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“Make no mistake,” he said, recounting a pep talk he had with his students.

The pep talk had no impact as Romero landed a combination to head and body in the 11th.

Part of the postseason pep talk is rooted in the disregard others had for his players coming out of high school.

“It was one of the best pep talks of my life,” she says, “and it’s all I really needed. I’ll get a lump in my throat just thinking about it.”

However, on the day the Dodgers’ Dave Roberts delivered his pep talk to the Palisades High baseball team, the school newspaper was not there to cover it.