WEBVTT - Clayton Kershaw (11-1-25)

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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey or Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>It is Game seven of the World Series. Not a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of players in their careers get to go out

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<v Speaker 2>with a team in the World Series, let alone a

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<v Speaker 2>Game seven of the World Series, but our guy, Clayton

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<v Speaker 2>Kershaw has that opportunity. Thank you for the time before

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<v Speaker 2>your last game in Major League Baseball?

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<v Speaker 3>Anytime? Is this gonna be our last interview? Dave? Are

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<v Speaker 3>we gonna find some time? You think?

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to know if I could come to Dallas

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<v Speaker 2>during the off season every off season? Can we connect

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<v Speaker 2>and keep this going?

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<v Speaker 1>Every off season is a stretched but you know we'll

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<v Speaker 1>find some time for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>But it's pretty cool, isn't it. I Mean, it is a.

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<v Speaker 1>Lot of emotions for me today, but I think that's probably.

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<v Speaker 3>True of everybody in a Game seven, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>But like you said, I'm just I'm just so grateful

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<v Speaker 1>Game seven of the World Series gets to be my

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<v Speaker 1>last game ever, Like, how cool?

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<v Speaker 3>Is that?

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<v Speaker 2>So cool? I mean, you they always say baseball pays

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<v Speaker 2>you back. It feels like you've given the game everything

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<v Speaker 2>and you've respected it so much that the game is

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<v Speaker 2>paying you back by giving you this I don't.

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<v Speaker 1>Know about all that, but it's a it's a special

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<v Speaker 1>time for everybody, for this team, and then for me

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<v Speaker 1>to get to be a part of this team in

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<v Speaker 1>this one last game here in Toronto and.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, hopefully we win, be a fun night.

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<v Speaker 2>Does this mean more to you because of the connection

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<v Speaker 2>you have with your teammates on this team?

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<v Speaker 3>I think, I think this is a great team.

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<v Speaker 1>I've had so much fun with these guys, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>going into the year, kind of knowing it was gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be my last one, Like to have this group of

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<v Speaker 1>guys to get to do this with for all of

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five has been really special for me. It's

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<v Speaker 1>just been a lot of fun, man, it really has.

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<v Speaker 1>I've had a blast getting to be with them every day,

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<v Speaker 1>getting to do stuff, and then you know, they've supported

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<v Speaker 1>me this last six week, you know, since I've announced

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<v Speaker 1>my retirement and they've been they've been so awesome about it.

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<v Speaker 1>And tonight will just be the cherry on top.

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<v Speaker 2>You're no stranger to pitching on short rest show. Hey O,

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<v Speaker 2>Tani is going to try to do what you've done

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<v Speaker 2>many times in your career. What does it take to

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<v Speaker 2>be able to be effective? Pitching on short rest.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, the first step is just being willing to

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<v Speaker 1>do it, you know. And so Show has already shown

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<v Speaker 1>that he's willing to do whatever it takes to win

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<v Speaker 1>this series, and we can't thank him enough for that.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think we're gonna have a lot of guys

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<v Speaker 1>and I do whatever.

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<v Speaker 3>It takes to win this game, and.

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<v Speaker 1>It starts a show though, and we're we're we're excited

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<v Speaker 1>that he's on our team tonight, it'll be great.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you balance all these emotions knowing it's your

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<v Speaker 2>last game, but knowing, hey, that phone might ring and

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<v Speaker 2>that truck might need to work.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, yeah, I think try to take it all

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<v Speaker 1>in right now, enjoy it, and then you know, once

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<v Speaker 1>Ato nine hits, get ready because yeah, you never know

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<v Speaker 1>what happened out there, but I'll be ready for tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>and then.

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<v Speaker 3>Really take it all in after the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Before I let you go your thoughts on the way

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<v Speaker 2>that game ended last night with the ball being stuck

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<v Speaker 2>and the play that key game made. I mean, that

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<v Speaker 2>was that was high of highest leverages last night.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that was huge.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think what Glass did was huge for

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<v Speaker 1>us coming in getting out of that and then keyk

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<v Speaker 1>making that play. You know, everyone makes a big deal

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<v Speaker 1>about the ball getting stuck, and they would have, but

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<v Speaker 1>like if the ball doesn't get stuck, Jade goes and

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<v Speaker 1>gets it.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's second and third anyway, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's like it doesn't really the ball getting stuck.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't really think affected it as much as people

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<v Speaker 1>are making of it. So at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 1>what Glass did was huge.

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<v Speaker 2>Could you tell the temperature of Glass now? In the

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<v Speaker 2>ninth inning when he was warming up and came.

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<v Speaker 1>Out, he did great. I mean he didn't, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just hurt his name called and got ready. So sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>in the bullpen you don't have enough time to think

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<v Speaker 1>about the moment. You just get ready and go, and

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<v Speaker 1>that can be a good thing sometimes.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks a lot for the time. I know how much

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<v Speaker 2>you mean to those guys inside that clubhouse. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not going to get too much here, but you've meant

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<v Speaker 2>a lot to me, and I always appreciate you, always

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<v Speaker 2>looking out for me and always having the best interests

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<v Speaker 2>of everybody that has been in your orbit the last

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<v Speaker 2>eighteen years.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, appreciate it. Thank you man. Don't make it weird.

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<v Speaker 3>I won't make it weird.