it's really hard to tell

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<v Speaker 2>you that we need to change our style of playing.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they have their own team there that they're

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<v Speaker 2>pretty emotional and they do things their own way, and

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<v Speaker 2>we do things a little.

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<v Speaker 3>Bit different on this side. You know, like we we.

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<v Speaker 2>Can't really switch the change that switch from from one

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<v Speaker 2>day to another. We're going to continue to be ourselves

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<v Speaker 2>and count on on the baseball that we've been playing.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like, uh, the atmosphere, the intensity and knowing

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<v Speaker 2>that we're getting ready for the playoff, it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be what drivers during this series and knowing that this

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<v Speaker 2>is just going to prepare us to what is coming next,

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<v Speaker 2>and this is a great opportunity for us to feel

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<v Speaker 2>what is like a playoff series right before the playoff.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's why it's been missing with this team

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<v Speaker 2>the last couple of years, because it's been like one

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<v Speaker 2>way in September, you clinch early and then you kind

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<v Speaker 2>of like roll through September. Winning some games in the

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<v Speaker 2>regular season, it's never the same that in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>So for us right now to have this opportunity and

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<v Speaker 2>the privilege of playing a three game series that matters,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's just gonna get us better for what

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<v Speaker 2>is coming in October.

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<v Speaker 1>I get asked the same questions that you get asked,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'd love to hear from your perspective. How different

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<v Speaker 1>does this September feel from a year ago?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, it feels a lot different.

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<v Speaker 2>Last September, we were just trying to stay healthy, planning

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<v Speaker 2>on how the five days we're gonna be. You know

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<v Speaker 2>what we're gonna do in those five days. Right now,

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<v Speaker 2>we're not thinking about that. We're thinking about putting our

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<v Speaker 2>best team over there for nine innings and battle and

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<v Speaker 2>fight for every single win.

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<v Speaker 3>And it haven't been easy.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, even we play the Martlins, we play the Rockies,

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<v Speaker 2>and it haven't been like an easy game to win.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>It's always being like really close games until like maybe

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<v Speaker 2>later that we scoll a couple rounds or whatever. But

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<v Speaker 2>it's been like really intense, and I feel like that's

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<v Speaker 2>going to help us understanding that every little win that

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<v Speaker 2>we can get in September is important because our most

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<v Speaker 2>memory is going to remember that when we play in October,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're going to have a little bit more of

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<v Speaker 2>preparation going into what we want to do, which is

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<v Speaker 2>going deep in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>Miguel Rojas is our guest. He's been one of the

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<v Speaker 1>steadying forces all season long, going back to spring training.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at this season and where you guys

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<v Speaker 1>are at, are you in a good spot to win

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<v Speaker 1>this division?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean this is all you can ask for, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm pretty sure if you ask all the other teams

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<v Speaker 2>out there, twenty nine of them want to be in

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<v Speaker 2>the position that the Daughters are right now, best record

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<v Speaker 2>in baseball. You can ask for anything else than that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like, yeah, obviously we would like to have

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<v Speaker 2>a better you know, like maybe more wings or whatever.

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<v Speaker 3>But at the end of the day, we have the

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<v Speaker 3>best record in baseball right now. So feel pretty good

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<v Speaker 3>about that.

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<v Speaker 2>Feel pretty good about kind of like everybody who has

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<v Speaker 2>stepping in and the line up when someone is down,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Mookie went down for five six weeks, Freddie

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<v Speaker 2>was out for a couple of weeks. We got a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of guys that haven't been able to play like

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<v Speaker 2>they used to, like every single game, and still we

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<v Speaker 2>have the best record in baseball.

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<v Speaker 3>A couple of pitchers down.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's that talks a lot about like the organization,

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<v Speaker 2>the planning, uh, putting everybody on the right place, and obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>like we gotta count on our big boy.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, show has been He's been amazing for us.

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<v Speaker 2>The Oscar has been like every single day out there, Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>wheel behind the play is being like every single day

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<v Speaker 2>that he got to start, he's there.

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<v Speaker 3>So we got a couple of.

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<v Speaker 2>Guys that we kind of like being relying on because

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<v Speaker 2>they've been there every single day. And I just feel

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<v Speaker 2>happy that I'm prout of of this group.

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<v Speaker 1>You can add Miguel Rojas's name to that list. I

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<v Speaker 1>love the celebration you have, by the way, we've seen

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<v Speaker 1>it a lot recently with all the tiny home runs.

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<v Speaker 1>I love what you got going here at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the line.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, at the end of the day.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it's a long season, you know, Like we

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<v Speaker 2>spend a lot of days together, almost two hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>fifty days a year. So for me knowing how special

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<v Speaker 2>was that day the deco, his dog was in the

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<v Speaker 2>park and then the little celebration with the dog tongue out.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been good, and I mean, it's been fun to

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<v Speaker 2>be part of this amazing and historical season. And I

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<v Speaker 2>will never forget every time that I watched these pictures.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know, maybe.

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<v Speaker 2>Twenty years from now or fifty years from now, knowing

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<v Speaker 2>how special that season was.

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<v Speaker 1>That's amazing that you can have that perspective while you're

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<v Speaker 1>in it. You're part of history.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, I'm not taking for granted, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Like I leave a lot of years of my life

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<v Speaker 2>thinking about what the future is going to be like

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<v Speaker 2>now I'm finally understanding and realizing the moment Dan, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>you know. And as soon as I got traded back

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<v Speaker 2>to the Dodgers last year, I make a promise to

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<v Speaker 2>myself to enjoy this opportunity a little bit more than

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<v Speaker 2>the first time because it went by fast. I just

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<v Speaker 2>I play I make the first playoff, but I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>enjoy the atmosphere being in this position, playing big series,

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<v Speaker 2>being part of history and stuff like that. I'm trying

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<v Speaker 2>to enjoy as much as I can right now because

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<v Speaker 2>you don't even know when it's going to be the

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<v Speaker 2>last one, no doubt.

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<v Speaker 1>Miguel, you've been such a big part of this team.

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<v Speaker 1>Next time we talk, I plan on you being full, wet,

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<v Speaker 1>full of champagne.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, let's do it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm planning on it too, and I mean, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>you have to drink big and hopefully that's the first

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<v Speaker 2>one of our couple more that we're going to do

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<v Speaker 2>during October.

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<v Speaker 3>No doubt.

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<v Speaker 1>Best attitude right there set the tone for the Dodgers today.

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<v Speaker 1>Miguel Rojas