WEBVTT - Edwin Díaz (10-7-26) 

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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>Did you hear that last night? The trumpets were playing

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<v Speaker 2>in Los Angeles. They were playing in Atlanta in the

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<v Speaker 2>ninth inning, and Edwin Diaz, Sugar Diaz, delivered last night

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<v Speaker 2>for the Dodgers to get the save, and Sugar Diaz

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<v Speaker 2>joins us before game four of the NLDS. Thank you

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<v Speaker 2>for the time, and I appreciate you didn't listen to

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<v Speaker 2>Tanner Scott and you chose to talk to me.

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<v Speaker 1>No, that's great. That's great. You know, we always have

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<v Speaker 1>a label, so I'm happy to be here. I'm really good.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really happy with to be leading the series to

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<v Speaker 1>the one, and we need a win tonight to go

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<v Speaker 1>home celebrating.

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<v Speaker 2>I know it's one thing to deliver in the ninth inning,

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<v Speaker 2>but how much did it boost your confidence to know

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<v Speaker 2>that your manager, your teammates have the belief in you

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<v Speaker 2>in a game like last night?

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<v Speaker 1>It means a lot to me. I've been battling with

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<v Speaker 1>some strong injuries, but the other day, yesterday they gave

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<v Speaker 1>me the ball in a big situation. I did my job,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm really happy. I can't wait until tonight to

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<v Speaker 1>have the same opportunity and close the game out.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you feel like you had that machismo working in

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<v Speaker 2>the bullpen as you were getting ready for that ninth inning?

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<v Speaker 2>Did you feel like, all right, we're back to showtime?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I was feeling great. You know, I was ready

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<v Speaker 1>from the sixth inning to the ninth. They told me

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<v Speaker 1>be ready early and be ready for any situation. I

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<v Speaker 1>was ready by the sixth inning. You know, Yamamoto was dealing.

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<v Speaker 1>And at some point I thought he might throw the

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<v Speaker 1>complete game. But I was ready, and as soon as

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<v Speaker 1>I started warming up, my pitch was really good. I

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<v Speaker 1>was feeling great, really confident. And I just came out

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<v Speaker 1>to the game, just made pitches.

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<v Speaker 2>Sugar, did you know before the game that if it's

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<v Speaker 2>a safe situation, you would be coming into the game?

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<v Speaker 1>No, I didn't know that. You know, I was ready always.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm always ready to be in any situation. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the day, they gave me the

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to throw the nine, so I was really happy.

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<v Speaker 1>At the same time, I was trying just to stay calm,

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<v Speaker 1>make pitches, and that's what I did last night.

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<v Speaker 2>How did you stay calm after Albies got that double?

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<v Speaker 2>How did you stay calm to be able to get

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<v Speaker 2>a big out and striking out Michael Harris? And from there,

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<v Speaker 2>it seemed like you flowed.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I just, we got two front leads, so

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the day... If that run scored,

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<v Speaker 1>we're still winning by one. So I just started paying

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<v Speaker 1>attention more to the hitter, make pitches, get weak contacts.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I did, you know. If even I'd be scored,

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<v Speaker 1>the game was 3-2. So at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 1>that run doesn't matter much to me, you know. The

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<v Speaker 1>more important thing was the hitter at that point.

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<v Speaker 2>Edwin Diaz is our guest in front of Game 4

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<v Speaker 2>of the NLDS. How do you feel about the team today?

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<v Speaker 2>You were out there with your fellow relievers, it seems

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<v Speaker 2>like there's a lot of confidence with this team.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think our confidence is really high right now.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we're playing great baseball. You know, our defense

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<v Speaker 1>is really good. Our hitter did a job yesterday. Bullpen

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<v Speaker 1>did a job starting pitching. So I think we are

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<v Speaker 1>in a good position. We just got to go out

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<v Speaker 1>today and have fun and try to win the game

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<v Speaker 1>and win the series today.

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<v Speaker 2>I know Quique Hernandez is your Puerto Rican hermano. And

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<v Speaker 2>I know you've seen him on TV deliver in big

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<v Speaker 2>playoff games. But what was it like to be on

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<v Speaker 2>his team last night and witness what October Kike is

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<v Speaker 2>all about?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I was inside. I wasn't being out yet

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<v Speaker 1>in the bullpen. I was getting ready to go out.

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<v Speaker 1>And I was in the gym. And as soon as

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<v Speaker 1>he hit the ball, we started screaming, you know. That's

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<v Speaker 1>the Kike we know, you know. Kike in October played big,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. And yesterday he showed up right away, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>with a big two-run homer.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you think it is, being Puerto Rican to

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<v Speaker 2>come up big in October? What is it about Quique?

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<v Speaker 1>Quique is a lot. This is a guy who plays

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<v Speaker 1>with a lot of passion. He battled with some injuries

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<v Speaker 1>this season, but at the end of the day, he

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<v Speaker 1>always stays positive, stays calm. He's the heart of this team.

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<v Speaker 1>And yesterday, like I said, he showed up. He hit

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<v Speaker 1>a big two-run homer and stayed in the game and

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<v Speaker 1>helped us to win the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Edwin, thanks a lot for the time. Appreciate it. And

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<v Speaker 2>I can see it right now looking in your eyes.

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<v Speaker 2>You have the ojos de la tigre.

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