WEBVTT - Ron Roenicke (3-24-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 2>It's the final game of the exhibition season for the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers and a great baseball man back in the Dodger

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<v Speaker 2>organization since he took over third base coaching during the

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<v Speaker 2>twenty fifteen season, has remained in the organization and is

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<v Speaker 2>a very important voice for Andrew Friedman. That is the

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<v Speaker 2>one and only Ron Rennicky, who just slapped high fives

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<v Speaker 2>with the World Series MVP and opening day starter Yoshi Yamamoto. Ron,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks a lot for the time. Oh sure, anytime You've

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<v Speaker 2>seen a lot of baseball, Ron. We were just talking

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<v Speaker 2>about this. Have you ever seen a pitcher do what

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<v Speaker 2>Yamamoto did in last year's postseason?

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<v Speaker 1>No, we were just talking watching Mooki out there trying

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<v Speaker 1>to throw the dark psych Yamamoto was doing last year,

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<v Speaker 1>and I you know, for a guy physically to do

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<v Speaker 1>that and then bounce back to next year and hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>he stays healthy all year this year, but pretty incredible.

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<v Speaker 1>So so whatever he's doing in his workouts, which is

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<v Speaker 1>pretty fun to watch him do all that is amazing

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<v Speaker 1>and really keeping keeping a body that's not this huge

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<v Speaker 1>guy in a place where physically nobody else can do.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess we also forget the fact that during that

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<v Speaker 2>eighteen inning game of Game three, he was warming up

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<v Speaker 2>in the bullpen. I feel like we forget that part

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<v Speaker 2>of the equation as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, pretty amazing, obviously great year, but but just physically

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to do that. And you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think everybody's trying to figure out how do we keep

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<v Speaker 1>players healthy? And when you see something like that, that's

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<v Speaker 1>when you get Bookie out there throwing the darts like

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<v Speaker 1>he was. So but it's a it's a big problem

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<v Speaker 1>I think now in the major leagues is keeping people healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>We know if we do it, we've got a great team,

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<v Speaker 1>and other teams feel the same way.

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<v Speaker 2>When you talk about that and Yamamoto and how he

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<v Speaker 2>relates to staying healthy, it seems like the Japanese these

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<v Speaker 2>pictures still believe in what Major league pitchers used to

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<v Speaker 2>believe thirty years ago. The more you throw, the more

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to be prepared to endure one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>sixty two game season, thirty starts.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Yeah, it's hard to say which one is the

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<v Speaker 1>right way to go. But whatever we're doing now, it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't seem to be working real well, and everybody realizes

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<v Speaker 1>it's because guys are throwing harder, they're spinning the ball harder.

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<v Speaker 1>There's way more effort into it. But how do we

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<v Speaker 1>physically train them to be able to do that and

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<v Speaker 1>still hold up through a really long season? And it's difficult.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think anytime you see something that works, let's

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<v Speaker 1>try it and see and see how it goes. If

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<v Speaker 1>it works, great, and I don't think there's any harm

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<v Speaker 1>in doing it.

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<v Speaker 2>Ron Rennicky is our guest. He was part of the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers that took down the Big Red machine in the

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<v Speaker 2>early eighties to their dominance in the seventies. You've seen

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<v Speaker 2>the A's of the mid seventies win three in a row.

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<v Speaker 2>You saw the Yankees twenty six years ago win three

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<v Speaker 2>in a row. What is it about this Dodger team

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<v Speaker 2>that has them believing that they can do that as well?

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<v Speaker 1>Well? Certainly it starts with the talent of the players.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you look at the lineup. I was looking

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<v Speaker 1>at it two nights ago and I was like, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to pitch that lineup. And you look at

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<v Speaker 1>our starting staff, you look at the bullpen, so physically

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<v Speaker 1>we have, we have the tools to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. And then the metal part of it, which

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I get to see because I'm here with

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<v Speaker 1>them and get to see what happens underneath. Is a

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<v Speaker 1>special group of guys. It's a group of guys that

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<v Speaker 1>understand how to win, how to prepare to win, and

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<v Speaker 1>that that comes in all different phases. I talk about

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<v Speaker 1>Mooki and how he prepares well. Other guys can't physically

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<v Speaker 1>do what he does, so other guys prepare in a

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<v Speaker 1>different way, And it's just trying to figure out and

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<v Speaker 1>each individual what you need to give this guy to

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<v Speaker 1>be ready to play a game and to play for

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<v Speaker 1>one sixty two.

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<v Speaker 2>There he is a member of the book club. I

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<v Speaker 2>got to get some books from Ron Rennicky.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes,