Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey or Dodger talking.
Speaker 1: I see the phone ringing right now. He is a
Speaker 1: man of his word. He doesn't do audio calls very often.
Speaker 1: He loves to FaceTime. And that is World Series Champion,
Speaker 1: two time, two time cy Young Award winner, the one
Speaker 1: and only Blake Snell in his Zilla National hoodie somewhere
Speaker 1: in La. There we go, Blake, thank you for calling in.
Speaker 2: Yeah, man, how you doing todays?
Speaker 1: I do it great? I mean, are you getting ready to?
Speaker 2: Uh?
Speaker 1: Should we expect you on Twitch tonight? Are you gonna
Speaker 1: be gaming tonight?
Speaker 2: With?
Speaker 1: What should we expect tonight?
Speaker 2: Nothing? Tonight? I'm chilling. I don't be just trying at
Speaker 2: the crib. So not a night.
Speaker 1: But why don't you I'm doing radio magic right now?
Speaker 2: How much longer you got radio.
Speaker 1: Magic until eight o'clock tonight?
Speaker 2: Oh?
Speaker 1: Eight o'clock, eight o'clock sharp? See off season Dodger.
Speaker 2: Talking for Fan Fast? You ready for fan Faest?
Speaker 1: Why don't you announce it right now? I haven't announced it,
Speaker 1: but you can announce it January thirty, first fan Fest
Speaker 1: at Dodger Stadium. Blake'snell will be out there.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I can't wait. You're going to be there.
Speaker 1: I'll be there. I'll be I'll be having the Dodger
Speaker 1: Talk radio show from fan Fest. We'll be out there
Speaker 1: together again and we'll be doing radio metwork. Temple's I'll
Speaker 1: bring it, I'll bring it. Have you heard about the Bubbley?
Speaker 1: I've heard about Bubby coming up with a Shirley Temple flavor.
Speaker 2: Now, yeah, you saw ollipop? What a Shirley Temple?
Speaker 1: Yes, yes, I heard about that too. Have you tried it?
Speaker 1: Can you give it the pretty good thumbs up?
Speaker 2: Yeah? Pretty good? Yeah?
Speaker 1: So when you're at your house, when you're at your house,
Speaker 1: do you have like the the cherries ready to go?
Speaker 1: How do you make your Shirley Temple at home?
Speaker 2: I got a video that I'm a post tomorrow that's
Speaker 2: gonna show you I like my Shirley. Mmm, okay, okay,
Speaker 2: that's a snake peek.
Speaker 1: Hey, Blake, we got to tell people what you did
Speaker 1: for the kids, because I told you my ten year
Speaker 1: old son is on kids YouTube more than he should be.
Speaker 1: And this past weekend at camel Back Ranch, you hosted
Speaker 1: your travel ball kids that you pay for. There is
Speaker 1: no money being made. It's all going to the foundation
Speaker 1: to the kids. But you hosted the Zilla National Tournament
Speaker 1: at camel Back Ranch and handed out sweet gear from rawlings.
Speaker 1: How much joy does that give you to see the
Speaker 1: kids light up when you're in front of a rolling
Speaker 1: strug handing out these incredible swaggy gloves.
Speaker 2: Yeah, no, it it was pretty awesome. But it's like
Speaker 2: it's my third year doing the Zilla stuff, But this
Speaker 2: was by far the best. We had big league coaches
Speaker 2: that really, you know, train these kids the correct way
Speaker 2: on how to play baseball, how to practice, how to
Speaker 2: be a good teammate, how to be humble. And we
Speaker 2: had a lot of good conversations. We had to Dave
Speaker 2: Inbusters for one of the nights with everybody. That was
Speaker 2: a lot of fun. And then, uh, yeah, they get
Speaker 2: the cool part is they get a bunch of cool gear.
Speaker 2: But the best part is they learned how to be
Speaker 2: you know, they learn how to practice, they learn what
Speaker 2: hard work will get you. And then we talked about
Speaker 2: you know, just being a good teammate, a good person
Speaker 2: and and how everything will fall into place if you
Speaker 2: do that. So it was yeah, it was a success.
Speaker 2: It was a really great time. We're gonna make it
Speaker 2: better next year, we're gonna get better from it, find
Speaker 2: ways to to just get more information to the to
Speaker 2: the youth and to parents. And yeah, it was awesome.
Speaker 1: So you had some all star coaches out there, including
Speaker 1: denu Ebel, Kyle Snyder, Howie Ken Drake, Kevin Long. I
Speaker 1: mean that's pretty special to get these coaches, the best
Speaker 1: in baseball from different organizations to show up for the
Speaker 1: kids this weekend.
Speaker 2: No, yeah, that was amazing. Yeah, Troy Tiliwitski was there.
Speaker 2: He's hey and coach at Texas.
Speaker 1: Now, yeah, we've heard of it.
Speaker 2: He had a great career. Yeah, but no, it was
Speaker 2: awesome man. And we were at Camelback Ranch, which obviously
Speaker 2: that's a great place to be and spend your time.
Speaker 2: So yeah, it was one of it was one of
Speaker 2: a kind of in the grounds crew there, I mean
Speaker 2: they did an unbelievable job helping us keep it, keep
Speaker 2: it feels nice, and and just helping us run it smoothly.
Speaker 2: So it was Yeah, I couldn't have gone any better.
Speaker 2: But the kids got better, that's the main thing. They
Speaker 2: earned a lot and hopefully they take that to their
Speaker 2: travel ball teams wherever they go. I mean, these kids
Speaker 2: are from all over the US. And yeah, hopefully they
Speaker 2: go back home and teach their coaches, their their teammates
Speaker 2: and friends what it's like to be a good person
Speaker 2: and train hard.
Speaker 1: That's awesome. Blake Snell is our guest on Dodger Talk.
Speaker 1: This is a great opportunity for you to give, you know,
Speaker 1: some parents advice on kids in Little League and you
Speaker 1: know kids that you know parents are trying to put
Speaker 1: them in travel ball. What's the best piece of advice
Speaker 1: you can give parents about their kids that are you know,
Speaker 1: ten to thirteen years old and just how much everybody
Speaker 1: wants it to be the major leagues at such a
Speaker 1: young age. What's the best advice you could give parents
Speaker 1: with kids that want to play Little League or travel ball?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean the parents, you're there to motivate to
Speaker 2: person in a sense, but ultimately it's a kid. It's
Speaker 2: such as a kid if they want to play, if
Speaker 2: it's what their dream is, and if that's their dream
Speaker 2: is to be, you know, the best baseball player, how
Speaker 2: do you help them? What do you do? I said
Speaker 2: to the parents, you know, there's there's three questions you
Speaker 2: ask your your son or your daughter after any any
Speaker 2: game and it's you know, what did you do good?
Speaker 2: What did you do bad? What are we going to
Speaker 2: do better? And if you're ask them those three questions,
Speaker 2: they can kind of guide the whole thing and then
Speaker 2: tell you, you know where where to come in and
Speaker 2: help them at. But yeah, it's just a lot of parents,
Speaker 2: you know, especially younger like eight to twelve, they all
Speaker 2: think their kids, you know, the next Ken Griffy and
Speaker 2: and they get way too wrapped up in it. Man.
Speaker 2: It's always been about the kids. So so let the kid,
Speaker 2: you know, let him tell his story and his career
Speaker 2: the way he wants, and then parents are there to
Speaker 2: support and you got to push them a little bit.
Speaker 2: But don't get carried away. They're young, they're trying to
Speaker 2: figure it out still, you know. Just make sure they're
Speaker 2: around the coach that loves them and gives him, you know,
Speaker 2: gives your son or daughter, you know, all the information
Speaker 2: they can to really learn and get better every day.
Speaker 1: Can you explain to me my son, uh, you know,
Speaker 1: he's in little league and him and his buddies.
Speaker 2: That I'm staying with you. It's different because you you
Speaker 2: you got big league coaches and you got to get better,
Speaker 2: you know, you can't. You got to ask us to
Speaker 2: help your son. But we know you're talking to him,
Speaker 2: and that's the problem. You know you need to stay away.
Speaker 2: Let me talk to let me talk to him. I
Speaker 2: got you. You don't it in the way.
Speaker 1: He goes down slides a lot better than I do.
Speaker 1: I'll just say that.
Speaker 2: Yeah, imagine I'm trying into baseball watching you.
Speaker 1: What is going on with these sliding gloves? Though I'm
Speaker 1: very much against him having these sliding gloves.
Speaker 2: Hey, learn it's it's part of it. A little bit
Speaker 2: of swag. What about you losing the gonzo huh in
Speaker 2: that race? People don't forget.
Speaker 1: Man, You're pulling out receipts from a long time ago.
Speaker 2: Snail Zilla's good stuff.
Speaker 1: He got a jump start, and I was wearing Justin
Speaker 1: Turner's cleats.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you know whose shoes. You should have been wearing
Speaker 2: the same boats and you still would have lost.
Speaker 1: Maybe you and me in spring training, we could go
Speaker 1: toe to toe.
Speaker 2: Hey, I'm slow and I still win.
Speaker 1: We'll see about that, Dave.
Speaker 2: I promise you might pull a hammy this time.
Speaker 1: I want It's been a long time since pictures were hitting.
Speaker 1: I could lay down a bunch and beat you the
Speaker 1: first base.
Speaker 2: Okay, okay, you're getting carried away. Maybe, so let me
Speaker 2: tell you what. Yeah. One, you ain't laying a button down,
Speaker 2: You're gonna miss it or pop it up. Two, you
Speaker 2: running down the first you ain't beating Oh buddy, not
Speaker 2: even the guy doing a chalk.
Speaker 1: On the line.
Speaker 2: Are you sure about that though? Oh, I'm confident. I've
Speaker 2: seen your run and that was what I was like.
Speaker 2: How long ago did you raise Gonzo?
Speaker 1: Oh that was in twenty fifteen. That was eleven years ago.
Speaker 2: Oh man, Yeah, you definitely a guy slower.
Speaker 1: I lost to half a step.
Speaker 2: Half a step? You love both feet?
Speaker 1: Yeah, all right, since you went to Davidbuster's Papa Shot,
Speaker 1: that's my game. And I know you thought you were
Speaker 1: good in Saint Pete, but I mean that was a
Speaker 1: while ago.
Speaker 2: I know I'm good at Papa Shot. It's not I
Speaker 2: know I'm good Dave. You will get cleaned up.
Speaker 1: I mean, I feel like that is something that I
Speaker 1: can compete with you in and not break a bone
Speaker 1: or ribs or blow out a hammy.
Speaker 2: Knowing you you might jam your finger trying to grab
Speaker 2: the basketball.
Speaker 1: Dang it.
Speaker 2: Dang yeah, I mean whatever you want to play. It
Speaker 2: could be ping pong, pool, pickleball. You're gonna lose.
Speaker 1: I just wanted to do with.
Speaker 2: Hand eye coordination. You are not. That's not your game.
Speaker 1: As your life, coach, I'm here to push you in
Speaker 1: all ways of life.
Speaker 2: You even challenge me in a math.
Speaker 1: Hands down, you beat me in that.
Speaker 2: You say what.
Speaker 1: You would beat me in a math test? I'm not
Speaker 1: even gonna go there.
Speaker 2: I don't know. Maybe that might be head to head.
Speaker 2: That might be a tough one right there.
Speaker 1: Can you tell us what? Can you tell? Tell us
Speaker 1: what Blake Snell's highlight has been since winning the World Series?
Speaker 1: Was it Jimmy Kimmel? Was it the King's Game? What
Speaker 1: was What's been the highlight of your championship tour?
Speaker 2: That I'm a Dodger, that's been the highlight of it all.
Speaker 1: Ooh, good answer, good answer.
Speaker 2: Ain't nothing better than being a Dodger?
Speaker 1: Are you ready for making a run to help you
Speaker 1: get another ring and get the Dodgers another ring? You
Speaker 1: ready for that? It's right around the corner.
Speaker 2: Yes, I'm ready. I'm ready to get back. See the boys,
Speaker 2: then see the fans, then steal the energy from the
Speaker 2: fans and how excited they are, how excited we are,
Speaker 2: and then there's no time, and then we lock in
Speaker 2: and we we go do this thing together again and
Speaker 2: win another one.
Speaker 1: I can't wait. I said I was going to retire
Speaker 1: when Kershaw did, but then you signed on for five
Speaker 1: more years, so I had to stay.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you can't go, you can't. You gotta stay until
Speaker 2: I'm done. And then sheehm, probably gonna be the next night,
Speaker 2: and you're gonna be. You're gonna be. You know, you're
Speaker 2: gonna be here for another until you ninety five. Oh
Speaker 2: you might as I just stopped saying it.
Speaker 1: All right, all right, I'll stay as long as snall
Speaker 1: Zilla does.
Speaker 2: I mean, I hope I'm part of the Dodge organization
Speaker 2: the rest of my life.
Speaker 1: I think you will be if you keep pitching the
Speaker 1: way you did last year. I mean, it was incredible
Speaker 1: what you did against the Reds, the Phillies, the Brewers,
Speaker 1: and the way you were able to empty the tank
Speaker 1: against the Blue Jays.
Speaker 2: Yeah, we'll get better, We'll get better. I think there's
Speaker 2: still a lot more that I can do, uh and learn,
Speaker 2: and yeah, no, I'm looking forward to that.
Speaker 1: All right. All right, So what's uh, what's on tap? Now?
Speaker 1: I hear you might be taking a trip to MAUI.
Speaker 2: I might, I might. We'll see, we'll see. Okay, so
Speaker 2: important thing here, the most important thing. I'll be taking
Speaker 2: a trip to Fancist. That's the most important thing.
Speaker 1: I love it. I mean, and this guy is like
Speaker 1: Don King. He is a great promoter. January thirty first,
Speaker 1: Dodger fan Fest. The gates open at nine am. We
Speaker 1: will have Dodger Talk from Dodger Fest and Blake Snell
Speaker 1: will be signing autographs. He'll be kissing babies. He'll be
Speaker 1: having a sliding glove game going on.
Speaker 2: Something I don't know about kissing babies. We can leave that,
Speaker 2: yeah for Will Ferrell, not me.
Speaker 1: Oh oh, another one of your Hollywood friends.
Speaker 3: Now I know we're friends. I saw him a couple
Speaker 3: of times. That's pretty cool. Okay, okay, yeah, so that
Speaker 3: call about his friends, I'll take.
Speaker 1: It and by okay, yeah, I guess you know, just
Speaker 1: you know a work friend. Basically, you guys are just
Speaker 1: working around each other.
Speaker 2: Just put it on the resume. I know him.
Speaker 1: Hey, all right, Snell Zilla, you'll catch him in person.
Speaker 1: January thirty first, and also catch him on Zilla National's
Speaker 1: ig and if your kid has kids YouTube, you will
Speaker 1: see him doing some fun games with the kids out
Speaker 1: at his tournament that happened this past weekend. He was
Speaker 1: doing the shell game with sliding mits and all that stuff.
Speaker 1: The gingerbread guy. My kid has your belt. He bought
Speaker 1: your belt off of some website, so he wore your
Speaker 1: belt at his tryouts.
Speaker 2: You look good too. You're welcome. How with some flag too?
Speaker 2: You're welcome, man.
Speaker 1: Next time, get me a promo code or something belt.
Speaker 1: How about a promo code next time?
Speaker 2: How about how about a text or a call.
Speaker 1: I wasn't aware of him buying it. His mom bought
Speaker 1: it for you know.
Speaker 2: Okay, yeah, revert backb.
Speaker 1: Hey, Okay, between now and then, get ready for the
Speaker 1: pitching side of things. But you better get ready for
Speaker 1: Papa shot. I'm coming after you this spring. You and me.
Speaker 2: Yep, I'll put more focus on the pitching part and
Speaker 2: the paper sad and beat you in my sleep.
Speaker 1: Okay, I'll hit you after the show's over if you
Speaker 1: want me to. If you send me the voicemail, i'll
Speaker 1: good too.
Speaker 2: Now do that and just be on the lookout tomorrow.
Speaker 2: On the Instagram for the Shirley Temple Post.
Speaker 1: Okay, okay, I love it. I mean I'm in on
Speaker 1: the Shirley Temples. I put aside the Modellos and now
Speaker 1: I'm having Shirley Temples.
Speaker 2: Welcome to the big league, Dave.
Speaker 1: There he goes Blake Snell, two time, two time cy
Speaker 1: Young Award winner, and want him more. All right, Blake,
Speaker 1: I'll talk to you at eight oh one tonight.
Speaker 2: Sounds good. I'm looking forward to it.
Speaker 1: There he goes Blake Snell, the Great Snell. Zilla. There
Speaker 1: we go, impromptu phone call. We're gonna take a time
Speaker 1: out when we come back. Your phone calls. And also
Speaker 1: Jack Harris from the California Post is gonna call in
Speaker 1: as well. We'll get some information on Kyle Tucker, Bob Bashett,
Speaker 1: Cody Bellinger and what else the Dodgers may be doing.
Speaker 1: Dodger talk until eight o'clock. Let's know, Zilla know right
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