WEBVTT - Dalton Rushing (9-27-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 2>All right, the ground rules have been set. Game 162,

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<v Speaker 2>no touching, rushing. Thanks a lot for the time. I

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, Bass. I got you.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, what a season for you. I know it's been

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<v Speaker 2>difficult going through the elbow injury and all that, but

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<v Speaker 2>have you had time to kind of just take inventory

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<v Speaker 2>on everything?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, the good, the bad, the ugly. You

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<v Speaker 1>try and keep it all in the back of your

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<v Speaker 1>head and understand what you did well, what you struggled with. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to take the good, and I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>run with it. Yeah, there's a lot to take in

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<v Speaker 1>from this season, but like you said, there's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of good to also think about.

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<v Speaker 2>How is the right elbow feeling?

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<v Speaker 1>It's good. It feels really good. Yesterday, first about in

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<v Speaker 1>some time, obviously, so I felt good in there. I

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<v Speaker 1>felt comfortable. I felt like I was convicted, and that

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<v Speaker 1>was the main thing. I'm just looking forward to probably

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<v Speaker 1>once this season gets wrapped up, we get us another trophy,

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<v Speaker 1>and I can start throwing again and kind of get

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<v Speaker 1>a ramp up and an idea of, what the next

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<v Speaker 1>step is.

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<v Speaker 2>In this role coming off the bench for one at

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<v Speaker 2>bat it's much different than obviously getting four at bats

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<v Speaker 2>do you have to change a mindset to be ready

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<v Speaker 2>for this.

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<v Speaker 1>Role yeah you um you have to like take your

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<v Speaker 1>safety off a little bit it has to be um

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<v Speaker 1>you have to be on go from the start uh

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<v Speaker 1>the first pitch you see off the bench might be

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<v Speaker 1>the best pitch to hit that you get through the

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<v Speaker 1>hole at bat. So, uh, on that end, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>little more, everyone likes to say it's pressurized a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of an at bat. Um, it's really just freedom.

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<v Speaker 1>Like you're, you're going up there and you kind of

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<v Speaker 1>have to take the at bat with nothing to lose,

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<v Speaker 1>you know? Um, cause you don't know, you don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if you're going to get a pitch hit, like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>after the first.

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<v Speaker 2>What's it going to be like for you and this

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<v Speaker 2>group these five days? How much are you looking forward

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<v Speaker 2>to being part of the ride this October?

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't get to see it in 24 or I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't get to like really truly be a part of

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<v Speaker 1>it in 24. I was around. Um, but I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>even just not being a fly on the wall around

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<v Speaker 1>that time was pretty special. It was cool. Uh, we

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<v Speaker 1>all obviously spend as much time as possible with each

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<v Speaker 1>other in those five days and, uh, stay as close

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<v Speaker 1>and connected as possible. So, uh, yeah, I'm looking forward

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<v Speaker 1>to it. I think it'll be a good reset for everyone. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>and obviously we'll be watching a lot of baseball to

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<v Speaker 1>see who we take on next.

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<v Speaker 2>Before I let you go, how special of a group

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<v Speaker 2>is this?

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<v Speaker 1>It's pretty special. I mean, you kind of, you see

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<v Speaker 1>it from afar. I think everyone that watches the game

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<v Speaker 1>and sees what we do, obviously on a field, is

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<v Speaker 1>pretty special, but I think what goes on outside of

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<v Speaker 1>the baseball field is kind of what makes this group

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<v Speaker 1>as good as we are, and we have leader-on-leaders everywhere

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<v Speaker 1>in this clubhouse, so it's easy to obviously support one

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<v Speaker 1>another and It's also just easier to go out there

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<v Speaker 1>and play the game you love when you've got guys

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<v Speaker 1>like this surrounding you.

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<v Speaker 2>I know there's a whole month of baseball left, but

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<v Speaker 2>it has been a pleasure to watch you go about

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<v Speaker 2>your business and grow as a player and a teammate

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<v Speaker 2>and all that. So keep it going, and I mean that.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, sorry, broke the rules, broke the rules.