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

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<v Speaker 1>Happy Father's Day. Tell all the dad's out there, and

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<v Speaker 1>I couldn't have found a better dad to talk to today

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<v Speaker 1>on this special day for the dads out there. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he threw seven scoreless innings yesterday, but he's dad to

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<v Speaker 1>his four kids and one more on the way. That's

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<v Speaker 1>our very own Clayton Kershaw, Happy Father's Day, Clayton.

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<v Speaker 2>Well you too, Dave, Thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, today was a great father's Day because you were

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<v Speaker 1>on the beach and you did the gender reveal because

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<v Speaker 1>Ellen's pregnant with another baby.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, she's doing December, and we found out today that

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<v Speaker 3>we're having another girl. So Bookend Girls is pretty awesome girl.

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<v Speaker 3>Three boys and then another girl. So my daughter was

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<v Speaker 3>super excited and the boys aren't going to know what

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<v Speaker 3>to do with her. But it's a great father's day,

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<v Speaker 3>great start to the day.

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<v Speaker 1>What is Father's Day to you now compared to maybe

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<v Speaker 1>your first one?

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<v Speaker 2>That's a good question.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I think, well, it's special because the kids

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<v Speaker 3>make it special, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's what's cool. They really enjoy.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, they like to make cards, they like to

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<v Speaker 3>draw stuff they like to They like to go pick out,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, random funny stuff that they think that I'll like.

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<v Speaker 3>So I just seeing it through their eyes, are getting

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<v Speaker 3>to like celebrate. They do a great job of, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>making me feel special, which is really cool. And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think you really understand that until you see

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<v Speaker 3>it through your kid's eyes. So that's that's pretty cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Who has more of your personality out of the four

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<v Speaker 1>so far?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh man?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I think Charlie is like a mini me

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<v Speaker 3>my oldest, my eight year old. I think he uh,

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<v Speaker 3>he's he looks probably the most like me, and then

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<v Speaker 3>he's got the same like personality traits. I think he

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<v Speaker 3>drives my wife crazy sometimes with how much he like

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<v Speaker 3>he wants to be on time. He's so like, oh man,

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<v Speaker 3>it's good until like you can't drive and you got

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<v Speaker 3>to wait on your mom to drive you. That's how

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<v Speaker 3>I was and that's he's learning that too.

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<v Speaker 1>Clayton Kershaw is our guest on Father's Day. Okay, seven

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<v Speaker 1>scoreless innings, but you wake up today you have a

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<v Speaker 1>great family moment with Ellen and finding out you're having

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<v Speaker 1>another baby. Girl, do the kids even care what dad did?

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<v Speaker 3>Yesterday, you know, they got to So my my daughter

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<v Speaker 3>got home from camp yesterday, Ellen went and picked her up.

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<v Speaker 3>She was at overnight camp, so she came straight here

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<v Speaker 3>to the game. And so they got to watch ill'

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<v Speaker 3>and let him stay up for the whole game. And

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<v Speaker 3>I uh to be. I don't know if they care not,

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<v Speaker 3>but Charlie, Charlie likes to dissect the whole game and

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<v Speaker 3>he's a big baseball fan now, so it's it's awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>And yeah, you know, I don't think they cared this morning,

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<v Speaker 3>but last night they seemed like they cared, so that

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<v Speaker 3>was cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think Dad surpassed Aaron Judge and Charlie's rankings?

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<v Speaker 2>That's a good question. Yeah, he wears ninety nine.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought it was I thought it was for hyunjin Ryu,

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<v Speaker 3>but uh, turns out it's for Aaron Judge. But you

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<v Speaker 3>know that's a I'll let him do that one, I think,

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<v Speaker 3>and Judge is a great role model, so I'll take

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<v Speaker 3>that one for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody keeps asking me, why do you keep doing this?

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<v Speaker 1>Why do you keep pitching? Is family a big reason

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<v Speaker 1>why you keep going to have your kids? Have Charlie

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<v Speaker 1>see you? Is how much of the equation is family.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean I think it starts with Ellen. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>I think she really enjoys I think she really enjoys

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<v Speaker 3>me doing what I am good at, and so I

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<v Speaker 3>think that that means a lot to me that she doesn't.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, she's not the wife that's like, all right,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm done traveling, let's go let's go home, let's.

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<v Speaker 2>Do all that.

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<v Speaker 3>Like she she's on board for anything. And you know,

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<v Speaker 3>traveling around the country with four kids isn't easy obviously,

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<v Speaker 3>but she does it all summer with all of them,

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<v Speaker 3>and she like embraces it, and the kids seem to

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<v Speaker 3>love it too. So that's been awesome that to have

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<v Speaker 3>that support. And then I think for me personally, just

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<v Speaker 3>just as simple as I wanted to you know, I

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<v Speaker 3>don't really have another answer. I just like it didn't

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<v Speaker 3>feel felt like I wanted to keep going. And I

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<v Speaker 3>think I think that's as good enough as the answer

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<v Speaker 3>as I can have.

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<v Speaker 1>We always hear the athletes talk about enjoying the journey

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<v Speaker 1>or enjoying the process. Today, day one of the five

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<v Speaker 1>day routine, how much do you relish this just as

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<v Speaker 1>much as going out and competing every fifth day?

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<v Speaker 3>Ah, I mean it's hard, it's it's harder to wake

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<v Speaker 3>up and things like that. But there's nothing better as

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<v Speaker 3>a as a starter than the day after when you

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<v Speaker 3>get to just basking it, and especially when you pitch good.

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<v Speaker 3>That's the worst part when you pitch bad, but the

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<v Speaker 3>best part when you pitch good. So the day after

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<v Speaker 3>it start is an awesome feeling, for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you feel like you're sending a message to everybody

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<v Speaker 1>on your team? You know, hey, I may not feel

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<v Speaker 1>my best and maybe a little harder to get this

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<v Speaker 1>routine going again, but you've got to find a way.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know, I don't know what type of message

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sending other than you know, when it's your turn

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<v Speaker 3>to pitch, go pitch, and thankful to have that opportunity

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<v Speaker 3>right now.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, we're in a hard stretch.

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<v Speaker 3>We're playing a lot of good teams, playing a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of like above one hundred ball clubs, and doesn't get

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<v Speaker 3>any easier with the padres coming in for four after

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<v Speaker 3>this one today. So and you know, obviously we've got

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<v Speaker 3>some guys hurting things like that. So guys are stepping up,

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<v Speaker 3>Guys are making you know, their starts count and obviously

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<v Speaker 3>we're just gonna have to keep grinding through it. But

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<v Speaker 3>it seems like we've got some guys on the mind,

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<v Speaker 3>which is good. And you know, Benny c coming into

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<v Speaker 3>the starting rotation. He's fun to watch. He's got a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of good stuff and good mindset. And you know

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of young guys. Jack Dryer has been awesome

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<v Speaker 3>our bullpen, you know, stepping up, throwing a lot of innings. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 3>so all those guys, everybody's kind of stepping up. D

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<v Speaker 3>May taking the ball every fifth day, all these things.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's a it's definitely collective effort.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, Over the years, you've been around other pictures

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<v Speaker 1>where maybe rich Hill drops down, then Clayton Kershaw may

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<v Speaker 1>experiment with dropping down. Is the split fingered fastball the

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<v Speaker 1>product of you being around these Japanese pictures that throw

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<v Speaker 1>it a lot, or are you still kind of seeing

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<v Speaker 1>whether or not you want it? Uh?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I don't think it hurts, you know, watching

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<v Speaker 3>Yama have so much success, you know, I think I

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<v Speaker 3>think with what's so easy about Yamas is it's just

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<v Speaker 3>like he just throws it. And so that's what appealed

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<v Speaker 3>to me, is like when you throw these other change ups.

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<v Speaker 3>You have to manipulate it and pronate, and I've never

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<v Speaker 3>been able to do that. So you know, the split

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<v Speaker 3>in theory makes a lot of sense for me. You

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<v Speaker 3>just spread your fingers and you throw it, and I

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<v Speaker 3>just am not consistent at it yet.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not good at it, but I threw one good

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<v Speaker 3>one last night. I got one swinging miss last night

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<v Speaker 3>on it, So.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. I just I just keep throwing it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's never gonna be something that I highlight.

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<v Speaker 3>But maybe you know, long at bats or a guy

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<v Speaker 3>that really hammers slider or something like that. I can

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<v Speaker 3>throw it, and it's always good to have another weapon.

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<v Speaker 2>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Before I let you go. Father's Day, I feel like

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<v Speaker 1>the only really reward we get other than having our

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<v Speaker 1>kids every day is the meal that they may let

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<v Speaker 1>us pick out. Is the family allow you to pick

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<v Speaker 1>out dinner tonight? Or did they allow you to pick

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<v Speaker 1>out breakfast? If it's Father's Day? If it's really Father's Day?

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<v Speaker 1>For Clayton Kerusha, what do you want?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh man, that's a great question. I mean, I think honestly,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, the pizza is pretty tough to be you know.

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<v Speaker 2>I could hammer out. I could hammer out of pizza

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<v Speaker 2>at any seconds.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, the steak is great, and I you

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<v Speaker 3>know I love steak or burgers or all that. But

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<v Speaker 3>at the end of the day, a nice pie sounds

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<v Speaker 3>pretty good.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time, and happy Father's Day. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>we see how much work you put in on the field,

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<v Speaker 1>but getting to see you with your kids is really special.

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<v Speaker 1>And you're a better dad than you are a pitcher,

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<v Speaker 1>which is hard to imagine, but it's true.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, I appreciate that, man. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>Leave it right there.

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<v Speaker 2>I'by Father's Day, guys,