WEBVTT - Will Smith (10-15-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 1>All right, it's game four of the NLCS, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>here with the man that exudes all the quiet confidence

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<v Speaker 1>of the Dodgers heading into this game today, Will Smith

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<v Speaker 1>is our guest. Thanks a lot for the time. I

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<v Speaker 1>got the shirt on today, Kike.

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<v Speaker 2>What up?

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<v Speaker 1>I got the shirt on. Have you seen the shirt?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I think you need to wear it, though.

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<v Speaker 1>It's underneath my polo right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Polo off for the rest of the day. Come on.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, number one, congratulations. Another October Smith in the world.

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<v Speaker 1>Congratulations on being a three-time girl dad. How have you

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<v Speaker 1>balanced all this?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, thank you. My wife's a trooper. That's how. She's

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<v Speaker 2>been doing a lot of the work and taking care.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just kind of enjoying the moments at home with

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<v Speaker 2>the baby and the girls. So, yeah, it's all her

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<v Speaker 2>right now.

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<v Speaker 1>So the baby girl Smith was born a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>days ago. I know in 2024 the Dodgers provided you

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<v Speaker 1>with a helicopter to get from San Diego to to

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<v Speaker 1>LA how did you get there for the birth and

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<v Speaker 1>be ready for game three yesterday yeah she.

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<v Speaker 2>Was born you know about an hour after we landed

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<v Speaker 2>uh back here in LA after the game maybe two

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<v Speaker 2>hours after so uh yeah it was great timing.

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<v Speaker 1>Was that luck or was that uh predetermined did Kara

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<v Speaker 1>hold out for you a little bit of both yeah

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of both you guys have had your

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<v Speaker 1>backs to the wall before does it have the same

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<v Speaker 1>feeling that it did last year going into game six

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<v Speaker 1>uh I didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, it's win or go home now. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>we're not scared of that moment. We're not scared of

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<v Speaker 2>that situation. We just got to go out and play

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<v Speaker 2>better baseball than we have the last couple games. And,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we all trust each other. We all believe

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<v Speaker 2>in each other and believe we can still win this.

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<v Speaker 2>So it starts with one win tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>Will, have you guys really played that poorly, or have

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<v Speaker 1>the Brewers just done a lot when you've hit the

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<v Speaker 1>ball hard?

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<v Speaker 2>They've definitely done a good job. They've played better than us.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't say– I think it's more– Just us not

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<v Speaker 2>executing as well as we should. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I asked you this the other day, and I'll ask

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<v Speaker 1>you again now. Do you feel like your pitchers are

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<v Speaker 1>giving these Brewers hitters too much credit?

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<v Speaker 2>No. I think you just got to make good pitches

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<v Speaker 2>to these guys. They are good hitters. They've been moving

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<v Speaker 2>the ball, finding some holes. So, yeah, just a little

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<v Speaker 2>less bad luck for us.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you feel like scoring early can change just the

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<v Speaker 1>momentum of the series and of This game in particular.

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<v Speaker 2>The only thing that changed the series is if we

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<v Speaker 2>win today.

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<v Speaker 1>You ready? Yeah. Thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 2>You got it.