1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker. 2 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: How about those color receipts. Maybe we should play some 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: of those back tomorrow night as well. I mean, you 4 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:18,240 Speaker 1: could go back and listen to that on the iHeartRadio 5 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: app as many times as you want. And thank you 6 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: to our guy, our screener and producer calling ye for 7 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: pulling those receipts again, that was phenomenal. You're lucky I 8 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: didn't share those receipts with Clayton Kershaw. Instead, we reflected 9 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: on his final opportunity to win a World Series championship, 10 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 1: and we had a chance to catch up with the 11 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: Greg Kershaw at media day earlier this afternoon. All right, Clayton, 12 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: your final World Series Media Day. I know this is 13 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: what you really lived for, coming back for one final year. 14 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 2: This is it. This is why I'm here. Good to 15 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:56,959 Speaker 2: talk to everybody here. This is it. 16 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 1: Have you been able to enjoy the moment of this 17 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: and the last couple of months of the season more 18 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 1: than you've allowed yourself to enjoy other moments of your career? 19 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 2: I think so. I think so. 20 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 3: I yeah, I usually try not to get too wrapped 21 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 3: up and everything, but yeah, once I kind of came 22 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 3: out and said that I was finished. It's hard not to, 23 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 3: you know, it's hard not to be a little bit reflective. 24 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 3: And you know, the few moments I had, you know, 25 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 3: the last home game at Dodger Stadium, the last game 26 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 3: in Seattle is just it is really special and getting 27 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 3: to celebrate you know, the victories in the postseason all that, like, 28 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 3: I know, I maybe have one more time to. 29 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 2: Get to do that. 30 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 3: So it's yeah, all that stuff you can't help but 31 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 3: kind of look back and just be grateful. 32 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 2: For it all. 33 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 1: During this journey of the postseason, I've seen players from 34 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: other teams, you know, workouts or before the games go 35 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: out of their way to kind of just salute you. 36 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 2: Have you noticed that, how. 37 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: Guys that you may not have expected come up to 38 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: you and just you know, say congratulations. 39 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I think everybody it is. It's I'm 40 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 2: super honored by that. 41 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: You know, not. 42 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 3: Do you never expect anybody to say, you know, nice things, 43 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 3: especially when you're playing against you. But to have guys say, 44 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 3: you know, a great career, you know, enjoyed playing against 45 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 3: you or competing all that stuff is uh is very 46 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 3: is awesome, you know, it really is because the peers. 47 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 3: You know, your peers are kind of that's who the 48 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 3: opinions matter. You know, there's a lot of people outside 49 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 3: this game that will say things that don't understand. 50 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 2: So to have have your peers respect is uh. 51 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 3: I've always said that guys inside your clubhouse and guys 52 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 3: around the game, that's the that's the most important thing 53 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 3: as far as your reputation. 54 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: Has the some of the more uncomfortable things is for 55 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: you to hear that and hear people celebrate you, and 56 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: even guys in your own clubhouse have that type of 57 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: respect and vocalize it, even maybe making goat sounds at times. 58 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 2: I just tell them not to make it weird, Dave, 59 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 2: I just tell them, don't make it weird. 60 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 3: And so we you know. But yeah, we've got We've 61 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:03,519 Speaker 3: got a lot of awesome guys. I think everybody it's 62 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 3: just a I think it's a mutual thing. I'm so 63 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 3: grateful for all these guys and it's just pretty cool. 64 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: Is there something to be said about everything you've accomplished 65 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: certain players on this team have accomplished individually and as 66 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: a group, that you guys are still hungry for more? 67 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 1: Are there guys? Playing with a chip on their shoulder 68 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 1: to prove something for themselves and for the group. 69 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 2: Is that part of this. 70 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 3: No, I just think we're a great team and this 71 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 3: is what we're supposed to do. I mean, I think 72 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 3: it's as simple as that, Like we don't have We've 73 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 3: got one goal at the beginning of every season, and 74 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 3: it takes the right type of superstars. You know, and 75 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,119 Speaker 3: Andrew does a great job. You know when you look 76 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 3: at show, Hey, Mookie, Freddie, the top three guys on down, 77 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 3: they're superstar players, but their mindset is just to win 78 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 3: the World Series, and so they do everything that they 79 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 3: possibly can. 80 00:03:58,160 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 2: To help us win the World Series. 81 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 3: So I've been around guys where they've been great players 82 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 3: that might that might not necessarily be the case at times, 83 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 3: and so to have that is just like that that 84 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 3: trickle down effect makes everybody realize that that's that's why 85 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 3: we're here, and that's why we are a Dodger. That's 86 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 3: what we signed up to do, and we're going to 87 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 3: try to do that over the course of the next 88 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 3: ten days. 89 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 1: Doesn't that make this team unique? Because you have been 90 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: teammates with guys that had a lot of talent, but 91 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: didn't have the work ethic to be able to fulfill it. 92 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I don't know if it's work ethic. 93 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 2: I don't know what it is. 94 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 3: I just know that there's kind of like a a 95 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 3: factor of wanting to win and what that looks like. 96 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 3: And you saw it last year with Freddy's ankle. You 97 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 3: see it this year with Mookie becoming a. 98 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 2: Goal globe shortstop. You see it with Shohy. 99 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,919 Speaker 3: Doing everything he can to be the best hitter and 100 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 3: the best pitcher. And that trickles all the way down, 101 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 3: like Will Smith trying to play through a broken hand, 102 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:56,160 Speaker 3: or you know, like just just everybody pitcher's stepping up, 103 00:04:56,360 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 3: you know, pitching all the time, all bullpen guys throwing instantly. 104 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 2: You know, just different. 105 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 3: Stuff like they see these guys do it, so that 106 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 3: means that they they're going to fall in line too, 107 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 3: And that's that's just pretty cool. 108 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: Before I'll let you go, you've been a game one 109 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 1: starter many times in your career. Blake is kind of 110 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: setting the tone every series. What have you seen as 111 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: far as the growth from when he first started pitching 112 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 1: to where he's at right now with you guys. 113 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:25,359 Speaker 3: I've always said that Blake when he's right, is top 114 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 3: top two to three pitchers in the game. I've said 115 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 3: that when he was in Tampa, I said that when 116 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 3: he was in San Diego, San Francisco. He's he's special, 117 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 3: he really is, and you're seeing that now. He's got 118 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 3: four pitches that are elite and he uh, he loves 119 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 3: to compete, he really does. 120 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 2: So it's uh, I'm excited to watch tomorrow. 121 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 1: Have you seen Donnie yet. 122 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 3: Haven't seen Donnay yet. Haven't seen don yet. I'll get 123 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 3: him hug and tell him I'm happier here. But this 124 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 3: is as far as it goes. Thank you, Clayton, all right, Thanks. 125 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: Last dance for Clayton Kershaw. Not too many players get 126 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: to go out as a champion, let alone a back 127 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 1: to back World Series champion, and that's the opportunity that 128 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: Kershaw and the Dodgers have in front of them as 129 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: it all gets started tomorrow night, Game one here in Toronto.