Speaker 1: And an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talking.
Speaker 2: Well.
Speaker 3: Dave Roberts is back at Dodgers Stadium as a manager
Speaker 3: with three World Series titles and now the fastest manager
Speaker 3: in modern baseball history to reach one thousand wins. Congratulations
Speaker 3: on the accomplishment, the milestone, and it must be great
Speaker 3: to come back to Dodger Stadium with a lot of
Speaker 3: wins on that road trip.
Speaker 2: It does seventy two road trip.
Speaker 1: You know, got their one thousand win on the road
Speaker 1: in Sacramento, and you know, for me, it was I'm
Speaker 1: not a big milestone guys, you know, but to hear
Speaker 1: the players and what they said was was really special.
Speaker 2: And that's what it's all about. And it's sort of.
Speaker 1: A you know, a collection an accomplishment from everyone, from
Speaker 1: so many people that supported me, for players.
Speaker 2: And it was just a good moment.
Speaker 4: You know, how to command a room, you know, how
Speaker 4: to command a clubhouse. What was it like for you
Speaker 4: to have the floor after that game?
Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, I'm used to kind of you know,
Speaker 1: being in clubhouse, but I do pick my spots.
Speaker 2: But talking about myself, that's hard.
Speaker 1: I love kind of being at the center and kind
Speaker 1: of lifting up players on certain things, so that that
Speaker 1: was a little bit different.
Speaker 2: But again, you know, Migey says.
Speaker 1: Some nice things, Freddy said some nice things, and so
Speaker 1: I did my little.
Speaker 2: Champagne tous about it.
Speaker 4: I thought one of the better things about having to
Speaker 4: play in Sacramento and you getting that milestone win as
Speaker 4: a manager was the fact that the clubhouse was all
Speaker 4: the way behind the center field wall, so you had
Speaker 4: to walk out after you did your interview and celebration
Speaker 4: and twelve thousand plus Dodger fans were saluting you on
Speaker 4: the way back. What was it like for you to
Speaker 4: have that walk in Sacramento with all those Dodger fans
Speaker 4: giving you that standing ovation.
Speaker 2: That was great.
Speaker 1: You know, we travel well and obviously you know where
Speaker 1: wherever we're at on the road, Dodger fans seemed to
Speaker 1: be there, and you know, Sacramento very intimate ballpark. I
Speaker 1: thought they did a great job having us there at
Speaker 1: Major League Baseball, you know, the athletics, all that stuff,
Speaker 1: and it was fourteen thousand people, but like you said,
Speaker 1: they seemed like twelve thousand.
Speaker 2: We're Dodger fans. So after the.
Speaker 1: Win to be there, you know, there's been still in
Speaker 1: the stands giving me applause.
Speaker 2: That was great. That was a touching moment for me.
Speaker 4: How many text messages did you have when you got
Speaker 4: back to your office?
Speaker 1: So I changed my number recently and I still had
Speaker 1: over like one hundred and fifties, So it was great. No,
Speaker 1: it's a lot of fun and it just speaks to
Speaker 1: you know, people are celebrating you and love to celebrate you,
Speaker 1: and that means a lot because at the end of
Speaker 1: the day, you want people to like you, respect you,
Speaker 1: and so you seek to run through those text messages.
Speaker 2: Was was NXE.
Speaker 4: You've had all deep connections with your teams over the
Speaker 4: last eleven years, but what is it about the last
Speaker 4: two years with these group of players that it seems
Speaker 4: like the connection is even deeper it.
Speaker 1: Has been, It's gone to another level these last couple
Speaker 1: of years. I think that over the course of eleven years,
Speaker 1: you know, you're continually trying to build trust, and obviously
Speaker 1: every year there's players that change in and out.
Speaker 2: But I do think that.
Speaker 1: These last couple of years, especially with Freddie, with Mookie
Speaker 1: in particular, the buying has been just unwavering, you know,
Speaker 1: and then you had Tao in you had Will Smith.
Speaker 1: I think that, you know, Months, he's been with me
Speaker 1: longer than anybody, and he's kind of seen this whole evolution.
Speaker 1: But I think right now and then also Mickey Row
Speaker 1: So I think for me it's like there's trust both ways.
Speaker 1: So it's just I'm having more fun than I've ever
Speaker 1: had managing the Dodgers.
Speaker 4: Speaking of Max Munsey, this is what Max Months he
Speaker 4: said about Dave Roberts just a couple of nights ago,
Speaker 4: where he said that he's been with you since twenty
Speaker 4: eighteen and you've helped him grow to be a better player, and.
Speaker 5: He said he's seeing you grow as a manager as well.
Speaker 5: What does it mean to you or something like that
Speaker 5: from a guy that you've been with since twenty eighteen
Speaker 5: and that you've helped.
Speaker 4: Propel his career to an all star level.
Speaker 1: He's right in the sense that we've both helped each other.
Speaker 1: You know, I've grown as a manager and I hope
Speaker 1: to continue to evolve and grow. And I think that
Speaker 1: I challenge him on certain things on the field off
Speaker 1: the field, and I think he's a better husband, a
Speaker 1: better father, a better ballplayer for it.
Speaker 2: We have a great relationship. I shoot him straight.
Speaker 1: But yeah, I think I've certainly grown as a manager too,
Speaker 1: and he's been. I just really enjoy watching his development
Speaker 1: and I can't wait till he's named starter for in
Speaker 1: twenty six start.
Speaker 2: Game that'll be Saturday.
Speaker 4: Dave Roberts will be managing the National League team in Philadelphia.
Speaker 4: Congratulations on such an important milestone, because it's about wins,
Speaker 4: wins and losses. You already have distinguished yourself amongst some
Speaker 4: of the great Dodger managers when he bet to back
Speaker 4: championships and now getting to one thousand wins faster than
Speaker 4: any other manager in Major League modern day baseball history.
Speaker 4: Thanks a lot for the time. Congratulations, and we'll do
Speaker 4: this again after another thousand.
Speaker 1: Yeah, let's do it again, David. And we'll see one
Speaker 1: day at a time. But I love chatting with you,
Speaker 1: and thank you.