WEBVTT - Emmet Sheehan (3-7-26) 

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<v Speaker 1>An exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker.

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<v Speaker 2>We're joined right now by a man that emerged in

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<v Speaker 2>the second half again last season and was a big

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<v Speaker 2>part of the Dodgers winning back to back championships, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's the one and only Emit She and Emmett.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks a lot for the time, appreciate it, of course.

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<v Speaker 2>How's going to I feel like I got your day

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<v Speaker 2>started the right way when I put you on the

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<v Speaker 2>phone with America's picture Rich Hill.

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<v Speaker 3>Of course.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, no, that was awesome. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 3>How much do you know about guys that came before you?

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<v Speaker 3>A lot.

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<v Speaker 1>I watched a lot of baseball growing up and obviously

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<v Speaker 1>studied a lot of great pictures like Lake Rich Hill,

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, I know a lot about him.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you ever think you would have that type of

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<v Speaker 2>demeanor on the mound like Rich would have if things

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<v Speaker 2>did not go well? I mean, he was known for

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<v Speaker 2>his curveball and his tantrums on the mound.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I think that shows you care. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's a good way to look at it. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's intensity out there for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>What's this spring been like for you? Emmett?

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<v Speaker 2>Last year you were still coming back from Tommy John surgery.

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<v Speaker 2>You knew the goal was to help the team the

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<v Speaker 2>second half of the season. This year, obviously you've established

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<v Speaker 2>yourself being healthy again.

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<v Speaker 3>What's it been like for you. It's been great.

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<v Speaker 1>It's nice to get a full, healthy offseason in and

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<v Speaker 1>get ready for spring and come in ready to go,

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<v Speaker 1>ready to help the team early in the year, which

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't done yet.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, what did you do differently this offseason? Did

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<v Speaker 2>you go back to your normal routine to be ready?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, I honestly haven't had a full offseason

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<v Speaker 1>since I've been in Pro BA. I've been rehabbing or

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<v Speaker 1>you know, doing the Fall League or something like that

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<v Speaker 1>every time. Obviously this year's a little shorter too, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it was it was good to get a routine going. Definitely.

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<v Speaker 3>How did you find that routine?

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<v Speaker 1>I think just picking it up from other guys, you know, obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>you know I'm pretty into like the physical side of things,

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<v Speaker 1>like working out that type of thing, so I was

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<v Speaker 1>that was pretty easy. But throwing wise, just leaning on

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<v Speaker 1>you know, our coaches and some of the other guys.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like you set the standard for these other

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<v Speaker 2>guys that are coming back from.

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<v Speaker 3>A shoulder injury or an elbow injury.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm talking about River Ryan and Gavin Stone because they

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<v Speaker 2>use the time like you did to get bigger and stronger,

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<v Speaker 2>I hope.

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<v Speaker 1>So, I mean, yeah, that's that's great to hear. I

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<v Speaker 1>definitely felt like I put everything I had into my rehab,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think those guys definitely did too. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>awesome to see.

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<v Speaker 2>What is the balance as far as being a picture

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<v Speaker 2>and wanted to get bigger and stronger but still be

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<v Speaker 2>flexible enough to do what you guys do on the mound.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think a lot goes into it. I try

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<v Speaker 1>to stretch every day and you know, take care of

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<v Speaker 1>that side of things too. I think it's just as

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<v Speaker 1>important as what you do in the weight room. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the more mass you have and the better

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<v Speaker 1>you know. If you can move just as well at

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<v Speaker 1>a heavier weight and produce more force than you're always

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna throw harder and feel better later in the year.

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<v Speaker 2>When you described that, is it the upper body or

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<v Speaker 2>are you talking about the lower half, Because we've heard

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<v Speaker 2>so many pictures in the past talk about how important

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<v Speaker 2>staying connected to the ground is.

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<v Speaker 1>I think a good mix of both. Upper body wise,

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<v Speaker 1>I think core strength is really important for a picture.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's something that the straining coaches have have been

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<v Speaker 1>giving me a lot of stuff to do over the

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<v Speaker 1>last you know, year and a half two years. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I've improved on that.

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<v Speaker 2>Imachian is our guest ahead our first pitch, Emmett. We've

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<v Speaker 2>seen photos of Yamamoto and what he does in between starts.

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<v Speaker 3>You talk about core. He seems to focus on that.

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<v Speaker 3>Have any of the pictures taken.

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<v Speaker 2>A piece of what he does and incorporated.

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<v Speaker 1>I think a little bit.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I know Snow's doing the pilates, so he's

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<v Speaker 1>he's getting uh.

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<v Speaker 3>Well that's a different story, yeah, a little different.

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<v Speaker 1>But no, I think, yeah, anytime you see a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that's that successful and you know can can do what

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<v Speaker 1>he does at his size, it's it's super impressive. So

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<v Speaker 1>you want to be able to pick up as much

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<v Speaker 1>as you can for a guy like that.

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<v Speaker 3>Have you ever tried to tap into sinse YadA?

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<v Speaker 1>I have not yet. I've been observing and trying to

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<v Speaker 1>pick up little things here and there, but I haven't

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<v Speaker 1>gotten a session in with with since a Yata yet.

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<v Speaker 2>No, imitician had a little bit of an illness during spring,

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<v Speaker 2>a little flu symptoms.

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<v Speaker 3>How far back did that set you back?

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<v Speaker 1>I think only only a couple of days set back.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel really good. I kept, you know, throwing plios

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<v Speaker 1>and stuff at home as much as I could to

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<v Speaker 1>keep my arm going.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you excited about this season, about running this back

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<v Speaker 2>with the same group of guys?

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely? Yeah, No, I think it's you know, the best

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<v Speaker 1>group of guys you can you can hope for in

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<v Speaker 1>a locker room, and uh really excited to just spend

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<v Speaker 1>a year with them.

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<v Speaker 2>Hopefully Snell's taking Kershaw's locker. Kershaw took you into his

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<v Speaker 2>summer home last year. How do you feel about Snell

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<v Speaker 2>automatically taking that locker.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's I like it. He's got a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>nice house too, so maybe he can take me into

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<v Speaker 1>his house or something like that. But uh no, he's

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I look up to him a lot and

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<v Speaker 1>and try to learn from him. So yeah, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>been great to have him.

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<v Speaker 3>Can you describe your relationship.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, no, he's been great to me. He's definitely messing

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<v Speaker 1>with me a lot, but that's part of it, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's all it's all out of love, and I know

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's just because you know, he likes me and

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<v Speaker 1>he wants me to do well, so he's He's helped

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<v Speaker 1>me a lot on the field of that type of

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<v Speaker 1>stuff too, So it's been good.

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<v Speaker 2>So you got something cooking to get him back after

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<v Speaker 2>what he did to you on social media.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I got something for him. I gotta, I gotta

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<v Speaker 1>figure it out. But uh yeah, you're you're helping me

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit with that, David too, I think. So

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<v Speaker 1>you got to take some of the blame there.

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<v Speaker 3>I was trying to give you all the credit.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, no, we're cooking something up. I've seen a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of things over the last fourteen years, so we'll

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<v Speaker 2>get this going.

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<v Speaker 3>A man, I'm on your side on this one

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<v Speaker 1>All right, perfect, all right, thank you.