Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker.
Speaker 2: The Dodgers are back home after a great road trip,
Speaker 2: winning every single series. The bus rides must have been
Speaker 2: electric with Miguel Rojas and Kyle Tucker. Kyle Tucker joins
Speaker 2: us in the shadow a World Series hero Miguel Rojas.
Speaker 2: How you doing? Do you feel comfortable enough to continue
Speaker 2: this interview with Rojas right here?
Speaker 1: Yeah? I feel great. He makes it even more comfortable,
Speaker 1: So let's.
Speaker 2: Do it like that. What's it been like for you
Speaker 2: so far this season? We're in August now, there's only
Speaker 2: sixty games left in the season, so the feeling out
Speaker 2: part of you being part of this team is over
Speaker 2: with Tucker.
Speaker 1: I hope, so after what almost four months or whatever?
Speaker 1: But no, it's been great. I mean everyone here is awesome.
Speaker 1: I mean I love showing ups the field every day
Speaker 1: and being around these guys and everyone in the clubhouse.
Speaker 1: So it's been a lot of fun.
Speaker 2: Everybody always wants to know what's it like? What's so
Speaker 2: special about the Dodgers? Have you found out in your
Speaker 2: first season?
Speaker 1: I mean, everyone's super supportive of each other, whether it's
Speaker 1: stuff outside of baseball, or like off the field or everything.
Speaker 1: On the field, everyone's very like supportive of each other
Speaker 1: and everyone's just trying to, you know, achieve the same
Speaker 1: goal at the end of the year and help each
Speaker 1: other out with that. So that's a that's a big
Speaker 1: part of why this seems so good and why everyone's
Speaker 1: so close. And then I mean they do it a
Speaker 1: lot of the stuff, like for the families as well,
Speaker 1: whether it's starting the game for the wives and kids
Speaker 1: that comes to the games, or helping out with like
Speaker 1: travel stuff and everything, and it makes a lot easier
Speaker 1: for us not to have to worry about that. So
Speaker 1: they do a great job in all aspects.
Speaker 2: I was joking about Miguel Rojas, but his bus ride
Speaker 2: microphone speeches or whatever he says or legendary. We don't
Speaker 2: know exactly what he says, but how often is he
Speaker 2: on the mic on the bus.
Speaker 1: He's on the mic just about every time, and it
Speaker 1: just depends on like the road trip or what's going
Speaker 1: and whatnot, and we just come up with different topics
Speaker 1: and playing music and everything. So yeah, he's he's pretty
Speaker 1: much on the mic every time, but he does a
Speaker 1: good job at it. It's it's a lot of fun.
Speaker 2: What was this last road trip? Like, I'm not sure
Speaker 2: if you had your wife and newborn with you, but
Speaker 2: it seems like these extended road trips really brings teams together.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, you know, some of the guys in
Speaker 1: the like the coaching staff was already in Philly for
Speaker 1: the All Star Game, so I mean everyone else flew
Speaker 1: out separately than them.
Speaker 2: And I was with you, Tucker, I know, so.
Speaker 1: We all met them all in New York and then
Speaker 1: bust down to Philly and then you know, the team
Speaker 1: that was here last year went to the White House,
Speaker 1: and then everyone else went back to New York. So
Speaker 1: it was a lot more family time than team time
Speaker 1: on the like travel like flight or playing or anything.
Speaker 1: But that only happened so often. So most of the
Speaker 1: time it's just the guys on the boss and playing
Speaker 1: and everything. So but it's fun to include everyone.
Speaker 2: I thought this last road trip was amazing for you guys.
Speaker 2: Nine games, ten days, Like you said, some guys had
Speaker 2: a divert to Washington, DC for a handful of hours,
Speaker 2: and you won every single series, doubleheader, our twenty rain
Speaker 2: delay in Philly. How did you, guys, How did you
Speaker 2: guys maintain and be able to still raise your level
Speaker 2: of game.
Speaker 1: Yeah, it was tough. I mean, especially for the guys
Speaker 1: that were you know, didn't have an ulcer break at all,
Speaker 1: and they were on the road from the get go,
Speaker 1: so it was a long road trip in that and
Speaker 1: I mean, we got a job to do regardless of
Speaker 1: where we're at, or where we're at in the season,
Speaker 1: where we're at in the country playing or anything. So
Speaker 1: we try to come out and just win the games
Speaker 1: regardless of the situation. But yeah, a lot of the
Speaker 1: guys had a long road trip, and you know, everyone
Speaker 1: I think is very happy to be back back on
Speaker 1: the West Coast and in LA playing at home now.
Speaker 2: Everybody was so concerned about a so called letdown in
Speaker 2: the second half. Are you guys aware of the lead
Speaker 2: you have? And was that a statement that there won't
Speaker 2: be a letdown?
Speaker 1: I mean, I don't even know what the standings are
Speaker 1: right now. I mean, we we just focus on what
Speaker 1: we can control in the game at hand. For us,
Speaker 1: I mean, we try and come out and win every
Speaker 1: game regardless, So I don't know what the standings or
Speaker 1: anything are. I know we're in a good spot as
Speaker 1: a team, and you know as a clubhouse overall. So
Speaker 1: we're just gonna try and you know, focus on tonight's
Speaker 1: game and try and win that and move on to
Speaker 1: the next.
Speaker 2: Kyle Tucker is our guest to head a first pitch
Speaker 2: between the Dodgers and Mariners. A rare second half radio
Speaker 2: interview for Kyle Tucker Homer's and back to back games
Speaker 2: in New York, and all of a sudden, TV wants
Speaker 2: a piece of Tucker. He stopped, gave me a courtesy
Speaker 2: fist bump or handshake, and moved on to television. That's
Speaker 2: how I demand you are these days, Tucker.
Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, obviously I'd like to do a lot
Speaker 1: more interviews because it means I'm doing well. So I mean,
Speaker 1: I guess it's a good thing.
Speaker 2: Where is the feel? I mean, there goes one of
Speaker 2: your hitting coach is. You could say whatever you want,
Speaker 2: but where is the feel right now? On the season.
Speaker 1: I feel good. I mean, just trying to put together
Speaker 1: competitive bats and just try and keep the line movement
Speaker 1: for everyone else. So just try and continue that. I
Speaker 1: felt like I had some really good at bats, especially
Speaker 1: at the end of the Phillies series and then going
Speaker 1: into the Mets series. So just try and carry that on.
Speaker 2: Are you looking at where the bat is and all
Speaker 2: that or is it more about your feet staying connected
Speaker 2: to the ground. See, you didn't know I knew all
Speaker 2: these things about hitting.
Speaker 1: I got I don't know. I'd kind of analyze everything
Speaker 1: this year. So just trying to analyze everything and then
Speaker 1: simplified as much as possible and just go out their heads.
Speaker 1: So it's some work in progress, but hopefully it's it's
Speaker 1: been a lot better recently.
Speaker 2: You want some David Vass say, hitting advice?
Speaker 1: Sure, what do you got?
Speaker 2: Seaball hit ball?
Speaker 1: Yeah? Perfect? I haven't thought of that one yet. Thank you.
Speaker 2: All Right, before I let Kyle Tucker go. He and
Speaker 2: his wife have formed the Kyle Tucker Foundation. They've got
Speaker 2: a great Instagram page and they have a great fundraiser
Speaker 2: coming up on August twentieth to help end of life
Speaker 2: families and also the caregivers. That's coming up on August twentieth.
Speaker 2: Tickets are available in their link of their bio on
Speaker 2: the Kyle Tucker Foundation. IG. Why is that such a
Speaker 2: special cause to you and your wife?
Speaker 1: Well, so my grandfather passed away a few years ago
Speaker 1: and he went through hospital scare, So that's kind of
Speaker 1: a where it all started, and then we came up
Speaker 1: with the foundation like a few months later going into
Speaker 1: the next following year, So we've kind of done some
Speaker 1: stuff throughout and I don't think, you know, the palliative
Speaker 1: care and hospitale scare facilities necessarily get the recognition for
Speaker 1: the work that they do and everything. So we try
Speaker 1: and help out with all the work that they do
Speaker 1: over there because it is a tough time having to
Speaker 1: go through that, and you never know if you're gonna
Speaker 1: have to go through her family member, loved one, so
Speaker 1: it's tough. So we just try and help out and
Speaker 1: recognize some of the workers and the stuff that they
Speaker 1: do and everyone. So and then that this will be
Speaker 1: like our first event out here in LA so that
Speaker 1: that's exciting for us and just to try and you know,
Speaker 1: build what we're trying to do in the community with
Speaker 1: everyone and just try and see where things take us.
Speaker 2: A lot of us can relate to that, And I
Speaker 2: always feel like the caregivers they're saints in their own rights,
Speaker 2: so much patience, so much care for strangers, and I
Speaker 2: feel like them nurses are they're always the forgotten people.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean they did great, great work. I mean
Speaker 1: it's it's a tough job having to go into work
Speaker 1: for them every single day and put a smile on
Speaker 1: their face and everything, even though it might be a
Speaker 1: tough situation for the patient. So we're just trying to
Speaker 1: show her some recognition. For them, they're gonna come out
Speaker 1: and think about bibblehead Night, yeah, later this week and
Speaker 1: kind of enjoy it just a day at the ballpark,
Speaker 1: maybe throw out a first pitch and stuff, and just
Speaker 1: kind of enjoy their time away from what they have
Speaker 1: to do. So yeah, it should be fun.
Speaker 2: I love it. Hey, speaking of your bibblehead Night, I'm
Speaker 2: available if you need me to throw out the first
Speaker 2: pitch perfect.
Speaker 1: Might might have to get out there. See what that
Speaker 1: arm's got.
Speaker 2: Okay, you ask KK what that arm's got. I still
Speaker 2: got my fastball, Tucker, Awesome, let's see it all right.
Speaker 2: Thanks a lot for the time. Always great to catch
Speaker 2: up with you, and always great to share this side
Speaker 2: of you, because you're more than a baseball player. You're
Speaker 2: more than your batting average, You're more than your home runs.
Speaker 2: You're a person. You're a great guy, and you're vast
Speaker 2: a endorsed thank
Speaker 1: You, appreciate it.