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<v Speaker 1>We're joined right now by key K Hernandez. When you

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<v Speaker 1>spell clutch in LA, it's not with the C, it's

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<v Speaker 1>with the K. For key K. You really have started

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<v Speaker 1>to turn it on like you always do at this

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<v Speaker 1>time of year. I know, obviously yesterday did not go

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<v Speaker 1>the way you wanted, but KEYK feels like here in

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<v Speaker 1>rare form again.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh yeah, you know, we we're we're in the final

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<v Speaker 2>stretch and we're playing very important games. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the more the game means, the better.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, you know, the best of me comes out.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't know, I don't know, it's it's a

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<v Speaker 2>weird feeling to describe it, but uh yeah, it's very

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<v Speaker 2>important games and we need people to step up to

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<v Speaker 2>the occasion. And you know, I've been able to have

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<v Speaker 2>a good last few games, and you know, obviously it

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<v Speaker 2>feels way better when you have a good game and

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<v Speaker 2>we win than when you have a good game and

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<v Speaker 2>we don't win. So, uh, you know, just trying to

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<v Speaker 2>do my part, obviously, uh, knowing my role and all that,

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<v Speaker 2>So just being ready for whenever my name gets called upon,

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<v Speaker 2>if a it's called upon, If not, then you know,

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<v Speaker 2>bring whatever I can bring to the team. To to

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<v Speaker 2>help the team win even when I'm not in the

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<v Speaker 2>on the field.

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<v Speaker 3>Key k.

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<v Speaker 1>The mantra of former Dodger teams that you were part

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<v Speaker 1>of was to be where your feet are. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like this team needs to recalibrate to be where

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<v Speaker 1>your feet are as far as not worried about the

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<v Speaker 1>way things ended last night or what is transpired in

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<v Speaker 1>the future or in the past.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean I don't. I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, I don't necessarily think that people are, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>thinking about.

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<v Speaker 3>Yesterday, last night, today, But uh, yeah, you know, we

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<v Speaker 3>need to.

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<v Speaker 2>We need to realize the important of these games, and

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<v Speaker 2>uh we.

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<v Speaker 3>Need to lock it in. We we need to.

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<v Speaker 2>We can't give extra houts on defense. We can't give

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<v Speaker 2>extra ninety feet, we can't run into outs on the

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<v Speaker 2>basis because, uh, every.

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<v Speaker 3>Run is going to be crucial from here on out,

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<v Speaker 3>especially you know.

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<v Speaker 2>As we get closer to the playoffs, and in the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 2>every run.

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<v Speaker 3>Is is absolutely critical.

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<v Speaker 2>So uh, you know we can, uh we can let

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<v Speaker 2>the up. We can't give them extra outs, and we

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<v Speaker 2>can't run into house on the bases, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we just got to play better fundamental baseball.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, today's a good is.

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<v Speaker 2>A new day, and we got Jack on the mountain

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<v Speaker 2>and we're feeling pretty good about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Key K Hernandez is our guest. Key K, you were

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<v Speaker 1>playing every day at third base for the better part

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<v Speaker 1>of two months. You, like you said, you embraced your role,

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<v Speaker 1>gone back to the bench and have been ready in

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest moments. How has the preparation changed for you,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe even from three years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean a lot back then I had to do

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<v Speaker 2>was just grab my leg, grab my arm, and I

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<v Speaker 2>was ready to go.

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<v Speaker 3>And uh, you know, as you get a.

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<v Speaker 2>Little older, it takes a little more preparation to to

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<v Speaker 2>get ready to play, and especially to come off the

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<v Speaker 2>bench where you know, finchitting is the hardest thing to

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<v Speaker 2>do in all sports, and uh, you know when you

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<v Speaker 2>got to come in and face the guy throwing really hard,

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<v Speaker 2>and not not just that, but you also got to

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<v Speaker 2>be ready to you know, once the ball gets put

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<v Speaker 2>on play, put in play, you gotta be able to

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<v Speaker 2>run one hundred percent, and so you got to be

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<v Speaker 2>fully loose and that's kind of hard to do coming

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<v Speaker 2>off the bench and things like that. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I've done it for a long time. Uh, the process

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<v Speaker 2>is different than back in the day, but uh but

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<v Speaker 2>uh you know the the goal is the same and

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<v Speaker 2>and the ejector is the same, so you know, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>like you said, Uh, just making sure that I'm ready

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<v Speaker 2>whatever situation, whatever position, whatever it is that I need

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<v Speaker 2>to do to help the team win.

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<v Speaker 3>That's what I'm here for.

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<v Speaker 1>There used to be a pr official with the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 1>with Kik the first time around, named Dace Suke Segura

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<v Speaker 1>and his family owns a sushi restaurant here in Los Angeles,

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<v Speaker 1>and I guess they're trying to bring the good luck

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<v Speaker 1>sushi to the Dodgers because you said they're in the clubhouse.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, they're here today.

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<v Speaker 2>They're usually here on Fridays, but uh, of course we

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<v Speaker 2>don't have any more Friday.

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<v Speaker 3>Left in the regular season.

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<v Speaker 2>But uh yeah, bar Ayama one of the better, if

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<v Speaker 2>not the best Japanese restaurants I've had in the in

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<v Speaker 2>l A. And uh, lucky for us, they're here cooking

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<v Speaker 2>for us today. And uh you know their their grandparents

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<v Speaker 2>now because I had a kid, uh kids raising kids,

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<v Speaker 2>So uh, you know dies but dies back in his

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<v Speaker 2>home in Japan, but uh, you know he's missed around here?

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<v Speaker 1>Can you give La your sushi order if you're on

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<v Speaker 1>a dinner date with your wife? What's Kik's go to

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<v Speaker 1>or do you let the sushi chef dictate?

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<v Speaker 3>Depends?

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<v Speaker 2>If I go to Barhayama, you know you trust that

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<v Speaker 2>they're going to bring all the good stuff. But I

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<v Speaker 2>honestly can't give you my sushi order here because it's

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<v Speaker 2>way too long. And wow, my wife usually let me

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<v Speaker 2>let me do the picking, and uh, I usually order

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<v Speaker 2>too much food to where we can't even eat that

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<v Speaker 2>we order.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, all right, so it's not just the avocado roll.

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<v Speaker 3>No, no, not at all. That is not sushi.

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<v Speaker 2>Bro.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for the time, Kik and Los Angeles, like I

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<v Speaker 1>tell you every time we talk, appreciates everything you stand for,

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<v Speaker 1>everything that you do as far as just leaving it

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<v Speaker 1>all out on the field and it doesn't go unnoticed.

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<v Speaker 1>And we'll be talking next time with you celebrating in champagne.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh thanks Dave, Thanks for fluffing me up. I love that.

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<v Speaker 1>There he goes Key k Hernandez, don't be at the

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<v Speaker 1>sushi table with him up