WEBVTT - Brandon Gomes (6-27-26) 

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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Basse or Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the Dodgers and Padres.

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<v Speaker 3>It's getting set for first pitch, and we're joined right

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<v Speaker 3>now by Dodgers GM, Brandon Gomes, who pulls all the strings.

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<v Speaker 3>Alex Freeland should be beware, treats a nice or Brandon

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<v Speaker 3>Gomes will have a target on your back.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks a lot for the time. Great to see. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks for having me, Dave. Great vibes around the team, Brandon.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's been a fun group and obviously playing good

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<v Speaker 1>baseball and I can't believe that when the All Star

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<v Speaker 1>break is right around the corner. So a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>good stuff so far.

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<v Speaker 3>I know everybody is never satisfied around here. But considering

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<v Speaker 3>you have an eight game lead over the Padres, you

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<v Speaker 3>have one of the best records in baseball, how comfortable

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<v Speaker 3>do you feel where things stand with the team right now?

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<v Speaker 1>Comfortable is not a term that we generally use. Feel

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<v Speaker 1>really good about where guys are at right now, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, trend lines on a lot of them as well. Plus,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, looking forward over the next month or two,

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<v Speaker 1>getting some guys that have been down for a bit,

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<v Speaker 1>some reinforcements to join us. So, you know, all things

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<v Speaker 1>consider playing well, the guys are have really stepped up

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<v Speaker 1>with you know, some injuries along the way, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>been good opportunities for different different guys. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the overall outlook of the team right now really solid

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<v Speaker 1>and hopefully looking to improve as the next couple of

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<v Speaker 1>months come around to.

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<v Speaker 3>It's incredible to believe you're the only team in baseball

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<v Speaker 3>this season with fifty two wins, most wins of any

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<v Speaker 3>team in baseball so far this season, and you really

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<v Speaker 3>haven't had your whole team together. At the same time,

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<v Speaker 3>when you get tay Oscar back and you have Edmund back,

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<v Speaker 3>how much of a different look do you think this

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<v Speaker 3>offense will have.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know those guys obviously getting Tayo back and

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<v Speaker 1>Tommy back in the rhythm really continues to link in

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<v Speaker 1>the lineup. But the guys that have come in, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, while different guys have been out, have really

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<v Speaker 1>shown well. So I think it's been great opportunity for

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<v Speaker 1>the younger guys to come in. And you know, even

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Ac getting regular at bats, getting him in,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's going to be a tough at bats,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, the the lineup will continue to round.

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<v Speaker 2>Out and be uh, you know, have really good.

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<v Speaker 1>Lengths to it. And then as guys start to heat

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<v Speaker 1>up and round into form, that'll only be another positive

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<v Speaker 1>as well.

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<v Speaker 3>And not only the guys that are filling in for

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<v Speaker 3>injured players, but even a guy like Dalton Rushing Brandon

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<v Speaker 3>getting a lot of opportunities with Will Smith being down.

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<v Speaker 3>How much do you think he's starting to understand what

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<v Speaker 3>it takes to get through a regular season.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, very much.

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<v Speaker 1>So. I think this is you know, part of part

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<v Speaker 1>of the luxury of having two really good catchers, especially

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<v Speaker 1>you know, guys that can handle a staff, but also

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<v Speaker 1>it can really produce on the offensive side of things. Uh. So,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, having Will go down and making sure that

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<v Speaker 1>he you know, when he comes back, he's one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>per sent, giving this opportunity to rush to get in

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<v Speaker 1>there and be you know, more of the everyday slash

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<v Speaker 1>you know, bulk catcher, good friend to navigate at bats,

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<v Speaker 1>understand how his body's gonna feel, uh, day in and

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<v Speaker 1>day out, and then continue to to build his chops

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<v Speaker 1>with our pitching staff and and you know, getting used

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<v Speaker 1>to the game calling night in the night out.

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<v Speaker 3>How comfortable are you with the way Dave Roberts, Mark

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<v Speaker 3>pryor Freddie Freeman helped kind of get the emotions back

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<v Speaker 3>in check last Wednesday with Rushing and Otani.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's a it's a beautiful thing that this group is,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, so tightly knit and obviously you know Doc

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<v Speaker 1>leading the leading the charge. You know, all anybody cares

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<v Speaker 1>about his winning and knowing that eagles get set aside

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<v Speaker 1>and everybody is here to make each other. It's as

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<v Speaker 1>good as they possibly can be. And this is a

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<v Speaker 1>you know, these these guys are brothers. They spend a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of time together, so you know you're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>some uh stuff when when you're around competitors like this,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, the way it was navigated was excellent.

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<v Speaker 3>In my opinion, all of us, even on the media side,

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<v Speaker 3>that are around Dalton Rushing every day. He's got such

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<v Speaker 3>a big heart, He's such a great guy. Can you

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<v Speaker 3>set the record straight for perception versus reality of who

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<v Speaker 3>he is for us?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean he's one of the nicest human beings

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<v Speaker 1>I've been around. I think, you know, this question comes

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<v Speaker 1>up like I would have Rush babysit my kids and

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<v Speaker 1>feel great about it. So, you know, I think he's

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<v Speaker 1>just an intense competitor, and when the juices get flown,

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<v Speaker 1>guys get caught up in the moment sometimes, so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a lot easier to calm down the intense competitor

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<v Speaker 1>than to try to bring it out as somebody. So

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<v Speaker 1>it's much we'd much prefer to have that, and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>take it as a good learning moment and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>moving forward it will be in a better place because

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<v Speaker 1>of it.

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<v Speaker 3>Brandon gom Stodgers. GM is our guest. We are almost

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<v Speaker 3>at the end of June and the trade deadlines not

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<v Speaker 3>until August second, is it too early to think about

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<v Speaker 3>August third? Is it too early to think about that, Brandon?

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<v Speaker 3>As far as what conversations you may be having behind

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<v Speaker 3>the scenes, is it a little premature for people to

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<v Speaker 3>start talking about a trade deadline that is pretty far away?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, obviously everybody likes to tie. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>good news cycle and trying to understand what, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>each team, where they're gonna be in standings and what

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<v Speaker 1>the team needs are you know, as we stand here today,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, with the guys coming back, which will probably

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<v Speaker 1>be around that time, you know, Uh, it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>hard to go out and acquire better players than than

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<v Speaker 1>what we actually already have in house, and a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of you know, our aggression in the past few off

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<v Speaker 1>seasons is to avoid the deadline and be paying a

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<v Speaker 1>huge premium for you know, rental players or guys that

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<v Speaker 1>you know it may not be as good as you

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<v Speaker 1>already have in house. So a lot of it is

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<v Speaker 1>wait and see see how the next you know, a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of weeks, month or two play out. But with

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<v Speaker 1>the current team we have and they that are coming back,

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<v Speaker 1>we feel really good about this group and that we're

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<v Speaker 1>more than a championship caliber type of team.

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<v Speaker 3>Back to back World Series champions, fifty two wins. And

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<v Speaker 3>yet it seems like you have the most assets of

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<v Speaker 3>any team because of your drafting, your development, so many

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<v Speaker 3>great young players in your farm system. I would imagine

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<v Speaker 3>that's unusual where teams want what you have when you're

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<v Speaker 3>in this position.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we're very fortunate. We have such an amazing scouting

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<v Speaker 1>group PD you know, and part of you know, an

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<v Speaker 1>aggressive ownership group is to be able to go out

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<v Speaker 1>and get guys in the offseason and not necessarily have

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<v Speaker 1>to dip into your farm system to go out and

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<v Speaker 1>get players. So you know, it's a true organizational win

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to have the prospects that we have

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<v Speaker 1>right now, and you know the rankings that we have,

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<v Speaker 1>and you get to hopefully watch these guys develop and

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<v Speaker 1>play out and come up and impact the major league

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<v Speaker 1>team over you know, the next few years. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's always striking the balance between winning championships now in

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<v Speaker 1>long term and you know, like I said, right now,

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<v Speaker 1>the current group that we have here in the big leagues,

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<v Speaker 1>we feel great about going out and trying to run

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<v Speaker 1>a third championship in a row. So we'll continue to

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<v Speaker 1>assess what it looks like on the market and if

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<v Speaker 1>there's a meaningful upgrade somewhere. We've shown that we're not

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<v Speaker 1>afraid to do that, but feel great about this current group.

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<v Speaker 3>Brandon, thanks a lot for the time, and thank you

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<v Speaker 3>on behalf of everybody because we have a front row

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<v Speaker 3>seat to such a special time and Dodger your history

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<v Speaker 3>and to see this team still be as hungry as

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<v Speaker 3>ever to go for a three PET is really special.

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<v Speaker 2>So thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, thanks for having me. Dack