WEBVTT - Joe Kelly (4-30-26)

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<v Speaker 1>Well, since the Dodgers are in Saint Louis, I thought

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<v Speaker 1>it would be a great time to revisit with our

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<v Speaker 1>man that is the king of the Inland Empire, the

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<v Speaker 1>man that has won two World Series Championships with the

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<v Speaker 1>Dodgers and is still a cult hero, the one and

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<v Speaker 1>Only Mariachi. Joe Kelly is on Dodger Talk. Joe Man,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm glad to spice up your life because I've seen

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<v Speaker 1>what you're doing and you need me back in your.

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<v Speaker 2>Life, spice on my life. I appreciate it. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>pleasure talking to you. Are you only calling me because

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<v Speaker 2>the team is in Saint Louis and that's where I

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<v Speaker 2>started my career.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, exactly. A depressing start to your career. Thank god

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<v Speaker 1>you got out of there and you got to two

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<v Speaker 1>real teams.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I appreciate it. I did get to some real teams.

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<v Speaker 2>How you been, buddy.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything's great, everything's great. You know. You know what bugs me,

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<v Speaker 1>Joe about Saint Louis and the Cardinals. They always say

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<v Speaker 1>it's the Cardinals way to play baseball. It feels like

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers are doing a pretty good job of doing

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it was. I think it's like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>when you get one of those cool nicknames and they're like, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>how did you get that nickname? And it was like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, self proclaimed, and it's like you don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to tell anybody like how you got that cool nickname?

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<v Speaker 1>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the Dodgers if they would start saying the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodger way, and they'd be like, who said that? And

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<v Speaker 2>you can just make something up, be like, oh, the

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<v Speaker 2>Cardinal fans told us it's a Dodger way, and then

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<v Speaker 2>then you can write a whole book or a movie

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<v Speaker 2>what everyone do about it.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't feel like Joe Kelly would fit into that

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<v Speaker 1>box the Cardinals try to say everybody fit into.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's why I got traded bro. I was

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<v Speaker 2>only there for two and a half years because I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't necessarily think I was the Cardinal's way. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>looking back.

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<v Speaker 1>At it, you are not very Saint Louis.

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<v Speaker 2>That's true. But I do love Saint Louis food, so

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<v Speaker 2>I tried. You know, that's one thing I do miss

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<v Speaker 2>if I was doing a job like yours, what do

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<v Speaker 2>you what do you? What do you call yours? You know,

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<v Speaker 2>on field talent. What is that even called?

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<v Speaker 1>How about just you? Right now?

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<v Speaker 2>I'd be right now with the boys. I'd be taking

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<v Speaker 2>them out. I mean, you don't hang out with the boys.

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<v Speaker 2>The boys don't like you. But I'd be taking them

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<v Speaker 2>out to Pappy's in Saint Louis, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>Get the boys some ribs, some good barbecue.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, nap, take a nap after that.

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<v Speaker 2>To watch the freaking huh. There's no that's for old

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<v Speaker 2>men like you. That's for old men like you.

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<v Speaker 1>Isn't that what you're doing now that you're retired. During

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<v Speaker 1>the day, you're out there somewhere in the Inland Empire.

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<v Speaker 1>You do your thing until eleven am. Then you take

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<v Speaker 1>a nap, and then you take Knox to baseball practice,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you show up at a hockey game or

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<v Speaker 1>a single a baseball game.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what, I just go for the best teams around,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I'm saying. It's just they call me

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<v Speaker 2>the they call me the Inland Empire. Drake, dude, just

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<v Speaker 2>a front runner nine.

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<v Speaker 1>Drake, You're the biggest celebrity in the Inland Empire. I

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<v Speaker 1>actually told the Ontario Tower Buzzers Blake Snell's rehab start

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<v Speaker 1>the other night was the biggest thing since Joe Kelly's

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<v Speaker 1>rehab starts out there.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, let's be serious, dude, I know that Blake Snell

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't listen. Who got more people to show up at

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<v Speaker 2>the game, Blake Snell or Joe Kelly.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a toss up.

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<v Speaker 2>No, don't throw the toss up, dude. You know this

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<v Speaker 2>clip's gonna air. Just just you're not gonna hurt his feelings. Dude,

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<v Speaker 2>you are.

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<v Speaker 1>You are a legend in the Inlampire. You have more

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<v Speaker 1>street cred in the nine oh nine than Blake Snell.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's true, Blake. Blake Snell's a lot better pictures

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<v Speaker 2>though he's pretty I was. I was just there for

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<v Speaker 2>good times, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>No, you were more. You were there for more than that.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh, I was wondering how much how much fomo

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<v Speaker 1>do you still have? Do you have any fomo?

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<v Speaker 2>No? Oh fear of missing out?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah with the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I'm I like watching dude. It's fun. It's it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's cool to see it from the outside, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously I'd like to get some more games, but I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>there's only so many times that I could walk past

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<v Speaker 2>my face, you know, on the upper concourse level and

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<v Speaker 2>have to say hi to the guy named David Besse.

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<v Speaker 2>So I like watching at home. It's been interesting, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the thing that I that come I with, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the day that I don't follow any metia or nothing right,

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<v Speaker 2>but the day the day that the two days go well,

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<v Speaker 2>then yeah twoars ago and show he started pitch great,

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<v Speaker 2>but the day that he doesn't full blown hit, we

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<v Speaker 2>scores a o run. So that was very interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, I'm glad you brought that up because we we

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<v Speaker 1>can't figure out whether or not he's all in with

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<v Speaker 1>this plan, but it makes sense. Do you believe that

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<v Speaker 1>you know he Do you think he understands why the

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<v Speaker 1>Dodgers are doing this? And do you feel like he's

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<v Speaker 1>bought in?

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<v Speaker 2>Ooh? I can't answer for show, hey, but taking my

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<v Speaker 2>own personal experiences, you know, they called me the showhy

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<v Speaker 2>of of UC Riverside, even though I never actually played,

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<v Speaker 2>even though I never actually took at an official at

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<v Speaker 2>bat in college baseball, but I went in as an

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<v Speaker 2>outfielder obviously right, and then I got turned into a picture.

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<v Speaker 2>So originally thought I was in a two way right.

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, oh cool, I'll just throw ninety seven

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever that I got clocked out as a young freshman,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I'll and then I'll play the outfield. Quickly

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<v Speaker 2>that I learned that I would be a po A

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<v Speaker 2>picture only, which which which? Which? Really? Which? Really? Uh

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<v Speaker 2>kind of pissed me off, obviously because I was a

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<v Speaker 2>I never pissed and I wanted to be an alfielder.

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<v Speaker 2>So knowing my own personal experiences, I wasn't happy and

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<v Speaker 2>I was not bought in. I wasn't bought in even

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<v Speaker 2>until the end of my whole first season closing at UCR.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, not to too my own horn, but I

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<v Speaker 2>was Big West Pitcher of the year. I was an

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<v Speaker 2>All American. Uh, I had the most saves in one season.

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<v Speaker 2>I made TMSA. And even though I made TSA, I

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<v Speaker 2>was like, oh, maybe I could come back and learn

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<v Speaker 2>to let me hit my sophomore year, you know what

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<v Speaker 2>I mean. So even though I was a picture only,

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<v Speaker 2>I still I was bought in that I was a

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<v Speaker 2>good pitcher, yes, but I wasn't bought in. I was

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<v Speaker 2>leaving out hope like maybe I will hit. So that's

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<v Speaker 2>my own personal experience. So now if I'm put myself

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<v Speaker 2>in show, he's mine where you know, I'm what two

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<v Speaker 2>seasons removed from hitting fifty homers. You know, even though

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<v Speaker 2>my batting average says I'm struggling at the plate, you

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<v Speaker 2>know when I pitch, but when we could score zero

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<v Speaker 2>runs and once being in the back, I could maybe

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<v Speaker 2>create free runs. Uh, there's a possibility that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's in the back of his mind. But he's so

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<v Speaker 2>respectful and he's just gonna do what the organization tells him.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, it's hard to tell what what what

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<v Speaker 2>he thinks or what he says. But from my own experience,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I still thought I'd be a two way

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<v Speaker 2>player after a season of you know, pitching really really

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<v Speaker 2>well and college baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Kelly comparing his uh Division three UC Riverside experience, too,

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<v Speaker 1>whats the respect on hers?

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<v Speaker 2>I did? It's a Division one program? Oh? Is it?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it Division one? Now?

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<v Speaker 2>It's still Division one? You clown?

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<v Speaker 1>All right, all seriousness? Since o'tani is wearing your number

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<v Speaker 1>number seventeen, what do you believe is the solution to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to get him through a full season at

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<v Speaker 1>thirty one years old? Now, Joe, he's not twenty eight

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<v Speaker 1>or twenty seven. What would you do? Let him hit

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<v Speaker 1>on the same days that he pitches and maybe give

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<v Speaker 1>him the next day off. Would you not lead him off?

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<v Speaker 1>How would you manage it?

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<v Speaker 2>How would I manage it? I would manage it just

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<v Speaker 2>by a personal fill or a healthwise standpoint. Right, we

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<v Speaker 2>don't know what if he's barking from you know, taking

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<v Speaker 2>swings and pitching, Like, what if his arm gets more tired,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, in the past couple of starts while he's hitting.

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<v Speaker 2>What if he's having those conversations behind the scenes. No

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<v Speaker 2>one knows, right, So I would just probably, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>try to be in tune with shohe as much as

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<v Speaker 2>I can leading up to a start. You know, if

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<v Speaker 2>he says he's ready to rock, and I'd let him

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<v Speaker 2>swing if something's bugging him or or maybe the swings

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<v Speaker 2>are messing with his mechanics or you know, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>he's dominating on the mountain right and something you don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to mess up. He's one of the best pitchers

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<v Speaker 2>in all of baseball, you know, American League, National League.

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<v Speaker 2>So when that's happening, you know, as an organization, you're

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<v Speaker 2>like well, shoot, maybe he's more valuable as a pitcher

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<v Speaker 2>and we could just keep him at this high level

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<v Speaker 2>of performance that he's doing now and we'll just skip

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<v Speaker 2>the four at bets. He's gonna get that game, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what I mean. So if that's the case, I would,

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<v Speaker 2>if you know that that's the reason why Show he

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<v Speaker 2>could pitch that, well, I would definitely as a as

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<v Speaker 2>a manager or as an organization, I'd be like, hey, Show,

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<v Speaker 2>you are the best pitcher in baseball right now, Like

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<v Speaker 2>do you want to mess that up? And I just

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<v Speaker 2>asked him personally, and if he says no, they'll be like,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, well you're not going to hit today, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what I mean. So it just be those conversations

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<v Speaker 2>that I have behind the scenes that no one knows.

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<v Speaker 2>No one knows the real reason. Right, We'll never get

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<v Speaker 2>the real reason. You know, you know how baseball goes.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, if it's working, you know, he dominate

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<v Speaker 2>on the amount like he is. You know, it's whatever

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<v Speaker 2>he feels is he's most comfortable with to keep that

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<v Speaker 2>high level performance.

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Kelly is our guest. No introduction needed for this guy.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's something Joe, you would have to agree though, like

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<v Speaker 1>you said, have a feel for what's happening in the

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<v Speaker 1>here and now on this past homestand it's a night

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<v Speaker 1>game and then there's a twelve o'clock game the very

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<v Speaker 1>next day that he has to pitch the night before.

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<v Speaker 1>You can understand in that situation like, hey, you got

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<v Speaker 1>to pick one day that you're not going to hit, right,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that would be one of those feel situations.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, there's those click turnarounds that are always good times

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<v Speaker 2>to you know, for anybody, you know, an older position player,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, to have it like a miggy road to

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<v Speaker 2>completely take it off where you know you're in turfs,

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<v Speaker 2>or maybe you might pinch it, or maybe an older

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<v Speaker 2>reliever right who's you know is good to go back

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<v Speaker 2>to back, but since it's a quick turnaround's like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>might as well stay away from back to back to

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<v Speaker 2>keep them, you know, healthy down the stretch. There's always

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<v Speaker 2>those things that go into play that that the fans

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<v Speaker 2>won't see or or realize until you know, conversation like

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<v Speaker 2>me and you're having right now, it has happened. So

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<v Speaker 2>those quick turnarounds are are are obviously tough. There's so

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<v Speaker 2>much research now, there's so much, you know, uh, underlying

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<v Speaker 2>you know effects, you know, whether it's sleep, whether it's

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<v Speaker 2>you know, my body hasn't you know, got rid of

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<v Speaker 2>all the lactic acid yet, and I'm still sore from

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<v Speaker 2>the day before. There's all these little things that go

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<v Speaker 2>into it. So yeah, there there there's times to choose

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<v Speaker 2>where you should completely have it offen and with a

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<v Speaker 2>quick turnaround like that, I think you know, those days

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<v Speaker 2>are obviously, you know, more easy to you know, have

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<v Speaker 2>a conversation with the players saying like hey, this's quick turnaround,

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<v Speaker 2>like why don't you just take the day off? And

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes the player are gonna tell you, like myself, I've

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<v Speaker 2>done my whole career where you're gonna go out there,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, banged up or even actually physically hurt, and

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<v Speaker 2>you're like, I'm still gonna prove point, Like I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>do this for my teammates. But that's what the leaders

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<v Speaker 2>are there for, that's the doctor's for, that's what the

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<v Speaker 2>front offices there for. That's what pitching coaches and haity

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<v Speaker 2>coaches there for. It's like, hey, we're taking you know,

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<v Speaker 2>this option off the table because we know what the

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<v Speaker 2>answer you would give us is. You're gonna play, but

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<v Speaker 2>we're just gonna actually just not put you in the

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<v Speaker 2>lineup on purpose, just to you know, kind of keep

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<v Speaker 2>you away from, you know, your own self harm.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd say, yeah, you guys sometimes protect the player from himself,

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<v Speaker 1>especially a guy like you that had a high pain

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<v Speaker 1>tolerance or a guy like Otani who's the greatest player

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<v Speaker 1>on the planet. I mean, guys like you and him

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<v Speaker 1>in different ways. You're built differently, and somebody's got to

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<v Speaker 1>step in.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, there, someone has to step in. And it's like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you're on a you're on a racehorse, and

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<v Speaker 2>the horse could you know, be physically hurt, but you

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<v Speaker 2>mean you smack him on the butt, he's gonna he's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna run, you know what I mean. They just know

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<v Speaker 2>nothing about competition. And that's like professional athletes. So there's

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<v Speaker 2>there's ways that, you know, the smarter people in the

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<v Speaker 2>room should be able to step in him and just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, kind of put it into their own hands

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<v Speaker 2>and take the player out of a game. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>what those guys get paid the big bucks for.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Joe Kelly, since you are a great LA

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<v Speaker 1>sports fan, there's no denying your Dodgers have eclipsed the Lakers.

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<v Speaker 1>Has been the greatest show in Los Angeles, right, Otani,

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<v Speaker 1>Freddie Mookie, way bigger than Lebron and Luca at this point, Right,

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<v Speaker 1>even with the Lakers in the playoffs, or do you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like it's still a very close race on if

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<v Speaker 1>you had to choose to watch or go to one

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<v Speaker 1>of these games, it would be a coin flip. Who

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<v Speaker 1>what do you think LA is feeling right now?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it's a tough question to go and watch in person.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously myself, I'm going to choose an NBA game just

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<v Speaker 2>because it's so it's so fun for me to watch

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<v Speaker 2>as a non NBA player, right, I just have so

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<v Speaker 2>much respect for those guys. But overall, yes, I think

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<v Speaker 2>southern California, you know, the whole state, or let's just

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<v Speaker 2>put l A. I think the Dodgers have now surpassed

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<v Speaker 2>every organization, not including NBA, not including you know, NFL.

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<v Speaker 2>I think they're the greatest organization in all of sports

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<v Speaker 2>to watch or to be a part of. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>the Lakers are obviously, you know, something, something that's close

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<v Speaker 2>to my heart. You know, I'm not not saying that

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<v Speaker 2>the three to zero lead has is gonna is gonna fall, right.

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<v Speaker 2>I sell confidence, but eventually a record like that has

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<v Speaker 2>to break, right. So I'm I'm I'm not very optimistic.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm optimistic that the Lakers are are the better team.

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<v Speaker 2>But when you see those stats of three oh teams

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<v Speaker 2>coming back, it's never been done in the history of NBA,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, it's something that I like to see

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<v Speaker 2>the Lakers come out the next game, you know, be

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit more physical from the from the start.

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<v Speaker 2>They put look good in the fourth last night. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>they battled, took some errant shots that that were you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they make sense. You know, the pressure of the games,

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<v Speaker 2>it's like everyone wants to be a hero and try

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<v Speaker 2>to win the game. But they played the last like

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<v Speaker 2>five minutes of that fourth quarter last night, for the

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<v Speaker 2>whole entire game. There's no doubt. My mind will move

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<v Speaker 2>on to the next round.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we'll see if that happens. So you're you're all

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<v Speaker 1>in with the Lakers. But here's the most random thing

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<v Speaker 1>you'll ever see. The Drake of the Inland Empire and

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Kelly sitting rinkside right on the glass at an

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<v Speaker 1>Anaheim Ducks playoff game wearing the orange Jersey. I never

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<v Speaker 1>heard you once talk about the Ducks. Now all of

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<v Speaker 1>a sudden, you're the biggest celebrity in Anaheim at a

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<v Speaker 1>Ducks game.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, hockey is an amazing sport, right.

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<v Speaker 1>So especially when the tickets are free.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, that's true. So obviously I was born in Anaheim.

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<v Speaker 2>I lived in Anaheim half my life.

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<v Speaker 1>I never heard you mentioned Anaheim once.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, get out here. But you know, my wife Ashley

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<v Speaker 2>and her parents have been season ticket holders all the

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<v Speaker 2>way up until you know, a few years back, and

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<v Speaker 2>they were always Duck fans, and for me, it was

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<v Speaker 2>something that you know, I started getting a little more

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<v Speaker 2>into since it stop playing. I've been watching pretty much

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<v Speaker 2>all sports, and what do you know, the Ducks are

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<v Speaker 2>are are a great young team to watch, very exciting. Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>What's crazy to me is that they're still rebuilding, right

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<v Speaker 2>and they're they're doing this well. So it's it's been

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<v Speaker 2>one of the things that I've I've became a a

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<v Speaker 2>an Anaheim Ducks fan as of recent and I have

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<v Speaker 2>no problem saying that. You know, I am the the

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<v Speaker 2>the Drake fan of the Inland Empire. But hey, you

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<v Speaker 2>got you gotta you gotta pick a winner, and and

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<v Speaker 2>and the Ducks is what I'm picking. And it doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>hurt that they're a lot closer to my house. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot easier drive than than going to l A.

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<v Speaker 1>So here he is the drake of the I e

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<v Speaker 1>at an Anaheim Ducks game right there, front and center,

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<v Speaker 1>and then at an Ontario Tower Buzzers game high a base.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the Lakers now have relocated their G League

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<v Speaker 1>team to the Coachella Valley. So you're gonna see the

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<v Speaker 1>Drake of the Ie Joe Kelly court side at a

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<v Speaker 1>Lakers G League game next year.

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<v Speaker 2>Bro the CV Lakers, Baby. Then I'll then I'll head

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<v Speaker 2>up up to Joshua Tree and you know, spend a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of days out there on my own trying to

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<v Speaker 2>figure out the life's greatest questions.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, that's true. I mean you are really wandering

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<v Speaker 1>in that Inland Empire desert out there without me and

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers. You need you need to. We'll get you

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<v Speaker 1>an uber to come back to the big leagues, Joe

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<v Speaker 1>to Dodgers Stadium. I'll get you some tickets. I could

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<v Speaker 1>get tickets for you, I know the Ducks. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>could pull some strings for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, okay, are they gonna be like you know, Doug

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<v Speaker 2>out Club.

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<v Speaker 1>They're gonna be where your mural is up there on

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<v Speaker 1>the reserve level. So you could be close to your mural.

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<v Speaker 2>See that se No, see, I don't want any part

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<v Speaker 2>of that.

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<v Speaker 1>Why not you could take it, be like a meet

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<v Speaker 1>and greet on the reserve level with you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd like to be close enough to see the players,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, have a little bit of sweat on their

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<v Speaker 2>face or or you know, try to try to see

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<v Speaker 2>if the pictures tipping here and there on the other team.

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<v Speaker 2>You can wear your brand too far away from the

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<v Speaker 2>game that away. I spent plenty of years being that

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<v Speaker 2>far away from from the action, sitting out there in

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<v Speaker 2>the bullpen. So you know, now now as a non player,

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<v Speaker 2>I'd like to actually be closer down to the field level,

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<v Speaker 2>if you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the greatest thing would be if we surprise

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<v Speaker 1>your old teammates with you sitting in one of those

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<v Speaker 1>seats that hangs over the Dodger bullpen, you just being

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<v Speaker 1>there staring at God.

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<v Speaker 2>That would be amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we got to make that happen. We will, all right. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I know you're still trying to figure out

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<v Speaker 1>to do with your life. So good luck with your life,

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<v Speaker 1>and if you need me, we could do a show

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<v Speaker 1>together twelve to three. You know, I feel like Rogan

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<v Speaker 1>and Rodney might be might be retiring, so so it

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<v Speaker 1>might be time for Mariachi. Joe.

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<v Speaker 2>The twelve to three spot is a good time for me,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I mean? Does that fiture Rodney? They're great,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's time for some new faces.

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<v Speaker 1>You never know ooh, I know, I know you never

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<v Speaker 1>know where Joe Kelly could be. I mean he has

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<v Speaker 1>connections with the Ontario team, with the Ducks. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>those are the premier franchises in LA.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I mean in Orange County and Inland Empire.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, I know what you mean.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Joe, I know everybody loves hearing your voice. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>do this more often and thank you for taking the time.

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<v Speaker 1>I really appreciate it. And we'll see whether or not

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<v Speaker 1>the Lakers hold onto this series and then we could talk.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, let's go Lakers. Thanks TV.

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<v Speaker 1>There he goes Joe Kelly. He has put Rogan and

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<v Speaker 1>Rodney on notice. He wants twelve to three. He's coming

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<v Speaker 1>for you.