Speaker 1: And an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talking.
Speaker 1: We're joined right now by a man that's a hero
Speaker 1: to the people of Los Angeles, a hero to the
Speaker 1: people from Coast to Coast World Series MVP, and last
Speaker 1: night's hero at Dodger Stadium, the one and only Freddie Freeman. Freddie,
Speaker 1: thanks a lot for the time. Appreciate it.
Speaker 2: Thank you, David. I appreciate it.
Speaker 1: I told the story on the show last night that
Speaker 1: you were joking you didn't want to hit the ball
Speaker 1: on the ground anymore.
Speaker 2: Yeah, and I still didn't once. No. I just like
Speaker 2: I've been throwing hits out there, but it hasn't been
Speaker 2: the hits that you know, get me going. I've hit
Speaker 2: a lot of balls on the ground to the right side,
Speaker 2: a lot of swing and mists, and a lot of
Speaker 2: fly balls left field. So that's what I call the
Speaker 2: cut swing. Yeah, That's what I've battled my whole life.
Speaker 2: But the double in the first thing, that was good.
Speaker 2: You know, two strikes. You just want to get something,
Speaker 2: you know, not strike out for the ball and play,
Speaker 2: and so that was that was okay. With that hook
Speaker 2: job down there, I feel line. But the one obviously
Speaker 2: on the walk off. I've been searching for that swing
Speaker 2: that's a backspin ball center to left center, and I
Speaker 2: was able to do that. So hopefully I can carry
Speaker 2: that and put together some good games with some batsman balls.
Speaker 1: We had to tap into Nomar to get the translation
Speaker 1: to cut swings. He just said, you're not a cut
Speaker 1: swing means you're not fully extending, fully getting through the ball.
Speaker 2: Yeah. For me, it's when I start my swing, my
Speaker 2: hands start pulling across my body. I know it's hard
Speaker 2: to understand, but for me, it's just my barrel of
Speaker 2: my bat is not in the zone going through the middle.
Speaker 2: It's coming across the zone. It's almost like it for
Speaker 2: a left handed hitter. It's like my hands are at
Speaker 2: third base and they're coming to first base. So that's
Speaker 2: what it's doing my swinging. So to be able to
Speaker 2: hit balls in the air, it's only going to be
Speaker 2: like a down and in pitch to a left EU
Speaker 2: or something in like a slider in where I can
Speaker 2: I'm cutting right through it. But I have to be
Speaker 2: perfectly on time to get hit. So I've been able
Speaker 2: to throw hits out there, but it's I'm trying to
Speaker 2: get the how I always think it's like the imaginary
Speaker 2: line the box, like the batter's box, the line going
Speaker 2: from the back of the box to the pitchers found
Speaker 2: that straight line, so if I can have my hands
Speaker 2: going on that line, then everything will work through up
Speaker 2: to the middle. And right now they're cutting across that line.
Speaker 2: So but last night's swing on the walk off that
Speaker 2: it was the swing I've been looking for probably for
Speaker 2: about two weeks now, two and a half weeks. So
Speaker 2: hopefully I could repeat that in the.
Speaker 1: Cage after this interview, Freddy, obviously your career is on
Speaker 1: its way to Cooper's Town. But when did you have
Speaker 1: this nag to understand yourself so well?
Speaker 2: You know, it took a lot of time, I think
Speaker 2: as I've gotten older, like I understand so like it's
Speaker 2: like I struck out in the eight thing with guys
Speaker 2: on second and third instead of being down the dumps,
Speaker 2: and like I'm not happy I got out, obviously, but
Speaker 2: to understand that I'm going to get another opportunity. Did
Speaker 2: I know it was gonna happen so fast again in
Speaker 2: that game? Though I was expecting it to be today
Speaker 2: or the next day. It's it's always being okay to fail,
Speaker 2: Like if you're if you're okay with failing, especially in
Speaker 2: this game, then it helps helps you be okay, you know,
Speaker 2: like cause this game is such a roller coaster swimming
Speaker 2: up and downs. But it took years. I mean you
Speaker 2: can talk to Chelse. I used to punish myself all
Speaker 2: the time when I was a younger baseball player, like
Speaker 2: if I go, oh for four, I wouldn't feed myself
Speaker 2: and you know, like crazy stuff like that. But now
Speaker 2: it's just like, oh wait, no, there's a game tomorrow.
Speaker 2: It's it will always work itself out. And so I
Speaker 2: think it probably I think kids, you know, when I
Speaker 2: had kids, I think that's when things kind of you know,
Speaker 2: it doesn't matter if you go for four four four
Speaker 2: that they're gonna act the same to you. So I
Speaker 2: think probably about you know, nine nine, ten years ago,
Speaker 2: things started to change for me for the better.
Speaker 1: Speaking of kids, I saw your kids and Chelsea out
Speaker 1: here after a Sunday night's game. Dwayne Wade was out here,
Speaker 1: and I was thinking, where's Freddy right now? How much
Speaker 1: treatment is see receiving right now?
Speaker 2: I was actually getting treatment. And then I went to
Speaker 2: the car and I waited for him. They were trying
Speaker 2: to get me to come down, and I was like,
Speaker 2: I've already made it upstairs. I'm not coming back downstairs.
Speaker 2: But I got the FaceTime call from Charlie saying, can
Speaker 2: we play a little bit more? So you can play
Speaker 2: all you want. I'm not taking the fun with you.
Speaker 2: I'll be you upstairs waiting for you. But I found
Speaker 2: that late. They were downstairs. But if I had known,
Speaker 2: I would have came out. I saw a picture of
Speaker 2: them jumping up in the air. I don't know if
Speaker 2: I would have been able to do that. But no,
Speaker 2: it's been fun. We've been They've been coming to every
Speaker 2: game so far this home stand, so it's it's been
Speaker 2: pretty cool to have all the boys out here.
Speaker 1: Well, the boys now are old enough to go online
Speaker 1: and vote for their dad for the All Star Game.
Speaker 1: This year, the All Star Game is in your old ballpark, Atlanta.
Speaker 1: How special would it be to be the starting first
Speaker 1: baseman in Atlanta for the Dodgers.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean that sounds pretty cool. It does, and
Speaker 2: I didn't know. You just told me that it starts today,
Speaker 2: So go out and vote for all of us. That'd
Speaker 2: be pretty cool to go there and represent the Dodgers.
Speaker 2: In the All Star Game, especially with our coaching staff
Speaker 2: being you know, the coaching staff for the All Star Game.
Speaker 2: I think that's pretty special. So if we can get
Speaker 2: as many guys there as possible, that'd be pretty cool.
Speaker 2: And obviously in the park that I saw be built
Speaker 2: and you know, spent a lot of time there, that
Speaker 2: would definitely be pretty cool. So we'll see what happened
Speaker 2: to the next month.
Speaker 1: The park that you saw be built, that's the park
Speaker 1: Freddie Freeman built in Atlanta, and you belong in that
Speaker 1: All Star Game.
Speaker 2: Oh, I appreciate it so far. You know, baseball's a
Speaker 2: crazy sport. You never know what's gonna happen. Be humble day.
Speaker 1: Now, you be humble, and I'll take care of the
Speaker 1: other stuff. I'll be your mean gene Okerland and your
Speaker 1: wrestling promoter moving forward.
Speaker 2: I appreciate you got a month to do it all
Speaker 2: R right, sounds good.
Speaker 1: Dodgers dot Com slash vote right now for the Dodgers
Speaker 1: and Freddie Freeman. Maybe even send Tanner Scott as well.
Speaker 2: I would like that.
Speaker 1: Yeah, he just gave me the peace sign right there.
Speaker 1: Thanks a lot for the time, Freddy, and you enjoy
Speaker 1: a Javier's Hoaviers has a new location in downtown. Freddie
Speaker 1: will get a gift card.
Speaker 2: I thank you, dude. I love all these plugs right.
Speaker 1: Now the number one plug automatic Freddie Freeman to the
Speaker 1: All Star Game, starting first Baseman. My vision is Freddie
Speaker 1: versus Max Freed and the house Freddie built Atlanta. Thanks
Speaker 1: a lot and I appreciate.
Speaker 2: Thank you, David