WEBVTT - Guards SP Parker Messick joins FT

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk guardians with rookie Parker Messik joining us right now.

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<v Speaker 1>What a ride man. Great to have you on, Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for the time, and yeah I'll just start here too.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you see where you'd be right now in spring

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<v Speaker 1>training when you were fighting for a spot.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, not really. I mean I just try

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<v Speaker 2>to take it one, one day at a time in

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<v Speaker 2>spring training because the more you think ahead it kind

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<v Speaker 2>of send you into the spirals. So just try to

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<v Speaker 2>take it like one outing at a time. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>now I'm here.

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<v Speaker 3>Wait wait, wait, wait, what come on? Everybody thinks ahead

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<v Speaker 3>in spring training. You're trying to duck I'm trying to think.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't even know who would be the person, because

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<v Speaker 3>you know, now that Craig's gone, you're trying to duck

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<v Speaker 3>the dude that's tapping on the shoulder at the end

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<v Speaker 3>of spring training and being like voter wants to see you,

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<v Speaker 3>and you're like.

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<v Speaker 4>No, no, no, no no.

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<v Speaker 3>So that has to be a little bit part of it.

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<v Speaker 3>Wasn't relieving once the season started to not have to

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<v Speaker 3>like be in that constant Maybe you're not maybe you're

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<v Speaker 3>not in a fight or flight mode in spring training,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm totally wrong on this.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I was pretty I mean I was pretty calmly.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I had faith whatever happened was meant to happen.

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<v Speaker 2>So I just trust the Lord that you know, wherever

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<v Speaker 2>I was going it was meant to be. And I

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<v Speaker 2>was kind of at peace with it, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it just ended up working out and had a good

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<v Speaker 2>start of the year, So it just worked out.

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<v Speaker 4>I was never worried, Parker. I knew you were making

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<v Speaker 4>the team the whole time, man. And let's uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>let's fast forward now one hundred innings later of work

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<v Speaker 4>and you know, just kind of going through your minor

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<v Speaker 4>league career one hundred and thirty innings, one hundred and

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<v Speaker 4>thirty innings, you're getting to that threshold, and now almost

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<v Speaker 4>two of the first All Star breaking your first full season.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, how's how's the body hanging in there? Are

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<v Speaker 4>you going to make any adjustments moving forward? Are you

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<v Speaker 4>just kind of status quo this thing's going well. I

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<v Speaker 4>don't want to mess with anything right now and feeling good.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we actually made a couple delivery adjustments the last

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<v Speaker 2>couple of weeks. It kind of helped the v low

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<v Speaker 2>peak through through the hardest couple of bullets I have

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<v Speaker 2>ever thrown the last couple of weeks. So I'm still

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<v Speaker 2>making adjustments. Nothing nothing really with the pitches or anything

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<v Speaker 2>like that. It's just me trying to figure out, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>what routines work best for me week to week, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, what what should the bullpens look like? And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I'm figuring all that out and I'm kind

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<v Speaker 2>of getting into a spot where I feel pretty comfortable

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, hopefully I can just carry that into

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of the year.

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<v Speaker 3>Who's the biggest help when you talk about those adjustments.

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<v Speaker 2>We have I mean an entire our entire pitching staff,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean along along with a lot of the players.

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<v Speaker 2>The players honestly helped me a lot with you know,

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<v Speaker 2>learning the right routines. And then you know, our pitching

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<v Speaker 2>staff all the way, you know, Klueber, Joe Torres, Beg

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<v Speaker 2>Carl everyone. You know, they're they're all awesome at just

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<v Speaker 2>helping me in different ways, whether it's mechanically, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>pitch sequencing, different pitch gripts. You know, they're all great.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's been a combination of everyone, all.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, So you have a lot of good people around you.

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<v Speaker 3>But you have a lot of good facilities around you.

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously you don't know what it used to look like. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>I guess you did know what the old weight room

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<v Speaker 3>and everything used to look like. I got a tour

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<v Speaker 3>of Progressive Field like four weeks ago when you guys

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<v Speaker 3>weren't there. Does that help? And the reason I asked

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<v Speaker 3>that because you guys have this massive new facility inside,

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<v Speaker 3>But does that help in creating value for a player

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<v Speaker 3>like you that you're like, Okay, I'm trying to figure

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<v Speaker 3>out how to stay healthy. We already had a really

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<v Speaker 3>good training staff, but now we have this beautiful, immaculate

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<v Speaker 3>facility to use too, and maybe this is what keeps

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<v Speaker 3>me healthy through the year.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no doubt. I mean, you can ever go wrong

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<v Speaker 2>with having enough recovery stuff. It's super important to the game,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, Cleveland does a great job of making

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<v Speaker 2>sure that we have everything that we need to feel

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<v Speaker 2>good every day on the field. So yeah, I definitely

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<v Speaker 2>take advantage of the times that I'm at home. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it is a huge plus to be here.

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<v Speaker 4>Parker kind of looking through what you do well man,

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<v Speaker 4>and one thing I'm jealous of is you keep the

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<v Speaker 4>ball in the yard. You know, major league gaverage one

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<v Speaker 4>point three home runs per nine, you're chilling around zero

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<v Speaker 4>point eight as someone that frequently let the ball go

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<v Speaker 4>over the fence more than I would have liked. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>That's what I struggled with, and something that I was

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<v Speaker 4>aware of, right Like I would think of like my

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<v Speaker 4>pitches that give up slug and kind of like really

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<v Speaker 4>be picky about when I use those to certain guys

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<v Speaker 4>that accel against those pitches, et cetera, et cetera. Is

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<v Speaker 4>that something you're thinking about at all? Or is it

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<v Speaker 4>just my arsenal gets the ball on the ground or

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<v Speaker 4>keeps the ball in the yard or you kind of

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<v Speaker 4>actively I guess we all do, but like, are you

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<v Speaker 4>actively looking at ways to avoid slug?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I think I think it's a little bit of both.

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<v Speaker 2>There's times where, you know, I know, when I'm facing

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<v Speaker 2>this certain all star hitter, if I have a pitch

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<v Speaker 2>that is probably on the lower end of tiers of

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<v Speaker 2>my pitches and it's definitely something that he hits, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>really hard a lot of the time, then probably going

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<v Speaker 2>to avoid that pitch as much as much as possible,

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<v Speaker 2>or at least avoid it being in Z and then

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a lot of times for me on the

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<v Speaker 2>other side of things, I just like to lean on

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<v Speaker 2>my strengths and you know, I'm gonna pitch how I

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<v Speaker 2>like to pitch, because the most important, you know, thang

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<v Speaker 2>I'm ahead that I'm in the driver's seat and then

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<v Speaker 3>How much do you get into those scattering reports? Do

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<v Speaker 3>you just take what everybody gives you or do you

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<v Speaker 3>create your own scattering report and then look at what

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<v Speaker 3>the team gives you That.

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<v Speaker 2>We get a lot of information on other teams from

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<v Speaker 2>our team, So I think it's just a combination of

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<v Speaker 2>me knowing watching the game and seeing swings along with

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<v Speaker 2>our catchers and pitching coaches, and then also like going

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<v Speaker 2>into the data side of things and seeing what pitches

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<v Speaker 2>they slug, what do they take? You know, what are

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<v Speaker 2>they hitting hard? What are they hitting saw just a

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<v Speaker 2>combination of both.

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<v Speaker 3>Is there a certain picture that you watch? The reason

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<v Speaker 3>I ask is like, I watch I watched a certain

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<v Speaker 3>hitter when I was hitting, how pitchers faced him. When

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<v Speaker 3>you're pitching, when you're about to face a team, do

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<v Speaker 3>you go to someone else in your division that you're like, oh,

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<v Speaker 3>I want to watch how he threw against the White

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<v Speaker 3>Sox when they come in town.

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<v Speaker 2>Not really. I think for me it's it's more identifying

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<v Speaker 2>what pitches I think are going to play to certain

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<v Speaker 2>hitters because I think you know every picture you can,

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<v Speaker 2>you can try and compare picture to pitcher, but everyone's

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<v Speaker 2>going to have their own delivery. It's going to come

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<v Speaker 2>out of a different slot, different angle, different tempo, different

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<v Speaker 2>body movements, So I think every picture is different. So

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<v Speaker 2>for me, I just try and figure out what my

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<v Speaker 2>own pitches would would play the specific specific hitters in

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<v Speaker 2>certain parts of the zone.

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<v Speaker 4>Parker, I did zero research on this, but I'm just

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<v Speaker 4>assuming you guys are the only team that has run

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<v Speaker 4>out the same five star from the start. Maybe not,

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<v Speaker 4>but I bet it's it's in the single digits, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>between you Tanner, Gavin, Joey and Slade making all seventeen

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<v Speaker 4>now some of all eighteen starts? What are you guys

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<v Speaker 4>bouncing off each other? You know, I look back at

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<v Speaker 4>some of the times when like Kershawn Buehler and Yurius

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<v Speaker 4>and rich Hill, we're really dialed in, and I was

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<v Speaker 4>kind of along for the ride with them and making

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<v Speaker 4>some starts, and we were like sitting next to each

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<v Speaker 4>other in the dugout while the other was pitching and

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<v Speaker 4>hyping them up. And you know, he went six shutty tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 4>I want to go seven shuddy or whatever. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>how you guys bouncing off each other, learning from each other.

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<v Speaker 4>A lot of you guys are young, and I gotta

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<v Speaker 4>imagine that's been a lot of fun so far.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's awesome for me, especially going in my rookie

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<v Speaker 2>ear to have a group of guys that are pretty

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<v Speaker 2>close and all, you know, click well together. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>we do a lot of stuff off field together as well.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's just a good group of our five guys

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<v Speaker 2>that you know, we were always communicating, always, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>pushing each other and learning from each other. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think we talked about it earlier, like the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that all five of us have been able to make

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<v Speaker 2>every start, it just shows, you know, how diligent everyone

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<v Speaker 2>one of the pitchers are with their routines and how

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<v Speaker 2>well the training staff and strength conditioning and everyone you

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<v Speaker 2>know works with us to make sure that we're healthy

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<v Speaker 2>and can be on the field all the time. But

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<v Speaker 2>it's been a lot of fun. You know, hopefully we

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<v Speaker 2>can keep it going the rest of the year.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, what would an All Star Game mean to you?

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<v Speaker 3>What would what would that mean? Or would it be

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<v Speaker 3>something that's like, well, that's kind of surreal, Like I

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<v Speaker 3>never really imagined something like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean it would be surreal for sure. I

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I didn't think at the start of this

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<v Speaker 2>year that I'd be in a position to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>be in the talks for it. So it's it's just

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<v Speaker 2>really cool. I'm thankful for the Lord that I'm in

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<v Speaker 2>this position, and you know, if if it happens, it

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<v Speaker 2>would mean the world. And if not, then I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>keep trying to get the Guardians wins. So I mean

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't really matter. But you know, I know how

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<v Speaker 2>big of an honor that would be, and you know

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<v Speaker 2>it would be a huge accomplishment, and you know I'd

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<v Speaker 2>be it would be super grateful.

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<v Speaker 4>Along those lines, Man, I can tell you're a humble kid.

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<v Speaker 4>So this is gonna be a tough question, but I'm

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<v Speaker 4>gonna put you on the spot. You're kind of flirting

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<v Speaker 4>with all these things this year All Star, you're on

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<v Speaker 4>the ballot for like a Rookie of the Year. You're

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<v Speaker 4>off to a great start, and you almost threw the

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<v Speaker 4>no hitter. Man, let's say you know the year's over,

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<v Speaker 4>it's now Christmas time. You're looking back at my rookie year. Man,

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<v Speaker 4>it's like I could have been an All Star. I

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<v Speaker 4>could have been Rookie of the Year. I could have

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<v Speaker 4>thrown a no hitter. Which one of those three you

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<v Speaker 4>think you're choosing?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, Man, that one's tough, Uh, I can I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>It'd probably be between I'll say I'll say Rookie of the Year,

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<v Speaker 2>just because that's the only one you can do once.

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<v Speaker 2>I can you I can be an All Star later

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<v Speaker 2>in my career, and I can throw another no hitter

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<v Speaker 2>later in my career. So I'll go with that option.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, all three would be super special. That's

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<v Speaker 2>a good ansa.

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<v Speaker 5>Right.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, then that leads right into my question. Right now,

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<v Speaker 3>you're you're in, You're in the mix for Rookie of

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<v Speaker 3>the Year, but the rookie of the year most likely

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<v Speaker 3>is gonna come out of the American League Central. Of

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<v Speaker 3>the guys that you've seen, you know, the guys from

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<v Speaker 3>your own teammate Travis to to uh Akamoto up in Toronto,

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<v Speaker 3>to Moricamedi and m freaking from from the Tigers. McGonagall,

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<v Speaker 3>thank you McGonagall. Who do you feel like most impressed

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<v Speaker 3>you throughout this season when you've seen them?

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<v Speaker 2>I have seen, uh every I mean, I've seen everyone

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<v Speaker 2>play at different levels. You know, I've seen you know,

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<v Speaker 2>each one have really good games really and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>not so great games, And that's the part of being

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<v Speaker 2>a rookie in the in in the big league. So

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I honestly don't know. Everyone's been super talented,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's it's really cool to have so many talented

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<v Speaker 2>young guys in the AL Central and to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to compete compete against them all the time. So maybe

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<v Speaker 2>I'll have a better, more specific answer by the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the year. But I mean, everyone's super impressive. So far,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's really fun for me to be able to

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<v Speaker 2>compete against all of those guys.

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<v Speaker 4>Parker, how about just you know so far almost a

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<v Speaker 4>year into your big league career. Here you talked about

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<v Speaker 4>some i think mechanical changes earlier that you made. Have

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<v Speaker 4>you noticed any arsenal changes that you you've deployed. Are

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<v Speaker 4>you are you still kind of deploying your pitches as

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<v Speaker 4>you were the first time you stepped on a big

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<v Speaker 4>league mound, or are you already starting to make some

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<v Speaker 4>adjustments as you've seen maybe your self change or the

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<v Speaker 4>hitters adjust to you, or right now just kind of

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<v Speaker 4>kind of you know, hanging with my strengths. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 4>go at you guys until you figure me out and

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<v Speaker 4>then I'll adjust.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I kind of came in with that approach, like

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna I'm a young guy, this this is what

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<v Speaker 2>I got, This is what got me here, So I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna lean on that and then I've I've had to

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<v Speaker 2>make some adjustments as hitters have learned more about me

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<v Speaker 2>and what I like to do. So, you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>came into this year throwing a cutter along with with

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<v Speaker 2>the other five pitches, which I didn't do last year,

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<v Speaker 2>So that was an adjustment going in from this offseason

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<v Speaker 2>into the season. And you know, I'm just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>trying to be learn learning when to use certain pitches

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<v Speaker 2>and you know what count buckets? Do I throw pitches

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<v Speaker 2>that get me ahead? And what are my swinging mis pitches?

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, these hitters are really good and that

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<v Speaker 2>their swings are my biggest teacher, and it just helps me.

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<v Speaker 2>I get the feedback immediately off of a pitch that

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<v Speaker 2>I throw, whether it looked good or whether it didn't,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, based off of their take or their swing

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<v Speaker 2>or how hard they hit it. So I'm constantly learning

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<v Speaker 2>and constantly adjusting based off of my arsenal and the

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<v Speaker 2>things that the hitters like and the things that they don't.

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<v Speaker 3>All Right, one of your rookie buddies on the team,

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<v Speaker 3>real new rookie, So he's sitting way farther in the

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<v Speaker 3>back than you are. Cooper Engle threw the ball into

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<v Speaker 3>the stands accidentally with two outs instead of three. How

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<v Speaker 3>is that handled in your dugout? Is that handled with?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh man, nobody say anything? Is that somebody yelling at him?

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<v Speaker 3>Or is it joked about later?

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<v Speaker 2>No, it's something I think the older guys did a

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<v Speaker 2>really good job handling that. I mean I did. I

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<v Speaker 2>stayed out of that conversation other than me, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just hopping on the butt, like you know, that's that's

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<v Speaker 2>a tough thing to have to go through. Is a

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<v Speaker 2>couple of first days in the in the big league.

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<v Speaker 2>So I think they handled it well. You know, I

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<v Speaker 2>saw a bunch of the guys in the locker room

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<v Speaker 2>laughing about it with them after the game, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they did a phenomenal job of you know, everyone understands

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<v Speaker 2>that it's a mistake and no one wants to be

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<v Speaker 2>that person. So I think our older guys did a

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<v Speaker 2>phenomenal job handling that. And you know, Cooper's been the

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<v Speaker 2>same guy in the locker room every day and I

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<v Speaker 2>have no doubt that not hopefully we really learned from that,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's going to be a phenomenal player and the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of the season for us.

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<v Speaker 3>Who's that guy, who's the older guy that first steps

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<v Speaker 3>up to like pat him on the button, like tell

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<v Speaker 3>him it's okay.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there's you have Austin Hedges, David Frye, Rees Hoskins,

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<v Speaker 2>Stephen Kwan, It was a group effort, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm probably leaving a couple of guys out, but those

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<v Speaker 2>are just you know, some of the ones off the

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<v Speaker 2>top of my head. And they were with him pretty

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<v Speaker 2>much immediately after the game, and you know, it seemed

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<v Speaker 2>pretty light and they handled it well.

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<v Speaker 3>Is there somebody that you've seen, not necessarily played against,

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<v Speaker 3>but when you saw him out in the field here

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<v Speaker 3>in this first full season in the big leagues that

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<v Speaker 3>you're like, well, I saw that guy, like, well, I

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<v Speaker 3>struck out show or is there Are you not enamored

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<v Speaker 3>by anybody in the game.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I mean for sure. The first my first star

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<v Speaker 2>was against the Dodgers and I had, you know, that

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<v Speaker 2>star stutted lineup. And then immediately against the Cubs and

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<v Speaker 2>I was facing Bregmant and then I think it was

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<v Speaker 2>like Atlanta right after that and I had to face Acunya.

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<v Speaker 2>So I mean every start that I have that the

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<v Speaker 2>guy that I haven't faced. When you know you're a superstar,

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<v Speaker 2>it feels feels like I was just yesterday. I was

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<v Speaker 2>like in high school watching all these guys playing All

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<v Speaker 2>Star games and you know, playing with them on MBI

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<v Speaker 2>the Show. And now I'm having to face them. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's definitely something super cool for me to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to say that I'm doing and I'm just super grateful

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<v Speaker 2>that I have this opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh Parker, you got a good group. It's been fun

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<v Speaker 1>to watch men. Keep it up. Hopefully we'll see in

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<v Speaker 1>Philadelphia too. Great talking to you. Thanks for the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, thank you guys for having me. I appreciate it.