WEBVTT - Joe Davis (4-8-26)

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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talking.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we're back in Toronto for the first time since

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodgers one game Center of the World Series, closing

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<v Speaker 2>out this series, and we're endowing right now by a

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<v Speaker 2>man that was the soundtrack to last year's World Series,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's our buddy, Joe Davis.

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<v Speaker 3>Joe, thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, Dave.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, yeah, I mean I thought about you, I

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<v Speaker 2>thought about Muncie, I thought.

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<v Speaker 3>About Rojas, but in that order, right, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>oh yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure.

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<v Speaker 2>When you came back here and you settled into your

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<v Speaker 2>broadcast booth, what kind of memories did you have about

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<v Speaker 2>last year?

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<v Speaker 1>Just how crazy it was in here, right from the

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<v Speaker 1>Canadian National Anthem where the whole place is singing it,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, talking to the guys that before the game's

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<v Speaker 1>here and send they remember back to playing catch half

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<v Speaker 1>an hour before the game. They couldn't hear themselves talk.

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<v Speaker 1>It was so loud. So more just the feel of

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<v Speaker 1>the environment. And then to come here in the regular

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<v Speaker 1>season and it's kind of flat. It's a reminder how

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<v Speaker 1>special that was last October.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you take us into Dave Roberts's office before Game seven?

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<v Speaker 2>What was his mood before Game seven? When you and

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<v Speaker 2>John Smoltz met with him.

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<v Speaker 1>It was tense in there. What I remember about that

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<v Speaker 1>is John asking, hey, so all hands on deck tonight

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<v Speaker 1>minus Yamamoto of course, and they've kind of smiled and said,

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't be so sure. Wow, just simply all hands

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<v Speaker 1>on deck. So talking through the pitching plan and getting

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<v Speaker 1>that news that there was a chance that we would

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<v Speaker 1>see him when it seemed like, of course not. That's

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<v Speaker 1>something I'll never forget.

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<v Speaker 2>So when Yamamoto came out and you saw him warming

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<v Speaker 2>up in the bullpen, initially you and John Smoltz were

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<v Speaker 2>not surprised.

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<v Speaker 1>No, we were. I guess I wouldn't say we weren't

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<v Speaker 1>surprised because I think even when you hear that he's available,

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<v Speaker 1>it's still like, well see, but to see him, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>to see him warming up. We had heard from Dave

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<v Speaker 1>Roberts that there was a chance he was going to

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<v Speaker 1>be available for him, and even though it seemed crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>there was.

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<v Speaker 3>Joe Davis is our guest, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>So these magical moments happened, so many of them. The

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<v Speaker 2>Rojas home run, Your call will live on forever in

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<v Speaker 2>those moments, I mean it felt like it was raw emotion,

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<v Speaker 2>like we all had, yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>The Rojas home run in particular. So I don't love

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<v Speaker 1>the call just from like a play by play x's

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<v Speaker 1>and o's standpoint, you know, play by play one oh one.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it should have had a cap to the

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<v Speaker 1>end of it. But I guess what I do like

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<v Speaker 1>about it is that it was just raw surprise, genuine

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<v Speaker 1>authentic shock at what I was seeing. I think everybody

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<v Speaker 1>in the world was focused on the on deck circle

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<v Speaker 1>and then he popped it, and it just it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>the perfect call, but I guess it was appropriate and

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<v Speaker 1>that it was real. It was exactly what I was

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<v Speaker 1>feeling in the moment.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's why it is perfect.

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<v Speaker 2>Your call reflected how all the viewers were feeling.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, right, And I guess that's what you hope for,

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<v Speaker 1>You hope that you know. I think that at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the day. In my job, we talk about

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<v Speaker 1>what the perfect call is and what you want to

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<v Speaker 1>do in the job and what it calls for. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think ultimately you want to be somebody who's sitting

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<v Speaker 1>there and folks feel like they're sitting there having a

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<v Speaker 1>beer watching the game with you. So anyway that you

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<v Speaker 1>can touch on that, I guess is a win.

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<v Speaker 3>You have kids, you're in the community. I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 3>if you've heard this, but I have.

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<v Speaker 2>What's it like for you now at a point where

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<v Speaker 2>you've called so many memorable moments, but the final out

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<v Speaker 2>of last year's World Series, I hear kids on the

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<v Speaker 2>playground repeating your call in mookie BET's game ending double play?

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<v Speaker 3>Has that resonated with you? Are you even aware of that?

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<v Speaker 1>No, that means a lot to hear that, but it

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<v Speaker 1>does resonate. I think you. I grew up wanting to

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<v Speaker 1>do this job, and part of what is special about

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<v Speaker 1>the job when you're with a team is that connection

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<v Speaker 1>that you get with a fan base and something I

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<v Speaker 1>could have never anticipated growing up in Michigan. But not

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<v Speaker 1>just being connected to a fan base, but this connection

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<v Speaker 1>you feel like you have with an entire city like

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<v Speaker 1>Los Angeles. Yeah, it's hard to really put into words

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<v Speaker 1>what that means.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll just paint the picture for you.

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<v Speaker 2>I've seen kids pretend they're mookie Bets, and as they're

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<v Speaker 2>trying to pretend they're mookie Bets, they're repeating what Joe

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<v Speaker 2>Davis called in the final out of that World Series.

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<v Speaker 1>That's really cool. I know my kids do it, but

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<v Speaker 1>that's because I ground them if they don't. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't let them wear a T shirts. They have

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<v Speaker 1>dads calls on them, and I only let them speak

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<v Speaker 1>to me in calls. You got to express whatever you

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<v Speaker 1>want to say in calls.

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<v Speaker 3>Buddy, Yeah, no doubt, no doubt, You're gonna have dinner tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>That's right, that's right.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the kid says, no way, Roccoley, no.

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<v Speaker 3>Way, Joe, before I let you go.

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<v Speaker 2>You obviously get to see other teams interact with other

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<v Speaker 2>players and managers. Can you put into perspective where the

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers are at this year compared to other teams early

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<v Speaker 2>in the season.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they're in their own world in the National League.

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<v Speaker 1>I think in the American League, the Yankees have proven

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<v Speaker 1>to be better than folks even anticipated. The Yankees pitching

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<v Speaker 1>when they get healthy is terrifying. But in the National League,

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like it's the Dodgers and everybody else. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't even really know who's at the top of that

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<v Speaker 1>other bucket. I think there are a lot of teams

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<v Speaker 1>that could make a case to be at the top

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<v Speaker 1>of the other bucket. I just don't think anybody's close

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<v Speaker 1>to the Dodgers at this point.

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<v Speaker 2>I would love to see a rematch of the twenty

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<v Speaker 2>four World series with you.

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<v Speaker 1>That's kind of I don't want to say I'm rooting,

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<v Speaker 1>but if gun to my head, if I had to

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<v Speaker 1>pick something, that would be a wonderful rematch.

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<v Speaker 3>No doubt, and Joe Davis will be there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, right, Thanks a lot for the time, Thanks for

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<v Speaker 2>sharing those great stories with us, And suddenly everybody wants

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<v Speaker 2>to know the behind the scenes of that game seven.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, of course, if anytime