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Speaker 3: We are live at.

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Speaker 2: Campbelback Ranch, of course, the home of your two thousand

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Speaker 2: and twenty four World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. I

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Speaker 2: am Alana Rizzo. This is Clint to SIUs. We're your

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Speaker 2: coming up shortly from ESPN of course, covers the Dodgers

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Speaker 3: This is good.

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Speaker 2: What was the first finally, nice to meet you, by

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Speaker 2: To get this deal, no question about it. Again, the

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Speaker 1: I can't imagine a deeper roster. I really can't. I

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Speaker 1: mean you talk about just organizationally. I mean the fact

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Speaker 1: that the Dodgers signed everybody that they signed this offseason

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Speaker 1: and some publications still rate their farm system number one

439
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Speaker 1: in the industry is incredible. But if you just look

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Speaker 1: at the major league side, if that rotation is healthy,

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Speaker 1: I think it's up there with the Mariners for the

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Speaker 1: rotation in baseball.

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Speaker 2: Well, now they're down possibly with George Kirby going out

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Speaker 2: the Mariners. We'll see what happens is how long he's

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Speaker 2: out with them?

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Speaker 1: And that lineup, how could you picture a lineup better

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Speaker 1: than that? One through nine? By the way, one through nine,

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Speaker 1: that lineup?

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Speaker 3: Let's that.

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Speaker 2: Let me let me expand on that a little bit

451
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Speaker 2: because last year we had some times on our show

452
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Speaker 2: everybody did talking about the bottom part of the order

453
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Speaker 2: that the Dodgers lineup, we know what you're gonna get

454
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Speaker 2: pretty much one through five, right, but there was more

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Speaker 2: production needed from the bottom part of the order.

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Speaker 1: Have they addressed that Tommy Edmund. Tommy Edmond changed the

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Speaker 1: complexion of the bottom third of their lineup. I mean,

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Speaker 1: look at what he did in the playoffs. That's why

459
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Speaker 1: they love him so much. That's why they extended him.

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Speaker 1: They tried to trade for him like three different times.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, they've been on him a long time.

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Speaker 1: For Tommy Edmond, batting eighth or ninth in year lineup

463
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Speaker 1: is just the perfect fit to just kind of be

464
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Speaker 1: an on bass guy for when it flips over again

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Speaker 1: for show Hey and Mookie and Freddy and all those guys.

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Speaker 1: Michael Conforto, I'm very interested to see, Like his name

467
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Speaker 1: barely ever comes up. He gets lost in this lineup,

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Speaker 1: but I'm very curious. And I know his splits were

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Speaker 1: kind of weird, his home road splits for but not

470
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Speaker 1: playing in San Francis anymore, getting in with the Dodgers

471
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Speaker 1: hitting guys, what can they tap into for Michael Conforto.

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Speaker 1: They identified him in gaining good money off to be.

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Speaker 3: The man here because there's twenty five other.

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Speaker 1: Men, and we saw how that benefited Tasker Hernandez. Correct right,

475
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Speaker 1: he didn't have to anchor a lineup, and we got

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Speaker 1: the best offensive version of Tasker Hernandez.

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Speaker 2: I think the first half of the season, Alton, you

478
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Speaker 2: know better than I. I think all Theer was the MVP

479
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Speaker 2: in first seven seasons. I think Tayo was the first

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Speaker 2: half of the season MVP.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, he was the most consistent member while while so

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Speaker 1: many guys were in and out, he was such a

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Speaker 1: consistent run.

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Speaker 5: Producer for them, an important addition to this team.

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Speaker 4: And I like you mentioning Confordo not really getting a

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Speaker 4: lot of love, not getting a lot of respect from people,

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Speaker 4: Maybe not so much respect another guy. I feel like

488
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Speaker 4: we're not talking enough about we should be talking about

489
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Speaker 4: two times. Say Young Award winner Blake Snell added to

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Speaker 4: the team. I'm stuck on pitching very clearly. What do

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Speaker 4: you think somebody like Blake Snell adds to this rotation

492
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Speaker 4: that is already incredibly talented.

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Speaker 1: Well, this is when you look at this rotation. I

494
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Speaker 1: think the spectrum of potential outcomes is very wide because

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Speaker 1: there are a lot of guys who have incredible talent

496
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Speaker 1: high ceilings. Tyler glassanaw you know, we have a Moto

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Speaker 1: at the forefront of what I'm mentioning here, but also

498
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Speaker 1: injury risk right like you can very well see issues

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Speaker 1: come up Glass Now, Moto missed significant time last year

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Speaker 1: with significant arm issues. Adding somebody like Blake who it's

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Speaker 1: weird to say, he's like the workhorse of this rotation.

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Speaker 1: He's what's his career one hundred and eighty innings, which

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Speaker 1: is maybe it's a lot in today's game, but it's

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Speaker 1: not a lot in general. But he's a sure thing.

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Speaker 1: He's as much of a short thing as this rotation gets.

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Speaker 1: That's why they wanted him. That's why that was their

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Speaker 1: number one priority in the off season, Not Juan Soto.

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Speaker 1: It was Blake Smell because this rotation needed a sure fire,

509
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Speaker 1: every number one guy, every fifth day guy can hold

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Speaker 1: up after everybody, all of our pets, heads fell off

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Speaker 1: for this team last year.

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Speaker 4: In terms of starting pitching, you need to have those

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Speaker 4: kind of guys that can go out there, plug them

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Speaker 4: in every fifth or sixth day and now they're gonna

515
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Speaker 4: be good for you.

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Speaker 1: It's very clear that this for an office was thinking

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Speaker 1: we are not gonna bullpen game, our way to a

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Speaker 1: World Series again, it's a.

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Speaker 3: Lot of stress. Oh gosh, I know, Alden.

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Speaker 2: We appreciate you always do a great job covering this

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Speaker 2: team and the other twenty nine. Let's be fair with

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Speaker 2: the ESPN. We appreciate it.

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Speaker 1: A lot of people say I don't cover with the

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Speaker 1: other twenty nine.

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Speaker 3: That's because yeah, I know, I know, I know. It's fine.

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Speaker 2: You hate everybody, that's not just how it goes, Eody,

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Speaker 2: I can't please everybody.

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Speaker 3: All didn't appreciate it very much.

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Speaker 2: Coming up, let's check out last licks. All right, guys, yeah,

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Speaker 2: all right, we want to once again introduce you to Max.

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Speaker 3: He's a good boy.

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Speaker 2: He's a one year old beautiful Border Collie Australian Shepherd

533
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Speaker 2: Bernese Mountain dog mix. We think we are awaiting the

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Speaker 2: official DNA results. He's looking for forever home. He's a

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Speaker 2: beautiful dog. As you can see. We need a home

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Speaker 2: that has older kids, probably high school aged kids or

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Speaker 2: no kids. He's a little bit of a resource garter,

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Speaker 2: a little bit protective. He was found in the desert

539
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Speaker 2: near Fresno, California, kind of for himself. He's a great,

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Speaker 2: great dog, though Gidru's Guardian Foundation will also provide training

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Speaker 2: for Max as well. If you're interested, hit us up.

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Speaker 2: All right, so this is fun because we get to

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Speaker 2: be together here. We're gonna go check out a game.

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Speaker 2: We're having our sit down exclusive tonight with Dave Roberts.

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Speaker 2: Hopefully we can talk about his new contract if the

546
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Speaker 2: Dodgers make it official. If not, whatever are you doing

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Speaker 2: All Dodgers tonight?

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Speaker 4: No, because we're talking to Dave. We're gonna be hanging

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Speaker 4: out with Dave Roberts, So come hang out here. We

550
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Speaker 4: said it on last show as well. I'm going to

551
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Speaker 4: try to figure out some sort of all Dodgers content.

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Speaker 4: I'm wearing it all over my body.

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Speaker 3: Here, But where's your foul territory stuff.

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Speaker 1: I'm a big boy.

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Speaker 5: They don't make my size. But the plan is the hope.

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Speaker 4: Guys call into my voicemail hotline for my show. We

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Speaker 4: want to have voicemails for Alana. Please be respectful you

558
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Speaker 4: siccos out there, but we want to take some calls,

559
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Speaker 4: take some questions, talk about the team, talk about your

560
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Speaker 4: time here, because again, you're hanging out with celebrity when

561
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Speaker 4: you're walking around camel Back Ranch with the Lana Risso

562
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Speaker 4: it's cool you do you work here, and we also

563
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Speaker 4: got some exclusive behind the scenes access at the new

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Speaker 4: pitching lab.

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Speaker 5: Really really awesome.

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Speaker 4: But what I love is behind us seeing that there's

567
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Speaker 4: a ballgame about to happen. There's this one, there's one

568
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Speaker 4: more tomorrow, and then this team is gone Tokyo and

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Speaker 4: a week from tomorrow is opening night.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, and they're not coming back here. They're going straight

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Speaker 2: to LA for the exhibition in the Freeway Series. Before

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Speaker 2: we let you guys go though, and Clinton I get

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Speaker 2: over to watch the ball game before we get set

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Speaker 2: for Dave Roberts informing non roster invite Matt Soer that

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Speaker 2: he's traveling to Tokyo.

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Speaker 3: That's a special moment.

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Speaker 4: That's pretty cool that the whole moment, the way it

578
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Speaker 4: showed up or showed out is Sour didn't have his

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Speaker 4: best outing by far, and you know he's pissed it himself,

580
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Speaker 4: trying to come off the mountain.

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Speaker 5: Dave's like, no, you're good.

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Speaker 4: This is one of the things that's so great about

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Speaker 4: Dave too, is the human touch you do get with

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Speaker 4: Dave Roberts.

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Speaker 5: You know, Sour saying he wanted to be pissed.

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Speaker 4: He was confused, but Dave saying no, you're coming with

587
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Speaker 4: us doesn't mean he's on the opening day roster. But

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Speaker 4: what Dave told the reporters earlier is everybody who travels

589
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Speaker 4: with the team is about thirty thirty one players.

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Speaker 3: Clear not everyone's going.

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Speaker 2: There's a lot of guys that are being reassigned and

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Speaker 2: not not on the track.

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Speaker 4: The players who do go with the team, they're going

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Speaker 4: to at the bare minimum get in those exhibition games

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Speaker 4: against the Giants, and I think the heroes are the

596
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Speaker 4: teams they're playing, So really really cool stuff for Matt Souer,

597
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Speaker 4: who has some big league time under his belt, but

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Speaker 4: now he's a real big leaguer. As Tommy Lesorda might say,

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Speaker 4: you're with the Dodgers, You're a.

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Speaker 3: Major league Welcome to the league, kid. Let me ask

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Speaker 3: you this.

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Speaker 2: Aldon Gonzalez feels that Andy Pajas is going to be

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Speaker 2: the twenty sixth man.

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Speaker 3: What about what's your thought? Who do you think makes

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Speaker 3: that last spot?

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Speaker 4: I think it makes sense for him just because getting

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Speaker 4: some more time around this team, continuing to kind of

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Speaker 4: grow as a big leaguer, you might as well do

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Speaker 4: it with the major league coaching staff. I don't think

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Speaker 4: he's going to be with the big league club for

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Speaker 4: like all of April, just because they need to get

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Speaker 4: him consistent playing time.

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Speaker 1: Exactly.

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Speaker 5: His future is brighter than somebody like James.

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Speaker 4: We love James Outman, of course, but he's fallen on

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Speaker 4: hard times in his career. And I think Jimmy Outman

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Speaker 4: coming up being a lefty off the bench for this

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Speaker 4: team until they figure out some other options, whether it

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Speaker 4: do be and Eddie Rossario, some sort of non roster guy,

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Speaker 4: they do have some options still left here in camp.

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Speaker 5: David Bodie, of course.

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Speaker 2: He's having a great spring. And again you take spring

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Speaker 2: training results with the grain of salt, okay, but he

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Speaker 2: is having I mean, if he's trying to win himself

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Speaker 2: a job, he's doing everything in his power to be

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Speaker 2: able to show them what they have.

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Speaker 3: All right, So again, don't.

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Speaker 5: Guice to you. That's important thing. He was nice to you.

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Speaker 3: Everybody's nice to me. Don't forget to join us Tonight

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Speaker 3: at five pm.

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Speaker 2: Pacific, Clint and I to have an exclusive sit down

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Speaker 2: with Dave Roberts. He's taken us through his mindset of

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Speaker 2: what he was going through. Of course, we're all, you know,

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Speaker 2: Monday morning quarterbacks, right, But he's going to take us

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Speaker 2: through what he was going through when he led this

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Speaker 2: team to a World Series championship in twenty twenty four.

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Speaker 2: We appreciate you guys being with us. Remember to like

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Speaker 2: subscribe all of the good things. We will see you

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Speaker 2: shortly tonight, five pm Spacific.

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Speaker 5: Go Dodgers, ye,