WEBVTT - Pedro MartÍnez (10-17-25)

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

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<v Speaker 1>It's Game four of the NLCS and rejoined right now

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<v Speaker 1>by a man that was found by the Dodgers in

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<v Speaker 1>the Dominican Republic. His brother Ramon. One of the great

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<v Speaker 1>pictures of the nineties, and of course he's a Hall

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<v Speaker 1>of Famer and does a great job for TBS. That's

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<v Speaker 1>the one and only Pedro Martinez. Pedro, awesome to have

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<v Speaker 1>you at Dodger Stadium. Always special to see you here.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, it is an honor to be here, back where

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<v Speaker 2>I I was developed to be uh, to be honest,

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<v Speaker 2>and uh, where I made my debut. A lot of uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, memories in here, A lot of great memories

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<v Speaker 2>and one nuts of great which was having to leave

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers. I remember crying like a baby because I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't know what what I was gonna do. Actually, I

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<v Speaker 2>was so young. I didn't know what to expect, what

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<v Speaker 2>the future will hold for me. And uh, but now

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<v Speaker 2>I'm glad I findly mature and I understand that baseball

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<v Speaker 2>can also be in business as well.

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<v Speaker 1>No doubt, you had a great career, a Hall of

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<v Speaker 1>Fame career, and you talk about maturity and changing teams

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<v Speaker 1>and learning how to grow. When you had that postgame

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<v Speaker 1>interview with Blake Snell the other day, he really appreciated

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<v Speaker 1>the questions that you had for him and how much

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<v Speaker 1>growth have you seen in him?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I'm really impressed with his growth right around us

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<v Speaker 2>in front of our eyes, and I wanted to ask

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<v Speaker 2>him because I see him slow elite. It's such a

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<v Speaker 2>player that it's intriguing to actually get to know Blake Snell.

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<v Speaker 2>Blake Snell is one of those rare breed of players

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<v Speaker 2>that you can actually say has everything that you want

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<v Speaker 2>to see in the picture and then the area that

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<v Speaker 2>he asked for the big moment. I played for eighteen

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<v Speaker 2>years and in a lot of postseason games, but to

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<v Speaker 2>see a guy that can be so dominant, uh during

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<v Speaker 2>the postseason. He's a rare breed of player. He's a

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<v Speaker 2>rare breed and and I think that's a guy that

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<v Speaker 2>everybody should should be keeping an eye on to see

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<v Speaker 2>how everything just comes around for him.

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<v Speaker 1>He has a great change of You had a great

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<v Speaker 1>change of do you see any similarities on how he

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<v Speaker 1>uses it? Because he was really excited about the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that he had three different speeds for his changehog.

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<v Speaker 2>I was the same way, but for some reason for

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<v Speaker 2>him it seemed like it came later than it did

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<v Speaker 2>for me. But the way he's using it now, it's

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<v Speaker 2>actually scary because I'm gonna say this for the first time.

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<v Speaker 2>I still think he's got a pace to improve and

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<v Speaker 2>to become better, which is really really impressed from a

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<v Speaker 2>guy like Blake Snell. I think Blake Snell still has

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<v Speaker 2>a little ways to go when it comes to developing

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<v Speaker 2>everything he has. I think he's gonna have some space

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<v Speaker 2>to improve even more his location. I think his change

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<v Speaker 2>up is gonna get even better than it is. I

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<v Speaker 2>think he's fat ball. He's gonna learn how to locate better,

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<v Speaker 2>which is scary to think. As good as he is,

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<v Speaker 2>he still has ways to go when it comes to

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<v Speaker 2>improving everything he is and what he can do.

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<v Speaker 1>That's great words from a Hall of Fame Pitcher Dodger

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<v Speaker 1>Sweep Tonight Pedro.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe they could. But once again, today is the

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<v Speaker 2>anniversary of the Red Sox coming back on the Yankees,

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<v Speaker 2>and I was part of it, so I refuse to

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<v Speaker 2>say this is our last day. But the Dadgers are

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<v Speaker 2>in very good position to actually finish it today.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time, Patro. You do a

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<v Speaker 1>great job. On TBS we watch for Pedro.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you well, thank you so much, Thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>having me.