WEBVTT - Reds Outfielder Will Benson

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<v Speaker 1>So I think when we're talking about, you know, playoffs,

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<v Speaker 1>I think what we can get better at is winning

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<v Speaker 1>those tighter, close games.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, we've got Will Benson from the Cincinnati Regis jointing

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<v Speaker 2>us right now in foul Territory. Welcome back to the show.

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<v Speaker 2>Congrats on player of the week Will and a huge

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<v Speaker 2>week including that we can sweep against the state rival

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<v Speaker 2>Cleveland Guardians. How you doing, man, Happy to be back

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<v Speaker 2>up and thriving?

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, Yeah, I'm definitely grateful that I got the opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to play and yeah, put some good numbers up.

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<v Speaker 2>Take us through your journey this year, Like was it

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<v Speaker 2>a change? Was it something that clicked for you and

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<v Speaker 2>the minors? Like how would you describe the way that

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<v Speaker 2>things are currently working for you?

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<v Speaker 1>I would say the journey has just been really focused

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<v Speaker 1>on the routine and the process and just being consistent

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<v Speaker 1>with with that. You know, it really kind of began

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<v Speaker 1>in this past off season just kind of learning, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>who I am and what I want to be in

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<v Speaker 1>the direction I want to go, and then just continuously

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<v Speaker 1>building blocks every day. You know, there there's little nuggets

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<v Speaker 1>here and there that I picked up along the way,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, coming into the coming into the actual season

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<v Speaker 1>from the off season and spring training, and then just

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<v Speaker 1>being consistent with UH, with that approach.

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<v Speaker 3>Every time you've talked to us or we were should

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<v Speaker 3>we were live out in Vegas the one time you

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<v Speaker 3>were on the show, You're super positive. You're like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna go get it. When you get sent down

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<v Speaker 3>to the bushes after having up and down big league

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<v Speaker 3>career but a lot of ups, a lot of awesome things.

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<v Speaker 3>How pissed really were you? Because like, believe me, I

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<v Speaker 3>know about getting sent down. AJ maybe doesn't know about

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<v Speaker 3>getting sent down. How pissed were you? But how did

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<v Speaker 3>you channel that ultimately once you got down there?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>I was. I was definitely a mixed bag of emotions.

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't say like I was like crazy upset, because

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when you do everything you're supposed to do,

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<v Speaker 1>then it's like, you know, that's just what God gave

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<v Speaker 1>me type of mentality. I definitely was upset, but I knew.

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<v Speaker 1>I told my wife this, you know, in the off season,

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be a great year. I just told her that,

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<v Speaker 1>And so my mindset was already kind of set on

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<v Speaker 1>what I was, what I'm trying to do. This was

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<v Speaker 1>just a little wrinkle in the in the journey. But

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like, you know, with my faith, I just

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<v Speaker 1>stayed to the to the process of the routine. I

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<v Speaker 1>just kept my focus, you know, just like tunnel vision

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<v Speaker 1>on what I was trying to do. And that didn't

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<v Speaker 1>matter whether I was in the big leagues or I

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<v Speaker 1>was in Triple A, because I know I was speaking

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<v Speaker 1>with the man I can't I feel bad, I'm tripping

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<v Speaker 1>on this. I worked out with him and the all

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<v Speaker 1>season and he had a similar thing, and it was

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<v Speaker 1>his platform year and he was just like, man, I

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<v Speaker 1>know if it ain't here, and I know there's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>other teams that can use me and see value in me.

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<v Speaker 1>And so yeah, from then I just had that perspective

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<v Speaker 1>of like, hey, if it's not here, that's okay. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>just do what I have to do, work on my craft,

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<v Speaker 1>work on my game, and let God take the wheel

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<v Speaker 1>and wherever it lands, that's just where it lands. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's how they going to keep that type of be positive,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, outlook on it.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, when you were sent down, and by the way,

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<v Speaker 4>I was sent down plenty of times. I know, Crawds.

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<v Speaker 4>It's like to you know say that, but I was

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<v Speaker 4>sent down plenty of times. What was your what was

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<v Speaker 4>your focus? I know you keep saying you no God first,

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<v Speaker 4>which I respect and love that, and you're saying stay positive,

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<v Speaker 4>which is great. But when they sent you down, they

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<v Speaker 4>didn't just say go to Triple A. They gave you

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<v Speaker 4>specific things to work on. So when you went down there,

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<v Speaker 4>what were you working on? Did you make some changes

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<v Speaker 4>in your swing? Did you make some approach changes, like

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<v Speaker 4>you had to have changed something. It's not like they

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<v Speaker 4>just said just go down there and hopefully we'll see

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<v Speaker 4>it later.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I think it was more of a situational type thing.

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<v Speaker 1>So it was like, hey, if you come up with

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<v Speaker 1>us to start the year, I wasn't gonna play very much,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was like, hey, go down you know, get

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<v Speaker 1>your ad back, get your rhythm, get your groove. And

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<v Speaker 1>so that's where it was like, Okay, well I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to go down here and I'm going to see how

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<v Speaker 1>well can I execute my routine day after day after

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<v Speaker 1>day and how consistent can I be with what I

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<v Speaker 1>was trying to do. And there was like a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of an adjustment, you know, with my swing. What

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<v Speaker 1>I was trying to do. But it's nothing crazy. It's

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<v Speaker 1>more just being relaxed up there, just kind of with

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<v Speaker 1>my stance and my posture. But in terms of what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm good at and what I'm trying to to attack,

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<v Speaker 1>those things were, you know, relatively the same. It's just

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<v Speaker 1>how well can I do it day after day? As

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<v Speaker 1>we know, the big you know, being successful in our

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<v Speaker 1>sport is just how consistent can you be? And so,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, obviously being able to play every day in

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<v Speaker 1>triple A was a blessing because I was able to

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<v Speaker 1>work on that consistency whenever I got the chance to

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<v Speaker 1>come back up.

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<v Speaker 3>The other day. Don't Russian got called up to the

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<v Speaker 3>big leagues with the with the Dodgers as a prospect.

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<v Speaker 3>The guy was called up and we had a debate

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<v Speaker 3>on here about playing or not playing. If a guy

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<v Speaker 3>like Will Smith is hitting three point fifty in front

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<v Speaker 3>of him, it's probably not going to play a ton.

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<v Speaker 3>How as a young player or even as just a

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<v Speaker 3>prospect coming up to the big leagues, how is that

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<v Speaker 3>tough to sit? You talked about like taking your approach

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<v Speaker 3>and then like actually being able to execute it because

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<v Speaker 3>you were playing every day in the bushes. But you

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<v Speaker 3>want to be in the big leagues, but you're not

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<v Speaker 3>playing every day. How difficult is that? And is that

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<v Speaker 3>something that you can that people can be successful without

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<v Speaker 3>actually playing every day?

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<v Speaker 1>Great question, Chras, I think it. You know, everybody is

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<v Speaker 1>given a different role, everybody's given a different opportunity, especially

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<v Speaker 1>out of the gate. And so I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're a young guy coming in and you kind

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<v Speaker 1>of have an idea of okay, maybe I might play

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<v Speaker 1>every four day, I think it's really important to learn,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and soak up as much as you can

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<v Speaker 1>from watching, you know, somebody for an example, like you

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<v Speaker 1>were using a guy you're just talking about, and will

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<v Speaker 1>Smith like really sit there and watch and if you

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<v Speaker 1>get a chance or when you get that chance to play,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, do you think you know obviously like you

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<v Speaker 1>do well awesome, you don't do well? Okay, Like, how

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<v Speaker 1>can I use this to whenever I get another opportunity,

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<v Speaker 1>how can I, you know, be better than I was

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<v Speaker 1>last time? And it's really difficult to keep that perspective

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<v Speaker 1>because again, in the back of your mind, it's like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh man, I might get sent down. That's like, I

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<v Speaker 1>think the biggest hurdle that a lot of us young

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<v Speaker 1>guys have to kind of get pass is is that

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<v Speaker 1>little demon in the back of your mind, like, man,

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<v Speaker 1>this might be my last day, so that that's the

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<v Speaker 1>hardest part. And I think when we're talking about Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I understand, Hey, I'm going to be playing, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>every fourth day right where my practice? Can I make

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<v Speaker 1>it as close as possible? How can you know I

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<v Speaker 1>pick my spots when hey, there's a good chance I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be playing here, Like, how well can I prepare for

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<v Speaker 1>that opportunity and and make the most of it? And

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of that again is really how you

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<v Speaker 1>how you how you really look at it. That that

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<v Speaker 1>will really dictate a lot of you know, your ability

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<v Speaker 1>to come through in those in those type of moments.

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<v Speaker 2>of my physical packs. If I was grabbing one.

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<v Speaker 4>Is there anybody you watch like?

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<v Speaker 3>Is there any like video you watch of another player

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<v Speaker 3>that you like kind of like get some inspiration, or

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<v Speaker 3>you're like, maybe my swing doesn't look like this guys,

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<v Speaker 3>but other guys attack him the same way. Or maybe

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<v Speaker 3>I just like think if I watched this guy hit,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm a better player.

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<v Speaker 4>Man.

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<v Speaker 1>You got another great question. I feel you know, I've

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<v Speaker 1>gone back and forth with this. I do a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of this more in the offseason because I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>the appropriate time. But I love watchingry Bonds play, like

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<v Speaker 1>any clips or anything that I can get to him.

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<v Speaker 1>I just like to watch how he approaches the bat,

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<v Speaker 1>how he looks in the a bat. A lot of

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<v Speaker 1>his mannerisms are just very unfazed and dominant, so I

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<v Speaker 1>try to replicate that, and how he has an amazing

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<v Speaker 1>ability for for not only zone control, but his ability

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<v Speaker 1>to put the battle of the ball when he gets

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<v Speaker 1>that hitch in the zone. I think that's an incredible skill.

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<v Speaker 1>So I just try to like really just let my

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<v Speaker 1>brain watch and collect as much information I can. But

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<v Speaker 1>that's more of the off season, actually, you know that

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<v Speaker 1>was That was one funny thing I think I learned

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<v Speaker 1>about myself, was I I did a little bit this year.

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<v Speaker 1>I love watching Freddy Freeman and I love watching Judge.

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<v Speaker 1>The only thing with those guys, mainly Freddy because he's

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<v Speaker 1>left handed and I really like his swing. It's like,

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<v Speaker 1>you have to know, Freddie's Freddy and I'm me right,

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<v Speaker 1>So we're gonna swing different ways, going to do different things.

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<v Speaker 1>I like some of the things that he does, so

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<v Speaker 1>he does a really good job of taking that inside

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<v Speaker 1>pitch to center field. He does a really good job

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<v Speaker 1>of that. He keeps that path through the baseball really well.

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<v Speaker 1>So I like to watch that, and again, I just

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<v Speaker 1>have to be careful because then it's like you don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to try to be exactly like someone else. You

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<v Speaker 1>just take little nuggets and help you improve, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>your game. So a lot of it for me from

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<v Speaker 1>Freddy is just like, hey, how well can I, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>emulate a type of path that's through the baseball like him?

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<v Speaker 1>And then the other guy mentioned was Judge. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>just watching what he's been able to do this year,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been able to I watched his first I think

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<v Speaker 1>like fifteen games and similar bonds. Is just their ability

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<v Speaker 1>to control his own not miss pitch. Is that they

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<v Speaker 1>like and and just have a presence of of of

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<v Speaker 1>just dominance and unbothered. Man, is really cool to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>And those are things that I tried to emulate.

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<v Speaker 3>That is that attainable?

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<v Speaker 4>Did you watch?

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<v Speaker 3>Do you watch those dudes and you see what Judge

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<v Speaker 3>has been doing this whole year, You see what Freddy's

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<v Speaker 3>been doing since he had a little bit of a

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<v Speaker 3>slow start on a bad ankle, and you're like, your

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<v Speaker 3>your numbers matched for the week and that's why you

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<v Speaker 3>got a player of the Player of the Week award,

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<v Speaker 3>but your numbers matched this past week.

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<v Speaker 4>What they're doing the entire season?

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<v Speaker 3>Does that ever? Look when you're watching it, like this

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<v Speaker 3>feels kind of unattainable.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, people, Actually, I'll come back. I think all

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<v Speaker 1>of these things are attainable. Obviously, you have to have grace, right,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, prepare your horses and God delivers the victory.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think I think it. I think all of

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<v Speaker 1>these things are attainable. You just have to understand how

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<v Speaker 1>to get it for yourself. I think those people being judged,

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<v Speaker 1>being Freddie Freeman, Bonds, they learned how to get the

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<v Speaker 1>best out of themselves every day, and when it didn't

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<v Speaker 1>feel good, they found a way to still get the best. Now. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>some of them are God given abilities, you know. It's

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<v Speaker 1>just like, man, you're just good at the sport or

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<v Speaker 1>you know what I'm trying to say. But I think

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<v Speaker 1>I think it very much is obtainable. You just have

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<v Speaker 1>to understand, really, how do you get the best out

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<v Speaker 1>of yourself for that day and do it day after

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<v Speaker 1>day and That's where it's like, it is so impressive

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<v Speaker 1>that they're doing it because they are genuinely it takes

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<v Speaker 1>effort day after day, and their days where it's easier

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<v Speaker 1>than others. Right days you're in your groove. Like obviously

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<v Speaker 1>for Judge right now, I couldn't imagine what he's even feeling.

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<v Speaker 1>He probably even feel anything. But yeah, that that level

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<v Speaker 1>of consistency takes work, and it's impressive for them to watch,

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<v Speaker 1>and I do think it is obtainable.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, all right, Well you came out of the Grissom

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<v Speaker 3>Baseball Association or academy what is it called association in Georgia?

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<v Speaker 1>No I I I played against them a lot, but

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<v Speaker 1>played against Yeah, I grew up. I'm a Santown Red

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<v Speaker 1>Sox that's on on the south side. But we played

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<v Speaker 1>against the ag Gresham Park Dodgers a lot. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that was one of Grissom's teams. If I'm not.

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<v Speaker 3>Mistaken, Okay, okay, sorry, I thought I thought you were

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<v Speaker 3>because I was gonna channel my name, my my question

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<v Speaker 3>to Chandler Simpson. Chandler Simpson, because you and him, you're

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<v Speaker 3>you're you're on the same list. If Chandler Simpson and

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<v Speaker 3>you hit a forty yard dash tomorrow because you can

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<v Speaker 3>need some stretching first. How much of a lead do

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<v Speaker 3>you need to beat him?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh? Forty yards? I mean that guy is fast. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>fast too, but he's fast, right, Yeah, he's fast. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean for me to comfortably win, like give me, give

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<v Speaker 1>me like three four yards, Okay, I mean it's comfortably win,

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<v Speaker 1>but like again, he's got It's funny actually trained. I

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<v Speaker 1>trained in the off season with him, him, Victor, Scott Law,

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of Taylor Trammell Zay, a couple of guys,

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<v Speaker 1>and especially during that during that pandemic era, where I

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<v Speaker 1>mean all you could do is really work out, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was really impressive just to be around them guys

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<v Speaker 1>and and work out with him because everybody was just

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<v Speaker 1>so unique, uniquely gifted in their own bay and Chan

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<v Speaker 1>Chan definitely was gifted with that speed for sure.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, what's the difference this year with Tito and David Bell?

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<v Speaker 4>What's been the difference The biggest difference that you've noticed

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<v Speaker 4>since spring training started as you came up with David Bell.

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<v Speaker 4>Now you have Tito there. They're not the same person.

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<v Speaker 4>I know, I know both of them well, they're definitely

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<v Speaker 4>different people one, you know, So what's the biggest difference

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<v Speaker 4>you've noticed?

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<v Speaker 1>I think more so the word aura, uh comes comes

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<v Speaker 1>to mind. I think when it was in twenty three,

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<v Speaker 1>when we were we were doing it and the just

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<v Speaker 1>the aura and everything was there. I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we just kind of had this this almost expectation to end,

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<v Speaker 1>and so dB was was excellent at just gassing us

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<v Speaker 1>up and getting us to that place. I think now

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<v Speaker 1>it's with Tito, the aura around it is we we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna get it done, you know what I mean? And

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<v Speaker 1>his presence for us is like what we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>do today to win? And it's kind of just that simple.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think it's just more direct hit of you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got a manager who expects nothing less of us

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<v Speaker 1>than to go out here and dominate.

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<v Speaker 4>What are the Reds need to do? Because I listen

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of people pick the Reds to win. The

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<v Speaker 4>central pitching obviously is there, the hitting can be there

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<v Speaker 4>at times, but what do you guys need to do?

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<v Speaker 4>What is Tito? What does your coaching staff say to

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<v Speaker 4>you guys on a daily basis that y'all need to

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<v Speaker 4>do to win this division? And get to where you

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<v Speaker 4>guys want to get, which Tito always seems to figure

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<v Speaker 4>out a way to, if not get there, but be

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<v Speaker 4>close to get into the postseason.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, for us, what we need to do is play consistent,

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<v Speaker 1>clean baseball. We just went on a five game heater

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<v Speaker 1>and you know in that time period, man, you you

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<v Speaker 1>sit there and watch our games and it's just extremely clean,

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<v Speaker 1>clean from the pigeon. Like you said, hitting, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we're we are hitting as a collective unit, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>moving guys over, getting guys in, applying a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>pressure to that starter so that we have to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we get the opportunity to kind of get into that bullpen.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think when we're talking about, you know, playoffs,

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<v Speaker 1>I think what we what we can get better at

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<v Speaker 1>is winning those tighter, close games and in those close games,

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<v Speaker 1>playing clean, clean baseball, being smart on the base path,

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<v Speaker 1>getting a guy let's say we have a leadoff double, like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>let's get him over, get him in. Like those little

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<v Speaker 1>things will will really push us over the edge. Because

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<v Speaker 1>I think when when we're going, man, it's there's no

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<v Speaker 1>question what we can do. But when when we get

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<v Speaker 1>to you know, some of them close in games, is

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<v Speaker 1>how well can we you know, just cash in and

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<v Speaker 1>execute when the game is asking us to.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, last one, I'm gonna put you on the spot

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<v Speaker 4>a little bit here. Who's the best picture on your staff?

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<v Speaker 4>Hunter Green, Brady Singer, Lodolo, Andrew Abbott or is there

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<v Speaker 4>someone else that we need to be talking about as

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<v Speaker 4>far as pitching goes on the Red staff?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? I think Hunter Green right now at the moment

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<v Speaker 1>is is the ace. I mean, as you guys have

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<v Speaker 1>seen he he he's been dominant. Man Like, all his

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<v Speaker 1>pitches are working. He's given you know, us a chance.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think what's nice about our rotation at the

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<v Speaker 1>moment is that they're they're given they're giving us room

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<v Speaker 1>to to really win the game on the offensive side,

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<v Speaker 1>right So meaning there there is gonna be two runs

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<v Speaker 1>or less for the first six innings and that when

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<v Speaker 1>you can count that from your staff, that's a blessing.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think it when it comes to Hunter, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean for him, it's been one run or less and

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<v Speaker 1>so that makes it even more room for us to

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<v Speaker 1>go out there and dominate. And he's been very consistent.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm very happy for him, and that'll be my answer

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<v Speaker 1>he's coming back soon. I think he's coming back tomorrow

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<v Speaker 1>from his year. Yeah, so that's gonna be excited. This's

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<v Speaker 1>me my first time actually in the big leagues this

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<v Speaker 1>year to watch it firsthand, so that that's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>really cool.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, so you play. You guys got the Cubs coming in,

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<v Speaker 4>so you got dream, you got Abbott, and I think

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<v Speaker 4>you have Lodolo lined up one, two, three for you guys,

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<v Speaker 4>you do must win series for the Reds. I know

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<v Speaker 4>it's early, but is this a must win series for

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<v Speaker 4>the Reds this weekend at home with your best three going?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's funny you say that. I think every

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<v Speaker 1>series is, is some former faction, a must win. When

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<v Speaker 1>when you put too much hype on one series, I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's when you kind of, you know, blow your

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<v Speaker 1>load in a way. But I consistently look at every

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<v Speaker 1>series as a must win because if you win every series,

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna look up and you're gonna be in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>So whether it be the Cubs or anybody in our division,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a must win. Like last week with a muscle

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<v Speaker 1>win or against the Pirates that was a muscle win.

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<v Speaker 1>Same thing goes for this weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, last weekend.

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<v Speaker 4>Swept only scoring three runs or last they haven't scored

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<v Speaker 4>four runs in like a month, So I mean, I

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<v Speaker 4>was like, we just hit one three run over, We're

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<v Speaker 4>winning this game. I mean the Parates have scored four

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<v Speaker 4>runs in a month for not like four in one game,

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<v Speaker 4>just four runs in one game.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's it's I shout out of Bailey, man. I

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<v Speaker 1>work out with him and Falter, and I was very

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<v Speaker 1>impressed with that first game. I think that won one zero.

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<v Speaker 1>If I not, I believe that was yeah, one zero

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<v Speaker 1>or no, it was, yeah, I think it was one zero.

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<v Speaker 1>But then the second day it was almost in a

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<v Speaker 1>cool game. Uh, and then they kind of put it

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<v Speaker 1>on us at the end. But I was like, man like,

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<v Speaker 1>like I told you about the rotation, they do a

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<v Speaker 1>really good job of giving us a window like those

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<v Speaker 1>first almost all those games, the first five six innings,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a one zero game. And I think that's how

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to be when we come to these type

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<v Speaker 1>of division games. It's just a little bit more tight

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<v Speaker 1>and people know what what what's at stake behind the