WEBVTT - Andrew Baggarly on the Giants epic collapse to the Reds 

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<v Speaker 1>Now, back to Dirty Work. Adam Copeland and Derek Papa

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<v Speaker 1>on KNBR 104.5 and 680 AM. The Sports Leader.

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<v Speaker 2>Dirty Work on a Wednesday afternoon, Wednesday evening. Adam Copeland,

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<v Speaker 2>D-Pop with you. We're joined on the UMA guest line

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<v Speaker 2>now by Andy Bagley. He covers the Giants for The Athletic.

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<v Speaker 2>The Giants fell today 10-9, leading by six runs in

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<v Speaker 2>the ninth inning. Bags is sponsored by the Dolan Law Firm.

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<v Speaker 2>They live here, they work here, they win here. DolanLawFirm.com. Andy,

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on, man?

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<v Speaker 3>How are you? A little stunned. Processing.

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<v Speaker 4>Still trying to write my story, which bears no resemblance

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<v Speaker 4>to the story that I had mostly written a little

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<v Speaker 4>while earlier.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, wow. I mean, they're not boring. They're not a

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<v Speaker 3>boring team.

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<v Speaker 4>We can say that much about them, but they were

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<v Speaker 4>pretty roundly booed at the end of this one. And

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<v Speaker 4>when you have the worst ninth inning blown lead in

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<v Speaker 4>franchise history in a loss, you understand why.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, wow. Yeah, just stunning.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's what I was saying to Derek. I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I was here for this game, and Derek

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<v Speaker 2>said he wasn't all that surprised just because of what

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<v Speaker 2>the bullpen's done. I said, even for how the bullpen's

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<v Speaker 2>been and the guys that were out there, this was

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<v Speaker 2>a stunning loss. I mean, nobody's ever seen this before,

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<v Speaker 2>coming to Oracle Park, going to Candlestick, going to Seal Stadium,

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<v Speaker 2>going to the polo grounds. It had never happened. We'd

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<v Speaker 2>never seen a team blow a lead like this. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't heard Tony Vitello's audio after the game, but

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<v Speaker 2>he was ejected early in the game and watched this

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<v Speaker 2>one from afar, but he seemed visibly frustrated just in

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<v Speaker 2>the little video clip that I saw.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I think he was, you know, he watched

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<v Speaker 4>it in the clubhouse, argued a check swing call five

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<v Speaker 4>batters into the game. You know, he's trying to defend

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<v Speaker 4>his pitcher. Logan Webb's coming off a tough start.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. He's, he's feeling like he's got to do more

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<v Speaker 3>to defend his guys. And, and I mean, it wasn't

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<v Speaker 3>a swing.

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<v Speaker 4>Even Logan Webb said it, it wasn't a swing, but

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<v Speaker 4>you know, he's trying to defend his guys and really

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<v Speaker 4>doesn't say a whole lot.

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<v Speaker 3>And then got ejected.

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<v Speaker 4>And we've seen some umpires have had a pretty quick

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<v Speaker 4>hook with them and, Maybe there's a little more baked

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<v Speaker 4>into that. I think with some umpires, pretty clearly they've

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<v Speaker 4>shown maybe a little contempt for him.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's part of the deal.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, as someone who's coming with his background of

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<v Speaker 4>never being in pro ball before.

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<v Speaker 3>It doesn't make it fair. It doesn't make it right.

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<v Speaker 4>But, yeah, you know, he obviously wasn't really around to

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<v Speaker 4>manage the rest of this game. But, you know, Rafael Devers,

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<v Speaker 4>it looks like he could hit 40 homers this year.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, he's locked in, hits a splash homer. Shea

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<v Speaker 3>Whitcomb puts a charge into one, Jonah Cox. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>there were a lot of.

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<v Speaker 4>Good things happening in this game, but it's just kind

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<v Speaker 4>of stunning that this is the ninth time that they've

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<v Speaker 4>lost a game that they led in the ninth inning

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<v Speaker 4>this year. And even if they flip every one of those,

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<v Speaker 4>this is not a playoff team, right? But it's just,

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<v Speaker 4>no matter how conditioned you are to disappointment at this stage,

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<v Speaker 4>you lose a game like this, it stuns you. It's

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<v Speaker 4>absolutely a shot to the solar plexus, and that's kind

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<v Speaker 4>of where they are right now.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I mean, historic loss today, Bags, and wouldn't say

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<v Speaker 5>it's rock bottom by any means when they wave the

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<v Speaker 5>white flag much earlier this season. That said, Tony wants

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<v Speaker 5>to win. These guys want to win. They want to

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<v Speaker 5>get their first sweep of the season. So just what

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<v Speaker 5>was the vibe in the clubhouse after this demoralizing loss?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, just quiet. You know, we talked to Logan Webb.

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<v Speaker 4>I talked to Dylan Smith, who's an absolute pro.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, obviously, this starts getting away.

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<v Speaker 4>From them when Spencer Bivens not not the home run

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<v Speaker 4>he allowed to start at the beginning but the two

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<v Speaker 4>walks and then of course you mix in a bunch

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<v Speaker 4>that's not uh converted into an out and um leads

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<v Speaker 4>to an extra base and you know you had some

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<v Speaker 4>sloppy play in there too we've seen that all year

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<v Speaker 4>and you know it just seems like more of the

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<v Speaker 4>same and you know anytime this team hasn't shown a

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<v Speaker 4>little glimmer of putting together any kind of momentum uh

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<v Speaker 4>you know they kind of just trip over their own

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<v Speaker 4>feet and this was probably the ultimate example of that.

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<v Speaker 4>Like you said, they're three outs away holding a six

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<v Speaker 4>run lead from their first three game sweep of the season.

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<v Speaker 4>And they're the only team that hasn't done it. And

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<v Speaker 4>if they don't do it this year, they'll be the first.

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<v Speaker 3>Giants team who hasn't done it since 1915, I think

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<v Speaker 3>is the stat I saw.

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<v Speaker 4>So yeah, they really desperately want to sweep a series

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<v Speaker 4>and just feel good about themselves for five.

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<v Speaker 3>Minutes, you know, and they're not even able to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>Talking to Andy Bagley covers the giants for the athletic.

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<v Speaker 2>He joins us on the UMA guest line. I was

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<v Speaker 2>looking today or just thinking today about, you know, we've

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<v Speaker 2>talked a lot about roster and where their focus will

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<v Speaker 2>go this offseason and where they need to improve. But

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<v Speaker 2>I wonder about, I mean, Tony Vitello came in. They

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<v Speaker 2>did have one coaching change in season with Hector Borg

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<v Speaker 2>being replaced at third base by Gary Pettis. I wonder

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<v Speaker 2>just about, and I'm not looking to talk about calling

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<v Speaker 2>for somebody's job, but I wonder where the Giants will

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<v Speaker 2>evaluate what they could be better at with a coaching

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<v Speaker 2>change or whether coaching could improve any one element. I

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<v Speaker 2>just look at the pitching staff in general and I go,

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<v Speaker 2>forget the saves, forget the bullpen. They don't throw a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of strikes bags. And there's a lot of first

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<v Speaker 2>year guys here.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. I mean, clearly there's a lot of very, very

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<v Speaker 4>fundamental concepts that, you know, they've gone backwards on and,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, the, the hitters need to draw more walks,

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<v Speaker 4>work more counts, be more selective. The pitchers need to

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<v Speaker 4>create more count leverage, not walk as many batters. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>You know, there were a lot of things that I

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<v Speaker 4>think went into the previous regime, like the Farhan Zaidi regime.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, he was a big believer in strike-up-to-walk ratio,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, home run rate, keep the ball in the

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<v Speaker 4>ballpark and don't walk, guys. And that'll take you most

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<v Speaker 4>of the way, really. And you still need to have

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<v Speaker 4>some bat-missers in there. But that's kind of what this

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<v Speaker 4>team has gotten away from. You know, the rosters that

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<v Speaker 4>are kind of high-floor rosters where you don't have the

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<v Speaker 4>superstar players– you know, you can still compete and contend.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, last year's team is disappointing as the season was,

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<v Speaker 4>they were 500 team, you know, and they were maybe

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<v Speaker 4>two or three games out of being in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 3>Right.

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<v Speaker 4>And, and so they've really gone backwards in a lot

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<v Speaker 4>of those ways. And that's going to be what they're

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<v Speaker 4>going to.

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<v Speaker 3>Have to re-examine.

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<v Speaker 4>I would argue it starts from a roster building.

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<v Speaker 3>Standpoint and the choices that they made. And then, and

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<v Speaker 3>then from there, it's okay.

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<v Speaker 4>How do we squeeze a little more juice out of the,

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<v Speaker 4>out of the orange and, and that's where you really

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<v Speaker 4>have to take a look at the coaching staff.

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<v Speaker 5>Talking to Andy Baggerly on the UMA guest line. Andy,

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<v Speaker 5>your reaction to the unfortunate news for Carson Wisenhunt suffering

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<v Speaker 5>a torn UCL and having to have Tommy John along

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<v Speaker 5>with Trevor McDonald?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you know, it feels like the Giants kind of

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<v Speaker 4>escaped the beast on this one for a long time.

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<v Speaker 4>They had a long stretch where they really didn't lose

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<v Speaker 4>any top prospects or really good players. to Tommy John surgery,

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<v Speaker 4>some of their pitching prospects really from Jesse Foppert. I

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<v Speaker 4>think all the way you could trace.

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<v Speaker 3>Another 15 years.

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<v Speaker 4>I know that's something Dave Rigetti was very proud of.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, they were able to get these guys to

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<v Speaker 4>the big leagues and get them, you know, to have contracts,

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<v Speaker 4>even though no Lowry was able to get, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>a multi-year contract to his RB years.

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<v Speaker 3>But, you know, it's, it's tough.

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<v Speaker 4>The way you ask so much of your pitchers is

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<v Speaker 4>throw so hard these days.

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<v Speaker 3>And, you know, the guys who are getting hurt aren't

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<v Speaker 3>exactly guys.

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<v Speaker 4>Who were, you know, throw in 99 on our gas. Um,

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<v Speaker 4>but we did see Hayden Birdsong go down in spring training. Uh, and,

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<v Speaker 4>and now you're seeing wiz and hunt.

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<v Speaker 3>And Trevor McDonald.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't think this is anything that you put on

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<v Speaker 4>like the coaches or you put on the training staff.

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<v Speaker 3>I think this is.

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<v Speaker 4>Just modern baseball and the giants were, were fortunate enough

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<v Speaker 4>to avoid a good stretch of it where it was

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<v Speaker 4>really affecting the rest of the league. And, and now,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, maybe this is just a sort of regressing

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<v Speaker 4>to the mean a little bit. And, and, All that aside,

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<v Speaker 4>on a very personal level, you feel terrible for a

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<v Speaker 4>Carson Wittenhut. Again, it's just like what we're talking about.

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<v Speaker 4>Once you start to show a glimmer of something positive

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<v Speaker 4>where you can really feel good about yourself. He was

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<v Speaker 4>putting together a nice start the other day and then, boom,

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<v Speaker 4>feels it on a pitch and tries to throw another

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<v Speaker 4>and then that's it. You feel for him it's going

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<v Speaker 4>to be a long road back. McDonald had his procedure

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<v Speaker 4>just earlier this month, so Yeah, it's got to be tough, man.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, these guys do this because they love to

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<v Speaker 4>compete for the most part, and you've got to take

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<v Speaker 4>it away from you for more than a year.

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<v Speaker 3>So, yeah, it's going to be a long road back

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<v Speaker 3>for them.

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<v Speaker 2>Talking to Bags, a few more minutes here on the

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<v Speaker 2>ULA guest line. I don't think it was an overstatement

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<v Speaker 2>when the Giants acquired Rafael Devers that a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>us thought and said, this is the best talent-wise power

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<v Speaker 2>hitter they've had or acquired since they had Barry Bonds.

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<v Speaker 2>And now he's doing things at Oracle Park that only

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<v Speaker 2>Bonds had ever done, right? I mean, he's hit his

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<v Speaker 2>17th home run of the season. today in this ballpark

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<v Speaker 2>and a towering, pretty impressive splash hit. I really don't

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<v Speaker 2>think this ballpark is affecting him all that much. I

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<v Speaker 2>think he's a slow starter, but it does seem like

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<v Speaker 2>he's kind of coming back to the mean.

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<v Speaker 3>Here, Pax. You know what?

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<v Speaker 4>I would love to have a conversation with him because

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<v Speaker 4>he doesn't talk to us very often, obviously. I think

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<v Speaker 4>we were hoping we could talk to him after today's game,

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<v Speaker 4>but then the story obviously changed. But I would love

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<v Speaker 4>to ask him– did that series in Fenway almost kind

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<v Speaker 4>of give you closure a little bit? You know, you

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<v Speaker 4>have that experience, whether they booed you, appreciated you, cheered you, whatever.

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<v Speaker 4>It almost helps you tie a bow on it. And

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<v Speaker 4>then you come back home and it feels like home,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, as opposed to I'm a mercenary and this

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<v Speaker 4>is where I've been traded to.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't even know if he would, he seems kind

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<v Speaker 4>of dismissive of questions like that. So I don't think

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<v Speaker 4>he'd even get an answer, but yeah, I do wonder

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<v Speaker 4>it's probably human nature. You know, you have an experience

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<v Speaker 4>like that where you go to Boston and maybe it

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<v Speaker 4>just does allow you to kind of close the loop

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<v Speaker 4>a little bit. And, and clearly he looks comfortable now here.

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<v Speaker 4>I think he does have the opportunity to be a

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<v Speaker 4>fan favorite here.

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<v Speaker 3>I would love it.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, obviously as someone who likes to introduce players to,

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<v Speaker 4>to fans and sort of make that connection and, You know,

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<v Speaker 4>I would love it if he shared a little more

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<v Speaker 4>of himself with us, which he hasn't yet, but that's

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<v Speaker 4>his prerogative. So if you do great things on the field,

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<v Speaker 4>you're going to get cheered.

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<v Speaker 3>And, you know, whether you're Raphael. Devers or Barry Bonds

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<v Speaker 3>or whoever. So, you know, yeah, he's having.

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<v Speaker 4>What's going to turn into a good year. It could

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<v Speaker 4>even be a 40-homer year, really. And you look at

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<v Speaker 4>the whole lineup is completely disintegrated.

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<v Speaker 3>Around him.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, Jung-Hoo Lee scratched before the first pitch and

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<v Speaker 4>it's Raphael Devers is the only guy left holding this

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<v Speaker 4>whole thing up. And by the way, he's played in every.

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<v Speaker 3>Game this year.

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<v Speaker 4>And Tony Vitello says he's going to give him a

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<v Speaker 4>day or two off down the stretch.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think so.

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<v Speaker 4>That's what Tony says.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't believe him.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't think Raphael Devers is going to miss a

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<v Speaker 4>game this year. You know, I think he's probably going

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<v Speaker 4>to play in both ends of Saturday's doubleheader because I

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<v Speaker 4>think that's what he loves to do. He's got the

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<v Speaker 4>third longest consecutive game streak in the major leagues he

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<v Speaker 4>played 163 games last year and you know it's he's

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<v Speaker 4>obviously not a part of the.

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<v Speaker 3>Problem i think we can very very clearly.

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<v Speaker 5>Say that staying on devers well red hot series and

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<v Speaker 5>doing it with an inexperienced lineup and of course devers

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<v Speaker 5>has received a ton of criticism since becoming a giant

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<v Speaker 5>but john shea on our airwaves earlier today said that

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<v Speaker 5>he's been more of a mentor of late have you

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<v Speaker 5>seen that as well andy.

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<v Speaker 4>Um, you know, hard to see, we're not in the clubhouse. Um,

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<v Speaker 4>we see when guys come out and do their work. Uh,

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<v Speaker 4>that's what I think we've been told. That's what Tony

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<v Speaker 4>Vitello said that, uh, Devers has been someone who will

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<v Speaker 4>speak up in hitters meetings. Um, you know, so yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>I think you just go based on that. And, uh, um, that's,

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<v Speaker 4>that's what the manager says. So, um, you know, he's

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<v Speaker 4>someone who's been around the block. He's been a part

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<v Speaker 4>of a world series team. He's, you know, been the

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<v Speaker 4>super young guy. He was in the big leagues, barely what,

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<v Speaker 4>1920 years old. So, um, this guy's seen a lot

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<v Speaker 4>in his career before his 30th birthday.

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<v Speaker 3>And, you know, anything he.

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<v Speaker 4>Can do to kind of share any of that wisdom

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<v Speaker 4>with his teammates.

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<v Speaker 3>Is something that I'm sure everyone's going to be listening to.

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<v Speaker 2>Last one for me, Bags, before we let you go,

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<v Speaker 2>the flop today from Landon Rupp, who was supposed to

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<v Speaker 2>be the starter to Logan Webb. I know there was

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<v Speaker 2>talk before the game, maybe that was just to go

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<v Speaker 2>for the sweep. Do we know that that was the

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<v Speaker 2>reason or is there anything else behind this?

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<v Speaker 4>No, you know, it really came from Logan and his

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<v Speaker 4>thought process was a couple of things. One, You know,

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<v Speaker 4>he only threw two whatever innings in Boston because it

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<v Speaker 4>was a bad start. So he didn't throw that many pitches.

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<v Speaker 4>And so he didn't need the extra day, really. But

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<v Speaker 4>he knew that Landon Roop could use the extra day

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<v Speaker 4>because Roop is way past however many innings he's thrown

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<v Speaker 4>in a professional season. So I think he's both thinking, hey,

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<v Speaker 4>I don't need to cool my heels for another day

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<v Speaker 4>because I kind of had a short start. And, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>I got this young teammate who probably could use the

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<v Speaker 4>extra day just to rest and recover. So that kind

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<v Speaker 4>of came from Logan himself. Everybody was on board.

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<v Speaker 3>With it, so that's why they did it. Well, good stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>Good leadership from Logan Webb there, too. And deserved better

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of a victory today. I'm sure he's thinking

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<v Speaker 2>to himself, how am I going to get a loss

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<v Speaker 2>in that? Or not going to win in that one.

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew Baggerly covers the Giants for The Athletic. He joins

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<v Speaker 2>us every week here. Bags, appreciate the time. Good luck

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<v Speaker 2>finishing the story, man. We'll talk to you soon.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks, Andy. Yeah, thanks, guys. Appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks, man. All right, good stuff there. Adam Copeland, Derek

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<v Speaker 2>Papa with you until 6 o'clock tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>Dude, I'm not going to be with you tomorrow, man.

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<v Speaker 5>We'll be okay.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, dude.

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<v Speaker 5>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you catch that, dude?

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>Dude, holy crap.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm looking forward to a little Rick action.

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<v Speaker 2>What are you going to do?

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<v Speaker 3>We'll be okay.

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<v Speaker 5>You're doing bigger and better things, doing 49ers pregame with

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<v Speaker 5>John Dickinson, and I'll do my little show with Rick

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<v Speaker 5>Tittle tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't walk it back.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, dude.

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<v Speaker 5>Sorry, you caught me off guard there.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't know we were going there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I bet you did.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll miss you, too.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't say all that much. I was like, oh, man,

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<v Speaker 2>am I going to be there tomorrow?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I know.

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<v Speaker 2>You know why I got into this business, dude, to

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<v Speaker 2>talk on KSFO.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll take a quick break. When we come on back,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll put the show to bed. It's Dirty Work. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a Wednesday. It's only here on the Sports Leader.