WEBVTT - Clayton Kershaw (3-27-26) 

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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>Well, sometimes big TV stars return back home and don't

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<v Speaker 2>forget the little people, and our guy, Clayton Kershaw has

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<v Speaker 2>not forgotten the little people after making such a successful

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<v Speaker 2>television debut last night. Thanks a lot for the time,

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<v Speaker 2>and man, you really clean up nicely.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks what was your name again?

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly? I was curious you were so close to the

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<v Speaker 2>dugout last night. You said you were in the twilight zone.

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<v Speaker 2>Was the first couple of innings awkward being that close

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<v Speaker 2>with the headset on?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, yeah, obviously I'd love to be in the

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<v Speaker 1>dugout with these guys and watching the game. It's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of I've done that a lot in my life, So

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<v Speaker 1>I missed that. I missed kind of just being with everybody.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was a cool gig to get to do

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<v Speaker 1>and get to talk baseball and you know, orl and

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<v Speaker 1>Louise and Jason up there. It was they did. They

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<v Speaker 1>made it easy on me, so it was it was

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<v Speaker 1>really fun.

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<v Speaker 2>And but yeah, I missed.

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<v Speaker 1>I missed being the dugout for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>What's it going to be like for you tonight? Getting

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<v Speaker 2>your ring and being part of this group again.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's great. I mean we always every time. This

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<v Speaker 1>is a really special day. You know, it's opening day,

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<v Speaker 1>Ring Day, and then the rest of the season, so

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<v Speaker 1>these guys can have the rest of the season. But

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<v Speaker 1>I get tonight and I'm just I'm excited. I'm excited

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<v Speaker 1>to see it. I heard it's pretty excessive, over the top,

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<v Speaker 1>which is what it should be, and I'm just looking

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<v Speaker 1>forward to it.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you ever worn any of your other rings that

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<v Speaker 2>you've won.

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<v Speaker 1>No, But now that you mentioned it, I was gonna

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<v Speaker 1>bring mine out here to have all three on and

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't do that, so because I got it fitted

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<v Speaker 1>for my right hand so I could wear like three

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<v Speaker 1>at once. But they're not here, so I'll put it

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<v Speaker 1>on my right hand.

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<v Speaker 2>Though, when you go out to dinner your friends, when

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<v Speaker 2>you go back to Texas when you first came back,

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<v Speaker 2>does everybody want to see it? And do you feel

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<v Speaker 2>like it's a letdown if you don't bring it out

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<v Speaker 2>to everybody at the dinner party. I'll leave it at

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<v Speaker 2>the house.

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<v Speaker 1>But my dinner party, what do you think I'm having

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<v Speaker 1>dinner parties?

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<v Speaker 2>You're retired now, that's what you do. That's what you do.

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<v Speaker 2>Get the tupperware.

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<v Speaker 1>Dude, No, but my Charlie's got a tournament this weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>so I might. Uh, I might tell the boys if

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<v Speaker 1>they play good, they can see the ring.

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw is our guest, NBC's Clayton Kershaw is a

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<v Speaker 2>fair or should I say peacock?

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<v Speaker 1>You can say either.

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<v Speaker 2>I think probably NBC. Though everybody focused on the suit

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<v Speaker 2>and tie. But I noticed it's very vacation, like bronze

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<v Speaker 2>gold to your face. Where were you Fiji before opening day?

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<v Speaker 1>Uh?

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<v Speaker 2>First spring break we've ever had.

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<v Speaker 1>First spring break is a family non azy. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we were in Miami for the WBC, so we just

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<v Speaker 1>stayed out there for spring break, stayed in Florida, and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>it's pretty great.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I missed the WBC. I'm sorry, it's okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Where were you?

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<v Speaker 2>I was watching spring training baseball?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>Nice, good, Good for you. Hey, your buddy Brad Paisley's

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<v Speaker 2>out here tonight performing the national anthem. Was this coordinated

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<v Speaker 2>for him to be out here knowing that you would be.

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<v Speaker 1>Here, Well, we texted, but I think it was a

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<v Speaker 1>happenstance more than a coordination. But he's really good at it.

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<v Speaker 1>He asked me if we wanted to switch, and I

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<v Speaker 1>sing the anthem and I said no.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, good choice, Yeah, good choice, good choice. It seems

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<v Speaker 2>like you're so at peace with all of this. It

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<v Speaker 2>feels like you you understood what you contributed to the game,

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<v Speaker 2>but you don't seem to have that fomo that guys

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<v Speaker 2>that just retired usually have.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. I mean, I'm sure that I'll kick in at

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<v Speaker 1>some point, but I also know that, like I did,

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<v Speaker 1>I did just about as much as I could. The

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<v Speaker 1>everything was slowing down a little bit, and just that

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<v Speaker 1>there are so many factors, and then when you top

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<v Speaker 1>it all off with the way it ended, it's just

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<v Speaker 1>like you can't really ask for anything more. So I'm

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<v Speaker 1>at peace with all that. It doesn't mean I don't

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<v Speaker 1>miss it. It doesn't mean I don't miss being around the

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<v Speaker 1>guys and hanging out, flying with them, playing cards. Just uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I just knew it was probably my time.

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<v Speaker 2>You feel like you'll have some sort of connection to

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<v Speaker 2>the organization as time moves on.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think I'll always be a Dodger. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to help in any way I can. And from Afar,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, there's probably not going to be much traveling

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<v Speaker 1>in my future. But if I can help, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if I watch games, I know I'm gonna watch all

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<v Speaker 1>the games. So if there's somebody that wants to talk

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<v Speaker 1>or see something or whatever, I want to be a

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<v Speaker 1>part of this group. And I think Andrew will let

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<v Speaker 1>me do that, so'll be good.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Before I let you go, I'm just curious about,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, all of that, any recruiting. Did you recruit Tucker?

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<v Speaker 2>Were you trying to recruit Schooble during the World Baseball Classic?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, think about the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't really know if you have to recruit anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it just kind of everybody kind of knows

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<v Speaker 1>a great place to be and just by word of mouth,

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<v Speaker 1>by other people being here. And so Tucker, Tucker figured

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<v Speaker 1>it out, and I'm sure Scoob's at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>this year, if everything's even, he'll figure it out too.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, thanks a lot, it's great to have you

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<v Speaker 2>back here. Thanks. Can't wait to see get that third ring.

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<v Speaker 1>Dave, that's your name, That's what it is great to see.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you. They remember my name, Bob Costas's sidekick. Remembering

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<v Speaker 2>my name