WEBVTT - Will Klein (7-24-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the last twenty hours, I've spent a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>time with Will kleinb Will Klein and I.

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<v Speaker 1>We're on a bus to the Senate Building.

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<v Speaker 2>Will Klein and I were together at the Oval Office,

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<v Speaker 2>the White House, and Will Klein.

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<v Speaker 1>Is in the clubhouse at City Field.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>Will, thanks a lot for the time, and I apologize

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<v Speaker 2>for spending so much time with you the last twenty hours.

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<v Speaker 4>Thanks for having me ahead of Blast hanging out.

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<v Speaker 2>What was it like, I mean, here we are in

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<v Speaker 2>the middle of July. You guys are trying to th repeete,

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<v Speaker 2>and yesterday was a pause, kind of an out of

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<v Speaker 2>body experience where you're being celebrated for last year's championship.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that was cool.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean getting to kind of come together, like look

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<v Speaker 4>back at it because we're i mean so focused on

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<v Speaker 4>doing again this year, but to kind of reminisce I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>Kersh was there and we kind of got to, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>celebrate that all together again. So that was, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>cool to be able to like take our minds off

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<v Speaker 4>this year a little bit. You know, it's kind of

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<v Speaker 4>flown by already and just kind of reminisced about, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>how cool and fun and you know stressful last year was,

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<v Speaker 4>and you know, celebrate a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, honestly, you guys are so good at being

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<v Speaker 2>in the moment and where your feet are. You never

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<v Speaker 2>allow yourselves to look back at last year. So what

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<v Speaker 2>was it like a team that is so in the

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<v Speaker 2>moment to allow yourselves for a day to look back

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<v Speaker 2>to last October?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it was.

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<v Speaker 4>It was weird because I mean it's hard to even

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<v Speaker 4>look back at you know, a month, a week ago,

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<v Speaker 4>like you're so caught up in like what do we.

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<v Speaker 3>Have to do today?

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<v Speaker 4>And so yeah, just take a step away and like appreciate.

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<v Speaker 4>It's kind of like everything around us was like frozen

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<v Speaker 4>for a little bit, and you're like able to you know,

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<v Speaker 4>be with those guys and you know talk about kind

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<v Speaker 4>of you know how last year was, and you know,

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<v Speaker 4>relive a little bit.

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<v Speaker 3>And so that was that was cool.

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<v Speaker 4>And kind of like a little break from the season

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<v Speaker 4>a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>Like you said, one of the highlights of yesterday was

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<v Speaker 2>getting to see Clayton Krushaw again. What was it like

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<v Speaker 2>to hang out and talk shop and catch up on

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<v Speaker 2>this year with him.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it was.

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<v Speaker 4>It was great to see him and talk to him

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<v Speaker 4>a little bit. I know he's i mean, he watches

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<v Speaker 4>our games and you know, one of the first things

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<v Speaker 4>he asked me is why I was throwing side arm

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<v Speaker 4>this year.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm gonna work on not doing that. I think.

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<v Speaker 4>I think that just means my arms soft dropped a

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<v Speaker 4>little bit, so you're gonna definitely. I mean, that was

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<v Speaker 4>good to hear because it's i mean, might help throwing over.

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<v Speaker 3>The top again, so that'll be good.

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<v Speaker 4>But just I'm just hearing him and like getting to

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<v Speaker 4>hear like what he's been doing. You know, now he's

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<v Speaker 4>away from playing baseball and you know everything, Like I'm

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<v Speaker 4>sure it's a lot less stress, uh, you know, being away,

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<v Speaker 4>being away, but I'm sure I'm sure he missed it

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<v Speaker 4>and stuff. But it's cool to have him around and

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<v Speaker 4>you know, see him with the guys again.

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<v Speaker 2>Once he gives you like that cue about where your

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<v Speaker 2>arm slot is, did you go in to look at

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<v Speaker 2>it right away today?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I see, like, I definitely drop it.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh, you know when I try to throw my sweeper

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<v Speaker 4>sometimes and that's like kind of takes me out of

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<v Speaker 4>my throat a little bit, and so I think that's

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<v Speaker 4>you know, that can contribute to some issues on other

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<v Speaker 4>pitches as well if it if it, you know, messes

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<v Speaker 4>with that, and so I think that's one thing that like,

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<v Speaker 4>it's I have to fight when I throw that pitch,

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<v Speaker 4>stay in my natural and so for him to notice

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<v Speaker 4>it and like say something like must mean it's going

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<v Speaker 4>definitely the wrong way. And so just being able to

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<v Speaker 4>like hear that and say okay, like I was doing

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<v Speaker 4>like it correctly, you know early on. I think I

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<v Speaker 4>just got a little bit away from it now and

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<v Speaker 4>so just hearing that and be like, all right, you

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<v Speaker 4>really need to focus on getting.

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<v Speaker 3>Back to it. Well, I mean that'll that'll help us

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<v Speaker 3>to get to hear love it.

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<v Speaker 2>Clayton Kershaw doing some pitching coaching at the White House yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>Will Klein is our guest as we get ready for

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<v Speaker 2>first pitch between the Dodgers and Mets. Has it hit

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<v Speaker 2>you and your teammates that you've been in three different

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<v Speaker 2>cities within twenty four hours?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>The travel, The travel is definitely a lot, uh. I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>because if you had the night game and Philly flew

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<v Speaker 4>to DC, woke up, did the Senate White House and

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<v Speaker 4>then flew back here last night, so it's kind of

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<v Speaker 4>a whirlwind. But I mean I feel like yesterday kind

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<v Speaker 4>of kind of flew by all we already kind of

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<v Speaker 4>forgot about it a little bit, but and now we're

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<v Speaker 4>now we're here ready to play another game. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>it's it's kind of crazy getting to travel all over

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<v Speaker 4>the place. And you know, I don't if I wasn't

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<v Speaker 4>playing baseball, would be kind of like my wife traveled

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<v Speaker 4>with us for like one of the first times and

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<v Speaker 4>she's like, I don't know how you guys do it. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>I think it's just like part of the game now,

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<v Speaker 4>Like I mean, just bouncing all over the place, and

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<v Speaker 4>so I don't even think about it until you mentioned. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>three cities in like twenty four hours, So it's it's

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<v Speaker 4>pretty crazy, but you know it's fun. They're cool cities.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, I love being with the rock Stars, the back

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<v Speaker 2>to back world champion Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>Will climb before I let you go.

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<v Speaker 2>Your bullpen Mets, Tanner Scott and Alex Vesia are trying

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<v Speaker 2>to get me to agree on Sunday before the game

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<v Speaker 2>for an hour to put on this like icy hot,

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<v Speaker 2>red hot thing on.

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<v Speaker 3>My back they're asking you to put cheese on your back. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you advise me to take that bet or to

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<v Speaker 2>stay away?

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<v Speaker 3>Would they offer.

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<v Speaker 2>You, uh, you know a certain amount of money that's

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<v Speaker 2>less than a thousand dollars?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean I would love to see you try it.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it'd be really funny.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but painful and bad for my health.

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<v Speaker 4>No, they put I mean we all put it on

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<v Speaker 4>for a reason. It helps you know, it helps you

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<v Speaker 4>feel better. Okay, it's pain relief.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, well I got some pain today.

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<v Speaker 2>Will climb. Thank you for the advice. I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sold yet, but I'll let you know.

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<v Speaker 3>You might as well it be. I mean, it'd be

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<v Speaker 3>funny regardless.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, I'm here for your amusement to keep things

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<v Speaker 2>light on the final leg of this nine game road trip.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks a lot for the time, and it was great

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<v Speaker 2>hanging out yesterday.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. Well I had a blast.