1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: And an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker. 2 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: It's Game four of the NLCS and rejoined right now 3 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:12,319 Speaker 1: by a man that was found by the Dodgers in 4 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: the Dominican Republic. His brother Ramon. One of the great 5 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: pictures of the nineties, and of course he's a Hall 6 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: of Famer and does a great job for TBS. That's 7 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 1: the one and only Pedro Martinez. Pedro, awesome to have 8 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: you at Dodger Stadium. Always special to see you here. 9 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 2: Uh, it is an honor to be here, back where 10 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 2: I I was developed to be uh, to be honest, 11 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 2: and uh, where I made my debut. A lot of uh, 12 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 2: you know, memories in here, A lot of great memories 13 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:47,959 Speaker 2: and one nuts of great which was having to leave 14 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 2: the Dodgers. I remember crying like a baby because I 15 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 2: didn't know what what I was gonna do. Actually, I 16 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 2: was so young. I didn't know what to expect, what 17 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 2: the future will hold for me. And uh, but now 18 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: I'm glad I findly mature and I understand that baseball 19 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 2: can also be in business as well. 20 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 1: No doubt, you had a great career, a Hall of 21 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: Fame career, and you talk about maturity and changing teams 22 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: and learning how to grow. When you had that postgame 23 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:19,759 Speaker 1: interview with Blake Snell the other day, he really appreciated 24 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 1: the questions that you had for him and how much 25 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: growth have you seen in him? 26 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 2: Well, I'm really impressed with his growth right around us 27 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,759 Speaker 2: in front of our eyes, and I wanted to ask 28 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 2: him because I see him slow elite. It's such a 29 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 2: player that it's intriguing to actually get to know Blake Snell. 30 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 2: Blake Snell is one of those rare breed of players 31 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 2: that you can actually say has everything that you want 32 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 2: to see in the picture and then the area that 33 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 2: he asked for the big moment. I played for eighteen 34 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 2: years and in a lot of postseason games, but to 35 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 2: see a guy that can be so dominant, uh during 36 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 2: the postseason. He's a rare breed of player. He's a 37 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 2: rare breed and and I think that's a guy that 38 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 2: everybody should should be keeping an eye on to see 39 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 2: how everything just comes around for him. 40 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,239 Speaker 1: He has a great change of You had a great 41 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:28,119 Speaker 1: change of do you see any similarities on how he 42 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: uses it? Because he was really excited about the fact 43 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: that he had three different speeds for his changehog. 44 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 2: I was the same way, but for some reason for 45 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 2: him it seemed like it came later than it did 46 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 2: for me. But the way he's using it now, it's 47 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 2: actually scary because I'm gonna say this for the first time. 48 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 2: I still think he's got a pace to improve and 49 00:02:56,120 --> 00:03:00,519 Speaker 2: to become better, which is really really impressed from a 50 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 2: guy like Blake Snell. I think Blake Snell still has 51 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 2: a little ways to go when it comes to developing 52 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 2: everything he has. I think he's gonna have some space 53 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 2: to improve even more his location. I think his change 54 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 2: up is gonna get even better than it is. I 55 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: think he's fat ball. He's gonna learn how to locate better, 56 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 2: which is scary to think. As good as he is, 57 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 2: he still has ways to go when it comes to 58 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 2: improving everything he is and what he can do. 59 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: That's great words from a Hall of Fame Pitcher Dodger 60 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: Sweep Tonight Pedro. 61 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 2: I believe they could. But once again, today is the 62 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 2: anniversary of the Red Sox coming back on the Yankees, 63 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 2: and I was part of it, so I refuse to 64 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 2: say this is our last day. But the Dadgers are 65 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 2: in very good position to actually finish it today. 66 00:03:58,240 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: Thanks a lot for the time, Patro. You do a 67 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: great job. On TBS we watch for Pedro. 68 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 2: Thank you well, thank you so much, Thank you for 69 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 2: having me.