WEBVTT - Tommy Edman (1-31-26) 

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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the bullpen that Kenley Jansen made famous. Three

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and fifty saves coming out of this bullpen for

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers, still a franchise record. But in twenty twenty six,

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<v Speaker 2>this is going to be the bullpen. Edwin Diaz comes

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<v Speaker 2>out for timmy trumpet playing and serenading him and a

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<v Speaker 2>man that is going to be standing on the infield

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<v Speaker 2>just in just looking up maybe second base, maybe third base,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe center field. I call him the glue of the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>and he is leading us off rightfully. So a proud

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<v Speaker 2>new papa of a second child, the one and only

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edmund. Tommy, great to see you, and you're no

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<v Speaker 2>more scooter. You're actually standing on your own two feet.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah that's right. Feels good, feels good to use this

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<v Speaker 1>foot again.

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<v Speaker 3>Ben.

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<v Speaker 1>Excited to be back and chatting with you again. To

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<v Speaker 1>the back to the season days.

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<v Speaker 2>Man. When I was in Los Angeles, I brought my

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<v Speaker 2>son to see Tommy Edmund. He was in awe of

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edmund. But you were on a scooter and I

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<v Speaker 2>was really nervous, but you assured me that you'd be

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<v Speaker 2>ready to go for spring training. Do you feel like

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<v Speaker 2>you're still that confident?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's right. Look at me, no more scooter.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, he's probably just staring at me with the scooter

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<v Speaker 1>back then, but no, but yeah, no, I'm feeling good,

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<v Speaker 1>feeling good. I just started baseball activities again, so, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>feeling like I'm in a good spot going into spring.

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<v Speaker 2>What is baseball activities? Taking ground balls, shagging fly balls?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean for me, you know, I just want to

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<v Speaker 2>go into the cage.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean it means I get to pick up

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<v Speaker 3>a bat in the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>So I just very very lightly started swaying and started

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<v Speaker 1>throwing again this past week and then that'll just be

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<v Speaker 1>ramping up as we get closer to spring. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm just really looking forward to being a baseball

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<v Speaker 1>player again.

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<v Speaker 2>That's gotta feel good, right, Tommy. Going back to taking

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<v Speaker 2>care of this ankle. I know you've been playing, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>through a lot of pain. Hopefully that pain's over with.

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<v Speaker 2>That's got to feel good to know that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>there's only brighter pastures ahead of you and that ankle.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's the idea, is that knocking it out with

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<v Speaker 1>the surgery that I won't have to think about this

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<v Speaker 1>ankle as much anymore, and you know, just getting back

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<v Speaker 1>to one hundred percent and doing all the things that

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<v Speaker 1>I normally would be able to do on a baseball field.

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<v Speaker 2>So I saw you before your wife gave birth to

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<v Speaker 2>your second child. Congratulations, Thank you, appreciate it. What's the

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<v Speaker 2>off season been like for you, dealing with the ankle

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<v Speaker 2>surgery and her almost ready to give birth while you're

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<v Speaker 2>going and basically not able to really move around too much.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, fortunately the timing worked out well. I think if

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<v Speaker 1>I was still on a scooter and and had to

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<v Speaker 1>help her take care of the baby, it would have.

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<v Speaker 3>Been a lot more difficult.

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<v Speaker 1>But fortunately I'm a little bit more mobile now able

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<v Speaker 1>to help out. But yeah, the baby's only baby, Ava

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<v Speaker 1>is only a week old right now, so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>still getting adjusted to the schedule and the rhythms of

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<v Speaker 1>having a newborn. But it's been so much fun. It's

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<v Speaker 1>been fun to have her and see my wife be

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<v Speaker 1>a super mom. She's so tough, such a champ. And

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<v Speaker 1>then having Eli be a big brother as well has

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<v Speaker 1>been really cool and just a blessing to see our

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<v Speaker 1>family continue to grow.

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<v Speaker 2>Nothing like having a baby girl. Right, as a dad,

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<v Speaker 2>we always talk about having a son. Eli obviously is

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<v Speaker 2>in the world, But what's it like to have a

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<v Speaker 2>baby girl in your arms?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, I'm going to be a pushover for sure. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I can already tell whatever she wants. I'm if she

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<v Speaker 1>goes to mom and asks for suddenly and she says no,

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<v Speaker 1>I know she's going to come right to me and

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<v Speaker 1>I'll probably say yes. But but yeah, it's so much fun.

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<v Speaker 1>I just can't wait to see her continue to grow up.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, hopefully we can just be good parents.

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<v Speaker 2>For no doubt, She's got a great mom and dad,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's the foundation. My guy Tommy Edmond is joining us.

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<v Speaker 2>He's leading off Dodger Fest for us. We're here until

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<v Speaker 2>one o'clock right here on a five seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, I haven't seen you since the Dodgers signed

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<v Speaker 2>Edwin Diaz and Kyle Tucker. What message are the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>sending to the rest of you as far as going

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<v Speaker 2>for this three pete?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, clearly we're not satisfied.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we're going for as many World Series Championships

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<v Speaker 1>as we can, and you know we're we're really uh,

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<v Speaker 1>attacked this offseason hard, you know, after winning two in

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<v Speaker 1>a row. I feel like a lot of people kind

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<v Speaker 1>of thought, you know, maybe they'll be a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>complacent this offseason, but you know, signed to two of

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<v Speaker 1>the best free agents out there, so we're amped. We're

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<v Speaker 1>really excited, really excited to meet those guys and and

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<v Speaker 1>see how they become part of the clubhouse. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>how they mess with the culture of the team. For

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<v Speaker 1>everything I've heard, they're both awesome guys who are gonna

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<v Speaker 1>fit in really well. So, you know, really looking forward

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<v Speaker 1>to meeting the Mount in Arizona. Maybe before then, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be great to have those two guys, and

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<v Speaker 1>such talented players too, So it's gonna be a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of fun to have those guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts does such a great job of keeping you

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<v Speaker 2>fresh and understanding the big picture as you're coming back

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<v Speaker 2>from this right ankle surgery. Where do you start? Do

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<v Speaker 2>you start at second base? Do you start to long

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<v Speaker 2>uh long toss to get your arm ready for centerfield?

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<v Speaker 2>What's the process for you as you get ready for

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<v Speaker 2>this season?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean to be honest, it kind of just

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<v Speaker 1>feels like at this point it's more of like a

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<v Speaker 1>traditional off season, like almost like that that phase of

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<v Speaker 1>baseball is starting up now just a little bit later

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<v Speaker 1>than it normally would. So you know, I'm just getting

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<v Speaker 1>back into my swings like I would in a normal

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<v Speaker 1>off season, you know, starting with tea and then flips,

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<v Speaker 1>and then same with the throwing progression as well, and

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<v Speaker 1>then just continuing to stay on top of my ankle

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<v Speaker 1>and and building back up to the U to getting

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<v Speaker 1>back to full sprints and acceleration and everything like that.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's kind of what I'll be working on as

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<v Speaker 1>we get out to Arizona and start the workouts. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I probably won't be hopping in with like the live

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<v Speaker 1>abs with everybody right away, but you know, I'll just

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<v Speaker 1>be building back up to that.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Tommy, before I let you go, Since you've

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<v Speaker 2>had a lot of time at home rehabbing that right ankle,

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<v Speaker 2>watching go over your pregnant wife, have you watched any

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<v Speaker 2>full games maybe a full Game seven of the World Series,

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<v Speaker 2>or have you watched key plays in the ninth inning

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<v Speaker 2>maybe earlier? You know, Pa has running into key k

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<v Speaker 2>Have you been able to look back at those? Do

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<v Speaker 2>you even want to? I don't understand how a guy

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<v Speaker 2>that was so involved, how do you handle all that?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it is.

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<v Speaker 1>It is very weird to I think the first time

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<v Speaker 1>I watched it again, it was crazy to relive all

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<v Speaker 1>of those plays, and because when you're in the moment,

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<v Speaker 1>you're not really thinking too much about, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>scope of each individual play. But you go back and

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<v Speaker 1>watch it and you see the crowd's reaction, you see

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<v Speaker 1>the reaction of everybody on the field, and you think, wow,

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<v Speaker 1>I was in that, I was part of that moment,

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<v Speaker 1>and you realize how big of a moment it was.

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<v Speaker 1>So watching it watching that first time was pretty crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we've watched it numerous times after because that's

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<v Speaker 1>one of Eli's favorite things to do is to watch

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<v Speaker 1>baseball games, and unfortunately in the off season there's no

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<v Speaker 1>baseball to be played, so we go back and rewatch

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<v Speaker 1>those games. So I think he's probably rewatched Game seven,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you know, ten or eleven times.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, it's fun, it's awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>It's really cool to have my son already be in

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<v Speaker 1>baseball at two years old, so he's looking forward to

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<v Speaker 1>season as well.

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<v Speaker 2>So you were in Monterey Park meeting and greeting fans.

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<v Speaker 2>That was an experience. I'm sure. Maybe I'll ask it

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<v Speaker 2>this way. You're probably one of the few Dodgers that

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<v Speaker 2>got to touch hands with the fans after winning back

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<v Speaker 2>to back championships. Did that make you realize how much

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<v Speaker 2>it meant to so many people and their families. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you realize how much it means to a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people here.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's what makes those events so cool is

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<v Speaker 1>you actually get to interact with the people that you

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<v Speaker 1>see every day. You know, you see him in the

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<v Speaker 1>stands and you know they're there and you know they

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<v Speaker 1>have the support, but you never really get to have

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<v Speaker 1>those direct interactions. So you know, having those moments where

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<v Speaker 1>you get to meet the fans in person and really

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<v Speaker 1>get a grasp of you know, how much winning that

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<v Speaker 1>championship meant to them. So you know, it's really cool

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<v Speaker 1>to have that, and that's what makes events like this

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<v Speaker 1>fan fest really cool as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, the only thing Tommy Edmond has done since he

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<v Speaker 2>was acquired by the Dodgers is went back to back

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<v Speaker 2>World Series championships. Start to your Dodger career, look forward

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<v Speaker 2>to a three peet run here and just being around

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<v Speaker 2>you guys. Because I respect the process and the grind

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<v Speaker 2>that you guys put in, it just doesn't happen. So

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<v Speaker 2>congratulations on a back to back World Series championships. Congratulations

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<v Speaker 2>on baby Ava, and look forward to seeing you out

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<v Speaker 2>there in Arizona. If you need me to assist in

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<v Speaker 2>the rehab.

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<v Speaker 3>Let me know. We might need some babysitting help as well,

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<v Speaker 3>so I'll make sure to hit you up.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, great, I'll find somebody for you. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>there's my guy, Tommy Edman. Thank you, Tommy. I'll take

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<v Speaker 2>the microphone away. You know you don't you don't let

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<v Speaker 2>me hold your baseball bats. You know I don't let

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people hold the microphone.

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<v Speaker 3>That's true. Hopefully I didn't didn't mess it up anyway.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh no, I trust you.

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<v Speaker 3>All R right? Cool, Great to see you.

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<v Speaker 2>There, He goes, Oh hey, they want us to take

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<v Speaker 2>a picture. We're gonna do this live on the radio,

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<v Speaker 2>a photo with my guy Tommy Edmund. All right, there

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<v Speaker 2>we go one more, one more. People want to see

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<v Speaker 2>this beautiful face. A skinny, fat guy with a really

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<v Speaker 2>small surfer dude from La Joya.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the retirement days. I'll be working on my surfing then,

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<v Speaker 1>but for now I can't.

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<v Speaker 2>Surf smart move, don't do the worm either.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't want to get eaten by a shark me either.

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<v Speaker 2>I never go into the ocean because of that.

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<v Speaker 3>Really scared of sharks, yes, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Actually most sharks are not aggressive, like, they don't really

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<v Speaker 1>attack humans that.

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<v Speaker 2>Often, all right, but they want to nibble and taste

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<v Speaker 2>you a little bit.

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<v Speaker 3>Sorry if you lose a tower or two, but an arm.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm skinny, fat, there's a lot of flesh to chew on.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know, but you're in great shape, Dave.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Tommy Edmund Man guy pumps me up right there.