Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger talking.
Speaker 2: Well, sometimes big TV stars return back home and don't
Speaker 2: forget the little people, and our guy, Clayton Kershaw has
Speaker 2: not forgotten the little people after making such a successful
Speaker 2: television debut last night. Thanks a lot for the time,
Speaker 2: and man, you really clean up nicely.
Speaker 1: Thanks what was your name again?
Speaker 2: Exactly? I was curious you were so close to the
Speaker 2: dugout last night. You said you were in the twilight zone.
Speaker 2: Was the first couple of innings awkward being that close
Speaker 2: with the headset on?
Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, obviously I'd love to be in the
Speaker 1: dugout with these guys and watching the game. It's kind
Speaker 1: of I've done that a lot in my life, So
Speaker 1: I missed that. I missed kind of just being with everybody.
Speaker 1: But it was a cool gig to get to do
Speaker 1: and get to talk baseball and you know, orl and
Speaker 1: Louise and Jason up there. It was they did. They
Speaker 1: made it easy on me, so it was it was
Speaker 1: really fun.
Speaker 2: And but yeah, I missed.
Speaker 1: I missed being the dugout for sure.
Speaker 2: What's it going to be like for you tonight? Getting
Speaker 2: your ring and being part of this group again.
Speaker 1: Yeah, it's great. I mean we always every time. This
Speaker 1: is a really special day. You know, it's opening day,
Speaker 1: Ring Day, and then the rest of the season, so
Speaker 1: these guys can have the rest of the season. But
Speaker 1: I get tonight and I'm just I'm excited. I'm excited
Speaker 1: to see it. I heard it's pretty excessive, over the top,
Speaker 1: which is what it should be, and I'm just looking
Speaker 1: forward to it.
Speaker 2: Have you ever worn any of your other rings that
Speaker 2: you've won.
Speaker 1: No, But now that you mentioned it, I was gonna
Speaker 1: bring mine out here to have all three on and
Speaker 1: I didn't do that, so because I got it fitted
Speaker 1: for my right hand so I could wear like three
Speaker 1: at once. But they're not here, so I'll put it
Speaker 1: on my right hand.
Speaker 2: Though, when you go out to dinner your friends, when
Speaker 2: you go back to Texas when you first came back,
Speaker 2: does everybody want to see it? And do you feel
Speaker 2: like it's a letdown if you don't bring it out
Speaker 2: to everybody at the dinner party. I'll leave it at
Speaker 2: the house.
Speaker 1: But my dinner party, what do you think I'm having
Speaker 1: dinner parties?
Speaker 2: You're retired now, that's what you do. That's what you do.
Speaker 2: Get the tupperware.
Speaker 1: Dude, No, but my Charlie's got a tournament this weekend,
Speaker 1: so I might. Uh, I might tell the boys if
Speaker 1: they play good, they can see the ring.
Speaker 2: Clayton Kershaw is our guest, NBC's Clayton Kershaw is a
Speaker 2: fair or should I say peacock?
Speaker 1: You can say either.
Speaker 2: I think probably NBC. Though everybody focused on the suit
Speaker 2: and tie. But I noticed it's very vacation, like bronze
Speaker 2: gold to your face. Where were you Fiji before opening day?
Speaker 1: Uh?
Speaker 2: First spring break we've ever had.
Speaker 1: First spring break is a family non azy. So you know,
Speaker 1: we were in Miami for the WBC, so we just
Speaker 1: stayed out there for spring break, stayed in Florida, and uh,
Speaker 1: it's pretty great.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I missed the WBC. I'm sorry, it's okay.
Speaker 1: Where were you?
Speaker 2: I was watching spring training baseball?
Speaker 1: Oh?
Speaker 2: Nice, good, Good for you. Hey, your buddy Brad Paisley's
Speaker 2: out here tonight performing the national anthem. Was this coordinated
Speaker 2: for him to be out here knowing that you would be.
Speaker 1: Here, Well, we texted, but I think it was a
Speaker 1: happenstance more than a coordination. But he's really good at it.
Speaker 1: He asked me if we wanted to switch, and I
Speaker 1: sing the anthem and I said no.
Speaker 2: Yeah, good choice, Yeah, good choice, good choice. It seems
Speaker 2: like you're so at peace with all of this. It
Speaker 2: feels like you you understood what you contributed to the game,
Speaker 2: but you don't seem to have that fomo that guys
Speaker 2: that just retired usually have.
Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean, I'm sure that I'll kick in at
Speaker 1: some point, but I also know that, like I did,
Speaker 1: I did just about as much as I could. The
Speaker 1: everything was slowing down a little bit, and just that
Speaker 1: there are so many factors, and then when you top
Speaker 1: it all off with the way it ended, it's just
Speaker 1: like you can't really ask for anything more. So I'm
Speaker 1: at peace with all that. It doesn't mean I don't
Speaker 1: miss it. It doesn't mean I don't miss being around the
Speaker 1: guys and hanging out, flying with them, playing cards. Just uh,
Speaker 1: I just knew it was probably my time.
Speaker 2: You feel like you'll have some sort of connection to
Speaker 2: the organization as time moves on.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think I'll always be a Dodger. I want
Speaker 1: to help in any way I can. And from Afar,
Speaker 1: you know, there's probably not going to be much traveling
Speaker 1: in my future. But if I can help, you know,
Speaker 1: if I watch games, I know I'm gonna watch all
Speaker 1: the games. So if there's somebody that wants to talk
Speaker 1: or see something or whatever, I want to be a
Speaker 1: part of this group. And I think Andrew will let
Speaker 1: me do that, so'll be good.
Speaker 2: All right, Before I let you go, I'm just curious about,
Speaker 2: you know, all of that, any recruiting. Did you recruit Tucker?
Speaker 2: Were you trying to recruit Schooble during the World Baseball Classic?
Speaker 1: You know, think about the Dodgers.
Speaker 2: I don't.
Speaker 1: I don't really know if you have to recruit anymore.
Speaker 1: You know, it just kind of everybody kind of knows
Speaker 1: a great place to be and just by word of mouth,
Speaker 1: by other people being here. And so Tucker, Tucker figured
Speaker 1: it out, and I'm sure Scoob's at the end of
Speaker 1: this year, if everything's even, he'll figure it out too.
Speaker 2: All right, thanks a lot, it's great to have you
Speaker 2: back here. Thanks. Can't wait to see get that third ring.
Speaker 1: Dave, that's your name, That's what it is great to see.
Speaker 2: Thank you. They remember my name, Bob Costas's sidekick. Remembering
Speaker 2: my name