Speaker 1: An exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker. It's
Speaker 1: Game two of the NLDS. Snell Zilla Day, Blake Snell
Speaker 1: on the mound for the Dodgers, and we're joined right
Speaker 1: now by Dodgers third base coach dono Ebel. Dino. Thanks
Speaker 1: a lot for the time.
Speaker 2: Appreciate it always, Dave, thanks for having me on talking baseball.
Speaker 1: You've been through a lot of postseason games, You've been
Speaker 1: in a lot of hostile environments. What was Game one
Speaker 1: like and what do you expect tonight in Game two?
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's uh, this was definitely uh, you know, loud kraut,
Speaker 2: you know it for unfortunately for them, we uh we
Speaker 2: heard some crickets there when we scored two by Kik
Speaker 2: and then you know, Tail dropping the big bomb to
Speaker 2: right center. But yeah, our guys are used to it.
Speaker 2: I think it plays up. Uh guys, you know, elite
Speaker 2: athletes and pro players and you know they just when
Speaker 2: the lights are brighter, they come to play, and our
Speaker 2: guys are ready for it. Like you said, with our
Speaker 2: division with San Diego and the Giants, it's loud always
Speaker 2: and then our crowd is super loud. So it was
Speaker 2: a great win. We stole the win from him. I
Speaker 2: felt we came back late and got it. But game two,
Speaker 2: we're ready for him. So our guys had a great
Speaker 2: workout yesterday and they're here prepared today. So I think
Speaker 2: it's gonna be a good night for the Dodgers.
Speaker 1: Before we look too far ahead tonight, let's go back
Speaker 1: to Game one. Is maybe the most overlooked at bat.
Speaker 1: Freddie Freeman drawing that two out walk against Sanchez to
Speaker 1: set up key K's big hit.
Speaker 2: Huge. That's the kind of stuff that, especially late in
Speaker 2: the game, you know, pitchers maybe struggling with command, and
Speaker 2: Freddie draws that big, big walk and then key K
Speaker 2: mister October for me, he laid into one down the line.
Speaker 2: So yes, at bats like that, we'll take the starter
Speaker 2: out of a game in which key K got a
Speaker 2: good pitch to drive down the line and he did.
Speaker 1: Have you ever been around a player like Keith k
Speaker 1: Hernandez who is a role player during the regular season
Speaker 1: and then turns into mister October.
Speaker 2: Never This is this guy. And I said it when
Speaker 2: I was with the Angels and you guys went to
Speaker 2: Chicago and he hit the three home runs and I
Speaker 2: was watching it on TV. I said, for some reason,
Speaker 2: this guy shows up when the you know, the lights
Speaker 2: are bright. And now being with him over the years
Speaker 2: and winning two World Series with him, he's just a
Speaker 2: different player. Some guy's mindsets or he's relaxed, he's confident.
Speaker 2: He's been in this situation very very looking for the
Speaker 2: opportunity to cash in when when the game is on
Speaker 2: the line and he delivers. So yes, it's Uh. He's
Speaker 2: so important to us in the playoffs and through the
Speaker 2: regular season, but he just different player during the playoffs.
Speaker 1: The best third base coach in baseball, Dino Ebel, is
Speaker 1: joining us before Game two of the NLDS Dodgers versus Phillies,
Speaker 1: and tonight the Phillies do not have their stars center
Speaker 1: fielder Harrison Bader. How much does that change things for
Speaker 1: you at the third base coaching box.
Speaker 2: Well, it changes a lot because he's one of their
Speaker 2: guys that can cover some ground out in center field.
Speaker 2: Marsh is out there tonight, which you know, he he's
Speaker 2: played center before. He knows this park probably better than Bader,
Speaker 2: but he makes a huge difference for us on the
Speaker 2: on the offensive end. Uh, Bater's arms a little bit
Speaker 2: better than Marsh's he probably covers a little bit more ground.
Speaker 2: So they got Nick and right, and they got Auto
Speaker 2: Camp in left field. So you know, I'm looking to
Speaker 2: you know, I know their weaknesses, i know their pluses,
Speaker 2: and I'm looking to score as many runs as we
Speaker 2: can off their defense.
Speaker 1: You know, Blake Snell has done really well against this
Speaker 1: lineup in the past, and even as recently as last
Speaker 1: month at Dodgers Stadium. When a pitcher has that type
Speaker 1: of dominance against those group of hitters, what do they
Speaker 1: fight against trying to change too much? Does he stick
Speaker 1: to his strengths? What's the chess match there?
Speaker 2: Yeah, you said it, strengths. You know, Blake has been
Speaker 2: in big games before. He knows this lineup. The other
Speaker 2: night we were talking down here at the end of
Speaker 2: the bench. He's eyeing all the hitters on what they
Speaker 2: were missing, what they were hitting. So he looked right
Speaker 2: at me, he said, wait, wait until Monday night, Dino,
Speaker 2: and I said, you know, I got the chills when
Speaker 2: he told me that. He said, I'm ready for him.
Speaker 2: So again, big players, big time guys that show up
Speaker 2: when the lights are bright. He's one of those pitchers
Speaker 2: that tonight's going to be his night.
Speaker 1: It feels like in this environment, on this stage, Dino,
Speaker 1: whether it's Blake Snell or any other player, you have
Speaker 1: to embrace it and not run away from it.
Speaker 2: Absolutely. You know, there's a different look on players as
Speaker 2: faces over the years I've been in this game, including
Speaker 2: the minor leagues to the big leagues, and sometimes you
Speaker 2: might see a good look, you know, sometimes you might
Speaker 2: see a look that you kind of don't like. But
Speaker 2: there's not too many of those guys at the major
Speaker 2: league level, especially on this team. Because the veteran players,
Speaker 2: the young guys playing in front of our home crowd
Speaker 2: every night expected to win championships. That plays a big
Speaker 2: part of it. So the other night, when this crowd
Speaker 2: was on its feet from yeah any one to the
Speaker 2: last standing there, it didn't bother or face anybody, including
Speaker 2: our young guys, which that's kind of stuff. As a coach,
Speaker 2: I look at and see what kind of look they
Speaker 2: have it on her face, and it's a confident look
Speaker 2: and ready to get the opportunity to perform on the field.
Speaker 1: Hey, the game never gets too fast on DINOI he
Speaker 1: has the presence and poise in that third base coaching
Speaker 1: box and also directing traffic in the Dodgers outfield. Thanks
Speaker 1: a lot for the time. The Dodgers are lucky to
Speaker 1: have you, especially in the postseason.
Speaker 2: Thanks Dave, appreciate it, and uh, let's go Dodgers tonight.