WEBVTT - Ramón Martínez (5-27-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 1>you never know who you'll see at Dodger Stadium, and

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<v Speaker 1>I am so happy I found this guy because he

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<v Speaker 1>was one of the greatest pictures of his generation. And

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<v Speaker 1>certainly when you think about great Dodger pitchers, you have

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<v Speaker 1>to think about the one and only Ramon Martinez. And

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<v Speaker 1>let me just give you his resume. Ramo Martinez tied

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<v Speaker 1>Sandy Kofax's eighteen strikeout game in nineteen ninety. He threw

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<v Speaker 1>a no hitter in the mid nineties. He was the

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<v Speaker 1>man not Pedro Ramon for the Dodgers. And Ramo Martinez

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<v Speaker 1>is back at Dodger Stadium. Thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 1>the time appreciated.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you very much to me.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a great owner to be to be Au Wabin

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<v Speaker 3>at Dodgers and I mean, I'm very happy to be

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<v Speaker 3>here after a while. And it's unbelievable good. It's very nice,

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<v Speaker 3>a very special place.

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<v Speaker 1>When you first stepped into Dodgers Stadium, what memory do

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<v Speaker 1>you have the most.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, my memory walking in, I remember my first my

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<v Speaker 3>first game when I pitched over here, my debut, and

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<v Speaker 3>that was I'll go thirteen against the Giant, which it

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<v Speaker 3>was amazing. I mean, like God gave me, like did

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<v Speaker 3>the good taste of being the manual League.

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<v Speaker 2>So that was unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 4>You pitched really well that game?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, I pitched. Yeah, I pitched it, especially that

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<v Speaker 3>I remember the we on Penna race. We were I

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<v Speaker 3>had on the Western Division. We were head of the Giant,

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<v Speaker 3>So it was good, especially with that rivalry that we

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<v Speaker 3>the Dodger and.

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<v Speaker 2>The Giant hat always has.

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<v Speaker 1>If you were growing up in the nineties, Ramon Martinez

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<v Speaker 1>was one of your favorite pitchers, if not your favorite pitcher.

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<v Speaker 1>Eighteen strikeouts in nineteen ninety. You don't think I know

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<v Speaker 1>the team I do the Atlanta Braves. You struck out

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen Atlanta Braves, tying sand the Cofax's record.

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<v Speaker 4>What do you remember about that night?

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<v Speaker 3>But I think again, like that, to me, I remember

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<v Speaker 3>every every moment everything, because I I remember the first

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<v Speaker 3>when I first when I go through the first fifteen

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<v Speaker 3>batter I got around twelve would strike out and it

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<v Speaker 3>was like I would just tracking guys out. But I

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<v Speaker 3>wasn't thinking about like, well it's on the record. Only

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<v Speaker 3>when when I tied the record, that when I hear

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<v Speaker 3>that everybody you know a whole fan, they would, they would,

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<v Speaker 3>they would, you know, they were like wow. And then

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<v Speaker 3>I checked the scoreboard and not see that I just

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<v Speaker 3>tied a record. So it was it was unbelieable. Uh

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<v Speaker 3>be one of those guys that, especially like Sandy my

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<v Speaker 3>very I mean, like one of my mentor one of

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<v Speaker 3>the guy that I did. I look up to, the

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<v Speaker 3>guy that I talk a lot so give me good advice.

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<v Speaker 2>So it was it was honor to me.

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<v Speaker 1>The one thing I always hear Dominican players say, Romo Martinez,

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<v Speaker 1>you talk about Sandy Kofax being your mentor.

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<v Speaker 4>So many Dominicans say you were their mentor. What made

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<v Speaker 4>you care about other players as much as maybe your

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<v Speaker 4>own career?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I think you know, like especially when we come

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<v Speaker 3>from I think some of the younger kids like you

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<v Speaker 3>can give a good advice. So I learned that learn

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<v Speaker 3>I learned from uh Drydale, I learned from uh Newcombe,

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<v Speaker 3>Johnny Pade talk to me, my change, yep. I mean

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<v Speaker 3>all those guys we had in Audio town, and uh

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<v Speaker 3>it was easy to you know, get to them, talk

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<v Speaker 3>to them. So you know, when you grew up with

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<v Speaker 3>that and then you become a magi oliga so you

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<v Speaker 3>can give you can get back to the youngest.

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<v Speaker 4>How about Oral Hersheiser. You're here with Oral.

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<v Speaker 1>He's brought you back for his car dealership for legends

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<v Speaker 1>addic how much did Oral Herscheizer help you?

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<v Speaker 3>Of course I'm breaking in my I remember my first

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<v Speaker 3>game when I pitched. Also, like I spent time with

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<v Speaker 3>orl Uh and my you know and and uh. When

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<v Speaker 3>I became a party man roster, that's when I got

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<v Speaker 3>more time to spend time with him, and I would

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<v Speaker 3>I would just take in every little detail whatever, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>watch him watching pitch how I do?

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<v Speaker 2>How smart it is?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, it was like unbelieble, so must of to

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<v Speaker 3>pitch that way the way I did it was it

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<v Speaker 3>was it was because of him, because he was the

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<v Speaker 3>guy who who could learn how to change speed on

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<v Speaker 3>the game. I can move in the ball, I mean

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<v Speaker 3>I have. I mean he was the guy who told

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<v Speaker 3>me a lot of them about pitching.

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<v Speaker 1>Ramo Martinez always paying it forward. All right, I got

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<v Speaker 1>two more questions for you. I know, no mar is

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<v Speaker 1>over there, your brother's old teammate, But we care about

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<v Speaker 1>Romot Martinez in La as far as your no hitter.

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<v Speaker 4>What do you have from that game?

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<v Speaker 2>Still?

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<v Speaker 4>Was it nineteen ninety.

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<v Speaker 3>Five, nineteen ninety five, Yes, yeah, it was. It was

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<v Speaker 3>a great game. It was a very excited game. I

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<v Speaker 3>remember that I was perfect for us. I think it

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<v Speaker 3>was just seven and seven and two thirty. I think

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<v Speaker 3>it was going to perfect. But you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>there's a lot of butterfly when you pass. When you

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<v Speaker 3>passed the fifteen, and you kind of take everything count,

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<v Speaker 3>you tag what I'm getting closed. And then when I

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<v Speaker 3>remember the eighth when I walked, uh.

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<v Speaker 2>When I walked the guy, the only walk that I have.

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<v Speaker 3>It, I kind of released a little bit and then

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<v Speaker 3>come back and you know, come back and finish it up.

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<v Speaker 2>So it was Unbolia expirs.

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<v Speaker 4>We're right in front of the Dodger Dugout.

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<v Speaker 1>I was lucky enough to have seats on the field level,

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<v Speaker 1>right behind third base in the field level. Nineteen ninety one,

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<v Speaker 1>the game right before the All Star break.

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<v Speaker 4>You know where I'm going with this.

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<v Speaker 1>Roma Martinez was on his way to the cy Young

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<v Speaker 1>but the San Diego Padres third baseman Jack Howe hit

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<v Speaker 1>a line drive off your pitching shoulder. How much do

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<v Speaker 1>you remember about that and how much did that change

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<v Speaker 1>the team?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, remember, I'll be surprised. I know that Ramone.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I'm kind of surprising because that was that was

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<v Speaker 3>that was breaking. That was my last start that I gonna.

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<v Speaker 3>I was I was supposed to open the I supposed

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<v Speaker 3>to open Toronto, the outside game in Toronto. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 3>because that land drive, I can pay. So I just

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<v Speaker 3>made appearance. But he affected the team because we won't

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<v Speaker 3>we won't contend that we we will you know that

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<v Speaker 3>were nine games up. Yeah, yeah, so it was like,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, it was hard for me because he heard me,

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<v Speaker 3>and uh, I was trying to do my best at

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<v Speaker 3>that time, but it was it was kind of angeriously

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<v Speaker 3>bothered me a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, in the eighties it was oral Herscheizer and Fernando Venezuela.

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<v Speaker 4>In the nineties it was Ramone Martinez.

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<v Speaker 1>It's so great to have you back here, and as

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<v Speaker 1>long as I'm here, nobody will forget the contributions you

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<v Speaker 1>made to this organization.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you very much. It's to me. It's a it's

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<v Speaker 2>a great honor. I'm a I'm a dodgy friend. Oh

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<v Speaker 2>the way I will be.

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<v Speaker 3>I followed them and uh, I mean it's greater to

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<v Speaker 3>me the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>They make the difference.

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<v Speaker 3>And even when looking back, I think we were ahead

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<v Speaker 3>of the time at that point because so everything what

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<v Speaker 3>we did, it was everything discipline, the teacher, disciplined, the teacher,

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<v Speaker 3>how to play the game. I mean, it was unbelievble

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<v Speaker 3>experience that I have in my career as a Dodger.

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<v Speaker 4>Thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you still are wearing the same sunglasses used

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<v Speaker 1>to wearing the dugout.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, it's uh yeah yeah, just uh hey.

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<v Speaker 1>Ramo Martinez a big fan. Thank you for the time,

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<v Speaker 1>and like I said, great to have you back in LA.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you very much.