Well, right now, we're joined by a man that meant and still means
so much to the Dodger organization. The way he played, the way he
carried himself first class will always be remembered, especially as long as I'm here
and I'm talking about two time World Series Champion and two time World Series MVP
and thirty year champion, Corey Seeger. Thanks a lot for the time.
Great to be with you again. Yeah, thank you. It's glad to
be back on here. Hey, after that pregame press conference yesterday and we
walked back to the clubhouse, I felt like I didn't want to leave,
like I was gonna grab onto your ankles or something. I know, you
walked me only back to the clubhouse. So nice, nice little choffeur back
over there. Hey, I know you want to play, but there is
a silver lining that last night you were able to not only take in the
appreciation of the organization but the fans. The way they received you last night.
Yeah, you know, it was really awesome. You know, I'm
not the one to really like the spotlight, but just that special interaction to
the fans, you know, just the way they supported me throughout the years,
the ups and downs, everything, the way they support this team.
You know, they always have a special place in my heart. And last
night was pretty cool. It feels like you would have taken it in better
the way things were last night than being on deck as the second hitter of
the game. Yeah, you know, that would have been a lot more
fun. But just the just the total embrace. Man, Like just what
I said before, you know, it was really special. It's something that
I'll I'll never forget. And like I said, again, you know this
fan this this this organization, this fan base. You know they have a
special place in my heart. Did you realize how much you meant to them
before last night? Not really? You know, you never really get caught
up in it. I think, you know, you just you're going out
there and you're trying to do your job, trying to win. You know,
you're always trying to perform well for them. But to see the appreciation,
the gratitude that they showed me, it was it was really humbling.
Almost. The one thing that I loved so much about the teams you played
on was the bond that you had with your teammates. And to this day,
how close are you guys still be because it seems like whenever players from
that part of Dodger history come together, it's like a brotherhood. Yeah,
you know, extremely I think a brotherhood's a good word. You know,
we went through a lot of a lot of fun times, really close knit
group. You know, people still vacation together and stay in contact. You
know. It's it's something that'll be hard to replicate in the future, but
it's something you'll always enjoy the memories of. You remember, who was your
favorite roommate who? Definitely I gotta go with Ross Stripling. Yeah, me
and me and him live for a couple of years together. Barnes and Trace
Thompson are close seconds, but I think Ross takes the cake on that one.
He seems to be a very responsible type of guy. That's exactly the
right word, you know. He's actually helpful, knows how to still like
have fun and just sit there and watch some shows and hang out and actually
takes out the trash. That's one thing Barnes will never do is it probably
still doesn't do it. Hey, can you believe Austin Barnes right now as
we speak, is the longest ten yured active Dodger. I know, it's
crazy, right Who would have thought that, not me. Good for him
though, he he means a lot of this organization. He's he's done a
lot for him. He's a he's a good piece of keep Corey Seeger is
our guest, two time World Series champion and a champion for the Dodgers.
And I remember the first time I met you. It was in the hallways
of the press box. You're with Julio Ourrias after he won Minor League Pitcher
of the Year and you won Minor League Player of the Year. And it
feels like you haven't changed one bit. Oh man, try not to.
But I had some I had some good molding over there. You know.
I had a lot of a lot of good role models, a lot of
good people in that clubhouse, a lot of good staff, a lot of
good media that took care of me over there. They really shaped me into
who I am. When you go back to last year and the run to
the World Series Championship in the ALCS, you guys beat the Astros in seven
games, was there any part of you that felt some sort of vindication or
redemption for what took place in seventeen or is that not even part of it?
For sure? I'd be lying to if I didn't say that. It
was definitely. The initial was the happiness for the Rangers and moving on in
the World Series and stuff like that. But once you got home and kind
of processed it, it felt like you did something good for your old team,
for sure. How many texts did you get from your former teammates?
Quite a few. We'll keep those names under wraps, but yeah, there
was definitely quite a few. I was going to ask you, this was
twenty seventeen the best team that you played on with the Dodgers, or obviously
twenty winning the World Series? Probably seventeen, to be honest with you.
Hard to compare, you know, obviously, but that was a really good
team we had. It felt like, I don't know, it just felt
like that was as close as you can get to winning the World Series without
doing it. But also, like I said, the bond, the brotherhood
you all had together. Yep, you know, I think that's something that
kind of will forever hold us together. Rights It's those moments, It's those
games that define you and make you closer and help you basically rebuild from there,
right Like you got to start over and recoup together and and get things
rolling. So it's games like that they're bring you closer. He gave us
so much enjoyment, and the way you did it and still do it is
first class, and that obviously comes from your mom and dad. How's Big
Jeff Sieger doing. He's great. Uh, he's uh, he's happy.
You know, he's got light work now though he's only got one guy playing
now, so they're uh, they're on reduced baseball games, but now they're
uh, they're watching Kyle's oldest son go play. Okay, he's uh,
he's really enjoying being a grandfather. Is he thrown to him against the barn
in North Carolina? Still absolutely. I don't think that'll ever go anywhere.
It's just, uh, it's just that Kyle's barn now, So it's uh,
it's something that he really enjoys and you'll never be able to get that
out of him. That's awesome. We'll see what happens tonight and the rest
of this series. Either way, it's great to have you back in Los
Angeles, say and you will forever mean so much to this organization. And
it's not just what you did on the field, but just who you are
as a person. I think that's what resonates with all of us. Thank
you, I really appreciate that. I'm appreciative for everything that they've done for me.