WEBVTT - Dave Roberts (5-29-26) 

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<v Speaker 1>Now an exclusive interview with David Bassey or Dodger talking.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, it's time for the managers meeting before first

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<v Speaker 1>pitch between the Dodgers and Phillies. It's brought to you

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<v Speaker 1>by Downy Hunday and our main man, Dave Roberts is

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<v Speaker 1>with us in the dugout. Dave, thanks a lot for

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<v Speaker 1>the time. Appreciate it now, Dave.

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<v Speaker 2>Always good catching up with you and fresh off and

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<v Speaker 2>off day, so I feel good, re energize and this

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<v Speaker 2>is gonna be a fun series.

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<v Speaker 1>It kind of feels weird that we're talking and there's

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<v Speaker 1>no David Bowie Let's Dance behind us.

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<v Speaker 3>No, I know exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>We got some type of techno music in the background.

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<v Speaker 2>Batting Pactice is getting ready to start here. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>game and all that good stuff going on. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>we're prepared first series and there's no David Bowie though.

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<v Speaker 1>The backstory on that is the final day of Milwaukee

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<v Speaker 1>Day game. Dave Roberts comes out to touch his players,

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<v Speaker 1>hang out with his players, and David Bowie Let's Dance

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<v Speaker 1>is playing and I never knew Dave Roberts was a

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<v Speaker 1>David Bowie guy.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's one of those things. Dave that when

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<v Speaker 3>you're in baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>You've got to like everything, and certainly the eighties was

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<v Speaker 2>kind of my heyday. So the eighties rap, the David Bowie,

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<v Speaker 2>the all of that kind of stuff. But then also

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<v Speaker 2>I've gotten in the country and classic rock, you like

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<v Speaker 2>it all?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we all know you like ice Cube too, and.

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<v Speaker 3>I definitely love my old school route.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's talk about the game tonight. You got

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<v Speaker 1>Alex Freeland at second base. Tonight, you've sent down hay

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<v Speaker 1>Song Kim with Santiago espen all back. Does that make

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<v Speaker 1>the roster just fit better?

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<v Speaker 2>I think so, And we all love Haysong, And it's

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<v Speaker 2>just having that conversation, which we had just a little

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<v Speaker 2>while ago, was very difficult. And you know, to his credit,

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<v Speaker 2>he's gonna go out there and leave tomorrow morning and

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<v Speaker 2>join that OKC team so we can play in Sugarland tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>And this guy just loves baseball, but he's been scuffling

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<v Speaker 2>for a few weeks, and you know, to get Alex

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<v Speaker 2>Freeland here, to get him some runway, and obviously losing

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<v Speaker 2>Tao for at least a couple of weeks, and then

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<v Speaker 2>to get reacquire Espinal has been great because he cleared waivers.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, it's kind of a balance of left right,

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<v Speaker 2>some outfield coverage. We got Ryan Ward here, so there's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of been some changes. So it'll be good.

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<v Speaker 1>When you talk about ti Oscar Hernandez, he was just

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<v Speaker 1>starting to heat up again. How severe is his left

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<v Speaker 1>hamstring strain?

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<v Speaker 2>It's you know, what I think from what I understand,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a grade one, So I think it's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>better than first perceived. And I don't know the timeline,

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<v Speaker 2>but from what I hear from a grade one, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully it's a couple two to three to four weeks

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll get him back.

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<v Speaker 1>How comfortable are you or what is the plan in

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<v Speaker 1>left field?

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<v Speaker 3>Tonight?

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<v Speaker 1>You have Alex call?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, tonight we have Alex call, and then tomorrow Alex

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<v Speaker 2>will be in left field, and then I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>get Ryan Ward to start on Sunday. And so I

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<v Speaker 2>think for me it's kind of like shared time, not

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<v Speaker 2>necessarily a platoon, but shared time.

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<v Speaker 1>For the fans out there that don't completely understand the difference,

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<v Speaker 1>what is the difference.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think the difference is a place tun a

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<v Speaker 2>straight platoon is when there's a right handed pitcher, you're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna get a right handed left hand hitter. And if

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<v Speaker 2>there's a left handed pitcher, you're gonna get a right

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<v Speaker 2>handed hitter. Because I think that in general, that's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of the best best way to kind of navigate, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the matchups. But in this case, I just

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<v Speaker 2>feel that Alice Call is pretty neutral. He handles right

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<v Speaker 2>handed pitching, and you know, Zach Willie is one of

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<v Speaker 2>the best in the game, and I just felt like

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<v Speaker 2>throwing you know, Ryan to the fire against Wheelers probably

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<v Speaker 2>not a good thing. So I'm gonna have Alex called

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<v Speaker 2>take these the best tonight and then there's a lefty

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<v Speaker 2>Lozarda going tomorrow, so we will have a platoon tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>and then the next day we got Painter, so then

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<v Speaker 2>that'll be Ryan Ward start day.

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<v Speaker 1>One guy that Dave Robertson the Dodgers still have in

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<v Speaker 1>their lineup is an all star potential center fielder in

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<v Speaker 1>Andy pa Has. Can you explain the growth you've seen

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<v Speaker 1>from Andy, not just from last year but from spring

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<v Speaker 1>training to where we're at right now?

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<v Speaker 3>You know what, But it's it's tremendous growth.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I remember a few years ago, where the

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<v Speaker 2>guy the body wasn't good, didn't love the weight room

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<v Speaker 2>or liked the weight room, The war cabits and routine

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't there. And now you look and everything is buttoned up.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, everything is for a purpose. Every that is important,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, every pitch in the outfield is important. And

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<v Speaker 2>he's changing games with his defense, the glove, the arm,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think as far as you know, kind of

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<v Speaker 2>the analytics part of things, like he's you know, one

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<v Speaker 2>of the higher war players of value in all the

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<v Speaker 2>major leagues. So hopefully he'll be making his first All

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<v Speaker 2>Star appearance this year.

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<v Speaker 3>In twenty six how good.

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<v Speaker 1>Was it to see him not change anything after you

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<v Speaker 1>put him in the two spot that final game against

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<v Speaker 1>the Rockies. Do you believe you may have found your

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<v Speaker 1>two hitter?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I hope so, you know, for the time being,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think that, you know, you can see early

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<v Speaker 2>on the year, I tried to move him up at

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<v Speaker 2>different times, and you know, it seemed like every time

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<v Speaker 2>I did, he sort of pressed a little too much

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<v Speaker 2>and it didn't go well. This time, I just felt

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<v Speaker 2>that at that moment I wanted to give Moki a

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<v Speaker 2>different look and Honestly, it was a process of elimination

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<v Speaker 2>on who I think earned that right to hit two

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<v Speaker 2>in between Shohey and Freddie, and it was clear to

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<v Speaker 2>me that Andy was the guy. And to your point, Dave,

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<v Speaker 2>he hasn't changed anything, and I would almost argue that

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<v Speaker 2>he's even gotten better, because before I put him in

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<v Speaker 2>the two, he was kind of scuffling a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>trying to find his way to get to midst and

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<v Speaker 2>once he got back in that too, he just really

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<v Speaker 2>is taken off again.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody's asked Dave Roberts in a roundabout way about Mooki Bets,

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<v Speaker 1>but nobody's asked you this question, who do you need

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<v Speaker 1>Mooki Bets to be at this stage of his career?

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<v Speaker 1>And in twenty twenty six, you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know what I do need.

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<v Speaker 2>I think what I need, and it's an simple answer,

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<v Speaker 2>is I need Mooki. We need Mooki to be Mookie Bets.

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<v Speaker 2>And I say that in the sense of you're that dog.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that with when Mooki's right, there's that little

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<v Speaker 2>scowl on.

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<v Speaker 3>His face when he's hitting.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, that determination, that fight, that toughness, and not

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<v Speaker 2>the self doubt, the questioning, the over anxiousness in the box,

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<v Speaker 2>and every single time he steps on the field, he

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<v Speaker 2>should think that he's one of the best players on

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<v Speaker 2>the planet, let alone on the field. And it is

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<v Speaker 2>true that being a human being sometimes you start to

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<v Speaker 2>question that yourselves, even if you are mookie bets. But

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<v Speaker 2>for me the last couple of days, I saw that

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<v Speaker 2>edge again and that's what I want to see. And

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<v Speaker 2>if I see that, the results will bet on those results.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a great description, great need from Dave Roberts. As

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<v Speaker 1>we get set for first pitch between the Dodgers and Phillies,

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<v Speaker 1>last thing for you as show hey Otani gets ready

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<v Speaker 1>tonight to step in the batter's box in the bottom

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<v Speaker 1>of the first inning, we may see another leadoff home run.

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<v Speaker 1>There is a great image on Wednesday night after Otani

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<v Speaker 1>came back to the dugout after his lead out off

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<v Speaker 1>home run, of you, his manager, not ta Oscar Hernandez,

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<v Speaker 1>not Andy pa has having the sunflower seeds ready for him.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that the first time you've ever been the guy

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<v Speaker 1>throwing the sunflower seeds?

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<v Speaker 2>I think I've done it before, but this situation, Pauw

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<v Speaker 2>Hayes was hitting two, so he was on deck getting

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<v Speaker 2>ready to hit. Tao was in the cage, he was,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know where he was. And then so for

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<v Speaker 2>me it was a big hit Homer from Show Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm looking around the dug. I was saying, who's

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<v Speaker 2>got the seeds? No one had the seeds. So then

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<v Speaker 2>I had to take initiative, Dave, get the seeds and

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<v Speaker 2>greet show Hey with some seeds. And you know what

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<v Speaker 2>funny is, I saw a little smirk out of him,

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<v Speaker 2>even on a pitching day, so I think I surprised him.

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<v Speaker 1>Only manager out there that has that type of relationship

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<v Speaker 1>with his players, that's the one and only. Dave Roberts.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time, Dave, and can't wait

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<v Speaker 1>to do this next week again.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't wait, Dave. I love having a chat with

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<v Speaker 2>you and can't wait for this game to start. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>give me let's it's gonna be go. Let's win a

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<v Speaker 2>ball game tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>Sounds good.

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