WEBVTT - Alex Vesia (9-15-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I'm here with my guy who has finally taken

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<v Speaker 2>an interest in my life and my career. He actually

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<v Speaker 2>knows what I do for a living, not only before games,

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<v Speaker 2>but after games. And that is one of the bullpen dogs,

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<v Speaker 2>the one and only Alex Vessia.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks a lot for the time, Alex Vessia.

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<v Speaker 2>See, Kike gets very jealous of anybody else I talk to.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, thank you, Dave, for the introduction. I've always known

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<v Speaker 1>what you've done before the games. After the games, just

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<v Speaker 1>thought you went home, like to sip on beverages, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>cry yourself to sleep. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>Depends on how the game went, whether or not I

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<v Speaker 2>drink or cry myself to sleep.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no way that our games dictate whether or not

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<v Speaker 1>you do that.

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<v Speaker 4>There's no way.

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<v Speaker 3>That's true.

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<v Speaker 2>I have to win every show. Whether you guys win

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<v Speaker 2>or lose, I have to win every show.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, that's true.

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<v Speaker 1>Hopefully it's going okay.

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<v Speaker 3>It's going pretty good.

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<v Speaker 2>You guys have spoiled me and the fans in L.A.

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<v Speaker 2>with the unprecedented success you have had going back to

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<v Speaker 2>the postseason officially with the win yesterday. You've been here

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<v Speaker 2>a while. Some guys in that clubhouse had not been

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<v Speaker 2>here before. Do you believe they were surprised on just

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<v Speaker 2>the tepid celebration you guys had?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. It's a good question. That's the bar

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<v Speaker 1>every single year regardless.

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<v Speaker 3>It doesn't matter.

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<v Speaker 1>The fans expect it. The players expect it. The staff

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<v Speaker 1>expects it. So when that does happen, we celebrate, but

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<v Speaker 1>then we have another game today. We have another game tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 3>We have so.

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<v Speaker 1>Much more baseball that we accept it, celebrate it, and

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<v Speaker 1>then we're on to the next. That's something that I

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<v Speaker 1>think as the high performers, high achievers that are in

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<v Speaker 1>this room, They're very good at not riding the highs

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<v Speaker 1>too high and the lows too low. It is another

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<v Speaker 1>game we won and tomorrow is another game that we

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<v Speaker 1>need to win. I know it's a very bland and

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<v Speaker 1>it's not a big raw race. Ultimately, that's one of

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<v Speaker 1>the stepping stones. Now moving forward, we've got three more

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<v Speaker 1>that we need to click off in order to achieve

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<v Speaker 1>what we really want to achieve.

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<v Speaker 2>Honestly, you're answer your demeanor your tone reflects what we

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<v Speaker 2>heard in that clubhouse yesterday from Dave Roberts and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just curious when you guys do clinch the division do

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<v Speaker 2>you feel like that deserves a celebration because that is

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<v Speaker 2>a big achievement again.

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<v Speaker 1>Um yeah yeah absolutely it it will be celebrated um

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<v Speaker 1>but we also know that there's so much more ahead

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<v Speaker 1>of us So yeah, obviously you're supposed to celebrate, but

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<v Speaker 1>we want to really celebrate when we win the last

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<v Speaker 1>game of the World Series and get our rings and stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's definitely the main focus is to be healthy

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<v Speaker 1>and to just play as a team and win one

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<v Speaker 1>game at a time.

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<v Speaker 3>Have you found yourself again as a reliever recently?

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<v Speaker 1>That's a very tough question. I mean, with everything that

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<v Speaker 1>has gone on this past year it's a hard question

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<v Speaker 1>to answer um i'll answer it the the best way

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<v Speaker 1>that i can is i love being out on the

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<v Speaker 1>mound um i think my passion and you know how

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<v Speaker 1>i how i go about my business um shows and

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<v Speaker 1>you know i give it my all and you know

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<v Speaker 1>whether whatever doc needs me you know i want to

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<v Speaker 1>be in there and you know for the last these

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<v Speaker 1>last you know few weeks and stuff i'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>give it my all so That's all I want fans

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<v Speaker 1>to know.

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<v Speaker 3>You feel like the bullpen dogs are back, ready for October?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think we've had some ups and downs. We've

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<v Speaker 1>faced adversity. But ultimately, I think that when the brightest

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<v Speaker 1>of bright come on, it'll be good.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Alex Vestia, thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 2>I always love spending time with you and just resetting

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<v Speaker 2>the table for everything. And Dodger Talk will be on

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<v Speaker 2>after tonight's game. You can listen for free on the

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<v Speaker 2>iHeartRadio app, no matter if you're in Louisiana at Alex

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<v Speaker 2>Freeland's house or in civilization in Arizona or Cincinnati.

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<v Speaker 1>All right.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, maybe one of these days we'll tune in.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe one of these days. Okay. Maybe you'll come up

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<v Speaker 3>to the booth one day.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know how much more we could talk about

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<v Speaker 4>in the booth.

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<v Speaker 3>So much more.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't think so.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, we've talked about a lot here.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, I don't know how much more you can

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<v Speaker 4>get out of me. It's going to be very repetitive.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll take that as a maybe again.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it'll be a maybe. I think I can give

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<v Speaker 4>you a promise that when we win the World Series,

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<v Speaker 4>that game, I will come up there and I will

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<v Speaker 4>do whatever work you do in the box up there.

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<v Speaker 3>After the game. How about that? I love that. Thank you, Vessia.

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<v Speaker 3>You can hold me to that.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay. All right.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, Vessia, for the time. Appreciate it. All good.