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the Mob is in motion,
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the W NBA is back and the NBA finals are on and
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to break down everything that's going on in the sports world.
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We have Jennifer Mercedes,
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A K A la chica deportes.
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What's up Jennifer Jennifer?
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What's good? What's up guys?
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I'm so happy to be here.
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you know who we got over there right now,
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Juan Soto, he's having a breakout year.
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Do you think it has anything to do with him going back
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to New York? Because I know he was on the Padres
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West coast, do you think the East coast flavor is
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helping him? You know,
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and like his having a really good season this year,
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I think it could be a combination of things.
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A soto is obviously an amazing player has been since since
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he came into the league.
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I think that he is obviously someone who thrives under pressure
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because anybody who comes to New York knows the type of pressure
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that they're gonna experience here.
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It's not easy, it is not easy to play for the
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New York Yankees. But he is thriving and I think
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it is a combination of everything that you said,
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you know, being in New York,
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being home in a place that feels like home.
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You have a lot of the,
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the Latino fan base here.
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But I also believe that,
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you know, the free agency,
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the market, all of those things,
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I think have an influence into how players play during
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that type of, of year,
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but he's doing amazing.
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It's good for the Yankees.
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It's good for New York.
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It's good for his pocket.
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So I'm happy all the way around.
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Me too. Quick question.
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Who do you have winning the World Series?
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Oh, gosh, that is a tough one right now.
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I, I'm gonna say who I hope makes it right.
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I hope the New York Yankees are there.
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That's what I like to hear.
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That's what I like to hear.
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Going for 28 this season.
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Oh, I'm going for the Dodgers.
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we're t so we got Dodger fans.
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it was a rough week for us.
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it was OK, we beat you guys fair and square,
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fair and square and Jennifer.
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Like why does the league hate Kit Clark?
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Like let's get into that.
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Can you give us some on the situation?
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I don't think that it's fair to say that the league hates
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Kaitlin Clark. I think that there are a few players who
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maybe have experienced some jealousy a little bit.
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Hey, like this newcomer,
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who does she think she is coming in and,
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and bringing all of this attention?
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Right. I don't think it's,
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I don't think it's a league wide thing.
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A bad play player isn't gonna get this type of attention from
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professional veteran players. Right.
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The, the, the reason that she's getting all of this
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attention and this, this type of defensive attention,
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I believe it's because she is a good player and they
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see the potential in her.
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She, she's, she's one of the best players to
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to come into this season,
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right? So I believe that it's more of that,
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it's more of a welcoming to the rookie.
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She's not the only one who's experienced it,
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Angel Reese has experienced it.
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And it's just that Angel,
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I mean, it's just that Caitlyn is getting more of the
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attention and that can be,
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you know, for a lot of reasons it can be.
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She has been a blessing.
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along with Angel Reese though,
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right? I think that people sometimes are missing that she
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she is one of the great players.
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She's bringing a lot of great attention,
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negative and positive. I always say,
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you know, that publicity is good publicity.
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So we're talking about the league.
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People who have never followed the game,
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are talking about the league and are watching,
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I'm happy that it's finally getting to that level of like
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yes. Give up millions of people tuning in.
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I love it. I can't wait.
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I love to see the growth of women in sports and jumping
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to the NBA. Are you rooting for Al Horford to finally
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win a ring? Of course,
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I mean, he's such an amazing player,
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has done so many things,
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broken records and just been such an overall amazing NBA player and
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great representation of us Latinos in the NBA.
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So, absolutely, go Celtics.
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So how do you feel about Kelly getting snubbed on the Olympic
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I don't know if it's a snub or if it's just,
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you gotta pay your dues,
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quote unquote, right?
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Like you gotta, you gotta,
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I feel like she's just getting hazed,
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you know, like it's a little part of it is being
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hazed, but part of it,
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I think it's just gonna make her want to work stronger and
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perform and show people that she does belong where she is,
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she does belong in an Olympic team,
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but she's got a long career ahead of her that there is
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And the, the team is one of the most difficult teams
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she, she said it herself.
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So you can't expect to make a team like the Olympic
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you have the Olympic team is literally the best players in the
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league and you have a lot of very good seasoned players
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who have made the team now.
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Could it have been a sub?
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I think when you're making a team of this caliber,
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it's because you want to win and you put the players that
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you think are gonna give you the best chance of winning,
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especially on an international stage like the Olympics.
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Thank you so much for joining the show.
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Where can we follow you?
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Yes, you can follow me at La Chica Deportes on Instagram
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all those wonderful social media sites.
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You can catch all of my interviews and coverage from,
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from the MLB. Awesome.
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Thank you, Jennifer.
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Thank you for coming on.
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Thank you guys for having me.
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I appreciate it. Of course,
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anytime, take care girl.
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