WEBVTT - Jack Dreyer (4-12-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 2>Last night, on Dodger talk I explained the rules of

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<v Speaker 2>approaching relief pictures. When they don't perform, well, everybody's at

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<v Speaker 2>their locker. But when you strike out the side in

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<v Speaker 2>the seventh inning the first time in your career, I

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<v Speaker 2>expect everybody to be in front of your locker. Nobody

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<v Speaker 2>was there. That's why I'm here with Jack Dryer. Jack,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks a lot for the time, appreciated, Thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>having me. I know the rules of relief pitching and

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<v Speaker 2>media dealings.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, no comment on that.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, As a relief pitcher though, you have to have

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<v Speaker 2>a short memory. Have you learned that part of this?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah? Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>I think at the end of the day, you know

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<v Speaker 1>your job is to go and give your team a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to win every time you go out there, and

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<v Speaker 1>so regardless of what happened last time, you just have

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<v Speaker 1>to go out there and do it every time.

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<v Speaker 2>How did you reset? Did the day off help you reset?

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<v Speaker 2>I heard you were looking for a new dog.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow through the grape fine? I guess No.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's just a combination of you know, going

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<v Speaker 1>back to my preparation and you know, all of the

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<v Speaker 1>work that we put in on a daily basis to

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<v Speaker 1>be ready to go, and then just having that conviction

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<v Speaker 1>in yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, sometimes you have to remind yourself that you're really good.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's right.

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<v Speaker 2>It feels like there's that cat and mouse game between

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<v Speaker 2>hitters and pictures where the hitter seems to give pictures

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<v Speaker 2>too much credit and the pictures sometimes give the hitters

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<v Speaker 2>too much credit.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think so.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that with the Dodgers, everybody does a really

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<v Speaker 1>good job of kind of communicating from the offense and

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<v Speaker 1>defensive side, so we kind of have a good idea

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<v Speaker 1>of what is going through the hitters' minds and vice versa.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think the communication between the two sides is

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<v Speaker 1>really good.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you believe I was shocked, because you were so

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<v Speaker 2>good last year that you hadn't struck out the side

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<v Speaker 2>in an inning before in your short career. Are you

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<v Speaker 2>when you heard that? Did you realize that?

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<v Speaker 3>No?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it crossed my mind because it always feels good,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, but no, I hadn't really realized that it

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<v Speaker 1>was the first time.

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<v Speaker 3>So, so that was pretty cool.

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<v Speaker 2>Jack Dryer is our guest last night the Dodger bullpen

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<v Speaker 2>put up zeros again. How rewarding is it on a

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<v Speaker 2>night like last night where it's not just you, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's for other relievers that are big time parts of

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<v Speaker 2>this team.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, I think it's awesome. Our offense has

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<v Speaker 1>been outstanding lately as well as the starting pitching, and

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<v Speaker 1>so for us as the bullpen, being that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>third cog in the in the gears, to be firing

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<v Speaker 1>on all cylinders was pretty special.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you believe it is with Tanner Scott this year?

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<v Speaker 2>You were just playing catch with him, You're walking in

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<v Speaker 2>with him. It feels like he's a new man this season.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think anything's changed.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he has the belief in himself and we

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<v Speaker 1>all have the belief in him. So, you know, for

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<v Speaker 1>him to be healthy and helping us and have everybody

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<v Speaker 1>kind of, like I said, firing on all cylinders, We're

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<v Speaker 1>just we're just in a good spot right now.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember last year during the regular season, Alex Vesia

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<v Speaker 2>really kind of took you under his swing. You guys

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<v Speaker 2>have a lot of shared interests and he was your

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<v Speaker 2>catch partner. What's it like for you to have him

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<v Speaker 2>back in the bullpen.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, it's outstanding, not only from a leadership perspective, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>behind the scenes actually talking, but the leadership that you

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<v Speaker 1>see and feel when he's on the mound in the

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<v Speaker 1>game really goes a long way. And you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>crowd feels it. You can hear it in the crowd

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<v Speaker 1>that when he's coming in the game, they're like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>we're good to go. So it's really cool to see

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, something that you aspire to be as

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<v Speaker 1>another bullpen arm.

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<v Speaker 2>What kind of energy has he brought to the bullpen?

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<v Speaker 2>Is it the same energy or is it a little

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<v Speaker 2>extra with that beard?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, the beard is great, but he's always brought the energy.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, in terms of when I talk about preparation,

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<v Speaker 1>nobody does it better than him. And so, like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>when he goes out there, we know that he's putting

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<v Speaker 1>us in the best spot to win the game. And

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<v Speaker 1>so it's just really really cool to see, like how

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<v Speaker 1>much success he's been having in Toronto.

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<v Speaker 2>It was his first opportunity to be there after the

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<v Speaker 2>World Series. Obviously, was it as emotional as it was

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<v Speaker 2>portrayed for him?

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<v Speaker 1>I think that Ves does a good job of separating

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<v Speaker 1>those things. You know, whatever it is that he's feeling

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<v Speaker 1>under the surface. I think that he did a great

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<v Speaker 1>job of, you know, keeping the emotions in check when

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<v Speaker 1>he was on the mound, and you know, the energy

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<v Speaker 1>was always the same and how he talks is always

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<v Speaker 1>the same.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, for that being his.

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<v Speaker 1>Three hundredth appearance as a Dodger, like, that's a that's

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<v Speaker 1>an incredible milestone. And so I think overall it was

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<v Speaker 1>just just a really cool experience to see Jack.

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<v Speaker 2>Congratulations on getting it back on the rails last night.

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<v Speaker 2>It seems like you have a pretty good sense of

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<v Speaker 2>yourself to be steady. Am I reading that correctly? Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I'd like to think so, don't over analyze things, right Jack,

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<v Speaker 2>that's right. By the way, your wife tipped me off

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<v Speaker 2>that you were looking for a dog on.

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<v Speaker 3>The off day.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I figured it was her. I think she might

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<v Speaker 1>have been looking for dog. I don't know if we

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<v Speaker 1>were looking for a dog and what happened.

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<v Speaker 3>Nothing, We didn't even talk about it.

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<v Speaker 1>We went to the Huntington Gardens and enjoyed a day

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<v Speaker 1>off and walked around the park.

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<v Speaker 3>So it was nice. There we go.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a good reset day. Thanks a lot for the

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<v Speaker 2>time great to see you smiling. And don't forget, I

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<v Speaker 2>understand the etiquette with relievers.

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<v Speaker 3>All right. Thank you for having me. I appreciate it.