WEBVTT - Dave Roberts (5-11-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 1>It's time for the managers meeting with the man that

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<v Speaker 1>has won three World Series championships at the helm of

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers, and that is the one and only Dave Roberts. Dave,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks a lot for the time. Great to be on

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<v Speaker 1>the field with you.

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<v Speaker 2>No, this is great.

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<v Speaker 3>This is our kickoff conversation interview, so this is going

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<v Speaker 3>to be fun. So I'm looking forward to this, Dave,

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<v Speaker 3>just being able to talk Dodgers baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and you know, so much has been talked about,

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<v Speaker 1>and you've talked so much about the dissection of the

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<v Speaker 1>World Series in Game seven, but again today at two o'clock,

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<v Speaker 1>you had the same key players, Miguel Rojas, Mookie Betts,

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<v Speaker 1>Freddie Freeman all out here doing infield work. And the

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<v Speaker 1>infield was in and people want to know how to

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<v Speaker 1>plays like Game six and Game seven happen. But it

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<v Speaker 1>starts in April, it starts in March and continues through

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<v Speaker 1>the summer.

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<v Speaker 2>It does.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's one of the things that I'm really really

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<v Speaker 3>proud of with our guys, and I think that, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>you look at a Game seven, you look at the

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<v Speaker 3>play that Mickey made or the double play that Mookie.

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<v Speaker 2>Turned to end the World Series.

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<v Speaker 3>We do this all year long, and I think for

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<v Speaker 3>us is that there are certain situations or plays that

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<v Speaker 3>might not show itself.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, even right.

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<v Speaker 3>Now we're marred and not playing good baseball, not winning

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of games. But I think for me, the

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<v Speaker 3>behind the curtain, under the hood, the work is consistent,

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<v Speaker 3>and we do PFPS every other week. That's pitchers fielding practice.

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<v Speaker 3>We practice infield in every single day. Outfielders are throwing

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<v Speaker 3>to the bases a couple times a week. So all

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<v Speaker 3>this stuff happens every day. And then with the talent

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<v Speaker 3>that we have, those are the bets that we're going

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<v Speaker 3>to win more than we lose.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you look at it as the manager always

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<v Speaker 1>wanting more, never satisfied you're in first place and your

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<v Speaker 1>offense still hasn't even scratched the surface of what it

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<v Speaker 1>should be.

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<v Speaker 3>I think if you look at you know, listen to

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<v Speaker 3>me and people that do know me, I'm really big

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<v Speaker 3>on the process, and I think for me is I

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<v Speaker 3>would I just want to see you know, better quality

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<v Speaker 3>at bats, swinging the strikes, taking balls, you know, taking

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<v Speaker 3>walks when they're given to us, run the base as well,

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<v Speaker 3>play good defense, and we've gotten a lot of good pitching.

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<v Speaker 3>And for me, if those things and the work before

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<v Speaker 3>the games are kind of in check, I'll bet on

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<v Speaker 3>the results on the back end. So I really don't

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<v Speaker 3>fret over results. And I understand fans, you know, live

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<v Speaker 3>and die by every win, and I get that, but

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<v Speaker 3>baseball is a marathon of a season, and we just

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<v Speaker 3>got to continue to plug away. And like I said,

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<v Speaker 3>we've gone through this every single year and we're looking

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<v Speaker 3>at winning three in a row.

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<v Speaker 2>So it happens everything.

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at yesterday's game, we saw something that

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<v Speaker 1>you don't see, that we haven't seen if you've been

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<v Speaker 1>in Los Angeles since nineteen eighty six, a pitcher going

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<v Speaker 1>into the ninth and and coming close to a complete

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<v Speaker 1>game even though the score was on the other side.

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<v Speaker 1>How impressive was it to have Robleski do what he

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<v Speaker 1>did yesterday considering where your bullpen was at.

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<v Speaker 2>It was great.

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<v Speaker 3>And so essentially everyone has had the last two out

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<v Speaker 3>of four days off, given the off day that we

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<v Speaker 3>had before the series and yesterday, and we're in.

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<v Speaker 2>The middle of thirteen in a row.

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<v Speaker 3>And so for a Robo to you know, be in

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<v Speaker 3>a game that's at of balance at that point in time,

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<v Speaker 3>but still have enough pitches to continue to go out

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<v Speaker 3>there and ultimately have a chance to finish the game,

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<v Speaker 3>which he was one out away from doing.

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<v Speaker 2>That was a big relief for our pen.

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<v Speaker 3>That's going to help us when you know the you

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<v Speaker 3>know games going forward in this stretch that we're in.

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<v Speaker 3>So it is a little old school, and I give

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<v Speaker 3>Robo a lot of credit. He's done a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>good things for us. Six shutout, seven innings and this

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<v Speaker 3>time eight plus, so he's been a huge additive to

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<v Speaker 3>our pitching staff.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the voice of the manager, Dave Roberts before first pitch,

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<v Speaker 1>Dodgers and Giants opening up a four game series here

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<v Speaker 1>at Dodgers Stadium. And when you look at this stretch

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<v Speaker 1>of seven games, day four against the Giants, who are

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<v Speaker 1>having a lot of issues, the Angels are having a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of issues. Do you circle a number? Do you

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<v Speaker 1>have a number of wins that you want this week

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<v Speaker 1>going into San Diego?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I don't.

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<v Speaker 3>I will say this is the Giants beat us up

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<v Speaker 3>in the Bay two out of three, and so we've

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<v Speaker 3>got some payback that we got to kind of redeem ourselves.

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<v Speaker 3>So I expect to win the series, but it starts

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<v Speaker 3>by winning tonight, and then the Angels for some reason,

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<v Speaker 3>they've had our number and so you know, we got

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<v Speaker 3>to find.

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<v Speaker 2>A way to beat those guys.

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<v Speaker 3>And obviously every year is different, and I think for me,

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<v Speaker 3>Dave is just I just want to play good ball,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's not perfect baseball, but you know, in all

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<v Speaker 3>the different facets of the game, go out there compete.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm excited to get Mooki back in the lineup, so

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<v Speaker 3>that's kind of some infusion of some newness to our

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<v Speaker 3>ball club, which we're all excited about. But again, just

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<v Speaker 3>more to play good baseball and we'll win our fair

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<v Speaker 3>share games.

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<v Speaker 1>You have Mookie Bets hitting second tonight. It's the same

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<v Speaker 1>three that led you to the World Series last year, Otani,

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<v Speaker 1>Mookie Freddie. Do you feel like that tree is going

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<v Speaker 1>to help get things going again?

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<v Speaker 2>I do. I do. I think that.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you look at the one, two, three, It

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<v Speaker 3>certainly looks good on paper, But now I think we

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<v Speaker 3>got to get show Hey swinging the bat the way

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<v Speaker 3>he's capable of, which I think will turn obviously Freddie.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he's shown some signs of breaking out of it,

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<v Speaker 3>but he's always given you a good at bet every

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<v Speaker 3>time he steps in the box. And then obviously Mooki

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<v Speaker 3>behind him, and I think or MOOKI Freddie behind Muki,

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<v Speaker 3>And I think for me is just a way to,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, break up those two lefties at the top.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think for me today I have Tucker in

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<v Speaker 3>the four. I just felt that giving our lefties four

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<v Speaker 3>out of five of the first five hitters a good

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<v Speaker 3>crack at this starter today. So today is more of

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<v Speaker 3>the mindset up beat that starter today.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it fair to say, pahez a Muncie, I've been

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<v Speaker 1>your two best players so far?

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<v Speaker 2>It is? It is? I think that.

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<v Speaker 3>And you're talking about in totality obviously taking putting, taking

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<v Speaker 3>show Hey off the table as far as pitching and hitting,

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<v Speaker 3>but as far as what Andy has done in centerfield

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<v Speaker 3>and how he's been so good offensively, he's been a

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<v Speaker 3>very very good player. And I think with Max, what

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<v Speaker 3>he's done in the box, what he's done at third base,

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<v Speaker 3>he's been a very good player. So I think to

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<v Speaker 3>your question, yeah, they've been our two best players.

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<v Speaker 1>All right before I let Dave Roberts go tomorrow. Ice

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<v Speaker 1>Cube is throwing out the first pitch. The bobblehead with

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<v Speaker 1>him and the Lowrider like at the parade, is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be given out tomorrow. And we all know about

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<v Speaker 1>Dave's dancing moves. We've seen that at the parade. So

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<v Speaker 1>I know you're an ice Cube NWA fan. So what

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<v Speaker 1>do you have in store for tomorrow? What are they

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<v Speaker 1>expecting out of Dave Roberts tomorrow?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, definitely, I hope the listeners have forgotten my lack

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<v Speaker 3>of dancing skills. I had an out of body experience

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<v Speaker 3>on stage a couple of years ago. But I am

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<v Speaker 3>excited to have ice Cube here. And it's just so cool,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, for pop culture, you know, and ice Cube

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<v Speaker 3>is transcended decades of music and he's an icon and og,

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<v Speaker 3>one of the Ogs, and so it is cool to

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<v Speaker 3>have him, you know, rocking to LA and coming out

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<v Speaker 3>to Dodge Stadium and having his own bobblehead.

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<v Speaker 2>But I won't be doing any.

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<v Speaker 3>Making it drop, making my three letter word drop, and

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<v Speaker 3>it ain't gonna be doing that tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Dave, thanks a lot for the preview. We appreciate it

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<v Speaker 1>and tonight. It's a great night to get a win

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Dave, thanks for having me