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<v Speaker 1>Dalton Rushing is our guest here in front of first

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<v Speaker 1>pitch a camel back ranch Bob Garreton, a former catcher.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you realize that Rushing?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he shook my hand for the first time, and

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<v Speaker 2>I could tell.

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<v Speaker 1>Right those meat hooks. Dalton, what's this spring been like

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<v Speaker 1>for you? After the great season you had last year

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<v Speaker 1>and you being recognized for it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's good getting comfortable around these guys more and

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<v Speaker 2>more every day, and that's I think that's the only

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<v Speaker 2>goal really, is just how can I be as comfortable

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<v Speaker 2>as possible with as many pictures as possible, as well

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<v Speaker 2>as obviously just the guys that surround me in the

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<v Speaker 2>stuff out.

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<v Speaker 1>You just have to remind yourself you don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>try too hard. They know how good you are.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean it's you can watch me in spring

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<v Speaker 2>training and you can tell, oh, he's swinging hard. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I swing hard in spring training. It's it's like this

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<v Speaker 2>every years. It's almost a good thing for me. It

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<v Speaker 2>shows me where my wall's at, and it's like, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>I can swing this hard now. All right, season comes around,

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<v Speaker 2>Let everything chill out a little bit, and then I

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<v Speaker 2>get comfortable in the box. Yeah, it's still early. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't pay too much about, obviously the numbers that you

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<v Speaker 2>put up in spring, but yeah, like you said, I

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<v Speaker 2>have been swinging pretty hard here as of recently.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's interesting. Not a lot of people would realize

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<v Speaker 1>you're trying to give yourself a baseline.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it helps me understand what I have to do

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<v Speaker 2>in the box to impact the ball. I think my

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<v Speaker 2>only goal in spring training is to see as many

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<v Speaker 2>pitches as possible just from a comfort standpoint. It allows

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<v Speaker 2>me to one work better at bats in season, and

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<v Speaker 2>then two just be able to be as well round

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<v Speaker 2>hitter as possible.

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<v Speaker 1>Under the radar news this spring was what Dave Roberts

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<v Speaker 1>told us a couple of days ago, where the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 1>don't plan on having you play left field anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's like I said, it's whatever they want to do.

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<v Speaker 2>They know I'm here, they know I'll do it. I

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<v Speaker 2>do as they say, and whatever way I can find

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<v Speaker 2>my way on this team, I'll do it. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>as of recently, we've been kind of honing in on

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<v Speaker 2>the catching side of things and just basically preparing me

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<v Speaker 2>as much as possible to catch whenever that time comes.

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<v Speaker 1>I never had a chance to ask you this, But

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<v Speaker 1>you've been a catcher and all of a sudden and

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<v Speaker 1>you're asked to play left field. What was that like?

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<v Speaker 1>Did you feel alone out there?

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<v Speaker 2>It was kind of all of a sudden, It wasn't.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't say alone. Obviously, like Dodgers, we have tons

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<v Speaker 2>of great outfielders in this organization. So there were tons

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<v Speaker 2>of guys that helped me out day in, day out

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<v Speaker 2>last year. And I mean, I can never say that

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<v Speaker 2>I'm thankful enough for those things, because it's different. You

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<v Speaker 2>go from behind the plate every day to bounce out

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<v Speaker 2>the left field. It's a different look, it's a different feel.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I found myself getting pretty comfortable out there

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<v Speaker 2>pretty quickly. But at the same time, like I said,

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<v Speaker 2>whatever they want me to do, I'll figure it out

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<v Speaker 2>and get it done.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Dalton Rushing is our guest, humble and hungry,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to make his way toward the major leagues. You're

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<v Speaker 1>sitting next to a couple of catchers. Hunter Producca's right

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<v Speaker 1>next to you, and Chris Oki, who's the most mature

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<v Speaker 1>man in this clubhouse, is a few seats down.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, they're both great guys. Both great guys. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>find out Monday what their game is on the links.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, that's great. See it's a friendly competition.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Yeah. Absolutely. You spend so much time with these

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<v Speaker 2>guys in a clubhouse, it's it's tough to really get

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<v Speaker 2>to know them outside. So it's, uh, it's good to

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<v Speaker 2>go do things like that. Even being in the same profession,

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<v Speaker 2>same position, everything, you just create a better bond together

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<v Speaker 2>doing things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>As you hone your skills as a catcher. I've heard

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<v Speaker 1>from some of the best that you have to be

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<v Speaker 1>a servant to the picture. Are you do you embrace that?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh? Yeah, it's you're serving to them. But you also,

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<v Speaker 2>like every every picture clicks a different way. Every picture

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<v Speaker 2>has a different tick for the way that they perform,

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<v Speaker 2>the way that they go out there and perform at

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<v Speaker 2>their best. I guess essentially, so some guys it takes

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<v Speaker 2>a little heart to heart conversation up there, and then

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<v Speaker 2>other guys you just go up there, Hey, tap them

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<v Speaker 2>on the button, so let's go, like, hey, figure it out.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you know what to do.