1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talking. 2 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: One guy that is here. All we care about is 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: number fifty himself, Marcus Lynn Bets Mookie. Thank you for 4 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:16,639 Speaker 1: joining us. Appreciate it, of course. 5 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 2: Thanks for having me, Bro. I miss you, man, it's 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 2: been a while. 7 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: I know Brad Paisley invited me to do my show 8 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: from his house. Can I get the same invite from you? 9 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 2: Uh? Yeah, let's let's come do it from the house 10 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 2: one day while we're bowling or something. We'll figure it out. 11 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, that'd be great. You've been in my neighborhood. You 12 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: were at a BEVMO in Woodland Hills, you were at 13 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: a Total Wine in north Ridge yesterday. I mean, I 14 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: feel like we've just been missing each other. On Ventura Boulevard. 15 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I had mat tequila, so I had a couple 16 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 2: of signings, and so I got to I got to 17 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 2: interact with some people in your in your in your area. 18 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 2: I'm sad that you didn't get to You know what, 19 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 2: I'll make sure I give you a bottle for me personally. Well, 20 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 2: I'll hand you a bottle of sign of providency. 21 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: Okay, thank you, appreciate it. Available at Total Wine and 22 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: Bevmo and Costco. I love Costco and Costco. 23 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 2: Costco. That was the first one, you know, all around 24 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 2: the LA region, though not we're not a nationwide yet. 25 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: You know. I'm sure this is giving you a great opportunity, 26 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: like you said, to meet fans while you're making these appearances. 27 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 1: Does it hit you harder meet these fans this year, 28 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 1: how much your championship meant to them and to their families. 29 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 2: Have you felt that, yeah, you know, I have a 30 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 2: little more you know, and run out for us? I mean, 31 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 2: well for me, you know, thinking about back to back 32 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 2: or whatever was. You know, you don't really think about 33 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 2: those type of things because they don't really happen. And 34 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 2: then you're hear it all the time. The guys say, 35 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 2: you know, three feet three feet and it's like, what, 36 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 2: what are you like? It's hard enough to get one 37 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 2: and so but you know, luckily we're here and. 38 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: We have the opportunity to do it for you guys, 39 00:01:57,560 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: have you had a chance to reflect on last season? 40 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: What is the toughest thing about winning back to back championships? 41 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: I mean, it's just the grind that you got to 42 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 2: go through. So I'm expecting it to be you know, 43 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 2: some some top of eventful situation, just like last year, 44 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 2: something super emotional, just like last year. So but that's 45 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 2: what makes it fun. I think that's what made it beautiful. 46 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 2: Everybody keeps saying, you know, that was one of the 47 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 2: best World Series is ever, So just to be a 48 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 2: part of it. Obviously coming out on the winning side 49 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 2: makes it a lot better, but just to be a 50 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 2: part or something like that is some abutiful. 51 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: I've been around you know now that my son's playing 52 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: Little League around kids his age, no ten year olds 53 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: and my son included, so many of them emulate and 54 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: try to duplicate your unassisted World Series ending double play. 55 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: How cool is that to know kids of that age 56 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: are trying to do the Mookie Bets shortstop. After everybody 57 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 1: talked about the move to that position, now kids are 58 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: trying to be Mookie the shortstop in the World Series. 59 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 2: That's weird, man, It's it's really weird. You know, there 60 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 2: was a lot of work that went into it, so 61 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 2: kids that are trying to keep on working on it. 62 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 2: You know, I started and I wasn't great at it, 63 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 2: and then in the World Series with it, so it was, uh, 64 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 2: it's really neat. You know, being in right field for 65 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 2: so long, you know, I think love right for for 66 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 2: ten years, and then you come back to short and 67 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 2: then have an opportunity to make a play, and then 68 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 2: kids want to make the play, and that's that's really 69 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 2: cool when you think about it. I didn't think about 70 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 2: it until right now. 71 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:33,839 Speaker 1: There's so many things that stand out to me about 72 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: the World Series. I feel like you ending the World 73 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: Series with an unassisted double play to me, just put 74 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: an exclamation mark on the critics that didn't think you 75 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: could do it. And you're the guy making the play 76 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: to end the World Series from that position. Did that 77 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: Does that even hit you? 78 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 2: Yeah? I mean, uh, you know, after I got to 79 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 2: reflect on it, and I was happy, I was proud 80 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 2: of myself because earlier, earlier in the year, I remember, 81 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 2: you know, just wondering how long I was gonna be able. 82 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: To do it. 83 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 2: And Woody, I remember throwing from day one and spring training. 84 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 2: He told me when we won the World Series, you'll 85 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 2: be playing shortstop, and he said it so many times 86 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 2: and he just made me kind of believe it. And 87 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 2: then you know, just you go, you know how much 88 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 2: how much I work, And so it was just really 89 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 2: cool just to see a move like that and how 90 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 2: it affected the team and really had in a positive way. 91 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: Your work started. I think you told me two weeks 92 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: after the twenty five World Series twenty four World Series, 93 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: what's this offseason been like for you? 94 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,480 Speaker 2: It was a little more normal, and you know, a 95 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 2: little more normal. I started. I did start taking ground 96 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 2: balls and doing doing what I need to do in 97 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 2: the infield, you know, but obviously I'll do a lot 98 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 2: more work during spring instead of so much in the offseason, 99 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,359 Speaker 2: because we know this is gonna be another long season. 100 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 2: We have an opportunity to make history, and so I 101 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 2: got to be fresh for it. 102 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: What did you know Nick Schumpert had a video camera 103 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,039 Speaker 1: the other day out here when you were working with him. 104 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 2: No, honestly, it was just the video. I mean, it 105 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:10,280 Speaker 2: was just it was just the glasses. Oh yeah, I'm 106 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 2: thinking he's just wearing sunglasses. 107 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 1: Hot MIC's everywhere, Mookie everywhere. 108 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 2: So but you know, that's just the passion that I 109 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 2: have for it. And that's my little cousin. So anything 110 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 2: anything for him, you know, I'll do whatever for him. 111 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: Wow, he really showed off with those ray bands and 112 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:24,720 Speaker 1: those glasses. 113 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:27,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's how he's got some swag, you know it 114 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 2: kind of it kind of runs into family a little bit. 115 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, I love it. You got a lot of swag, Mookie. 116 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 1: I think you have a room on your hand for 117 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 1: one more ring, don't you. 118 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 2: We do have room for one more and hopefully this 119 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 2: is the year. 120 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: Can't wait. Great to see you smile. I always say this. 121 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: Mother's across America love your smile. It lights up everywhere. 122 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,919 Speaker 1: Thank you, thank you. Great to see you. You've always 123 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: been Mookie. By the way, hasn't bother me Takasa Betts 124 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: after the last two championships. Yeah, so maybe we could 125 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: do it again. They want to take a picture with us. 126 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: Should I butt my sunglasses on? You're I and I 127 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 1: didn't overstay my welcome at the house, right, Okay, Yeah, 128 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: we're gonna have another party there. Oh wow, they got 129 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: you going this way there, he goes Mookie Bets. Hey, 130 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: I forgot to ask him about playing golf with Barack Obama. 131 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: We'll get to that in spring training.