WEBVTT - 260303 Daniel Hudson

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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Vasse for Dodger Talker.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back to Dodger Talk. David Vass with you until

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<v Speaker 2>eight o'clock tonight here on AM five to seventy LA Sports. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>it's been a great spring training for the Dodgers, not

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<v Speaker 2>only as the players get ready for the three peat,

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<v Speaker 2>but also so many of the former Dodgers over the

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<v Speaker 2>years have come back in uniform and out of uniform,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's Andre Ethier or Eric Carros or Chase Utley.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been great to see those guys. But what's even

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<v Speaker 2>more special is when you see guys that have been

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<v Speaker 2>part of the twenty or twenty four World Series championship.

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<v Speaker 2>And I ran into one of them last week, and

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<v Speaker 2>that is one of the bullpen dogs from twenty twenty four,

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<v Speaker 2>a two time World Series champion, but especially a Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>champion in twenty twenty four, and that is Daniel Hudson. Hodey.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks a lot for coming on. Appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>Problem, David, You're too kind.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, I was driving around Arizona. I heard some sports

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<v Speaker 2>talk show say that you're going to be there baseball correspondent.

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<v Speaker 2>I said, Hey, I got to jump these guys. He's

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger Talks own first. They got to come through Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>Talk to get Daniel Hudson.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, there's plenty, plenty of hours in the day. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we can we can all have a little bit, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I got something for you. Since you're out there

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<v Speaker 2>at camel Back Ranch, when you're around the guys and

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<v Speaker 2>you see spring training starting again, you're a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>years removed. Now does the itch, does the desire to

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<v Speaker 2>uh want to come back and pitch start to take

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<v Speaker 2>over you? Or are you feeling like pain is optional

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<v Speaker 2>these days?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I was a little I was a little

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<v Speaker 1>nervous my first spring training, not playing last year, how

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<v Speaker 1>I was gonna feel. But once spring training came, I

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<v Speaker 1>towards the end of my career, I came to loads

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<v Speaker 1>spring training, so I was not missing that very much

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<v Speaker 1>at all. Opening Day, I stayed busy, didn't really didn't

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<v Speaker 1>try not to think about it too much. And then

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I just got kind of got busy doing life.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, I definitely don't miss the grind of

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<v Speaker 1>every day prepping for games, and you know, spring training obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>I miss competing. I miss playing and I miss the guys,

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<v Speaker 1>But at the same time, I'm really enjoying my time

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<v Speaker 1>here at home with the family, and you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>been really good so far.

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<v Speaker 2>I've told a few different players, and I'm a true

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<v Speaker 2>believer in this. You had a lot of adversity in

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<v Speaker 2>your fifteen year career and you continue to persevere and

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<v Speaker 2>the game rewarded you. We always talk about Kershaw going

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<v Speaker 2>out as a World Series champion, but how rewarding and

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<v Speaker 2>gratifying was it for you to retire as a World

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<v Speaker 2>Series champion, To go out the way you did a

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<v Speaker 2>healthy season and you pitched sixty five games plus the

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<v Speaker 2>postseason and you were such a big part of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Does that make you feel more at peace than maybe

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<v Speaker 2>other players that retire who don't get that opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, definitely. I always had the idea, the thought, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to go out on my own terms always,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, going what I going through, what I went

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<v Speaker 1>through at the beginning of my career with a couple

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<v Speaker 1>arm surgeries and not knowing how much longer I was

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be able to play, and then turning that into

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<v Speaker 1>sticking around ten plus years after that. You know, towards

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<v Speaker 1>the end of my career, I really was like, I

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<v Speaker 1>need to kind of find a runway here so I

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<v Speaker 1>don't stick around too long. You know, I saw guys

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<v Speaker 1>throughout my career, you know, whether it was monetarily motivated

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<v Speaker 1>or you know, they just felt like they were good

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<v Speaker 1>enough to keep going kind of stick around too long,

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<v Speaker 1>or at least in my opinion, I thought they did,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, And I never really wanted to go out

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<v Speaker 1>like that. So to be able to kind of, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>latch on with the Dodgers there in twenty twenty two

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<v Speaker 1>through twenty twenty four and get opportunity to do that, Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>my injuries in twenty two and twenty three didn't help,

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<v Speaker 1>but I knew going into twenty four that if I

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<v Speaker 1>got another chance to play that it was going to

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<v Speaker 1>be my last year. And you know, like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>to be able go out on top of like it's

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<v Speaker 1>just a dream come true. And you know, I really

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<v Speaker 1>got to fulfill my dream of going out of my

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<v Speaker 1>own terms.

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<v Speaker 2>You have a great perspective on what the Dodgers were

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<v Speaker 2>and what they become because you were with them two

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<v Speaker 2>separate times. You were with them in eighteen when they

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<v Speaker 2>went to the World Series against the Red Sox and lost,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you came back and you know, obviously in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty two and ended it with the Championship in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four when Otani arrived. So can you describe to

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<v Speaker 2>us where what the Dodgers were in twenty eighteen and

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<v Speaker 2>how they become this juggernaut in the last two years.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think, well, I mean just going back even farther,

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<v Speaker 1>going back to when you know, obviously the sale of

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers in the early twenty tens. You know, this

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<v Speaker 1>this kind of whole deal, this run for them started

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<v Speaker 1>I think with like twenty thirteen or twenty fourteen. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they've always just kind of been a model of consistency

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<v Speaker 1>since then. And you know, they've gotten the right people

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<v Speaker 1>in the right places in the front office that are

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<v Speaker 1>really aggressive and always want to win. They've got the

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<v Speaker 1>right ownership in place to always be able to back

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<v Speaker 1>it up with the checks, to be able to bring

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<v Speaker 1>in the right people. And they always seem to get

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<v Speaker 1>the right guys in the clubhouse to make it a

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<v Speaker 1>good culture, and guys that want to come from other

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<v Speaker 1>places and play for them. You know, Yes, they spend

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more money than everybody else. That is also

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<v Speaker 1>a big draw for players. But I think when you

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<v Speaker 1>play against the Dodgers, or at least from my perspective,

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<v Speaker 1>when I played against them at the beginning of my career,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it always seemed like a good, good culture,

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<v Speaker 1>good clubhouse, and you know it's something that guys want

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<v Speaker 1>to be a part of. So I think it starts

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<v Speaker 1>and starts with that. And then, like you said in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty seventeen twenty eighteen, going to back to back World

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<v Speaker 1>Series losing both of them, I think really probably a

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<v Speaker 1>little fire under a lot of people in that front

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<v Speaker 1>office and the ownership, and they really wanted to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of take a stranglehold and get past that little homp.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, they've won three World Series in the

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<v Speaker 1>last five years, and I think that shows.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you what do you make of I call it

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<v Speaker 2>envy and jealousy of the rest of the league. What

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<v Speaker 2>do you how do you you feel the way things

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<v Speaker 2>have kind of turned the Dodgers into I guess in

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<v Speaker 2>what everybody is calling the Evil Empire. There's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of uh talk that they're ruining baseball. Some people, like

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<v Speaker 2>myself believe they're helping baseball. Where where do you think

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<v Speaker 2>all this comes from.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's just, uh, you know, people throw around

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<v Speaker 1>the term parody all the time. You know, growing up

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<v Speaker 1>in the nineties and two thousands watching baseball, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody hated the Yankees. They spent more money than everybody else.

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<v Speaker 1>They were the biggest brand in sports, you know, outside

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<v Speaker 1>maybe the Cowboys. But you know, it's just I don't

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<v Speaker 1>it's easy to hate the team that wins if you're

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<v Speaker 1>not a team a fan of that team, And I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's kind of what's going on in LA. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they have bigger checkbooks and everybody else they

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<v Speaker 1>can sign more players. But like I said, it starts

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<v Speaker 1>with the culture and bring in the right guys. They

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<v Speaker 1>always seem to bring in the right guys. They have

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<v Speaker 1>smart people to you know, identify who they want to

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<v Speaker 1>bring in every single off season. Yeah, everybody talks about

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<v Speaker 1>the big names the show Haes, the Yamamoto's, Freddie Freeman,

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<v Speaker 1>Mookie Betts, bringing all those guys in, but there's so

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<v Speaker 1>much under the surface of you know, DFA guys that

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<v Speaker 1>they claim and guys off the trash heap, so to speak,

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<v Speaker 1>that they fix and they create this depth that really

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<v Speaker 1>helps out for when guys like Blake Snell and Tyler

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<v Speaker 1>Glass now go down last year, they have guys that

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<v Speaker 1>can step in like m she Hen. Hopefully Gavin Stone

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<v Speaker 1>will be one of those guys this year. It's just

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<v Speaker 1>a very, very wealth of depths that they have underneath

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<v Speaker 1>all those big name stars. And I think that's really

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<v Speaker 1>a big envy for a lot of people, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of teams, a lot of fans, and with you, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's I think it's good for the game. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what people would rather the Guggenheim Group do

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<v Speaker 1>with all their billions of dollars in revenue. Would they

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<v Speaker 1>rather than pocket it and not put it back onto

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<v Speaker 1>the field. I just don't really, I don't really understand

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<v Speaker 1>what they want them to do, just sit on their

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<v Speaker 1>Twitter their thumbs with all their cash, like like, just

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<v Speaker 1>let's let's spend the money that we made and keep winning.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't understand why that's a bad thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Doesn't this come down to show Hey Otani as well,

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<v Speaker 2>wanting to win and deferring as much of his salary

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<v Speaker 2>as he did so the Dodgers could bring in really

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<v Speaker 2>good players to build around him.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'm not so convinced that the Dodgers wouldn't have

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<v Speaker 1>spent all the money they have anyways, even if show

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<v Speaker 1>Hey didn't defer sixty eight million dollars a year. But

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<v Speaker 1>at the same time, yes, for sure, and from what

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<v Speaker 1>I've read and understood, there was a couple other teams

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<v Speaker 1>that offered show Hey the exact same deal with deferred money.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was show Hay's idea that I heard anyways,

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<v Speaker 1>that it was his idea to defer most of the

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<v Speaker 1>money so that that they could sign more guys and

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<v Speaker 1>not go spend six hundred million dollars on payroll, although

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<v Speaker 1>they're getting close to that right now anyways. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it just goes to show you that any

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<v Speaker 1>team can can kind of do the exact same thing

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<v Speaker 1>that they did, and some teams just chose not to

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<v Speaker 1>and show Hey. Ultimately, I think I'm convinced that if

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<v Speaker 1>there was a DH in the National League in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>whenever he came over and played for the Angels, that

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<v Speaker 1>he probably would have signed with the Dodgers then. So

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<v Speaker 1>I think that once there was a DH in the

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<v Speaker 1>National League that kind of sealed the deal that he

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<v Speaker 1>was coming over.

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<v Speaker 2>Daniel Hudson is our guest, one of the twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>bullpen dogs that started the back to back championship as

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers are looking for a three pete all right,

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<v Speaker 2>since where he brought up Otani, was there a perception

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<v Speaker 2>of him that you had and then was torn down

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<v Speaker 2>or you got to know something more about him being

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<v Speaker 2>teammates with him. Albeit in twenty four he was just

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<v Speaker 2>a fifty to fifty hitter. But what was he like

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<v Speaker 2>as a teammate to you? As a bullpen dog?

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<v Speaker 1>He was awesome. You know. I didn't really get to

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<v Speaker 1>know him too much. I was actually in spring training

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<v Speaker 1>with the Angels in twenty eighteen, twenty nineteen, before he

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<v Speaker 1>was rehabbing his first Tommy John, so he wasn't around

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<v Speaker 1>a whole lot. He stood in on some bullpens that

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<v Speaker 1>I threw, talked to him a little bit. Just just

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<v Speaker 1>a really really good guy, like I said, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think if he wasn't a good guy, regardless of how

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<v Speaker 1>good of a ballplayer he was, I'm not sure that

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers would have brought him in if he wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>a good guy, like I said. They're just so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>in tune with that clubhouse and what needs to be

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<v Speaker 1>brought in. And you know, he's just a really, really

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<v Speaker 1>fantastic teammate. I really enjoyed playing with him. Obviously, him

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<v Speaker 1>being the best baseball player to ever play the game

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<v Speaker 1>really helps out when he's on your side. It's literally,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just a it was just a privilege to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to to watch it from the bullpen gates every

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<v Speaker 1>single night.

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<v Speaker 2>Before I let you go, I'm not I know you're

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<v Speaker 2>enjoying your three girls, your family. You got a chance

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<v Speaker 2>to go back to your hometown in North Carolina this

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<v Speaker 2>past year. But since you are in Arizona and so

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<v Speaker 2>many players reside out there, and you always hear about,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, hitters training there in Arizona, could you ever

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<v Speaker 2>envision yourself being a guy that would would open the

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<v Speaker 2>doors to what you have to offer, even as like

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<v Speaker 2>a personal pitching coach or one of those guys that

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<v Speaker 2>instead of a hitter going to see maybe they come

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<v Speaker 2>to see Daniel Hudson for some pitching help.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, there's always an opportunity like that out here.

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<v Speaker 1>Like you said, there's just really good place for guys

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of settle down for the off season. There's

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<v Speaker 1>really good weather obviously in the off season to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to get outside and actually throw outside. I know

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of teammates that are in the Midwest or

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<v Speaker 1>the East Coast, you know, they have to do a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of of throwing indoors. It's a really good spot

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to get outside and really just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of let it loose, and you know, there's always that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of opportunity. The guys that I played with always

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<v Speaker 1>know that my cell phone's always on if they need anything.

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<v Speaker 1>I've always I've let all of them know that. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's there's there are many different avenues that that just

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<v Speaker 1>can go down right now, like I said, like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm enjoying my family time, but there's also you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if somebody calls me and needs me for a certain thing,

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<v Speaker 1>there's definitely things that I'd look into for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>That's awesome. You have so much to offer, Daniel, and

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<v Speaker 2>I know how much everybody that you played with really

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<v Speaker 2>respected you and what you stood for and just the

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<v Speaker 2>way that you prepared and fought through so many things.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm glad I got to see you out there.

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<v Speaker 2>It was bad luck for you because uh, maybe maybe

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<v Speaker 2>a Dodger talk will tap into you just as much

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<v Speaker 2>as Burns and Gambo out there in Arizona.

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<v Speaker 1>Anytime, David, my phone's always on, like I said, uh my.

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<v Speaker 2>Guy, Daniel Hudson love it and uh I'll have the

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<v Speaker 2>fingers over my lips. Up says we hang up. Thanks

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<v Speaker 2>for the time, appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>No crime, buddy, anytime.