WEBVTT - Tommy Edman (10-1-25)

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<v Speaker 1>An exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>There's very few people that I'll blow Andrew Friedman off for.

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<v Speaker 2>But when a guy is the NLCS MVP and Homer's

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<v Speaker 2>in the first game of the Wildcard series, I will

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<v Speaker 2>blow off Andrew Friedman, and that is Tommy Edmund. Tommy,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks a lot for the time, appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 3>What's up, David?

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, of course, proud to be proud to be

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<v Speaker 1>here and glad that you told me that high regard

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<v Speaker 1>that you just blow off Andrew Freeman.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, he is the guy that brought you over here,

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<v Speaker 2>so you know, I think he could he can live

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<v Speaker 2>with this.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's true. I'm very grateful for that for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you just talk about last night's game? And obviously

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<v Speaker 2>game ones are so important, but in this short series,

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<v Speaker 2>how big of a relief to a certain extent is

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<v Speaker 2>it to have that first game?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, you know, it's great to take game one. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you always want to get that lead early, and we

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<v Speaker 1>did a good job of coming out on fire and

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<v Speaker 1>scoring a bunch of runs against a really good pitcher.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, so to get so to get that first

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<v Speaker 1>win out of the way is huge. And being we're

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<v Speaker 1>not letting our foot off the pedal and we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>do our best to come out hot again today.

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<v Speaker 2>Just talking to some of your teammates, that seems to

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<v Speaker 2>be the mentality. You're not even thinking about this possibly

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<v Speaker 2>going to a game three. You guys are intent on

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<v Speaker 2>doing everything possible to make it happen tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, you know, we're just doing everything we can to

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<v Speaker 1>you know, come out hot, get all the preparation in

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<v Speaker 1>that we typically do, and you know, just take it

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<v Speaker 1>to him.

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<v Speaker 2>When you look at last night's game, Tommy, the first inning,

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<v Speaker 2>Blake Snell puts up a zero seven pitches, Otani gets

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<v Speaker 2>this place on its feet with a leadoff home run.

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<v Speaker 2>Can games change in the first inning As far as momentum.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it was great start.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you can tell that Blake had his stuff

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<v Speaker 1>early on. You know, he was really on fire those

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<v Speaker 1>first few innings and they didn't really have any you know,

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<v Speaker 1>any any traffic on the first few innings and he

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<v Speaker 1>was just lights out and then showed to come out

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<v Speaker 1>and hit a turn on a hundred mile an hour

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<v Speaker 1>fastball and crushed into the seats. You know, it just

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<v Speaker 1>gave us that momentum.

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<v Speaker 2>I was looking at the replays of you and Taoska

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<v Speaker 2>going back to back last night in the third inning,

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<v Speaker 2>it felt like that fastball just came right onto the

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<v Speaker 2>barrel of your bat. I mean, when you see a

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<v Speaker 2>pitch like that, how what kind of challenge is it

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<v Speaker 2>to stay within yourself to be able to put that swing?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, I did hit a slider.

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<v Speaker 2>Though it was a slider, I thought it was a

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<v Speaker 2>fastball the way he was coming.

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<v Speaker 3>No, it's all good.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it was you know, just kind of went run

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<v Speaker 1>into my backpath and you know, he's trying to stay sure.

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<v Speaker 1>He's got a good fastball, and he throw and I

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<v Speaker 1>could hit.

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<v Speaker 2>He lost lost street cred right there.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh that's all good. It's all good. I forget about

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<v Speaker 1>stuff sometimes too.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you. I appreciate that you got the day off today.

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<v Speaker 2>As far as starting, how did it feel coming out

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<v Speaker 2>of last night playing second base?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know, it felt pretty good.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, first game being back in the field since

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<v Speaker 1>that Arizona series. So you know, I'm glad that I

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<v Speaker 1>was able to get get a few innings out there

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<v Speaker 1>and come out feeling fresh. You know, it feels good today,

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<v Speaker 1>No worse for the wear, so you know, I'm glad

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<v Speaker 1>to throws at right now.

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<v Speaker 2>How big of a win was it for you guys,

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<v Speaker 2>not only to win that first game, but also to

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<v Speaker 2>come out of it as clean as you did, and

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<v Speaker 2>not having to use will Smith gives him a little

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<v Speaker 2>extra time as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you know, we're just trying to get him healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I know he's feeling better day by day,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, every additional game that we can that

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<v Speaker 1>we can go on and let him recover is huge,

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<v Speaker 1>and hopefully he'll be good for you know, for future

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<v Speaker 1>games in this playoff, in these playoffs and hopefully we

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<v Speaker 1>play for a whole other month.

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<v Speaker 2>You made your presence known in last year's October Tommy.

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<v Speaker 2>What is it about playoff baseball that brings out the

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<v Speaker 2>best in you and your teammates?

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we all just get super locked in for

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<v Speaker 1>these games. You know, this is what we all play for.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you're playing one hundred and sixty two games

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<v Speaker 1>during the season just for the chance to play in

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<v Speaker 1>these games. So we get super fired up and we're

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<v Speaker 1>just excited to go out there and play some really

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<v Speaker 1>meaningful games.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks a lot for stopping Tommy appreciated and slider last night.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll remember that.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, of course, David, I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, we can all get better each and every day.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be better next time.

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<v Speaker 3>That's right. Yeah, you're pretty good, but you know I

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<v Speaker 3>always room for improvement.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Tommy. Inspired by the Great Tommy Edmund, who

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<v Speaker 2>we go.

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<v Speaker 3>Can't wait for my new pair of sunglasses.