WEBVTT - Jon Heyman (7-19-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 2>We're between games here in the Bronx, a doubleheader for

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers and Yankees, and we're joining right now by

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<v Speaker 2>the man, the king of New York sports media, The

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<v Speaker 2>New York Post, the California Post, the one and only

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<v Speaker 2>John Hayman. John. Great to be back in the house

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<v Speaker 2>that Hayman built.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's.

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<v Speaker 1>Called something else. David, You're the best. I love being

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<v Speaker 1>on with you. I appreciate this.

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<v Speaker 2>When you take a look at the Dodgers from the

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<v Speaker 2>East Coast and nationally, are they the envy of every

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<v Speaker 2>other team out there right now?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure they are. I mean, they won two in

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<v Speaker 1>a row. They're prohibitive favorites this year. They look fantastic.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, obviously every team's got some worries. Will Smith,

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<v Speaker 1>who I think is the best catcher in baseball. There's

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<v Speaker 1>certainly something to worry about in Otani now taking a

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<v Speaker 1>break from pitching is certainly a setback there. But I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the Atoni is the best player in the world.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Freddie Freeman, first ballot Hall of Famer, and

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<v Speaker 1>they just got a great I mean, you could call

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<v Speaker 1>them complimentary players, but they're great players. Muncie Pats, Edmund

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<v Speaker 1>te Oscar up and down that team. They're really terrific,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's amazing the way they produce players. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody they call up seems to be productive, whether it

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<v Speaker 1>be Robleski or whomever. They all come up and help

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers. A very few and far between come up

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<v Speaker 1>and do not produce what they expect.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you feel like Yamamoto is starting to get the

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<v Speaker 2>recognition he deserves or being one of the top three

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<v Speaker 2>pitchers arguably in the.

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<v Speaker 3>Game, Well he should. I mean I agree with you.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I would still rank Schooble number one, but

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<v Speaker 1>I mean at this point I would go with Yamamoto

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<v Speaker 1>as the number two pitcher in the game. That's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he is terrific. When he did in the

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<v Speaker 1>World Series last year, just amazing. I mean that was

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<v Speaker 1>worth that contract. I know that both New York teams tried,

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<v Speaker 1>they stopped. At some point, I just felt that he

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<v Speaker 1>was going to to be a Dodger all along. The

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<v Speaker 1>rumor had been out there that he wanted to be

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<v Speaker 1>on the West coast, and he eliminated the Giants very quickly,

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<v Speaker 1>and I started to have my doubts, but he ended

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<v Speaker 1>up with the Dodgers and it wasn't all about the money.

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<v Speaker 3>In the end.

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<v Speaker 1>He did want to be a Dodger, and I can't

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<v Speaker 1>blame him. Who wouldn't want to be a Dodger.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think everybody wants to be a Dodger these days.

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<v Speaker 2>When you look at their starting rotation for October, though,

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<v Speaker 2>with the Otani left knee putting that in question, they

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<v Speaker 2>are going to get Snell back, So you got the

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<v Speaker 2>one to two combination of Snell and Yamamoto. Do you

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<v Speaker 2>believe this Otani left knee issue is going to maybe

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<v Speaker 2>make things more interesting at the trade deadline for the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers to pursue a starter.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I do think that they're going to need to pursue

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<v Speaker 1>a starter. I mean, I'm far be it from me

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<v Speaker 1>to tell them what to do. I mean, they've been

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<v Speaker 1>incredible with all their decisions, you know, I would think

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<v Speaker 1>so the word was kind of getting out there that

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<v Speaker 1>they probably weren't going to go for schoobl They didn't

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<v Speaker 1>want to give up. You know, they have the best

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<v Speaker 1>prospect lists in baseball. I think seven top one hundred prospects,

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<v Speaker 1>and the word was getting out that that they really

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<v Speaker 1>weren't anxious to do it. They felt Snell would be back,

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<v Speaker 1>and they saw a Glass now coming back at some point,

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<v Speaker 1>and they were looking at it like, well, I mean, sure,

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<v Speaker 1>of course Scooba might be a little.

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<v Speaker 3>Better than almost anybody.

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<v Speaker 1>But a Snell's a top ten pitcher went healthy, Glass

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<v Speaker 1>now a top twenty pitcher went healthy. But at this

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<v Speaker 1>point there are just too many questions. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>still count Snell as a question. He's not back yet.

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<v Speaker 1>Glass now a question. And now you've got O'tani as

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<v Speaker 1>a question. I mean, I like Robuski, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's a playoff starter.

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<v Speaker 3>He was an all start, looked good in the game.

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<v Speaker 3>I like him.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, at this point, I would say that

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<v Speaker 1>would be the one thing that they would be good

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<v Speaker 1>if they could get go get his starter. And the

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<v Speaker 1>market's going to be tough. It is a severe seller's market.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of those guys we expected to be out

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<v Speaker 1>there are now probably not going to be out there.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think Sonny Gray is going to be traded.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't see how. It doesn't feel like Contra is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be traded, and we have to question on

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<v Speaker 1>Schooble too, is he really going to be traded? So,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, is there are there is there going to

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<v Speaker 1>be even one bona fide playoff starter out there? If

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<v Speaker 1>there is, I expect the Dodgers probably will be in

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<v Speaker 1>the mix at this point.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you believing the Tigers will hold on to Schooble

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>At this point, I kind of think that they probably will.

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<v Speaker 1>They've wanted to think ten out of thirteen as we

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<v Speaker 1>do this, so to me, I think that they I

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<v Speaker 1>think so.

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<v Speaker 3>I think they'll go for it.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I had been hearing rumors that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when they were doing poorly, that they'd probably traded either

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<v Speaker 1>way just because you should be able to get some

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<v Speaker 1>a whole for him, just like when Sambathew was traded

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<v Speaker 1>at the deadline of the Brewers. You know, there were

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<v Speaker 1>two very top prospects in that deal, and that's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of what they were looking at. They don't seem like

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<v Speaker 1>a World Series contender to me, but in the American League,

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<v Speaker 1>it feels like almost anything can happen. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>believe I don't believe in Boston. I think Boston should

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<v Speaker 1>be a playoff team. I'm not completely convinced on Detroit

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<v Speaker 1>or they do have a positive run differential, and they

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<v Speaker 1>are in a weak Division two, so they could actually

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<v Speaker 1>steal that Division two.

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<v Speaker 2>John Hayman is our guest MLB Network, New York Post,

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<v Speaker 2>California Post is our guest at Yankee Stadium. All Right,

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<v Speaker 2>when you look at the landscape around baseball, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>are the favorites. But who would you say is the

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<v Speaker 2>team that could give them the most trouble in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I would say either Milwaukee or Philadelphia or Atlanta

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<v Speaker 1>if they get another starter. I've been suggesting that Atlanta

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<v Speaker 1>go get another starting pitcher to pair with Sale forever

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<v Speaker 1>and they haven't done it. They've still maintained and they're

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<v Speaker 1>still in first place. So I mean, they're a tough team.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, if you look at Philly with Wheeler

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<v Speaker 1>and Sanchez at the top, and you look at Milwaukee,

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<v Speaker 1>if Harrison gets better, you've got Harrison and certainly the

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<v Speaker 1>miz So each of those teams has two top starters.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, it's not all about starters. If you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the total the team in totality, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>the way it is. You know, I think we sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>over over rate the importance of starters. The Atlanta Braves

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<v Speaker 1>had the best starters for a decade. They only won

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<v Speaker 1>one World Series, right, So the Tigers had incredible combination

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<v Speaker 1>of starters when they had sures or In Verlander and

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<v Speaker 1>Annabel Sanchez and you know, so many good starters and

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<v Speaker 1>they didn't win the World Series with So I might

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<v Speaker 1>be overstating the importance of the starters. I mean, if

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<v Speaker 1>you just look at the entire teams, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>Dodgers are huge favorites. I feel like, once again, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if I were going to pick one, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to say the miz with Milwaukee with Harrison back

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<v Speaker 1>because I do like the rest of that Brewer team

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<v Speaker 1>and it's pretty impressive what they do in Milwaukee.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, before I let John Hayman go, You've been

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<v Speaker 2>around the game a long time. Roberts earlier today was

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<v Speaker 2>holding court with all of us. Dave Roberts is one

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<v Speaker 2>of the few managers that still wears his uniform top.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't think we've seen a manager hold court

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<v Speaker 2>that way in the dugout in a long time. Am

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<v Speaker 2>I wrong? How Rare is it to have Dave Roberts

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<v Speaker 2>still have some of those old school traits with the

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<v Speaker 2>way he's able to, you know, walk that line.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I like it.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I guess on the road, you know, he

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<v Speaker 1>still have the most media with the Dodgers, but I

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<v Speaker 1>mean at home it's probably overwhelming. I mean, I can

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<v Speaker 1>only imagine how many in a home game are there.

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<v Speaker 3>So it was kind of a nice group.

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<v Speaker 1>There was only about ten or twelve media people, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was nice to see a manager relax and chat

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<v Speaker 1>with the.

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<v Speaker 3>Media like that. Occasionally we see it.

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<v Speaker 1>I've seen aj Hinch, Dowart, some of the other top

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<v Speaker 1>managers who are very comfortable in their own skin, will

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<v Speaker 1>occasionally do that in New York. But you know, he's

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of meat people in a home, so

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<v Speaker 1>it's probably difficult to do at home. As by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't see it at home.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's true. There's a lot of international media John Hayman.

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<v Speaker 1>International media any probably his family and other things going

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<v Speaker 1>on at home. Now he's on the road, so he's

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<v Speaker 1>got a little more time to chit chat. And we're

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<v Speaker 1>still more than two weeks away from the trade deadline,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, I don't blame him for being relaxed.

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<v Speaker 3>This team will relax you. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to judge from these games with the

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<v Speaker 1>Yankees because they are particularly terrible, you know so, But

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<v Speaker 1>I've seen the Dodgers enough to know they are the

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<v Speaker 1>best team in baseball. I know they had a bad

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<v Speaker 1>series against the Diamondbacks. I can't even believe it, but

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<v Speaker 1>it happens o one hundred and sixty two games. I've

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<v Speaker 1>only seen one team really go through the whole thing

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<v Speaker 1>without any trouble, and that was the ninety eight Yankees.

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<v Speaker 1>And I say that, but the first I believe they

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<v Speaker 1>lost the first three games of that season. So even

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<v Speaker 1>that team had a little bit of a hiccup, but

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<v Speaker 1>from there on nothing so that it just doesn't happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, these Dodgers are going to try to do with

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<v Speaker 2>those Yankees, and that's three peat. John Hayman was there

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<v Speaker 2>for that. We'll see where it goes this year. Thanks

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<v Speaker 2>a lot for the time and great to catch up

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<v Speaker 2>with you, and hopefully we see you next weekend at

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<v Speaker 2>City Field.

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<v Speaker 1>Always a pleasure. I will be there and watching probably

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<v Speaker 1>some more Dodger victory. So I'm guessing we'll see we'll

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<v Speaker 1>see here.

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<v Speaker 2>It looks that way. John, thanks a lot for the

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<v Speaker 2>time