WEBVTT - Tarik Skubal (8-3-26) 

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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>Earlier today, Trek Scooble met with the media at Wrigley Field.

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<v Speaker 2>Here was part of our conversation with the Dodgers new

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<v Speaker 2>superstar left hander.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean initial reaction. You know, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of emotion, right. You know, I spent eight years with

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<v Speaker 1>the Detroit Tigers and that space. You know, that place

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<v Speaker 1>will always be special to me no matter what. But

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<v Speaker 1>in the same breath, you know, I'm excited to be here.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I'm excited to compete with these guys. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know when you watch them from across the way

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<v Speaker 1>or just see them, you know, do their thing on TV,

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<v Speaker 1>you just have a lot of respect because they play

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<v Speaker 1>the game the right way. And you know, the entire

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<v Speaker 1>focus of this organization is on winning championships, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>my entire focus of playing baseball. So we're very much aligned,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, I'm ready to go out there and

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<v Speaker 1>compete and give this organization and city everything that I've got.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, there was a lot of talk about you

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<v Speaker 2>possibly be Trio, But when it finally happened, were you surprised?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if surprised was would be the right

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<v Speaker 1>word I would use. It became pretty clear what was

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<v Speaker 1>going on, you know, later on after my start on Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 1>Losing that game kind of felt like the like that

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<v Speaker 1>that was kind of it, you know for me and Detroit,

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<v Speaker 1>and yeah, so I'm not surprised, but it didn't make

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<v Speaker 1>the you know, the news any easier, you know, because

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<v Speaker 1>I love a lot of those guys there, and I

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of respect for everything that they do

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<v Speaker 1>and how they go about their business. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>those guys are they're not just my teammates that a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of those guys are like my best friends on

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<v Speaker 1>and off the field. So you know, I wish those

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<v Speaker 1>guys nothing but the best, you know, and I'll be

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<v Speaker 1>rooting for them unless we're playing them.

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<v Speaker 2>What was it like coming into the dugout in the

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<v Speaker 2>middle of the game yesterday and just introducing yourself to

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<v Speaker 2>new teammates.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, I feel like I met a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people yesterday and just to be able to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>say hi to everybody, and the excitement and the energy

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<v Speaker 1>that those guys have was awesome, you know. And obviously

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<v Speaker 1>the you know CEM Dave and getting that reaction was

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<v Speaker 1>pretty cool too. You know, we've we've talked through you know,

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<v Speaker 1>all Star games and stuff like that, but that's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of limited interactions. But you know, I've I've always had

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<v Speaker 1>a ton of respect for this organization and how they

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<v Speaker 1>go about their business and and obviously winning World Series,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the last two years, and you know, watching

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<v Speaker 1>that stuff on TV has has kind of fueled me,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and and those are the aspirations I want

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<v Speaker 1>as a player, you know, to to be on top

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<v Speaker 1>and when the last game of the season and looking

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<v Speaker 1>forward to trying and doing all those things. This here,

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<v Speaker 1>every team could trade for me, you know, every team

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<v Speaker 1>could make that acquisition. And I don't really sympathize with

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<v Speaker 1>people that blame the Dodgers for for anything they've done.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, they've developed a really good organization. They draft well,

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<v Speaker 1>they acquired talent, really well, they retain talent. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>winning organization. Now the complaints seemed to be because they've

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<v Speaker 1>won the last two World Series, you know that I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think it was like that three years ago. So

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<v Speaker 1>I don't I don't really sympathize with people that are

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<v Speaker 1>complaining because the Dodgers, you know, do all the right things.

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<v Speaker 2>How well do you know Tony?

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<v Speaker 1>How well?

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<v Speaker 2>How well do you know?

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<v Speaker 1>You know briefly, you know, all Star Games, the MVP,

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<v Speaker 1>the awards dinner in New York. Got to talk to

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<v Speaker 1>him a little bit there. But yeah, not as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Our relationship will grow, I'm sure, and you know, I'm excited.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he's a you know, he's he's a unicorn talent.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, there's really no one like him that's never

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<v Speaker 1>done what he's done in the big league. So I'm

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<v Speaker 1>excited to just watch and appreciate his greatness, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as a teammate.

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<v Speaker 2>After his press conference, Schooble got ready for his start tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>as he will make his Dodger debut and pitch at

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<v Speaker 2>Wrigley Field for the first time in his career.