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Video: Dodgers Guest Manager Jimmy Rollins Delivers Hilarious Postgame Interview

Veteran shortstop, Jimmy Rollins, was the Los Angeles Dodgers guest manager for the final regular season game and delivered one of the most hilarious postgame interviews we've ever seen.

After clinching their third consecutive NL West division title and sewing up home field advantage for the NLDS, the Los Angeles Dodgers were faced with a no pressure final regular season on Sunday, so they decided to mix things up a little bit.

Everyday manager, Don Mattingly, took a backseat on Sunday for veteran shortstop Jimmy Rollins who was the "Guest Manager" at Dodger Stadium for the final game of the regular season against the San Diego Padres.

Rollins brought entertainment and comedy to a game of little significance, entering into the dugout before the first pitch was thrown wearing a No. 2 Tommy Lasorda jersey which he stuffed the stomach to resemble the Hall of Fame manager's midsection.

"The last manager to win the World Series was wearing a jersey very similar," Rollins said. "I went out there to represent a World champ."

Rollins had some hilarious moments during the game, like when he had to remove Clayton Kershaw in the fourth inning after 60 pitches. Thankfully, Kershaw had already recorded seven strikeouts, giving him 301 on the season, becoming the first pitcher since 2002 to record such a milestone.

"It was a little touch and go," Rollins said of removing Kershaw from the game. "Honey [Rick Honeycutt] and I were thinking '299 strikeouts, when he gets two strikes, do we go get him?' Fortunately, he got through the inning and got to 301."

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After the game, Rollins delivered one of the most hilarious postgame interviews we've seen discussing the multiple responsibilities and duties of being a manager.

"There's a lot of writing," Rollins joked. "Every time I went to the mound I told the guys how boring it is to be sitting there doing nothing."

Rollins called the game a "free-for-all," and said at times, he didn't even know who was in the game. The Dodgers won the game 6-3, allowing Rollins to drop a bombshell after the game:

"This may come as a shock to all of you, but I am officially retiring from managing as of today," Rollins said in his postgame interview.

The 36-year-old shortstop steps away from coaching with a career record of 1-0 and joins boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. as recent athletes to retire with an undefeated record.

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