WEBVTT - Blake Snell (4-23-26) 

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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey or Dodger Talking.

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<v Speaker 1>We're wrapping things up in San Francisco, but our guys,

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<v Speaker 1>snell Zilla, the King of San Jose for the Ontario

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<v Speaker 1>Tower Buzzers, is back with the Dodgers after his first

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<v Speaker 1>rehab start. Thanks a lot for the time. We got

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<v Speaker 1>a big audience here. They want to see the magic

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<v Speaker 1>between us.

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<v Speaker 2>What is wrong with you, Adam?

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<v Speaker 1>They're all staring awkwardly in the clubhouse at us.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh you're well man, No, but it was good.

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<v Speaker 3>It was good to pitch again and be on the

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<v Speaker 3>mound and just feel what pitching's like again. It's been

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<v Speaker 3>a minute, so to you able to do that again,

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<v Speaker 3>just felt really good and I just can't wait to

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<v Speaker 3>get get this going and get back.

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<v Speaker 1>How did you treat last night? Is that just like

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<v Speaker 1>your first starting in spring training? What were you trying

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<v Speaker 1>to do?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was all just feel.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm just trying to feel, you know, how my arm feels,

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<v Speaker 3>body feels, what I need to work on. It was

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<v Speaker 3>tough because I was at the bottom of the mind.

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<v Speaker 3>My foot was slipping, but overall felt healthy. Ball was

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<v Speaker 3>coming out good, good arm speed, but definitely a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of work that I still have to do. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>the location of the pitchers need to get better, the

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<v Speaker 3>movement needs to get better on the off speed. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>so I saw have a lot of work to do,

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<v Speaker 3>which I'm excited about. But just being able to you know,

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<v Speaker 3>pitching a game and really have toels and and then

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<v Speaker 3>the more that I pitch in games, the more my

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<v Speaker 3>arm gets conditioned, which I love, and and then I

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<v Speaker 3>can really, you know, continue to get better.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you demand a lot out of yourself. How

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<v Speaker 1>patient do you have to be with this process?

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<v Speaker 3>The first couple you can be pretty patient, and then

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<v Speaker 3>the next ones, you know, you're you're getting ready to

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<v Speaker 3>go to the big leagues and and pitching the show

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<v Speaker 3>and the pitch meaningful games, and you know, you have

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of things that you know that you want

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<v Speaker 3>to achieve. So the first couple, you know, could be

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<v Speaker 3>a little patient with but after that it's yeah, there's

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<v Speaker 3>no excuses. It's time to lock in and go. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>just a lot a lot to work on still, which

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<v Speaker 3>I'm excited about. And yeah, I'll continue to clean it

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<v Speaker 3>up and yeah, I'm excited.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, players have told me in the past whenever they're

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<v Speaker 1>coming back from an injury. They know that they're healthy

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<v Speaker 1>and the team is putting them out there, but mentally

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<v Speaker 1>is the biggest hurdle to just let it rip. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you have to go through that again to just trust

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<v Speaker 1>that your shoulder is going to cooperate?

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, I never I never had that.

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<v Speaker 3>I believe in like all the work I've been doing

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<v Speaker 3>to be healthy, to be able to throw, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't. I don't question that when I'm out there.

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<v Speaker 3>That's like the last thing I'm gonna do is question

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<v Speaker 3>if I'm on the mount pinchion. There's no quese Like.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm ready to go. So I feel great, the ball's

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<v Speaker 3>coming out really good, and I'm just gonna continue to

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<v Speaker 3>get a lot better at each of these next couple starts.

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<v Speaker 1>Blake Snell is our guest aka snell Zilla. Those number

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<v Speaker 1>thirty seven jerseys are selling out online right now. Ontario

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<v Speaker 1>is trying to capitalize off your one rehab start.

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<v Speaker 3>That's wild, but happy for him, man, Yeah, no, it was.

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<v Speaker 3>We've got some good prospects down there too, so that

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<v Speaker 3>was fun to see.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, what did you what did you buy the

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<v Speaker 1>guys after after the game last night?

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<v Speaker 2>Red Robin no, no, I didn't buy him.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't buy him anything. I'm waiting until I go

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<v Speaker 3>back to Ontario. There's better food, better selections. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I'll uh when they get back to Ontario, I have

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<v Speaker 3>something food ready for him.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's talk about tonight's game. I'm gonna put

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<v Speaker 1>on the analyst hat on you. Okay, today's game Tyler

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<v Speaker 1>Glass now against Logan Webb, your guy, Logan web everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>saying that the ABS has kind of throwing him off

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<v Speaker 1>his game.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you believe that?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean no, I think that's he's so dumb, so dumb. No,

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's the you know, it's it's the beginning

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<v Speaker 3>of the season. You know, he's he's figuring himself out

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<v Speaker 3>and who he is this year. I mean, he's been

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<v Speaker 3>one of the best pitchers in the league last four years.

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<v Speaker 3>He's the innings leader every year, which means your stuff's good.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it doesn't really matter about ABS.

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<v Speaker 3>And East to West is the same it was, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I feel like it's just the top of the zones

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<v Speaker 3>come down. I don't think East to West has changed much.

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<v Speaker 3>And then you know, people can challenge and stuff like that,

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<v Speaker 3>but people aren't gonna challenge that much because they're always intimidated.

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<v Speaker 2>You only got two, so yeah, it's just different.

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<v Speaker 3>But no, I think I think Logan is one of

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<v Speaker 3>the best pitchers in the league. I just think it's

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<v Speaker 3>you know, he's figuring himself out and he's when I

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<v Speaker 3>was here in twenty four That's what I noticed with him.

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<v Speaker 3>And then he takes off and he becomes, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the guy that everyone knows.

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<v Speaker 2>Him as and that's who he is. So it's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be a tough one.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I've seen him pitch all up a full

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<v Speaker 3>year and I was very impressed and the mindset and

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<v Speaker 3>the way he handles his business and he's really good.

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<v Speaker 3>But for us having glasses, I like our chances too.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, he's really coming into his own last couple

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<v Speaker 3>of years, and it's been really fun to watch him,

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<v Speaker 3>just the confidence and the stuff and the pitch sequencing

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<v Speaker 3>that he's doing and how just invested he is into

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<v Speaker 3>just being great and to be able to watch him,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, pitch the last couple of years has been

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<v Speaker 3>awesome just from you know, seeing him in my Tampa

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<v Speaker 3>days till now.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's really evolved a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>He's really using his curveball this year. Do you notice

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<v Speaker 1>that he's using the curveball to play off the fastball more.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and then he has that sinker and the slider.

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<v Speaker 3>I think has really helped him because now they're not

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<v Speaker 3>fifty to fifty, they gotta you know, do more.

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<v Speaker 1>What a player there, he goes Thomas Albert. Not as

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<v Speaker 1>good as hair as snail Zilla, but he's in the house.

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<v Speaker 2>But he is the best trainer. Hello.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, so so back to glass now. In spring training,

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<v Speaker 1>he seemed to be a different guy. Have you noticed that,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, just seems to be a lot more comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>on the mound.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I think the postseason really helped him. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>realize you know how good he is. So I think, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I think he's only going to continue to get better

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<v Speaker 3>and better. I think the prime of his career is

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<v Speaker 3>starting right now. And I'm very excited to be honest,

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<v Speaker 3>team and to continue to watch him just get better

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<v Speaker 3>and better.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, before I let you go, the world saw

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<v Speaker 1>you at Coachella. Who did you go to see at Coachella?

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<v Speaker 1>Why were you there? So Thomas, you want to hear

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<v Speaker 1>this justin Bieber, I mean, who are you there?

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<v Speaker 2>To see for sure Justin Bieber.

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<v Speaker 3>So I left, I left, me and my wife want

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<v Speaker 3>to go see Justin Bieber. So I went rehabs. Then

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<v Speaker 3>we had a sprinter take us to Coachella. I have

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<v Speaker 3>no idea where that's at. We went there, we were

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<v Speaker 3>there for six hours, We saw a give you on

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<v Speaker 3>Justin Bieber, and then we had that spinner van take

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<v Speaker 3>us back.

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<v Speaker 2>I was there for six hours.

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<v Speaker 3>And then while I was in Denver with the team,

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<v Speaker 3>oh yeah, oh yeah, because I would have been with

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<v Speaker 3>the te Oh wait, I can't travel with the tea.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. And then and then from there, I then went

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<v Speaker 2>to the field the next morning at nine am and

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<v Speaker 2>I threw a bullpenny. So my work life balance is

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<v Speaker 2>really good.

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<v Speaker 1>Look, I'm not trying to question your life decisions here.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not trying to hall monitor you here. I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>trying to figure out why you would be at Coachella.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm a believer for sure. Oh my god. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>who doesn't like Justin Bieber? You don't like Justin Bieber.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the problem. See, that's the problem here. You don't

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<v Speaker 2>have good music taste.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, I'll own that one, thanks a lot. I love

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<v Speaker 1>your music taste. But the Justin Bieber stuff a little questionable.

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<v Speaker 3>No, it's questionable because you haven't listened to it yet.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll get you listening to it.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll get some songs you like. He has five hundred songs.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna like a couple. It will be good. Thanks, Daisies. Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>you like that song. You like that song. That's why

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<v Speaker 2>you said that.

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<v Speaker 1>You like guilty pleasure, just like you. You're my guilty

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<v Speaker 1>pleasure too.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't do that.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time. Great to see you smiling.

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<v Speaker 1>You're in such a great mood today. I knew I

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<v Speaker 1>could approach you.

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<v Speaker 2>What does that mean? You approach every day