1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Basse for Dodger Talk. 2 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: Welcome back to Dodger Talk. David Basse with you until 3 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 1: eight o'clock tonight here on AM five to seventy LA Sports. 4 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: Sometimes certain guys are excited to join the show. Some 5 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: guys even shower and comb that beautiful blonde hair and 6 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: trim that beautiful beard. Ready to go to talk to 7 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: us for the first time in twenty twenty six, and 8 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: that is Blake Trying and Blake, Happy New Year. Great 9 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: to see you, and thank you for taking a shower 10 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: before this conversation. 11 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 2: I wish you would have. Yeah, we're in a good spot. 12 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 2: Thank you for having me, Dave. 13 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: You seem to be a little bit more tempered. You 14 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: want to ease into things this time around day. 15 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 3: This is your show. 16 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 2: You need to moderate how you wish. I'm here to 17 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 2: answer any questions you want. 18 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: Well, honestly, you are one of the guys that I 19 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: was most eager to talk to because I don't have 20 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: a short memory. I know how much you have done 21 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,959 Speaker 1: for the Dodgers in the last three World championship seasons 22 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: and how much you want to come back and be 23 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: part of a three Peats. What's this off season been 24 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: like for you to get your body and mind ready. 25 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 2: It's just been a lot of reevaluating how I trained, 26 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 2: talked to Eric Kressey, did some new training styles, I guess, 27 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 2: to try to get myself more athletic, got some rest 28 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,119 Speaker 2: and recovery that my body probably needed I didn't realize 29 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 2: it needed. And of course I'm excited to come back. 30 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 2: Last year wasn't a great ending for me in a 31 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 2: sense of like helping the team, so I hold I 32 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:35,559 Speaker 2: like to think I've held myself to a higher standard 33 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 2: than that in my career, and so this year really 34 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 2: high expectations for myself and excited to get back out 35 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 2: there and compete and have some success with the team. 36 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: Blake, you pushed yourself to the limits in twenty twenty 37 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: four and in Game five of the World Series to 38 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: help the Dodgers beat the Yankees. How real is it 39 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: the after effects, the lingering effects of pushing your arm 40 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: to the limits the way you did two years ago. 41 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 3: I don't know. 42 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 2: I think I had other issues last year mechanically that 43 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 2: probably made it seem like my body was fatigued. But yeah, 44 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 2: I think, you know, the biggest thing is just even 45 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 2: just post surgery. As best you can do, the best 46 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 2: I can relate it is you find something that works, 47 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 2: and it worked in twenty four, and then trying to 48 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 2: find the version that I've been my whole career. You know, 49 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 2: you kind of forget little cues and some things aren't 50 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 2: clicking the right way, and you start trying to figure 51 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 2: out what it is. And sometimes it walks you farther 52 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 2: away from the answer. Sometimes it brings you closer to 53 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 2: the answer. And I feel like we're in a really 54 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 2: good spot this spring, and like my bullpeny went really well, 55 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 2: and get another one tomorrow and from there we'll see 56 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 2: if they have me in lives. 57 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 3: So yeah, I feel great. This is I'm super happy 58 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 3: to be here. 59 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 2: I know my family's pretty excited to get things going, 60 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:50,959 Speaker 2: and yeah, it's good to see everybody kind of rolling 61 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 2: in this time. 62 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: What are the cues? Are they the cues from twenty 63 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: twenty four? Are they the cues that you discovered this offseason? 64 00:02:58,000 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 2: I don't know's it's stuff that I've had in the past, 65 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:01,519 Speaker 2: but maybe I couldn't get my body to get to 66 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:06,959 Speaker 2: those positions, so it's all not worth talking on the radio. 67 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 3: But it's it's in a good spot. 68 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: So you feel like the action on your pitches, where 69 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: your arm sod is, all those things are where you 70 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: want to be early on. 71 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 2: All the signs from my first bullpen showed that everything 72 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 2: was moving really sharp and late, So I'm excited about it. 73 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, is it to private to ask you how much 74 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 1: weight you've lost and just the conditioning that you put 75 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:27,359 Speaker 1: in this offseason. 76 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 3: I haven't lost that much. 77 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 2: I just I think body composition changed a little bit, 78 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 2: probably down a few pounds. 79 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 3: But yeah, I feel healthy. I feel healthy. Just I'm 80 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 3: trying to, you know, play. 81 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 2: As long as I can and as great as you 82 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 2: know the Good Lord will allow me, so firmly believing 83 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 2: that until the day I retire, I'm going to be 84 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 2: competing at the highest level I've ever competed, and I 85 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 2: don't expect anything different this year. 86 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: I mean for a skinny fat guy, Blake. When I 87 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: see a guy come into camp the week, any fat guy. No, No, 88 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: I'm calling my skinny fat guy. 89 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 3: And you looked right at me. 90 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: I'm looking I'm looking at you in the eye. I'm 91 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: the skinny fat. 92 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 2: Guy here back in a complidence said, oh, you look 93 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 2: great from working hard all off season, but you're a 94 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 2: skinny fat kid. 95 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: I'm the I'm the skinny fat kid. And that's why 96 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 1: when I see you coming. 97 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 3: Too camp, you can Is that what you're saying? 98 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: No, No, I can't. I think I feel like you've 99 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 1: gone yoga. Did you do a lot of yoga? You 100 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: look like a yogi type. 101 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 3: I'm out on yoga. I don't need yoga in my life. 102 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 2: Pilate's no, just work hard, you can stretch. I need 103 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 2: to go into that weird stuff. I ain't doing yoga. 104 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:30,919 Speaker 1: Okay, Okay, I know you. I mentioned this to you yesterday. 105 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,679 Speaker 1: But the way your bullpen is shaping up now, Blake, 106 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: it looks like it with Bazuka coming back, Vessia coming back, yourself, 107 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: along with Edwin and Tanner, it feels like Jack Dryer, 108 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: Ben Caspirius, Justin Robleski, how uh, how devastating have been 109 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 1: Phillips second half? See see it feels like you guys 110 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 1: maybe the forgotten part of this team that everybody's talking about. 111 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 3: It's okay, is there all talking head points? And I 112 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 3: appreciate that out of you. 113 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 2: I just I've heard it every year where it's like, hey, 114 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:08,600 Speaker 2: this looks great, We're gonna you guys look like you're 115 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 2: the best in baseball and this or that or hey, like, 116 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 2: what are the things we got to answer? 117 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 3: And it's all fair questions. 118 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 2: I just at the end of the day, I just 119 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 2: think we know what we're capable of and just go 120 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 2: do it. 121 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,239 Speaker 3: You know, nobody needs to try I just do it. 122 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 3: It's a league of doing it, So go do it. 123 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 3: That's where I'm at. 124 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,359 Speaker 1: Okay, can I ask you a big picture question about 125 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: the team? Blake Tryning is our guest on Dodger Talk. 126 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: You got to come with your a game. If you're 127 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,599 Speaker 1: gonna stand in front of forty nine's locker, when you 128 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: look at when do you look at the you. 129 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 3: Go ahead, David? 130 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: Is it across the way? Clayton Kershaw held that locker 131 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 1: for a long time. He's no longer here. What's it 132 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 1: like without him in camp with you guys and just 133 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: being on the other side of the doorway here? 134 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 3: Yeah? I shot him at text. 135 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 2: I said, it's a little weird you're not walking in 136 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 2: with your coffee every day heading the shower, But I 137 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,840 Speaker 2: don't know you'll be bringing that energy at Team USA. 138 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,159 Speaker 3: WBC so just asked how he's doing. 139 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 2: Wished him luck and he said it felt feels a 140 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 2: little weird, but but yeah, I think it'll feel weird 141 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 2: for anybody when you finally hang it up. 142 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 3: So yeah, it'd be fun to watch him, you. 143 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 2: Know, from from home here in spring training and doing 144 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 2: this thing, hopefully some pretty awesome moments. 145 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, no doubt. 146 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's a great way. It's like a storybook. 147 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 2: And then you know, having got a chance to go 148 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 2: out on top with us and then out on top 149 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 2: of your nation. 150 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 3: Pretty cool, all right? 151 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: Before I let you go, You're a man that obviously 152 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: has opinions about things. So when you look at I know. 153 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 2: Careful, you might change the mass population's opinion of me 154 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 2: in a good way. Since most people have different opinions 155 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 2: of me, you might might actually swing some opinions in 156 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 2: favor of maybe ask the right. 157 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: Questions if they listen to us, I mean, they know 158 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: what kind of guy Blake Trning is. And I'm wondering 159 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: what you thought about the Dodgers sick knowing from the 160 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 1: top signing these players and the reaction the rest of 161 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: the league had to the Dodgers trying to compete and win. 162 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 2: Again, Listen, I think everybody in baseball. I would be 163 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 2: shocked if people are upset with what the Dodgers are doing. 164 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 2: I think it's something that most players have been excited 165 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 2: for us to have an organization from top to bottom, 166 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 2: willing to invest in bringing a winning product in And 167 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 2: you know, I think you see other players talk about 168 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 2: it's because Hey. 169 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 3: We want to be on a team. 170 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 2: We want our team that we love and the fans 171 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 2: that we love to be supported the way that you know, 172 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 2: the Dodgers ownership and everybody's ownership group is different. I 173 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 2: can't speak for people, you know, but to be a 174 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 2: part of this organization where they're willing to put everything 175 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 2: into making the club better, moving the needle in. 176 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 3: The positive direction, like, it's pretty wild. 177 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 2: And then pinch yourself to be a part of it, 178 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 2: like the fact that I'm still here and they value 179 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 2: me as a as a player, Like that's a huge blessing. 180 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 3: I don't take that lightly. It's pretty cool. 181 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: It's been a long relationship between you and the Dodgers, Dave, 182 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: you didn't know that. I mean, I remember when they 183 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: signed you. Going into the twenty season, A lot of 184 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: people were wondering about Blake trying and You proved a 185 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: lot of doubters wrong, and I feel like twenty six 186 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: is going to be full circle again, prove a lot 187 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: of doubters wrong. 188 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 3: Thank you, Dave, appreciate it. You're the man. 189 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: I'm here for you, life coach. Whenever you need me. 190 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 3: You always are, You always are. You're always pumping my 191 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 3: tire for sure. 192 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: How could I not world series hero? Right here? Blake 193 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: trying kline too? How about that? You got a whole 194 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 1: locker full of World series heroes twenty twenty four. It 195 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: doesn't happen without Blake trying to win back to back. 196 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,239 Speaker 1: I know, but when you went back to back championships, 197 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: you got to have the first one first. 198 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 3: It's fair, Okay, It's just hard for me to hear 199 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 3: you talk about it. We got new goles. I'm grateful 200 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 3: for it, but we got new goals. 201 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: This is the last time I'll ever mention it. 202 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 3: He hold them to it. Fancy, okay, Thank you, Blake. 203 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 2: In ten years, when we celebrate each of these World 204 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 2: series accomplishments, if you want to rehash it, I'll allow 205 00:08:59,520 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 2: you to do it. 206 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 1: The next debate will be who's got better here in 207 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 1: the bullpen? You or brock Stewart. 208 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 3: Rocking, Haab rocking, have It. 209 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: Thanks a lot for the time, Blake, great to see 210 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: you and Man happy you're healthy and ready to go 211 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: for the season. 212 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 3: Thank you, thank you. Looking forward to it.