WEBVTT - Alex Vesia (8-9-26) 

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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Bassaying for Dodger Talking.

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<v Speaker 2>The Dodgers are closing out this road trip and what

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<v Speaker 2>a wild win for the Dodgers last night the bullpen

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<v Speaker 2>finding a way to gut it out to get the

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<v Speaker 2>job done. Alex Vessia was one of those guys last night.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks a lot for the time, and I'm glad this

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<v Speaker 2>is after a win.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh yes, yes, me too. Yeah. I did my fair

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<v Speaker 1>share of making it interesting. Uh not super ideal, but hey,

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<v Speaker 1>you know we uh not not every audience is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be perfect. And you know, putting up a zero

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<v Speaker 1>in that spot, you know, it felt like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>did my job and we got the win.

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<v Speaker 2>So I got to ask you about your twin, Jack Dryer.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of people believe that Jack Dryer is the

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Vesi a twin in that bullpen. What can you

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<v Speaker 2>say about the job he did in the tenth inning?

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<v Speaker 1>That was that was really cool. He's we we we

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<v Speaker 1>might throw, we might be left handed, we might throw

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<v Speaker 1>the vert ball, but you know, we are very much different.

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<v Speaker 1>The way he goes about his business very much analytical data.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he loves his iPad and for him to

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<v Speaker 1>go out there and also the double playball that was

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<v Speaker 1>super cool. But I mean that was that was a

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<v Speaker 1>really really good play and you know, super proud of him.

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<v Speaker 1>He's he's grown a bunch, you know, and you know, Doc,

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<v Speaker 1>Doc trusts him, and yeah, it's been it's been great

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<v Speaker 1>to watch him, you know, just kind.

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<v Speaker 2>Of blossom when we look at you guys, your major

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<v Speaker 2>leaguers at the top of your game. But to have

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<v Speaker 2>a moment like that for Jack Dryer, how much does

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<v Speaker 2>that boost his confidence moving forward?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? I would I would say it definitely boosts his confidence.

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<v Speaker 1>I know, he's he's a pretty confident guy. Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>day in and day out, but you know, to go

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<v Speaker 1>out there in the tenth and the you know, in

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<v Speaker 1>the you know, we we lost seven in a row,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, with all the you know, outside noise,

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<v Speaker 1>right for him to keep his head down, still attack,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, one pitch at a time, one out at

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<v Speaker 1>a time. You know, adversity was definitely against him yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>with you know, run around second base no oubts. He

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<v Speaker 1>managed it great, you know, and I give him a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of credit. So he did an awesome job yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Bessi as our guest in front of first pitch

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<v Speaker 2>between the Dodgers and Diamondbacks. I got to ask you this,

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<v Speaker 2>How would you describe your season? How has it been

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<v Speaker 2>for you? The grind of this season?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, I I would say, I'm I'm pretty

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<v Speaker 1>proud of of myself for this season, for how I'm

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going about my business. To not get too too

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<v Speaker 1>far into it, but you know, it's been tough, right

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<v Speaker 1>The what I've had to face off the field has

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<v Speaker 1>not been easy, you know, So I do give myself

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of credit going out giving it my all,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, pitching and you know, performing the way I have. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we can nitpick and be very critical of

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a bunch of different analytics stuff. But I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like when I go out there, I'm confident and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm giving my team the best chance to win, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and whatever Doc needs of me, whether that's one out,

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<v Speaker 1>two out, or three outs. You know, him and I

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<v Speaker 1>have a great relationship, and you know, I definitely I'm

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<v Speaker 1>proud of myself so far. We have about forty four

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<v Speaker 1>more games left, yeah, you know, and I'm just looking

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<v Speaker 1>forward to kind of soaking that all in, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the year. You know, I'm hoping

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<v Speaker 1>to have a third ring, you know, and and after that,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know where life will take me.

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<v Speaker 2>On a day like today, where you go out there

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<v Speaker 2>and you work on mechanical issues. How about this guy?

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<v Speaker 2>You like this guy of Vessio, Terrek Schoogle. You like

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<v Speaker 2>this guy?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? Absolutely, guys a dog already. I'm looking forward to

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<v Speaker 1>having him out at Dodger Stadium for his first start.

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<v Speaker 1>That's gonna be awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>It will be beautiful. But on a daylight today for

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<v Speaker 2>alex Vesia, you go out and work on some mechanical stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>What is that? Relievers don't have that opportunity to work

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<v Speaker 2>on that kind of stuff because you have to pitch

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<v Speaker 2>almost every game.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, the goal is always to be ready

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<v Speaker 1>to go, to be available every day. The way I

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<v Speaker 1>go by my routine, the way I go about you know,

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<v Speaker 1>my catch play, and how I go about my business

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<v Speaker 1>doing my like we call it side work on the

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<v Speaker 1>on the mound. You know, it doesn't really change whether

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<v Speaker 1>I had a good outing or a bad outing. It

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<v Speaker 1>is very much the same day in and day out.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, the routine is what I stick towards,

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<v Speaker 1>and I feel like it's given me a really good

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<v Speaker 1>chance to perform day in and day out. And you know, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, this is you know, we got forty

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<v Speaker 1>something games left and you know, now it's time to

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<v Speaker 1>start clicking them off. And it's gonna be nice to

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<v Speaker 1>get back home. I feel like we've been on the

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<v Speaker 1>road forever. So yeah, to have you know, like a

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<v Speaker 1>week at home, it's gonna be really nice.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Bessia, thanks a lot for the time. You're

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<v Speaker 2>very gracious, and I love all the little kids, all

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<v Speaker 2>the lot of Dodger fans really appreciating you, because middle

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<v Speaker 2>relievers don't get a lot of love, but certainly Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>fans love you.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, yeah, it's been it's been awesome. I can't give

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<v Speaker 1>the fans enough, you know love back. It's definitely been

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<v Speaker 1>been really nice this year. And you know, all I

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<v Speaker 1>want to do is make the you know, kids smile.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, if I wave at them sign up baseball,

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<v Speaker 1>it's you know that does that warms my heart too,

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't take it for granted.