Speaker 1: An exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talking.
Speaker 2: All right, we're inside the Dodger Clubhouse with Dodger closer
Speaker 2: Edwin Ds celebrating his first Father's Day as a Dodger.
Speaker 2: Happy Father's Day, father of.
Speaker 3: Three, Thank you, thank you, appreciate it.
Speaker 2: Hey, great breath on a Father's Day too, Thank you
Speaker 2: for doing that for us.
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, yes, bed time on point.
Speaker 2: How much does being a dad mean to you?
Speaker 3: Means a lot?
Speaker 1: You know, I got three kids, three boys. You know,
Speaker 1: I enjoyed my time with them and I learned a
Speaker 1: lot from them, so I'm really happy to be that father.
Speaker 1: I'm also enjoying the time with them.
Speaker 2: Can you explain what it was like when you had
Speaker 2: your first child, to become a father for the first time.
Speaker 3: What's amazing, you know.
Speaker 1: You know, as a kid, you always dream to have
Speaker 1: kids and showed them how to live the life and
Speaker 1: being able to hold you to have my first son
Speaker 1: and try to teach him the good things good. I'm
Speaker 1: giving advice to him and it's been great, So I'd
Speaker 1: be really proud. How how my kids are growing up.
Speaker 2: Feels like a lot of us we try to be
Speaker 2: better dads even though we may have had a good one,
Speaker 2: we try to be better. How much does that inspire
Speaker 2: you to be a father, maybe to do as much
Speaker 2: as your dad did for you and maybe more.
Speaker 1: You know, I was I was lucky. How I good
Speaker 1: father and he teaches me a lot of good teams.
Speaker 1: You know, my father did great job for me and
Speaker 1: my brothers, So I was just trying to keep in
Speaker 1: the same path with him. You know what why he
Speaker 1: teaches me. I tried to teach my kid because he
Speaker 1: teached me a good thing. And that's why I'm here
Speaker 1: right now.
Speaker 2: And doin How much did your dad play into you
Speaker 2: loving baseball?
Speaker 3: A lot?
Speaker 1: I think my both parents that was on me to
Speaker 1: play baseball. You know, they took me to my first practice,
Speaker 1: took me to my first game, signed that they always
Speaker 1: support me and was trying to help me always to
Speaker 1: be better person and a better player.
Speaker 2: How much did you play catch? How much did your
Speaker 2: dad teach you to be the guy that you are
Speaker 2: right now and all star one of the best closers
Speaker 2: in the game.
Speaker 3: A lot? A lot?
Speaker 1: You know as a kid, you know, I always was
Speaker 1: with my mom and my dad. My dad was practicing,
Speaker 1: practicing us and now I'm still in the Billies.
Speaker 3: But my father give me a lot of advice.
Speaker 1: You know, you watch every game and every time when
Speaker 1: he sees something, he tried to give me a good advice,
Speaker 1: tried to give get me better.
Speaker 2: How much has your dad helped you through this injury process?
Speaker 3: A lot, a lot. You know they've been there always.
Speaker 1: You know, he knows I was in the sidelines a
Speaker 1: little bit and always talk to him and give me
Speaker 1: good bye. D working hard work, hugging there in that
Speaker 1: process to come back stronger than ever edwin.
Speaker 2: The other day we saw you throw a bullpen session.
Speaker 2: It looked like you could have pitched the ninth and
Speaker 2: in two days ago. Where are you as far as
Speaker 2: getting closer to the returning.
Speaker 1: You know, doing great? You know I threw my first
Speaker 1: bullpen on Friday. I was really good, you know, over
Speaker 1: my expectations. You know, I was settecting do something and
Speaker 1: I was way easier than than than I expect doing it.
Speaker 1: So I'm really happy. You know, I'm going in the
Speaker 1: right direction, and I can't wait to complete my rehab
Speaker 1: and be back with the thing.
Speaker 3: As soon as possible.
Speaker 2: When would that be?
Speaker 3: I ho after the All Star.
Speaker 1: Break, you know, being with the team and keep keep
Speaker 1: rolling with them and help this thing to win the
Speaker 1: War series.
Speaker 2: Do you think you have to go on a rehab
Speaker 2: appearance before the All Star Breaker? You think that also
Speaker 2: happens after the All Star Break?
Speaker 1: Now, before before that, you know, I start throwing bullpens.
Speaker 1: My first whoopen was great. I feel healthy. I keep
Speaker 1: playing catch every single day, you know my routine, and
Speaker 1: just now keep throwing bullpens, throw couple lives and then
Speaker 1: go re have assignment and hopefully after the Brady back
Speaker 1: you were.
Speaker 2: Talking about how it just wasn't feeling right the command
Speaker 2: of the fastball. Have you noticed the difference since having
Speaker 2: your procedure.
Speaker 3: Yeah, my arm feel way better. You know.
Speaker 1: Now I can't of stand my own better. I can't
Speaker 1: finish my pitches better. The Friday, my father was great,
Speaker 1: you know, was way better than before. So that's a
Speaker 1: good signed.
Speaker 3: All right.
Speaker 2: We can't wait to see you back closing out the
Speaker 2: ninth inning for the Dodgers. But your bullpen has been
Speaker 2: holding it down while you have not been here. You
Speaker 2: got to give them some love.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I can't wait to be back and get them
Speaker 1: some love. On all those guys, you know, they've been
Speaker 1: busting their us, you know, and working hard every single
Speaker 1: day and putting zeros and wait to way with them
Speaker 1: and help them too to keep putting sitter with them.
Speaker 2: Thanks a lot for the time, Happy Father's Day, and
Speaker 2: we'll see after the All Star break.
Speaker 3: Thank you, thank you, appreciate it.