WEBVTT - Justin Wrobleski (6-24-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 2>Well, if Justin Robleski's not going to Philadelphia for the

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<v Speaker 2>All Star Game, I don't know if any of them

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<v Speaker 2>should show up. Another great outing for the Dodger left hander,

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<v Speaker 2>and Justin joins us right now. Thanks a lot for

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<v Speaker 2>the time, appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, no worries, no worries. Happy to be on Hey.

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<v Speaker 2>The day after starts or in between starts, you wear eyeglasses,

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<v Speaker 2>So I feel like you're in your Clark Kent mode

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<v Speaker 2>right now. And then when you go out there every

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<v Speaker 2>every week or every fifth day, you just grip it

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<v Speaker 2>and rip it out. Do you wear contacts when you're pitching?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I do. I do. I can't see very well,

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<v Speaker 3>so that's why I throw the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't hit it anymore. So that's all part

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<v Speaker 1>of it. But yeah, the glasses are just way easier

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<v Speaker 1>than the context. Contacts dry out get annoying. So are

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<v Speaker 1>the glasses as long as I can. I mean, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>about to put my contacts on and get my work

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<v Speaker 1>done today. But most of the time, when I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>at the field, that's glasses, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>I know when you're on the mound and you're getting

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<v Speaker 2>ready for a start the All Star Game, and things

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<v Speaker 2>that are out of your control you don't concern yourself with,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's hard to ignore how good of a first

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<v Speaker 2>half you've had. Are you starting to think about the

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<v Speaker 2>All Star Game?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, it'd be cool to be a part of it,

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<v Speaker 3>for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously it's something you know that's a big deal, and

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<v Speaker 1>you want to you know, put yourself an opportunity in

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<v Speaker 1>a position to kind of you know, be among the

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<v Speaker 1>names that that are you know, thrown around for that.

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<v Speaker 3>That's really cool.

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<v Speaker 1>But at the same time, for me, I think there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot you know, I can continue to get better

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<v Speaker 1>at I'm kind of more concerned with, you know, how

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<v Speaker 1>can I improve outing to outing and you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>month to month and getting better and whether it's you know, usage,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's you know, location, whatever it is whatever. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's kind of my focus is just trying

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<v Speaker 1>to get better each outing. And you know, again, like

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<v Speaker 1>I said yesterday, wherever the chips fall, if that ends

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<v Speaker 1>up being an All Star Game this year, great, but

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<v Speaker 1>that's also just a halfway point in the season. So

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<v Speaker 1>you know, after the All Star break is more important.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's what I'm I'm looking forward to.

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<v Speaker 2>And how do you plan on stage strong because obviously

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<v Speaker 2>you're pitching more this year as a starter than a

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<v Speaker 2>versatile pitcher last year. How are you adjusting having this workload?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, no, I feel good.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean last year we did a good job with

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I was up and down, but there was

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of times where I was throwing. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I probably threw a cheumutive like one hundred and thirty

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<v Speaker 1>plus innings last year, maybe more if you count like

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<v Speaker 1>the lives and all that stuff that we did at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the year, you know, in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>So I feel good. I feel like I'm in a

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<v Speaker 1>good spot again. It's just continuing to hammer the routine, hammer,

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<v Speaker 1>just sleep and all that important stuff. And yeah, just

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<v Speaker 1>trying to stay healthy and just pitch and take the

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<v Speaker 1>ball every time they tell me to.

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<v Speaker 2>So you're talking sleep, that's Otani's line. All sleep. So

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<v Speaker 2>you're a young guy, so you just keep it mellow.

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<v Speaker 2>You get as much sleep as you can do. You

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<v Speaker 2>have a certain number of hours.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not as much of like an hour's guy. I've

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<v Speaker 1>worn an r ring sleep track stuff for the past,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, five or six years now, so I kind

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<v Speaker 1>of know, like, you know, I need to be in

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<v Speaker 1>bed for nine hours is usually like that's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like in bed for but usually that equates to like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, eight and a half eight hours of sleep,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, obviously I'm not always like the best

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<v Speaker 1>about it, but like at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 1>like if I can get it within that range, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think I've slept better this year than I have

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<v Speaker 1>in previous year.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's all.

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<v Speaker 1>It's all been good, and it's again just continue to

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<v Speaker 1>try to get you know, one percent better in every area.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's kind of an area that I've improved a

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<v Speaker 1>lot since I started tracking it.

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<v Speaker 2>Justin Robleski is our guest. All right, So Robleski pitched

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<v Speaker 2>last night on a national stage. In case you didn't

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<v Speaker 2>know this, the game was on TBS, and we all

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<v Speaker 2>know Pedro Martinez likes to tweet out different things, and

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<v Speaker 2>he gave Justin Robleski a nickname. He said, the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>have a lot of great whites in their rotation, but

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<v Speaker 2>Robleski is a shark and he is now corning you

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<v Speaker 2>the shark. Can I run with that nickname?

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<v Speaker 3>One.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you think that a Hall of Famer like Pedro

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<v Speaker 2>is giving you the nickname the Shark?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, Maggie really likes it.

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<v Speaker 1>He thought it was really funny, and so he's been

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<v Speaker 1>running around, you know, asking everybody where.

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<v Speaker 3>The Shark is today. So that's been pretty funny.

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<v Speaker 1>But no, in all seriousness, you know, anytime you can

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<v Speaker 1>get you know, you can be even talked about by

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<v Speaker 1>a guy like Pedro, it's super cool. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been a big you know fan of his, like

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<v Speaker 1>watching his brother, like his you know, commentary stuff is cool.

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<v Speaker 1>And then obviously, you know, I go back and I

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<v Speaker 1>watched some of his addings whenever I get the chance,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, he was elite, arguably one of the best,

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<v Speaker 1>if not the best pitcher of all time, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>in an era where it was really hard to pitch,

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<v Speaker 1>he dominated.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's super cool. You know, the nickname is funny.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's it's it's some Yeah, whatever people want

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<v Speaker 1>to run with, they can run with.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, it's it's funny, and it's.

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<v Speaker 1>It's obviously super cool that to you know, be talked

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<v Speaker 1>about by someone like like Pedro.

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<v Speaker 2>So when we think about great white sharks. We're talking

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<v Speaker 2>about the ultimate predator. Do you like that's why he

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<v Speaker 2>thought about you as a shark? Are you the predator

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<v Speaker 2>on the mound going after these hitters?

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<v Speaker 1>And like chum, I can't speculate on what Pedro thought.

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<v Speaker 3>You might have to ask him.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what does that mean to you?

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<v Speaker 3>Though? I don't know. It's not my nickname. I didn't

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<v Speaker 3>give it to myself. You know, I can't. I can't.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't speak on why he would give me that.

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<v Speaker 3>You gotta ask him, all right?

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<v Speaker 2>So can I run with this?

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<v Speaker 3>Can I? Can?

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<v Speaker 2>I stick with the shark?

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<v Speaker 3>Whatever you want to do?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, all right? Good? Glad to know that I could

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<v Speaker 2>start going forward with a Hall of FAMERUS nickname for

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<v Speaker 2>Justin Robleski, the.

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<v Speaker 3>Shark, shark, whatever works, man, all right? Love it.

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<v Speaker 2>There he is Tanner Scott. He's got the dorsal fin

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<v Speaker 2>out for the shark Justin Robleski. He'll receive a gift

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<v Speaker 2>card to Javier's. He'll be hunting some fine Mexican cuisine

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<v Speaker 2>in La Joia, in Pasadena, maybe even in Newport Beach. Justin,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks a lot for the time. And you're clubhouse manager

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<v Speaker 2>Alex Torris better get that All Star jers. He ready

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<v Speaker 2>for you in philadelph Thank you, Thank you, Dave, thank you. Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>get ready, Philly, The Shark is coming to town.