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Hi, I'm Duke from Orange County, California,
and we're getting ready to go to New York to watch the Angels take on the Mets for my eighth birthday.
This podcast was recorded at 1.08 p.m. on Thursday, July 17th.
Things may have changed by the time you hear it, but hopefully the Angels will have swept the Mets.
Enjoy the show.
Well, happy birthday, Duke.
And now I will turn it over to our resident Mets fan for some thoughts.
Also, by the way, great name.
Yes.
Like Duke Snyder.
I mean, great baseball player.
I think it's really cool that, you know, people are interested and want to go with their parents.
My daughter recently got into the Mets,