WEBVTT - Mookie Betts (1-31-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 1>One guy that is here. All we care about is

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<v Speaker 1>number fifty himself, Marcus Lynn Bets Mookie. Thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>joining us. Appreciate it, of course.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for having me, Bro. I miss you, man, it's

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<v Speaker 2>been a while.

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<v Speaker 1>I know Brad Paisley invited me to do my show

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<v Speaker 1>from his house. Can I get the same invite from you?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh? Yeah, let's let's come do it from the house

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<v Speaker 2>one day while we're bowling or something. We'll figure it out.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that'd be great. You've been in my neighborhood. You

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<v Speaker 1>were at a BEVMO in Woodland Hills, you were at

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<v Speaker 1>a Total Wine in north Ridge yesterday. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like we've just been missing each other. On Ventura Boulevard.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I had mat tequila, so I had a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of signings, and so I got to I got to

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<v Speaker 2>interact with some people in your in your in your area.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sad that you didn't get to You know what,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll make sure I give you a bottle for me personally. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll hand you a bottle of sign of providency.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, thank you, appreciate it. Available at Total Wine and

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<v Speaker 1>Bevmo and Costco. I love Costco and Costco.

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<v Speaker 2>Costco. That was the first one, you know, all around

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<v Speaker 2>the LA region, though not we're not a nationwide yet.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. I'm sure this is giving you a great opportunity,

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<v Speaker 1>like you said, to meet fans while you're making these appearances.

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<v Speaker 1>Does it hit you harder meet these fans this year,

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<v Speaker 1>how much your championship meant to them and to their families.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you felt that, yeah, you know, I have a

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<v Speaker 2>little more you know, and run out for us? I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>well for me, you know, thinking about back to back

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever was. You know, you don't really think about

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<v Speaker 2>those type of things because they don't really happen. And

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<v Speaker 2>then you're hear it all the time. The guys say,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, three feet three feet and it's like, what,

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<v Speaker 2>what are you like? It's hard enough to get one

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<v Speaker 2>and so but you know, luckily we're here and.

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<v Speaker 1>We have the opportunity to do it for you guys,

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<v Speaker 1>have you had a chance to reflect on last season?

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<v Speaker 1>What is the toughest thing about winning back to back championships?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's just the grind that you got to

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<v Speaker 2>go through. So I'm expecting it to be you know,

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<v Speaker 2>some some top of eventful situation, just like last year,

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<v Speaker 2>something super emotional, just like last year. So but that's

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<v Speaker 2>what makes it fun. I think that's what made it beautiful.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody keeps saying, you know, that was one of the

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<v Speaker 2>best World Series is ever, So just to be a

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<v Speaker 2>part of it. Obviously coming out on the winning side

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<v Speaker 2>makes it a lot better, but just to be a

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<v Speaker 2>part or something like that is some abutiful.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been around you know now that my son's playing

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<v Speaker 1>Little League around kids his age, no ten year olds

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<v Speaker 1>and my son included, so many of them emulate and

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<v Speaker 1>try to duplicate your unassisted World Series ending double play.

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<v Speaker 1>How cool is that to know kids of that age

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<v Speaker 1>are trying to do the Mookie Bets shortstop. After everybody

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<v Speaker 1>talked about the move to that position, now kids are

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<v Speaker 1>trying to be Mookie the shortstop in the World Series.

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<v Speaker 2>That's weird, man, It's it's really weird. You know, there

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<v Speaker 2>was a lot of work that went into it, so

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<v Speaker 2>kids that are trying to keep on working on it.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I started and I wasn't great at it,

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<v Speaker 2>and then in the World Series with it, so it was, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>it's really neat. You know, being in right field for

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<v Speaker 2>so long, you know, I think love right for for

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<v Speaker 2>ten years, and then you come back to short and

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<v Speaker 2>then have an opportunity to make a play, and then

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<v Speaker 2>kids want to make the play, and that's that's really

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<v Speaker 2>cool when you think about it. I didn't think about

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<v Speaker 2>it until right now.

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<v Speaker 1>There's so many things that stand out to me about

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<v Speaker 1>the World Series. I feel like you ending the World

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<v Speaker 1>Series with an unassisted double play to me, just put

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<v Speaker 1>an exclamation mark on the critics that didn't think you

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<v Speaker 1>could do it. And you're the guy making the play

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<v Speaker 1>to end the World Series from that position. Did that

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<v Speaker 1>Does that even hit you?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I mean, uh, you know, after I got to

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<v Speaker 2>reflect on it, and I was happy, I was proud

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<v Speaker 2>of myself because earlier, earlier in the year, I remember,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, just wondering how long I was gonna be able.

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<v Speaker 1>To do it.

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<v Speaker 2>And Woody, I remember throwing from day one and spring training.

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<v Speaker 2>He told me when we won the World Series, you'll

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<v Speaker 2>be playing shortstop, and he said it so many times

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<v Speaker 2>and he just made me kind of believe it. And

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<v Speaker 2>then you know, just you go, you know how much

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<v Speaker 2>how much I work, And so it was just really

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<v Speaker 2>cool just to see a move like that and how

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<v Speaker 2>it affected the team and really had in a positive way.

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<v Speaker 1>Your work started. I think you told me two weeks

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<v Speaker 1>after the twenty five World Series twenty four World Series,

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<v Speaker 1>what's this offseason been like for you?

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<v Speaker 2>It was a little more normal, and you know, a

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<v Speaker 2>little more normal. I started. I did start taking ground

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<v Speaker 2>balls and doing doing what I need to do in

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<v Speaker 2>the infield, you know, but obviously I'll do a lot

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<v Speaker 2>more work during spring instead of so much in the offseason,

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<v Speaker 2>because we know this is gonna be another long season.

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<v Speaker 2>We have an opportunity to make history, and so I

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<v Speaker 2>got to be fresh for it.

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<v Speaker 1>What did you know Nick Schumpert had a video camera

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<v Speaker 1>the other day out here when you were working with him.

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<v Speaker 2>No, honestly, it was just the video. I mean, it

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<v Speaker 2>was just it was just the glasses. Oh yeah, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>thinking he's just wearing sunglasses.

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<v Speaker 1>Hot MIC's everywhere, Mookie everywhere.

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<v Speaker 2>So but you know, that's just the passion that I

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<v Speaker 2>have for it. And that's my little cousin. So anything

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<v Speaker 2>anything for him, you know, I'll do whatever for him.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, he really showed off with those ray bands and

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<v Speaker 1>those glasses.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's how he's got some swag, you know it

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<v Speaker 2>kind of it kind of runs into family a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I love it. You got a lot of swag, Mookie.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you have a room on your hand for

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<v Speaker 1>one more ring, don't you.

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<v Speaker 2>We do have room for one more and hopefully this

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<v Speaker 2>is the year.

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<v Speaker 1>Can't wait. Great to see you smile. I always say this.

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<v Speaker 1>Mother's across America love your smile. It lights up everywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, thank you. Great to see you. You've always

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<v Speaker 1>been Mookie. By the way, hasn't bother me Takasa Betts

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<v Speaker 1>after the last two championships. Yeah, so maybe we could

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<v Speaker 1>do it again. They want to take a picture with us.

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<v Speaker 1>Should I butt my sunglasses on? You're I and I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't overstay my welcome at the house, right, Okay, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna have another party there. Oh wow, they got

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<v Speaker 1>you going this way there, he goes Mookie Bets. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I forgot to ask him about playing golf with Barack Obama.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll get to that in spring training.