WEBVTT - Emmet Sheehan (9-9-26) 

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<v Speaker 1>And now, an exclusive interview with David Basset for Dodger Talks.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, it is a very steamy day in L.A.,

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<v Speaker 1>but not as steamy as ten strikeouts in five and

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<v Speaker 1>two-thirds innings and winning your first game since June 28th

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<v Speaker 1>in the big leagues, and not as steamy as finding

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<v Speaker 1>the grind, the passion, the humble, the humbleness, the hunger

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<v Speaker 1>to go down to Oklahoma City, win PCL Pitcher of

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<v Speaker 1>the Month, and come back and dominate. But that's what

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<v Speaker 1>our guy is. Emmett Sheehan from Boston College has done

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<v Speaker 1>thanks a lot for the time Emmett great to have you.

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<v Speaker 2>Back thanks David yeah thanks for having me on I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like I.

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<v Speaker 1>Just uh in a synopsis detailed your last month of

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<v Speaker 1>life in big league baseball um.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess so yeah no I yeah it was it

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<v Speaker 2>was a good time down there getting things figured out

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<v Speaker 2>and yeah we're back.

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<v Speaker 1>So what is the thing you figured out I.

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<v Speaker 2>Think it was a few things but um you know

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<v Speaker 2>mainly just like getting my mechanics right in between starts

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<v Speaker 2>so that When I go out there, I can just

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<v Speaker 2>think about competing and getting guys out, which I felt

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<v Speaker 2>like I had a way more clear sense of last

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<v Speaker 2>time I was out there than before I got sent down.

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<v Speaker 1>It felt like since spring training, you were just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of searching. Is that fair to describe the way your

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<v Speaker 1>season has gone, searching before going to Oklahoma City again?

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<v Speaker 1>For sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no, it's tough. You don't really realize it in

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<v Speaker 2>the moment, but it's tough not to press and try

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<v Speaker 2>to get more and do too much sometimes to try

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<v Speaker 2>to figure stuff out. But, you know, as the only

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<v Speaker 2>thing you can do is, is work at it. And,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, that's what I feel, feel good about my work.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I'm just going to go from there.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you refocus on focusing on competing more than worrying

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<v Speaker 1>about every step of your pitching mechanics?

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe, yeah, a little bit. I think it was more just, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>getting back to my old self and, you know, realizing that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, after you put all the work in during

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<v Speaker 2>the week, there's nothing you can do out there except

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<v Speaker 2>go try to have fun and try to get guys out.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, once you realize that, I think the

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<v Speaker 2>confidence comes with it too.

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<v Speaker 1>How much fun was it in that last start?

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of fun after, uh, after Ellie took me

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<v Speaker 2>way deep. That was, that was a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 1>So, well, you're not alone. Scooble got taken deep last

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<v Speaker 1>night for 444 feet. Yeah, it's pretty good player.

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<v Speaker 2>So, um, yeah, I'm definitely not alone.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so obviously he did not allow that to hinder

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<v Speaker 1>his outing. You did not allow that to hinder your outing.

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<v Speaker 1>How did you reset? Because in the past, it may

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<v Speaker 1>have snowballed on you and you might have been out

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<v Speaker 1>of that game after three or four innings.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think that's, you know, the tough part of

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<v Speaker 2>having a bad season is like, obviously, you know, you

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<v Speaker 2>give up a lot of home runs, you give up

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of runs early in the game and put

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<v Speaker 2>your team in a hole. But the other part is

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<v Speaker 2>being able to learn from that and getting the experience

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<v Speaker 2>doing it and coming back and trying to, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>keep the team in the game and, you know, go

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<v Speaker 2>out there and get as many outs as possible. I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like I've learned a lot this year about trying

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<v Speaker 2>to do that. And, yeah, I feel a lot better

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<v Speaker 2>about it now.

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<v Speaker 1>Emmitt Sheehan is one of my favorite people on this team.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody loves Emmitt Sheehan, an easy guy to root for.

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<v Speaker 1>Even Javi the clubby, Joseph the silent clubby love you

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<v Speaker 1>as well. So when you have that type of support

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<v Speaker 1>and everybody rooting for you, Does it make it easier

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<v Speaker 1>to take that time in Oklahoma City to try to

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<v Speaker 1>get better instead of feeling sorry for yourself?

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<v Speaker 2>No, not really. I mean, it obviously helps to have

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<v Speaker 2>people behind you, and I know I have people behind me,

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<v Speaker 2>which is great, but it didn't make it any easier

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<v Speaker 2>getting sent down. That still, you know, that wasn't fun. And,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's extra motivation to do whatever it takes

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<v Speaker 2>to get back here and pitch better. It's, you know...

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<v Speaker 2>not being able to help the team is like the

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<v Speaker 2>worst position you can find yourself in so that wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>didn't make it any easier but uh yeah we're back now.

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<v Speaker 1>How did you uh not feel sorry for yourself how

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<v Speaker 1>did you become productive during that period of time.

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<v Speaker 2>Um it's a little tough to like feel sorry for

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<v Speaker 2>yourself all year when you don't pitch good so you

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<v Speaker 2>were sad um yeah no but eventually you're like all

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<v Speaker 2>right well let's just figure this out it's you know

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<v Speaker 2>this isn't doing you any good i'm Kind of try

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<v Speaker 2>to take the approach of the day I pitch, if

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<v Speaker 2>something bad happens, worry about it. You can get mad

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<v Speaker 2>about it that night, and then the next day you

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<v Speaker 2>go back to work. So that was kind of the

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<v Speaker 2>same thing with the option. I was mad about it

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<v Speaker 2>and felt how I felt about it that night, and

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<v Speaker 2>then the next day it's like, let's get back to work.

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<v Speaker 2>I love the pitching coaches down there, so I was

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<v Speaker 2>excited to get to work with them too and just

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<v Speaker 2>get a different look and different feel in a game

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<v Speaker 2>that's not here.

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<v Speaker 1>How rewarding was it to be able to see the

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<v Speaker 1>results of all that hard work and determination and obviously

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<v Speaker 1>self-learning pay off?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, very rewarding. I think at this point it's

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<v Speaker 2>also like you have enough bad ones where it's not.

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<v Speaker 2>The good ones don't get you that high anymore. The

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<v Speaker 2>bad ones don't get you too low. So it's just

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<v Speaker 2>trying to stay working and try to do what I

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<v Speaker 2>can to repeat it next time out.

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<v Speaker 1>Can't be too emotional. You can't get too high. You

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<v Speaker 1>can't get too low.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, I'll be like you.

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<v Speaker 1>Not too emotional.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, yeah. Sounds good.

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<v Speaker 1>I have one last question for you. Tarek Skubal, I've

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<v Speaker 1>gotten to know him a little bit. What a great guy.

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<v Speaker 1>What have you noticed about him, and is he different

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<v Speaker 1>than you thought he would be, being a guy that

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<v Speaker 1>is the back-to-back Cy Young Award winner?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's awesome. From what I've seen so far, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I've only been with him for like a day, but

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<v Speaker 2>I just got to play catch with him. That was

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<v Speaker 2>pretty cool to get to see the ball, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the way it comes out of his hand. And last

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<v Speaker 2>night was my first time being able to watch him

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<v Speaker 2>pitch in person, which, you know, I remember– First time

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<v Speaker 2>I got to watch like, you know, all the guys

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<v Speaker 2>I like watching pitch in person, like DeGrom, Kirsch, all

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<v Speaker 2>those guys. And it was kind of like that. So

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<v Speaker 2>that was that was really cool to just get a

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<v Speaker 2>front row seat to what he does and to see

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<v Speaker 2>his routine. It's yeah, he seems like a great guy.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it. Did Kershaw text you after your last game?

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<v Speaker 2>No, he didn't.

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<v Speaker 1>He meant to. It maybe didn't go through.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, maybe I was out of service or something. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Emmett, you know how much Kershaw's in your corner. We

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<v Speaker 1>all are, and it's great to see you back and

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<v Speaker 1>great to see you dominating again and look forward to

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<v Speaker 1>the final handful of games and the postseason with Emmett

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<v Speaker 1>Sheehan part of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Awesome. Thank you, David. I appreciate it.