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<v Speaker 1>We're joined right now by mister October of the bullpen,

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<v Speaker 1>or one of them, one of the dogs of that

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger bullpen, and that is the lefty himself, Alex Vessia.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time. Appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, mister October, I don't.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I've seen you pitch in October Vessia.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a heck of a intro.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you as to what that's what I believe. If

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't believe it, I wouldn't say it.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, all right, I appreciate that. What questions do

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<v Speaker 2>you have in store for us today?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, let's start out with your personal life. You've been

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<v Speaker 1>on social media announcing that you and your wife are

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<v Speaker 1>expecting a brand new Vessia, your first Vessia addition to

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<v Speaker 1>the family. How exciting is that?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, super exciting. We've had a secret for a

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<v Speaker 2>little while and uh a few teammates have known and

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<v Speaker 2>then helped me my best friend and whatnot. And then

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<v Speaker 2>we announced it to my parents and case parents on

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<v Speaker 2>opening day, and man, I was just super special, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>for for myself and for k it's both, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the first grand baby of our family. So that that

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<v Speaker 2>was very very special. And yeah, man, it's been very,

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<v Speaker 2>very exciting. And we will know gender and everything like

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<v Speaker 2>that on the twenty fourth, so basically like ten ish

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<v Speaker 2>days and then yeah, after that, we just well we'll

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<v Speaker 2>keep knocking off days and this baby's gonna gonna grow,

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<v Speaker 2>so it's gonna be fun. Man, I'm very excited.

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<v Speaker 1>How does that just change your perspective on what you

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<v Speaker 1>do in baseball?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think that, you know, and I you know,

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<v Speaker 2>obviously providing for my family and whatnot is is a huge,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, objective goal however you want to explain it.

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<v Speaker 2>But now you have you know, you have one more

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<v Speaker 2>thing to play for, you know, And I think that that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, when I get to hold him or her

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, my for the first time, it's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be very special. And yeah, it's definitely I got a

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<v Speaker 2>lot to play for.

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<v Speaker 1>Alex Vesia is our guest. We're off and running in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five. Alex and the Dodger bullpen again has

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<v Speaker 1>been a big part of what the Dodgers are doing

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<v Speaker 1>right now. What's the vibe down there with this new

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<v Speaker 1>group of guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean our new additions have been picking us

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<v Speaker 2>up big time lately, it's it's been nice, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>having been and Jack and even Garcia, Right, we just

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<v Speaker 2>them three alone and have done really great. And you

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<v Speaker 2>know they they learn and adapt every day, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I try my best to make sure it's loose and

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<v Speaker 2>fun down there. And yeah, we've we've been having a

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<v Speaker 2>good time. It's nice to be back in La have

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<v Speaker 2>some nice weather. The road trip was was kind of tough,

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<v Speaker 2>but yeah, you know it's at the end of the day, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>we're ready to go.

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<v Speaker 1>When people ask about what's wrong with the Dodgers and

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<v Speaker 1>you look at your record, it's pretty good. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like you guys have set the bars so high

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<v Speaker 1>for yourselves that to a certain extent people are spoiled.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I'm not too sure. Obviously, that's a that's

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<v Speaker 2>a tough question. But at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 2>our job is to go out there and do the

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<v Speaker 2>best we can and to win that day. Right, And

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<v Speaker 2>it's one hundred and sixty two games. We're not gonna

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<v Speaker 2>win them all, yeah, but we want to win every

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<v Speaker 2>single game. You know that that's at stake, So taking

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<v Speaker 2>it one day at a time, right, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's very early in the year, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna have ups and downs. We're gonna you know,

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<v Speaker 2>even when you look back to last year. Last year,

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people have had a lot of opinions,

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<v Speaker 2>and our season turned out pretty darn good, right, So

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<v Speaker 2>you know, take it one day at a time, right,

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<v Speaker 2>and not to to not get too far ahead of ourselves.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, we we do have a really good

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<v Speaker 2>group of guys here with you know, our our leaders

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<v Speaker 2>and the guys that are out in front. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>we have full faith in them. They have full faith

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<v Speaker 2>in us, right, And that's what I think makes this

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<v Speaker 2>team so special.

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<v Speaker 1>You're not a young buck anymore, ves, Yeah, you've been

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<v Speaker 1>here for a while. Do you feel like you're starting

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<v Speaker 1>to evolve into that leadership role to go along with

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<v Speaker 1>what you've learned from past veterans and current veterans like

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<v Speaker 1>Blake Trining?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, I mean it's every year there's new challenges, right,

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<v Speaker 2>There's there's different you know, not every year is the same.

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<v Speaker 2>I think, you know, the adversity that I've faced over

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<v Speaker 2>the last five years, it's you know, it's definitely helped me, right,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's also helped me teach guys like Ben and

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<v Speaker 2>Jack you know, just how to how to be a

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<v Speaker 2>big leaguer and you know, and what might work for

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<v Speaker 2>me might not work for them, right, But we do

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<v Speaker 2>have a very good communication down there to where we're

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<v Speaker 2>able to bounce ideas and topics just anything off of

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<v Speaker 2>each other. And you know, with with that open and honesty,

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<v Speaker 2>knowing that like everything that I say is is in

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<v Speaker 2>good spirits, you know, and I think that that's that

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<v Speaker 2>goes a long way. And yeah, man, you know, every

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<v Speaker 2>every year it's you know, it's a new opportunity to uh,

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<v Speaker 2>to go out there win World Series.

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<v Speaker 1>I hate to bring it back to last year, but

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<v Speaker 1>when you when the Cubs were in town, you guys

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<v Speaker 1>went over to give Ryan Brazier his rink as a bullpen.

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<v Speaker 1>What was that like? What was that moment like to

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<v Speaker 1>see his reaction?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, very special. We wanted to do that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>because he was a very big part of our bullpen

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, we we do miss him. Man. He

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<v Speaker 2>was a great, great addition to our bullpen and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he he deserved all the recognition and whatnot, so it

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<v Speaker 2>was great to present that to him. I don't I

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<v Speaker 2>don't really I didn't really know if he knew that

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<v Speaker 2>that's what we were gonna do, but you know, to

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<v Speaker 2>we did play a little prank on him where we

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<v Speaker 2>had a calf sleeve in the ring box so when

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<v Speaker 2>he opened it, he was expecting a ring and there

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<v Speaker 2>was a calf sleeve in there, and then Blake had

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<v Speaker 2>the ring in his pocket. So you know, it's all fun, man.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we we have such a good culture here

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<v Speaker 2>and you know it's for Brazier, I know it's very

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<v Speaker 2>special for him.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, you're part of that culture of Vesia. You've been

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<v Speaker 1>part of this for the last five years and certainly

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<v Speaker 1>a big part of the Dodger bullpen. Always great to

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<v Speaker 1>catch up with you, and congratulations on the upcoming addition

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<v Speaker 1>to your family, and we'll catch up with you soon.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, absolutely, thank you. I appreciate it. And let's go

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<v Speaker 2>get one today.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's get one today.