WEBVTT - Dave Roberts (5-7-26)

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's go back out to the phones. Eight

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<v Speaker 1>sixty six two five seventy is the phone number. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>start out with Dave in La. Lead us off, Dave,

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<v Speaker 1>You're on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been listening to the Dodgers for over two decades

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<v Speaker 2>and Los Angeles is a city of champions, and I

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<v Speaker 2>am Dodgers all day. And the one question I just

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<v Speaker 2>can't understand is if we're a city of champions, how

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<v Speaker 2>are you the voice of the Dodgers for all these years.

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<v Speaker 2>I just don't understand it, because well, you just don't

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<v Speaker 2>seem very qualified.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait a minute, I think I recognize that voice. Can

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<v Speaker 1>you laugh for me, Dave in La? And then it'll

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<v Speaker 1>confirm if it is who I think it is.

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<v Speaker 3>Ah, it's Dave Roberts. What do you do with Dave roy?

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, Dave, I'm on my off Dave right now. And

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<v Speaker 2>I heard you were having a party in Downey right now,

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<v Speaker 2>Downey Hyundai. And Sam is a good buddy of mine.

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<v Speaker 2>So I've never called into Dodger Talk, but I had

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<v Speaker 2>to say hello, And I wish you and all these

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger fans a good time. Man.

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<v Speaker 3>How about that?

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<v Speaker 1>The three time World series manager for the Dodgers, Dave Roberts,

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<v Speaker 1>calling into Dodger Talk as we are out here broadcasting

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<v Speaker 1>from Downey Hyundai. The fans love Alex Vesia, Dave, but

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<v Speaker 1>they certainly love you. I'm sure you feel a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of love these days whenever you go out, and the

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<v Speaker 1>city of LA really showing you the love that you deserve.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I do, and Alice Vessi is one of my

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<v Speaker 2>favorites as well. And I'm telling you that there's nothing

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<v Speaker 2>like the Dodger fans. And I know we got a

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<v Speaker 2>big one with the Lakers tonight, but I just love

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<v Speaker 2>what you do. I love our fans, and like I said,

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<v Speaker 2>I love Sam, I love the city of Downey and

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<v Speaker 2>greater Los Angeles. I just love what you're doing for

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<v Speaker 2>our fans. And you keep everybody connected, Dave. So I

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<v Speaker 2>hope you know we got to bring a third championship.

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<v Speaker 2>We got to go for that three peat this year

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<v Speaker 2>though we need we need our fans.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, who wants that three peat? The manager set in

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<v Speaker 1>the tone on Dodger Talk for that three peat. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody wants it. Everybody's still hungry. And the way that

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<v Speaker 1>we connect Dodger players and their manager, Dave Roberts, is

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<v Speaker 1>by showing their true selves. Vessie, it was on earlier

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<v Speaker 1>people got to see that side of him and Dave,

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<v Speaker 1>we are going to do it with you every week,

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<v Speaker 1>a pregame interview with Dave Roberts, and we'll share that

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<v Speaker 1>after the games as well.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm really excited about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Courtesy of our guys Sam at Downey Hunday and of

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<v Speaker 1>course our friends at Wellness Wellness Care.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm looking forward to that. Dave. I think for

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<v Speaker 2>me is you know, I think people you know steaming

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<v Speaker 2>manage and get to know a little bit of me

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<v Speaker 2>as far as pre and postgame, but this will be

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<v Speaker 2>a it'll be different. So you and I have a

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<v Speaker 2>conversation once a week, and I just want to give

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<v Speaker 2>the fans, the listeners more of an inside scoop, a

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<v Speaker 2>peak behind the curtain. And I think that's what my

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<v Speaker 2>hope is. You know, it's been eleven years from me

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<v Speaker 2>managing the Dodgers, so I want to do something special

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<v Speaker 2>for you, and obviously I've known you for a long

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<v Speaker 2>time and for our fans as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I've known Dave since he played and he's one

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<v Speaker 1>of the best people you'll ever meet a guy that

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<v Speaker 1>you know when you talk about local credibility, Dave Roberts,

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<v Speaker 1>you have that UCLA playing for the Dodgers. Maury Will's

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<v Speaker 1>your mentor. It just seems like you're the best fit

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<v Speaker 1>for this city, for this team. And that's part of

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<v Speaker 1>the reason why you and Andrew Friedman have been together

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<v Speaker 1>this long. Marriages don't last as long as you and Andrew Friedman.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what it's what LA is all about, you know, loyalty, consistency,

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<v Speaker 2>and passion. And so I know, personally speaking for our

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<v Speaker 2>whole organization Andrew in particular, players in particular, is we

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<v Speaker 2>just feed off the passion from our fans. And I

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<v Speaker 2>know you get it every night. Man, you defend our players.

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<v Speaker 2>You're the voice of the fans, and so you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and you hear that passion every single night on Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Dave, And since I have you on the line,

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<v Speaker 1>and Dave Roberts has surprised us with the call. Mookie

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<v Speaker 1>Betts has headed out to Oklahoma City for rehab games

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<v Speaker 1>over the weekend. Do you feel like Dodger fans if

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<v Speaker 1>they came to a game on one of those four

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<v Speaker 1>against the Giants. They may see Mookie Bets in the lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, you know, if he's going to go on his

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<v Speaker 2>rehab assignment, So that's exciting for all Dodgers. So he

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<v Speaker 2>the plan is, if it goes well, he'll be back

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<v Speaker 2>joining us on Monday night. So the hope is that

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<v Speaker 2>we get him for three of those four games against

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<v Speaker 2>the hated Giant.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, baby, we love to hear that. That'll be great.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, before you called in, I was going

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<v Speaker 1>to get into defending my guy, Dalton Rushing. Don't you

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<v Speaker 1>think it's crazy that articles are being written about how

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<v Speaker 1>he has to defend his character. I mean, what can

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<v Speaker 1>you say about Dalton Rushing and just who he is

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<v Speaker 1>as you've gotten to know him. It feels like it's

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<v Speaker 1>a little misrepresentative of who he really is. All these

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<v Speaker 1>stories being and people talking about him.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely Doan's a great young kid. He's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a great Dodger for a long time, you know. And

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<v Speaker 2>I like the fire that he plays with. Obviously, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>when you're in the heat of the moment, there's things

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<v Speaker 2>that you say and probably you know, would love to

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<v Speaker 2>take back, but it certainly not meant to harm anyone.

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<v Speaker 2>Or disrespect anyone. He plays with that fire that I

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<v Speaker 2>think has made him the player that he is. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>at times we all can temper certain things, but he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to be a great Dodger for a long time,

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<v Speaker 2>and certainly a lot of the stuff that's being said

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<v Speaker 2>about him has been overblown.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, there you go, Dave.

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<v Speaker 1>If anybody else asks you about Dalton Rushing, I'll step

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<v Speaker 1>in during those media scrums.

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<v Speaker 2>How about that feel free too? Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate that, David.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Dave, I don't know if you know this about me,

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<v Speaker 1>but I do the infrared sauna at least twice a week.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I've noticed, man, your skinless good, your weight loss good.

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<v Speaker 2>So I was wondering if you've found that fountain of you. So,

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<v Speaker 2>like I said, I've known you for thirty years, So

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<v Speaker 2>the infrared sauna has got to be the key. I

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<v Speaker 2>thought it was rest and diet and things like that

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<v Speaker 2>and hitting the weights, but it's the infrared sauna, I guess.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I was watching your interview with John Schneider while

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<v Speaker 1>I was in the infrared sauna today, and I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>wondering when Schneider told you you actually you were better

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<v Speaker 1>than the guy asking the questions, because you got the

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<v Speaker 1>best answer out of John Schneider. You asked him when

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<v Speaker 1>he walked show Hao Tani four times in tention during

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<v Speaker 1>Game three of that eighteen inning marathon, was it about

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<v Speaker 1>him pitching the next day? And when you said in

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<v Speaker 1>Houston you were watching Otani and just decided it would

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<v Speaker 1>be best for him not to lead off in DH

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<v Speaker 1>and just pitch. I was wondering if you heard John

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<v Speaker 1>Schneider's answer in your head when you were watching Otani

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<v Speaker 1>the night.

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<v Speaker 2>Before, you know what, I was, you know what? And

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<v Speaker 2>I felt that, you know, it was one of those

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<v Speaker 2>things that he was on base eight or nine times

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<v Speaker 2>that game in Game three in the World Series, And

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<v Speaker 2>I've always wanted to ask him, if I had an

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity after that game, if that was with some intent

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<v Speaker 2>behind it, And I think he answered truthfully, and like

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<v Speaker 2>you said, you never want anybody on base. But I

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<v Speaker 2>do think that it was a tax on show Hey

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<v Speaker 2>the next day, and I think it kind of sparked

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<v Speaker 2>something in me to keep an eye on him and

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<v Speaker 2>his workload and not try to take for granted and

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<v Speaker 2>feel that although we think that he is superman, that

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<v Speaker 2>he still is Clark Kent and is human at times,

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<v Speaker 2>and we still got to be mindful because we got

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of baseball left to play.

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<v Speaker 3>No doubt.

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<v Speaker 1>And Dave Roberts always has his finger on the pulse,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of information that he has that we don't

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<v Speaker 1>have that goes into his decisions. And can't wait to

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<v Speaker 1>do this once a week with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Dave.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you again for calling in.

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<v Speaker 1>I love I love the surprise, and certainly everybody here

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<v Speaker 1>in Downey loves Dave Roberts and Downy Hunday loves you

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<v Speaker 1>very much. Our guy Sam is right here in Avesia, Jersey,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's starting the wave out here at Downey Hunday

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<v Speaker 1>for you.

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<v Speaker 2>I love it. Well. Tell us Sam and all those

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers Ansai said hello, and I'll see them out there

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<v Speaker 2>at some point soon the summer.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Dave, thanks a lot. We'll see you tomorrow

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<v Speaker 3>at Dodger Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>Take care of Dave. Bye, guys.

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<v Speaker 1>There he goes Dave Roberts. Dave in La trying to

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<v Speaker 1>surprise us right there, and Dave is going to be

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