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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger.

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<v Speaker 2>Talking Well, we are always honored and humbled whenever Freddie

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<v Speaker 2>Freeman has time to join us. He's one of the

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<v Speaker 2>best players in Major League Baseball and certainly a great father,

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<v Speaker 2>a great husband, and certainly one of the guys that

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<v Speaker 2>you could say is the epitome of professionalism in Major

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<v Speaker 2>League Baseball.

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<v Speaker 3>Freddie, thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate those kinds of words. Thank you, David.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you feeling at the end of a long road trip,

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<v Speaker 2>the longest of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Like I said right before we came on air,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a long one. I think it's more for

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<v Speaker 1>the fact of we've had all like night game getaway days.

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<v Speaker 1>We've had a lot of couple of raindelays in Atlanta,

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<v Speaker 1>just a lot of get in lates with no days off,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, we had a flight to Atlanta which

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<v Speaker 1>is four hours five hour flight here. So there's just

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of extra things that went into this road trip,

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<v Speaker 1>and especially the Rangelers. I think the Raine lays when

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<v Speaker 1>you start your body, you stop your body, you start

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<v Speaker 1>your body, there's an extra layer of of tiredness that

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<v Speaker 1>comes into play there. But you know, I think we

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<v Speaker 1>got the first one under our belt. We obviously didn't

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<v Speaker 1>get the first win here in Arizona, but I think

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<v Speaker 1>we're all feeling a little bit better after the flight

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<v Speaker 1>and hopefully things are a better result tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>Is that something we don't fully appreciate.

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<v Speaker 2>It's one thing to be the Dodgers, but everybody wants

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<v Speaker 2>you guys playing prime time.

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<v Speaker 3>There's not many day games.

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<v Speaker 1>No. I think that's the we are you gonna get

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<v Speaker 1>this on?

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<v Speaker 2>This is gonna be hey, it's it's the atmosphere of

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<v Speaker 2>the stadium tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, I think the the one o'clock getaway days there,

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<v Speaker 1>they're not gonna be there that much for us, And

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<v Speaker 1>we understand it's the gate. You want to get more

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<v Speaker 1>people if you like, just like the Marlins. If we

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<v Speaker 1>start at four forty, there's a chance of getting those

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<v Speaker 1>people that get off work at four or five that

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<v Speaker 1>might see the game time starting. Oh, maybe we'll come

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<v Speaker 1>to the game get some more people, which is great.

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<v Speaker 1>We want more fans at the games coming out to

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<v Speaker 1>watch us play. But there is a little the thing

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<v Speaker 1>that goes against us and that that we get in late.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, as much as you know, we pride

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves and being ready. They're like a couple of late

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<v Speaker 1>flights can take a toll on you. We feel good

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<v Speaker 1>right now, so hopefully we can, you know, get back

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<v Speaker 1>on the winning way tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>Freddie Freeman is our guest. Freddie swinging the bat really

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<v Speaker 2>well right now. Everybody focuses on what you're doing swing wise,

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<v Speaker 2>approach wise, But is what you're doing right now a

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<v Speaker 2>testament to the work that you put in after your

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<v Speaker 2>ankle surgery.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean I feel like I'm doing the same thing.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the same approach, my same routine, and I, like

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<v Speaker 1>I've been saying the last couple year, I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>I've been fighting a cut swing for the last couple

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<v Speaker 1>of years, and it's not cutting right now, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>what have been what I have been looking for for

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<v Speaker 1>a long time, and everything's going up through the middle.

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<v Speaker 1>Just like in Miami, I had a couple of low pictures.

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<v Speaker 1>I was able to say through them and hit him

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<v Speaker 1>into the gaps. And if I had my cut swing

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<v Speaker 1>that I've been trying to fight against and not have,

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<v Speaker 1>I would have rolled those over. I fouled those off

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<v Speaker 1>ors swing and miss, so sometimes you're just feeling good.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no there's no rhyme or reason to it. It's

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing I'm doing every single day, getting ready

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<v Speaker 1>for each and every game. But right now the swing

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<v Speaker 1>is going through the middle.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's remarkable, Freddie. Most guys I went through what

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<v Speaker 2>you did last postseason, not only with the ankle but

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<v Speaker 2>the ribs.

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<v Speaker 3>To play through it.

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<v Speaker 2>And play at that level and then have ankle surgery

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<v Speaker 2>during the off season and not skip a beat.

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<v Speaker 3>That doesn't happen. But that's a testament to your work ethic.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, I appreciate that, I really do. I do appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>those words. In my mind, I'm just doing this what

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<v Speaker 1>I expect myself to do. I did put in a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of work trying to get back as fast as

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<v Speaker 1>I could. It's still work in progress. Like I just

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<v Speaker 1>was on the table for about an hour and a

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<v Speaker 1>half to get to come out here and do my

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<v Speaker 1>drills and get ready for this game. So it's still going,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. But I'm in a good spot physically with

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<v Speaker 1>my ankle, my ribs. We've worked on that still too,

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<v Speaker 1>just because of what happened in Japan and we weren't

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<v Speaker 1>really thinking about my ribs and then all of a

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<v Speaker 1>sudden flared up again real quick. So we've been working

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<v Speaker 1>on that, keeping that hopefully in check. So in my mind,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just trying to do my job and do what

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<v Speaker 1>is it expected of me. So I understand there's been

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of things that happened in the offseason with

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<v Speaker 1>surgeries and stuff like that, but I'm in a good

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<v Speaker 1>spot physically where i can go out there and be myself.

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<v Speaker 2>I got a big picture question for Freddy Freeman, because

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<v Speaker 2>your career has endured generations now at this point in

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<v Speaker 2>a good way. What's the biggest difference hitting in twenty eleven,

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<v Speaker 2>your first year in the big leagues, compared to hitting

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty twenty five. The type of pitching you're seeing,

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<v Speaker 2>just the way the game is approached.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I would say obviously, velocity is a lot higher

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<v Speaker 1>than it was in twenty eleven. I also think, like

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<v Speaker 1>we saw with the Miami starter Blowzo, two times through

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<v Speaker 1>the order he goes out, So you're facing most often,

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<v Speaker 1>you're facing at least three different pitchers in a night.

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<v Speaker 1>There's different arm angles, just like the diningbacks, they have

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<v Speaker 1>guys coming at all different angles. You got Thompson who

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<v Speaker 1>throws her side arm. You got left these, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>facing another guy that we hadn't faced Mario laest night

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<v Speaker 1>thrown a hundred, So a lot of different things that

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<v Speaker 1>are a lot different from fifteen years ago. But I

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<v Speaker 1>would have to say more velocity and facing more pictures

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<v Speaker 1>each night than we did fifteen years ago.

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<v Speaker 3>What about pictures making hitters move their feet? It doesn't

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<v Speaker 3>seem like that happens anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>Not real, not really. I mean, you are you do

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<v Speaker 1>want to pitch in If that's the case, you don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to be pitching on one side of the plate

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<v Speaker 1>and we look out over there and it's easiest to

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<v Speaker 1>just cover that and just shoot it the other way.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's not about hitting someone and moving their feet.

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<v Speaker 1>It's more about maybe throwing a sinker like as left him,

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<v Speaker 1>throw a sinker in and then you can go back away.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not about trying to hurt someone, hit someone, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's more of just trying to move your eyes throughout

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<v Speaker 1>the course. You don't want a hitter to have their

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<v Speaker 1>eyes on one specific plate and you just throw it

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<v Speaker 1>in that area all over and over again. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>more about moving eyes around and it's not about hitting

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<v Speaker 1>people are moving feet. But you know it's a little

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<v Speaker 1>different now.

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<v Speaker 2>Dy Freeman is our guest. All right, Freddie, I think

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<v Speaker 2>we always have short memories anything. Things just fix themselves automatically.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody really has asked you how your son Maximus is doing.

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<v Speaker 3>Is it still a work in progress? How is he doing?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? So I think we I think Chelsea gave an

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<v Speaker 1>update about closely about a month ago, we were told

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<v Speaker 1>about the neurologist. He's about eighty percent. If you were

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<v Speaker 1>to see him on a couch, if you walked into

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<v Speaker 1>the room and someone the couch, you'd have no idea

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<v Speaker 1>there's anything going that. He even had yambre. So he

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<v Speaker 1>looks great. He's I'm still as stubborn as I am,

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<v Speaker 1>so but he does we are. He still does pt

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<v Speaker 1>multiple times a week. His ankle flexion dorsy flection at

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<v Speaker 1>the top of his ankle on his left side is

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<v Speaker 1>not all the way back. There's little reminders still that

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<v Speaker 1>he's still healing. Just in spring training he had like

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<v Speaker 1>a little cacti spike in his left foot and he

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<v Speaker 1>had no idea it was in there because his nerves

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<v Speaker 1>are still regrowing and getting and healing, so there's little reminders,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's obviously well on his way. The neurologists. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if he's he's going to be an Olympic

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<v Speaker 1>track runner. I said he was. Last name was Freeman.

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<v Speaker 1>He had never had that in his cards anyways. But

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna be okay longer than we thought, because we

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<v Speaker 1>were hoping to he'd be, you know, close to one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred now, but it's looking maybe hopefully by you know,

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<v Speaker 1>July August, that he'll be completely back normal.

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<v Speaker 2>Love it, Freddy, And with Mother's Day on Sunday, you're

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<v Speaker 2>always in our thoughts, and I know Chelsea's done a

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<v Speaker 2>great job being a mom to your kids. And I

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<v Speaker 2>know your mom's with you every day.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, when I when I was younger, Mother's

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<v Speaker 1>Day was a little tough after my mom passed away.

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<v Speaker 1>But now I know that she's she's looking down with

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<v Speaker 1>the perfect seat to everything that's going on. And Chelsea's

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<v Speaker 1>an incredible mother. So Mother's Day is a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>happier these days now, but I'll be always in remembrance

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<v Speaker 1>of my mom, and you know, Chelsea's an incredible mother.

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<v Speaker 1>So I can't wait to get home on Sunday and

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<v Speaker 1>see here.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Freddie Freeman's an incredible person. I never forget the dads.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody loves the kids and the moms, and rightfully so.

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<v Speaker 2>But I give a lot of kudos to Freddie Freeman.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but we're not dad with our at our wives either,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's all his mother's day.

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<v Speaker 3>No doubt.

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<v Speaker 2>Should listen to Freddie Freeman more, I wouldn't be in

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<v Speaker 2>the doghouse as much as I am.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks Freddy, I appreciate Thanks. David