This is one of the closest groups that I've ever been a part of. The last two years we had five days off and didn't know how to handle that. Coming into this, we tried multiple things. They let fans into the stadium for a sim game trying to make it a real situation and this year, us, as players, went to the front office and said 'Hey, this is what we're doing.' We told them what we wanted to do. Everyone stresses about having the five days off and we treated it as a reward because it is a reward.
We had a really good time. We were here, together as a group for eight hours a day. The Dodgers brought in unbelievable catering, pool tables, ping pong tables, and Pop-a-Shots. Instead of coming to the ballpark for two or three hours a day to get a workout in, the Dodgers put in full eight-hour workdays, spending as much time together as possible.
Brent Honeywell said Max Muncy had a message for him after he threw 4.2 innings in Game 5: He said I won us Game 6. Honeywell saved the Dodgers bullpen, and LA then used seven relievers to win Game 6 and clinch a spot in the World Series.
The hours spent together paid off as the Dodgers beat the Padres in five games in the NLDS, and then the Mets in six games to advance to the World Series.
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