WEBVTT - Blake Snell (7-11-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 1>Talker Big Day out here at Dodger Stadium. The two

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<v Speaker 1>times two time Cy Young Award winner and World Series champion,

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<v Speaker 1>a big part of the Dodgers October run last year

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<v Speaker 1>is getting ready to come back for good in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six. That's the one and only Snells Zilla, Blake

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<v Speaker 1>snell Man, how did you feel out there in that

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<v Speaker 1>full uniform throwing the hitters like keithk Hernandez. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>for a live BP, it was electric?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, No, I feel good.

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<v Speaker 3>Definitely happy to be back, you know, just pitching again

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<v Speaker 3>facing hitters, my bull hand. Going out there, I was like, oh,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm pitching my crap right now. So I was pretty upset.

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<v Speaker 3>But once I got out there, I figured it out

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<v Speaker 3>pretty quickly, and yeah, I'm really happy. I've been happy

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<v Speaker 3>the whole time with where I'm at, all the balls

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<v Speaker 3>coming out of my hand, off speed, fastball location. So

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<v Speaker 3>definitely happy about that. And then you know, the next time,

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<v Speaker 3>I thought both and I'm gonna be a little bit more,

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<v Speaker 3>I'll be more.

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<v Speaker 2>Ready to get on it.

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<v Speaker 3>I felt like I was ready today, but the way

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<v Speaker 3>my arm was I didn't want.

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<v Speaker 2>To push it.

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<v Speaker 3>I was rushing and too excited and I need to

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<v Speaker 3>slow down and.

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<v Speaker 2>Get back to normal.

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<v Speaker 3>But definitely just yeah, happy to be bad.

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<v Speaker 1>How much adrenaline did you have pumping out there?

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<v Speaker 2>A lot?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I've been waiting forever to throw again, you know.

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<v Speaker 3>I went through a whole rehab stint and then got

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<v Speaker 3>one game in the big leagues and then just had

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<v Speaker 3>to go through it again and just have a lot

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<v Speaker 3>VP again.

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<v Speaker 2>And I know how good I am. So it felt

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<v Speaker 2>good just to pitch again.

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<v Speaker 3>But I can't wait to stack the innings up and

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<v Speaker 3>get back and pitch in the big leagues and do

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<v Speaker 3>what I love.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you describe the feeling you have pitching compared to

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<v Speaker 1>the feeling before you had the nanoscope?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, like, uh, it was just it was tough. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't notice it, and until I got the surgery,

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<v Speaker 3>and then that's I just thought there was like things

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<v Speaker 3>that were just already get used to. And then I

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<v Speaker 3>got the surgery and I realized, like I could feel

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<v Speaker 3>my fingers again. I could I could like get farther

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<v Speaker 3>extension on the ball. I could actually like bend my

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<v Speaker 3>arm and throw the curveball. The curveball is like a

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<v Speaker 3>thousand times better noticeably the fastball. Everything's gonna play better,

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<v Speaker 3>and I could locate the ball easier. So I'm excited.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna be a way better pitcher just with all

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<v Speaker 3>of that and what I can do.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, I can't wait. That's pretty scary.

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<v Speaker 1>You're pretty good already, but you're gonna be even better now.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, yeah, I'm confident. Curveball is just way better.

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<v Speaker 3>It's breaking how it used to break twenty four, twenty three.

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<v Speaker 3>The last couple of years here, it's just been very

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<v Speaker 3>hard to get it to break.

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<v Speaker 2>I've had to, you know, really.

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<v Speaker 3>Manipulate the baseball and seam shift and do a lot

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<v Speaker 3>to get to get movement. And now it's back to uh,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I went to the old grip that I had,

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<v Speaker 3>and I just have a way more range of motion

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<v Speaker 3>and I can actually throw the curveball way better faster,

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<v Speaker 3>and I can locate it at will.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I'm excited about that pitch.

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<v Speaker 1>Knowing you pretty well, seems like your mood has gotten

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<v Speaker 1>considerably better the last couple of weeks, even from last

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<v Speaker 1>year when you had to go through all that. It

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<v Speaker 1>just seems like your headspace is a lot more clear.

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<v Speaker 2>Why is that?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, not pitching, it's just sad, Like I

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<v Speaker 3>want to say, I'm down, Like I'm so happy for

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<v Speaker 3>my teammates and excited for all of them and the

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<v Speaker 3>opportunities that they get.

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<v Speaker 1>Me.

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<v Speaker 3>On a personal level, though, it's just, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 3>it's tough.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, all I want to do is pitch, and so.

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<v Speaker 3>Literally all I want to do, and when I can't

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<v Speaker 3>do that, it's just it's very tough, and it's yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I don't try to let it show.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean you see it because you're around me.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, you know when when I'm solo and where at

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<v Speaker 3>the field, so obviously I'll be a little more quiet.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, being able to pitch, it.

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<v Speaker 2>Just it makes me really happy.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of your teammates, Justin Robleski got a long overdue

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<v Speaker 1>call to go to Philadelphia. When you watch him pitch,

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<v Speaker 1>what do you notice the most of why he's been

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<v Speaker 1>so successful.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, he just pounds his own That's definitely why

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<v Speaker 3>he's fearless. And you know, from from last year to

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<v Speaker 3>this year, he's just he's can continued to get better

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<v Speaker 3>and strive to be better, and he had the opportunity,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, when we got hurt. He's taking full advantage

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<v Speaker 3>of it. And even you know last year he take

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<v Speaker 3>advantage of you know, after his bad starts, going to

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<v Speaker 3>Triple A, getting better and then the postseason and then

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<v Speaker 3>getting better through those and being a dominant force. And

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<v Speaker 3>he's really just you know, willed his way into being

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<v Speaker 3>the guy he is and who's going to continue to

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<v Speaker 3>grow into.

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<v Speaker 2>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Blake Snow is a man of many talents. He loves sports,

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<v Speaker 1>and somehow, some way he's become best friends with the

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<v Speaker 1>LAFC stars Sonny who has this babblehead tonight and he's

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<v Speaker 1>wearing Hello number seven, Like snell Zilla, how did you

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<v Speaker 1>become such close friends with this guy?

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<v Speaker 2>That's his number?

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<v Speaker 3>You know he had it first, but uh no, I

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<v Speaker 3>was just always a fan of him. And then when

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<v Speaker 3>he came out of the first pitch, I was like,

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<v Speaker 3>there's no way.

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<v Speaker 2>I was kind of geeked, and then.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I was like, I gotta catch the first pitch,

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<v Speaker 3>no doubt, I'm not.

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<v Speaker 2>I have to.

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<v Speaker 3>Then I met him and we just had We just

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<v Speaker 3>always were laughing and joking, and then we just became

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<v Speaker 3>good friends.

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<v Speaker 1>From that, so you text yeah here and there, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>do you think you'll get this signed?

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<v Speaker 2>For sure? Yeah? For sure? Easy, Yeah for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay during the All Star break. Obviously you're not starting

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<v Speaker 1>your rehab until next weekend, so you got this whole week.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I could cancel plans with my family if

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<v Speaker 1>you want to spend some quality time to get.

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<v Speaker 2>There Zilla the seasons enough, Dave? Is that a maybe?

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<v Speaker 3>No, that's a definite no. Just write that off. Have

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<v Speaker 3>the plans with your family. I can help you with

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<v Speaker 3>plans with your family, you know. If you can't figure

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<v Speaker 3>out what to do, I'll make sure you're busy, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>and uh, get you a Shirley temport and enjoy that

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<v Speaker 3>off time, okay, and then I'm gonna go get ready

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<v Speaker 3>to pitch.

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<v Speaker 2>You know. That's what I need to do, is pitch.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'll get ready for that away from you, okay,

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<v Speaker 3>and then when I'll see you back on that homestand

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<v Speaker 3>and we'll get ready to go.

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<v Speaker 2>All right. Hey, I like that.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a little sneak peak to when the Great snail

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<v Speaker 1>Zilla will be back. Here's a gift for you, Zilla

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<v Speaker 1>already already.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, that's your Okay, thank you, take that home.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, well, I'll start off the All Star break right

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<v Speaker 1>giving this to the family.