WEBVTT - Freddie Freeman (4-24-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 1>The Dodgers are back home and nobody's happier than three

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<v Speaker 1>time World Series champion and brand new girl dad Freddie

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<v Speaker 1>Freeman London Rosemary Joy Freeman in his arms when he

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<v Speaker 1>got home last night from San Francisco. Thanks a lot

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<v Speaker 1>for the time, appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>That is all true. So it was awesome. It's good

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<v Speaker 2>to be home. And I held her all day today too.

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<v Speaker 1>As as little boys, we always think about, oh we

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<v Speaker 1>want to have a boy too, But can you describe

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<v Speaker 1>the piece of your heart now having a little baby girl.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean we're five days in and all day

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<v Speaker 2>I was holding her and I was just staring at her.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just kind of you're just enamored. You know, you

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<v Speaker 2>three boys, now you got a little girl. So it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's definitely a little different. But everyone keeps telling me

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to be wrecked, and and I say every

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<v Speaker 2>every spond, I can't wait to be wrecked. It's it's

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<v Speaker 2>she's just so perfect and we're just so happy and

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<v Speaker 2>blessed that she's here. And you know, it's just a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of staring at her right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Fair to say this is the first Freeman baby as

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<v Speaker 1>a Dodger.

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<v Speaker 2>That is correct, Yes, yeah, that is, and it will

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<v Speaker 2>be the last one. There's there's no more. We are,

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<v Speaker 2>Chelsea and I are officially done. So four kids, three boys,

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<v Speaker 2>one girls, and we're loving every second of it. All.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, let's talk a little baseball, Freddie. You've been through

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<v Speaker 1>so many seasons, world championship seasons. You understand how to

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<v Speaker 1>navigate it better than most. What's the balance of not

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<v Speaker 1>putting into cruise control but also understanding it's not just

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<v Speaker 1>about now.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, like I understand, there's no one that's

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<v Speaker 2>coming here that's not trying to win every single game.

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<v Speaker 2>So the cruise control, I think there's no such thing

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<v Speaker 2>for us in the in our in our clubhouse, we're

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<v Speaker 2>trying to win every single game every single night. Dogs

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<v Speaker 2>trying to manage that way too, and we're trying to

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<v Speaker 2>make it be a point where he has to go

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<v Speaker 2>for it everything that you don't want to be in

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<v Speaker 2>a spot where you're like, oh, maybe we'll just like

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<v Speaker 2>save this guy for this day. But but he has

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<v Speaker 2>to do that too, because we've got to keep everybody healthy.

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<v Speaker 2>So it is hard. It's hard to navigate one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and sixty two games schedule. We're in obviously where I

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<v Speaker 2>think we're in thirteen in a row two, So there's

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<v Speaker 2>bullpen guys or that are going to be throwing a

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<v Speaker 2>lot more than they normally are. So that's why Tyler

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<v Speaker 2>going eight innings, Actually it was huge. It gives guys

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<v Speaker 2>days off that in a course of thirteen games in

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<v Speaker 2>a rows is huge for us, especially this early in

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<v Speaker 2>the season where most starters aren't going deep into games.

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<v Speaker 2>So when you have our starters going deep into games

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<v Speaker 2>like our guys have been going, that's huge, and that

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<v Speaker 2>could lead a ripple effect throughout the course of the

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<v Speaker 2>season where maybe in end of May when we're in

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<v Speaker 2>a stretch that that realief feature can pitch instead of

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<v Speaker 2>being too pitched too much early in the season. So

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of ripple effects. There's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>mini games inside the games that we're trying to win also,

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<v Speaker 2>so it's a lot it's I mean, we can go

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<v Speaker 2>on and on about little things here and here and

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<v Speaker 2>there of our course of one sixty two, but where

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<v Speaker 2>we try to win every single night. Obviously, there's no

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<v Speaker 2>there's no doubt about that. But sometimes you just got

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<v Speaker 2>to manage workloads a little early in the season. So

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<v Speaker 2>that's why maybe on day games you see some guys off,

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<v Speaker 2>like Will Is getting a lot more days off right now,

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<v Speaker 2>just because Dalton's obviously playing really well, but also to

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<v Speaker 2>keep Will fresh throughout the course of the season. So

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot that has to be managed that most

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<v Speaker 2>fans don't know what's going on, and sometimes they get

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<v Speaker 2>a little upset at us, but ultimately everyone is trying

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<v Speaker 2>to do the best they can to be healthy, ready

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<v Speaker 2>and ready to go in October.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll say this with all due respect because there's no

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<v Speaker 1>signs of you slowing down. But I love how you

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned everybody else getting a day off except yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I just had to, so that's good. That's all

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<v Speaker 2>I need. I'm good for the rest of the year now. No,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel good. I really do. I know age and

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<v Speaker 2>all that people talk about it, but I really do

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<v Speaker 2>feel good this year. It was nice to have a

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<v Speaker 2>normal offseason. My body feels good and I just had

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<v Speaker 2>two days off, so I don't need any days off.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's the goal. It's just if you can stay

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<v Speaker 2>healthy as much as you can, and we're all gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have akes and pains here and there. Day games after

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<v Speaker 2>night games are tough to traveling thirteen in a row.

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<v Speaker 2>Most people were getting on planes going here and there,

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<v Speaker 2>getting in late sometimes, so you just try and stay

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<v Speaker 2>as ready as possible. But yeah, I don't need a

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<v Speaker 2>day off yet. Okay, love it.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's in there today for sure as the number

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<v Speaker 1>two hitter. Kyle Tucker's now the cleanup hitter. You're the

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<v Speaker 1>hitter betting behind Otaani. Does anything change for you and

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<v Speaker 1>do you feel like this is going to benefit Tucker?

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<v Speaker 2>Nothing changes for me. I don't care where I hit.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes it is just maybe just a different look that

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<v Speaker 2>someone needs. You know, Kyle is an exceptional player, four

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<v Speaker 2>time all start in a row, and we have no

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<v Speaker 2>doubt that he's going to be that player too. Sometimes,

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<v Speaker 2>and of course a season, sometimes you got a shuffull lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>My first year here, I was hitting third and I

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<v Speaker 2>hit second. You just switch to make things work. And sometimes,

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<v Speaker 2>like Doc said, you just need a different look, different

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<v Speaker 2>different setting. Maybe not coming up so fast in the

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<v Speaker 2>first inning. Maybe you just sit for a second and

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<v Speaker 2>then go up and hit fourth, and then you look

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<v Speaker 2>at what he did yesterday. Yeah, his swing looked good

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of barrel balls, so hopefully we can get

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<v Speaker 2>him going. And for me, it's it doesn't really matter.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm usually swinging pre pre swinging it. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if they walk show Hey to get to me, I

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<v Speaker 2>love it. That's in my mind. That's RBI opportunities, so

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<v Speaker 2>I want those, So I hope they intentionally walk them

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<v Speaker 2>a lot more.

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of remember Game one of the World Series

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of years ago when they did that.

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<v Speaker 2>They walked Mookie to get me to be But for me,

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<v Speaker 2>I love that. I know that's part of the game,

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<v Speaker 2>and people are like, oh, I keep no, Like, if

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<v Speaker 2>they're walking Show that means there's usually a guy on

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<v Speaker 2>second base and that's a free baby. That means there's

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<v Speaker 2>a guy in scoring position, which I love guys in

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<v Speaker 2>corp position. I want to hit him in. So I

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<v Speaker 2>love that. So maybe me behind him right now is

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<v Speaker 2>is good. So hopefully we can get show Hey going too.

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<v Speaker 2>So maybe we can all get going at the same

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<v Speaker 2>time and roll off a hot streak.

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<v Speaker 1>Here, what about this layer. Freddie Freeman is our guest

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<v Speaker 1>before first pitch between the Dodgers and Cubs.

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<v Speaker 2>You are the.

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<v Speaker 1>Epitome of not looking at iPad looking at the picture,

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<v Speaker 1>and you are the epitome of bringing back a scanner

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<v Speaker 1>report back to the dugout. How much could that help Kyle?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's it's it's a lot. I've I've always been that.

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<v Speaker 2>I've never really been an iPad guy. I just feel

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<v Speaker 2>like watching the game you can learn more than slowing

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<v Speaker 2>down your swing. I think everyone knows when you do

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<v Speaker 2>something wrong and pop a ball up, you kind of

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<v Speaker 2>know how that swing went to do that. So I

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<v Speaker 2>think that we've actually done a really good job of

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<v Speaker 2>that starting in spring training, of coming back and talking

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<v Speaker 2>about pictures and maybe Kyle seeing how they pitched Show

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<v Speaker 2>Hey and I now will help him, you know, as

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<v Speaker 2>he gets to the when he's sitting in the four hole,

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<v Speaker 2>so you have two left handed hit that he can

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<v Speaker 2>watch and see how they're attacking and what they're doing

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<v Speaker 2>and more. Watching the game is only going to help

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<v Speaker 2>you in my opinion, So it's worked for me. So

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<v Speaker 2>maybe Kyle can see how they pud Show Hey and I,

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<v Speaker 2>and he can take that into his bat and we

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<v Speaker 2>can get him going.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Freddie, thanks a lot for the time. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't have any bags underneath your eyes, so I'm glad

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<v Speaker 1>you get in some sleepy.

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<v Speaker 2>And not yet. She's doing pretty good at the night

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<v Speaker 2>every few hours, so we'll talk to me a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of weeks and see how we're doing well.

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<v Speaker 1>She's lucky to have Freddie Freeman as her dad, and

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<v Speaker 1>we're lucky to have you in Los Angeles and keep

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<v Speaker 1>it going. The future Hall of Famer knows something about hitting.

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle Tucker can take some notes.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh jeez, thank you, David. I'm only going to come

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<v Speaker 2>in on the first part.