1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talking. 2 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:10,400 Speaker 1: I think Andrew Friedman's trying to convince Danny Lehman Atlanta's 3 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: not a great city. No, oh, sorry, Danny. Good to 4 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: see you, Dave, Great to see you too, Danny. Do 5 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 1: you mind if I grab the goat President of Baseball 6 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: Operations really quick? Thank you. 7 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 2: Atlanta's no good Danny, Andrew, you made quite a statement 8 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 2: double you know, double down on winning another championship. 9 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: Was that spontaneous or something you planned? 10 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 3: I gotta tell you if I meant it from the 11 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,839 Speaker 3: bottom of my heart. Last year, the parade was so 12 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 3: much more overwhelming than we imagined, just how touching it was, 13 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 3: a number of people, the passion, how much people care. 14 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 3: We knew, but until you live in experience, you don't 15 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 3: fully know it. And that really was the fuel for 16 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 3: us right after everyone started talking about let's do another parade, 17 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 3: Let's have another one, and so living it again today 18 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 3: seeing a fully packed Dodger Stadium. It was spontaneous, but 19 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 3: I meant it ideally, It wouldn't have said it starts 20 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 3: right now, like a day or two to recover, but 21 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 3: it's all about now. Three let's three people, Let's do 22 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 3: it again, and let's celebrate it again with this incredible city. 23 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: Everybody always talks about the mechanical parts of baseball, But 24 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 1: you're a guy that has been described as one of 25 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: the best scouts of people out there. What can you 26 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: say about these group of forty players that you needed 27 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: to win this World Series? Did you know they had 28 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: it in them? 29 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 3: I mean some of it. 30 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:43,199 Speaker 1: You have to get a little lucky. 31 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,959 Speaker 3: I mean with Yama, obviously we knew the talent, but 32 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 3: you can't know that he would be capable of doing. 33 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: What he did. 34 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 3: We did not know that when we signed him. So 35 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 3: sometimes you gotta be lucky. But obviously we do a 36 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 3: lot of work on players we acquire in terms of 37 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:00,559 Speaker 3: their talents, the workout day, how. 38 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: Much they care. 39 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 3: Doesn't mean we always get it right, but we put 40 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 3: a lot of effort into it. And so for the 41 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 3: perseverance of this group, for the character of this group 42 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 3: to really shine through, those are some tough games, and 43 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 3: to win those tough games, you need that. And for 44 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 3: Meggie to make that pick, for Kik to get off 45 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 3: the ball like he did in Game six, to make 46 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 3: that catch, it had like nineteen percent catch probability. 47 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:29,399 Speaker 2: He made it look easy because. 48 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 3: Of how quickly he got off the ball, his reaction 49 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 3: time and his route, and so those are the things 50 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 3: that help you win a baseball game. And for our 51 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 3: guys to shine through and all those different moments isn't shocking. 52 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 2: But to be rewarded for all the work. 53 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 3: And passion they put into this is amazing. And to 54 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 3: bring it home here to celebrate it with the fans 55 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 3: is everything. 56 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: I said it the other night in Toronto. I'll say 57 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 1: it again. Los Angeles is very lucky to have Andrew Friedman. 58 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: You did it again. Three times world champion, Andrew Friedman. Congratulations, 59 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: thank you, and I'm very lucky to have Los Angeles. 60 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: Love you.