WEBVTT - Tommy Edman (7-3-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 2>Happy Third of July. What says America more than our guy,

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edmund? Tommy, thanks a lot for the time. I

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'm excited to celebrate America's two hundred and fiftieth

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<v Speaker 1>birthday tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, Hey, I spent some Fourth of julys in

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<v Speaker 2>Delmar back in my younger days, Tommy Edmund.

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<v Speaker 3>Nice beautiful area.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, nothing better than you know, going to the beach

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<v Speaker 1>on a beautiful sunny day in San Diego, maybe get

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<v Speaker 1>a little bonfire and you know, just nothing, no better

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<v Speaker 1>way to spend.

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<v Speaker 2>The fourth It's like you were there with me.

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<v Speaker 3>I might have been there.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. I've probably spent a couple of days of

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<v Speaker 1>del Mar on the Fourth of July in my younger days.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, most of most of my Fourth of

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<v Speaker 1>July is the last ten years, have been spent playing baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I don't think people appreciate this. There's so many

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<v Speaker 2>great summer holidays to spend with your family. But as

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<v Speaker 2>a guy that's dedicated his life to playing baseball and

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<v Speaker 2>to make it to this level, what's it been like

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<v Speaker 2>for you to even have seen Fourth of July outside

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<v Speaker 2>of a baseball stadium. Were you like ten years old

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<v Speaker 2>when that happened.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, yeah, probably going back to the the

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<v Speaker 1>pre travel ball days because you know, growing up, even

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<v Speaker 1>in high school, you're playing tournaments most of the summer,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, it's pretty much always just been Fourth

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<v Speaker 1>of July baseball games. But you know, that's that's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of what I know, and you know, I appreciate it

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<v Speaker 1>and it's a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edmund is our guest. He's back, he's healthy, and

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<v Speaker 2>he was a big part of the Dodgers coming from

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<v Speaker 2>behind last night. That was a really fun watch to

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<v Speaker 2>see the resilience of the group last night. What was

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<v Speaker 2>the talk in the dugout when you get down six

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<v Speaker 2>nothing to be able to chip away the way you did.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, great offensive performance. We just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>maintained the consistency of at bats throughout. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>didn't try to do too much, didn't try to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>score six rounds with one swing. You know, just a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of really good at bats consecutively, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>that was just kind of the mindset of our offense.

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<v Speaker 1>Just just chip away slowly.

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<v Speaker 2>How fun was it for you to have rushing in

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<v Speaker 2>front of you and you guys doing your thing last night?

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<v Speaker 3>Man, him and him and Tucker.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they got on base every single time yesterday, so,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and those two guys were hitting two and

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<v Speaker 1>Erosa just before me, and then three battles before me,

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<v Speaker 1>So I had a lot of guys on base. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it just seemed like there was, you know, constant activity

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<v Speaker 1>on the base pass throughout the game.

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<v Speaker 3>Tommy.

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<v Speaker 2>We always talk about the gifts that you guys have physically,

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<v Speaker 2>You've been here, been part of back to back championships.

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<v Speaker 2>What about the mental toughness yourself and the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>your teammates have had the last three years, including on

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<v Speaker 2>display last night.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, I think that's what it takes to

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<v Speaker 1>be a successful baseball player, to be a successful team

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<v Speaker 1>in this league. You know, everybody in Major League Baseball

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<v Speaker 1>has got a ton of talent, you know, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's the mental side that separates the good players

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<v Speaker 1>from the best players.

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<v Speaker 3>Unfortunately, we have a lot of guys.

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<v Speaker 1>Who are are really tough, have a really good grasp

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<v Speaker 1>on the mindset that is required in this game.

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<v Speaker 3>So, you know, I think that's what makes us so great.

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<v Speaker 2>How have you guys been able to just be on

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<v Speaker 2>the same page on that sort of wavelength, to have

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<v Speaker 2>the same sort of mental toughness nobody really seems to waiver.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's part of just who guys are on

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<v Speaker 1>this team. It's just kind of built into our personalities.

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<v Speaker 1>And then also just having having played together, we have

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<v Speaker 1>a we have a group of guys that, for the

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<v Speaker 1>most part, we've all played together for the last several years,

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<v Speaker 1>some guys longer than others, you know, months, He's been

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<v Speaker 1>here forever, and you know, Freddie Muki have been here

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<v Speaker 1>a number of years now. So I think just the

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<v Speaker 1>more experience you get playing with one another, the more

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<v Speaker 1>you understand what what makes each other tick, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it helps create a uh some good chemistry in the clubhouse.

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edmund is our guest just in front of first

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<v Speaker 2>pitch between the Dodgers and Padres. Tommy, hard to ignore

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<v Speaker 2>how well you've been playing since coming off the il.

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<v Speaker 2>You've only been back thirteen games, but from the press

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<v Speaker 2>box vantage point, it just seems like you have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot more stability, a lot more strength with the way

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<v Speaker 2>the right foot is feeling.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I feel really confident with everything so far. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I'm able to do everything on the

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<v Speaker 1>field that I that I was able to before the

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<v Speaker 1>ankle problems, uh kind of popped up.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm moving around the field still my first base yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, just feel like I can be an

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<v Speaker 1>explosive player out there.

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<v Speaker 2>Does it make it awkward when your trainers walk by

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<v Speaker 2>and you've overcome them, including Possum Nakajima.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Passum has been a huge help, and he's a Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he's my favorite trainer on the whole team. And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not only saying that because he's standing right here looking

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<v Speaker 1>at me.

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<v Speaker 2>How much was he wasn't really involved in your recovery?

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<v Speaker 2>Was he?

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<v Speaker 3>He helped out a little bit?

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<v Speaker 1>He said, he gives me some he's some good soft

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<v Speaker 1>tissue work.

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy Edmant is our guest. All right, Otani night, Edmund.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you think you were going to get out of

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<v Speaker 2>here without answering an Otani question?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe, I would say it happens about twenty percent of

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<v Speaker 1>the time.

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<v Speaker 2>But okay, I want to ask you about Otani. I'll

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<v Speaker 2>ask you about Dalton Rushing. There's been a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>talk about the way he plays with so much emotion.

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<v Speaker 2>Can he last a whole season riding that emotional wave

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<v Speaker 2>or is that something that he's going to learn on

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<v Speaker 2>his own.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, I think that's kind of what makes

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<v Speaker 1>him tick.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>And we're all we've played with Rushing Dalton for you know,

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<v Speaker 1>about a year now, so I feel like we have

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty good understanding of who he is as a

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<v Speaker 1>player and as a person. And you know who he

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<v Speaker 1>is on the field. He's a he's a competitive but

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<v Speaker 1>he's a great teammate in the clubhouse. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I think eventually, at some point, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he'll maybe tone down a little bit on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, I don't think it's ever gonna go

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<v Speaker 1>away completely. And I don't I don't think we wanted to.

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<v Speaker 3>You know. That's that's what makes him so good.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just his his drive and his desire to be

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<v Speaker 1>so great out there.

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<v Speaker 2>It's got to matter that he cares as much as

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<v Speaker 2>he does.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, you know, there's yet you can never you can

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<v Speaker 1>never say that he doesn't care about the game.

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<v Speaker 2>How about you. I never think you get too high

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<v Speaker 2>or too low. You're very even Keel you're I need

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<v Speaker 2>you in my life.

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<v Speaker 3>Tommy Edmund, Yeah, I don't know. I think that's just

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<v Speaker 3>kind of who I am as a person. I guess

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<v Speaker 3>it carries over.

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<v Speaker 1>To the way I uh, the way I perform, and

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<v Speaker 1>the way I am on the field.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, love having you with the Dodgers. Can't state it enough.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't tell Freddy, no tany this, but Tommy Edmund, it's

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<v Speaker 2>one of my favorite players to watch play the game.

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<v Speaker 2>So thank you for the time.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, I appreciate it. You're my favorite reporter.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, there we go. See that's why I love this guy.