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<v Speaker 1>All right, we're joined by a man that has invested

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<v Speaker 1>not only his playing career on the field in Los Angeles,

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<v Speaker 1>but he definitely has invested a lot in this community.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm talking about two time All Star, two time World

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<v Speaker 1>Series champion, a man that has hit one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>ninety home runs as a Dodger entering his eighth year

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<v Speaker 1>in Dodger Blue, and that is the Dodgers Opening day

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<v Speaker 1>third baseman, the one and only Max Munsey.

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<v Speaker 2>Max, thanks a lot for coming on. Appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, absolutely, I'll tell you what here in two time

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<v Speaker 3>World Series champion doesn't get old.

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<v Speaker 1>No, it doesn't. And we haven't talked since the parade.

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<v Speaker 1>What's it been like for you since that day? Has

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<v Speaker 1>it sunk in that you are a two time World

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<v Speaker 1>Series Champion? Do you have a little bit more swag

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<v Speaker 1>in your step? Now? How has Max Munsey's offseason been?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, you know, after we won, with the parade and everything,

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<v Speaker 3>that was obviously a whorldwin and you try to remember

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<v Speaker 3>as much of it as you can, but you know,

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<v Speaker 3>it really sank in for me. We we ordered a

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<v Speaker 3>replica trophy, the World Series Trophy, and when that showed

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<v Speaker 3>up on the doorstep. That's kind of when it really

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<v Speaker 3>sank in. I have it sitting next to the one

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<v Speaker 3>from twenty twenty, so you know, I get to see

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<v Speaker 3>that every single day and it's a pretty cool reminder.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, I also want to get a third

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<v Speaker 3>one up there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that would be nice.

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<v Speaker 1>And it seems like Andrew Friedman is trying to give

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<v Speaker 1>you guys everything that you need to make another run.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, he does this every year.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we always have, you know, the roster and

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<v Speaker 3>everything to get the job done, and it's just it

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<v Speaker 3>falls on us to make sure we do that. And

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<v Speaker 3>so right now that's what everyone's doing. They're trying to

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<v Speaker 3>rest up. It's been a you know, a short offseason,

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<v Speaker 3>and everyone's trying to make sure we're ready to go,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, going into Japan this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey Max, speaking of the parade and all that, you

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<v Speaker 1>didn't get one in twenty twenty, We all know that.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you were on your parade float with your

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<v Speaker 1>teammates and once you got to the stadium for the rally,

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<v Speaker 1>did you realize how much you and that team meant

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<v Speaker 1>to the city.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I've told this the several people, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>when we when we turned onto the street in downtown

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<v Speaker 3>and you start seeing all the people lined up. When

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<v Speaker 3>when you see people holding up pictures and images of uh,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, relatives and people that have passed away that

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<v Speaker 3>couldn't be there, and you start seeing like how much

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<v Speaker 3>it actually means to everybody. You know, that really kind

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<v Speaker 3>of hit a whole lot harder than I think I

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<v Speaker 3>I I even realized.

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<v Speaker 4>I've always known.

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<v Speaker 3>That the Dodgers fans and the the city and the

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<v Speaker 3>organization and everything, it's it's the best in baseball, the

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<v Speaker 3>best fans, the best people, and but I don't think

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<v Speaker 3>you you ever realized that it means that much to people,

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<v Speaker 3>that it's it's it's you know, it's a style for

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of people. And it felt really special to

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<v Speaker 3>be able to celebrate that moment with with, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the couple million people that were in the city.

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<v Speaker 1>Max Munsey is joining us from his home in Texas,

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<v Speaker 1>and Max, I know you and your wife Kelly have

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<v Speaker 1>been posting links to where we can help assist those

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<v Speaker 1>that have lost their homes and need some help, and

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<v Speaker 1>I know you've been monitoring what's going on in the

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<v Speaker 1>city closely from your house in Texas.

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<v Speaker 2>How hard. Is this hitting you guys out there.

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<v Speaker 4>It's tough. It's it's real tough.

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<v Speaker 3>We've been you know, we've had the news on pretty

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<v Speaker 3>much twenty four to seven. We've been trying to follow

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<v Speaker 3>everything as best we can, and it's just devastating to

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<v Speaker 3>see the amount of damage that's been done. And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we're obviously praying for everybody and we're hoping that everyone's

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<v Speaker 3>ever to get out and it sucks that people are

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<v Speaker 3>losing their houses, but the most important thing is that

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<v Speaker 3>you know, they're surviving and their living and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you can you can replace certain things, but you can't

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<v Speaker 3>replace lives. And so, you know, where we're obviously trying

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<v Speaker 3>to do what we can from out here. It's not much,

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<v Speaker 3>but as long as we can bring awareness to it,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, people from around the country can chip

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<v Speaker 3>in here and there, and every little bit.

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<v Speaker 4>Helps in this scenario.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, so that was something that we'd wanted

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<v Speaker 3>to do, is we wanted to make sure that there

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<v Speaker 3>was you know, lots of links and stuff for people

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<v Speaker 3>to just you know, to go on and just give

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<v Speaker 3>any little bit that they can, no.

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<v Speaker 1>Doubt, any little bit can help a lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>out there. Max Munsey is joining us here on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>We're with you until eight o'clock.

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<v Speaker 1>And Max, during this postseason run, you were such a

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<v Speaker 1>big part of it from beginning to end. One thing

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<v Speaker 1>that sticks out to me the most, and we have

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<v Speaker 1>not talked about this either, was the consecutive reaching bass

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<v Speaker 1>streak twelve consecutive plate appearances where you reach base. That's

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<v Speaker 1>a new playoff record. Reggie Jackson held the record before you.

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<v Speaker 2>What is that similar to?

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, when an NBA player describes like making ten threes,

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<v Speaker 1>like Steph Curry just says, Uh, the basket just looked

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<v Speaker 1>like the ocean. Is that what it felt like during

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<v Speaker 1>the NLCS? Can you describe it?

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<v Speaker 3>It's kind of hard to describe, but it's just is

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<v Speaker 3>it's that was at that moment in time, that was

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<v Speaker 3>the best that I had pretty much felt all season long.

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<v Speaker 3>I was locked in to my mechanics, locked into the

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<v Speaker 3>game plan, I was seeing everything real well that the

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<v Speaker 3>game just felt very slow for me in that moment,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, it just it just felt like I

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<v Speaker 3>had a very good understanding of what I was trying

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<v Speaker 3>to do. And you know, through throughout the entire season,

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<v Speaker 3>it's you know, that's one of those things where you're

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<v Speaker 3>you're very rarely ever in that state. You might be

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<v Speaker 3>seeing the ball well, but your mechanics are a little off.

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<v Speaker 3>Your mechanics might be great, but you're not seeing the

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<v Speaker 3>ball well.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, there might you know, you.

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<v Speaker 3>Might have a little nagging thing here or there, and

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<v Speaker 3>so it's very rare that you get into that zone

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<v Speaker 3>that I was in there and that was definitely the

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<v Speaker 3>best that I've felt for a very long time.

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<v Speaker 2>No doubt.

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<v Speaker 1>And You've been a part of a lot of classic

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<v Speaker 1>playoff teams for the Dodgers. You've come up big yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look back at how you guys came together.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember what you told me at the beginning of

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs where you just asked everybody to sacrifice their

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<v Speaker 1>families and whatever interests they had outside of baseball for

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<v Speaker 1>six weeks. How much did that really play into you

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<v Speaker 1>guys going all the way to win the World Series?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's hard to really state how much of

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<v Speaker 3>an impact that had, you know, but I really feel

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<v Speaker 3>like that was something that helped us out. And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>right from the beginning, you have those five days off,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, getting to buy and you know, everyone was

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<v Speaker 3>so stressed out about that from years past and just

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<v Speaker 3>thinking about how that's actually bad luck. And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>at the end of the day, we had to flip

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<v Speaker 3>the mindset of you know, it's a reward. You're getting

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<v Speaker 3>rewarded for playing well throughout the regular season. We needed

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<v Speaker 3>to treat it like a reward. And so that was

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<v Speaker 3>just where the idea came from that we need to

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<v Speaker 3>get everybody together. We need to be spending a bunch

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<v Speaker 3>of time together, but it doesn't need to be a

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<v Speaker 3>boring classroom session. We need to be in there, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>having fun, be at the stadium, just being with the boys.

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<v Speaker 3>And then as that happened, it turned into you know, hey,

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<v Speaker 3>this is going to be a two to three week adventure. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 3>our families are going to be there with us, and

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<v Speaker 3>we want them there with us, but we need to

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<v Speaker 3>make sure we're focused on the goal because this is

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<v Speaker 3>going to be a very good opportunity for us, as

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<v Speaker 3>it is every year, but we need to have everyone focused.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, everyone just kind of bought into it immediately,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's one of the things where you talk to

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<v Speaker 3>a couple of guys and you know, you know, Milkie

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<v Speaker 3>and Will and you're you're never sure if the entire

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<v Speaker 3>team is going to buy into it, And it was

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<v Speaker 3>almost immediately that everybody was completely on board and everyone

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<v Speaker 3>started throwing out ideas, and you know, it's really it's

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<v Speaker 3>really cool to watch, just from my standpoint, to see

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<v Speaker 3>the you know, the that entire group come together like

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<v Speaker 3>that and realize what we had going on.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you had something special going on. And I felt

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<v Speaker 1>like in the postseason, especially in the NLDS Max, even

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<v Speaker 1>in a Game three loss, the way you guys came

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<v Speaker 1>back and were resilient instead of just going down and

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<v Speaker 1>getting blown out. To me, it felt like that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of just changed everything. Whether it was Bueller throwing the

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<v Speaker 1>gatorade bucket in the dugout or Tioscar Hernandez hitting a

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<v Speaker 1>Grand Slam to bring you within one run and kind

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<v Speaker 1>of screaming at you who was coming up to the plate,

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<v Speaker 1>it felt like that game was a turning point. I

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<v Speaker 1>know that's easy to say, but you got to hit

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, you got to execute and do all the

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<v Speaker 1>other things. But did that kind of just show to

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<v Speaker 1>each other how resilient you were and you guys were

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<v Speaker 1>not just gonna go out easy.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know that Game four was very unique and

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<v Speaker 3>kind of special to look back and think about because

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<v Speaker 3>coming into the you know, coming into the clubhouse that day,

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<v Speaker 3>we we kind of find out and get told that

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<v Speaker 3>Freddie is not gonna be able to go, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you're in an elimination game, and that's.

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<v Speaker 4>That's obviously a big blow.

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<v Speaker 3>But the bullpen kept coming in all day long say hey,

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<v Speaker 3>we got you guys, We got you guys. We knew

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<v Speaker 3>it was going to be a bullpen game for us,

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<v Speaker 3>and immediately all of those guys just came in and said, hey,

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<v Speaker 3>we got you guys. Don't worry, We're going to take

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<v Speaker 4>This and just get us. Just get us a couple

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<v Speaker 4>of runs. It's all you need to do.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, the mindset right from the start of

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<v Speaker 3>the day, even though we got bad news with Freddie

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<v Speaker 3>not being able to go, you would have thought we

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<v Speaker 3>were up to nothing in the series, everyone just felt

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<v Speaker 3>super calm, super relaxed, and everyone knew we were gonna

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<v Speaker 3>go out there and win that game.

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<v Speaker 1>You're a big football fan, and you always hear about

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<v Speaker 1>teams that are successful they take on an identity. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you feel like the bullpen identity was contagious to the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of the team, the way that they just were,

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<v Speaker 1>like they called themselves dogs out there.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, absolutely, you know they were. They were incredible

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<v Speaker 3>for us all year long. You know, they had to

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<v Speaker 3>cover a lot of innings, and when you're when you're

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<v Speaker 3>covering innings, sometimes the numbers may not look as good.

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<v Speaker 4>As what they should.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, But we knew that we had one of the

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<v Speaker 3>we knew that was definitely going to be a strength

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<v Speaker 3>for us. Everyone wanted to talk about, oh, well, you

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<v Speaker 3>have starters that are hurt, you have this and that,

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<v Speaker 3>just had to get get those guys a lead and

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<v Speaker 3>let them do what they do. And you know, they're

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<v Speaker 3>their Their mindset and attitude definitely carried throughout the clubhouts

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<v Speaker 3>and uh, you know, from the position players standpoint, you

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<v Speaker 3>watch that and your your whole goal is just get

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<v Speaker 2>Over before I should go.

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<v Speaker 1>Max Monthcy, how much does it mean to you to

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<v Speaker 1>know that your teammates Andrew Freeman and Dave Roberts value

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<v Speaker 1>what you mean to this team. I know there's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of noise every off season about different players coming

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<v Speaker 1>and going, but they have been steadfast that you are

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<v Speaker 1>their guy and that you mean a lot to this lineup.

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<v Speaker 1>You are part of the sum being greater than the parts.

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<v Speaker 1>How much does that mean to you?

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<v Speaker 3>I really can't put it into words, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 3>a yeah. I mean, it means so much to me.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's one of those things that you know, I've

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<v Speaker 3>obviously haven't been shy about it. I want to retire

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<v Speaker 3>wearing a Dodger jersey, and I know that at the

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<v Speaker 3>end of the day that that ball is going to

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<v Speaker 3>be in my hands if I just keep performing, They're

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<v Speaker 3>going to give me that opportunity. And it's it's something

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<v Speaker 3>that this place is home to me, the organization, the city,

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<v Speaker 3>it's it's become it's become home to us, and and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I love every single, every single thing about it.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, to just so to hear hear guys that,

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<v Speaker 3>to hear guys say that, it kind of means everything.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's really, in my mind, the whole reason you

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<v Speaker 3>play the game and to leave an impact that you

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<v Speaker 3>were a guy that always helped the team win and

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<v Speaker 3>is willing to do anything and whether it's in the clubhouse,

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<v Speaker 3>on the field, off the field, just do something that

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<v Speaker 3>can help the team in the organization. And you know

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<v Speaker 3>that's that's something that means a ton to me.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, the city of Los Angeles means a lot to

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<v Speaker 1>Max Monsey, and Monsey means a lot to the city

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<v Speaker 1>of Los Angeles. It doesn't fall, you know, flat on

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<v Speaker 1>us how much you invest yourself playing for the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 1>and invest yourself in the city of Los Angeles, Monsey,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think that's part of the reason why everybody

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<v Speaker 1>loves you that watches you play and just knows what

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<v Speaker 1>you're all about the last seven years and can't wait

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<v Speaker 1>to see you in spring training really appreciate you coming

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<v Speaker 1>on and I I know here in your voice made

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people happy out there.

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<v Speaker 4>I certainly hope.

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<v Speaker 3>So, you know, it's obviously a very, very tough time

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<v Speaker 3>right now for a lot of people, but that's why,

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<v Speaker 3>like I said, me and Kelly wanted to make sure

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<v Speaker 3>we have a lot of a lot of links out

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<v Speaker 3>there for people to do any type of good for

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<v Speaker 3>anyone that's in need. So hopefully, hopefully our little chat

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<v Speaker 3>brought a smile to some people, and you know that's

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<v Speaker 3>something that'll do some good.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks as always, Max, you always take care of me.

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<v Speaker 1>And like I said, this was not just for me.

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<v Speaker 1>It was for the city of la to put a

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<v Speaker 1>smile on their face with two times, two time World

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<v Speaker 1>Series Champion Max Muncy. I'll see you in thirty five days, Max.

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<v Speaker 4>It's coming up quick. I felt like I just got home.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, it's always sweeter to get back when you're a.

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<v Speaker 3>Champ, right, absolutely absolutely, I'm ready to get back and

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<v Speaker 3>run it back again.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, can't wait.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't wait to see you, Monsie.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you, Yeah, thanks for having me on