WEBVTT - Emmet Sheehan (6-2-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 2>Well, today's a very special day in Major League Baseball

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<v Speaker 2>as we commemorate Lou Carrig day. Obviously, Lou Garrick died

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<v Speaker 2>of ALS, and Major League Baseball still shines a light

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<v Speaker 2>on that to try to find a cure for that

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<v Speaker 2>horrible disease. And a man that carries that with him

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<v Speaker 2>each and every day because on his glove he has

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<v Speaker 2>the word k ALS and that is Dodger starter. Emt

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<v Speaker 2>She and Emmett. Thanks a lot for the.

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<v Speaker 1>Time, Hey, David, Yeah, no problem.

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<v Speaker 2>This is something that I became more aware of because

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<v Speaker 2>Major League Baseball statistician Sarah Langs has ALS and she

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<v Speaker 2>always on your start day posts a picture of your glove.

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<v Speaker 2>Why is ALS near and dear to you?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, Sarah's awesome. She's a great, great advocate. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>for me ALS, I didn't know much about it until

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<v Speaker 1>I got to Boston College. And then you know, Pete

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<v Speaker 1>Frady's who was a BC baseball player, got ALS and

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<v Speaker 1>he was around when I was there, So everyone had

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<v Speaker 1>KLS on their gloves. And the Frate's family was really

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<v Speaker 1>close to the program and and Yeah, Unfortunately we lost

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<v Speaker 1>Pete a few years ago, but yeah, it's it's stuck

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<v Speaker 1>with me since then, and I just wanted to keep

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<v Speaker 1>it going into Pro Bowl.

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<v Speaker 2>That name sounds familiar with all of us because I

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<v Speaker 2>believe Pete was involved in the ice bucket challenge.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think he was. Actually him and one other

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<v Speaker 1>person or maybe just him, started the ice Puget challenge,

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<v Speaker 1>So that was how you know, all that started and

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<v Speaker 1>it went viral. So he was he was also you know,

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<v Speaker 1>an amazing advocate for you know, ALS research and trying

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<v Speaker 1>to find a cure. So yeah, he's he's the best.

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<v Speaker 2>So when you have k Als on your glove, it's

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<v Speaker 2>not just for Pete, it's for everybody that suffers from

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<v Speaker 2>the ALS disease. Do you realize how much that means

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<v Speaker 2>to those that do have ALS?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean I'm just grateful to have a platform

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<v Speaker 1>and to be able to, you know, spread a message

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<v Speaker 1>like that. I think it's it's cool to to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to do that. And yeah, I think we have

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<v Speaker 1>a responsibility as as you know, major League baseball players

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<v Speaker 1>who try to do some good and for me, that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's you know, trying to spread awareness by als.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you describe the family of Boston College, because doing

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<v Speaker 2>this seems like it is a close knit family.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I'm still, you know, in touch with all

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<v Speaker 1>the guys that were in my class. We text every day.

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<v Speaker 1>We're talking about the final series right now, and it's like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I know a lot of schools, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>like that. Still keep in touch with all the coaches,

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<v Speaker 1>and yeah, it was a family for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, she and is our guest on Lou Garrig Day.

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<v Speaker 2>Since you did pitch in College Baseball US in LA

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<v Speaker 2>are a little shook that the number one team UCLA

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<v Speaker 2>got knocked out before even able to leave Jackie Robinson Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>How much did you pay attention to that? How much

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<v Speaker 2>will you pay attention to the College World Series?

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<v Speaker 1>I was a little more focused on BC Series. They

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<v Speaker 1>unfortunately lost to Liberty to get knocked out the other day,

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, it was it was a great team this year,

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<v Speaker 1>so it was exciting to watch. But yeah, the u C.

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<v Speaker 1>I watched a couple of the UCLA games. I think

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<v Speaker 1>they were during our game, so I didn't get to

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<v Speaker 1>see it, but I saw the highlights and yeah, uh

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<v Speaker 1>they were they were really good teams. So that's pretty surprising.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey have it. You're coming off your best start of

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<v Speaker 2>the season to a lot of us. Do you feel

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<v Speaker 2>the same way? Was that the best that you felt

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<v Speaker 2>on the mount? Uh?

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<v Speaker 1>I think delivery mechanics wise is definitely the best I felt.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think execution wasn't as good as some

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<v Speaker 1>other starts, but I got away with it because the

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<v Speaker 1>stuff was up a little bit. But yeah, just trying

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<v Speaker 1>to put it all together and and stay consistent with

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<v Speaker 1>the delivery and you know, hopefully the execution follows.

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<v Speaker 2>That must have meant a lot to you to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to be trusted to go out for that seventh inning.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Absolutely, it means a lot that that doc had

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<v Speaker 1>that trust in me, and yeah, I'm just trying to

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<v Speaker 1>earn more trust like that. But yeah, it was It

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<v Speaker 1>was cool to get to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>Now earlier today, the day after your start, you go

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<v Speaker 2>out to the bullpen without a base ball. They call

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<v Speaker 2>that some dry work. Is that something that you do

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<v Speaker 2>after every start? Uh?

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes it's it's you know, here and there. It depends on, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, how many days in the week I have.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes I'll throw the day after I start. If you know,

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<v Speaker 1>five days between starts. If if I have six like

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<v Speaker 1>this time, which I think it is, I'll, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>probably won't pick up a baseball, go throw some plyo

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<v Speaker 1>balls around and just try to you know, fiel it

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<v Speaker 1>out with the delivery.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you trying to keep the feel of yesterday?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? For sure, I mean, uh yeah, it felt felt

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<v Speaker 1>good out there. I was able to keep the vlow

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<v Speaker 1>later and the start, which you know, I was looking

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<v Speaker 1>forward fast to you. So yeah, it's felt good.

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<v Speaker 2>Before I let you go. Justin Robleski has been phenomenal

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<v Speaker 2>for you guys. Today he's throwing a bullpen session. Has

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<v Speaker 2>he taught the rest of the starters something about attacking

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<v Speaker 2>the strike zone to stay in the game like you

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<v Speaker 2>did yesterday?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean he's been incredibly efficient this year, which

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're all trying to do. Yeah, he's he's

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<v Speaker 1>great at getting soft contact and and it's it's, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>something we can all learn from. For sure, every time

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<v Speaker 1>we watch watch him pitch and staying on the on

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<v Speaker 1>the attack, whether you know, no matter what happens during

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<v Speaker 1>the start, I think it's that's something we're all trying

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<v Speaker 1>to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you have a laptop program like he does after

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<v Speaker 2>every start.

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<v Speaker 1>No, I don't, I don't, I just I mainly just

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<v Speaker 1>watch videos of the hitters. But yeah, all.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Emmitt, thanks for the time. And I think everybody

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<v Speaker 2>that knows you knows how big of a heart you

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<v Speaker 2>have and how much you think of everybody else. And

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<v Speaker 2>today on Luke Gerrig Day, it does mean a lot

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<v Speaker 2>for us to shine a light on the big heart

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<v Speaker 2>that you have for those that do have als, and

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<v Speaker 2>obviously keeping the spirit of the Boston College family alive

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<v Speaker 2>every day. So thank you for the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks David, appreciate it, appreciate the opportunity to talk about it.