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Randy Levine | President of the New York Yankees | 05-05-26 · Sid & Friends In The Morning

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  Speaker 1: The Yankee will John Sterling will be sorely missed. I
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  Speaker 1: was out the state last night. They did a beautiful job.
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  Speaker 1: The bouquets down by home plate. Michael Kay Susan Waldman.
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  Speaker 1: The ACCY organization from top to bottom is class. That's
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  Speaker 1: the bottom line. And their president he's like my favorite
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  Speaker 1: person in the world right now. He's right there with
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  Speaker 1: Trump and Danielle that is. Randy Levine was so again
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  Speaker 1: last night in the Bronx. Randy, good Tuesday morning, buddy,
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  Speaker 1: how are you?
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  Speaker 2: AI is shid, how are you?
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  Speaker 1: I'm great?
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  Speaker 2: Got a little sleep finally last night I did got
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  Speaker 2: a little bit.
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  Speaker 1: I did. I got about three hours and I feel
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  Speaker 1: great this morning. I feel great. I love being at
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  Speaker 1: the stadium last night. And again, you guys did Randy
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  Speaker 1: such a nice job tribute to John Sterling. And you
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  Speaker 1: and I spoke earlier in the day yesterday and again
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  Speaker 1: last night at the stadium, and you know, you realize,
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  Speaker 1: of course, the importance of John Sterling to not just
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  Speaker 1: a Yankee fan, Randy, but the baseball in general.
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  Speaker 2: John Sterling was an iconic figure. He stood out, cut
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  Speaker 2: his own way, he broke the mold, you know, the
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  Speaker 2: traditional baseball radio announcer. You know, he created his own personality.
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  Speaker 2: And he was likable. You know, you're not going to
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  Speaker 2: see somebody like John Sterling ever. Again. His confidence, his wit,
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  Speaker 2: his likability, I mean he was just you knew him,
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  Speaker 2: said he was just such a likable person. And not
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  Speaker 2: only was he likable, he loved the fans. I mean,
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  Speaker 2: I would come out after a game, it would be late,
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  Speaker 2: and you know, John would be there signing autographs for
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  Speaker 2: the fans. He'd stay there for half an hour, forty
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  Speaker 2: five minutes. He would do whatever it took. He loved it.
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  Speaker 2: It was his life and you know, the brilliance to
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  Speaker 2: come up with, you know, the home run calls and
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  Speaker 2: the taglines. You know, there'll be nobody like him. You know,
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  Speaker 2: our players adored him all through the years. They'll they'll
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  Speaker 2: never be one like him, just like I always say,
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  Speaker 2: they'll never be another George Steinbrenner. These kind of people
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  Speaker 2: they come around once in a generation. There's never going
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  Speaker 2: to be another John Sterling.
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  Speaker 1: I agree the same way about Bob Sheppard. I still
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  Speaker 1: do his voice, same thing right.
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  Speaker 2: Right, hundred percent. They never come around, you know. You
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  Speaker 2: and you look at the great tradition.
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  Speaker 3: Of the Yankee announcers, you know, from Mel Allen, Phil Rizzuto,
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  Speaker 3: they're all absolutely fantastic, but they all had a little
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  Speaker 3: different style, and John style was different than them, and
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  Speaker 3: he patented it and.
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  Speaker 2: Through all the years of winning. You know, he was
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  Speaker 2: the voice of the summer. He really was in the fall.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, no matter where you went, you heard the
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  Speaker 2: radio on and people were listening to John Sterling, whether
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  Speaker 2: they were at a barbecue, whether at the beach and
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  Speaker 2: their car, no matter where they were, they were listening
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  Speaker 2: to John Sterling talking about all the great Yankee.
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  Speaker 1: Teams, so well done and Look, you know, no disrespected
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  Speaker 1: Dave Simms, who are like a lot known for many,
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  Speaker 1: many years, but he's new at this job. You know,
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  Speaker 1: you got two mainstays right now, two legends, the legends too.
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  Speaker 1: Michael Kaye doing the Yes television broadcast, and of course
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  Speaker 1: Susan Woltman, the finest female not that it matters, but
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  Speaker 1: the finest female announcer and analyst in the history of
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  Speaker 1: the game. They're still there, and both of them from
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  Speaker 1: what I saw, Randy, both Michael and Susan were really
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  Speaker 1: broken up the last couple of days.
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  Speaker 2: Ah, they were. I mean they were so close. And
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  Speaker 2: you know, Michael and John were partners for many years.
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  Speaker 2: And you know Susan and John, what a great comboat
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  Speaker 2: they are, you know, the famous that's baseball Susan yeshoes
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  Speaker 2: all over the game. Today we're still and now they're
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  Speaker 2: both flous We're lucky to have both of them, and
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  Speaker 2: they were really tough as we're all of this in
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  Speaker 2: the organization by John, and we're going to announce some
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  Speaker 2: things in the coming days that we'll keep on remembering him.
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  Speaker 1: I love that this is the amazing president of the
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  Speaker 1: New York Yankee. He's truly one of the finest and
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  Speaker 1: nicest people I've ever met. I love coming, you know,
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  Speaker 1: I go to his you know, sweet whatever, and you
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  Speaker 1: know he's always gotten great people there. You know General
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  Speaker 1: Keene or you know Sunshine or Errol Love Errol toolone
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  Speaker 1: of course to share up from Suffolk County. Always somebody special,
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  Speaker 1: always somebody great, because Randy's friends with everybody, but he
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  Speaker 1: loves Randy Levine. And I have to say, even the
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  Speaker 1: guys Curtis outside the door and Ray. You know, when
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  Speaker 1: I come to your stadium, I've never felt this before.
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  Speaker 1: I've been going to sporting events for a long time,
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  Speaker 1: long time Randy in New York, down in Miami, I
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  Speaker 1: never felt like I feel like when I come visit
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  Speaker 1: you and the folks at Yankee Stadium. And that's not
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  Speaker 1: an accident. I feel like, Randy, you you make sure
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  Speaker 1: that people feel that way. And that's why people like
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  Speaker 1: John will Keen a true American hero. They keep coming
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  Speaker 1: back almost every night.
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  Speaker 2: Well that's quite quite a tribute, and I really appreciate it,
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  Speaker 2: but it really goes to the people who work there.
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  Speaker 2: You know, we try and make Yankee Stadium and in
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  Speaker 2: these times where there's you know, people have trouble and
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  Speaker 2: people are upset, you know, baseball and the Yankees or
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  Speaker 2: a diversion, and we try and make it entertaining. It's
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  Speaker 2: great when we're winning, you know. That's what the Yankees
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  Speaker 2: are about, winning and tradition. And it's a place where
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  Speaker 2: everyone comes together. You know, said you and I were
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  Speaker 2: talking last night. You saw the crowd. It's such an
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  Speaker 2: incredibly diverse crowd and so many women fans now, and
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  Speaker 2: everyone just coming together, no matter what you think, no
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  Speaker 2: matter what you look like, no matter what your politics.
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  Speaker 2: Everyone's there to just relax have a good time the Yankees.
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  Speaker 2: That's what our staff's all about. Yeah, and that's what
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  Speaker 2: we try. Everybody's welcome there every game.
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  Speaker 1: It's one of the few places left in the world
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  Speaker 1: where that can happen, you know, with a Yankee stadium
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  Speaker 1: or other sporting venues which are becoming less and less
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  Speaker 1: around the country. But certainly you guys can boast that.
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  Speaker 1: And we got a big date coming up thanks to you.
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  Speaker 1: And I have to mention Stephanie because I love her
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  Speaker 1: and whenever I mentioned her, she gets a lot of
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  Speaker 1: phone calls, Randy, just so you know. So, yeah, you
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  Speaker 1: and Stepan.
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  Speaker 2: She's worth it. She's great.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, she's great. And you guys are helping out Danielle
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  Speaker 1: and I with our charity this proxy at Dcdamerica dot org,
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  Speaker 1: which was inspired by our son Gabriel, who is diagnosed
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  Speaker 1: as a little boy with this proxy. You've met Gabriel
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  Speaker 1: more than once. You told me last night. You tell
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  Speaker 1: Gabe he wants to come to a Yankee game, You
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  Speaker 1: can come without his daddy, can come alone.
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  Speaker 2: I told him that already, come alone, come with somebody,
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  Speaker 2: absolutely anytime.
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  Speaker 1: I love that. And we got a big date set
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  Speaker 1: up Yankee. Yes he is, and he's the real Yankee fan.
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  Speaker 1: He started as a Yankee fan. You didn't switch like me.
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  Speaker 1: But we got a big date coming up Saturday, August
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  Speaker 1: of twenty second. You guys are gonna host the Blue Jays,
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  Speaker 1: And I want to thank you again on behalf of
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  Speaker 1: Danielle and Gabriel and all the folks around the world
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  Speaker 1: have been diagnosed with with this proxy. That is a
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  Speaker 1: very very beautiful thing. Brandy. You guys are doing well.
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  Speaker 2: It's a it's that's what that's what we're about. That's
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  Speaker 2: what it's all about. If we can help people and
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  Speaker 2: get people. Well, that's what it's about, you know, that's
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  Speaker 2: that's the highest thing we can do. You know, winning
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  Speaker 2: baseball games is really important, that's what we're about. But
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  Speaker 2: if we can use the Yankee brand to help solve
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  Speaker 2: people's problems, God bless, that's what that's what we're about.
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  Speaker 1: And it's a big deal for my son and those people. Now,
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  Speaker 1: you did at one point last night, I'm gonna mind
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  Speaker 1: you about this. Randy. Team is red hot. Just swept
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  Speaker 1: for straight from Baltimore, had a couple of sweeps the
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  Speaker 1: last couple of weeks, swept the Royals, swept the Red Sox,
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  Speaker 1: swept Baltimore. Texas is coming into town to face the
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  Speaker 1: hottest team in baseball. That's you, guys. And you did
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  Speaker 1: say to him last night that it may not it
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  Speaker 1: may not be coincidence.
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  Speaker 2: About the time, let me let me say it's it.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, since you since you switched me like on
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  Speaker 2: a roller, I think the lost one games. So you
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  Speaker 2: get you get a little credit. That's it. We got
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  Speaker 2: some good vibes going.
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  Speaker 1: So wait, so you as the president of the most
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  Speaker 1: valued and best franchise on the history of sports, the
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  Speaker 1: New York Yankees, You're actually giving me credit for this
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  Speaker 1: red hot a couple of weeks by the Yanks.
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  Speaker 2: Who might argue with the universe, who might argue with
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  Speaker 2: the universe.
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  Speaker 1: Now, you guys, you look great, I'll tell you. And
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  Speaker 1: I think in games where we hit more than two homers,
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  Speaker 1: two homers are more over sixteen and one. And you
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  Speaker 1: know Aaron Judge similarly hits a home run every single day.
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  Speaker 1: You know, Ben ranks up to a great thought. He
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  Speaker 1: hasn't played the last two days, but he's been fantastic
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  Speaker 1: and on the way out. We talked about this last night.
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  Speaker 1: When you can throw Max Freed on a Sunday and
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  Speaker 1: then Shitler on a Monday, and you're still waiting for
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  Speaker 1: guys like Cole and one don't to come back. I
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  Speaker 1: don't know. I mean, I just that's the best starting
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  Speaker 1: rotation in baseball, and the guys are going to hit
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  Speaker 1: like this, Randy, this is a World Series club. Bottom line.
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  Speaker 2: Welly, I've had a good, good month. You know, it's
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  Speaker 2: a long season. We've been really you know, we stayed healthy,
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  Speaker 2: that's the key, and we're gonna have to stay healthy,
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  Speaker 2: be consistent, and you know a lot of our young players,
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  Speaker 2: you know, Ben Rice cam Shitler. They're coming into their own.
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  Speaker 2: You'll see Elma Rodriguez tonight. We have a lot of
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  Speaker 2: really good players. Our organization, Cash and the baseball operations
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  Speaker 2: people deserve an awful lot of credit for developing these players.
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  Speaker 2: So with a little luck, you know, we'll be playing
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  Speaker 2: deep into October.
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  Speaker 1: I think you will final thirty seconds. I love my job.
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  Speaker 1: I love what I do. When I think it part
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  Speaker 1: of the reason why I do so well, it translates
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  Speaker 1: when I see you at Yankee Stadium and I know
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  Speaker 1: what's your job. You're the president and you're a sweet guy.
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  Speaker 1: But you love your job, don't you? You love your job?
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  Speaker 1: I do.
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  Speaker 2: I really do love it. Like your job, it has
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  Speaker 2: good days and bad days, ups and downs, but it's
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  Speaker 2: a great job. And I've been doing it for twenty
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  Speaker 2: seven years and I love it and hopefully I try
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  Speaker 2: and get a little better at it every day.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, You're already the best by far. You don't have
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  Speaker 1: to get any better, by the way. Randy Levine now
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  Speaker 1: has been the Yankee president the same amount of number
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  Speaker 1: as the championships the Yankees have won, twenty seven.
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  Speaker 2: We need another one more, maybe this year.
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  Speaker 1: Hey, Randy, I love you. You were great again last night.
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  Speaker 1: You're always You're really much too nice to me, you are,
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  Speaker 1: but you're terrific and I love you and thank you
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  Speaker 1: so much. And we'll see you in the Bronx again
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  Speaker 1: very very soon.
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  Speaker 2: You got it said, it's always great talking to you.
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  Speaker 2: Take care and say hello to your guys.
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  Speaker 1: You got it. Thank you so much. The great Randy
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  Speaker 1: Levine right there, the president of the red hot New
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  Speaker 1: York Yankees, and they're set to host how about this,
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  Speaker 1: Brandon Nimo, jake up the gram on the mound tonight.
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  Speaker 1: Steve Cohen may be there. I'll be there for one
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  Speaker 1: of these games as the Yankees get set to host
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  Speaker 1: the Texas Rangers.
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