WEBVTT - Dodgers team preview w/Alanna Rizzo

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<v Speaker 1>For whatever reason, the Dodgers seem to reinvent guys where

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<v Speaker 1>they didn't have success in other players. They come to

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<v Speaker 1>LA and they find themselves again.

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<v Speaker 2>Not gonna lie, I am what not gonna lie? Ilana?

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<v Speaker 2>I know you're an Arizona spring training person, but I

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<v Speaker 2>do that's bull crap. We have Arizona. We don't have

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<v Speaker 2>Florida in between breaks. It gets crap. I'm sorry, producer lady.

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<v Speaker 2>She might have to she might get the boot for

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<v Speaker 2>this because it's just Arizona. Where's Florida? I need to see.

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<v Speaker 3>We're on TV and nobody knows what you're talking about there.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, well on the other place for viewed on YouTube

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<v Speaker 2>and our breaks. Sorry, now let's talk about that.

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<v Speaker 3>Sorry, Okay, Well my thing was right now post of

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<v Speaker 3>Dodgers territory. Sometimes on foul territory. We did just have

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<v Speaker 3>Scott Bis on the show, and we were like, it's

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<v Speaker 3>probably gonna be a tough act to follow. Let's get

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<v Speaker 3>Alana because she's going to bring a smile to everyone's face.

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<v Speaker 3>So you are given the next seat. How you doing.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm good. Good to be with you, guys.

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<v Speaker 1>I agree with everything that you're saying. I've been saying

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<v Speaker 1>this for decades. The ownership group needs to spend money.

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<v Speaker 1>And I obviously I know that everyone thinks I'm biased

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<v Speaker 1>because I'm a Dodger girl. But every team of the

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<v Speaker 1>thirty can spend money. Maybe not to the level at

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers camp, but every single team can spend money.

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<v Speaker 4>They're just choosing not to do so.

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<v Speaker 5>But happy to be with you.

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<v Speaker 4>I wish I was in.

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<v Speaker 1>Spring training right now. I'm heading down there in a

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<v Speaker 1>few weeks because the weather in Massachusetts sucks.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, you chose in the Northeast sucks.

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<v Speaker 2>You chose to live there. You got a little at

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<v Speaker 2>It's someone else's nine degrees here. It's freezing in Florida.

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<v Speaker 2>It's so cold I put a jacket on this one.

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<v Speaker 3>No man, all right, So let's get to busy. We

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<v Speaker 3>got ten minutes for team storylines for the Dodgers. Of course,

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<v Speaker 3>you can hear a lot more on Dodgers' Territory, which

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<v Speaker 3>airs multiple times a week. But let's set up the

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<v Speaker 3>storylines here. First, are we We've got four definites that

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<v Speaker 3>we're going to hit here, so and this team win

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<v Speaker 3>back to back titles. I mean a lot of trolls

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<v Speaker 3>on social media think the season's over already. So we'll

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<v Speaker 3>ask a lota what that takes. Two way show, Hey

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<v Speaker 3>time fifty to fifty last year at the plate, but

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<v Speaker 3>now coming back to pitch. I'm curious too to see

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<v Speaker 3>if a lot of things that'll affect his bat starting

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<v Speaker 3>pitching shuffle, it's going to be fun. Who's going to

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<v Speaker 3>be on the mound? Who's the starting five or really six?

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously for the Dodgers six men rotation. Eventually, once you

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<v Speaker 3>get through those opening off days in the first few

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<v Speaker 3>weeks and then Mooky back to shortstop, what does that mean?

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<v Speaker 3>All right, let's start at the top. We haven't seen

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<v Speaker 3>back to back champs since the Yankees a quarter century ago.

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<v Speaker 3>What does it take for the Dodgers to do this?

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<v Speaker 3>Based on covering this game on a national level for years, Alana,

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<v Speaker 3>and at least for me, I've been fooled many times

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<v Speaker 3>where I'm like, oh, this team's really good, they could

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<v Speaker 3>do it again, and they almost always crash.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it has to be healthy, right, You have

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<v Speaker 1>to have a team that stays healthy everybody at the

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<v Speaker 1>right time, at the most important time of the season.

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<v Speaker 4>Do the Dodgers have the talent to.

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<v Speaker 1>Go back to the World Series, of course, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think anything but a World Series appearance is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a disappointment for this club. I think if you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the talent and the roster and the money

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<v Speaker 1>that was spent in this offseason and last offseason obviously

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<v Speaker 1>was sho Hey Otani. If the Dodgers don't get at

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<v Speaker 1>least two or three or possibly four more World Series

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<v Speaker 1>appearances slash championships in the next ten years, then everything

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<v Speaker 1>that they did was likely a disappointment. This is a team, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>as you know better than anybody, that is built for October.

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<v Speaker 1>Barring some sort of catastrophic occurrence, the Dodgers will be

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<v Speaker 1>in the postseason. If you look at the starting lineup there,

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<v Speaker 1>you can see that. Obviously you have the big guns

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<v Speaker 1>at the top with sho Hey Moki, Freddie Taoskar, thank

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<v Speaker 1>goodness he is back in the four hole, Max Munsey,

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<v Speaker 1>then Will Smith, and then the bottom part of the order

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<v Speaker 1>Michael confordo knew to the team, Haisan Kim new to

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<v Speaker 1>the team as well. Tommy Edmund given an extension early

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<v Speaker 1>on in the offseason. This is a hell of a

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<v Speaker 1>team and they have unbelievable arms, and they have unbelievable

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<v Speaker 1>top to bottom as far as the lineup is concerned.

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<v Speaker 1>But you need to make sure that these guys stay

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<v Speaker 1>healthy throughout the year. Last year, was very concerned about

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers' starting staff going into the season, and it

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<v Speaker 1>proved to be a narrative all season long, and I

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<v Speaker 1>believe very heartily that they did not have enough starting pitching.

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<v Speaker 1>Dave Roberts ends up doing the best job of his

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<v Speaker 1>managerial tenure to work through a starting staff that was

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<v Speaker 1>decimated by injuries, going to the young guys that didn't

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<v Speaker 1>have any big league experience, working that elevator between TRIPLEA

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<v Speaker 1>and the big leagues as well as any other team.

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<v Speaker 1>They made it to the postseason, got through the Padres

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<v Speaker 1>in the first round of the playoffs, which to me

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<v Speaker 1>was harder than the Yankees in the World Series, and

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<v Speaker 1>found a way to win using all of the different

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<v Speaker 1>pieces that they had. But that takes a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people willing to buy into what the Dodgers are doing.

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<v Speaker 1>It takes a lot of people being healthy at the

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<v Speaker 1>right time. It takes all of that NBA load management

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<v Speaker 1>that we've been hearing so much about to work these

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<v Speaker 1>guys at the right time, get them built up where

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<v Speaker 1>they're supposed to be, give them the rest that they're

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to be, which is going to be a challenge

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<v Speaker 1>when you have three Japanese born pitchers in your starting rotation.

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<v Speaker 1>When show Hey comes back to pitch the big leagues

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<v Speaker 1>in May.

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<v Speaker 4>It's gonna be interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>But the Dodgers have the resources, the capability, and the

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<v Speaker 1>buy in to be able to do so and go

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<v Speaker 1>back to back and win another championship because who honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>all things being equal, if everybody stays healthy and they're

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<v Speaker 1>performing to their capabilities, who's gonna stop them?

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody? Nobody, Homer, But that's no. I know you're not,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm gonna ask you. I'm gonna ask about show

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<v Speaker 2>Ay in a second, and it's pitching. But I went

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<v Speaker 2>on their depth chart, your psych injuries, injuries, injuries. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>So they have ten ten starting pitchers listed, Blake Snell two,

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<v Speaker 2>Cy Young's Yamamoto whatever he won in Japan a lot

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<v Speaker 2>glassnew is one of the nastiest dudes in the league,

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<v Speaker 2>show Hey. Depending on what they do with them. Sazaki

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<v Speaker 2>is supposed to be the best pitcher ever from Japan. Gonsolin.

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<v Speaker 2>We've seen what he can do when he's healthy. Kershaw,

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<v Speaker 2>first ballot Hall of Famer Dustin May if he's healthy, gosh,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean he's nasty. Landaak did stuff for him last year.

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<v Speaker 2>Eva Chien did something for stuff for him. That's ten okay,

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<v Speaker 2>So okay, Let's say they lose three of those guys.

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<v Speaker 2>They's top seven. Most teams don't even have five, hardly, right, So,

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<v Speaker 2>and they'll go out and get someone else if they

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<v Speaker 2>have to. So it's an incredible It's just it's just

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<v Speaker 2>too much, too much, it's too much.

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<v Speaker 1>It's an it's an insane amount of talent. Aj I

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<v Speaker 1>agree with you on that. But it's also a testament

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<v Speaker 1>to the fact that people want to go to LA.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, for obvious reasons. LA is a destination, and

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<v Speaker 1>this is an ownership group that puts their money where

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<v Speaker 1>their mouth is. I mean, how many teams can be

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<v Speaker 1>sponsored by their own ownership group with the patches on

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<v Speaker 1>the on their jerseys they're sponsored by Guggenheim. Guggenheim owns

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<v Speaker 1>the team. I mean, that's just a very interesting flex.

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<v Speaker 1>But you have a guy that was willing to tie

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<v Speaker 1>his contract one of the best players that we've ever seen,

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<v Speaker 1>a generational player in sho Hey Otani tie his contract

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<v Speaker 1>to President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman, So if Andrew

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<v Speaker 1>goes someplace.

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<v Speaker 5>Else, sho Hey has the opportunity to move.

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<v Speaker 1>Also, that is an unbelievable amount of confidence in the

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<v Speaker 1>front office. And let's think about this for a hot second.

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<v Speaker 1>There's only seven hundred and eighty players that are good

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<v Speaker 1>enough in the world to start a season on a

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<v Speaker 1>major league roster. I think you would beg to differ that.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lot of really, really, really smart businessmen, right.

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<v Speaker 1>I think more people can be owners than can be

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<v Speaker 1>major league baseball players. The talent is with the player,

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<v Speaker 1>and if the player is choosing where he wants to

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<v Speaker 1>go and quote unquote creating these super teams like they

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<v Speaker 1>do in NBA, that says something about the Dodgers. That

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<v Speaker 1>says something about the culture that they have created that

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<v Speaker 1>people want to play there. Tay Oscar wanted to come

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<v Speaker 1>back to LA. Keik obviously wanted to come back to LA.

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<v Speaker 1>Clayton is going to be one of the only guys

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<v Speaker 1>to finish his career in the same exact uniform he's

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<v Speaker 1>there he's obviously on the sixty dayil now, but he's

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<v Speaker 1>going to come back, perhaps in June, earlier than most

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<v Speaker 1>people anticipated. This is a destination now. The Dodgers ownership

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<v Speaker 1>group puts players on the field to give them the

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<v Speaker 1>most amount of success. For whatever reason, the Dodgers seem

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<v Speaker 1>to reinvent guys where they didn't have success in other players.

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<v Speaker 1>They come to LA and they find themselves again. Blake Snell,

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<v Speaker 1>two time Cy Young Award winner, Tyler Glass now wanted.

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<v Speaker 4>To be there.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just a culture that they've cultivated. It's a winning culture.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll never forget when Jock Peterson was in the clubhouse

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<v Speaker 1>at Campbelback Ranch three or four years ago when AJ

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<v Speaker 1>Pollock was a free agent and decided to sign with

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<v Speaker 1>the Los Angeles Dodgers. Before a poor thing he was

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<v Speaker 1>traded to the White Sox. No disrespect Aj. He comes

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<v Speaker 1>into the Camelback Ranch clubhouse and Jack Peterson, all of

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<v Speaker 1>the outfielders were together in the in terms of their

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<v Speaker 1>locker positioning.

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<v Speaker 4>He said, welcome to the big leagues.

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<v Speaker 1>And this was already after Aj had been in the

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<v Speaker 1>big leagues with the Arizona Diamondbacks for quite some time.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just a different culture in LA and although it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be very difficult to repeat, this team certainly

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<v Speaker 1>has the mentality and the resources and the one to

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<v Speaker 1>do so.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, so real quick, Alana, what's show are you going

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<v Speaker 2>to give them in twenty five because I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>that fifty but I'm not talking about offensively but pitching wise.

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<v Speaker 2>We saw them throw a bullpen. They're gonna be obviously

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<v Speaker 2>extra cautious of them, but they can't send them on

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<v Speaker 2>a rehab assignment, So how are they gonna handle this?

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna start, and then they're gonna have one of

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<v Speaker 2>their ten other starters piggyback them and pick up those

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<v Speaker 2>extra innings because this is gonna be one you talked

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<v Speaker 2>about Dave robertson his best job last year, but Howie

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<v Speaker 2>handles not only show Hey, but Suzaki and some of

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<v Speaker 2>the other guys that are coming off injuries, is gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be kind of a tough thing for him.

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<v Speaker 4>No question about it.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that's gonna be the biggest puzzle piece

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<v Speaker 1>of all AJ is how are these guys going to

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<v Speaker 1>manage the workload?

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<v Speaker 4>Build up?

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<v Speaker 1>The start is Dustin may goan to be a starter,

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<v Speaker 1>or is Dustin Megan to be in the bullpen. I

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<v Speaker 1>want Dustin May and Tony Gonsolin as a bullpen piece

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<v Speaker 1>because we have so many starting arms in that But

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna have to work up these guys and build

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<v Speaker 1>them up to the point where they can possibly be

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<v Speaker 1>starters just because of injury. We know that Tyler Glass, now,

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<v Speaker 1>who I love, is injury prone. We don't know what

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<v Speaker 1>Blake's I mean, Blake Still's probably gonna I have to

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<v Speaker 1>shoulder the majority of innings for this Los Angeles Dodgers team.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, this is a guy that has realistically and

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<v Speaker 1>historically posted pretty much every fifth day. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the Dodgers' starting staff. In the first month,

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be run as a five man rotation, whereas

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<v Speaker 1>all along we thought it was gonna be six men.

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<v Speaker 1>But because of the off days in March and April,

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<v Speaker 1>you can run it as a five man rotation until

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<v Speaker 1>show Hay gets back in all.

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<v Speaker 4>Likelihood in May.

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<v Speaker 1>Now that being said, they're gonna be incredibly cautious with him,

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<v Speaker 1>right Obviously they're going to do so because they have

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<v Speaker 1>the arms to not push him. Plus he also has

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<v Speaker 1>a seven hundred million dollar price tag to make sure

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<v Speaker 1>that they don't push him, and you're probably gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>to save show Hey from show Hey and make sure

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<v Speaker 1>that as a training staff, you're making sure that he's

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<v Speaker 1>ready to go. He had that first bullpen session. That

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<v Speaker 1>was the first time fans and the media got to

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<v Speaker 1>see shohe Otani in a Dodger's uniform as a pitcher,

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<v Speaker 1>and he looked really good. He only threw like, what

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<v Speaker 1>fourteen pitches. It was all two seam four seam fastballs,

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<v Speaker 1>but he looked really good. Dave Roberts was pleased with

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<v Speaker 1>what he saw, the way the ball was coming out

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<v Speaker 1>of his hand. They're really good at being able to

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<v Speaker 1>manage the workload of all of these different guys, and

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<v Speaker 1>I have to say they're very honest with them too,

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of the communication with the training staff and

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<v Speaker 1>how things are going. I mean, Shobey, if you paid

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<v Speaker 1>attention to the bullpen session, he was having active conversations

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<v Speaker 1>with everybody that was watching in terms of the training staff,

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<v Speaker 1>Dave Andrew Friedman, those types of things.

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<v Speaker 5>So they'll be very cautious. But the I mean the

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<v Speaker 5>luxury that the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>Have, they have so many really good aces in the

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<v Speaker 1>starting staff, including Roki Sasaki, who obviously is a non

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<v Speaker 1>roster in vitee, but everybody knows he's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>on the big league roster when camp opens.

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<v Speaker 6>All right, now you have to listen to the wording

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<v Speaker 6>so that we get this right. Can Mookie Betts play

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<v Speaker 6>a championship level shortstop or is he better suited for

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<v Speaker 6>the team and right field?

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<v Speaker 1>I believe Mooki Betts is a better Gold Glove right fielder.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you have Taoscar Hernandez in the outfield, when

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<v Speaker 1>you have Michael Confordo now in the outfield, when you

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<v Speaker 1>have Todmy Edmond who can play all over the place

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<v Speaker 1>as your center fielder, Mookie Betts, who is very selfless,

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be back at shortstop. Can he play

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<v Speaker 1>a championship caliber shortstop? Absolutely? I think Mooky above anybody,

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<v Speaker 1>is the best athlete, period, regardless of what the position

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<v Speaker 1>is that he's playing. He's the best athlete on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>not just for the Dodgers, but probably.

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<v Speaker 4>In all Major League Baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>He needs to cut down on the defensive woes, but

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<v Speaker 1>obviously that's something that he knows that he needs to

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<v Speaker 1>work on. We had conversations on Dodgers' territory with Dino Ebel,

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<v Speaker 1>who is obviously the Dodgers longtime third base coach. Now

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<v Speaker 1>he's you know, they're kind of switching roles with Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Woodward being back in the mix, but Dino is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be handling the outfielders now, Chris Woodward is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be handling the infielders again. So both Chris Woodward

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<v Speaker 1>and Dino Ebel have commented on the extra work that

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<v Speaker 1>Mooki has already put in knowing that he's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be back in the infield as the Dodgers shortstop.

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<v Speaker 5>Will he improve over where he was last year as

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<v Speaker 5>the shortstop?

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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely?

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<v Speaker 1>It's m mookie Bet that we're talking about. Is he

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<v Speaker 1>a natural born shortstop? No, But the man is a

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<v Speaker 1>right field you know, gold glove right fielder. He's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be fine at shortstop and he doesn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>shoulder all of the load because the Dodgers in field,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously h is pretty good in terms of who they

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<v Speaker 1>can maneuver and all of the moving parts of that infield.

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<v Speaker 3>Well a lot more every single week, multiple times per

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<v Speaker 3>week from Alana and Clint Pius plus Vip guests. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>they crush it. They get everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>He'll beat some of these Dodger guests with us.

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<v Speaker 1>As soon as soon as you get me backstage at

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<v Speaker 1>Morgan walland like you promised, I'll.

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<v Speaker 4>Get you all the guests. All the guests well canceled.

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<v Speaker 2>They knew you were coming and got canceled.

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<v Speaker 4>You listen.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, well, I'm going at to Gillette in August

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<v Speaker 1>August twenty second. If you can get me behind the

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<v Speaker 1>scenes there, then then I'll get you all the guests

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<v Speaker 1>that you want.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean I have to be there though, that's

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<v Speaker 2>the problem.

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<v Speaker 4>That's fine. You can stay with us, you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, if I really want to go to Gillette. I

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<v Speaker 2>actually did go to Jeete once. It was nice.

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<v Speaker 6>He always stays in five star hotels, Okay, Hona, so

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<v Speaker 6>he doesn't stay in guest bedrooms, especially houses with Catcher's

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<v Speaker 6>mits on their mantle.

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<v Speaker 5>I married a Catcher.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know. I mean, I don't know what that

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<v Speaker 4>says about me, but it is what it is.

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<v Speaker 3>There's so much Catcher talk going on here right now.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm just on the outside. But you can get a

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<v Speaker 3>lot more on Dodgers' territory. I mean recent guests include

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<v Speaker 3>far Anxiety, Andrew Friedman. Basically everybody currently on the team

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<v Speaker 3>too has been on the show as well. Want to

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<v Speaker 3>good to see it. We'll see on Dodgers territory later.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, guys, take care. Good to talk to you

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<v Speaker 4>as always, See you soon.