WEBVTT - Grayson Rodriguez on his season-ending surgery & changes in Baltimore

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<v Speaker 1>Grayson Rodriguez is here from the Oils back on FT

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<v Speaker 1>Grace and great to see you, man. Always love the smile.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you're going through it a little bit right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Always really appreciate you coming on during these times too.

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<v Speaker 1>So first off, of course, want to start with how

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<v Speaker 1>you're doing and what's next for you?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean I'm doing all right. You know I

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<v Speaker 2>could be better. You know, I wish I was out

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<v Speaker 2>there and he's time around the IL is bad deal.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, so it looks like I'm gonna have some

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<v Speaker 2>some bone chips removed next week. That's kind of the

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<v Speaker 2>plan right now. But like I said, just grinding trying

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<v Speaker 2>to get back out there. I think, is really that

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<v Speaker 2>all you can do?

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, Grace, you know you you one of my favorite arms,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm still going to continue to put it out there.

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<v Speaker 3>You will get that cy young to get back healthy.

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<v Speaker 4>I believe it.

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<v Speaker 3>But here we are, right and I just want to

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<v Speaker 3>know a guy that's been through injuries myself, you know

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<v Speaker 3>how hard is it one watching your team knowing they

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<v Speaker 3>could use your arm every five days? And then two, like,

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<v Speaker 3>what's your mentality process on going through this? Are you

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<v Speaker 3>relieve that it isn't worse than you know, than.

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<v Speaker 4>It could have been.

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<v Speaker 3>There, Like, where are you mentally on this right now?

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<v Speaker 3>As far as the steps and process moving forward.

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<v Speaker 2>First off, I appreciate the confidence that means a lot

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<v Speaker 2>coming from you, So thank you.

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<v Speaker 5>For saying that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, dude, right now obviously, like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>like you said, it could be a lot worse. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's kind of how I've been looking at it.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it could be TJ, it could be you know,

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<v Speaker 2>some kind of shoulder surgery. You know, it's you know,

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<v Speaker 2>each little setback has been minor, but you know it's

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<v Speaker 2>something that you can't push through because then it'll turn

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<v Speaker 2>into something major. So I think for me, the most

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<v Speaker 2>frustrating part right now is kind of figuring out, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>why we keep having these little setbacks and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>really trying to you know, look into the specifics of things.

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<v Speaker 2>And right now, I mean, I think, you know, these

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<v Speaker 2>kind of these bone chips are kind of you know,

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<v Speaker 2>creating all that.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, it's something that I've kind of dealt.

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<v Speaker 2>With for the last three or four seasons and now

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of gotten to the point where you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's really kind of you can't really push through it,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, like you're saying, you don't want, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>to play through an injury, and then it starts to

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<v Speaker 2>turn into something else and something you know severe. So

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<v Speaker 2>obviously it's frustrating right now. Man, just trying to trying

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<v Speaker 2>to get through it, you know, leaning on my family,

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<v Speaker 2>my teammates, everybody's been pretty supportive.

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<v Speaker 5>You know. Like I said, it's really hard not being

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<v Speaker 5>able to be out there and and to pitch.

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<v Speaker 2>But uh, you know, we got to get this thing

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<v Speaker 2>fixed and you know, do everything we can to get

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<v Speaker 2>back out there and get back to being healthy.

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<v Speaker 6>I gotta just flip the switch. That background, Is that

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<v Speaker 6>a background or is that real in the back of

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<v Speaker 6>your house there. I mean, that's probably the incredible background.

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<v Speaker 4>I always rock.

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<v Speaker 5>I've ever, I've ever.

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<v Speaker 6>That's my first time talking to them, I mean that

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<v Speaker 6>is absolutely incredible.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, phrase, this is the first time I think you've

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<v Speaker 2>you've been on the show.

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<v Speaker 4>When I've been on.

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<v Speaker 5>I feel like I've been on a bunch, but you

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<v Speaker 5>know you've always duck me, so uh yeah, I like exactly.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So I've been I mean very fortunate to have been

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<v Speaker 2>raised in the outdoors.

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<v Speaker 5>I live in Texas.

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<v Speaker 2>My my uncle is a wildlife biologist and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>specializes in deer management and everything. So I like to

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<v Speaker 2>you know, think I do the right things when I

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<v Speaker 2>hunt outdoors. But yeah, being raised by family that that's

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<v Speaker 2>hunted and stuff, yeah, I mean I've done it, done

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<v Speaker 2>it my whole life.

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<v Speaker 5>I like being outside.

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<v Speaker 6>Now, any any of those Jersey bucks or no, you're

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<v Speaker 6>not allowed up here to you're not allowed in Jersey.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, so I've hunted Jersey bucks. Now the Jersey

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<v Speaker 2>bucks have slipped me. Yeah, I mean I'm gonna I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna try it again. You know this. I'm gonna try

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<v Speaker 2>it again this offseason. But Jersey the Maryland Bucks. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>the Jersey and the Maryland Bucks has given me the

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<v Speaker 2>slip so far.

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<v Speaker 6>They're they're Italian bucks. They know out a swindle, they

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<v Speaker 6>know where to go and everything, so watch out.

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<v Speaker 7>No, I'm kidding, they're tough. They're tough.

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<v Speaker 6>Hey, they'll go ahead you're doing and they'll be in

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<v Speaker 6>a different part. I know Scott wants to talk a

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<v Speaker 6>little bit more about the injury. I want to talk

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<v Speaker 6>about some of the trade tips you got going on

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<v Speaker 6>here are not trade ships guys that have left. You know,

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<v Speaker 6>you got to know the Ryan o'harons and Cedric mullins

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<v Speaker 6>of the world. I know you're gonna miss him. Got

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<v Speaker 6>some new guys coming in. Where do you see the

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<v Speaker 6>direction of these Orioles going with all the acquisitions and

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<v Speaker 6>guys that left.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So I mean, obviously, you know, it really sucks

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<v Speaker 2>to lose teammates, you know, like you said, you know

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<v Speaker 2>Cedric O'Hearn, you know, those are two, you know, unbelievable guys,

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<v Speaker 2>clubhouse leaders. But I mean when you really kind of

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you have to look back at you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what's what's who's still on a team, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you kind of you know, you move on.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you know, whatever happens yesterday, you know, is

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<v Speaker 2>not gonna affect.

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<v Speaker 5>Us today or tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, being in Baltimore, we have an extremely young,

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<v Speaker 2>talented corps group of guys. You know, a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>guys like Gunner, Jordan Westburg, Colton Cowser, I mean, Adley

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<v Speaker 2>like you know, a lot of us played in the

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<v Speaker 2>minor leagues coming up together. So you know, you know

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<v Speaker 2>we're obviously going to stay together. You know, that's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of the focus. I mean, there's a lot of guys

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<v Speaker 2>you know, obviously still left in the clubhouse, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>that can go out and win a World Series next year,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, years down the road. But yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's you know, the trade deadline. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>you're either you know you're getting players or you know,

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<v Speaker 2>trading them away. And you know, unfortunately for us, this

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<v Speaker 2>is the first time, you know, we've had to experience

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<v Speaker 2>something like that.

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<v Speaker 5>But I think, you know, in all, it's gonna make

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<v Speaker 5>us better ballplayers.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, a lot of guys we haven't been in

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<v Speaker 2>the big leagues for too long, and you know, kind

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<v Speaker 2>of seeing this and you know, know, you know how

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<v Speaker 2>bad it sucks. That's just gonna you know, motivate us

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<v Speaker 2>next year for this not to happen. Ever again, I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's kind of how you know, we're looking at

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<v Speaker 2>it a.

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<v Speaker 1>J I'm on my phone right now in arena clubs,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm looking at the Emerald slab packs and I

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<v Speaker 1>see in the grail a Bobby Witt Junior twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>Bowman Chrome.

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<v Speaker 7>Prospect Auto Gold Refractor card.

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<v Speaker 4>Give me that, give me your phone. I'm gonna I'm gonna.

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<v Speaker 7>Get you well you gotta buy it to me. I

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<v Speaker 7>don't have it.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you have to get a slab pack. No,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have that, and give me your slab pack.

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<v Speaker 1>That card's worth you buy your.

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<v Speaker 4>Slab pack, Scott, so I can get the Bobby Witt

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<v Speaker 4>Junior Gold Refractor twenty twenty Bowman Chrome Auto.

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<v Speaker 7>Because that sounds awesome and it's worth a lot.

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<v Speaker 4>It's worth a lot. He's a stud, he's not going down.

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<v Speaker 4>Get a grill. Get a grill. I want a grail, Scott,

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<v Speaker 4>give me the holy grill. You do it.

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<v Speaker 1>the code fo U l gras and I'll relate this

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<v Speaker 1>to you for a moment too. So, yeah, the team,

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<v Speaker 1>you know it's it's not going to be a playoff

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<v Speaker 1>team this year. So that's what you do at the deadline,

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<v Speaker 1>You sell so that you can load up for the future.

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<v Speaker 1>Did any of your decision making, like with the surgery

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<v Speaker 1>you have to do with where the team is at

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Would this have happened regardless or like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like sometimes guys will be like, I'm going to try

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<v Speaker 1>and push through it.

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<v Speaker 7>I think Reese Olsen right now is a shoulder injury.

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<v Speaker 1>With the Tigers, and he's like, I might be able

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<v Speaker 1>to come back in October.

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<v Speaker 7>No surgery for now. Was any of that on the table?

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<v Speaker 1>And because of the team's not going to be playing

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<v Speaker 1>in October, you can be like, hey, I need to

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<v Speaker 1>get right and be ready to jump at spring training

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<v Speaker 1>next year.

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<v Speaker 2>No, not really, you know, I mean obviously, you know

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<v Speaker 2>I ended the year on the il last year, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>tried to get back for the playoffs and that wasn't possible.

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<v Speaker 5>But no, I mean I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>Think really, you know, how the team was playing had

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<v Speaker 2>an effect on my decision. I think for me personally,

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<v Speaker 2>it just got to a point where Okay, I can't

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<v Speaker 2>pitch through this. I tried, you know, since spring training

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<v Speaker 2>I had an issue with it. It was the second

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<v Speaker 2>start of my spring training where I had to come

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<v Speaker 2>out early and it was due to these you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the bone chips and stuff in my elbow that just

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it had too much inflammation, uh in the area,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know kind of you know, rehabbing through the

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<v Speaker 2>first half of the season. You know, finally, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you just kind of get to a point where it's like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I've dealt with this for three or four

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<v Speaker 2>years now, and now it's just to the point where.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, it's just you know, it sucks. It just

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<v Speaker 5>you know, won't go away and.

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<v Speaker 2>Said, no, I have I have to get it taken

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<v Speaker 2>care of, you know, in order to you know, be

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<v Speaker 2>who I want to be next season, you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>think is most important uh to me, and just trying

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<v Speaker 2>to get everything ironed out so I can come back

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<v Speaker 2>next year and you know, hopefully you know, make thirty

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<v Speaker 2>starts and take a team into the postseason.

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<v Speaker 7>Cam you muted.

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<v Speaker 3>So sorry you talk about losing some of those veteran guys, right,

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<v Speaker 3>and Cedric Mullins has been there for a long time.

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<v Speaker 4>O'Hearn has been around the game.

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<v Speaker 3>I think everybody has an ability to lead in their

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<v Speaker 3>own way, right, I don't I don't believe truly, you

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<v Speaker 3>you know, it's just one guy that leads the truths.

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<v Speaker 3>I think the manager has a big part to do

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<v Speaker 3>with it, and I think it's the guys around. But

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<v Speaker 3>as those guys have kind of left the clubhouse, who have.

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<v Speaker 4>You feel like?

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<v Speaker 3>Because it's hard when you're not playing right, who have

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<v Speaker 3>you felt like is kind of try to step into

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<v Speaker 3>that role because we know this isn't a season that

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<v Speaker 3>you guys expect, especially with the expectation that you guys

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<v Speaker 3>have built the last couple of seasons. Who's kind of

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<v Speaker 3>stepping into that role and say, hey, guys, you know what,

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<v Speaker 3>we're gonna finish this your strongest. Hell, we're gonna, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>give it everything we got and kind of let's focus

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<v Speaker 3>on the winning and not the individual, you know, element

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<v Speaker 3>of the game, because that's what happens when you get

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<v Speaker 3>kind of in this end stretch.

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<v Speaker 4>You start to kind of me, me, me.

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<v Speaker 3>But who's the guy kind of trying to still galvanize

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<v Speaker 3>and say, hey, let's win at all costs and that'll

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<v Speaker 3>kind of help.

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<v Speaker 4>Us roll things into next season. Who's kind of taking

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<v Speaker 4>that leadership role?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think that's Gunner for sure. It's Gunner Henderson.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I can see you know it's spring training

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<v Speaker 2>this year. You know, when you have the whole you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you remember how spring training is. You know, there's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of dudes in that clubhouse, you know, the first

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<v Speaker 2>couple of weeks, a lot of faces. You don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>you're trying to get familiar with a lot of guys,

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<v Speaker 2>you do know. You know, anytime we had team meetings

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<v Speaker 2>or you know, anything with the whole camp, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Gunner was always you know, taking charge, saying some things,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, telling us about things we could do better,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean different things.

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<v Speaker 4>He was.

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<v Speaker 2>He was taking a leadership role early this year, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and you can kind of see that last year. But

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<v Speaker 2>this year I think he really stepped forward. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think that's somebody who's kind of steering the ship right

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<v Speaker 2>now and gives a lot of people, or a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of guys on the team, you know, someone you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, just to get some advice, to get

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<v Speaker 2>some help.

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<v Speaker 4>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>Gunner, I mean, awesome guy, you know, awesome clubhouse guy.

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<v Speaker 5>He plays hard. The the funniest.

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<v Speaker 2>Thing I can say about Gunner is like this dude

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<v Speaker 2>could be three for three four for four one or

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<v Speaker 2>two Homer, you know, I mean playing having an unbelievable game.

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<v Speaker 2>But he's gonna go up to each at bat and

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<v Speaker 2>he's gonna grind like it's its own thing. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>some guys you might be able to see, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>a guy gets a hit and he's like, Okay, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>good for the day. I got a knock Gunner. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't matter, you know, what a bat, what point

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<v Speaker 2>of the game. You know, he's gonna give it his all.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think guys see that the way he hustles,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, on and off the field. I think I

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<v Speaker 2>think guys are really going to look to him, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, he's been able to step up and kind

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<v Speaker 2>of getting that leadership role.

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<v Speaker 4>Last one for me. As I look behind you, I

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<v Speaker 4>see you got the whole crew, Donner, Bliss and comic Cupid.

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<v Speaker 4>You got where's Rudolph?

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<v Speaker 6>Like?

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<v Speaker 2>Have you?

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<v Speaker 3>Rudolph has alluded to that's the last one we need

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<v Speaker 3>on the wall.

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<v Speaker 5>He's up there somewhere.

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<v Speaker 4>That's the jersey book we're talking about. Phrase Rudolph.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Yeah, we've put a red we put a

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<v Speaker 2>red nose on him, uh years ago.

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<v Speaker 5>So people kind of like that.

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<v Speaker 4>But all right, that's dope, that's cool. That's it.

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<v Speaker 8>I love it, Hey, Grayson, Yeah, yeah, sorry, I was

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<v Speaker 8>gonna say, I don't know if you'll ever had venison,

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<v Speaker 8>but it is the best meat you can buy.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's better than anything in the grocery store.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, all these deer that we harvest are eating

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<v Speaker 2>and donated to food banks and stuff. So, uh, it's

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<v Speaker 2>the meat is spectacular. Just so if y'all ever get

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<v Speaker 2>the chance to eat it, try it.

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<v Speaker 3>I just had my fourth kid, so you can donate

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<v Speaker 3>to the Maving Food Bank.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm gonn see my dress. You can send me some

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<v Speaker 4>Uh yeah, we do. You love it? We love it

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<v Speaker 4>the Carolinas.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, dude, We've got coaches and I've had teammates where,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, last off season they send me their dress

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<v Speaker 2>and I'll ship it to them. So send me your

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<v Speaker 2>dress and I'll send you some stuff.

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<v Speaker 4>Say less, brother, say less.

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<v Speaker 7>Love that. Hey, So what's the timetable?

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<v Speaker 4>Now?

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<v Speaker 7>What do you got?

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<v Speaker 5>So?

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<v Speaker 7>Like, do you know when you're having it? And then

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<v Speaker 7>did they tell you what this are between? You know

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<v Speaker 7>now in March?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So the surgery is going to be sometime next

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<v Speaker 2>week you know, and like I said, you know, thankfully

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<v Speaker 2>it's not severe. It's a pretty quick surgery.

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<v Speaker 4>Man.

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<v Speaker 2>I should be playing catch here in about three or

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<v Speaker 2>four weeks after so in about a month and a

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<v Speaker 2>half to two months, I mean I should be you know,

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<v Speaker 2>back to throwing bullpens, getting off the mound, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>doing everything. I'll be able to go into the off

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<v Speaker 2>season healthy and kind of have a normal build up

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<v Speaker 2>going into spring training to really attack twenty twenty six.

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<v Speaker 7>Nice. Okay, So somewhat normal off season is the plan.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, yeah, okay, sure, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 7>That's great. I love that. Well, good stuff, Grayson. Good

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<v Speaker 7>to have you on man.

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<v Speaker 1>Good luck right, speedy recovery with it next week and

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<v Speaker 1>then we'll catch you. We'll check in with you, and

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<v Speaker 1>once you get through all that.

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<v Speaker 5>I appreciate y'all very much. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, you too. Good to see a man appropreciate you.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, mhm