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OneLegUpAlex Sports Sports - Clayton Kershaw Has Repped MLB The Right Way 9-19-25 · OneLegUpAlex Media

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  Speaker 1: Well, I really couldn't sleep here because on the West Coast,
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  Speaker 1: I thought the three set thousand strikeouts from Clayton Kershaw
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  Speaker 1: was going to be historic enough this season, only for
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  Speaker 1: him too earlier this week, announced that he would be
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  Speaker 1: retiring from the game. I believe he spent eighteen seasons
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  Speaker 1: in And here's the incredible part about the career of
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  Speaker 1: Clayton Kershaw. He not only won two World Series rings
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  Speaker 1: through a no hitter and of course got three thousand strikeouts,
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  Speaker 1: he overcame so much. I know I've talked about this before,
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  Speaker 1: but it seemed like at times there was just injury
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  Speaker 1: after injury that sidelined him and his greatness. But he
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  Speaker 1: was able to adapt after every injury and come back stronger.
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  Speaker 1: You know, I saw him stat muse tonight locally he
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  Speaker 1: was eleven and oh against the Mets. Eleven and oh
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  Speaker 1: against the New York Mets. That's pretty damn good. And
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  Speaker 1: I love what he said to wrap up the press
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  Speaker 1: conference tonight, trying to hold back all the emotions, and
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  Speaker 1: you know, he's allowed to be emotional. This is a
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  Speaker 1: big decision, but we all kind of knew, at least
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  Speaker 1: I did that once he got the three thousand. That's
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  Speaker 1: what he was hoping for, and then he would retire,
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  Speaker 1: and that's what's happening. Of course, it's also fitting the
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  Speaker 1: Dodgers are giving him one more chance with a playoff run.
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  Speaker 1: They clinched a playof birth tonight and probably on the
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  Speaker 1: way of the division again. But as I said in
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  Speaker 1: my story tonight, a lot of baseball childhoods continue to
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  Speaker 1: come to an end. He was there for a lot
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  Speaker 1: of us while we were still in high school, through
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  Speaker 1: the college years and into our twenties and thirties. Talk
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  Speaker 1: about generational. That guy is generational. And I've been thinking
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  Speaker 1: about this because I have a picture and you take
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  Speaker 1: a look at Alex GNYC won in my Instagram, but
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  Speaker 1: I have a picture with the Dodger retired numbers, and
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  Speaker 1: I guess show a tay Oh Toddy will get there
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  Speaker 1: one day. I mean, he's put a Ruthie and dubbers
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  Speaker 1: fifty homers, fifty strikeouts in the year. He's at fifty
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  Speaker 1: two homers by the way overall as he belt them
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  Speaker 1: one tonight. But I don't know. I think Clayton is
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  Speaker 1: the ultimate guy to get his number retired by the
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  Speaker 1: Dodgers because Shoge just came into the Dodgers a couple
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  Speaker 1: of years ago. Clayton's been a lifer, a lifer with
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  Speaker 1: drafted by the Dodgers, start rookie season with the Dodgers,
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  Speaker 1: all these accomplishments with one team Hall of Fame career
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  Speaker 1: with the Dodgers. That's why I say he is the
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  Speaker 1: more valuable candidate to be one of the last Dodgers
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  Speaker 1: we may see in our lifetimes be retired in the
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  Speaker 1: down the left field leftfield line. But now I'm in
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  Speaker 1: fired to go back when they do, put up in
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  Speaker 1: Clayton Kershaw and get a picture and recreate it as
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  Speaker 1: he would join the likes of Coofax and Robinson and
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  Speaker 1: Garvey and I'm sure and you know a lot of
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  Speaker 1: the the original Brooklyn Dodgers as well. I mean, he
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  Speaker 1: is part of the lineage of this Dodger team. There's
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  Speaker 1: no doubt about it. So I couldn't sleep because I
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  Speaker 1: wanted to cover this.
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  Speaker 2: And sure enough, my last thing is my favorite Bible verse.
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  Speaker 2: It's whatever you do, work at it with all your heart,
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  Speaker 2: as you're working for the Lord, not for men. It's
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  Speaker 2: cautions and that's what I've tried to do. Just work
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  Speaker 2: at it. Just work at it and love it. And
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  Speaker 2: so I'm really not sad. I'm really not. I'm really
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  Speaker 2: at peace with this. It's just emotional and I've tried
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  Speaker 2: to hold it together. I told our guys not to
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  Speaker 2: make it weird today, so because I was going to
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  Speaker 2: get weird if you make it weird, and here I
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  Speaker 2: am making it weird. So that's that's all I have.
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  Speaker 2: And just thank you everybody here that's covered me over
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  Speaker 2: the years. I know I'm not the most fun at times,
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  Speaker 2: so just just thank you for putting up with me,
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  Speaker 2: and that's all I have. Thank you guys so much
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  Speaker 2: for being here.
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  Speaker 1: Now you know you did something right in your career
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  Speaker 1: when the whole media room is clapping for you, that
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  Speaker 1: is members of the media clapping for Clayton Kerschew. I mean,
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  Speaker 1: how cool is that? How cool is that? And by
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  Speaker 1: the way, that was shared by Michael Beer b I
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  Speaker 1: E R Michael you Beer, Sorry Michael J. Beer a
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  Speaker 1: foul Territory TV and he posted that.
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  Speaker 3: From the media room, So there you have it. His
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  Speaker 3: final Dodger Stadium starts in an illustrious career, Hall of
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  Speaker 3: Fame career, and I've been thinking about this because ultimately
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  Speaker 3: Vin Scully, if they were to name the field, should
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  Speaker 3: be Vin Scullyfield.
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  Speaker 1: I don't think they've done that yet, but something's got
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  Speaker 1: to go up there in the honor of Clayton Kershaw.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe a Kershaw corner, you know near the Dodger bopen
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  Speaker 1: we were to warm up before every start. How about
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  Speaker 1: that a Kershaw corner to really cement the and show
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  Speaker 1: generations after us what an amazing player and a great
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  Speaker 1: person Clayton Kershaw has been for the game of baseball.
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  Speaker 1: He never seemed to be a guy that was flashy
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  Speaker 1: or in your face. After every strikeout, he would get
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  Speaker 1: the strikeout and walk off the mound like it was
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  Speaker 1: another day at the office. He never did this to
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  Speaker 1: be a hot dog. He did this because he loved
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  Speaker 1: the game for the love of the game. And it
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  Speaker 1: showed tonight in those remarks, didn't it. He even talked
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  Speaker 1: about how God using his talent for this Dodger community.
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  Speaker 1: And I know over the years it had been heartbreak
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  Speaker 1: at times, the early exits, the World Series losses, but
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  Speaker 1: in the last five years they've won two and I
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  Speaker 1: know they beat the Yanks last year, earned that World
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  Speaker 1: Series and Kirshaw earned that ring, didn't he. So I
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  Speaker 1: think today and this week he felt it was time.
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  Speaker 1: And look, we played the audio of his kids running
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  Speaker 1: in to see him after the three thousand strikeout. He
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  Speaker 1: has little kids. He's going to be a dad too
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  Speaker 1: now and watch them grow up, most likely in sports,
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  Speaker 1: and raise them up to be, you know, great citizens
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  Speaker 1: and whatnot. But I love guys like this. I love
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  Speaker 1: when they're just put their head down, pitch hit. Even
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  Speaker 1: catchers will just go there and do their job as if.
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  Speaker 4: It doesn't phase them, it doesn't get weird, as Clayton
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  Speaker 4: was saying, So congratulations in Clayton Kershaw, and only tonight
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  Speaker 4: and only your eighteen year career, and only your future
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  Speaker 4: Hall of Fame selection.
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  Speaker 1: I know you're gonna get there, but congrats on doing
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  Speaker 1: the game right every time out and the ability to
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  Speaker 1: bounce back from those injuries has been a storyline because
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  Speaker 1: you've adapted as well and wanted it, just like you
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  Speaker 1: won two World Series rings with a team you've been
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  Speaker 1: on your entire life. I know Dodger Town will not
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  Speaker 1: be the same. Vin Scully Avenue will not be the same,
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  Speaker 1: Dodger Stadium will not be the same, But it's because
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  Speaker 1: of what you did the last eighteen years that has
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  Speaker 1: built up that already historic franchise into a franchise. I
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  Speaker 1: get sellouts, that gets postseason appearances, and that does at
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  Speaker 1: least twice in the last five years, get you a
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  Speaker 1: World Series. You've been a driving force in that. So congrats.
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  Speaker 1: I'm making an impact. I'm being all around decent and yes,
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  Speaker 1: godly and I would say spiritual in a way baseball player,
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  Speaker 1: an ambassador to Major League Baseball. And so in honor
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  Speaker 1: of Clayton Kersher retiring and having his last start, I
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  Speaker 1: want to kick off my Fanatics creator position now there's
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  Speaker 1: a new title in town by offering you a Clayton
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  Speaker 1: Kershaw you know Jersey from my Fanatics affiliate link. It's
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  Speaker 1: the only right way to do it because you have
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  Speaker 1: the biggest story in baseball right now. And I'm gonna
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  Speaker 1: stay in that trend and promote Clayton, just like I
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  Speaker 1: promoted tcsabath The's Hall of Fame Jersey and Jersey. Gonna
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  Speaker 1: do the same thing for Clayton. And if you do buy,
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  Speaker 1: I am very fortunate that I do get commission, and
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  Speaker 1: I'm very thankful to Wade and everybody that's supporting me
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  Speaker 1: along the way to be a Fanatics creator that feels
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  Speaker 1: like a next level beyond just an affiliate, a creator
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  Speaker 1: for them now. And what's the first thing I want
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  Speaker 1: to do. I want to create that link for you
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  Speaker 1: and create a promo for Clayton Kershaw, who is the
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  Speaker 1: man of the night. And I know again, I know,
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  Speaker 1: Show Hey has someone he's done, but Clayton Kershaw right
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  Speaker 1: now is the man of the year in Major League
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  Speaker 1: Baseball because of what he's accomplished and been able to accomplish.
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  Speaker 1: And if he gets a third World Series this year. Look,
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  Speaker 1: they're in the playoffs and I think it happened, I
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  Speaker 1: would say, continues to accomplish. So let me see how
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  Speaker 1: October plays out. But I'm going to offer up a
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  Speaker 1: promo for Clayton Kershaw and yet Dodgers Stadium make a
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  Speaker 1: Kursehaw corner. I think that would be pretty neat. I
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  Speaker 1: think that would be pretty neat. On one leg up
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  Speaker 1: with Alex, Congratulations Clayton, and we'll be rooting for you
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  Speaker 1: the rest of the way, because, man, you there's a
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  Speaker 1: guy who deserves to go out with a ring. An
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  Speaker 1: I am a Yankee fan saying this full disclosure, but
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  Speaker 1: it would be you. It would be you. Can they
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  Speaker 1: do it? I think d NL is very competitive and
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  Speaker 1: the ALE is very competitive. But how interesting would it
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  Speaker 1: be is if you had Clayton and then cow Rally,
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  Speaker 1: who's been the man of the year on the American
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  Speaker 1: League side, facing off in a World Series game. I
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  Speaker 1: would buy. I would Well, we've got a long way
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  Speaker 1: to go before that, so let's take a one game
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  Speaker 1: at a time and right now honor Clayton with this
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  Speaker 1: promotion from the Fanatics World as Fanatics Friday. It goes
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  Speaker 1: into Fanatics Saturday, but Clayton Kershaw throwing his last pitch
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  Speaker 1: on Finax Friday, September nineteenth, twenty twenty five,