Speaker 1: Hello. An exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talk.
Speaker 2: All right, I'm here with one of the newest Dodgers,
Speaker 2: a guy that is now doing more fun things because
Speaker 2: he's platinum blonde, getting ready to join Team Puerto Rico
Speaker 2: for the World Baseball Classic, and that is the best
Speaker 2: closer in the game, Edwin Diaz. Edwin, thanks a lot
Speaker 2: for the time. Appreciated, Thank you, thank you.
Speaker 3: I'm happy.
Speaker 1: Do we hear?
Speaker 2: Hey, first time I'm talking to you with the blonde hair?
Speaker 1: How does that feel?
Speaker 3: I feel good? For good? I have were doing that
Speaker 3: for Dolaris. So can't wait to get with the boys there.
Speaker 3: I'm playing back at home in puer Rico.
Speaker 2: Whose idea was it originally to come up with the
Speaker 2: blonde hair for Team Puerto Rico?
Speaker 3: Jaddi Molina in twenty seventeen. He want that one who
Speaker 3: started everything up.
Speaker 2: I heard that Nolan Aeronato isn't sure if he wants
Speaker 2: to go blonde.
Speaker 1: Have you talked to him?
Speaker 3: I I'm all when I got that child with to Hey, bro,
Speaker 3: I need you have blondeie?
Speaker 1: So been ready, Edwin.
Speaker 2: There is a photo that John Suho took recently on
Speaker 2: the backfield, you around show Hail Tani. Your locker is
Speaker 2: very close to him. What's it been like for you
Speaker 2: to get to know what he's all about?
Speaker 3: You know, it's we we we we'll be able to
Speaker 3: talk a little bit, you know, just knowing every everything,
Speaker 3: every all my teammates, you know, every time when when
Speaker 3: I play couches around there when he played couch and
Speaker 3: I'm around him too, So I just want to keep
Speaker 3: learning to get better.
Speaker 2: Was there some mystery around him for you? What he's
Speaker 2: all about, how he goes about his business, what kind
Speaker 2: of person he is?
Speaker 3: Just I want to know every teammate so I know
Speaker 3: how we go about his business. I see every single day.
Speaker 3: You know, he played every game, He pitched every five days,
Speaker 3: so you always ready. So I just want to see
Speaker 3: if I can learn something from him.
Speaker 2: Is there one teammate that you've kind of gravitated towards
Speaker 2: during the spring training, a new teammate that has made
Speaker 2: you feel welcome?
Speaker 3: I think everyone here made me feel welcome. You know,
Speaker 3: everyone as won I get here, they came to me,
Speaker 3: welcome me. And now what's really happy for that?
Speaker 2: Is it strange to be in a new clubhouse or
Speaker 2: do you feel like you've been able to adjust quickly.
Speaker 3: I think I'd be able to adjust quickly. You know,
Speaker 3: it's a business, so you know, I know I know
Speaker 3: how to handle everything. And I'm happy that we're here
Speaker 3: and every guy here welcome me. Like I said, I'm
Speaker 3: really good, So I'm happy to we hear.
Speaker 2: Edwin Diaz is our guest in front of first pitch,
Speaker 2: Edwin being the Dodger closer?
Speaker 1: What comes with being a closer?
Speaker 2: Is it more than just getting the last three outs
Speaker 2: or is there a leadership part of that as well?
Speaker 3: I think it's everything. You know, when they give you
Speaker 3: a gooser, Rod, you you know the last three houts again,
Speaker 3: it's in your hand, so you gotta be prepared. You
Speaker 3: gotta be ready. You know I'm always ready and I
Speaker 3: know I have to do to get the last three houts. Old.
Speaker 3: I think that's I've been so successful because I know
Speaker 3: what I have to do and I just go out
Speaker 3: there and compete.
Speaker 2: The rest of the Dodger bullpen. Do you feel like
Speaker 2: it's a part of the team that hasn't been talked
Speaker 2: about a lot.
Speaker 1: You guys have.
Speaker 2: The potential of being one of, if not the best
Speaker 2: bullpen in baseball.
Speaker 3: I think we had the chance to have the best bullpen.
Speaker 3: But we got a lot of great guys. You know,
Speaker 3: we got training, we got Scott, We got a lot
Speaker 3: of good guys. You know, they they they closed before
Speaker 3: in their career. So we got like three four clothes
Speaker 3: and in our bullpen. So that's something really good. And
Speaker 3: the day when I'm not pitching, those guy can't step
Speaker 3: on do the job.
Speaker 1: And Vessie is a pretty good guy too.
Speaker 3: Yeah, he is really good. He got a great fastball.
Speaker 3: You know I saw in the other days rocking out.
Speaker 3: What's pretty fun to see.
Speaker 1: Edward Diaz is our guest.
Speaker 2: All right, Uh, Dave Roberts is having these morning meetings.
Speaker 2: I heard he called you and Tucker up to the
Speaker 2: front in the morning. What was that like and how
Speaker 2: what did you say?
Speaker 3: You know, just say why why I choose to be
Speaker 3: a Dowyer talk? I said the same thing. So what
Speaker 3: was what's something random? And what's good? What's good doing?
Speaker 3: Everyone her what we say? And it was something nice.
Speaker 2: You may not have been born, and if you were born,
Speaker 2: you were very young. The last time somebody a team
Speaker 2: won three World Series a row. Do you feel like
Speaker 2: this group understands you have a chance at making history.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think these no, you know, and that him
Speaker 3: puts some pieces together. God me talking. All the guys
Speaker 3: came here. So I think we got the chance to
Speaker 3: win another ring. And I think if everyone stay healthy,
Speaker 3: we're going for that.
Speaker 2: That Yankee team had Mariano Rivera as their closer.
Speaker 1: Hall of Famer. When you were growing up in Puerto Rico.
Speaker 2: Did you have a favorite pitcher or baseball player that
Speaker 2: you idolized that made you love the game.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I Mariano and Pedro Martinez. I was my my
Speaker 3: two favorite pictures.
Speaker 1: Did you know Pedro started with the Dodgers.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I knew, I knew, I know, I know, I
Speaker 3: know pederal his study on You know, I'd be able
Speaker 3: to talk to him. Give me go up by. So
Speaker 3: Pedli is a great.
Speaker 2: Person whose hands are biggers yours are Pedro for a
Speaker 2: little guy, his his hands were pretty big.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think mine mine is still a bigger. You know.
Speaker 3: Pedro is a horse, you know, one of the I think,
Speaker 3: for my eyes, one of the best pitcher I ever seen.
Speaker 1: Oh yeah, no doubt. Edwin. Great to see you. I
Speaker 1: love the blonde look.
Speaker 2: Good luck in the World Baseball Classic and we'll be
Speaker 2: here waiting for you on opening Day.
Speaker 3: Thank you, thank you, appreciate it. I can't wait to
Speaker 3: start the season with the Dooya and win another drink.