1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey or Dodger Talk. 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: I am here with the man that has put together 3 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: a team that has won back to back World Series 4 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: championships for the first time in twenty five years. That's 5 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: Andrew Friedman. We've talked to the players. Obviously, they love 6 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: each other. What can you say about these group of 7 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: guys that. 8 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 2: You believed in. I gotta tell you, we didn't play 9 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 2: our best series, but it speaks to the character and 10 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 2: the fight in this group to just find ways to 11 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 2: win baseball games. The defensive plays at the right time, 12 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 2: the big hit Miggey Road tonight in the ninth inning. 13 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 2: There were so many different things throughout this series where 14 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 2: in the big picture we didn't play that well, we 15 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 2: didn't play nearly up to our ability, but those big 16 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 2: swing moments we showed up. And it was that calmness, 17 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 2: that presence of mind that winners have, and this group 18 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 2: feeds off each other and they're desired bring that championship 19 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 2: trophy back to LA and back to back years. Was 20 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,639 Speaker 2: so strong and we saw it and felt it throughout 21 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 2: this series. 22 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: You led the charge two off seasons ago to sign 23 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: Yama Moto. 24 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 2: Did you know. 25 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:15,959 Speaker 1: He did you even know he was this type of 26 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: guy that would go and do something that we haven't 27 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: seen since Randy Johnson in two thousand and one. 28 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 2: No, I mean yesterday morning. I didn't know this about Yama. 29 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:28,399 Speaker 2: Last night after the game, I got a text that said, hey, 30 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 2: Yama's preparing. He's getting treatment now, He's preparing and doing 31 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 2: everything he can to be ready tomorrow. I was like, yeah, yeah, 32 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:39,119 Speaker 2: that's great, like, I love to compete whatever. Today there's 33 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 2: another text he got treatment again and he thinks he's 34 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 2: going to be ready, Like wow, okay went on catch 35 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 2: play that. I feel great for him To have as 36 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 2: good as stuff tonight as he had last night is 37 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 2: maybe the most incredible thing I've ever seen on a 38 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:57,279 Speaker 2: baseball field. 39 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: Last year, you did it with relief pitchers. This year 40 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: you did it with the majority of your incredible starters. 41 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: How were you able to get so creative, to be 42 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: able to be so nimble in this series? 43 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 2: And we've talked about this, there's a lot of different 44 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 2: ways to win, and for us, it's leaning into whatever 45 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 2: our team's strengths are and figuring out how to maximize 46 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 2: that and our starters. I mean, what Snell did what 47 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 2: Glass did. Glass has never gone back to back what 48 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 2: he did tonight. There are so many incredible moments throughout 49 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 2: this Yama's obviously going to outshine it in a lot 50 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 2: of ways with what he did. But what Glass did, 51 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 2: what Snell did, I can't say a show. It was incredible. 52 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 2: Those starters are so talented and they put themselves in 53 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 2: position to be the guys that we wanted to use 54 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 2: in Game seven. 55 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: You're so invested in your players and your coaching staff 56 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: and everybody on your staff. Back to back World Series 57 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: Championship champions have not been done in twenty five years. 58 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: How does it feel for you after it's all said 59 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: and done, that you guys are going down in history 60 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: as one of the greatest teams ever. 61 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 2: I gotta tell you, going through this year, I feel 62 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 2: it even more of how hard it is. It is 63 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 2: incredibly difficult. So I get why it hasn't happened in 64 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 2: a long time. For me, the relationships, the amount of 65 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 2: time we spend away from our families, the work, the 66 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 2: grind for everyone. That is where the satisfaction for me 67 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 2: comes is all the people that we work so closely 68 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 2: with and for them to have this joy us to 69 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:32,399 Speaker 2: have it together is everything. 70 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: Have you held the trophy yet? Not yet? When will 71 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: you do it? 72 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 2: I'm letting everyone else touch it. 73 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: I'll get a hold of it at some point, once 74 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: I'm alone time with it. I do. 75 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 2: I do. 76 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: Congratulations you are You're really special at what you do. 77 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: Los Angeles is very lucky to have Andrew Friedman. Thank you, Dave. 78 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 2: I really appreciate it.