WEBVTT - Nomar Garciaparra (5-9-26) 

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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Bass Saying for

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger talking.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know what today is snell Zilla Saturday, Blake

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<v Speaker 2>Snell making his season debut, and No Mar Garcia Para

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<v Speaker 2>is wearing his best tie, his best shirt, His beard

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<v Speaker 2>is perfectly groomed, his hair is perfectly combed on a

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<v Speaker 2>big night at Dodger Stadium.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks for the time, No Mar.

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<v Speaker 1>You met Dave, and especially I mean when your guy

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<v Speaker 1>Blake is on the hill, you got to make sure

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<v Speaker 1>you're dressed and ready to You're ready to perform and

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<v Speaker 1>be out there, especially when we're doing the pre and

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<v Speaker 1>postgame show.

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<v Speaker 3>So I have to look my best for your guy Blake.

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<v Speaker 3>That's right.

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<v Speaker 2>All eyes on Dodger Stadium tonight, of course.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's a bobbleheads. You know, people are lined up

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<v Speaker 1>ready to come in and fill the stands and show

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<v Speaker 1>their support. But honestly, you know what, it is really

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<v Speaker 1>exciting to see that he's back out there.

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<v Speaker 2>No Mar, obviously, your hitting IQ is next level. We

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<v Speaker 2>learned so much watching you on Sports at LA. What

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<v Speaker 2>is the state of the Dodger offense and was there

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<v Speaker 2>signs of hope after last night?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, yeah, I mean, they were facing a really tough

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<v Speaker 3>pitcher last night. Are you kidding me?

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<v Speaker 1>When you're placing a guy like Chris Sale, and the

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<v Speaker 1>way they were able to manufacture runs, they had some

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<v Speaker 1>timely hitting, they had capitalized on some opportunities because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Chrisale wasn't gonna give me any opportunity, so they were

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<v Speaker 1>able to do that. So that was really good to see.

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<v Speaker 1>So is there a promise? Absolutely? It was almost like

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday where they almost do the book out. And what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean by that, You're facing a guy with Chris

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<v Speaker 1>Sale unbelievable fastball, unbelievable breaking stuff. I'm not really worried

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<v Speaker 1>about the percentage of how many times he throw as

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<v Speaker 1>a breaking ball, what he's starting to what count. I'm going,

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta go battle, I gotta go out there. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>there's a fastball I can handle, and I got to

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<v Speaker 1>put that ball and play. And it looks like that's

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<v Speaker 1>what they were doing against him, rather than trying to

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<v Speaker 1>worry about so much what does the book say or

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<v Speaker 1>how he's gonna attack me, because even if you even

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<v Speaker 1>if he tells you what's coming, it's really hard to hit.

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<v Speaker 1>So it was almost like they were more focused on

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<v Speaker 1>getting a pitch that they can handle in a spot.

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<v Speaker 1>They were looking to try to do something, and I

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<v Speaker 1>wish they just did that more. I think they give

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of pictures so much like they are Chrissale

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the league when they're not all like Chrisale.

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<v Speaker 2>I heard you say a few times use this phrase

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<v Speaker 2>that i've heard, paralysis by analysis. What does that exactly

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<v Speaker 2>mean and how do you eliminate that?

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<v Speaker 1>Well? I think there are times when you look at

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<v Speaker 1>a scount of report. For example, I think I'm trying

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<v Speaker 1>to remember it might have been McGreevy or somebody they

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<v Speaker 1>faced over in Saint Louis, but it was the guy

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<v Speaker 1>didn't throw a whole lot of first pitch strikes yet,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that was the book on not a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of first pitch strikes, but doesn't walk a whole lot

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<v Speaker 1>of people, so it's not technically wild. Maybe he's looking

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<v Speaker 1>for pitches for you to chase, stays on the corners

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<v Speaker 1>and that's his game. Yeah, that is true. But they

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<v Speaker 1>took a lot. It seemed like they were taking fastballs

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<v Speaker 1>down the middle then because they were thinking, well, doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>throw a lot of first pitch strikes, so that means

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<v Speaker 1>I take, I don't swing at the first pitch. No,

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<v Speaker 1>that's you thinking way too much rather than going okay,

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to try to get me to chase. He's

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<v Speaker 1>going to try to stay on the corners. He doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>walk anybody, so he's around the plate. That tells me

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<v Speaker 1>I should be looking in my spot. And if it's

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<v Speaker 1>the first pitches in my spot, whatever that zone is,

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<v Speaker 1>I have to let it fly and let it go.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't take, I can't assume.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't be having all these numbers in my head

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about okay, now that I'm oh one, well, oh

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<v Speaker 1>one seventy percent of the time, he's gonna come at

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<v Speaker 1>me with.

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<v Speaker 3>A breaking ball.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, now I'm you know one oh or two oh

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<v Speaker 1>two oh? He doesn't like throwing the fastball on this counter.

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<v Speaker 3>What like? Enough.

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<v Speaker 1>With all of that, you have to sometimes just trust

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<v Speaker 1>and say, here's my zone.

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<v Speaker 3>If I see it in this zone.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, he's got to prove to me that he is

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<v Speaker 1>going to make me leave my zone.

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<v Speaker 3>But I'm going to attack it and be able to

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<v Speaker 3>hit these pitches.

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<v Speaker 1>I think watching this offense at times that you can

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<v Speaker 1>tell that they're thinking they're taking the pitches you know

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<v Speaker 1>that they should be hitting. You can see them step

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<v Speaker 1>out like, man, why'd I take that? And then they

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<v Speaker 1>find themselves chasing pitches that they shouldn't because now they're

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<v Speaker 1>kind of thinking in another another way.

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<v Speaker 2>No Mare Garciapar from Sports net LA as our guest

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<v Speaker 2>and no more one two batting titles. Being very aggressive

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<v Speaker 2>on the very first pitch, being ready to hit on

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<v Speaker 2>the first pitch. How important is that not to lose if.

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<v Speaker 3>You're a hitter.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen, I think everybody just assumed I was just I

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't a free swinger and just thinking I was, just

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<v Speaker 1>like you mentioned, ready to hit on the very first pitch.

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<v Speaker 3>The game told me the type of hitter.

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<v Speaker 1>I was supposed to be at that particular at that

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<v Speaker 1>So whether man on second base, nobody out and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about moving that guy over, I would think about

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<v Speaker 1>guys who are how they're hitting behind me, Guys even

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<v Speaker 1>after that, who's in the bullpen? The game told me

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<v Speaker 1>so much on that at bat. Am I leading off

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<v Speaker 1>the inning? How good that picture is up there? As well?

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<v Speaker 1>Am I just trying to get on base? So all

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<v Speaker 1>those things factored in prior to when I stepped into

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<v Speaker 1>the batter's box. So the game told me, Okay, here's

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<v Speaker 1>what I'm trying to do. Well, when I have that

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<v Speaker 1>idea of what I'm trying to do that particular at bat,

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<v Speaker 1>there's either certain areas I'm looking or certain pitches that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking, and a lot of times it was area.

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<v Speaker 1>For example, if I'm thinking going the other way, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>looking away to try to get that accomplished, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to try to make sure to move the guy over

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<v Speaker 1>at the very least, and I'm going to try to

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<v Speaker 1>give myself. Maybe I always thought it wasn't three strikes

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<v Speaker 1>in I'm out. I got three chances to accomplish my goal,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm not going to just let you take away

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<v Speaker 1>a chance. So if it's the first pitch that allowed

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<v Speaker 1>that you throw in the area that I'm looking at

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<v Speaker 1>and try to accomplish my goal and that at bat,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to let it fly. So I'm ready to

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<v Speaker 1>do my job from the very first pitch. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>need to wait to see one.

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<v Speaker 3>I've been looking at the picture from the side of

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<v Speaker 3>the entire time. I don't need to wait to see one.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't need that I've already done all of that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm ready the moment I step in.

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<v Speaker 2>No mark before I let you go. Obviously, Shoho Tani

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<v Speaker 2>has set the expectations and the bars so high with

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<v Speaker 2>what he's done in his entire career and especially the

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<v Speaker 2>last two years with the Dodgers. Do you believe the

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<v Speaker 2>pitching is affecting the hitting? And do you see a

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<v Speaker 2>guy that is a little tired even though we're just

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<v Speaker 2>in May.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's that's the easy thing to say, he's

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<v Speaker 1>he's he in a corner, and I think it's just

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<v Speaker 1>unfair to say that, because it's really to say, oh, well,

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<v Speaker 1>he's struggling. This is why hitting is hard, extremely hard.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody goes through slumps. Everybody goes through struggles, whether you're

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<v Speaker 1>just a DH and all you are is focusing on hitting,

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<v Speaker 1>or whether you're playing defense, or whether you're like it's hard.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm not going to say his pitching is affecting

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<v Speaker 1>is hitting. That is way too easy and that's assuming

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<v Speaker 1>so much. When I watch show, Hey, I just think

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<v Speaker 1>his mechanics are off. I think right now he's where

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<v Speaker 1>the times that we've seen in the past since he's

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<v Speaker 1>been in the Dodger uniform, he went through slumps, even

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<v Speaker 1>when he wasn't pitching, when all he did was the

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<v Speaker 1>age when that fifty to fifty season, that was unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 1>He went through a slump. He went through stretches where

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<v Speaker 1>he was pulling off the ball. He went through stretches

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<v Speaker 1>where he was rolling over. He went through stretches where

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<v Speaker 1>it looked like he was chasing out.

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<v Speaker 3>Of the zone. He went through all of those stretches.

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<v Speaker 3>We're seeing that right now.

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<v Speaker 1>And to me, when I look at his swing, his

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<v Speaker 1>bat path and some of the mechanics, I think the

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<v Speaker 1>same thing back then that got him that he struggled with,

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<v Speaker 1>is happening right now. I just think we're seeing that

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<v Speaker 1>more where the front side, his front hip and his

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<v Speaker 1>front shoulders are bailing out together at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>and that pulls off the ball rather than your front

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<v Speaker 1>your your hip can open up, but his top upper

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<v Speaker 1>half would stay closed longer, and he stays on the

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<v Speaker 1>ball longer. When he does that, he stays on more pitches,

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<v Speaker 1>he sees pitches longer, and he drives the ball, especially

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<v Speaker 1>the other way.

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<v Speaker 3>Right now, he's just not doing that. I've seen him do.

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<v Speaker 1>That in the past where he struggles, So I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to say it's pitching by any means, and I

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<v Speaker 1>can't say that it's unfair.

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<v Speaker 3>But I think he'll get back on track, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe everything no Mar says. I mean, he is

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<v Speaker 2>definitely a hitting coach on tell and certainly a guy

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<v Speaker 2>that had a great all around baseball feel. Thanks a

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<v Speaker 2>lot for the time, Nomar.

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<v Speaker 3>You bet, Dave. Always good to talk to you.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to put you in that box, Nomar.

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<v Speaker 2>You are more than just a great hitter.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I appreciate that you know you try to be

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<v Speaker 1>more than just that. You know you you cared about

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<v Speaker 1>both sides of the plate. Dave.

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<v Speaker 3>You know that that's right.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm here for Nomar. Not only is he here

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<v Speaker 2>for us, I'm here for him. Just a reminder, NOMR.

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<v Speaker 2>Tomorrow's Mother's Day.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, thank you, Dave. I appreciate that you're exactly right.

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<v Speaker 1>So Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mother's out there.

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<v Speaker 1>And I gotta make sure I'm gonna call my mom

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<v Speaker 1>and call my wife, and you know those two are

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<v Speaker 1>definitely calls for sure,