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Speaker 1: Hey, We've got Joe at Dalla and the Angels joining

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Speaker 1: us on the show. Big smile, Joe.

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Speaker 2: This is Kevin Zars style territory hosting debut. Great to

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Speaker 2: have you on.

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Speaker 1: Do you feel honored that KP, of all people said

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Speaker 1: I've got the guests I want to bring on and

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Speaker 1: it's you.

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Speaker 3: Hey, I'll tell you what, man, We love KP. Man

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Speaker 3: loved him as a teammate. I'm glad to be on

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Speaker 3: here with you, guys.

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Speaker 2: This is great love that.

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Speaker 1: Hey, KP, you want to intro Joe and how you

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Speaker 1: know him and anything for us?

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean we were We were teammates last year.

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Speaker 4: Got to know him, you know, really well, spent a

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Speaker 4: lot of time with him in the outfield. Obviously super talented,

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Speaker 4: huge All Star snub in my opinion this year, but

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Speaker 4: just an awesome teammate, human being and wanted to learn

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Speaker 4: so much and just made me feel so welcome, you know,

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Speaker 4: coming in mid season last year, and you know, we

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Speaker 4: say I'm part of the reason he's having more success

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Speaker 4: this year, but that's we're going to get into some

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Speaker 4: of the hard work he's done in the offseason and

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Speaker 4: this year to you know why he's starting to, you know,

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Speaker 4: be the player we all thought he could be.

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Speaker 2: Joe, let's actually start. I got my tier runningdumb eyes, right,

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Speaker 2: I know, I like that a lot.

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Speaker 1: I'm going to try to level this out just to

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Speaker 1: get into yeah, the changes and how the season has

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Speaker 1: been great for you and also even for the team

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Speaker 1: to be in contention for a playoff spot right now.

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Speaker 1: But first you saw Aj nodding his head. I did

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Speaker 1: the same thing a couple of weeks ago.

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Speaker 2: Just real talk.

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Speaker 1: Were you bummed that you didn't get into the All

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Speaker 1: Star Game because you definitely had the numbers to back

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Speaker 2: I'm sure you were, you know, kind.

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Speaker 1: Of checking things to see if there was a replacement option.

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Speaker 1: Did you get a phone call anything like that?

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Speaker 3: Yeah?

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Speaker 3: I think one of the things for me was, you know,

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Speaker 3: the All Star Game is and the voting of you know,

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Speaker 3: that is. I know from Louis of Kentucky. I was

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Speaker 3: Game I wanted to see Joey Vado in the All

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Speaker 2: So I totally understand that. The one thing for me.

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Speaker 3: I didn't really understand. There's kind of felt like there

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Speaker 1: Jar A Plus Tech team asked if we can try

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Speaker 2: It and see. Oh yeah, there we go.

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Speaker 1: That does that's a little bit better. I've been told, yes,

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Speaker 2: And you're.

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Speaker 5: First of all, nice, nice to meet you. I've heard

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Speaker 5: swing way too much. You gotta go up there and

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Speaker 5: because he never swung unless he had to. You just

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Speaker 5: Please walk me.

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Speaker 2: Okay, you are and go to first You were Joey fan.

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Speaker 3: You didn't get that from him, No, no, no, no, no,

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Speaker 2: But it was funny.

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Speaker 3: I got the first base in my first spring training

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Speaker 3: a couple of years ago, and I was kind of starstruck.

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Speaker 3: You know, I was a young kid, just got to

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Speaker 3: I'm from Louisville, and he goes me yeah, So it's

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Speaker 3: kind of kind of a cool moment. But yeah, right

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Speaker 3: up the road and Sincy I would go to games

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Speaker 3: as much as I could.

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Speaker 2: So all right, I love it.

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Speaker 6: I love it.

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Speaker 5: Now let me ask you this. No, Tory Hunter is

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Speaker 5: a good friend of mine. Okay, he's a special assistant

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Speaker 5: with the Angels. So who has done more for you

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Speaker 5: in your career? Tory Hunter or Kevin Palar Who was

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Speaker 5: more influential in your career so far? And it's okay

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Speaker 5: not to say Kevin. I know he's gonna ask the

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Speaker 5: next question, so it's okay to say four.

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Speaker 3: I'm gonna be honest with you. I mean, both of

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Speaker 3: these guys have been great. The cool part about Tory

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Speaker 3: coming in is, you know, just having somebody of you know,

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Speaker 3: how we're doing things, and just having that trust and

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Speaker 3: I think it's big, you know, having a minority player

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Speaker 3: That was a big comfort thing for me when when

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Speaker 3: I mean, KP, I know how this organization was, you know,

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Speaker 2: And I never had that from a veteran player.

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Speaker 3: That was just something that you know, I didn't get

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Speaker 3: you know, had tip to both of these guys, and Kevin,

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Speaker 3: you deserve that fluff for sure, So I appreciate it.

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Speaker 1: You know about the best place to buy, sell, trade,

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Speaker 2: You went for the Ruby Pack.

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Speaker 1: I love it.

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Speaker 6: I love clicking on the Ruby pack and knowing that

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Speaker 6: I got a cal Ripkins Junior autographed one of forty two.

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Speaker 6: I'm keeping it right now, but I would love to

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Speaker 6: Hey.

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Speaker 4: I had a couple questions for you. One on the

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Speaker 4: what you had sort of changed this offseason. You know,

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Speaker 4: I follow you on Instagram and stuff. I've seen what

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Speaker 3: Going to be. Nonsuthing first and foremost, I had to

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Speaker 3: Pretty well, so I'm just, you know, me adding muscle

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Speaker 3: I felt like my movement patterns when I was swinging

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Speaker 4: Joe, only if someone told you that last year.

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Speaker 5: Yes, you know, I love what you just said. By

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Speaker 5: Billion swings every single day. I was a big hid

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Speaker 5: It's so nice to hear another player saying, oh, I

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Speaker 2: Well, also figured it out.

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Speaker 4: There's also a point you're not going to necessarily figure

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Speaker 3: Successful now, sir. So, I mean I have those days

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Speaker 3: We say, you know, now, you're only as good as

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Speaker 2: KP. You got yeah, I got one more.

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Speaker 4: Hey, Joe, how's the how's the adjustment to center field been?

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Speaker 2: You know what, it's been interesting. You know.

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Speaker 2: So but definitely more room. For sure.

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Speaker 6: You're the alpha out there.

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Speaker 4: You're the alpha.

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Speaker 5: I wouldn't want to run into you.

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Speaker 6: I don't care who big.

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Speaker 5: So all right, before you go, I got to know

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Speaker 5: People ask me all the time, and I know this

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Speaker 3: Honest say, it was a great experience. They loved the game,

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Speaker 2: And you know how it is like in Triple A.

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Speaker 2: For sure. Don't never go back. Don't say that.

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Speaker 6: Don't never go back.

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Speaker 5: But no, I don't know the old the news dude,

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Speaker 5: the old Staum had one of the best views in

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Speaker 2: Just like, it's fantastic. Oh it was unbelievable. It's fantastic.

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Speaker 1: Well, Joe, this was awesome man, Thanks for catching up

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Speaker 3: And he's fantastic. He's fantastic. He just works out great,

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Speaker 3: So I appreciate you guys having me on you