Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker.
Speaker 2: Last night, on Dodger talk I explained the rules of
Speaker 2: approaching relief pictures. When they don't perform, well, everybody's at
Speaker 2: their locker. But when you strike out the side in
Speaker 2: the seventh inning the first time in your career, I
Speaker 2: expect everybody to be in front of your locker. Nobody
Speaker 2: was there. That's why I'm here with Jack Dryer. Jack,
Speaker 2: thanks a lot for the time, appreciated, Thank you for
Speaker 2: having me. I know the rules of relief pitching and
Speaker 2: media dealings.
Speaker 1: Yeah, no comment on that.
Speaker 2: Hey, As a relief pitcher though, you have to have
Speaker 2: a short memory. Have you learned that part of this?
Speaker 3: Yeah? Absolutely.
Speaker 1: I think at the end of the day, you know
Speaker 1: your job is to go and give your team a
Speaker 1: chance to win every time you go out there, and
Speaker 1: so regardless of what happened last time, you just have
Speaker 1: to go out there and do it every time.
Speaker 2: How did you reset? Did the day off help you reset?
Speaker 2: I heard you were looking for a new dog.
Speaker 3: Wow through the grape fine? I guess No.
Speaker 1: I think it's just a combination of you know, going
Speaker 1: back to my preparation and you know, all of the
Speaker 1: work that we put in on a daily basis to
Speaker 1: be ready to go, and then just having that conviction
Speaker 1: in yourself.
Speaker 2: Yeah, sometimes you have to remind yourself that you're really good.
Speaker 3: Yeah, that's right.
Speaker 2: It feels like there's that cat and mouse game between
Speaker 2: hitters and pictures where the hitter seems to give pictures
Speaker 2: too much credit and the pictures sometimes give the hitters
Speaker 2: too much credit.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think so.
Speaker 1: I think that with the Dodgers, everybody does a really
Speaker 1: good job of kind of communicating from the offense and
Speaker 1: defensive side, so we kind of have a good idea
Speaker 1: of what is going through the hitters' minds and vice versa.
Speaker 1: So I think the communication between the two sides is
Speaker 1: really good.
Speaker 2: Can you believe I was shocked, because you were so
Speaker 2: good last year that you hadn't struck out the side
Speaker 2: in an inning before in your short career. Are you
Speaker 2: when you heard that? Did you realize that?
Speaker 3: No?
Speaker 1: I mean it crossed my mind because it always feels good,
Speaker 1: you know, but no, I hadn't really realized that it
Speaker 1: was the first time.
Speaker 3: So, so that was pretty cool.
Speaker 2: Jack Dryer is our guest last night the Dodger bullpen
Speaker 2: put up zeros again. How rewarding is it on a
Speaker 2: night like last night where it's not just you, but
Speaker 2: it's for other relievers that are big time parts of
Speaker 2: this team.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I think it's awesome. Our offense has
Speaker 1: been outstanding lately as well as the starting pitching, and
Speaker 1: so for us as the bullpen, being that you know,
Speaker 1: third cog in the in the gears, to be firing
Speaker 1: on all cylinders was pretty special.
Speaker 2: What do you believe it is with Tanner Scott this year?
Speaker 2: You were just playing catch with him, You're walking in
Speaker 2: with him. It feels like he's a new man this season.
Speaker 3: I don't think anything's changed.
Speaker 1: I think he has the belief in himself and we
Speaker 1: all have the belief in him. So, you know, for
Speaker 1: him to be healthy and helping us and have everybody
Speaker 1: kind of, like I said, firing on all cylinders, We're
Speaker 1: just we're just in a good spot right now.
Speaker 2: I remember last year during the regular season, Alex Vesia
Speaker 2: really kind of took you under his swing. You guys
Speaker 2: have a lot of shared interests and he was your
Speaker 2: catch partner. What's it like for you to have him
Speaker 2: back in the bullpen.
Speaker 1: Oh, it's outstanding, not only from a leadership perspective, you know,
Speaker 1: behind the scenes actually talking, but the leadership that you
Speaker 1: see and feel when he's on the mound in the
Speaker 1: game really goes a long way. And you know, the
Speaker 1: crowd feels it. You can hear it in the crowd
Speaker 1: that when he's coming in the game, they're like, oh,
Speaker 1: we're good to go. So it's really cool to see
Speaker 1: and you know, something that you aspire to be as
Speaker 1: another bullpen arm.
Speaker 2: What kind of energy has he brought to the bullpen?
Speaker 2: Is it the same energy or is it a little
Speaker 2: extra with that beard?
Speaker 1: Oh, the beard is great, but he's always brought the energy.
Speaker 1: You know, in terms of when I talk about preparation,
Speaker 1: nobody does it better than him. And so, like I said,
Speaker 1: when he goes out there, we know that he's putting
Speaker 1: us in the best spot to win the game. And
Speaker 1: so it's just really really cool to see, like how
Speaker 1: much success he's been having in Toronto.
Speaker 2: It was his first opportunity to be there after the
Speaker 2: World Series. Obviously, was it as emotional as it was
Speaker 2: portrayed for him?
Speaker 1: I think that Ves does a good job of separating
Speaker 1: those things. You know, whatever it is that he's feeling
Speaker 1: under the surface. I think that he did a great
Speaker 1: job of, you know, keeping the emotions in check when
Speaker 1: he was on the mound, and you know, the energy
Speaker 1: was always the same and how he talks is always
Speaker 1: the same.
Speaker 3: And you know, for that being his.
Speaker 1: Three hundredth appearance as a Dodger, like, that's a that's
Speaker 1: an incredible milestone. And so I think overall it was
Speaker 1: just just a really cool experience to see Jack.
Speaker 2: Congratulations on getting it back on the rails last night.
Speaker 2: It seems like you have a pretty good sense of
Speaker 2: yourself to be steady. Am I reading that correctly? Yes,
Speaker 2: I'd like to think so, don't over analyze things, right Jack,
Speaker 2: that's right. By the way, your wife tipped me off
Speaker 2: that you were looking for a dog on.
Speaker 3: The off day.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I figured it was her. I think she might
Speaker 1: have been looking for dog. I don't know if we
Speaker 1: were looking for a dog and what happened.
Speaker 3: Nothing, We didn't even talk about it.
Speaker 1: We went to the Huntington Gardens and enjoyed a day
Speaker 1: off and walked around the park.
Speaker 3: So it was nice. There we go.
Speaker 2: That's a good reset day. Thanks a lot for the
Speaker 2: time great to see you smiling. And don't forget, I
Speaker 2: understand the etiquette with relievers.
Speaker 3: All right. Thank you for having me. I appreciate it.