1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey or Dodger Talk. 2 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 2: All Right, Kyle, welcome to Los Angeles. Great to see 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 2: you actually wearing this Dodger jersey. What does it mean 4 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:16,080 Speaker 2: to you to start this new chapter in your baseball life? 5 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 3: This is awesome. I'm extremely excited. 6 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: I mean this, this organization is very first class organization, 7 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: from you know, ownership group to front office to the players. 8 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: And you know, I think the players kind of speak 9 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: for themselves with their their playing out on the field, 10 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: and I think everyone kind of recognizes that. So I'm 11 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: excited to just be a part of, you know, the 12 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: team organization this city. 13 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 2: You said during the press conference, Freddie Freeman facetimed you 14 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 2: and said, don't do anything stupid. Does that mean he 15 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 2: doesn't want you to try to duplicate his worm dance 16 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:46,279 Speaker 2: during the off season? Have you seen that? 17 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:48,919 Speaker 1: I don't know if that is a part of that 18 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: category or not, but I mean he seemed to be 19 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: pretty good at it, so I'm excited to ask him 20 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: to do it live. 21 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 3: But we'll see what happens. But yeah, you know. 22 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: We just talking to him on face hime for for 23 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: a second before we did the press conference stuff, and 24 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: it was like, just you know, don't do anything stupid 25 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: and you'll be good. 26 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 3: So I was like, oh, I appreciate it. Yeah you don't. 27 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 3: You don't have to worry about that. 28 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, you seem like you play life pretty safe. 29 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 3: Yeah. I try. 30 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 1: I try to not not get too crazy with things, 31 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: especially you know, front of cameras and stuff. But no, 32 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: I'm pretty good with everything. 33 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:21,559 Speaker 3: Kyle. 34 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 2: Of dimension of your game that I feel like not 35 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 2: enough has been talked about, is the running the base 36 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 2: running in your career, you've stolen eighty eight percent of 37 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 2: the bases. The Dodgers were near the bottom of that. 38 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 2: Is that just having the baseball? I qu the awareness? 39 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 2: How much is that speed? I mean what part of 40 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 2: that dimension? Where does that come from? 41 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 3: I don't know. 42 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: I mean I'm not like the fastest guy, but I'm 43 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: not slow by any means. But I mean, if I 44 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: can take an extra ninety feet whenever I see that'll 45 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: benefit our team to possibly score an extra round, Like, 46 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna try and do what I can with it. 47 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: I mean, this this team's probably like if you're on 48 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: first base with this team, you're probably in scoring position. 49 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:08,800 Speaker 1: So that's probably why that was a factor, but I mean, 50 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: I'm excited to help out this team, whether it's on 51 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: the basis defense, hitting wise, Like, I'm really excited to 52 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: get things going this year. 53 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 2: I had to look how well you've done at Dodger 54 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 2: Stadium in a small sample size forty played appearances, You've 55 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,679 Speaker 2: done pretty well. How comfortable in those small nine games 56 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 2: do you feel hitting in this ballpark? And has Dodger 57 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 2: Stadium become a hitter's ballpark? 58 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know my stats like that, but 59 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: I mean it's it's exciting playing here. I mean it's 60 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 1: it's a little top because this team is is very 61 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: good and the fans definitely back then with that, So 62 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: I mean it's it's exciting playing here. 63 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 3: I mean there's there's a lot of a lot. 64 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:49,639 Speaker 1: Of cool stadiums around around the league, but I think 65 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: this is definitely, you know, at the top of the 66 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 1: list with with a lot of guys. 67 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 3: So just the history. 68 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: Behind, you know, the Dodgers organization and this city and everything, 69 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: I think definitely plays a factor into playing here. And 70 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: it's it's exciting to be a part that, you know, 71 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: eighty one games of a year now. 72 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 2: Kyle Tucker is our guest. He's the newest Dodger wearing 73 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 2: jersey number twenty three. This is Dodger Talk until eight o'clock, Kyle. 74 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 2: A lot of players always talk about free agency. You 75 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 2: want it for so long and then once you're there, 76 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:19,239 Speaker 2: it's a long winding road. How tough was the process 77 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 2: for you and when did you start to know that 78 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,679 Speaker 2: the Dodgers may be the team? 79 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, it was tough. I didn't try 80 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: and like kind of over analyze anything or you know, 81 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: put too much pressure on, you know, any decision. But 82 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: you know, you know, over the last couple of weeks 83 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: or so from today, is is starting to get there 84 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: with everything with the teams. I mean, there's a lot 85 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: of really good teams and organizations out there, but you know, 86 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: I just I just felt comfortable coming to LA and 87 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: playing for the Dodgers organization. Like I said, their first 88 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: class organization. This this team's phenomenal team, and I'm excited 89 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: to be a part of that. So, I mean when 90 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: I kind of my wife and I kind of factor 91 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: all that in to each other, I was like, I 92 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: think this is a landing spot for us. 93 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 3: So that's kind of what we wanted to do. 94 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: And you know, I'm excited to get things started here 95 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: in spring training and then you know, opening day out here. 96 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 2: At the beginning of the off season. Did you have 97 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 2: the Dodgers in mind? Or is this something that started 98 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 2: to become more clear in the last three weeks. 99 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: Probably more so the second part coming, you know, more 100 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 1: clear of the last couple of weeks or so. Obviously 101 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: I've never been a free agent before, so I was like, 102 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: I don't know how it works, but talking to other 103 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: guys that you know, have gone through the process before 104 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: it definitely helped. And just kind of have a having 105 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: a nice, you know, kind of group around me to 106 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: kind of you know, lead me in a direction, a 107 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: path that definitely helps. So I think I think we, 108 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: you know, made a made a pretty good decision in this. 109 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 2: You're a guy that seems to let your play do 110 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:49,479 Speaker 2: all the talking, and in free agency you gotta lay back, 111 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 2: lay low. How did it make you feel when so 112 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 2: many people were speaking about you and for you? Was 113 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 2: that tough to you know, restrain yourself from hey, that's 114 00:04:58,960 --> 00:04:59,599 Speaker 2: not really me. 115 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 3: I don't know. 116 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: I mean, there's you know a lot of different opinions. 117 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 1: You know, there's a lot of people out there that 118 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: have different opinions, and you know, obviously some fan bases 119 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: want you to come there and don't want you to 120 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 1: go to other organizations and whatnot, so but I don't know. 121 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: I was just kind of treating it like a normal 122 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: off season, hanging out with my family and going on 123 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: a little vacation, playing some golf and stuff. So I 124 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: was like, I'm probably a big decision to be made, 125 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: but I was like, I'm just gonna try and treat 126 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: it like a normal off season. That way, I'm prepared 127 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: to go in spring training and have the Red mindset 128 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: going into the year. 129 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 2: All right, before I let you go, we are sitting 130 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,359 Speaker 2: in Dave Robert's office. I do not have my feed 131 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 2: up on his desk for the record, even though I 132 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 2: want to. What was the call like to try to 133 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 2: get number thirty from him? You said it was a 134 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,720 Speaker 2: shot in the dark. Did you feel like the conversation 135 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 2: was quick or it was a good icebreaker to get 136 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 2: to know your new manager. 137 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, obviously I kind of knew the reason 138 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: behind him wearing it and whatnot, but I just want 139 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: to at least, you know, at least get a courtesy 140 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: call about it. And just kind of discuss it with him, 141 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 1: and whether I knew it was gonna be not happening 142 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: or not, but I'd figured out at least kind of 143 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: reach out to him and just discuss it with him. 144 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: I told him I got a backup number in case, like, 145 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: it's totally fine. 146 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 3: I get it. So that's kind of how things worked out. 147 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:20,600 Speaker 1: So he was like, don't hate me for not doing this, 148 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: but I was like, nah, it's it's totally fine. 149 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 3: We're all good. 150 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 1: Like I got a backup number for you, and you know, 151 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 1: it all works out. I was like, I don't want 152 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: to mess with anything we got going up here, So 153 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: if that's what I kind of do, we'll stick to it. 154 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 2: Twenty three. There's been a lot of great twenty threes 155 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 2: in Dodger history. Eric Carros, who you're going to see 156 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 2: a lot, and he'll remind you that's his number. And 157 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 2: I don't know if you heard about this guy hitting 158 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 2: a home run in nineteen eighty eight. He was a 159 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 2: left handed hitter, Kurk Gibson. So I know Michael Brantlee 160 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 2: is your guy, But twenty three means a lot for 161 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 2: the Dodgers. 162 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean there's a lot of great players out there, 163 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 1: like you mentioned, and I'm just excited to you know, 164 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: have this one and you know, starting to new part 165 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 1: of my career here and you know, get things rolling 166 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 1: with twenty three. 167 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 2: All right, you look suited and booted, ready to go 168 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:09,359 Speaker 2: for LA. Damn good hair. Tucker, thanks a lot for 169 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 2: the time and welcome to LA. 170 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 3: Thank you, guys, appreciate it.