Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker.
Speaker 1: It's Game four of the NLDS and we're joined by
Speaker 1: National star Power.
Speaker 2: Right now.
Speaker 1: One of the great guys you'll ever meet, a great
Speaker 1: outfielder and also an even better analyst for Turner Sports,
Speaker 1: and that is the one and only Jeff Francor. Jeff,
Speaker 1: thanks a lot for the time, appreciate it.
Speaker 2: Thanks. Can you repeat that and send it to my
Speaker 2: wife for me?
Speaker 1: Hey, both you and I are in the doghouse.
Speaker 3: It sounds like these days, no doubt, absolutely this is uh.
Speaker 3: You know, postseason gets long, especially in this but I
Speaker 3: love it, man, It's it's what we look for.
Speaker 1: Jeff, we were talking to Nomar Garcia Para yesterday. With
Speaker 1: the start time today and the sun being out, you
Speaker 1: were noticing that maybe right field, you know this better
Speaker 1: than most, might be a tough sky today.
Speaker 3: It is, And I'll tell you what makes it so
Speaker 3: hard is just because you know when the ball gets
Speaker 3: above the deck here and that sky, it just it's
Speaker 3: only there for a second and it's out.
Speaker 2: You're back into the fans. It's bright.
Speaker 3: I mean, that's one thing we know about when that
Speaker 3: suns out It is as bright as anywhere you play,
Speaker 3: So it's gonna be something to keep an eye on,
Speaker 3: especially early that that first four or five.
Speaker 2: Any kind of area is going to be interesting.
Speaker 1: I actually remember in nine Matt Holliday lost a fly
Speaker 1: ball here in a playoff game, right with all the towels.
Speaker 2: Well, and that's exactly what I'm saying. It's just a lot.
Speaker 3: Going on right the yellow seeds to the blue seats.
Speaker 2: The ball goes up. So that's what I said.
Speaker 3: It's very this were the Dodgers. Of course, these guys
Speaker 3: having played here in the outfield, there.
Speaker 2: Is a big advantage.
Speaker 1: We saw the Philly slug more yesterday at Dodgers Stadium.
Speaker 1: You know how well the ball travels now here. It
Speaker 1: feels like today has a recipe for possibly more slug
Speaker 1: from both sides.
Speaker 2: I'll tell you what you would think.
Speaker 3: So right, but then when you look at who's pitching
Speaker 3: with Sanchez and Glass. Now, look, the good news for
Speaker 3: the Dodgers last night was, even though you lost that
Speaker 3: ball game, you didn't.
Speaker 2: Use VESI didn't use she Hen, you didn't use Sasaki.
Speaker 3: So you you have your horses lined up behind Glass now,
Speaker 3: so I think it'll be interesting early. You know, I
Speaker 3: said yesterday, I felt like the longer the game went
Speaker 3: yesterday close, the advantage went to the Phillies.
Speaker 2: I can see opposite today.
Speaker 3: I think the longer the game goes close with the
Speaker 3: Dodgers firepower they have, they're not the.
Speaker 2: Battle sand Chest.
Speaker 3: He's obviously very good, but then you get him out
Speaker 3: and they have their ability to let that offense take over.
Speaker 1: Jeff, can you just describe the difference and the different
Speaker 1: feeling with the starter like Glass? Now, if you get
Speaker 1: him early runs, how much that changes the complexion of
Speaker 1: the game. Well, it's big because you know Dave Roberts, look,
Speaker 1: you know, with Otani, with Snell, with even Yamamota.
Speaker 2: Look last night it just fell apart from him. But
Speaker 2: those are guys you trust, like you're going six plus
Speaker 2: for me. With Glass.
Speaker 3: Now, obviously we all know incredible stuff has the ability
Speaker 3: to go out and throw seven innings of no hit
Speaker 3: ball easily. I mean, you don't get many hits off
Speaker 3: this guy. But I also think Dave's going to keep
Speaker 3: an eye on the walks sometimes can creep up on him,
Speaker 3: and so I think those are all things that you
Speaker 3: know Dave is going to keep an eye because at
Speaker 3: the end of the day, look for the Dodgers no
Speaker 3: matter what happens today. You know you have Otani if
Speaker 3: there's a Game five on the mount. But the last
Speaker 3: thing this team wants to do is get on a
Speaker 3: bird and have to go back to Philadelphia.
Speaker 1: Jeff Frank Korz on the call tonight with Brian Anderson
Speaker 1: on Turner, speaking on show, heyo Tani one hit as
Speaker 1: a hitter in fourteen at bats. What have you seen
Speaker 1: from him where seems like he's just not himself.
Speaker 3: Well, I think it's like anything. I think he's one
Speaker 3: of the greatest hitters I've ever seen. That's how hard
Speaker 3: this game is when you get pitched tough, and I
Speaker 3: just think for him, the one thing I see is
Speaker 3: fourteen abs or fifteen abs one walk this postseason and walk.
Speaker 3: This guy walked one hundred and nine times during the year.
Speaker 3: He you know, And for me, I look, you know,
Speaker 3: he always opens up right like that's his power thing.
Speaker 3: But I just see him flying open a lot. And
Speaker 3: if you actually watch what three or four of his
Speaker 3: strikeouts looking are all kind of painted on that outside corner.
Speaker 3: So I think for him, he's got to get back
Speaker 3: and take that Freddie Freeman approach today where he looks
Speaker 3: the left center here at Chavez Ravine, because we all
Speaker 3: know this man he can hit it pole to pole
Speaker 3: out of this park. And I just think he's in
Speaker 3: big time pull mode right now. And for him, if
Speaker 3: he starts shooting it the other way, well you better
Speaker 3: watch out.
Speaker 1: Do you feel like he's just trying to do too
Speaker 1: much to try to.
Speaker 3: He's trying to pull right now, He's trying to poll quick,
Speaker 3: and that's one thing for him.
Speaker 2: No matter how good of a hitter you are, when you.
Speaker 3: Have guys like Sanchez Lozardo who's got that good.
Speaker 2: Run in you know, perfect examples.
Speaker 3: Yesterday Tommy Edmond hits that home run off Ranger and
Speaker 3: O'tani first pitch roll over to third, and I'm just saying,
Speaker 3: you get to try too hard, right Bryce Harper, we
Speaker 3: saw it in Game one and two in Philly. You're
Speaker 3: trying hard, big swing. So I think for Otani, you
Speaker 3: just got to get back to no. Just try to
Speaker 3: hit the ball up the middle the other way and
Speaker 3: then if they hang one, look, he's one of the
Speaker 3: most talented hitters. He's gonna hit one where Schwarber did
Speaker 3: so for him, it's letting the game come to him
Speaker 3: a little bit and not be so anxious to hit
Speaker 3: before I let you go.
Speaker 1: How great is that booth with Brian Anderson?
Speaker 2: Oh? Man, I love it. He's such a pro. You
Speaker 2: know he's talking to a Milwaukee guy again.
Speaker 3: Yeah, they got the Milwaukee connection over there sometimes sometime
Speaker 3: sometimes though Ba's eyes aren't as good enough to help
Speaker 3: him out sometimes letting them know no way.
Speaker 1: Great chemistry with two great guys. Thanks a lot for
Speaker 1: the time, Jeff. Always love talking to you.
Speaker 2: You're the best man. I love being out here with you.
Speaker 2: Thank you.