WEBVTT - Farhan Zaidi on Dodgers Territory

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<v Speaker 1>Anybody who's worried about the level of motivation of this team,

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<v Speaker 1>this organization. I think you could put those peers to

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<v Speaker 1>rest that I think you're going to see, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a team that's looking to raise the bar in itself.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back, Welcome home for anxiety. I know that this

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<v Speaker 2>was you took one for the team. You went over

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<v Speaker 2>to the Giants to be a special informant just so

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<v Speaker 2>you can bring back all of the goods to the

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles Dodgers, where you belong. In all seriousness, though,

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<v Speaker 2>welcome back. It's great to have you kind of just

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<v Speaker 2>explain how this all all went down and why you're

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<v Speaker 2>back with the team.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, no, I appreciate all of that. Alan, It really

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<v Speaker 1>is great to be back with the Dodgers. Obviously, great organization,

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<v Speaker 1>one that I got to spend a few really fun

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<v Speaker 1>and rewarding years with. You know, after being let go

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<v Speaker 1>by the Giants at the end of last season, I

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<v Speaker 1>got a few phone that was really nice to hear

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<v Speaker 1>from people around the game, and you know, as I

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<v Speaker 1>started thinking about what to do next, the chance to

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<v Speaker 1>be back among familiar people in a familiar place, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>even putting aside how incredibly successful the Dodgers organization has

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<v Speaker 1>been and all the positives that come with that. For me,

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<v Speaker 1>it was really about the people. It was about, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>my personal professional relationship with with with Andrew, with Brandon Gomes,

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<v Speaker 1>with a lot of the other people. And I just

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<v Speaker 1>got to spend a couple of days in Arizona and

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<v Speaker 1>it was, you know, a fun reunion with all those guys.

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<v Speaker 1>So really just happy to be.

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<v Speaker 3>Back farhand, pleasure to meet you, hoping hopefully we can

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<v Speaker 3>collaborate and see some great things with this Dodgers team

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<v Speaker 3>this year. I do want to ask you how much

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<v Speaker 3>have you seen this team evolve since you left? Because

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you're looking at this offseason. Obviously you're kind

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<v Speaker 3>of a cherry on top with everything in Clayton Kershaw

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<v Speaker 3>at the end of it, But yeah, how much has

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<v Speaker 3>this team evolved since you were last here.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's funny. I was joking with Andrew and we

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<v Speaker 1>talked really throughout the offseason on and off. Obviously he's

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<v Speaker 1>had his handful with a bunch of things, and I

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<v Speaker 1>joked that I just had to see how this offseason

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<v Speaker 1>went before I signed back on. It's very may say

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<v Speaker 1>the least but it really has evolved. I mean when

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<v Speaker 1>I was here in twenty fifteen to twenty eighteen, we

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<v Speaker 1>obviously had a lot of star players. You know, obviously

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<v Speaker 1>Clayton Kershaw in his prime. You know, number of other guys,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, your Corey Seekers and Justin Turners, and so

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<v Speaker 1>there's been some turnover. I think the biggest thing is

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<v Speaker 1>just you know, the mega star power on this roster

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<v Speaker 1>with Shohy and Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts all guys

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<v Speaker 1>that came to the Dodgers after I left, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>so you have that superstar group and then you still

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<v Speaker 1>have a really smart and discipline front office in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of how they put the team around those guys, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think that's a big part of why

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<v Speaker 1>d'ur in this group have been so successful.

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<v Speaker 2>Farhan, you have other responsibilities as well, not just the

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<v Speaker 2>Los Angeles Dodgers, but you're going to be working with

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Walzer's other properties as well, Chelsea being one of

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<v Speaker 2>those teams. How do you imagine the balance of work

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<v Speaker 2>between all of the different major sports kind of what

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<v Speaker 2>is your role with all of those properties?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think it's just gonna be People are probably

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<v Speaker 1>going to be playing hot potato with me, just handing

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<v Speaker 1>me around the tea. You know, when I start to

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<v Speaker 1>annoy people that we'll be on to the next thing.

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<v Speaker 1>But in all seriousness, it's very early on in the process.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm still trying to get a lay of the land.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. My first you know, job was just refamiliarizing

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<v Speaker 1>with with the Dodgers, with the front office. They're obviously

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<v Speaker 1>helping support them, and then you know, we'll take the

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<v Speaker 1>other sports as they come. Obviously, Mark, Mark and his

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<v Speaker 1>business partners have had an interest in expanding UH into

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<v Speaker 1>other sports and I really look forward to learning more

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<v Speaker 1>about that and getting to pitch in there. But that's

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<v Speaker 1>just going to be a process. And you know, it

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<v Speaker 1>obviously felt great to me to hear directly from Mark

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<v Speaker 1>and his enthusiasm bringing me back, and you know the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that he thinks I can help out with some

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<v Speaker 1>of those other teams. But I think that'll just I'll

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<v Speaker 1>just take that as it comes. That may be more

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<v Speaker 1>of a slower process.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you mentioned one of the big differences now compared

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<v Speaker 3>to before is the star power. We had Andrew Friedman

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<v Speaker 3>on this week and he talked about how really this offseason,

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<v Speaker 3>the last two off seasons or those rare occasions were

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<v Speaker 3>all the A plans kind of work out. We don't

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<v Speaker 3>need to live too much in the past. But obviously

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<v Speaker 3>the Giants had their fair share of near misses when

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<v Speaker 3>it comes to big name free agents. What is the

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<v Speaker 3>challenge in trying to get some of these players to

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<v Speaker 3>kind of buy in and come to an organization, and

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<v Speaker 3>where you think kind of maybe some things fell a

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<v Speaker 3>little short with the Giants as where the Dodgers were

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<v Speaker 3>able to sort of hit on just about everybody. When

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<v Speaker 3>you look at that free agent off he's in signing list.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, obviously, I you know, have a close

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<v Speaker 1>relationship with Andrew, but it still stings a little to

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<v Speaker 1>hear him say how all of his plan is given it?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, that's that's you know, not obviously how it

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<v Speaker 1>always goes. There's thirty teams in Major League Baseball, and

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<v Speaker 1>certainly whenever you're trying to attract the star player superstar player,

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<v Speaker 1>you're competing against twenty nine teams. And you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>sad reality is even finishing second or third doesn't cut it.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, in fact, in a lot of ways that

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<v Speaker 1>winds up being worse. When I think about my time

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<v Speaker 1>with the Giants. Certainly we aimed high with some of

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<v Speaker 1>the star players that we went after and obviously came short.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think there were different reasons for all of those.

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<v Speaker 1>Whether it had to do with the player's geographic preference

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of his family where he felt the most comfortable,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe the ballpark was a factor in some cases. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, again, I think where you are on your

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<v Speaker 1>competitive cycle really determines, you know, how players look at

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<v Speaker 1>your team. My first offseason, we talked a lot with

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<v Speaker 1>Bryce Harper, and you know, Bruce bochie Hat pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>made it known that it was his last year with

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<v Speaker 1>the team, and so for Bryce, I think the concern

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<v Speaker 1>of being part of an organization and transition really loomed

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<v Speaker 1>large in his decision. So, you know, that really had

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<v Speaker 1>nothing to do with geography. Other times, you might be

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<v Speaker 1>coming off a down season and a player may question

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<v Speaker 1>where's this team going to be next year, Where's this

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<v Speaker 1>team going to be five years from now? So I

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<v Speaker 1>think in every case it was different. And again, I

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<v Speaker 1>in most cases, superstar players are going to go to

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<v Speaker 1>their top choice, you know, and you may make a

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<v Speaker 1>really good impression on them. They may be impressed with you.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, if you start the process in second

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<v Speaker 1>or third place, it's hard to get to that top number.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think it's a challenge. Is a challenge that

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<v Speaker 1>all teams face. The Dodgers have obviously been incredibly successful.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Ila is a place that's a huge attraction

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<v Speaker 1>for players, especially guys from California, from the West coast.

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<v Speaker 1>The team, the organization, the success that they've had, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and once you start building that momentum and you can

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<v Speaker 1>create even more momentum, that's when you can really get

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<v Speaker 1>on a run of executing Plan a's and obviously that's

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<v Speaker 1>what Andrew and his crew have been able to do Farhan.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's move forward the Dodgers. Obviously, you guys are looking

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<v Speaker 2>to probably do a six man rotation just because of

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<v Speaker 2>the quality of arms and the amount of arms that

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<v Speaker 2>you have. It's not a great you know, it's a

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<v Speaker 2>great problem to have, but with it comes some challenges

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<v Speaker 2>for Mark Pryor and Josh Bart as far as managing

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<v Speaker 2>the bullpen.

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<v Speaker 3>How do you.

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<v Speaker 2>Explain the calculus of pitching through one sixty two with

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<v Speaker 2>an organization that's built for October? Like, what's the best

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<v Speaker 2>route to go through right now. Is Dustin May being

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<v Speaker 2>built up as a starter? Do you see him you know,

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<v Speaker 2>or do you work with him as a bullpen arm?

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<v Speaker 2>How does that work for you guys as a front

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<v Speaker 2>office trying to figure out that balance in formula.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, having had the pitcher and catcher kind of player

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<v Speaker 1>review meetings a couple of days ago, this came up

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<v Speaker 1>with a number of players, players coming back from injury,

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<v Speaker 1>players who have the ability to start. But given the

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<v Speaker 1>depth of the starting pitching, you know, especially with Kursh

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<v Speaker 1>coming back just the most recent edition and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the deepest pitching of charge I think I've

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<v Speaker 1>ever seen, and certainly other people have ever seen, there's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have to be some flexibility a lot of these

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<v Speaker 1>players we talked about in terms of getting them stretched

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<v Speaker 1>out early in the season and then seeing where the

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<v Speaker 1>team need is. You know, does the starting pitching thin

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<v Speaker 1>out a little bit where you need guys to continue

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<v Speaker 1>to get stretched out, Does the starting pitching look really

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<v Speaker 1>good and some of these guys may have to fill

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<v Speaker 1>in the bullpen because obviously there's been a conversation about

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<v Speaker 1>some of the relievers maybe being a little bit behind

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<v Speaker 1>early in the season, guys who pitched a ton last

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<v Speaker 1>year and just wanted to bring them back steadily and

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that they're put in the best position from

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<v Speaker 1>a health standpoint. So I think as you look get this,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just always a good idea to have a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of pitching and to be flexible as that plan plays through.

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<v Speaker 1>I think one thing from a strategic standpoint that you

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<v Speaker 1>have to keep in mind when you're doing a six

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<v Speaker 1>man rotation, especially early on when Shohy probably is not

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<v Speaker 1>going to be a part of that, is you've got

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<v Speaker 1>a seven men bullpen, and that means you just can't

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<v Speaker 1>match up strategically this way you would with a full

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<v Speaker 1>pen and with pitchers more stretched out. So you might

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<v Speaker 1>see more multi inning relievers early in the season because

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<v Speaker 1>you just need guys to pick up bigger chunks with

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<v Speaker 1>a shorter pen and with the starters maybe not fully

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<v Speaker 1>stretched out.

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<v Speaker 3>Kind of piggybacking off of that, we saw the news

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<v Speaker 3>yesterday a couple of guys behind schedule at least at

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<v Speaker 3>the start of camp, Evan Phillips and Michael Kopek. Is

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<v Speaker 3>the team kind of really concerned about those dudes? Are

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<v Speaker 3>we kind of letting the first few weeks of spring

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<v Speaker 3>training dictate our level of concerns.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Again, I think it's having the luxury of depth

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<v Speaker 1>and a lot of young guys who have the opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to fill in early in the season. You know, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in my advisory role. Those aren't going to

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<v Speaker 1>be decisions that that I'm that I'm gonna make. As

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<v Speaker 1>Andrew likes to say, you know, we had a really

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<v Speaker 1>serious negotiation about whether to go with special advisor or

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<v Speaker 1>ordinary advisor. So that should tell you a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>about my level of influence. But again, I actually, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>throughout my career, I think it's you know, when you

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<v Speaker 1>have injuries, it creates opportunities for young players. It creates

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<v Speaker 1>opportunities to kind of deepen your bench, you know, your

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<v Speaker 1>quote unquote bench it. But that holds true for leaf

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<v Speaker 1>pitchers also, and from the outside looking in, some of

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<v Speaker 1>the young arms in this organization that might otherwise be

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<v Speaker 1>slated for Triple A are guys that would be on

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<v Speaker 1>the big league roster in many other places. So hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>they take that opportunity early in the season and run

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<v Speaker 1>with it, and it gives you the chance to, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>be more conservative with some of these guys that pitched

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<v Speaker 1>a lot last season, including in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>Farhun, You've been around this game a very long time.

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<v Speaker 2>One of the best baseball minds in the sport. Are

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers bad for baseball?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, maybe it has to do with my own

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<v Speaker 1>competitive spirit, which might surprise people, But you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>the type of person that when I'm playing a pickup

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<v Speaker 1>basketball game, i might be on a team that's lost

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<v Speaker 1>eight games in a row, and I always want to

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<v Speaker 1>run it back and play the same thing. Sometimes I

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<v Speaker 1>think I would annoy my teammates with wanting to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>So I mean, if you're a competitor, you want to

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<v Speaker 1>compete with the best, And throughout my tenure with the Giants,

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<v Speaker 1>I never felt like it was unfair. I never felt

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<v Speaker 1>like the Dodgers were an overly stacked team. I was

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like, bring it on and look, we had

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<v Speaker 1>NIG success, There's no question about that. But I think

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<v Speaker 1>when the best teams, best organizations are raising the bar

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<v Speaker 1>that to bring out the best in other organizations, I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's good for the sports. So again that's my

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<v Speaker 1>you know, people might view that as my take. Now

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<v Speaker 1>that I'm back with the Dodgers. But honestly, was how

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<v Speaker 1>I felt was that I was in San Francisco too,

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<v Speaker 1>So hopefully we see that, you know, we see the

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<v Speaker 1>bar being raised for teams around the game. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that is ultimately going to be great for the sport.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean we saw the bar really raised in

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<v Speaker 3>the NL West this offseason. Kind of talk about the

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<v Speaker 3>competition that Dodgers will be facing this coming season. Arizona

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<v Speaker 3>looking great, obviously, San Francisco made some moves, the Padres

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<v Speaker 3>kind of making some move late moves late. What can

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<v Speaker 3>you tell us about how the Dodgers are viewing these

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<v Speaker 3>other organizations and how good is it for teams around

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<v Speaker 3>the Dodgers to kind of help it was it raising tide,

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<v Speaker 3>raises all boats or all ships or whatever the saying is,

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<v Speaker 3>it helps the Dodgers. It feels like to me.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, look, you're the hunted in this division,

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<v Speaker 1>right with the success that the team has had for

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<v Speaker 1>so many years in a rod go into the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 1>so many division titles, all of those teams are gunning

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<v Speaker 1>for the top. Obviously, there's been this great rivalry with

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<v Speaker 1>the Padres over the last few years. That team's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>look really different. But Aj Peller does a great job there,

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<v Speaker 1>and we've seen a flurry of late signings as they

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<v Speaker 1>you know, try to catch up and make up for

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<v Speaker 1>some of the losses they've had this offseason. Diamondbacks landing

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<v Speaker 1>Corbyn Burns I thought was huge, getting Josh Neeler from Cleveland,

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<v Speaker 1>a tremendous bat. You know, they're always reinventing themselves and

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<v Speaker 1>a very competitive team. I thought the Giants did a

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<v Speaker 1>great job landing Willie Adamis. That's been a hole for

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<v Speaker 1>the organization for a while. He's one of the top

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<v Speaker 1>short stops in the game, and you know, be really

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<v Speaker 1>interesting to see how Justin Verlander does leading that young staff.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, one of the things that I felt during

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<v Speaker 1>my time there was there was a good pipeline of

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<v Speaker 1>young pitchers. They've got a group of young pitchers that

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<v Speaker 1>could wind up working their way into the rotation and

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<v Speaker 1>having a veteran like that lead them really helps. And

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<v Speaker 1>Colorado's just had the steady stream of young players. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>Bill Schmid has a scouting background. They're trying to get guys,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, through the draft, through the minor leagues and

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<v Speaker 1>up to the major league. Ross sure and that's always

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<v Speaker 1>a tough place to go, as the Dodgers know, as

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<v Speaker 1>ied my time with the Giants. You know, going to Cores,

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<v Speaker 1>you're always in for a fight. So it's a fun division.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's the best division in baseball. It's really competitive,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, it's one of the tough things for

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<v Speaker 1>me about bouncing back and forth between teams. It's like

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<v Speaker 1>the competition is so staff that you get caught the

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<v Speaker 1>crossfire a little bit. But you know, in some ways,

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't have it any other way. It's fun to

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<v Speaker 1>be where the action is far before.

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<v Speaker 2>We let you go just one quick one. How does

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<v Speaker 2>a World Series team that knocked out the big bag

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<v Speaker 2>New York Yankees in five games? How does a World

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<v Speaker 2>Series championship team get better?

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<v Speaker 1>It was really interesting for me being around the last

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<v Speaker 1>couple of days, and again, a lot of the players

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<v Speaker 1>are different, a lot of the players, a few of

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<v Speaker 1>the players are the same. I mean, I it's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of reunited with guys like Clayton Kershawn and Max Munsey

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<v Speaker 1>and Austin Barnes and obviously a couple of our giants

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<v Speaker 1>from last year twenty twenty four, Blake Snell Michael Conforto

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<v Speaker 1>are with the Dodgers now. I just sensed like just

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<v Speaker 1>great purpose and motivation and above all, just the level

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<v Speaker 1>of humility and recognizing how challenging this sport is, how

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<v Speaker 1>much of a challenge is to sort of roll that

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<v Speaker 1>boulder up the mountain every season, how every season is different.

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<v Speaker 1>So I just saw an incredibly motivated group of players,

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<v Speaker 1>staff organization that recognized the challenge ahead and aren't going

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<v Speaker 1>to take anything for granted. And I wouldn't expect anything less.

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<v Speaker 1>But anybody who's worried about the level of motivation of

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<v Speaker 1>this team, this organization, I think you could put those

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<v Speaker 1>fears to rest. I think you're going to see, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a team that's looking to raise the bar in itself.

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<v Speaker 1>I heard some of Andrews interview and him talking about

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<v Speaker 1>the bar that this organization needs to set for itself,

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<v Speaker 1>and you really see that everywhere you look when you

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<v Speaker 1>go into camp.

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<v Speaker 3>That is far anxiety the special advisor or the average advisor.

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<v Speaker 3>To thank you, Mark Walder and the Los Angeles Dodgers farhead,

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<v Speaker 3>we appreciate the time, looking forward to hopefully you getting

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<v Speaker 3>a ring with this team in twenty twenty five and

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<v Speaker 3>appreciate the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Again, thanks so much. Great talking to you guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes and thank you to far Anxiety for being on

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<v Speaker 2>the show. Go Dodgers Clinton, I'll see on Monday.

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<v Speaker 3>Byie Gyobye