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<v Speaker 1>It's hot and steamy out here at Angel Stadium, but

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<v Speaker 1>Max Munsey's bat has been even hotter since his return

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<v Speaker 1>from the injured list, and the great Funky Munsey joins

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<v Speaker 1>us here in the Dodger dugout. Thanks a lot for

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<v Speaker 1>the time you hear the ooz and o's. Everybody stops

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<v Speaker 1>when they hear us talking to Max Munsey.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I think I think it's more so they're just

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<v Speaker 2>hearing your loud voice. I go throughout this empty stadium

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<v Speaker 2>right now. You know, you do a good job of

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<v Speaker 2>protecting your voice even though no one really wants to

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<v Speaker 2>hear it.

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<v Speaker 1>Munsey. You see that guy down the bench, that's Connor McGinnis,

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<v Speaker 1>the best kept secret in baseball. He tries to talk

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<v Speaker 1>like he's a surfer even though he's from Virginia Beach.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you put that together? Uh?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean the biggest, uh probably the biggest surfer

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<v Speaker 2>on the team is Chris Taylor, and he's from Virginia

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<v Speaker 2>Beach as well. So, uh, you know, it's a you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess it's just you get out to the West

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<v Speaker 2>Coast and you just want to learn how to surf.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I guess, so just trying to fit in. A

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<v Speaker 1>lot of sharks out there in Virginia Beach and a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of sharks in our capital where Connor McGinnis is from. Sure, sure,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure where you're trying to go with that one,

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<v Speaker 1>but sure, let's talk baseball, maximunth. So you guys are

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<v Speaker 1>coming off a big series in the Arizona. I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like I'm more excited about it than you guys are. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, obviously it was a huge, a huge series.

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<v Speaker 2>No one's trying to take anything away from that. But

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<v Speaker 2>something that we continue to preach and continue to focus

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<v Speaker 2>on is it doesn't matter who the opponent is. We

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<v Speaker 2>got to go out there and play our game, and

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<v Speaker 2>that that's no different tonight. You know, we did have

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<v Speaker 2>a big series and now we have a two game

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<v Speaker 2>set against the Angels, and you know, they haven't been

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<v Speaker 2>playing great. But at the same time, we can't worry

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<v Speaker 2>about the opponent. We have to go out there and

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<v Speaker 2>worry about our game. And if we go out there

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<v Speaker 2>and focus on what we we need to do, then

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<v Speaker 2>we feel good about ourselves. Against any opponent that's out there,

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't matter, you know what name they got across

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<v Speaker 2>their chest.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's a great point. If you come out here

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<v Speaker 1>and fall short against the Angels, all that work in

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<v Speaker 1>the desert was for.

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<v Speaker 2>Not exactly, And you know, just every single day you

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<v Speaker 2>have to go out and prepare and play that game

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<v Speaker 2>to win that day, and you can't worry about what

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<v Speaker 2>you got coming up ahead or what you've already done.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we all we and folks on is what

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to do tonight for nine innings, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully come out with a w.

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<v Speaker 1>I love talking to players on this team that have

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<v Speaker 1>been here for a while and understand the identity of

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<v Speaker 1>what it takes to win. Do you feel like this team,

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<v Speaker 1>this offense is starting to resemble what you guys have

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<v Speaker 1>had in prior years.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, and for the you know better part

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<v Speaker 2>of this entire year, we haven't had our full healthy lineup,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, to that extent, we're still not entirely

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<v Speaker 2>fully healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm still dealing with my my rib thing. Freddie's got

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<v Speaker 2>a broken finger. You know, guys are still trying to

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<v Speaker 2>figure out where they are. But we're we're slowly getting

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<v Speaker 2>back to having a full and deep lineup. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>Luxy coming around and being who who Luxy is. That

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<v Speaker 2>helps us out tremendously. And you know, we all knew

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<v Speaker 2>he was going to get there eventually. It's just when

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<v Speaker 2>you miss that amount of time from baseball, it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>tough to come back and and and especially when you're

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<v Speaker 2>a young player trying to figure out who you are,

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<v Speaker 2>it's tough to come back and and be the guy

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<v Speaker 2>you need to be. And he's finally starting to learn that,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's he's been extremely fun to watch, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>these these couple.

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<v Speaker 1>Of months, and it feels like with all you guys

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<v Speaker 1>coming back, playing times are being adjusted, and rightfully so.

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<v Speaker 1>But it feels like the guys that filled in are

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<v Speaker 1>understanding their roles with all of you guys back.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, everyone here wants to win. That's why we're all here.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why the guys that were free agents that came

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<v Speaker 2>here decided to sign here. They want to win. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you can't complain about anything when when you

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<v Speaker 2>signed up for this, and that's uh, you know, everyone

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<v Speaker 2>in this clubhouse understands that, myself included. You know, I

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<v Speaker 2>know I'm getting a chance to play against the lefty

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<v Speaker 2>to night, but uh, you know, for the most part,

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<v Speaker 2>we have guys that hit left. He's very well, and

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<v Speaker 2>so that might mean I'm missing out on some playing

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<v Speaker 2>time because there's a left hand around the mountain. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm okay with that as long as it puts us

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<v Speaker 2>in the best chance to win. Do I want to

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<v Speaker 2>be out there one hundred percent, but I'm not going

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<v Speaker 2>to throw a fit and cause a scene and and

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, make it a toxic environment. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>something that this whole clubhouse has done extremely well with that.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone in here wants to go out there, and everyone

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<v Speaker 2>also knows at any given moment, your name can get

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<v Speaker 2>called on to making it to make a difference in

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<v Speaker 2>the game, whether you started or not. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>so everyone's everyone's bought into that.

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<v Speaker 1>Max Munsey is our guest. Just in front of first

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<v Speaker 1>pitch between the Dodgers and Angels and Anaheim, you mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>how you're just coming back and still working through the

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<v Speaker 1>rib cage issues. How have you been able to hit

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<v Speaker 1>the ground running after missing as much time as you did.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's just trying to just stay on top

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<v Speaker 2>of my mechanics and stay on top of my approach.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, when you have three months off, you

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<v Speaker 2>kind of have a chance to refine some things. Obviously

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<v Speaker 2>I couldn't work on anything mechanically, but mentally, I was

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<v Speaker 2>trying to figure out what would be the easiest thing

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<v Speaker 2>to do. And you know, I found some cues for

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<v Speaker 2>me that I can focus on mentally when I'm doing

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<v Speaker 2>my pregame work, and that way, when I take it

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<v Speaker 2>into the box, I'm not having to think about it.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's just kind of been a result of that.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, when you have a chance to watch

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<v Speaker 2>from the side, you feel like the game is a

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<v Speaker 2>lot easier than what it actually is, and so you

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<v Speaker 2>get a chance to focus on your approach. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>you know, every single night I was sitting there watching

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<v Speaker 2>those games, That's what I was doing, was I was

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<v Speaker 2>just trying to figure out an approach, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>what would I do against this guy? How do I

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<v Speaker 2>think they would pitch me? How do I think this

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<v Speaker 2>guy had pitched me? What would I be looking for?

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<v Speaker 2>And I felt like I was, you know, able to

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<v Speaker 2>refine that a little bit. And you know, in this

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<v Speaker 2>era now with the pitch clock, when you step in

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<v Speaker 2>that batter's box, it goes a lot faster than what

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<v Speaker 2>people think, and you don't have a chance to really

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<v Speaker 2>focus on what pitch you're trying to look for. And

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<v Speaker 2>so when you're able to just sit there for three

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<v Speaker 2>months and reinforce yourself what you would be doing, it

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<v Speaker 2>kind of comes second nature. When you get in the box,

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<v Speaker 2>you're not having to think about it.

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<v Speaker 1>We're always learning something, no matter how old you are,

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<v Speaker 1>how much experience you have, Do you feel like this

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<v Speaker 1>is something that's going to benefit you moving forward? It

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<v Speaker 1>sounds like you're visualizing success before you even get close

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<v Speaker 1>to first pitch. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, when I had my best years before my

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<v Speaker 2>arm injury, that was something that I did extremely well.

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<v Speaker 2>Was I just stepped out of the box and I

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<v Speaker 2>focused on, you know, what was going on in the game,

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<v Speaker 2>what pitches had the pitcher thrown me already, how do

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<v Speaker 2>I think they're going to throw? And I had a

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<v Speaker 2>chance to kind of breathe and think about it before

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<v Speaker 2>I step back in the box. And then, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just the last couple of years trying to get healthy

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<v Speaker 2>with everything, and then the pitch clock coming around, it's

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<v Speaker 2>been a little a little challenging to to refocus on

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<v Speaker 2>what I need to be doing in the box in

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<v Speaker 2>terms of the mental game, and you know, you get

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<v Speaker 2>three months off to watch it, and like I said,

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<v Speaker 2>from the side, it always looks easier than what it

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<v Speaker 2>actually is. Yeah, you know, it helped me understand a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of things that I needed to be doing better,

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<v Speaker 2>and so far I've been doing that since i've been back.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it, Monsie. I'm a nostalgia guy, so talking to

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<v Speaker 1>the og Dodgers really makes me happy. Thanks a lot

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<v Speaker 1>for the time, and obviously La is very happy Max

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<v Speaker 1>months he's back.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks David, appreciate it.