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<v Speaker 1>It's a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Dodgers Stadium. The temperatures

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<v Speaker 1>are a little cooler, but obviously in the upper nineties,

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<v Speaker 1>and Alex Vesia is always hot when he comes into

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<v Speaker 1>the game no matter what the temperatures are outside. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>a lot for the time, VESSI appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>What an introduction. Wow, yeah, baby, an introduction.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's gonna be a hot one to day.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>Speaking of that, you know, relievers are humans too. Relievers

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<v Speaker 4>are people. They have lives too, and they matter as

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<v Speaker 4>far as what is going on in the bullpen as

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<v Speaker 4>far as these the heat wave here in Los Angeles,

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<v Speaker 4>What are the conditions down there in the bullpen, because

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<v Speaker 4>I know for many years that shelter you guys have

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<v Speaker 4>out there did not give you much shelter.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, thank you for putting that out there. I appreciate

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<v Speaker 3>all the love. But yeah, I mean they've given us

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<v Speaker 3>a fan with some like mister on it and then

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<v Speaker 3>in the bullpen room.

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<v Speaker 2>And stuff we have ac so'll be all right for today.

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna be really easy to get hot today. That's

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<v Speaker 2>that's for sure. We're you know, another day, another day.

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<v Speaker 3>We're looking forward to another good ballgame, Bessia.

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<v Speaker 4>When I was coming to ballgames, and sometimes I would

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<v Speaker 4>have seats along that Chain League fence next to the

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<v Speaker 4>Dodger bullpen and the visitors bullpen on a hot Sunday afternoon.

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<v Speaker 4>I remember one Sunday one of the relievers from the

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<v Speaker 4>Cincinnati Reds picked up the water hose and started spraying

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<v Speaker 4>the fans to help cool them off. Does any of

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<v Speaker 4>that still happen.

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<v Speaker 2>I've never heard of that. So you're the first one

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<v Speaker 2>to tell me that, And it.

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<v Speaker 3>Might be a good idea for today that the fans

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<v Speaker 3>might appreciate that out of me.

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<v Speaker 2>So we'll see. We'll see if we've got a hose

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<v Speaker 2>down there. Yeah, no doubt.

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<v Speaker 4>Last night the Dodgers use seven different pitchers in a

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<v Speaker 4>bullpen game. Can you describe what a game like that

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<v Speaker 4>is like for the bullpen and just the mindset to

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<v Speaker 4>get ready for a situation like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh? Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>So, I mean, obviously we have our game kind of

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<v Speaker 3>meeting and we talk and and so we kind of

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<v Speaker 3>understand what the game, you know, might bring us, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>and pretty much after the third or fourth inning, it's

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<v Speaker 3>you know, all bets are off, and you know, we

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<v Speaker 3>we've got to be ready, you know, and that's whenever

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<v Speaker 3>our name is called upon, you know, we we do

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<v Speaker 3>a really good job of going out there executing our

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<v Speaker 3>pitches and you know, putting up a zero, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>one inning after another. You know, so got to give

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<v Speaker 3>it to you got to give it to the guys

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<v Speaker 3>because it was a grind yesterday. And thankfully, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the the offense set the set the tone really early.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, six runs in the first that's.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a good day for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 4>All bets were off when you score six runs in

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<v Speaker 4>that first inning, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, absolutely, it was great. It was that was that

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<v Speaker 2>was a fun inning.

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<v Speaker 3>And uh, you know, we just wanted to keep putting

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<v Speaker 3>up zeros to get the offense back into the into

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<v Speaker 3>the dugout, get them hydrated, and having them stay cool,

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<v Speaker 3>not to you know, you know, everyone helps everyone in

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<v Speaker 3>that in that situation.

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<v Speaker 4>See, that's an interesting part of bullpen games because a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of us still don't understand how works for relievers.

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<v Speaker 4>When you say all bets are off, we always presume

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<v Speaker 4>that you know, when you're coming in what inning, do

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<v Speaker 4>you have some sort of idea.

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<v Speaker 3>That there's a we call it our lane right, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, whether you're facing five, six, seven, eight, nine

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<v Speaker 3>or one two, three, four five, right, like, it's kind

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<v Speaker 3>of broken up two for like myself or Blake or

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<v Speaker 3>Buddy Evan.

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<v Speaker 2>Kope right like, all it's broken up differently.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know we're talked about that and told, but

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<v Speaker 3>still the game, right.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, there's certain situations where if.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm coming in, I can come in the fourth inning

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<v Speaker 3>to face a certain amount of hitters. I can come

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<v Speaker 3>in the eighth inning to face those same hit hitters.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, and that's that's a DOCS call.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know we're we're ready for you've been able

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<v Speaker 4>to come in, whether it's the fourth, the eighth, the ninth.

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<v Speaker 4>Is there something different about the innings even if you

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<v Speaker 4>have that certain lane you described.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, no, we try to keep it.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, the score is irrelevant, the inning is irrelevant.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh you know, we go out there and do our

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<v Speaker 3>job right, And that's where you don't you don't put

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<v Speaker 3>more pressure or less pressure on yourself depending on the situation.

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<v Speaker 3>You want to kind of eliminate all of that and

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<v Speaker 3>focus on the you know, one, two or three hitters

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<v Speaker 3>that you know you're the task at hand. Basically and

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<v Speaker 3>you know that's it helps kind of eliminate riding the

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<v Speaker 3>highs too high and the lows too low, right, And

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<v Speaker 3>that's trying to stay consistent, is you know, just knowing

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<v Speaker 3>what to do when you go out there for you know, preparation,

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<v Speaker 3>all that stuff that you can do before the game

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<v Speaker 3>before you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know your name gets called.

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<v Speaker 3>And once you out there, your job is to get

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<v Speaker 3>three outs, put up a zero, get the game going.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>What a mindset and what a bullpen for the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 4>this year. It's the dog days of August. You guys

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<v Speaker 4>have been leaned on a lot best. Yeah, how are

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<v Speaker 4>you feeling good?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I mean my routine has been really good this year.

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<v Speaker 3>I like the certain things I've I've implemented, some things

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<v Speaker 3>I've taken out, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's also the knowledge.

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<v Speaker 3>That I've gained with you know, talking to the bullpen

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<v Speaker 3>guys about certain routine stuff over the years. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>I've had some pretty good mentors over the years with

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<v Speaker 3>you know, Kenley Jensen, with Joe Kelly, you know, with

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<v Speaker 3>Daniel Hudson to name a few, right, And it's just

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I give them a lot of credit and

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<v Speaker 3>I'm glad that they were able to, you know, help

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<v Speaker 3>me out and tell me how it is, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>because tough conversations are are what make you better, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>The ones that are that are easy like that doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>help me out in the long run. So it's it's been.

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<v Speaker 3>It's been good, and I'm really looking forward to the

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<v Speaker 3>next couple of weeks, you know, get you know, staying

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<v Speaker 3>strong and uh, you know, playoffs is.

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<v Speaker 2>What was what we want. It's the best baseball in

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<v Speaker 2>the world.

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<v Speaker 4>Love it. I know you relish it, I know you

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<v Speaker 4>embrace it. Can't wait to see you in October again, Bessia.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>the time.

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<v Speaker 4>Really appreciated. And the water hose will be a welcomed

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<v Speaker 4>feature in the bullpen today.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we'll see. We'll see about that. We'll see about that.

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<v Speaker 3>You'll see you'll see me on social media if I

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<v Speaker 3>do have water hills out there, that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>There.

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<v Speaker 4>He is the man, Alex Vetsia. The Dodgers are very

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<v Speaker 4>lucky to have him.