WEBVTT - Brewers pitcher Quinn Priester

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Quinn Priester of the Brewers and joining us right

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<v Speaker 1>now and at the Quinn, we really appreciate the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for joining us. Great season in the regular season,

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<v Speaker 1>now we're ready for the postseason. How's life this week

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<v Speaker 1>for you as one of the bye teams.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's it's fun. Thanks for having me first off,

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<v Speaker 2>but yeah, we've been staying ready. We got Monday off.

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<v Speaker 2>But now we've been at the field, you know, two

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<v Speaker 2>days in a row, you know, staying in tune with

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<v Speaker 2>with the other wild card games and and staying ready

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<v Speaker 2>as a group and trying to keep things competitive and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, as high intensity as we can.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, it's been fun. All right.

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<v Speaker 4>Before we dig into a other stuff, I know you

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<v Speaker 4>were raised outside Chicago, So were you a Cubs fan

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<v Speaker 4>or a white Sux fan.

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<v Speaker 3>I grew up a Cub fan. So now reviews, thank you.

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<v Speaker 4>He's gonna the Cubs win. He better slay the cub

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<v Speaker 4>that they win, Tomas, he better slay the Cubs because

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<v Speaker 4>because otherwise, man, we're gonna have some serious questions about

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<v Speaker 4>you know what we're people's fandoms.

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<v Speaker 3>Lie here you stop it.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm just I'm just kidding. Clearly, clearly just kidding, h

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<v Speaker 4>but no, seriously, you guys have had this off time.

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<v Speaker 4>How do you stay ready? I know you guys did

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<v Speaker 4>some you guys are doing some inner squad games. Do

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<v Speaker 4>you throw an inning in these innsquad just to stay sharp?

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<v Speaker 4>I saw Abner Reba yelling at the umpire yesterday for

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<v Speaker 4>bad calls, and I think, as like one of your

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<v Speaker 4>coaches or something is murf What is Murph doing during

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<v Speaker 4>these Is he practicing yelling at empires? How do you

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<v Speaker 4>guys stay sharp?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I think we're just trying to keep it, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>as fun as possible. I think it's fun to go

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<v Speaker 2>out and compete against your teammates that you've been with

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<v Speaker 2>all year, and I look forward to doing that. Stand

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<v Speaker 2>like you said, I'm gonna throw live today and just

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<v Speaker 2>to stay ready, stay on top of things, keep things crisp,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, while we do have a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>a break here, So going against your teammates, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be excited to compete against them. Just being able to

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<v Speaker 2>get close with them all year, you know, granted didn't

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<v Speaker 2>have a spring training with the team. Uh, definitely is

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<v Speaker 2>something that you know, you kind of look forward to

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<v Speaker 2>in spring train and get to face your buddies. But

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<v Speaker 2>now you know, I get an opportunity to do it

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<v Speaker 2>today and then and then yeah, Charlie, our bullpen coach

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<v Speaker 2>is uh is umpiring, and there's some there's some really

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<v Speaker 2>good calls and there are some really bad ones. Kind

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<v Speaker 2>of shows how difficult it can be. And but I

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate his confidence.

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<v Speaker 3>Greenie.

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<v Speaker 5>Greenie doesn't know what he's doing out there, so make

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<v Speaker 5>sure you tell him that I said that. And who

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<v Speaker 5>are you looking forward to punching out the most? Is

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<v Speaker 5>there somebody in the position player or the guys you're

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<v Speaker 5>gonna face. I don't know if you're facing the whole

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<v Speaker 5>lineup that you're like, man, I would love he talks

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<v Speaker 5>so much smack or like he's a guy that I

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<v Speaker 5>would love to go in and have him sign the

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<v Speaker 5>baseball for me after I punch him out in the

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<v Speaker 5>inner squad.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, honestly, I've gotten to probably Sal sounds a

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<v Speaker 2>tough guy to punch out too, because he can just

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<v Speaker 2>battle and I mean he's following stuff off out of

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<v Speaker 2>the glove basically, and so.

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<v Speaker 3>He would be a fun one to have. And he's

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<v Speaker 3>actually got.

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<v Speaker 2>Me when I was with the Pirates, so I got

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<v Speaker 2>to get him back in some way, and so he'd

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<v Speaker 2>probably be the top of the list. But I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>any of those guys, it'd be fun to just have

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<v Speaker 2>that little, that little thing over him to mess with

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<v Speaker 2>them a little bit. But all in all, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>just try and get my ground balls like I normally do,

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<v Speaker 2>and then sometimes I get a punch hup.

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<v Speaker 5>Now, I'm not one hundred percent sure, but I don't

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<v Speaker 5>think they're opening the gates up like they are opening

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<v Speaker 5>the gates for the Phillies. The Phillies sold out just yesterday.

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<v Speaker 5>They sold out for their inner Squad today. Would it

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<v Speaker 5>make it a little more exciting a little more fun

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<v Speaker 5>if you guys were sold out, if there was fans

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<v Speaker 5>just packed in America Family.

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<v Speaker 2>Field, Yeah, I definitely think it would be It would

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<v Speaker 2>be different. I think it'd be really fun. I know

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<v Speaker 2>our fans, you know, are the best. They would do

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<v Speaker 2>something like that. However, you know, our leadership thought that

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<v Speaker 2>doing what we're doing right now, be together as a group,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, being a team with you know, and really

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<v Speaker 2>you know, keeping each other, holding each other accountable, was

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<v Speaker 2>kind of the best way forward. And we're really enjoying

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<v Speaker 2>this time to like you, like we've been saying, is

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<v Speaker 2>to compete and get a little uncomfortable, put ourselves into

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<v Speaker 2>situations that you know are hard ones to navigate, whether

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<v Speaker 2>it's you know, second and third, nobody out bases loaded

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<v Speaker 2>with one, first and third, all those things, and so

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<v Speaker 2>we're able to control a lot more. But certainly having

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<v Speaker 2>some fans there would be an interesting factor, even though

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't really you know, there's nothing on the line,

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<v Speaker 2>seeing seeing what they start cheering for and whatnot, it

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<v Speaker 2>would be kind of fun.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, front Row Amy would be there keeping score.

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<v Speaker 4>So let's also make sure that we know that front

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<v Speaker 4>would be their keep score with their scorebook, even though

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<v Speaker 4>she'd still be there.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, can you get.

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<v Speaker 4>Into your Yeah, I mean, if you don't know who

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<v Speaker 4>front Row Amy is, just googler anybody out there and

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<v Speaker 4>you'll know she's a legendary Brewers fan. Can you go

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<v Speaker 4>into your story a little bit about you were a

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<v Speaker 4>first round pick with the Pirates, you get traded to

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<v Speaker 4>the Red Sox.

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<v Speaker 5>Now you're traded.

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<v Speaker 4>What was it like coming up with the Pirates and

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<v Speaker 4>then boom, oh man, I'm on.

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<v Speaker 3>The Red Sox.

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<v Speaker 4>Wow, look at me? Go and you're thinking, all right,

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<v Speaker 4>I got a chance from the Red Sox and then

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<v Speaker 4>they shift you to Milwaukee and now here you are

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<v Speaker 4>in the playoffs. I mean, you have two shots at

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<v Speaker 4>the playoffs this year. But what was that journey like

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<v Speaker 4>from you from thinking I'm gonna be a pirate for

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<v Speaker 4>life and now I'm Red Sox and now I'm a Brewer.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it was a whirlwin.

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<v Speaker 2>It was crazy and to be so yeah, you know

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<v Speaker 2>at the end or in the twenty twenty four deadline

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<v Speaker 2>is when I got moved. I'd made my debut with

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<v Speaker 2>debut with Pittsburgh and like, really thankful for that organization,

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<v Speaker 2>just give me a chance. Obviously a ton of my

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<v Speaker 2>development within the minor leagues, have a ton of great

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<v Speaker 2>relationships over there, you know, up and down the Org.

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<v Speaker 2>And then things definitely didn't go the way anybody wanted

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<v Speaker 2>them to in the major leagues. Just was really inconsistent,

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<v Speaker 2>trying to find my footing, trying to find some confidence.

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<v Speaker 2>And then when I was moved to Boston, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>was optioned back down to Triple A, started to throw

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit harder with just a little some of

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<v Speaker 2>a couple like mechanical adjustments that were super easy and

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<v Speaker 2>athletic to kind of make that change. And so I

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<v Speaker 2>started to throw a little bit harder, and as I

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<v Speaker 2>did that, you know, I started to command the ball

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit better. And then I started to feel

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<v Speaker 2>this confidence start to kind of come back in a

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<v Speaker 2>way where it's like, oh, man, I'm doing what I

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<v Speaker 2>want to more than not, and so now I can

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<v Speaker 2>actually pitch and I can do use sequences because beforehand

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<v Speaker 2>just didn't feel like I was commanding the ball where

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to, and so I was trying to execute sequences,

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<v Speaker 2>but I wasn't executing it. I wasn't executing them, so

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<v Speaker 2>it didn't really matter, you know, kind of what I

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<v Speaker 2>knew or what I was taking into the game if

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<v Speaker 2>I wasn't executing it. And then that's just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>what we've hammered as soon as I got traded to Milwaukee,

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<v Speaker 2>certainly something I didn't expect at the beginning of the year,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, didn't make the team out of camp with Boston.

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<v Speaker 2>Was really you know, definitely disappointed, but used it as

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<v Speaker 2>fuel to keep going and to keep you know, working

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<v Speaker 2>the processes that you know, I felt a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>confidence in and then you know.

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<v Speaker 3>I got traded to the Brewers.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a huge surprise, but it was cool being

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<v Speaker 2>traded so close to home, just being an hour and

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<v Speaker 2>a half south of American Family Field. I get a

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<v Speaker 2>ton of family to be able to come to games

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<v Speaker 2>on off days and be able to go home.

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<v Speaker 3>Me and my fiance are able to go home, so

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<v Speaker 3>we're both from that area. And then and then we

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<v Speaker 3>just hammered the execution of things here.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, how many times can we get our sinker

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<v Speaker 2>down in a way, can we get the cutter to

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<v Speaker 2>the top rail, can we get the slider's back foot

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<v Speaker 2>and under? And rather than kind of focusing on the

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<v Speaker 2>velo and the stuff of things, you know, trying to

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<v Speaker 2>let the iPad tell us what's good versus, hey, did

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<v Speaker 2>we execute a pitch and are we on time? And

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<v Speaker 2>then once that became the focus, and then winning games

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<v Speaker 2>became the focus rather than the stuff, I felt like

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<v Speaker 2>I was just really able to be free and really

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<v Speaker 2>compete on the Major league mound versus trying to tinker

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<v Speaker 2>and fix things.

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<v Speaker 5>Talk about hooky, talk about the pitching coach and what

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<v Speaker 5>does he bring a different than the other. While it

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<v Speaker 5>was small snippets of big lea pitching coaches, what does

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<v Speaker 5>he bring because you know the vernacular, you're using sinkers

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<v Speaker 5>down below the zone, you know, the cutter to the

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<v Speaker 5>top rail. All that stuff is quintessential Hooky. Does he

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<v Speaker 5>bring something different in a way that he tells you

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<v Speaker 5>how to do something or continues to encourage you and

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<v Speaker 5>make you a better pitcher.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>The thing that always like impresses me is we're when

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<v Speaker 2>we're throwing a bullpen and he's not looking at the catcher.

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<v Speaker 2>He's just watching me and and you know, I'll miss

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<v Speaker 2>the ball arm side and he'll be like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he'll know immediately where it missed without even watching the ball,

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<v Speaker 2>just by watching you know, the body. And in the past,

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<v Speaker 2>I've had pitching coaches who you know, are holding the

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<v Speaker 2>iPad to see what the track men saying and and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, kind of referencing those things. Throughout my career,

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<v Speaker 2>I've also had coaches who and Hook's definitely one of

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<v Speaker 2>the guys that is really worried about the mechanic, like

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<v Speaker 2>the being on time and making sure we're getting to

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<v Speaker 2>the right spots in our delivery and knowing that if

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<v Speaker 2>we do that, then the iPad is going to show

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<v Speaker 2>what we wanted to show, and so we don't really

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<v Speaker 2>need to look at it as long as we're on time.

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<v Speaker 2>And when it's so focused on the body and so

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<v Speaker 2>focused on being on time, you know, I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>that allows my athleticism to kind of come through more

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<v Speaker 2>than if I'm trying to focus on a shape or

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<v Speaker 2>a you know, a number. And I feel like that's

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<v Speaker 2>one of the bigger things. And then obviously, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>every day, just holding us accountable to doing the little things.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, he's out there during our throwning programs and

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<v Speaker 2>even subtle differences. Hey, you know, you're you're tapping your

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<v Speaker 2>back foot, and it's some things that I don't notice

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<v Speaker 2>that they're kind of happening subconsciously, that he's able to

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<v Speaker 2>kind of essentially put the bumpers up if you're bowling,

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<v Speaker 2>and so it's like, hey, all right, bounce right back

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<v Speaker 2>to the middle. Bounce right back to the middle. He

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't he doesn't let us get too far away from

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<v Speaker 2>what's been working and what's what's you know, really good

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<v Speaker 2>what makes us major leaguers.

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<v Speaker 4>Quinn, are you a field guy?

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<v Speaker 5>Then?

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<v Speaker 4>Does that make you a field guy instead of an

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<v Speaker 4>iPad guy, because it's awesome. It's refreshing to hear someone

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<v Speaker 4>say the coach doesn't just stare at an iPad. So

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<v Speaker 4>are you a field guy, like when you throw a

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<v Speaker 4>bullpen are you more of a oh that felt really nice?

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<v Speaker 4>Or are you one of those guys that has to

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<v Speaker 4>grab the iPad and go, oh, it has twelve point

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<v Speaker 4>seven inches of inverted vert so I know I was

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<v Speaker 4>a little bit off or can you can you feel it?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's that's something that has been a change this

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<v Speaker 2>year that I think is again freed me up to

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<v Speaker 2>be competitive with a hitter rather than with myself on

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<v Speaker 2>the mound.

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<v Speaker 3>And yeah, like you're competitive with yourself over the week.

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<v Speaker 2>But sometimes I'd be in a bullpen session and I'd

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<v Speaker 2>throw a pitch that, you know, it's a change up,

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<v Speaker 2>that's a ball, you know, not competitive, and and we're

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<v Speaker 2>coming over like, hey.

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<v Speaker 3>That one was the best one. It's like you no,

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<v Speaker 3>it wasn't.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a ball. Nobodys swinging at that. It's a bad pitch.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care what the iPad says. And so and

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<v Speaker 2>then also it gets frustrating when people, you know, when

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<v Speaker 2>you when you throw a pitch and it's your body.

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<v Speaker 2>You're like, no, I can't repeat that, and then it's like, man,

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<v Speaker 2>this is look at this, this is exactly what we want.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like, well, I can't repeat that, So it doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>matter that that's what we want. Now it kind of

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<v Speaker 2>feels like what we're trying to do is a lot

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<v Speaker 2>more difficult than it really is. Like it should feel

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<v Speaker 2>it should feel athletic, it should feel smooth, and it

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<v Speaker 2>should feel explosive, and regardless of what the iPad says,

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<v Speaker 2>like all year, the hitters have been tonas that that's

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<v Speaker 2>it's playing late.

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<v Speaker 3>And so you know, it's definitely good to keep an

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<v Speaker 3>eye on things. You know.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes you know your slider can start to have more carry,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're gonna want to fix that because you know, honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>that's just going to improve how you can get to

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<v Speaker 2>that down in the way spot. If it carries, it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to stay up, you know, versus when it feels

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<v Speaker 2>the same. But using the iPad in the right way

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<v Speaker 2>been huge for me, but which is honestly not using

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<v Speaker 2>it a lot at all.

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<v Speaker 5>Are you the nicest person on earth? Or do you

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<v Speaker 5>put the best songs on the radio or something? Nineteen

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<v Speaker 5>straight wins. I mean, when it's Queen priesterday, the boys

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<v Speaker 5>just say, you know what, we're gonna hit, We're gonna

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<v Speaker 5>score more runs than the other team, and we're gonna

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<v Speaker 5>go out and get this w nineteen straight. Is that

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<v Speaker 5>just like a weird number to you or is it

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<v Speaker 5>something that you're like, yeah, I can see it because

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<v Speaker 5>everybody likes me.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it's because everybody likes me. You look

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<v Speaker 2>at it, and there was there's a couple of games

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<v Speaker 2>in there. There's a game in Miami where the offense

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<v Speaker 2>really really picked me up. I I, you know, lost

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<v Speaker 2>a ball over the first baseman's hat and kind of

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<v Speaker 2>let them start a rally. And then also against the Mets,

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<v Speaker 2>I gave up six and four and the offense comes

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<v Speaker 2>back in Nica cons hits a walkoff homer.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's just the kind of team we've been all year.

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<v Speaker 2>And certainly there's been games where you know, I've I've

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<v Speaker 2>contributed to the win more than others.

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<v Speaker 3>But I think, you know, one, it's a matter of

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<v Speaker 3>you know, the dice kind.

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<v Speaker 2>Of rolling your way, and and then also you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just being consistent, being sticking to our process, and and

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<v Speaker 2>also you know, staying within you know what we do well.

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<v Speaker 2>I think you know, times where strikeouts start to go up,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it is what it is, you know, that's.

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<v Speaker 3>Not happening because I'm chasing the strikeout.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm the most aggressive in the zone when I'm trying

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<v Speaker 2>to get out with every pitch. And and I think

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of times getting the offense back in the

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<v Speaker 2>dugout happens quicker if you're getting balls in play.

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<v Speaker 3>And and then when we're playing.

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<v Speaker 2>As good as we were and as good as we are,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, just getting those guys you know who are

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<v Speaker 2>who are you know, ready to hit back in the

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<v Speaker 2>dugout and off their feet, but also ready for every

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<v Speaker 2>ball is just something that's just the way that I've

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<v Speaker 2>found success to help our team win. And you know

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<v Speaker 2>that might change as the future goes, but right now,

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<v Speaker 2>that's what it is. And and I trust every single

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<v Speaker 2>guy that that plays defense behind me, and and I

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<v Speaker 2>want the bomb play.

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<v Speaker 3>I want them to, you know, help me out.

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<v Speaker 4>Hey, Quinn, A couple of things, you guys, you guys

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<v Speaker 4>have family trips, right with the Brewers, you guys have

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<v Speaker 4>family trips. So yeah, here your uncle, your uncles are included.

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<v Speaker 4>Now so my uncle can fly on these family planes.

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<v Speaker 4>And when your uncle flies, does he get pocket pancakes

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<v Speaker 4>from Murph? Or is that restricted to players and reporters?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, they got to stay in the cockpit. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>my uncle and then his son, my cousin Alex, also

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<v Speaker 2>flies for United. And there's the way that it works

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<v Speaker 2>is they're able to pick up the charter trips, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, kind of like a month out or something

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<v Speaker 2>like that in advance it and it worked out for

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<v Speaker 2>them to both you know, get our flight back from Texas.

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<v Speaker 2>We took a couple of pictures which was which was

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<v Speaker 2>really fun and obviously you know, my uncle came over

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<v Speaker 2>the intercom and and said a few things. It was

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<v Speaker 2>a really cool moment, you know, for all of us. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>and came back and got a couple of wins, so

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<v Speaker 2>they might be good luck for us and and maybe

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they'll fly some more in the in the future.

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<v Speaker 4>Here and are your officially confirmed game two starter or

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<v Speaker 4>do we know that? Have they told you that or

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<v Speaker 4>do we know that?

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<v Speaker 2>We don't know that yet right now. I'm just staying

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<v Speaker 2>ready for whatever role that uh, you know, the team

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<v Speaker 2>needs me in and you know, absolutely you know, looking

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<v Speaker 2>forward to getting into my first postseason game and whatever

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<v Speaker 2>role that is. And you know, I've been opened for

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<v Speaker 2>this year. I've I've came in out of after three

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<v Speaker 2>innings I've started, and uh, you know, I feel prepared

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<v Speaker 2>and ready for whatever role. You know, Murph and Hookie

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<v Speaker 2>and Jim and everybody you know there thinks is going

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<v Speaker 2>to help us win a game.

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<v Speaker 4>Got it is a salo in the room. Is Mike

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<v Speaker 4>Baslo in the room?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, he's sitting over there.

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<v Speaker 4>What thanks for coming out, because on Saturday when I

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<v Speaker 4>did your game, he didn't show up until the game started.

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<v Speaker 4>I know he had his appendix out, but nobody cares. Okay,

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<v Speaker 4>he was watching this. Yeah right, thank you. So I'm

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<v Speaker 4>glad that he could make it for the playoffs, but

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<v Speaker 4>not for a regular season meaningless game for you. So

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<v Speaker 4>tell him I appreciate his effort.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah he's laughing. He pointed at his appendix. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think we just stick with no excuses.

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<v Speaker 5>Thank you, Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>You can get the Appendixiety said.

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<v Speaker 4>He was back the next day and then.

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<v Speaker 1>Go to the trainer's table and.

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<v Speaker 4>He's like, oh, I'm my appendix rupture there. Sake this

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<v Speaker 4>out for me i've done. Had to wait two days later.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't stand.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey Quid, good stuff man. Great to have you on.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for the time. Hope you enjoyed it. Good luck

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<v Speaker 1>will be watching. We're excited.

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<v Speaker 3>Awesome. Thank you guys, really appreciate it. Have a good one.

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<v Speaker 1>You too, have a good one. Quinn Priester from the Brewers.

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<v Speaker 1>You can watch him later this week in the DSM.