WEBVTT - Blake Treinen (4-17-26) 

0:00:00.360 --> 0:00:04.840
<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker.

0:00:06.760 --> 0:00:09.040
<v Speaker 2>Well, the snow has stopped and the Dodgers and Rockies

0:00:09.039 --> 0:00:12.000
<v Speaker 2>are getting ready for first pitch. Our guest Blake Trenton,

0:00:12.119 --> 0:00:15.120
<v Speaker 2>three time World Series champions, got his snow hat on.

0:00:15.240 --> 0:00:17.759
<v Speaker 2>He's about to go outside and get ready for this

0:00:17.840 --> 0:00:18.400
<v Speaker 2>game tonight.

0:00:18.440 --> 0:00:20.480
<v Speaker 3>Blake, thanks a lot for the time. Appreciate it.

0:00:20.600 --> 0:00:21.759
<v Speaker 1>Dave, You're always welcome.

0:00:23.600 --> 0:00:24.799
<v Speaker 3>Have you been outside yet?

0:00:24.960 --> 0:00:27.040
<v Speaker 1>No, I'm too old to be out there letting the

0:00:27.120 --> 0:00:29.080
<v Speaker 1>joints subtle. I need to sit in here, get nice

0:00:29.080 --> 0:00:30.920
<v Speaker 1>and warm. Save it for the game.

0:00:31.440 --> 0:00:34.080
<v Speaker 3>You played on the East Coast with the Nationals.

0:00:34.240 --> 0:00:36.839
<v Speaker 2>How much have you experienced snow games and having to

0:00:36.880 --> 0:00:39.800
<v Speaker 2>deal with snow early in the day and then temperatures

0:00:39.840 --> 0:00:41.320
<v Speaker 2>in the mid thirties.

0:00:41.640 --> 0:00:43.559
<v Speaker 1>Well, I don't think I've really played snow in the

0:00:43.560 --> 0:00:46.000
<v Speaker 1>big leagues, but in college I was at South Dakota State.

0:00:46.159 --> 0:00:50.760
<v Speaker 1>Go Jack Rabbits, mid major powerhouse. If anybody wants to

0:00:50.760 --> 0:00:54.560
<v Speaker 1>go look them up. Invented the cookies and cream ice cream.

0:00:55.400 --> 0:00:56.400
<v Speaker 3>I mean, now I'm all in.

0:00:56.600 --> 0:00:59.360
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, most people will be you know, no, but I'm

0:00:59.440 --> 0:01:01.880
<v Speaker 1>used to playing in pretty cold weather. We played in

0:01:01.920 --> 0:01:05.280
<v Speaker 1>Minnesota in twenty two it was like thirty two degrees.

0:01:05.400 --> 0:01:07.600
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you remember that. It was awful.

0:01:07.800 --> 0:01:11.640
<v Speaker 2>Grusha had a no hither he did guys the goat.

0:01:12.680 --> 0:01:15.279
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so playing in the cold, if you can get warm,

0:01:15.520 --> 0:01:17.920
<v Speaker 1>is an advantage to the picture. That's what I've always

0:01:17.920 --> 0:01:20.480
<v Speaker 1>told myself. And so it's just a matter of finding

0:01:20.480 --> 0:01:21.480
<v Speaker 1>a way to get yourself ready.

0:01:21.640 --> 0:01:24.039
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, what is the routine? What is what changes for

0:01:24.240 --> 0:01:27.120
<v Speaker 2>a relief picture? Specifically, since you guys are out there

0:01:27.120 --> 0:01:30.319
<v Speaker 2>for the majority of the beginning of the game, remember doing.

0:01:30.240 --> 0:01:37.400
<v Speaker 1>A lot of jazzer, sizing, jumping jacks. I don't know,

0:01:37.640 --> 0:01:39.880
<v Speaker 1>with anything to keep the blood flowing. Man, It's like,

0:01:40.280 --> 0:01:42.840
<v Speaker 1>you gotta find ways to stay moving because if you sit,

0:01:42.920 --> 0:01:44.959
<v Speaker 1>then you start to settle and it's just not great.

0:01:45.080 --> 0:01:47.880
<v Speaker 1>So games like this in the cold really aren't good

0:01:47.960 --> 0:01:50.080
<v Speaker 1>for players. But that's part of why we're professionals.

0:01:50.080 --> 0:01:50.280
<v Speaker 3>You know.

0:01:50.920 --> 0:01:52.640
<v Speaker 1>Games aren't aways supposed to be easy. It's not just

0:01:52.720 --> 0:01:55.200
<v Speaker 1>the talent and competing against the player. It's competing against

0:01:55.200 --> 0:01:57.320
<v Speaker 1>your own mind and telling yourself it's not a big deal,

0:01:57.480 --> 0:02:01.040
<v Speaker 1>and preparing yourself for whatever the guess the environment throws

0:02:01.080 --> 0:02:03.440
<v Speaker 1>your way. Sometimes it's rained sometimes it's heat like it

0:02:03.520 --> 0:02:05.800
<v Speaker 1>was in Tampa last year, and this year it's gonna

0:02:05.800 --> 0:02:08.120
<v Speaker 1>be snow on the field in Colorado.

0:02:08.320 --> 0:02:11.400
<v Speaker 3>So Blake trying it is our guest. Blake.

0:02:11.440 --> 0:02:14.600
<v Speaker 2>The Dodger bullpen has been phenomenal to start the season.

0:02:14.919 --> 0:02:19.120
<v Speaker 2>Yourself included how much joy have you rediscovered in the

0:02:19.160 --> 0:02:21.919
<v Speaker 2>game this year or how do you feel like you're

0:02:21.919 --> 0:02:23.880
<v Speaker 2>pitching with joy again this year?

0:02:24.480 --> 0:02:26.400
<v Speaker 1>I mean, when things are going well, it's easier. I

0:02:26.440 --> 0:02:30.160
<v Speaker 1>think staring down, you know, I don't have a lot

0:02:30.200 --> 0:02:32.640
<v Speaker 1>of time left in this game, and just trying to

0:02:32.639 --> 0:02:34.440
<v Speaker 1>be present for whatever the moment is. I mean, it's

0:02:34.480 --> 0:02:37.600
<v Speaker 1>my last year with the Dodgers on my contract, so

0:02:37.600 --> 0:02:41.080
<v Speaker 1>I'm just trying to be present and hopefully leave a

0:02:41.120 --> 0:02:43.640
<v Speaker 1>good legacy of my name here with with the with

0:02:43.680 --> 0:02:48.480
<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers organization, with my teammates, with the fans, and

0:02:48.680 --> 0:02:51.360
<v Speaker 1>by the end of the year hoisting up another trophy

0:02:51.400 --> 0:02:54.679
<v Speaker 1>and and.

0:02:53.360 --> 0:02:56.280
<v Speaker 3>And going out with with with a bang, you know. Like, so.

0:02:57.880 --> 0:03:01.080
<v Speaker 1>The biggest thing is, you know, fishing this contract to

0:03:01.120 --> 0:03:02.920
<v Speaker 1>the satisfaction of the organization, the fans.

0:03:03.600 --> 0:03:05.640
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and it feels like you're off to that type

0:03:05.639 --> 0:03:09.280
<v Speaker 2>of start. What do you believe you've rediscovered what what

0:03:09.400 --> 0:03:11.800
<v Speaker 2>has worked for you so far this year.

0:03:12.400 --> 0:03:12.720
<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

0:03:12.720 --> 0:03:16.240
<v Speaker 1>I think just being aggressive end zone again, not that

0:03:16.280 --> 0:03:18.519
<v Speaker 1>I wasn't trying last year. It's just for whatever reason,

0:03:18.680 --> 0:03:22.600
<v Speaker 1>we've found some things to work. And then you know,

0:03:22.680 --> 0:03:25.280
<v Speaker 1>the body is just moving better than it has for

0:03:25.320 --> 0:03:25.720
<v Speaker 1>a while.

0:03:25.760 --> 0:03:28.000
<v Speaker 3>And yeah, I.

0:03:28.000 --> 0:03:30.239
<v Speaker 1>Don't know, there's not like really a golden answer there,

0:03:30.280 --> 0:03:32.120
<v Speaker 1>but you know, by the grace of God, it's been great.

0:03:32.280 --> 0:03:35.960
<v Speaker 1>And that's really the root of it is, you know,

0:03:36.040 --> 0:03:40.200
<v Speaker 1>working hard and just a lot of prayer, and so

0:03:40.280 --> 0:03:42.040
<v Speaker 1>far things have been going well, and I just pray

0:03:42.200 --> 0:03:44.640
<v Speaker 1>it continues that way and at the gift that God

0:03:44.680 --> 0:03:46.640
<v Speaker 1>has given me shines bright on the biggest stage.

0:03:47.040 --> 0:03:50.560
<v Speaker 2>Blake Alex Bessi is about three lockers down from you.

0:03:50.680 --> 0:03:53.440
<v Speaker 2>What's it been like to have him back with you

0:03:53.480 --> 0:03:56.680
<v Speaker 2>guys after missing the World Series and just everything he's

0:03:56.720 --> 0:03:59.760
<v Speaker 2>gone through and the way that he's come back with

0:03:59.840 --> 0:04:02.280
<v Speaker 2>this type of positive mindset.

0:04:02.800 --> 0:04:04.440
<v Speaker 1>But he's a good friend to a lot of us

0:04:04.440 --> 0:04:07.360
<v Speaker 1>and myself included, and you know, a huge part of

0:04:07.360 --> 0:04:09.080
<v Speaker 1>this team and why we were in the World Series.

0:04:09.600 --> 0:04:10.920
<v Speaker 3>Not having him there is awful.

0:04:11.760 --> 0:04:15.240
<v Speaker 1>What they went through is even worse and I think

0:04:15.320 --> 0:04:18.320
<v Speaker 1>just getting back to what feels like normalcy, you know,

0:04:18.480 --> 0:04:21.600
<v Speaker 1>for for him and his family, seeing him out there competing,

0:04:22.240 --> 0:04:25.159
<v Speaker 1>finding ways to move forward all areas of our life.

0:04:25.200 --> 0:04:28.440
<v Speaker 1>There's gonna be challenges, and you know, just finding ways

0:04:28.440 --> 0:04:31.960
<v Speaker 1>to to keep keep plugging and enjoying the joys that

0:04:32.000 --> 0:04:34.320
<v Speaker 1>are in front of us. I think, you know, baseball

0:04:34.400 --> 0:04:36.760
<v Speaker 1>is a big part of you know, their process and

0:04:36.839 --> 0:04:40.600
<v Speaker 1>his process as a person, I mean, and that's what's

0:04:40.640 --> 0:04:43.120
<v Speaker 1>brought him this far. And so just getting back and

0:04:43.120 --> 0:04:45.680
<v Speaker 1>competing and having him around is great. And he's got

0:04:45.680 --> 0:04:49.080
<v Speaker 1>a great support system here, His families amazing people. His

0:04:49.160 --> 0:04:51.520
<v Speaker 1>wife is is such a beautiful person inside and out.

0:04:51.600 --> 0:04:55.440
<v Speaker 1>So yeah, I think it's it's a it's a blessing

0:04:55.480 --> 0:04:57.760
<v Speaker 1>for all of us to be back together. And you know,

0:04:57.960 --> 0:05:01.279
<v Speaker 1>just the way he's throwing this years is pretty awesome.

0:05:01.279 --> 0:05:04.000
<v Speaker 1>It's good to see him back in his element and thriving.

0:05:04.440 --> 0:05:06.640
<v Speaker 2>What does it mean to you when you hear him

0:05:06.800 --> 0:05:09.800
<v Speaker 2>talk about watching your leadership when he first got here,

0:05:09.800 --> 0:05:12.560
<v Speaker 2>to help him grow into being part of this Dodger

0:05:12.600 --> 0:05:15.720
<v Speaker 2>bullpen and here he is joining you as now one

0:05:15.760 --> 0:05:17.839
<v Speaker 2>of the veterans in that bullpen. How much does it

0:05:17.880 --> 0:05:20.560
<v Speaker 2>mean to you that you've set that example for the

0:05:20.560 --> 0:05:22.520
<v Speaker 2>next generation of Dodger relievers.

0:05:23.040 --> 0:05:26.119
<v Speaker 1>Well, that's news to me. I think Alex speaks kindly

0:05:26.120 --> 0:05:28.800
<v Speaker 1>of me to other people. To me, it's a lot

0:05:28.839 --> 0:05:33.320
<v Speaker 1>of like blank stares, and you know, befuddlement is like,

0:05:33.400 --> 0:05:34.360
<v Speaker 1>you know, what are you doing today?

0:05:34.360 --> 0:05:35.040
<v Speaker 3>Why aren't you doing this?

0:05:35.080 --> 0:05:36.720
<v Speaker 1>Stop eating the ice cream bar blake if you don't

0:05:36.720 --> 0:05:40.479
<v Speaker 1>want to look fat. You know, he's he's got a

0:05:40.560 --> 0:05:45.919
<v Speaker 1>he's got a very aggressive and intense demeanor. And you know,

0:05:45.960 --> 0:05:48.039
<v Speaker 1>we we have a lot of good laughs. But you know,

0:05:48.080 --> 0:05:50.520
<v Speaker 1>if he's saying those things when no one's watching it,

0:05:50.560 --> 0:05:53.159
<v Speaker 1>that means a lot to me. So I've been a

0:05:53.160 --> 0:05:55.640
<v Speaker 1>believer of him from day one. Always felt like he

0:05:55.720 --> 0:05:56.560
<v Speaker 1>was going to be a ten.

0:05:56.520 --> 0:05:57.240
<v Speaker 3>Year big leaguer.

0:05:57.400 --> 0:06:00.480
<v Speaker 1>Just the way he prepares and his compete and very

0:06:00.520 --> 0:06:03.159
<v Speaker 1>comfortable in his own skin. It's a lot of pieces there,

0:06:03.160 --> 0:06:05.400
<v Speaker 1>and then obviously how he's developed himself in his craft

0:06:05.440 --> 0:06:09.160
<v Speaker 1>over the years. It's it's why he's where he's at.

0:06:09.240 --> 0:06:10.760
<v Speaker 1>So if I had a part in it, that's a

0:06:10.880 --> 0:06:12.680
<v Speaker 1>that's a cool thing. That's really what any of us

0:06:13.520 --> 0:06:15.280
<v Speaker 1>who stick around would love to well, would love to

0:06:15.320 --> 0:06:16.240
<v Speaker 1>be able to say at the end of the day

0:06:16.240 --> 0:06:17.560
<v Speaker 1>when they hang it up, is like, you know, I

0:06:17.920 --> 0:06:19.560
<v Speaker 1>did my best to pay it forward to bless other

0:06:19.600 --> 0:06:20.839
<v Speaker 1>people in some way, shape or for.

0:06:20.839 --> 0:06:23.440
<v Speaker 2>Him, no doubt, Blake, trying to make a difference with

0:06:23.520 --> 0:06:25.920
<v Speaker 2>so many different teammates over the years.

0:06:26.160 --> 0:06:27.280
<v Speaker 3>Thanks a lot for the time.

0:06:27.360 --> 0:06:30.000
<v Speaker 2>And we're in the Kruse Shaw real estate area now

0:06:30.080 --> 0:06:32.800
<v Speaker 2>you're you're kind of in the old Kruse Shaw lockers spot.

0:06:33.000 --> 0:06:34.320
<v Speaker 1>I know, I think I owe them Rent.

0:06:35.080 --> 0:06:35.720
<v Speaker 3>I don't know what it is.

0:06:35.760 --> 0:06:37.000
<v Speaker 1>I gotta give him a call and see how much

0:06:37.040 --> 0:06:39.479
<v Speaker 1>I owe him for taking a spot today. But you know,

0:06:39.560 --> 0:06:42.160
<v Speaker 1>from one old man to another, I just I guess i'll, i'll,

0:06:42.480 --> 0:06:45.240
<v Speaker 1>I'll embrace it. So this is where Kersh was, and

0:06:45.279 --> 0:06:47.360
<v Speaker 1>then I'll embrace me in here. It's a lot of greatness.

0:06:47.360 --> 0:06:48.800
<v Speaker 1>So maybe it'll rub off on me for this.

0:06:48.839 --> 0:06:52.080
<v Speaker 2>Series, all right, love it. Four game series starts tonight.

0:06:52.120 --> 0:06:53.359
<v Speaker 2>Thanks a lot for the time, Blake.

0:06:53.400 --> 0:06:54.159
<v Speaker 1>Oh thanks Dave.

0:06:54.320 --> 0:06:56.200
<v Speaker 2>I'll be thinking about you out there when you're with

0:06:56.240 --> 0:06:57.080
<v Speaker 2>those pine trees.

0:06:57.200 --> 0:06:59.520
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, when you're up in your cozy little luth with

0:06:59.520 --> 0:07:02.440
<v Speaker 1>a fire on, schipping on your latte.

0:07:03.080 --> 0:07:04.239
<v Speaker 3>I do love almond milk.

0:07:05.080 --> 0:07:08.680
<v Speaker 1>That's that's the problem. Real milk is created for a reason.

0:07:08.720 --> 0:07:10.440
<v Speaker 1>You have to press a nut in order to get milk.

0:07:10.480 --> 0:07:11.000
<v Speaker 3>That's crazy.