Q. (Off mic)
HUNTER GREENE: You're a lot further from the action. Obviously being in the dugout you're used to being closer to all the plays and even the interactions of the players coming into the dugout after the inning. So definitely a different perspective being out there, but it was really, really cool just from the opportunity to see it from our relievers' perspective, the ups and downs of the game, the emotions, roller coaster, just all of that stuff.
It was just really, really cool to be able to see from that perspective. I don't know if I'll ever be in that position again. Maybe I will, maybe I won't. But just an appreciation for kind of the mental toughness and strength that it takes for relievers to obviously get (inaudible) coming out of the game, he obviously had, like, two minutes to warm up.
So, to see him try to flip that switch in a position he's never been in, and obviously trying to get the job done, it was special. But pretty cool to see from just that perspective.
Q. I want to ask about Shohei Ohtani. You haven't allowed many hits or runs to Shohei. What's been the key to facing him?
HUNTER GREENE: Just continuing to double down on strengths and knowing who I am as a pitcher and having the utmost confidence in myself, like I said. Obviously a great talent. But I'm also in the big leagues as well, so continuing to just believe in myself, and, like I said earlier, it's really about taking one pitch at a time and being able to execute to the best of your ability.
Q. When was the last time, if ever, that you've been here at Dodger Stadium watching a postseason game?
HUNTER GREENE: I was here for the World Series last year.
Q. (Inaudible) as a kid, watching a Dodger pitcher, thinking, I want to be like him one day?
HUNTER GREENE: Yeah, of course, I grew up coming to these games as a kid. Like I said earlier, to be here it's a full-circle moment. Just really special. I can't remember the last postseason game as a kid before I turned professional, but I can't remember. But there were multiple nights where I got to see (inaudible) pitch and other great Dodger pitchers. Just (inaudible).
Q. What game in the World Series (inaudible) as a fan?
HUNTER GREENE: MLB hosts a player's suite for the World Series. There was a lot of current and former players in that suite. So I think it was 2 and 3, I can't remember the games. There was a lot of us up in there and got to watch it, a lot of fun.
Q. Has the requests been crazier than they normally would be for the regular season game?
HUNTER GREENE: I don't play that game. I figured that out even before I got to the big leagues, just talking to a lot of former players that I knew and had relationships with. And you can go down a pretty vicious rabbit hole when it comes to that.
I feel like I've been able to keep my distance with certain things of that nature and keep myself circle small. I've always been able to manage that pretty well, as well as my family. Nothing too crazy, just all immediate family, friends.
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