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<v Speaker 1>The Dodgers back in action taking on the Tampa Bay Rays.

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<v Speaker 1>It will be a reunion for Dave Roberts and Eric

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<v Speaker 1>Neander and maybe Brad Paisley will even show up. And

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger manager not only just another Dodger manager, a World

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<v Speaker 1>Series winning Dodger manager, a man that has the highest

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<v Speaker 1>winning percentage of any active manager, and he's in his

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<v Speaker 1>ninth season on his way to a big postseason run.

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<v Speaker 1>And that is the great Dave Roberts. Thanks a lot

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<v Speaker 1>for the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, thanks David, it's good to catch up with you.

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<v Speaker 3>And man, we've had a fun series thus far with

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<v Speaker 3>the Mariners, and I am looking forward to this race

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<v Speaker 3>series and a little rematch of twenty twenty and we'll

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<v Speaker 3>see if there's another Tyler Glass Now deal to be had.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Brad Paisley already called me and he said, can

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<v Speaker 1>we recreate what happened in Nashville after one of these games?

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<v Speaker 1>So be ready for a late night one of these nights.

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<v Speaker 3>No, So it's funny, is that just the other night

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<v Speaker 3>he texted me after that big Jason Hayward, you know Homer,

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<v Speaker 3>And it was about two o'clock his time in Nashville,

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<v Speaker 3>and I say, hey, man, you're supposed to be asleep

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<v Speaker 3>right now, and he said, the bar doesn't close till

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<v Speaker 3>four in Nashville. So that was a scene of the

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<v Speaker 3>crime right there. So he's obviously watching a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>our games and excited for the series.

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<v Speaker 1>You're so welcoming and you let anybody at any moment

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<v Speaker 1>come into your office. But have you noticed some of

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<v Speaker 1>these celebrities that are more locked in on the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 1>and not just being here for a night out. Are

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<v Speaker 1>you surprised by some of these high profile people that

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<v Speaker 1>are actually locked in.

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<v Speaker 3>No, I am, and it's exciting, and I think that

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I played for the Dodgers in early two thousands,

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<v Speaker 3>and I think that now obviously with social media and

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<v Speaker 3>how well we've been playing, and obviously with show Hey Mookie,

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<v Speaker 3>we have so much star power of Freddie and obviously

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<v Speaker 3>with Clayton, and you know, there's just you know, the

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<v Speaker 3>Dodger organization, the brand, I think is at an all

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<v Speaker 3>time high, and it's a global brand. And so now

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<v Speaker 3>you've talked about the entire glow, you're talking about a

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<v Speaker 3>list celebrities that are big Dodger fans and rocking the

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<v Speaker 3>la logo everywhere, So it's a lot of fun for

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<v Speaker 3>all of us.

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<v Speaker 1>How does Dave Roberts manage not only his twenty six players,

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<v Speaker 1>but also managing all those demands, because I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 1>people realize that being you, you don't have just sevent

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<v Speaker 1>ten on your mind. You have a lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>coming through your office.

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<v Speaker 2>I do.

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<v Speaker 3>I do, and it's something I signed up for. It's

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<v Speaker 3>a responsibility I think that you know, as a manager,

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<v Speaker 3>there's two sides.

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<v Speaker 2>I think for people to understand.

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<v Speaker 3>There's the baseball operation side, which is the prospects, which

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<v Speaker 3>is the minor leagues, which is the Major League certainly

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<v Speaker 3>the baseball operation side of it, and there's also the

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<v Speaker 3>business side, where then you've got sponsorships, ownership, media, fans

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<v Speaker 3>and all that kind of matters, and they all have

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<v Speaker 3>their own importance for the organization. And so that's front

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<v Speaker 3>of mine for me, and I played for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm a Southern Californa guys, so I value the organization,

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<v Speaker 3>I value the fans. But I will say, though, Dave,

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<v Speaker 3>at seven to ten, after the machalanthem is done and gone,

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<v Speaker 3>I always joke with my coach that the best part

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<v Speaker 3>of the day now is about to be upon us,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's playing baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>It's so cool when I have those opportunities to be

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<v Speaker 1>next to your dugout before first pitch is thrown. You're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to fire up your players, and honestly, you have

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<v Speaker 1>the most energy of anybody in this dugout.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it's either me or Travis Smith. You're

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<v Speaker 2>not doing cartwheels.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not doing Carlos, No, I'll break. You know what,

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<v Speaker 3>I think that I get excited each day. I get

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<v Speaker 3>excited to play a baseball game. And I want our

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<v Speaker 3>players to understand that, to get excited each day because

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<v Speaker 3>each day with baseball, as we live and die by

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<v Speaker 3>every game and win or loss. But it's a new

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<v Speaker 3>day and I like to come in fresh every day,

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<v Speaker 3>and I think the players feed off of that.

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<v Speaker 1>Manager Dave Roberts is our guest. When you look at

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<v Speaker 1>your starting staff, you have Yamamotos starting to come back

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<v Speaker 1>sometime in September. But you revealed the other day that

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<v Speaker 1>Tyler Glass now hasn't started to throw. So does that

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<v Speaker 1>mean he would not be able to pitch for you

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<v Speaker 1>against the Diamondbacks.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know, I think initially we all felt that

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<v Speaker 3>he would be able to be ready for that diamonback series,

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<v Speaker 3>and again, it could happen. But like I said the

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<v Speaker 3>other day, is you got to listen to the body.

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<v Speaker 3>And we have a lot of very good people on

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<v Speaker 3>the medical side that are have Tyler's best interest, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>not only for one start, but through October. And so

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know that answer, but I do know that,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, the longer we take in between playing catch

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<v Speaker 3>and building back up, it's going to take longer on

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<v Speaker 3>the backside. So I don't know when he's going to

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<v Speaker 3>start playing catch again. But you know, I'm still holding

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<v Speaker 3>out hope that it could happen. But if it doesn't happen,

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<v Speaker 3>we'll be okay.

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<v Speaker 2>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Before I let you go, I harken back to spring training.

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<v Speaker 1>You invited Tim Grover to speak to your team. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not sure if you remember the analogy he U as

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<v Speaker 1>far as not allowing yourself to dim the switch, not

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<v Speaker 1>flip the switch, but dim the switch. Do you feel

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<v Speaker 1>with the diamondbacks and padres breathing down your neck, it's

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<v Speaker 1>allowed your players not to be able to dim the switch.

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<v Speaker 3>I think so, I think that you can you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I hear players talking in the in the clubhouse and

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<v Speaker 3>the dugout, you know, and you know, news conferences or

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<v Speaker 3>whatever in interviews and talking about what their psyche is.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think that's a good thing. We're not running

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<v Speaker 3>from the competition. Being in a pennant race certainly something

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<v Speaker 3>new to us over the last you know, nine years

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<v Speaker 3>for me twenty twenty one obviously with the Giants to

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<v Speaker 3>the end. But I think it's a good thing it,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, competition brings out the best in everyone, and

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<v Speaker 3>so we got to go out there and continue to

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<v Speaker 3>play well. We got the Diamondbacks coming up for a

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<v Speaker 3>big four game series at their play, so that's gonna matter.

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<v Speaker 3>We got the Padres later on the year, that's gonna matter.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, credits those guys. They're both playing great baseball.

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<v Speaker 3>And there's a lot of in baseball right now, which

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<v Speaker 3>is as a fan, that's a great thing.

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<v Speaker 2>But we got to take care of business. And I

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<v Speaker 2>like those guys we have.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Dave Roberts sets the tone every day in that clubhouse,

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<v Speaker 1>and teams take on the personality of their manager. And

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<v Speaker 1>this team certainly has done something special to this point,

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<v Speaker 1>and Dave Roberts is the leader. Hey, big victory in

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<v Speaker 1>this interview, I did not ask you about show. Hey

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<v Speaker 1>o Tani, and I did not ask you who the

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger closer is because unlike others, I listen when you

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<v Speaker 1>say you have a lot of different guys out there,

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<v Speaker 1>so big victory today.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Dave.

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<v Speaker 3>I appreciate that, and truth be told, I get the show.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey questions. He's a generational type talent, and I think

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<v Speaker 3>you know me. I maybe am a little slow moving

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<v Speaker 3>at times, but I don't like to put the genie

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<v Speaker 3>in the bottle too much. So you know, when a

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<v Speaker 3>guy performs for a couple outings, I don't want to

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<v Speaker 3>kind of anoint somebody a king, so I like more

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<v Speaker 3>of a sample size.

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<v Speaker 2>No doubt.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyway, you got to listen, and when the manager speaks,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks a lot for the time, and really appreciate you

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<v Speaker 1>doing this. And we'll see you down the stretch and

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<v Speaker 1>we will see a lot of each other in October.

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<v Speaker 1>Count on it.

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<v Speaker 2>I look forward to Dave. Thanks for all your work. Man,