WEBVTT - Seth Halvorsen (8-30-26) 

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<v Speaker 1>And now, an exclusive interview with David Basset for Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>Even with Tanner Scott trying to bring me down in

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<v Speaker 2>rainy Detroit, we're joined right now by one of the

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<v Speaker 2>relievers in that bullpen, the one and only Seth Halverson,

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<v Speaker 2>the newcomer Seth Halverson.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time. Appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 2>Since it is raining right now, I figured, hey, we

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<v Speaker 2>got nothing else to do except a pregame conversation for

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<v Speaker 2>fans to get to know you.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, let's do it.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm ready.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't be nervous with Tanner Scott right there. Good dude.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, what's it been like for you to get to

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<v Speaker 2>know your teammates? The bullpen is a team within itself.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's been fun getting down there. Obviously, there's a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of experience down there, so being able to just

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<v Speaker 3>have conversations with everybody and pick some brains and just

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<v Speaker 3>hang out and just learn by observing and just being

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<v Speaker 3>able to compete with these guys too is fun.

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<v Speaker 1>Has it been a breath of fresh air?

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<v Speaker 2>To actually pitch at sea level and not have to

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<v Speaker 2>deal with the elements of Colorado?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, it's a big difference in how the

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<v Speaker 3>ball feels on the fingers, you know, with the elevation.

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<v Speaker 3>It just gets a little bit drier. And then, you know, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>the stuff plays, you know, probably a tick higher, too,

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<v Speaker 3>when you're not in 5,000 feet. So, yeah, to be

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<v Speaker 3>able to not be there consistently, you know, Over time

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<v Speaker 3>from here, I'll still go back there a little bit,

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<v Speaker 3>but not too often, not as often.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I've heard not only just the pitch characteristics, but obviously

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<v Speaker 2>the mental part of playing there.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that a real thing?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think, you know, you play there for 81 games,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's like you kind of have to, like I'm

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<v Speaker 3>prepared to play there more consistently. And I think actually

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<v Speaker 3>I had better splits there.

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<v Speaker 1>Colorado.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know if that was just because I was

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<v Speaker 3>prepared mentally all the time for Colorado. I don't know

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<v Speaker 3>what the science behind that is, but to be able

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<v Speaker 3>to not have to play their 81 games out of

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<v Speaker 3>the years, I think as a pitcher, it's probably going

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<v Speaker 3>to be beneficial.

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<v Speaker 2>Seth Halverson is our guest. We're in Detroit, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>and Tigers getting set for first pitch.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're a great guy to ask this.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody always wants to know, what's the secret with the Dodgers?

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<v Speaker 2>How do they get pitchers to be their best? How

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<v Speaker 2>have they helped you be the best version of you?

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<v Speaker 3>It's just been, they got me back to my natural

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<v Speaker 3>arm slot of where I kind of was in 2024.

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<v Speaker 3>When I was at my best, it was just pretty...

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<v Speaker 3>simple logic of just like, this is where your arm was. And,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, when you had a high success rate in

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<v Speaker 3>the major leagues, so let's get you back to there.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think my pitches play better from that arm

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<v Speaker 3>slot and everything just kind of takes a tick up. And,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, when I'm able to just compete, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>throwing from a spot where I'm comfortable throwing, it's pretty exciting.

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<v Speaker 3>And so they told me that the first couple of

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<v Speaker 3>days I was here and then just kind of been

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<v Speaker 3>working to get back there. uh, you know, last month

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<v Speaker 3>or so.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it tough to get, get back to that slot?

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<v Speaker 1>Are you even conscious of it?

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, I think I, I started raising it, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>slightly over the last couple of years. And so it's not,

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<v Speaker 3>it's not like a challenge to get back or it's

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<v Speaker 3>not like impossible to get back to my arm slot.

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<v Speaker 3>I think I have, um, you know, I don't know

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<v Speaker 3>if I've gotten it all the way back down, but

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<v Speaker 3>it's been, uh, it's been pretty comfortable getting back to a,

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<v Speaker 3>a slot that I've had thrown from for a long time.

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<v Speaker 2>That's got to be exciting. You mentioned the word compete.

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<v Speaker 2>Isn't that what it comes down to on the mound?

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<v Speaker 2>Not being so caught up in arm slots or mechanics,

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<v Speaker 2>but to trust the preparation that you've put in. And

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<v Speaker 2>when you're on that mound, mono-y mono against that hitter,

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<v Speaker 2>it's about coming down and competing and doing the best

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<v Speaker 2>you can.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think that's a great thing for what they

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<v Speaker 3>told me because the arm slot, the whole thing is natural.

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<v Speaker 3>So when I go out there, I'm not really focused

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<v Speaker 3>on that. I'll kind of focus on it before I

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<v Speaker 3>get on the mound. And once I get out there, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>keep it super simple and give it everything I got

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<v Speaker 3>to compete one pitch at a time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, one pitch at a time, one strike at a time,

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<v Speaker 2>one out at a time. Seth Halverson is our guest.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I'm going to nickname you Seth the Bull

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<v Speaker 2>because you remind me of a bull on the mound.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it. Thank you. Bulldozer. Bulldozer. That's what Tanner Scott's saying. Bulldozer.

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<v Speaker 3>Perfect. Thanks, Tanner.

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<v Speaker 2>More Buzz Lightyear.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I can see a little Buzz Lightyear resemblance to you.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll take it. All of the above. Tanner Scott, acquired taste, right?

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<v Speaker 1>He's great. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Love spending time there with him and the bullpen.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay. All right, bull.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, bulldozer. All right, Buzz Lightyear. Thanks a lot

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<v Speaker 2>for the time, Seth Halverson.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks for having me.