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<v Speaker 1>We are here with mister reliable and also a winner,

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<v Speaker 1>the only ten game winner in the Dodger rotation and

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<v Speaker 1>that is the one and only Gavin Stone. Thanks a

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<v Speaker 1>lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate it anytime day.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, back in Saint Louis a team that you

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<v Speaker 1>grew up rooting for. What's it been like being at

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<v Speaker 1>Busch Stadium as a major league player?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's a lot different feel.

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<v Speaker 3>As a kid, it just seemed just so surreal and

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<v Speaker 3>like so magical. I mean it still does, but like

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<v Speaker 3>it just seems so much bigger, but being down here

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<v Speaker 3>and stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>Like, it's cool. It's a lot cooler from down here.

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<v Speaker 3>It's shows a lot of years of experience and hard work.

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<v Speaker 1>How many Cardinals games did you get to? I probably

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<v Speaker 1>went to about four or five growing up. That was

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<v Speaker 1>probably like seven the first time I came.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, last time I was here was twenty seventeen.

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<v Speaker 1>So you got a better seat these days than when

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<v Speaker 1>you were a kid. Where would you sit here at

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<v Speaker 1>Bush Stadium?

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<v Speaker 3>I think the first time I actually said the top

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<v Speaker 3>in left field. Once I sat behind home plate, like

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<v Speaker 3>second deck. Once I sat up here in the second

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<v Speaker 3>deck just behind third base.

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<v Speaker 2>But Yeah, it was awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>We actually had a U Trip World Series here and

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<v Speaker 3>we got to walk around the field and stuff like

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<v Speaker 3>they usually like they do sometimes and so yeah, I

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<v Speaker 3>remember that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was awesome, and it's awesome being back here.

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<v Speaker 1>Since you're not pitching in this series, have you been

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<v Speaker 1>able to take it in more than you would have?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's been it's been nice not having to, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>worry about pitching here and then just getting to focus

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<v Speaker 3>on seeing family and friends and stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been nice.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, how many family and friends did come to

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<v Speaker 1>visit you?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, there was a lot, a lot of my buddies, came,

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of friends and family from around the area.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, it's been cool.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's out there now your favorite player growing up

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<v Speaker 1>with David xteyn. But I was surprised to hear when

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<v Speaker 1>you started to gravitate towards pitching, Joe Kelly was your

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<v Speaker 1>favorite player. What's it like being teammates with Joe? Is

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<v Speaker 1>he everything that you thought he would be?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? Yeah, Joe's my favorite pitcher ever.

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<v Speaker 3>And yeah he's he's more than what I thought he'd be.

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<v Speaker 2>He's even crazier.

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<v Speaker 3>And so to actually get to like play with him

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<v Speaker 3>and see what he's like. He's one of a conference, sure,

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<v Speaker 3>and so it's been it's been an honor, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>to get to be on the same team as him.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know about you, but it feels like whenever

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<v Speaker 1>I'm least expecting it, he sneaks up on you and

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<v Speaker 1>completely rattles you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he does, he does. He's a good yeah though,

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<v Speaker 2>he's a great guy. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the one thing that you love that Joe Kelly did?

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<v Speaker 1>Was it the way he had mount presence and was

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<v Speaker 1>aggressive in the strike zone? What what made you gravitate

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<v Speaker 1>towards Joe?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, all of that, like just his mentality in general,

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<v Speaker 3>in the way that he you know, I guess really

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<v Speaker 3>was just throwing slow as a starter or slower as

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<v Speaker 3>a starter and then just kindle all that velo you know,

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<v Speaker 3>so quick, and so to see that just really gave

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<v Speaker 3>me confidence of, you know, like I have a chance,

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<v Speaker 3>like I can work to throw hard like that too.

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<v Speaker 2>And like I said, just to be on the team

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<v Speaker 2>with him is pretty cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Keevin, you're the Dodgers only ten game winner. What does

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<v Speaker 1>that mean for you as far as being the most

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<v Speaker 1>reliable starter as well? Because Kershaw always talks about the

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<v Speaker 1>wins are a product of him being out there. You've

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<v Speaker 1>made twenty two starts, twenty three tomorrow. It's turned into

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<v Speaker 1>a really good year.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean every time I get the ball, I'm just

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<v Speaker 3>trying to go out there and get a win for us.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we need them really bad right now, So

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<v Speaker 3>any chance I can get that's my goal.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's all about just having fun.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a lot of fun out there, and so when

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<v Speaker 3>you have a defense as good as ours, it makes

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<v Speaker 3>it a lot easier to get those wins in an

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<v Speaker 3>offense when you got you know, Mookie Freddy's show, Hey

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<v Speaker 3>at the top, so they make it a lot easier, definitely.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, it's been pretty.

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<v Speaker 1>Fun being a rookie with those type of veterans that

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<v Speaker 1>you describe playing behind you. What's it like. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like you have more confidence because you know you

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<v Speaker 1>have guys behind you?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, I mean our lineup is unbelievable and so it

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<v Speaker 3>makes it a lot easier to kind of just work

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<v Speaker 3>in and out of the zone. Yeah, it's really cool,

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<v Speaker 3>you know to look back and see those guys behind me.

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<v Speaker 1>We know that Gavin Stone put in a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>work during the off season. You came to spring training

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<v Speaker 1>a more refined picture. Can you take us through the

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<v Speaker 1>evolution of this season? How have you gotten better as

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<v Speaker 1>the season has gone forward.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean I think it's just been trying to

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<v Speaker 3>stay consistent as possible.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, last year it just wasn't as consistent.

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<v Speaker 3>So that was really the main focus, you know, throughout

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<v Speaker 3>the long process of the season, and Connor Mark, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we have great guys to kind of just help and

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<v Speaker 3>keep everything the same, and so yeah, that's.

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<v Speaker 2>That's really just been It's just trying to stay consistent.

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<v Speaker 1>And just trusting My routine today is krushaw day. I've

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<v Speaker 1>seen you out there watching his bullpen sessions. What's it

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<v Speaker 1>like to see one of the greatest pictures? Do the

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<v Speaker 1>behind the scenes work for days like today?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's how you learn, honestly, That's how I like

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<v Speaker 3>to learn, is just to.

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<v Speaker 2>Watch these guys and see how they.

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<v Speaker 3>Go about their you know, daily work throughout the year,

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<v Speaker 3>at different parts of the year, at different times during

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<v Speaker 3>the day. And so yeah, just to get to be

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<v Speaker 3>you know, like same with the same old Joe, Like

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<v Speaker 3>he's Hall of Famer and so to get to be

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<v Speaker 3>on the same staff as him is really cooling to get.

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<v Speaker 2>To learn from him. You know, I'm trying to pick

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<v Speaker 2>up as much as I can.

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<v Speaker 1>What have you learned about how he approaches his work

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<v Speaker 1>in between starts, as far as cruise shot goes.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, he doesn't take any days off, and

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's really the key. Uh, He's always one

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<v Speaker 3>of the first people here. He's always, I mean, he's

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<v Speaker 3>always you can tell he loves the game. He's always,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, doing something out here on the field. And

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<v Speaker 3>so to see that and admire that, it's it's pretty cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Earlier on this road trip, Like you said, he's watching

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<v Speaker 1>the game. He came up with a big assist when

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<v Speaker 1>Joey Ortizmi's second base was that Sutter a wake up

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<v Speaker 1>call for everybody to pay attention to what's going on

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<v Speaker 1>in the game, even though you may not be playing.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, absolutely, And Chris is the best at it.

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<v Speaker 3>He's he's locked in every game and yeah, and you

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<v Speaker 3>can tell he's out here watching, observing and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 3>And so he's probably the only one that picked up

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<v Speaker 3>on that, because I don't even think I mean, dog

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<v Speaker 3>might not even picked up on it.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, Chris comes from sprinting down the dugout. That's

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<v Speaker 2>a big victory. Oh that was huge. Yeah that was huge.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, that's just the kind of guy he is.

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<v Speaker 1>He always talks about change up envy going back five

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<v Speaker 1>or six years. Has he talked to you about your changeup?

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<v Speaker 2>Not a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I ask him like every now and then

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<v Speaker 3>how it feels and stuff, and like what his grip is.

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<v Speaker 3>But I think he just knows that it's more of

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<v Speaker 3>a secondary pitch and so he's not trying to make

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<v Speaker 3>it nasty.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's still a great bitch.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he's I think he'll I think it'll be

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<v Speaker 3>good at the end of the year too, so we'll.

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<v Speaker 1>See you feel like he's not giving it enough.

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<v Speaker 3>Du Yeah, I mean he's used in good counts past

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<v Speaker 3>two games and it's worked.

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<v Speaker 2>So love it.

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<v Speaker 1>Can't wait to see the change up of Gavin Stone

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow night at stadium. Appreciate the time and man, you're

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<v Speaker 1>an easy guy to root for. I tell people that

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<v Speaker 1>all the time. You're a great young man and certainly

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<v Speaker 1>have the foundation to be great.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>Dev Yeah, winning is what it is with Gavin Stone.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the bottom line because stone Cold said so.