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Welcome back to the show, everybody.

Hour 2 of our 2 hour radio extravaganza.

It's the quickest two hours in sports.

It really is.

It's amazing. It goes by so fast,

and the fact that you're the co-host makes it even better. We're just talking about Aaron Judge

committing to playing on Team USA. So he was on the Major League Baseball Network today,

and he talked about watching the WBC last time and being named captain.

Watching those videos again, give me chills.

That was pretty amazing.

It kind of wasn't the best sitting at home, kind of watching Team USA battle.

You know, I wanted to be there.

I mean, I was kind of the middle of free agency, but, you know, I was looking forward to

this opportunity again and getting a chance to represent and be the captain, you know,

something that Trouty did the last time is a pretty special honor.

Now, he was asked why it's important to him to represent Team USA.

You know, just getting a chance to represent this country, you know, what this country means to me. Honestly, every game during the national anthem, God bless America, getting a chance

to sit out there and just, for me, honestly, it's the time to reflect about all the brave

men and women that have fought for this country and, you know, give me the time to reflect about all the brave men and women that have fought for this country and,

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