WEBVTT - Will Klein (1-6-26)

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

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<v Speaker 1>We're still celebrating back to back World championships, why wouldn't you?

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<v Speaker 1>And we are jorn right now by a man that

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<v Speaker 1>was a huge part of the twenty twenty five World Series,

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<v Speaker 1>a man that many of you may not have known

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<v Speaker 1>in spring training, but he certainly made his presence known

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<v Speaker 1>in the postseason. That is the one and only winning

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<v Speaker 1>pitcher from Game three of the World Series, Will Kline. Will,

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<v Speaker 1>Happy New Year, and thanks a lot for taking the

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<v Speaker 1>time to call in.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, happy to here, guys. Thanks for having me on

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<v Speaker 2>this as an honor.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, it's an honor to have you on. You are

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<v Speaker 1>definitely a champion of the Dodgers, a champion of the city.

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<v Speaker 1>What's life been like for Will Klein ever since the

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<v Speaker 1>Dodgers won Game seven of the World Series.

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<v Speaker 2>It's definitely been a different off season than last year.

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<v Speaker 2>It's kind of been, you know, all over the place,

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<v Speaker 2>like doing cool things like I've heard from you know,

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<v Speaker 2>like I mean, like getting brand deals and like just

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<v Speaker 2>meeting people I wouldn't have without, you know, everything that

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<v Speaker 2>happened this year and obviously World serious champions Uh, is

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<v Speaker 2>a pretty cool addition to know some awards and so

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's certainly one of a kind. And so just yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>just trying to take time to appreciate everything that's happened

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<v Speaker 2>this year and how thankful we are for everything the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers and everyone that supports the Dodgers, everything I've done.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's been it's been really really fun to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>kind of take all in and feel the support for everybody.

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<v Speaker 1>Will We were on different buses for the parade and

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<v Speaker 1>we missed each other that day. What was it like

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<v Speaker 1>for you to see the sea of humanity on the

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<v Speaker 1>streets of Los Angeles caring so much about you and

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>It was not at all what I expected. It was

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<v Speaker 2>a million times cooler, And you know, maybe just so

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<v Speaker 2>appreciative for everything that the fans do. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>like I grew up a baseball fan and like I

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<v Speaker 2>was like die hard, and I like root for all

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<v Speaker 2>sorts of other sports, and so to be on that

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<v Speaker 2>side for you know, millions of people and to get

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<v Speaker 2>to see them out there and how like excited and

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<v Speaker 2>they see kids taking off school to come to the

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<v Speaker 2>parade and you see people that have been fans for

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<v Speaker 2>like eighty years doing the same thing, and so just

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<v Speaker 2>seeing that and like that they're there to like celebrate

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<v Speaker 2>something that I had a part of and you know

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<v Speaker 2>we all did as a team was just it really

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<v Speaker 2>makes you appreciate the little thing a little more.

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<v Speaker 1>Will Klein is our guest. World Series Champion. Will Klein

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<v Speaker 1>is our guest. You know. After the World Series and

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<v Speaker 1>actually the day of the parade, Clayton Kershaw told me,

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<v Speaker 1>I never saw the final out. I never knew what

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<v Speaker 1>happened to end Game seven of the World Series. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you see the final out? Did you know what was

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<v Speaker 1>going on? Did you do you remember Kershaw being so

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<v Speaker 1>locked in?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I was. I mean I was shaking that entire

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not gonna lieh but yeah, Kirshall was warming up

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<v Speaker 2>because I know they had a lefty either on deck

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<v Speaker 2>or coming up in a couple and we had to

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<v Speaker 2>yell at him in between innings to come in and

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<v Speaker 2>start warming up because he was like playing catch on

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<v Speaker 2>the field, you know, just probably was like a one

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<v Speaker 2>last time kind of deal, and he was out there

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<v Speaker 2>throwing and we had to like yell and then he

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't hear us from the bullpen, so someone had to

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<v Speaker 2>go down onto the field and actually get him to

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<v Speaker 2>come up and like warm up, and so I know

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<v Speaker 2>he said like he thought he was in, like he

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<v Speaker 2>didn't realize we had got an adult play to end it.

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<v Speaker 2>And so that's like to not be able to appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>it instantly. It was kind of kind of funny for

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<v Speaker 2>it to like happen to him, of all people. That's

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<v Speaker 2>just how locked in he gets in Obviously that's why

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<v Speaker 2>he had had such a story career. But it's really

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<v Speaker 2>funny that, like, of all people to not be able

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<v Speaker 2>to like appreciate it right away, it was it happened

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<v Speaker 2>to him.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're telling me that in between innings of that

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<v Speaker 1>part of Game seven of the World Series, eighth ninth

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<v Speaker 1>innings ish maybe tenth inning, that Kershaw was playing catch

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<v Speaker 1>on the field instead of in the bullpen.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, like a bullpen catcher or pitcher goes down and

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<v Speaker 2>warm stuff either like the right field or the left

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<v Speaker 2>fielder in between most things like on the road and

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<v Speaker 2>stuff with like how far the ta oskar is in

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<v Speaker 2>right field, so like they're out there and then our

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<v Speaker 2>bullpen's right there. So you know, Kershaw being Kershaw like

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<v Speaker 2>he can kind of override anyone and goes down and

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<v Speaker 2>go do this. And so he went down there to

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<v Speaker 2>kind of appreciate it one last time, and he was

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<v Speaker 2>playing catch with in between and they're like cursh, I

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<v Speaker 2>gotta get ready, and like, yeah, we were literally yelling

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<v Speaker 2>from the bullpen and so he couldn't hear us because

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<v Speaker 2>it was it was pretty loud there, and so yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>someone had to go get them. But it's like it's

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<v Speaker 2>a normal thing, like either a bullpen catcher or like

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<v Speaker 2>a pitcher warms up with like throws him between innings

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<v Speaker 2>with outfielders, you know, to help us those and them.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think you just kind of want to do

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<v Speaker 2>it one last time and kind of turn into a

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<v Speaker 2>funny moment for all of us.

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<v Speaker 1>That's amazing. Will Klein is our guest. All right, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I know you've been asked this a million times. I

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<v Speaker 1>interviewed you after Game three of the World Series, after

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<v Speaker 1>Freddy's walk off home run. What do you remember the

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<v Speaker 1>most about getting through those four innings? And if you

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<v Speaker 1>don't do that, there's a very good chance, with the

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<v Speaker 1>way things played out, the Dodgers don't win the World Series.

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<v Speaker 1>Has well, let's start with the first part of that question.

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<v Speaker 1>How did you get through each and every one of

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<v Speaker 1>those four innings?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think I just there's something about like that

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<v Speaker 2>last man standing thing that kind of kicks you into overdrive.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's like a really cool like fight or flight,

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<v Speaker 2>Like you don't really get that ever experience it except

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<v Speaker 2>for like those extreme situations. So it's like being that

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<v Speaker 2>last guy out there just kind of motivates you even

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<v Speaker 2>more and just be able to like do it for

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<v Speaker 2>the city of Los Angeles, for the team, for everyone watching,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, just drives you. And so each inning, like

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<v Speaker 2>you hear the crowd go crazy after you get that

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<v Speaker 2>last out, like Okay, I can keep doing this a

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<v Speaker 2>little more. And you know, every time I came in,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm I just kept thinking, like we're not losing this game,

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<v Speaker 2>Like I told them, I didn't care how long I

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<v Speaker 2>had to go, like we weren't going to lose a game.

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<v Speaker 2>But then I was done after four and so if

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<v Speaker 2>Yama goes, then who knows what happens there?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that that was amazing. You know one thing that

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<v Speaker 1>struck me will and maybe you can describe what you

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<v Speaker 1>were feeling on the mound your teammates in your dugout,

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<v Speaker 1>they were willing you to every strike, to every out,

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<v Speaker 1>to every inning. How much did you feed off of

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<v Speaker 1>that emotion from your dugout to help push you to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of pick you up emotionally.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I really felt that, especially those last the third

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<v Speaker 2>and the fourth, the ending there. The first two you're

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<v Speaker 2>like running like that's nothing super extraordinary except for it

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<v Speaker 2>being the World Series and you know, super stressful. But

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<v Speaker 2>you get to the third and the fourth and uncharted

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<v Speaker 2>territories for me as a pitcher, and you know, you

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<v Speaker 2>start to feel a little bit and you try to

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<v Speaker 2>dig deep. But then you like feel those guys and

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<v Speaker 2>you feel them like cheering brief pitch and you feel

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<v Speaker 2>them like yelling at you, like keep going and stuff

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<v Speaker 2>like that. And that's just like if you know, if

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<v Speaker 2>they can believe in me, I can believe in myself too,

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<v Speaker 2>and so it just it definitely gives you like an

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<v Speaker 2>extra ten percent, you know, in your fuel tank to

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<v Speaker 2>keep going. And so especially like in the last inning, like, man,

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<v Speaker 2>those guys, I could I could hear them, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they were they were the ones to keep me afloat them,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, all the fans and stuff, So if

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<v Speaker 2>they were pretty much the only reason I got through

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<v Speaker 2>that last inning.

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<v Speaker 1>I think, Hey, when I saw you coming back to

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<v Speaker 1>the dugout in the seventeenth inning, it felt like you

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<v Speaker 1>had emptied the emotional tank. How did you pick yourself

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<v Speaker 1>up to go back out there for the eighteen I was,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you always hear about that when you emptied

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<v Speaker 1>the tank, you feel like you're done. How did you

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<v Speaker 1>how did you pick yourself back up emotionally after the

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<v Speaker 1>seventeenth inning to go back out there for the eighteenth.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's that's a really good question because you always

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<v Speaker 2>see guys that go crazy. If you didn't last out,

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<v Speaker 2>like come back out the next inning, it doesn't go

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<v Speaker 2>so well. But I was just you know, as soon

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<v Speaker 2>as the third out happened, I'm like, all right, like

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<v Speaker 2>you know, might as well go do it again. Like

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<v Speaker 2>you get up there and like I think, you throw

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<v Speaker 2>that first fish and in the adrenaline, you know, took

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<v Speaker 2>over again. But like I got back in the dugout,

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<v Speaker 2>we had a chance at that inning, and so like

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<v Speaker 2>you're sitting there like cheering on your team, but as

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<v Speaker 2>soon as two outs of team I just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>stopped there and brought myself back back the earth, back

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<v Speaker 2>to you know, the moment, and try to like get

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<v Speaker 2>back into the game. And so just like I really

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<v Speaker 2>worked with my breathing this year and like mental stuff

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<v Speaker 2>and so be able to get myself back in the

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<v Speaker 2>zone in the midst of so much chaoffs. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit of extra effort, but just be able to

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<v Speaker 2>like call myself and find it and be like, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>let's let's just go do this one more time, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>like that we're not losing this game. Like that was

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<v Speaker 2>a huge part of just just staying that over and

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<v Speaker 2>over and over again until you start believing it. And

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<v Speaker 2>that just kept me going. And then you get back

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<v Speaker 2>on that mound and you hear all the fans again,

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<v Speaker 2>all the all the teammates and the dugout, and it

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<v Speaker 2>kickstarts for you too.

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<v Speaker 1>Will kleinb when did you kind of click keeping your

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<v Speaker 1>composure and the breathing to be able to help you

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<v Speaker 1>throw strikes and also be the type of picture that

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of the members of the coaching staff believed

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<v Speaker 1>you can be and do what you did in Game

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<v Speaker 1>three of the World Series. Of what point in the

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<v Speaker 1>season did you really turn all of that around your composure,

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<v Speaker 1>your mound presence.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I remember I had a couple of tough ones play.

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<v Speaker 2>My tenure when I first got here wasn't bad, Like

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<v Speaker 2>the results were good, but I had a couple I

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<v Speaker 2>had a couple one in Milwaukee where you're up there

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<v Speaker 2>and you're out there on strikes and it feels like

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<v Speaker 2>you just can't. And so we have like we have

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<v Speaker 2>a really good staff and really good mental health and

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<v Speaker 2>mental skills people, and so just I sat down one day,

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<v Speaker 2>I was just talk talk to them for a while

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<v Speaker 2>about it, and they're like everyone everyone feels the same way.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like sometimes you don't feel like you belong with

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<v Speaker 2>especially in like the Dodgers' clubhouse. And then they're like,

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<v Speaker 2>well everyone has thought that at some point you do belong.

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<v Speaker 2>You won't be here if you don't. And then just

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<v Speaker 2>like changing your attitude, like every pitch is just be

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<v Speaker 2>like all right, go ahead and hit this, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>like you got to go out there believing you're the

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<v Speaker 2>best lay on the planet and just be like all right,

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<v Speaker 2>like let's see what happens with this one. And you

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<v Speaker 2>can't be worried about walking guys otherwise or you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to you know, like you that's the number one way

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<v Speaker 2>to walk guys, and worried about walking guys, and so

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<v Speaker 2>just going out there and attacking each hitter with the

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<v Speaker 2>mentality of all right, go ahead and hit this pitch,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. And so I think that really helped, especially

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<v Speaker 2>there in game three, because I could like I just

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<v Speaker 2>could feel myself like I'm gonna go up there, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna rip this pitch in there, get it back, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna do it again, you know. And so just it

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<v Speaker 2>really helped narrow it down, just attacking hitters and really

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<v Speaker 2>going one pitch at the time and you know, self

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<v Speaker 2>belief and just be able to take a deep breath

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<v Speaker 2>and like slow the moment down. I remember there was

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<v Speaker 2>when there was one time when I first got the daughters,

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<v Speaker 2>kind of like wearing my way around, like nervous around everybody,

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<v Speaker 2>didn't know anybody. I'm just like walking real faster the

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<v Speaker 2>hallways and Doc comes up to me and he's like,

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<v Speaker 2>you really got to slow down and just like appreciate it,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like you're supposed to be here, Like just

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<v Speaker 2>slow down and you know, take a breath, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>take it all in and so I found myself like

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<v Speaker 2>really trying to do that at some points until it

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<v Speaker 2>became you know, second nature. But it is it is

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<v Speaker 2>really easy to like let its feed up on you.

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<v Speaker 2>And so just like even that like you we're in

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<v Speaker 2>the hallway or the cafeteria or something. He said that,

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<v Speaker 2>and that was a big thing for me too, just

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<v Speaker 2>like slowing down and you know, taking in, taking a

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<v Speaker 2>breath and so just different pieces I picked up from

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<v Speaker 2>my tenure there when I first got there and really

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<v Speaker 2>helped and kind of it's kind of funny what what

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<v Speaker 2>comes to ahead and what helps them big moments, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think each little thing did.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, that's amazing. Will Klein is our guest. I'm sure.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure you you feel like you belong more, especially

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<v Speaker 1>after what two play to what took place in the

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<v Speaker 1>World Series. So do you feel like when you arrive

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<v Speaker 1>in spring training it's a very different air of confidence

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<v Speaker 1>for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Absolutely, like the experience, Like I don't think anything

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<v Speaker 2>can you try to get experienced to pitch in those

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<v Speaker 2>moments and then like having done that already, it should

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<v Speaker 2>make everything else, you know, a little a little better.

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<v Speaker 2>But there's still like the whole like what you've done

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<v Speaker 2>in the past doesn't really dictate what you do in

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<v Speaker 2>the future. Like you still to go each time and pitch.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, just having that and just knowing that I

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<v Speaker 2>can do that, I can you can kind of do

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<v Speaker 2>anything there, So that really helps. You know, there's like

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<v Speaker 2>that's kind of a crazy experience to get no kind

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<v Speaker 2>of after all the last couple of years, and so

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<v Speaker 2>just having that and instill some serious confidence. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you still got to go to get pitch by pitch

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<v Speaker 2>for that. Yeah, that definitely helps.

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<v Speaker 1>No doubt. Baseball is a what have you done for

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<v Speaker 1>me lately? Sport? That's for sure. Hey, Will, before I

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<v Speaker 1>let you go, I got to ask you this question.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not lost on me that Will kleimb may not

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<v Speaker 1>have that opportunity in the World Series if it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>for the unfortunate reasons that Alex Vesia couldn't be on

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<v Speaker 1>the World Series roster. Have you heard from Vessia after

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<v Speaker 1>you guys won the World Series? Has that been lost

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<v Speaker 1>on you? Do you realize just how everything kind of

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<v Speaker 1>played out for you to even be on the roster?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm curios if you've spoken to Alex Vessia.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, obviously, Like that's that's such a heavy thing, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>for them to go through, and it's really unfortunate, Like

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you always want to find a roster spot

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<v Speaker 2>for yourself, but for it to be like in such

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<v Speaker 2>a way as that, like it kind of dampers it.

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<v Speaker 2>And like he was on all of our minds and

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<v Speaker 2>obviously like the Blue Jays players like we're really respectful

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<v Speaker 2>about it too and put them on their hats, and

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<v Speaker 2>so I like to think that, you know, he was

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<v Speaker 2>with us the whole time, like especially in Game three

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<v Speaker 2>where everyone in the bullpens kind of went out and

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<v Speaker 2>shoved and so, uh, we wouldn't have gotten there without

0:14:42.000 --> 0:14:43.600
<v Speaker 2>him either, Like he was such a huge part of

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<v Speaker 2>the team and in behind the scenes on the mounds,

0:14:46.480 --> 0:14:48.520
<v Speaker 2>you know everything like he did this year like got

0:14:48.600 --> 0:14:51.760
<v Speaker 2>us there and so but yeah, like I had uh

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<v Speaker 2>I heard heard from him after game three, Uh, and

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<v Speaker 2>then we we've texted a little bit since then. I

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<v Speaker 2>think they're, you know, handley as best as they can. Man.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's it is as unfortunate as circumstances as

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<v Speaker 2>one can have in life, and it's really it's really sad.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, like if anything if there's anything best

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<v Speaker 2>that you can do it, it's get through it and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, come back stronger and so like excited to

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<v Speaker 2>see him and spring and everything. But I think they're

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<v Speaker 2>doing doing well now and now just hopefully hopefully, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully they're gonna be able to get through it and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll see him the spring.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it will. Thanks a lot for coming on and

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<v Speaker 1>sharing your story. It's so cool to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>reflect on it now because I know when you're in it,

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<v Speaker 1>you you really can't. And I know tops produced your

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<v Speaker 1>first major league debut baseball card. I can't wait to

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<v Speaker 1>see your first baseball card in a Dodger uniform maybe

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<v Speaker 1>a World Series type of photo. Any any shot of

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<v Speaker 1>that happening in twenty twenty six.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, they did a special shill run for the

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<v Speaker 2>World Series and the Game Three, So the the Game

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<v Speaker 2>three ones have been shipped out. I think people, like

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of my family members got some of those.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's really cool to get a Dodger's uniform one.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you know, there's the World Series. They did

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<v Speaker 2>a special World Series team set that should be shipping

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<v Speaker 2>out soon, so that'll be really cool to I.

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<v Speaker 1>Try to get that it sold out tops now sold out.

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<v Speaker 1>I couldn't get that one, dang it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they were they were tough. I just yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>posted a picture, uh you know a week or two ago.

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<v Speaker 2>They sent they sent him out to sign. It was

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<v Speaker 2>just so cool, Like getting a hold of it in

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<v Speaker 2>my hand, I'm like, man, that really that really happened.

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<v Speaker 2>Like we won the World Series and you know of

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<v Speaker 2>a part of this like some hard collector as well,

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<v Speaker 2>So like it was just kind of like holding that

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<v Speaker 2>card in my hand, it was like, oh, wow, that

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<v Speaker 2>really did happen. And there's like I can actually prove

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<v Speaker 2>to people happen to have the card now.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Hey, you'll be able to prove it the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of your life with that ring. When you get

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<v Speaker 1>that ring or the first game of the season, you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be able to prove it. Will clinb.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm really excited for that. It's gonna be. That's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be really really it's cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Can't wait for that too. And I know Dodger fans

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<v Speaker 1>will show you the love that you deserve because you

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<v Speaker 1>were such a key piece has so many were to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to pull off one of the greatest World

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<v Speaker 1>Series wins. In a seven game series, and definitely your

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<v Speaker 1>name will be in history forever. We'll go down in

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<v Speaker 1>history forever. Will thanks a lot for coming on. I

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<v Speaker 1>know it took up a lot of your time. I

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<v Speaker 1>know this is really a thrill for you to kick

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<v Speaker 1>off twenty twenty six. Now it's officially begun for you,

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<v Speaker 1>Will clinb being on the show with us.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I really appreciate this was this was fun. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>just really excited for the new year. I know this

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<v Speaker 2>is gonna be a little bit creative with spring training,

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<v Speaker 2>with everything that's happened, so I'm excited to get back

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<v Speaker 2>at it with the guys. So I can't wait see

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<v Speaker 2>you with twenty twight six springs. You know, hopefully another

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<v Speaker 2>world series, so no doubt to make that happen.

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<v Speaker 1>Will Klein will be walking slow with confidence in that

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger Clubhouse when he arrives in spring training. Will, congratulations,

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<v Speaker 1>and you are certainly a world champion. Can't wait to

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<v Speaker 1>see you in Arizona.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeh, thank you guys, Thank you for having me on.

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>My pleasure. There he goes Will Klin, What a great guy,

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<v Speaker 1>what a great story great storyteller as well, He really

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<v Speaker 1>let us in on everything that was going on with

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<v Speaker 1>him on the mound with the team. Just really special