WEBVTT - Blake Snell (10-27-25)

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

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<v Speaker 1>All right, we are here with the one and only,

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<v Speaker 1>two times two time Cy Young Award winner and the

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<v Speaker 1>man that will be back on the mound in Game

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<v Speaker 1>five here at Dodger Stadium for the World Series Championship.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the one and only Blake Snell aka snell Zilla,

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<v Speaker 1>aka great Guy, aka my guest.

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<v Speaker 2>Before Game three of the World Series. Thank you for the.

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<v Speaker 3>Time appreciated day.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, I woke up this morning really excited about coming

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<v Speaker 1>to the ballpark.

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<v Speaker 2>I know that's the sense around the team.

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<v Speaker 1>How excited is everybody for the World Series to be

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<v Speaker 1>back here?

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<v Speaker 4>No, we're fired up, you know, we're just we're excited

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<v Speaker 4>to be home and see this place packed out, ready

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<v Speaker 4>to go and you know, chase the World Series. This

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<v Speaker 4>is what we've all been waiting for, fans, players, So

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<v Speaker 4>this got on.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels like your offense is starting to wake up.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels like your hitters are ready to really put

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<v Speaker 1>up a cricket no today.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, no, they should be good, especially that top those

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<v Speaker 4>top three them Hall of famers.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we're looking forward to that. We'll see, we'll see

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<v Speaker 3>what we can do.

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<v Speaker 4>But man, teams locked in, We're all fired up, are

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<v Speaker 4>ready to go, and we're just excited to be home.

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<v Speaker 3>Man, this place is amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys evened up the series in Toronto after another

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<v Speaker 1>great performance from Yamamoto. What makes him so special? And

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<v Speaker 1>why is he your favorite teammate?

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, man, you're gonna put it on the spot like that.

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<v Speaker 2>You told me he's your favorite teammate.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I love him. He I mean, he's just for

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<v Speaker 4>twenty seven. He's just so locked in on his routine,

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<v Speaker 4>his prep, adjusting in the game, learning, watching.

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<v Speaker 3>He's just so he's just so good at his job.

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<v Speaker 4>And for that to be twenty seven and doing that,

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<v Speaker 4>it's so impressive. And No, and then just him as

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<v Speaker 4>a person. In the conversations we have as friends, it's

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<v Speaker 4>just always so much fun. And yeah, I've just you know,

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<v Speaker 4>we've grown a really strong bond and you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 4>so lucky to have him as a teammate.

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<v Speaker 3>And a friend.

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<v Speaker 1>We see him during the game, write notes in his

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<v Speaker 1>little notebook. You have your snow Zilla binder. Is there

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<v Speaker 1>any similarities to just how you guys in the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of games are looking back at notes and the preparation

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of the game.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I think it's just all of us like learning.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, we all want to be the best in

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<v Speaker 4>the world, and we're all competing against each other, and

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<v Speaker 4>that's his thing that he's doing and I'm doing my thing,

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<v Speaker 4>and we're watching each other. We're learning, and we're just

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<v Speaker 4>trying to be the best pictures we can be. And

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<v Speaker 4>we have such a good starting staff, and we all

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<v Speaker 4>compete against each other and with each other, and man,

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<v Speaker 4>it's just fun to be a part of. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>we're all chasing being the best, you know, the best picture.

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<v Speaker 3>In the world.

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<v Speaker 1>After Game one, you said you learned something. You'll have

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<v Speaker 1>that opportunity in game five to applay it. How excited

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<v Speaker 1>are you to have another opportunity in this World Series?

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<v Speaker 3>I can't wait. Yeah I was.

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<v Speaker 4>I was probably the happiest that we want a game two.

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<v Speaker 3>But no, I can't wait.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, I learned a lot and I gotta go

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<v Speaker 4>out there and prove it myself, Like, hey, I know

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<v Speaker 4>what I need to do and I'm gonna do it.

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<v Speaker 3>And no, I can't wait.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, especially to it's at home in the World

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<v Speaker 4>Series with our crowd and you know, I know, I

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<v Speaker 4>know what we can do and we handle business.

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<v Speaker 3>This should be a great day.

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<v Speaker 1>It's exciting right that you had a chance to pitch

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<v Speaker 1>in the World Series, but now you get a second

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<v Speaker 1>chance and also here at Dodger Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you control that excitement?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, yeah, I don't know, would be the day off?

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<v Speaker 4>You just you roll with it, You learn and you

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<v Speaker 4>feel the energy you feel you know what today is

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<v Speaker 4>or what that day will bring, and you just go

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<v Speaker 4>from there. But I know, I'm excited and I'm already

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<v Speaker 4>like just I can't wait for my start, but I

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<v Speaker 4>can't wait to watch.

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<v Speaker 3>Glass and Show as well. I mean, we're ready to

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<v Speaker 3>play this what was gonna wait for all year?

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<v Speaker 1>When we see you walk into the ballpark for your start.

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<v Speaker 1>So you obviously got a lot of swag and you

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<v Speaker 1>have your headphones on.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you tell us what you're listening to?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean lately a lot of NBA Young Boy.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, that's a lot of that Kodak Black right now

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<v Speaker 4>it changes, but right.

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<v Speaker 3>Now that's what I'm listening to.

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<v Speaker 1>So are their phases. When you're walking in, you're listening

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<v Speaker 1>to the Kodeac. But once you get into the clubhouse.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you switch the vibe up as you get closer

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<v Speaker 1>to first pitch?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean it could change, you know, you never know.

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<v Speaker 4>Right now, that's that's kind of where I'm at. And

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<v Speaker 4>that could change the country, it could change the Latin

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<v Speaker 4>I mean sometimes reggae, I mean it kind of jumps

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<v Speaker 4>all over the place. But right now, that's kind of

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<v Speaker 4>where I'm at mentally, And yeah, I'm gonna stay right

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<v Speaker 4>in that lane. And unless it, you know, I'm like,

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<v Speaker 4>I want to listen to something else.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm excited for Game three, but I can't wait for

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<v Speaker 1>Game five. Snail Zilla Day at Dodger Stadium, World Series Stage.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time, and next time we talk,

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<v Speaker 1>you might be feeling a little bit different.

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<v Speaker 4>I hope, so, Dave, that's the plan, So we'll see

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<v Speaker 4>what we can do. But I like the way. I

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<v Speaker 4>like the way we're playing right now.

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<v Speaker 3>Love it.

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<v Speaker 2>He has that look in his eye.

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<v Speaker 3>Be ready.

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<v Speaker 1>Game five at Dodgers Stadium on Wednesday. The Dodgers will

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<v Speaker 1>take care of business the next two