WEBVTT - Will Klein and Kyle Hurt (5-22-26) 

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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>The Dodgers are in Milwaukee and the Dodger bullpen has

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<v Speaker 2>pitched twenty nine consecutive scoreless innings as a group, using

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<v Speaker 2>ten different pitchers, and I'm joined right now by two

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<v Speaker 2>of those guys, Will Klein and Kyle Hurt. Klein, thanks

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<v Speaker 2>a lot for the time, appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks for having us.

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<v Speaker 4>Kyle Hurt, this is on the up and up, So

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<v Speaker 4>thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>You're welcome. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>All of you have seemed to done your part in

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<v Speaker 2>a big way. Is it more rewarding that all of

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<v Speaker 2>you as a group have been able to help the

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<v Speaker 2>team win games, including a bullpen game Friday night last

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<v Speaker 2>week in Anaheim?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>I think so. I mean, we have so many talented

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<v Speaker 3>hitters and so just to be able to go out

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<v Speaker 3>there put up a zero, give them a chance to

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<v Speaker 3>you know, go do their thing. And you know the

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<v Speaker 3>fact that we've had so many guys be able to

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<v Speaker 3>contribute and do it over and over it just gives

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<v Speaker 3>our like, here are so many opportunities to win us games,

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<v Speaker 3>and so it's nice a little part of that, you know.

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<v Speaker 4>Kyle, What's it been like for you.

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<v Speaker 2>You've been able to come in this season in Denver

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<v Speaker 2>and show that you belong.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been great.

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<v Speaker 5>Lot of good guys down in the bullpen, and I

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<v Speaker 5>think I gotta give some credit to the hitters.

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<v Speaker 1>They're playing some great defense. You know.

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<v Speaker 5>I feel like I've given up some pretty hard hit

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<v Speaker 5>balls and some guys are making some really, really good plays.

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<v Speaker 1>But overall, everyone's doing a great job.

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<v Speaker 4>Why why are you saying, don't do that.

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<v Speaker 3>Everyone gives up hard hit balls. You don't need to,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, say anything. I feel like, you know, but

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<v Speaker 3>we have I don't know, I just it's part of

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<v Speaker 3>the game. But we have great defense out there, any

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<v Speaker 3>Mookie everyone, you know, Max playing great there at Freddie

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<v Speaker 3>great first, but I mean everyone's playing crazy defense.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's nice to let.

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<v Speaker 3>Him put the ball and play and know, you know

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<v Speaker 3>they're gonna make plays behind you.

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<v Speaker 2>Lake trying to come over here. This is a group,

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<v Speaker 2>come on over here. No, he doesn't want in Kyle.

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<v Speaker 2>That's got to give you confidence. Just the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>these guys believe in you and maybe have confidence in

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<v Speaker 2>you the way that most relievers don't get love from

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<v Speaker 2>their teammates.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I mean, it's just one pitch out of time.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, things can happen and you can't really predict.

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<v Speaker 1>What's gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 5>You just gotta be be in the moment and throw

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<v Speaker 5>that exact pitch and let the defense do their thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I remember you told me when you first started to

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<v Speaker 2>get some reps this season that you stop thinking so much,

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<v Speaker 2>that you just knew you had to be yourself.

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<v Speaker 4>Is that a constant reminder?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, you know, I try not to do a whole

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<v Speaker 5>lot of thinking out there. You know, just whatever pitch

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<v Speaker 5>is called, you know, you just have to execute it.

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<v Speaker 5>If you don't execute it, it might get hit, it

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<v Speaker 5>might not.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, Will kleinb this year started a bullpen game.

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<v Speaker 2>He has a hold, and he has his first career save.

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<v Speaker 2>I broke to Klein the other day that he wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>the first pitcher to do that. He's actually one of

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen this season, a half all three.

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<v Speaker 4>I thought I was.

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<v Speaker 3>I was excited someone relayed false information. But it's cool

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<v Speaker 3>to be a part of that.

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<v Speaker 4>Club, you know.

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<v Speaker 3>Just I feel like I'm ready to for whenever, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>Doc might need me to pitch. You know, it's it's

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<v Speaker 3>kind of fun to be able to go in first going,

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<v Speaker 3>in the seventh, going, the ninth leg. It's I think

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<v Speaker 3>every one of our guys would would do that in

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<v Speaker 3>a heartbeat, and so it's you know, I feel like

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<v Speaker 3>we're well oiled machine right now out there, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>everyone's just doing whatever whatever they can whenever they're called upon.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's it's fun.

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<v Speaker 2>Will Klein and Kyle heard our guest. It's a team

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<v Speaker 2>effort in the bullpen. There's their pitching coach Connor McGinnis.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody very jealous that I have the two right hand

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<v Speaker 2>or high leverage Righty's right here before the first pitch.

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<v Speaker 1>Great to be with you, Dave, so excited.

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<v Speaker 4>Hey, what's the dynamic out there? It seems like.

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<v Speaker 2>All of you have a good sense of humor, but

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of times it's very awkward sense of humors

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<v Speaker 2>from Tanner Scott to Blake Tryn And how do you

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<v Speaker 2>guys handle all that.

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<v Speaker 5>We're just being ourselves and we're having some fun and

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<v Speaker 5>it's a really solid group of guys down there. Even

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<v Speaker 5>our bullpen catchers Hammer and Chico or are getting in

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<v Speaker 5>on the fun, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're just living day by day out there.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you really believe Kyle Hurt lives his life the

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<v Speaker 2>way he wants us to believe.

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<v Speaker 1>He does.

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<v Speaker 3>That man does whatever he wants, whenever he wants.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know what, that's not true.

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<v Speaker 3>This is ever his wife wants whenever he wants.

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<v Speaker 4>Hey, he understands.

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<v Speaker 1>I do understand that far. Yep.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, guys, thanks a lot for stopping. Really appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>it and keep it going. And certainly it's not one guy,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a group of you. But I felt like this

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<v Speaker 2>is the only only way I could harness this interview

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<v Speaker 2>with just two of you.

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<v Speaker 4>Not more than two.

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<v Speaker 2>Ye.

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<v Speaker 4>No, it's just like the rule of the Sith. There's

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<v Speaker 4>only two.

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<v Speaker 1>You get Josh bart on the MIC.

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<v Speaker 4>He has not been on in like five years.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, if you could do Barto get an interview, that'd

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<v Speaker 3>be impressive.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Well, whatever he's doing coaching you guys up

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<v Speaker 2>down there, it's working.

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<v Speaker 4>So thank you Will Klein, Thank you Kyle Hurt.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks for setting this up.

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<v Speaker 4>Dave, Thank you Dave.