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Speaker 1: So pleased to be joined by Dave Roberts, the manager

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Speaker 1: of the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Dave, I

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Speaker 1: tell you, it's an interesting thing, this great game of ours,

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Speaker 1: because you get swept by the Angels and then you

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Speaker 1: sweep the Padres. Baseball is a conundrum. Make it make sense? Skip?

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Speaker 2: You know what?

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Speaker 3: If I had the answer to that one, guys, I

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Speaker 3: would have slept a lot better these last ten days.

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Speaker 2: I don't get it, you know.

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Speaker 3: I think the only thing I can, I guess wrap

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Speaker 3: my head around is it's one hundred and sixty two games.

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Speaker 2: It's a long season, and I.

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Speaker 3: Know fans, media, us in the clubhouse don't understand why

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Speaker 3: we can't be consistent with our play or any team

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Speaker 3: for that matter. But it is crazy that, you know,

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Speaker 3: we haven't won a game against the Brewers all year,

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Speaker 3: can't beat the Angels, and then we you know, have

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Speaker 3: those things that you just won't I don't think we'll

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, it's it's a very very weird game.

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Speaker 4: Saw a lot better brand of baseball out of your

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Speaker 5: What can you say that you learned?

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Speaker 4: Did the Dodgers learn anything about themselves from the series

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Speaker 2: You know what?

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Speaker 3: What what I can say is, uh, you know, we

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Speaker 3: think that when I kind of do step away and

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Speaker 3: him who just don't ever give away and at bat

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Speaker 3: or take a playoff, that's something that's hard to accomplish.

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Speaker 3: But I think as a group this past weekend we

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Speaker 3: did that. So I think that's so Quinn. I think,

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Speaker 3: sorry Clinton, So I think that the lesson is is

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Speaker 6: Sorry Alana, Now that's okay.

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Speaker 7: Let's give some love to alex Vessius because alex Vestia

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Speaker 7: Dave has been put in situations that perhaps he's not

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Speaker 7: meant for at the moment, but he's risen to the occasion,

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Speaker 7: I mean, a big moment for him.

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Speaker 1: Yesterday kind of like that big dog moment. Where have

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Speaker 3: Man, Alex is probably you know, I've had him for

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Speaker 3: I think what seven years, maybe something like that.

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Speaker 2: Six years. He's really really grown.

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Speaker 3: I think he's gotten a lot more comfortable in his

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Speaker 3: but I just really he's as hard a work a worker,

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Speaker 3: I feel that he's one of the guys that one

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Speaker 3: So I've got to instill confidence in him. And so

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Speaker 3: then so for me is when a player has skin

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Speaker 2: I'll bet on him.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I want to follow on that because

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Speaker 5: That felt like a dog moment.

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Speaker 4: How important was that to the guys in that clubhouse

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Speaker 5: Am I reading.

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Speaker 4: Too much into this or how do you feel this

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Speaker 2: You nailed it.

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Speaker 3: You nailed at Clint, and it's funny as a coach

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Speaker 3: where you can see guys evolve from the little puppy

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Speaker 3: we've seen that from Alex, and he is a star

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Speaker 3: And I do think that him adding a little light

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Speaker 3: I will say, in the pen, it's one of those

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Speaker 1: Dave, you talked about making sure Alex had the knowledge

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Speaker 1: that you had confidence in him. Let's speak to that

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Speaker 1: when it comes to Mooky Betts. How is a manager

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Speaker 3: I think it was one of those where Number one,

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Speaker 3: He's going to be our two hole hitter indefinitely. We

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Speaker 3: I think for me, that's the ultimate sign of confidence.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, it's good having Marcus lend Batts back in that lineup.

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Speaker 4: no other team is able to add Mookie back to

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Speaker 4: really good to see him. Other pieces added back to

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Speaker 4: Glass now back finally seeing that starting rotation that pissed

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Speaker 5: You know, they bring baseball.

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Speaker 4: How has that been to see this unit of five

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Speaker 4: or six dudes come together, don't sleep on Clayton Kershaw

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Speaker 4: by the way, how has that been for you to see?

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Speaker 4: And can we say this is the best starting rotation

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Speaker 2: Yeah?

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I can say, you know, one through one through six,

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Speaker 3: it's certainly the best rotation in baseball one through five.

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Speaker 3: I still love what Emmitt's doing and it is nice.

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Speaker 3: You know, each night we can I write the lineup

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Speaker 3: I like our guy better than their guy. And that's

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Speaker 3: a good feeling. And you know, even Yama coming off

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Speaker 2: And then we got show. Hey, who I know.

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Speaker 3: When he pitched on Wednesday, We're going to see a show. Hey,

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Speaker 3: the same thing with Emmett. So I just think we're

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Speaker 3: And I just think that, you know, if we can

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Speaker 2: Pitching this year.

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Speaker 1: And Dave is that is rookie Sasak on that starting train.

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Speaker 3: So you know Roki right now, he's going to pitch

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Speaker 5: For you. What has been the biggest challenge so far

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Speaker 2: And you can just see.

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Speaker 1: Dave, there was a time early on in the season,

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Speaker 1: Dave, six games with the Padres with a ten day window. Obviously,

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Speaker 2: I guess we've lived it. That probably probably not.

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Speaker 1: That is, So that's why you should just stick to golf.

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Speaker 1: Where are you hitting the links? Are you hitting the links?

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Speaker 1: In Denver? The ball flies there, Dave.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I play the meters Alta in Denver with the

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Speaker 5: That's awesome.

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Speaker 4: Well, Dave, we appreciate your time man. As always, it's

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Speaker 4: But hey, go give him hell in Colorado.

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Speaker 5: Man.

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Speaker 3: No, we will no letdowns, And honestly, I think it's

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Speaker 2: But this is good. I appreciate you, guys, Dave.

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Speaker 1: Nobody knows everything that you know, and that's why we

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Speaker 1: is so refreshing. Thank you, Skip, We appreciate you. Please

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Speaker 1: give my best to the family and go get those Rockies.

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Speaker 2: All right, guys, take care