WEBVTT - Dalton Rushing (7-22-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 1>The Dodgers are closing out their series in Philadelphia, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm joined right now by a man that has risen

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<v Speaker 1>to the top and still has the eye of the tiger,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is the one and only Dalton Rushing. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>a lot for the time. You know, you got the

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<v Speaker 1>eye of the tiger. Don't ever lose that look.

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate it. It's always good being on with you,

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<v Speaker 2>and I appreciate the kind words.

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<v Speaker 1>I was waiting outside your hotel hoping that we could

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<v Speaker 1>run the rocky steps together.

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<v Speaker 2>Today I heard that I saw you got it in

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<v Speaker 2>you and that shows a lot about your character.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you. I appreciate that. That's why we we get along.

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<v Speaker 1>We both I broadcast with a chip, You play with

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<v Speaker 1>a chip, and I think that's part of what you

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<v Speaker 1>bring to the table.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it is going good going bad doesn't really matter.

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<v Speaker 2>I think everyone that's on the field, obviously, everyone that's

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<v Speaker 2>in the stands watching me play, they know I have

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<v Speaker 2>one thing on mine and it's doing whatever we got

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<v Speaker 2>to do to win.

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<v Speaker 1>You're mentally tough, but you're in the middle of your

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<v Speaker 1>first full major League season. What have you learned so

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<v Speaker 1>far about it just to get through it?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm learning right now. In the moment, it's a marathon,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not a race. It's one of those sayings behind

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<v Speaker 2>the plate, it's a lot of taxing. You're gonna feel

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<v Speaker 2>different every day. You got to figure out how to

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<v Speaker 2>really just put wins on the board, whether it's behind

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<v Speaker 2>the plate or it's in the box. It's been a

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<v Speaker 2>stretch for me, but thankfully we've been able to win

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<v Speaker 2>some baseball games, win a series last week, and obviously

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<v Speaker 2>moving into today, we have an opportunity to win another

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<v Speaker 2>series against a really good team.

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<v Speaker 1>Last night, what an exciting finish that you were in

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<v Speaker 1>the middle of an unorthodox game ending double play. How

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<v Speaker 1>do you, Mookie Bets, Max Munsey all keep your composure

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<v Speaker 1>when the Phillies are doing base running things that would

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<v Speaker 1>catch anybody off guard.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was, like you said, it was a weird play.

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<v Speaker 2>It was one of those things. It's kind of like,

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<v Speaker 2>just uh, stand on your toes and react kind of thing.

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<v Speaker 2>So once months he came came to me with the ball,

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<v Speaker 2>I knew my main point and objective is to take

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<v Speaker 2>him back to third base. And as I'm running towards

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<v Speaker 2>Crawford with Mooki in between us at third, I saw

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<v Speaker 2>real Muto kind of look like he wanted to bounce

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<v Speaker 2>off and go back to second. So it was I

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<v Speaker 2>think that's what kind of led to the decision to

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<v Speaker 2>get rid of the baseball, give it up to Mooki,

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<v Speaker 2>Let Mooki take that out, and then uh yeah, obviously

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<v Speaker 2>it gave us a chance to get Real Muto back

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<v Speaker 2>at second base.

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<v Speaker 1>You saw what this team did during the postseason last year.

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<v Speaker 1>Little things like that won the World Series. Where does

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<v Speaker 1>that come from? As far as the attention to detail

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<v Speaker 1>on defense.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, this uh, this organization, this club probably pays more

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<v Speaker 2>attention to detail than any baseball team in this world.

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<v Speaker 2>It's uh, it means everything. It changes the game when

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<v Speaker 2>things start to speed up on other guys. It allows

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<v Speaker 2>us to one hold the trust, but also hold the

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<v Speaker 2>upper hand on knowing what to do with the baseball,

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<v Speaker 2>knowing what's smart, knowing what's safe. Like I said, last

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<v Speaker 2>night was a really weird situation, and I think as

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<v Speaker 2>a catcher kind of filled general side of things, it

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<v Speaker 2>feels really good to know that that moment didn't speed

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<v Speaker 2>up on us at all. As weird and unorthodox of

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<v Speaker 2>a play as it was, it would have been very

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<v Speaker 2>easy to just kind of speed up, get rid of

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<v Speaker 2>the ball and then boom, it kind of blows up

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<v Speaker 2>in your face. But yeah, I thought it was really

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<v Speaker 2>cool out of all of us as a defense to

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<v Speaker 2>take advantage of that moment, and obviously the mistakes made.

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<v Speaker 1>Dalton Rushing is our guest. He's back in the starting

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<v Speaker 1>lineup tonight and has had a huge impact behind the

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<v Speaker 1>plate on this road trip. He caught Yamamoto's complete game,

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<v Speaker 1>and then last night you helped Tanner Scott navigate a

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<v Speaker 1>five out safe. I think back to the eighth inning

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<v Speaker 1>rush as far as how you guys went to work

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<v Speaker 1>against Shoreber and Harper Schwarber especially.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, those are two of the best hitters in the

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<v Speaker 2>game right now and have been for a long time.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's, uh, you got you gotta dive in a

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<v Speaker 2>little deeper for those guys, and they're playing their home ballpark.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they're juiced up for a moment like that.

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<v Speaker 2>They live for moments like that, so kind of you

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<v Speaker 2>kind of call pitches accordingly and see what they're doing

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<v Speaker 2>in the box and just understand what their main objective

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<v Speaker 2>is and that a bat and uh, yeah, thank god

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<v Speaker 2>Tanner Tanner put his stuff on the table for us

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<v Speaker 2>and gave us a chance to win that game. Regardless

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<v Speaker 2>of how the ninth went and the blow up that happened,

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<v Speaker 2>I think that eighth inning was very crucial for us,

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<v Speaker 2>and for us to get those three big outs against

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<v Speaker 2>obviously some of their best hitters is pretty crucial.

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<v Speaker 1>You're the perfect guy to ask this question too. You've

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<v Speaker 1>had a front row seat to this version of Tanner Scott.

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<v Speaker 1>Why has he been Tanner Scott again this season?

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<v Speaker 2>It's conviction. I think it's confidence and conviction. It's uh,

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<v Speaker 2>he's convicted and getting ahead. He's got the confidence that

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<v Speaker 2>his stuff's better than you, and it's hard to beat

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<v Speaker 2>a guy that has that type of confidence up there.

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<v Speaker 2>We watch guys like show Hey, we watch guys like

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<v Speaker 2>Yamamoto and obviously tons of other arms in this clubhouse,

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<v Speaker 2>and how they pitch with confidence and they use it

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<v Speaker 2>to their advantage, I guess you could say, and it

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<v Speaker 2>pays off in the end. And so being able to

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<v Speaker 2>get a little more confidence back into him after last

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<v Speaker 2>year is huge for us as a team. Obviously, but

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<v Speaker 2>also him as a person and him as a player.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, there we go a guy that can articulate better

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<v Speaker 1>than the guy that's throwing the ball right there, that's

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<v Speaker 1>our guy, Dalton Rushing. All right, before I let you go,

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<v Speaker 1>I usually ask the questions, but I'm just gonna leave

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<v Speaker 1>you with the piece of advice. Since we are in

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<v Speaker 1>the city that Rocky Balboa made famous. Here we go.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past.

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<v Speaker 1>He must fight to keep them alive.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh I like that, mass I like that. That's a

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<v Speaker 2>good one. I'm gonna keep that in the back of

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<v Speaker 2>my head tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>I love it. Maybe even put it another tattoo right there?

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<v Speaker 1>How about that.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll get another tattoo of it with David Vasse right

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<v Speaker 2>under it. Get a picture of your face on my forearm.

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<v Speaker 1>That would be electric.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure you would like that for the advertisement.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Well, speaking of that, my guy Dalton Rushing

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<v Speaker 1>is going to receive a gift card to Travis Matthew.

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<v Speaker 1>We want to say thank you to our friends at

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<v Speaker 1>Travis Matthew who create elevated apparel and footwear made to

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<v Speaker 1>meet the moment. Like our guy Dalton Rushing. Hello, thanks

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<v Speaker 1>a lot rushing

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Mass always good