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<v Speaker 1>It's Game three of the World Series, and we're very

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<v Speaker 1>lucky to have the manager of the National League champion

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<v Speaker 1>Dodgers with us, the one and only Dave Roberts.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave, thanks a lot for the time. Great to catch

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<v Speaker 2>up with you during the World Series.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh thanks, Dave. It's good to be here with you.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, had a good workout yesterday. So there's

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<v Speaker 3>no place I'd rather be here than at Yankee Stadium.

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<v Speaker 1>I have a big smile on my face all October

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<v Speaker 1>because I think, finally there is some Dave Roberts validation

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<v Speaker 1>out there.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know what, I'm feeling it as well, feeling

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<v Speaker 3>the love as they say, and it's it's always good.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, you always try to put your best,

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<v Speaker 3>your best foot forward and do the best for the organization,

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<v Speaker 3>the players, and you know, right now the players are

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<v Speaker 3>performing and I couldn't be happier.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember the night before your first playoff game this October,

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<v Speaker 1>you were steadfast in your belief in these players.

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<v Speaker 2>What gave you that belief?

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<v Speaker 3>I just felt that this team, like all teams are

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<v Speaker 3>different from year to year, but I just felt this

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<v Speaker 3>team was had really gone through it, really as some

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<v Speaker 3>of our guys have said, We've were battle tested, We've

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<v Speaker 3>gone through a lot of injuries, ups, downs, people counting

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<v Speaker 3>us out. And this is like the first year I

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<v Speaker 3>felt like we were underdogs and just to see the

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<v Speaker 3>way our guys responded a lot of different points of

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<v Speaker 3>the season just and you know, kind of cemented that

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<v Speaker 3>belief going into the postseason.

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<v Speaker 1>What's it like as a manager to have your belief

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<v Speaker 1>rewarded by the way the players have played for each other.

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<v Speaker 3>It's everything I think that you know, managers want players

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<v Speaker 3>to play well, perform for the team, But the biggest

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<v Speaker 3>I think that you can continue to build off of

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<v Speaker 3>and the thing that shows the most fruits is when

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<v Speaker 3>they play for each other and they care for one another.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's for me, it's the most satisfaction I've ever had.

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<v Speaker 1>You have sho Hao Tani leading off a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>talk about the left shoulder. What did you see from

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<v Speaker 1>him last night today that made you believe that he's

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<v Speaker 1>good to go.

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<v Speaker 3>He came in yesterday, got treatment, got it taped up,

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<v Speaker 3>took swings off a live arm off the tee and

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<v Speaker 3>he wasn't compromised at all. And regardless I asked how

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<v Speaker 3>he felt he goes no matter what how I feel,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to be in the lineup tomorrow, So that

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<v Speaker 3>was good enough for me.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, you'll love this.

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<v Speaker 1>I sent Cody Bellinger a text right after game two

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<v Speaker 1>and he diagnosed it right away.

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<v Speaker 2>I think he was speaking from firsthand experience.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah he was, And I hope the same thing happens

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<v Speaker 3>where Cody ended up hitting a homer and hopefully Showhy

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<v Speaker 3>does the same thing.

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<v Speaker 1>You got Walker Bueller on the mountain tonight, Dave. It

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<v Speaker 1>feels like you did not just pick his name out

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<v Speaker 1>of the hat. He's the right guy for this type

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<v Speaker 1>of environment.

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<v Speaker 3>He absolutely is. I think that, you know, three is

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<v Speaker 3>a very pivotal swing game in a lot of seven

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<v Speaker 3>game series, and right now we have a chance to

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<v Speaker 3>go for the jugular first game on the road, and

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<v Speaker 3>there's just no better option that we have than Walker Buehler,

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<v Speaker 3>Who's you know, been through a lot of situations, pitching

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of big games and perform really well. So

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<v Speaker 3>I couldn't be more excited to have him on the stage.

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<v Speaker 1>When he pitched in New York, you were very pleased

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<v Speaker 1>with him giving you four scoreless innings, So would you

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<v Speaker 1>feel the same way tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>I would absolutely, and I think in the postseason it's

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<v Speaker 3>about getting out. And I don't know how many pitches

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<v Speaker 3>he's gonna throw. I don't know how many outs or

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<v Speaker 3>how many hitters he's going to go through, just you know,

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<v Speaker 3>go until he can't go anymore. But like you said,

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<v Speaker 3>a city field against the Mets, four shutout was all

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<v Speaker 3>we needed.

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<v Speaker 1>And here at Yankee Stadium, you got a bullpen game

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow and obviously you're bullpen's ready.

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<v Speaker 2>I asked you this the other night.

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<v Speaker 1>The identity of this bullpen, it really feels like they've

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<v Speaker 1>leaned into it. Have you ever seen a group of

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<v Speaker 1>relievers that are foaming at the mouth to get into

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<v Speaker 1>the game.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what, it's fun to see. You know, there's

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<v Speaker 3>some guys that are clean shaven, some guys that have

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<v Speaker 3>ponytails and beards, But to see them as dogs, it's awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>And certainly they've kind of embraced that kind of narrative,

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<v Speaker 3>that mantra, that identity, and we wouldn't be here without

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<v Speaker 3>those guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, Dave, this started.

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<v Speaker 1>When you took over as the manager. The culture of

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<v Speaker 1>relievers not thinking about innings, but groupings of hitters it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't feel like those group of guys could do what

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<v Speaker 1>you're asking if you didn't put that mindset back in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty fifteen, twenty sixteen.

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<v Speaker 3>You're right, You're right, and I think that it's certainly

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<v Speaker 3>a culture thing. There's a buy in there, Certainly there's talent.

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<v Speaker 3>But I think that we've seen it. You've seen it

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<v Speaker 3>firsthand that I asked these guys to do a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of different things and check their egos and they ultimately

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<v Speaker 3>understand that I'm putting them in the best position to

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<v Speaker 3>have success and they're thriving. So yeah, we've come a

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<v Speaker 3>long way and just certainly proud of this Bullpen.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, you put the culture in place when you took

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<v Speaker 1>over in twenty sixteen. This is your fourth World Series.

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<v Speaker 1>You're two wins away from being a champion again. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>a lot for the time, and look forward to having

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<v Speaker 1>another conversation with you down the road.

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<v Speaker 3>I look forward to it, Dave. Let's get it.