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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's been a long time coming for the Great

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<v Speaker 1>one a to have another man in Dodger blue, and

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<v Speaker 1>the one and only Harvard Westlake Jack Flaherty is with

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers. Finally, Jack number one. Just your thoughts and

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<v Speaker 1>emotions putting on this uniform today.

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<v Speaker 2>I had special you know, growing up, and obviously you

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<v Speaker 2>know everybody knows. I grew up Dodger fan. My mom's

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<v Speaker 2>put the pictures out. We used to come to games,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's a special thing. I think anybody, anytime anybody

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<v Speaker 2>gets to play for a team that they grew up

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<v Speaker 2>watching is is special. And I'm you know, I'm lucky

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<v Speaker 2>enough to be here and be in this situation and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just looking forward to it.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you ever believe that this could happen, that you

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<v Speaker 1>and the Dodgers would find your way to pitch for

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<v Speaker 1>them one day?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you like to hope, So you like to

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<v Speaker 2>hope that you know, there's there's there's gonna be a chance,

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<v Speaker 2>and there's going to be an opportunity for it to happen,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, for it to all come about in

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<v Speaker 2>the way that it did and the way that that

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<v Speaker 2>things happen. Sometimes you're just just thankful that that you

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<v Speaker 2>get the ability to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's got to feel good that people are seeing the

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<v Speaker 1>real Jack Flaherty this year being healthy, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's it's nice to be healthy and nice go

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<v Speaker 2>out and pitch the way that I know I'm capable of.

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<v Speaker 2>Last year was a tough year in a long year,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's it's been a good, you know, start to

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<v Speaker 2>the year. But there's a lot love to do.

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<v Speaker 1>How have you handled this? I mean, you're on your

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<v Speaker 1>fourth team in the last year. Obviously you're wanted, but

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<v Speaker 1>how have you handled all the travel and the changes

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<v Speaker 1>as far as teammates, teams all that.

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<v Speaker 2>I think this one's definitely a little different. Having done

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<v Speaker 2>it a year ago going to Baltimore and I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>really know anybody over there. I've been lucky enough to

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<v Speaker 2>have some relationships with some of the guys here and

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<v Speaker 2>walking in feeling a little bit more familiar and knowing

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<v Speaker 2>some guys and seeing some faces that you know, you've

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<v Speaker 2>you've rather known around the league or just have been

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<v Speaker 2>able to, you know, be in contact with and you

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<v Speaker 2>know some other guys who you know aren't you know

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<v Speaker 2>here right now, but that've gotten to know throughout the year,

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<v Speaker 2>so it's it's a little bit different and you just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of walk in here and feel comfortable, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he just he look forward to getting things going.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, you're reinacited with your guy Tommy Edmond too.

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<v Speaker 2>That's that's crazy. Yeah, seeing him, I ain't seen him

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<v Speaker 2>in a while. Uh, you know, it's cool for him

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<v Speaker 2>being down here. I know he's from from from around here,

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<v Speaker 2>so he's really good to see him. And just uh, now,

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<v Speaker 2>it's always special being with the guys that you've played

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<v Speaker 2>with or guys that you know, and just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>having having those relationships.

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<v Speaker 1>What can you share with us about Tommy Edmund? We

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<v Speaker 1>know a lot about Jack Flaherty, but how do you

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<v Speaker 1>believe he helps the team get to where they want

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<v Speaker 1>to go.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's shown it in Saint Louis. He'll do

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<v Speaker 2>anything to help the team win. The guy on a

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<v Speaker 2>gold glove at second base, and uh, you know, then

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<v Speaker 2>they kind of moved him around. He came up playing

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<v Speaker 2>you know, he played right, he played third, he played

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit a second when when Wong was hurt,

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<v Speaker 2>and then uh, he just kind of did it all

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<v Speaker 2>and then you know, they moved him to short. They

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<v Speaker 2>moved him to center. Like he can play of your position,

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<v Speaker 2>he can do it really really well, and he'll continue

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<v Speaker 2>just gonna do whatever it takes to to kind of

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<v Speaker 2>help the team win. And that's that's the kind of

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<v Speaker 2>guy that you want.

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<v Speaker 1>Jack Flaherty is back home wearing Dodger blue. When you

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<v Speaker 1>were growing up a Dodger fan, who was your guy?

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<v Speaker 1>Because I know you must have had a guy, you

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<v Speaker 1>know when.

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<v Speaker 2>I was super young, Uh, Adrian Beltray was always fun

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<v Speaker 2>to watch and I and I just told told, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>Matt Kempis last night. I said, I told him that

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<v Speaker 2>he was like the guy that I loved watching. I

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<v Speaker 2>was a little bit older and like you know, in

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<v Speaker 2>high school, but he was, uh when he was when

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<v Speaker 2>he was here and in president and doing what he

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<v Speaker 2>was doing, he was, Uh, he was special and so

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<v Speaker 2>much fun to watch and and root four and like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I was playing position at that time, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, want to be like kind of be like

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<v Speaker 2>him and didn't play the game the way that he did.

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<v Speaker 2>So those two guys, Beltray when I was younger, and

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<v Speaker 2>then you know, Matt kemp Is as I got a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit older.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're saying Matt Kemp reached out to you to

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<v Speaker 1>welcome you to the Dotor.

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<v Speaker 2>I reached out to him and let him know. It

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<v Speaker 2>was something that I don't tell people that a whole lot.

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<v Speaker 2>And the second, you know, I got a chance to

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<v Speaker 2>come here, I I I told him, I just said,

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<v Speaker 2>now that I get a chance to wear it, Tod,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, let you know that you uh like you

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<v Speaker 2>were the guy that was it was fun to watch

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<v Speaker 2>and was uh it was special special to see and

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<v Speaker 2>he said congrats, and you know, just uh yeah, it

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<v Speaker 2>was special.

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<v Speaker 1>Also when you let your mom know that you were

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<v Speaker 1>being traded to the Dodgers, what was her reaction.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, you know, she's mom, so she's uh, she got

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<v Speaker 2>really excited. She gets she's emotional, so so she got

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<v Speaker 2>emotional and just like I don't you know, she kind

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<v Speaker 2>of didn't know if it was ever really gonna happen,

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<v Speaker 2>and uh, you know, I think she was always she

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<v Speaker 2>has hope for it. You want to always nice to

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<v Speaker 2>to come home. It was always nice to come home

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<v Speaker 2>and play in La and have the family come out

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<v Speaker 2>and everything. But I think it was a little different hearing, like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, being able to do it and coming up

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<v Speaker 2>growing up watching you know, this team and getting the

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<v Speaker 2>chance to do it, and then you know, same thing

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<v Speaker 2>to my brother. He sent me a nice long message

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<v Speaker 2>last night too of just like he's like, I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>know if it was ever gonna happen, but he's like,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm really happy I get to actually, you know, cheer

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<v Speaker 2>for the Dodgers and like cheer for you and not

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<v Speaker 2>get Yeah, nicely, heckled when I when I met games, Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>cheering for me going against him. So he's he's looking

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<v Speaker 2>forward to it too.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, before I let you go number one, you

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<v Speaker 1>chose the jersey number zero? What's the meaning behind that?

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<v Speaker 2>There's two there's two guys that I've always loved that

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<v Speaker 2>play basketball that wear the number zero at I you know,

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<v Speaker 2>one of them, you know, being Russ westbring me. He

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<v Speaker 2>came out to l a well, first off, this in

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<v Speaker 2>this becoming organization like this, and you've got a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of Vetteran guys, so a bunch of really good numbers

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<v Speaker 2>are taken, and uh, you know, it's just like it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's slim pickings. But Danny was nice enough to let

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<v Speaker 2>me take zero from him. But Russ worett. And then

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<v Speaker 2>there's another guy out and uh, you know, in Boston,

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<v Speaker 2>and I know how I know how it is l

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<v Speaker 2>a in Boston, so I won't I won't say his name.

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<v Speaker 2>He knows who he is. He's a friend of mine.

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<v Speaker 2>He he he wears zero as well. So it was, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>it was uh yeah, it just just kind of felt

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<v Speaker 2>like it fit.

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<v Speaker 1>He's got mom but mentality and I know you do too.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what, you just you go out there and

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<v Speaker 2>they just pitch a little bit edge and trying to

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<v Speaker 2>keep that going.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Dodgers need some edge. Jack Flaherty brings it every

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<v Speaker 1>time out. Thanks a lot for the time. Great to

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<v Speaker 1>share you with the people on the streets of Ventura

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<v Speaker 1>Boulevard right now listening, and great to have you back

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<v Speaker 1>in Los Angeles and pitching for the Dodgers. For sure.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited. I'm really really excited. I it's gonna be fun.