Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker.
Speaker 1: It's the Dodgers and Rockies getting said for first pitch,
Speaker 1: the Dodgers getting ready for Game three of this four
Speaker 1: game series at Corsefield. And we haven't had a chance
Speaker 1: to catch up with a proud USC trojan who just
Speaker 1: got called.
Speaker 2: Up last week.
Speaker 1: And that's the one and only fight on Kyle Hurt. Kyle,
Speaker 1: thanks a lot for the time.
Speaker 3: Yeah, thank you for having me.
Speaker 2: We're gonna play it this straight today, Kyle.
Speaker 1: Okay, I don't want any shenanigans from you, got it.
Speaker 2: What's it been like?
Speaker 1: Obviously, you put in a lot of work over the
Speaker 1: last year and a half to get back and you
Speaker 1: finally got the opportunity. What's it been like to settle
Speaker 1: in with the team.
Speaker 3: It's been a lot of fun, you know, being down
Speaker 3: in the bullpens. It's a good time. There's a lot
Speaker 3: of good players down there, and a lot of good
Speaker 3: players on this team.
Speaker 2: I'm just excited to be here.
Speaker 1: Alex Vessi is two lockers down from you. He's one
Speaker 1: of the leaders of the bullpen. Dog says, is there
Speaker 1: like a hazing thing like they do? At USC or
Speaker 1: is this just played straight?
Speaker 2: I think we're just playing and straight. We're having a
Speaker 2: good time.
Speaker 1: How have you fit in? How easy is it for
Speaker 1: veterans to welcome in guys like you.
Speaker 2: I think it's pretty easy. You know.
Speaker 3: They tease me a little bit, but it's all in
Speaker 3: good fun. So I'm having a good time.
Speaker 1: What makes the Dodgers so special as far as the
Speaker 1: way they prepare their relief pitchers specifically to get ready
Speaker 1: to come into games.
Speaker 3: I think everybody's opened to whatever roles that that's opened
Speaker 3: that day, so everybody's ready to throw every day and.
Speaker 1: Just get some outs. What's it been like for you?
Speaker 1: Can you describe, you know, the light at the end
Speaker 1: of the tunnel. I know it was tough being at
Speaker 1: camel Back Ranch for an extended period of rehab time
Speaker 1: after your elbow surgery, But how did you get through it?
Speaker 2: And what's it like to finally achieve that goal.
Speaker 3: The other day?
Speaker 2: It was very rewarding.
Speaker 3: I was very nervous. It felt like a very long
Speaker 3: time coming as well, you know, not making the team
Speaker 3: at a camp was it was kind of emotional for me.
Speaker 3: I guess because I I've been working so hard to
Speaker 3: get back here and Tom and John's not an easy
Speaker 3: thing to get through, and I did get through it.
Speaker 3: And you know, once I got that call from Scott
Speaker 3: Hennessey saying that I'm going to the big leagues again,
Speaker 3: you know, I was pretty emotional, and I was kind
Speaker 3: of nervous the first couple of days I was here,
Speaker 3: and then I was extremely nervous for that first outing
Speaker 3: and I'm just really happy I got my feet wet
Speaker 3: again and I'm just excited to move on and help
Speaker 3: this team win.
Speaker 2: Where did those emotions come from?
Speaker 3: Just kind of thinking back in the middle of the
Speaker 3: summer last year, just like why am I doing this rehab?
Speaker 3: Why am I here? Because there's days where I just
Speaker 3: didn't want to go into CBR and get my work in,
Speaker 3: And just myself knowing that I just did what I
Speaker 3: need to do every day to get back on the
Speaker 3: field was just so rewarding the other day when I
Speaker 3: got back out on the big league field.
Speaker 1: So, yeah, can you describe that at Dodger Stadium coming
Speaker 1: in against the Mets.
Speaker 2: How did you control the emotions? It was pretty hard.
Speaker 3: I was kind of all over the place, like my
Speaker 3: delivery was a little off, but it was just so
Speaker 3: exciting and exhilarating.
Speaker 2: To be honest with you, did.
Speaker 1: You settle in after maybe the first pitch, the second pitch,
Speaker 1: the second batter.
Speaker 3: I think I settled in after the third out. I'm
Speaker 3: excited to get back out there again and show what
Speaker 3: I can do.
Speaker 1: Kyle hurt is joining us on this Sunday afternoon at
Speaker 1: Chorus Field.
Speaker 2: Ryan Ward, twenty eight years old, got the call up.
Speaker 1: Kyle, you know him, well, how happy are you for
Speaker 1: Ryan Ward to get this opportunity?
Speaker 3: I'm pumped for man. He's I've been around with the
Speaker 3: last three four years and he's a great team guy,
Speaker 3: great personality, always same person every day, and I just
Speaker 3: couldn't be more happy for him.
Speaker 1: He kind of voiced the same type of emotions that
Speaker 1: you had in a different way where he was wondering
Speaker 1: when was he going to get.
Speaker 2: The call up?
Speaker 1: What did he have to do to get that call up?
Speaker 1: You've seen his road? Do you think that this is
Speaker 1: the game reward his hard work?
Speaker 2: One hundred percent?
Speaker 3: You know, he was the best player in arguably baseball
Speaker 3: last year numbers wise. He mean, he hit thirty six
Speaker 3: home runs, drove in one hundred and twenty something guys
Speaker 3: like he's. He deserves to be here and I'm I'm
Speaker 3: so happy for him.
Speaker 1: All right, Kyle, thanks a lot for the time there's
Speaker 1: nobody around, Kyle, you could just let loose, let that
Speaker 1: voice out like a lion.
Speaker 3: I'm a right.
Speaker 1: Always great to catch up with you, Great to see
Speaker 1: that smile, and congratulations on all the hard work that
Speaker 1: you put in paying off now.
Speaker 3: Thanks Dave, I appreciate it.