Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey or Dodger Talker.
Speaker 1: We're joined right now for the first time this spring
Speaker 1: by Dodgers starting pitcher and a hero one of many
Speaker 1: heroes of last year's World series, Tyler Glass. Now, Tyler,
Speaker 1: thanks a lot for the time. Appreciate it.
Speaker 2: Yeah, thanks dude, Thanks for having me.
Speaker 1: Hey, you're a hard guy to pin down. You're always
Speaker 1: on the move, which is a good thing.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I guess so it depends who you ask.
Speaker 1: What's the spring been like for you as far as
Speaker 1: the comfort level now being in the organization for a
Speaker 1: couple of years.
Speaker 2: Good, it feels like normal, kind of like last year.
Speaker 2: Just you got your your routine. You're in and out
Speaker 2: all day long, just doing everything like stretching, lifting, throwing,
Speaker 2: all that, all the good stuff. So everything feels good.
Speaker 2: I feel healthy.
Speaker 1: When do you hear pictures as they transform from you know,
Speaker 1: in their early twenties to when they start to get
Speaker 1: closer to thirty years old, they say they evolve and
Speaker 1: adjust things as far as their routine. Have you adjusted
Speaker 1: anything in the last three four years?
Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure. I think it's just certain like stuff
Speaker 2: you do before, like certain movements you find that like
Speaker 2: kind of get you ard up a little quicker to
Speaker 2: try to expedite stuff so you're not in there for
Speaker 2: so long. And then like lifting philosophies, I guess they
Speaker 2: used to lift really heavy and like do a lot
Speaker 2: more power based stuff. So I think now it's more
Speaker 2: just like maintaining and like being strong within like all
Speaker 2: of your mobility and being strong in end range and
Speaker 2: and all that stuff, So not as much like like
Speaker 2: meat headlifting. I'd say, Yeah, what.
Speaker 1: Is the balance between being strong but yet being flexible
Speaker 1: as a.
Speaker 2: Picture, Yeah, I think it's I just it's kind of
Speaker 2: depends on who you are. Like, if you're already kind
Speaker 2: of prone to being more more flexible, you're a bendy guy,
Speaker 2: you probably do like a little bit more stability stuff
Speaker 2: and maybe like you can do a little bit more
Speaker 2: strength stuff. And if you're tight wound, you probably back
Speaker 2: off from the lifting and do a lot more like
Speaker 2: tissue and stretching and stuff like that. So just it's
Speaker 2: kind of like everyone has their own formula.
Speaker 1: Tyler Glass now is our guest, how much are you
Speaker 1: looking forward to not just opening day with the Dodgers,
Speaker 1: but the second day of the season. When you get
Speaker 1: your ring.
Speaker 2: Oh oh yeah, that'll be great, super excited, been looking
Speaker 2: forward to it. It'll be nice to just add to
Speaker 2: the collection, and hopefully we get another one this year.
Speaker 1: Have you during the offseason did you ever look back
Speaker 1: replay the way Game six ended or have you kind
Speaker 1: of stayed away from that more mentally?
Speaker 2: I'd say, I mean, I've seen like the like highlight
Speaker 2: videos ever where I feel like a lot of times
Speaker 2: you look on like TV and it's you know what
Speaker 2: I mean, It's just like it's there a lot and
Speaker 2: it's like the throat from Kik and the pick for
Speaker 2: Miggy and everything. So I haven't gone back and like
Speaker 2: watching in full, but I think like mentally I've gone
Speaker 2: back through it a few times.
Speaker 1: Was it somewhat of an out of body experience when
Speaker 1: you're in it?
Speaker 2: Sort of? Yeah. It was like just happened so fast.
Speaker 2: So I hasn't got ending ended, and it was just
Speaker 2: it happened so quick, and I kind of just looked around.
Speaker 2: I was like, oh, wow, okay, cool games, haven't it
Speaker 2: just Yeah, like I said, it just happened so quick,
Speaker 2: and there was a little bit of like out of
Speaker 2: body going on for sure.
Speaker 1: Everybody talks about the game ending double play, rightfully, so
Speaker 1: great play. But you getting Ernie Clement, who had seen
Speaker 1: so many pitches in that World Series on the first
Speaker 1: pitch to get the first out. How much did that
Speaker 1: change to the complexion of the inning.
Speaker 2: I think it's definitely helpful. I think to come in
Speaker 2: with no outs. I think a pitcher's best friend is
Speaker 2: definitely getting out one. It's kind of like a nice feeling,
Speaker 2: especially on an early early swing. I think when they
Speaker 2: get guys on scoring position, like anytime there was a
Speaker 2: guy on third or second, they definitely all got like
Speaker 2: really aggressive. So I think just trying to get that
Speaker 2: two seam up and in who I don't really throw
Speaker 2: that to rieties that often, so I think you thought
Speaker 2: it was a four seamer and then popped it up.
Speaker 2: But it does give you like a little surge of
Speaker 2: adrenaline and or like a little surge of confidence and
Speaker 2: then just kind of be able to settle into the
Speaker 2: inning and like finish the job.
Speaker 1: When you think about Tyler Glass now as a Dodger,
Speaker 1: You've made the most starts in your career in one season,
Speaker 1: you made the All Star team, and now you're a
Speaker 1: back to back World Series champion. You talked about earlier
Speaker 1: this spring letting go and trusting the staff. Does all
Speaker 1: of that success allow you to trust everybody?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's just more about getting to know
Speaker 2: the people and like kind of understanding what they know
Speaker 2: about everything and just having those conversations. I don't necessarily
Speaker 2: know if like winning is like the biggest driver of trust.
Speaker 2: I think it's just kind of getting to know people
Speaker 2: and like understanding what everyone knows. And I just think
Speaker 2: everyone here is just so skilled and know so much
Speaker 2: that it is easy to trust everyone here.
Speaker 1: And do you believe that they understand what makes Tyler
Speaker 1: Glass now the best as well? Uh?
Speaker 2: I don't know about the best, but yeah, they understand
Speaker 2: me extremely well. They definitely do. I think as the
Speaker 2: years have gone on to like, it's been really cool
Speaker 2: to be here too. I think some like I am
Speaker 2: maybe like unique in the sense of I think everyone's
Speaker 2: unique in the sense of what they need throughout the season,
Speaker 2: but they've all done such a good job of being
Speaker 2: all right, this is kind of how you are, Like
Speaker 2: we can give you this stuff, but like you're still
Speaker 2: yourself and we'll try to work with you on how
Speaker 2: you are, which is just like such a blessing and
Speaker 2: it's just a sign of like a really good organization.
Speaker 1: How much did Dave Roberts challenging you last year kind
Speaker 1: of change your season and just change the mentality going
Speaker 1: into this season.
Speaker 2: It didn't really, I think. I think it's just yeah,
Speaker 2: I think once you do, I think that's kind of
Speaker 2: what the postseason is. I think being in it before
Speaker 2: you know, like all the rules change, there's no rules,
Speaker 2: you just all hands on deck. And I knew that
Speaker 2: going in. I knew Doc would would do that. And
Speaker 2: I think especially early on, knowing like well the starters
Speaker 2: were coming out of the bullpen, it was like, clearly,
Speaker 2: this is going to be kind of how it is
Speaker 2: all postseasons, so you kind of have to just get
Speaker 2: ready for everything. But him trusting me was awesome, Like
Speaker 2: putting me in those big situations. It means a lot
Speaker 2: to me, and I felt ready for him, And I
Speaker 2: think as far as preparation goes, I keep it the same,
Speaker 2: but like, just no, that's kind of how we roll
Speaker 2: in the postseason and just try not to get to
Speaker 2: like set into your ways and just be comfortable being uncomfortable.
Speaker 1: I guess, yeah, I love that. I think we all
Speaker 1: need to learn how to be comfortable being uncomfortable.
Speaker 2: Sure, why not?
Speaker 1: Right now I'm in this clubhouse. You always to keep
Speaker 1: your head on a swivel in this place.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you're good at it, man, You're very good at it. Yeah.
Speaker 1: Thanks a lot for the time. Appreciate it.
Speaker 2: Thanks.
Speaker 1: Sorry you have to share lockers with snell over? There?
Speaker 1: Is he starting to infringe on your side?
Speaker 2: No, he's good man, that's a blessing. He keeps his
Speaker 2: stuff on his side.
Speaker 1: We're good.