WEBVTT - Tommy Edman (05-01-26)

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<v Speaker 1>The Dodgers are getting ready for first pitch in Saint Louis,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're joining right now by former Cardinal NLCS MVP

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<v Speaker 1>with the Dodgers, two time World Series champion with the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the one and only Tommy Edmund. Tommy, thanks a

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<v Speaker 1>lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, of course, thank you, Dave appreciate it. Always a

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<v Speaker 2>pleasure chatting.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, I'm the only guy that hasn't forgotten you, Tommy Edmund.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right. I know I'm easy to forget, especially on

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<v Speaker 2>this amazing team that we've got. But yeah, I'm excited

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<v Speaker 2>to hopefully be back soon and you know, back to

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<v Speaker 2>playing some ball and contributing for the best team in baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>You seem to have a great perspective on life, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure this is testing your patience trying to get

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<v Speaker 1>this right ankle to cooperating.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, it's it's tough. It's it's tough when

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we're baseball players and you know, or a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of the time we find our value and just

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<v Speaker 2>like how we're contributing on the field. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm trying to do everything I can to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just stay part of the team. And and be the

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<v Speaker 2>best cheerleader that I can be, and you know, just supporting,

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<v Speaker 2>supporting everybody, supporting all the guys who are going through

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<v Speaker 2>the grind and you know, hopefully I'll be a part

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<v Speaker 2>of it soon.

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<v Speaker 1>Have some of the young guys try to lean on you,

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<v Speaker 1>like Alex Freeland, maybe he's Sun Kim here and there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, it's it's tough. You've seen, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>seeing everybody go through the stuff of a regular season,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, all the ups and downs, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>me not really not being able to relate since I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not playing, But you know, I've I've been able to

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<v Speaker 2>have some good conversations with some of the guys and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, just kind of trying to relate some of

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<v Speaker 2>my own experiences and hopefully be a good influence and

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<v Speaker 2>be a good leader for them.

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<v Speaker 1>What's your therapy to try to maintain your patience until

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<v Speaker 1>you come back.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's we have a having two kids mix

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<v Speaker 2>things a lot easier. You know, there's not much downtime

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<v Speaker 2>even when even when I'm I'm not playing, So I

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<v Speaker 2>guess that's been a good part of it is, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just getting a little bit of extra time with the family,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, Eli is gonna be a really good

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<v Speaker 2>hitter by the end of my il stint because we're

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<v Speaker 2>playing a lot of ball in the backyard right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Sounds good at least at least that's the positive to

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<v Speaker 1>all that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, absolutely, it's a that part's a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it would definitely be a lot tougher to

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<v Speaker 2>go through if I didn't have my family to lean on.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, Tommy Edman is our guest. All right, Tommy,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll put the analyst hat on you, since you've had

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<v Speaker 1>a front row seed when the team is here at

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<v Speaker 1>Dodgers Stadium. What have you thought about the start the

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<v Speaker 1>team has gotten off to.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean it's been incredible, but you know that's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of what's expected so far. You know, it really

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<v Speaker 2>seems like we haven't gotten super high yet. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>our starting pitching has been unbelievable. We haven't gotten crazy

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<v Speaker 2>hot as an offense yet, but you know, we're still,

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<v Speaker 2>you know whatever, ten or ten games over five hundred

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<v Speaker 2>right now. So it's crazy that, you know, we feel

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<v Speaker 2>like we haven't played our best baseball yet, but we

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<v Speaker 2>still have one of the best records in MLB and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just excited to see what happens when all our

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<v Speaker 2>bats get hot.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and especially the area of the lineup where you

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<v Speaker 1>usually hit the bottom third of the order. It seems

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<v Speaker 1>like you guys have got back to not only turning

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<v Speaker 1>the lineup over, but those group of guys have really

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<v Speaker 1>been productive.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been crazy. Yeah. I mean, that's just the depth

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<v Speaker 2>of our team right now. You know, Andy was hitting

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<v Speaker 2>seventh for a while and he was in four hundred,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and Kim's doing an amazing job getting on base,

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<v Speaker 2>a ton freelance getting on base, and you know, given

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<v Speaker 2>the top of the top of the line up, a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of opportunities to drive runs in. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's uh, yeah, there's definitely you know. It kind

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<v Speaker 2>of just speaks to how good our offense can be

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<v Speaker 2>when everyone's firing on all cylinders.

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<v Speaker 1>What have you seen as far as the growth from

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<v Speaker 1>Andy Pat.

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<v Speaker 2>Has his uh, you know, it seems like his his

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<v Speaker 2>mindset has really grown a ton. You know. I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like he's able to adjust from at bat to add

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<v Speaker 2>bat a lot easier. It seemed like maybe in the

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<v Speaker 2>last couple of years he would, you know, go into

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<v Speaker 2>a bit of a slide and that would kind of

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<v Speaker 2>impact the rest of his day, maybe the next couple

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<v Speaker 2>of days. But I've really been impressed with the way

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<v Speaker 2>he'll He'll maybe have it at bat that didn't go

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<v Speaker 2>the way he wanted it earlier in a game, but

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<v Speaker 2>then find a way to have a huge at bat

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<v Speaker 2>later that day. So I think just being able to

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<v Speaker 2>adapt and you know, figure out how to improve from

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<v Speaker 2>at bat to at bat.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that the biggest thing for a young player, Tommy,

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<v Speaker 1>when you first start getting some success and then you

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<v Speaker 1>may not have the at bat that you want the

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<v Speaker 1>first time up. How much is that part of not

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<v Speaker 1>just giving away the game from that point on.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's really important, and it's something that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think even veterans have to work on. I kind

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<v Speaker 2>of struggle with it myself from time to time, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just understanding it's it's it's a whole season. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's six hundred at bats, it's not just one game.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you have one or two at bats to

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<v Speaker 2>start off the game, like that's such a small sample

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<v Speaker 2>size over the course of a full year, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>tough to have two bad at bats and then but

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<v Speaker 2>stick with your same approach going into your third and

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<v Speaker 2>fourth But you know, it's an important lesson to know,

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<v Speaker 2>just not try to change anything crazy just because one

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<v Speaker 2>or two at bats didn't go your way.

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<v Speaker 1>Tommy emmon is our, he asked in front of first

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<v Speaker 1>pitch between the Dodgers and Cardinals. Tommy around the league, now,

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<v Speaker 1>we've heard, obviously teams have gotten off to disappointing starts,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're starting to hear from some of those players

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<v Speaker 1>on those teams that they don't feel like they're heard

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<v Speaker 1>from or their opinion is valued. With the Dodgers, it

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<v Speaker 1>seems like Andrew Freeman and Dave Roberts have always valued

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<v Speaker 1>and always had an open communication with you guys. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you feel like that's been a big part of the

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<v Speaker 1>success the team has had the last couple of years.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I was definitely very impressed with it when I

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<v Speaker 2>first got here. It was just how open Doc and

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew were with all the players. You know, sometimes that's

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<v Speaker 2>not necessarily the case, you know, having everyone be like

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<v Speaker 2>one strong, cohesive unit, and I think that's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>what happens with the teams that haven't performed as well

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<v Speaker 2>as expected. You know, I'm sure obviously there's We're thirty

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<v Speaker 2>games into the season, so anything can happen the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of the year, and maybe it's just teams have gotten

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<v Speaker 2>off to a slow start, But I do know that

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<v Speaker 2>that's one thing that has made this organization very successful

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<v Speaker 2>over the last decade or so, is you know, just

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that everyone is is pulling on the same

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<v Speaker 2>rope and there's open communication, and you know, it doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>feel like you're on an island in any case, even

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<v Speaker 2>for myself being on the ilt right now, I still

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<v Speaker 2>feel like I've had great communication with everybody on the team,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, it's it's just everything runs very smoothly

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<v Speaker 2>from top to bottom.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it important for players to feel like they have

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<v Speaker 1>a voice and is it important for the front office

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<v Speaker 1>with the manager to not only say you're doing this,

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<v Speaker 1>but give you a reason behind why they're making a decision.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, I think that's that's really valuable. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>there's certain decisions, certain moves that are made over the

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<v Speaker 2>course of a season that if there's no communication, it

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<v Speaker 2>can kind of be you know, kind of be a shock.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, I think that this team does a

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<v Speaker 2>good job of kind of preparing you for for what

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<v Speaker 2>might be coming up, you know, in the in the

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<v Speaker 2>near future. And yeah, I think that's I think that's

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<v Speaker 2>so important in this business of baseball, you know, where

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<v Speaker 2>things can seem kind of chaotic, that just to have

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<v Speaker 2>you know, some people that you can lean on and

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<v Speaker 2>people who are kind of prepare you for what's to come.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Tommy, I'm glad we have an open line

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<v Speaker 1>of communication. Always enjoy being around you. You're such a

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<v Speaker 1>great positive person to be around and certainly a great

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<v Speaker 1>teammate even on the IL. And we can't wait to

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<v Speaker 1>have you back out there soon.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Dave. I appreciate it. I'm excited to be

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<v Speaker 2>back and hopefully we'll have some more communication our near future.

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<v Speaker 1>I love it. We'll share a col brew together.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, I'll maybe some hoaviers.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'll tell you some good places in Saint Louis.

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<v Speaker 1>You got it, Tommy Edmund has been our guest. He'll

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<v Speaker 1>location in Pasadena. You know the staple in Newport. They're

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<v Speaker 1>all over southern California. Go see our friends at Javier's.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll send it back to you. In the studio, Tim