Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker.
Speaker 1: You know what day it is. It's the fifth of
Speaker 1: July show. Hey, Tani's on the mound. Yes, all of
Speaker 1: that is true, but and it's his birthday. The real
Speaker 1: thing going on today is snell Zilla's Saturday with my guy,
Speaker 1: Blake Snell. Before first pitch, thanks a lot for the
Speaker 1: time and happy Saturday.
Speaker 2: Hey, thank you. It's good to be back on.
Speaker 1: Oh he's in a great mood because he threw for
Speaker 1: the second time on this home Standay hitters, How did
Speaker 1: it feel today?
Speaker 2: Now? I felt good. It's good to be back.
Speaker 3: It's good to you know, learn again and feel and
Speaker 3: know that it's getting closer to pitching and getting back
Speaker 3: to that. So happy with today. I just I felt
Speaker 3: like the fastball was better. I feel like I got
Speaker 3: a lot better from the first one to this one.
Speaker 3: So starting to repeat stuff and feel stuff that's right wrong,
Speaker 3: and yeah, I'm getting getting better.
Speaker 1: You had a big leaguer in the mix today, Hay
Speaker 1: Song Kim. Did you requires that or did he want
Speaker 1: to see what snail Zilla is all about? Uh?
Speaker 2: He needed some AB's Yeah, So he got in there
Speaker 2: and Uh, No, that was good.
Speaker 3: You know, you need facing big leader is always good,
Speaker 3: so I appreciate him doing that.
Speaker 1: When the games are going on. You've explained to me
Speaker 1: how you read hitter swings in a situation like today.
Speaker 1: Is that what you're doing or are you more focused
Speaker 1: on what you're doing?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, folks, on what I'm doing.
Speaker 3: And then you know, trust and feel and understanding hitters
Speaker 3: when they get into the box what they're presenting and
Speaker 3: and you know what.
Speaker 2: That tells me?
Speaker 3: And then you know, how do I plan on dissecting?
Speaker 3: You know that? And just more strikes, you know. I mean,
Speaker 3: the more I get ahead, the better. And yeah, as
Speaker 3: I've gotten older, I felt like I've done a lot
Speaker 3: better job of that and understanding that.
Speaker 2: So, yeah, they just get in the box.
Speaker 3: You just learn what they're telling you, and then you
Speaker 3: just pitch and see if you're right or wrong and
Speaker 3: you adjust.
Speaker 1: This is the first time I've been around you every day,
Speaker 1: and I knew it was rough for you when you
Speaker 1: had to go on the I l I know it
Speaker 1: was tough for you when you couldn't throw, But I
Speaker 1: feel like there's a change. There's been a change the
Speaker 1: last three weeks and even on this homestand it feels
Speaker 1: like you believe you're close.
Speaker 3: Yeah, No, I know I'm close. I feel good, I
Speaker 3: feel healthy. Put a lot of work in to get
Speaker 3: to where I'm at right now, and I'm really happy
Speaker 3: about it. And you know, got a lot more to
Speaker 3: do before I come back, but I really can't wait.
Speaker 3: This is this is what I do, It's what I love,
Speaker 3: and that's just it's all I.
Speaker 2: Want to do.
Speaker 1: So since I am and this is the platform of
Speaker 1: snail Zilla on Saturdays, what's the next step.
Speaker 3: I think I want to rehab starting next. They'll let
Speaker 3: me know, but I think that's what's next. And then, yeah,
Speaker 3: just get going, get closer to getting back here.
Speaker 1: Does it make it easier with the lead this team
Speaker 1: has built without you.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it definitely helps.
Speaker 3: It's fun to watch and see, you know, guys get
Speaker 3: there their opportunities and then the boys that you know
Speaker 3: are here for a long time just doing what they've
Speaker 3: been doing their whole career.
Speaker 2: But it's not surprising or anything to me.
Speaker 3: I think we should be even better and I think
Speaker 3: the best is yet to come.
Speaker 1: I know, players never feel the pressure. I mean, that's
Speaker 1: why You guys are the best of the best, and
Speaker 1: you're a two time cy Young winner. But to have
Speaker 1: this type of team, to have this type of lead,
Speaker 1: they really don't need you to come in here and
Speaker 1: save the season, unlike other teams you've been on.
Speaker 2: Yeah.
Speaker 3: No, I just need to come back and be ready
Speaker 3: to dominate and finish the year strong and then you know,
Speaker 3: figure out what I need to do to make sure
Speaker 3: I'm healthy for the full season next year.
Speaker 1: Blake Snell is our guest. You know what it is,
Speaker 1: no Zilla Saturday at Dodgers Stadium, you were here for
Speaker 1: Clayton Kershaw's three thousand strikeout. You had the best seat
Speaker 1: in the house in the dugout. What was that moment
Speaker 1: like for you?
Speaker 2: Yeah?
Speaker 3: No, it was cool to see a part of history,
Speaker 3: only for to do it left handed.
Speaker 2: Yeah.
Speaker 3: No, I'm chasing out after him, seeing if I can
Speaker 3: do what he's been able to do, and I'll see
Speaker 3: if I could be better. And that's that's you know,
Speaker 3: that's a big feat to try to do. But it's
Speaker 3: that I look forward to and I get to see
Speaker 3: it every day, and you know, it's just it's impressive
Speaker 3: to see what he's still able to do with you know,
Speaker 3: just how competitive he is and and.
Speaker 2: That's why he's so good.
Speaker 3: He's just he competes, and he never gives in, and
Speaker 3: he's always finding a way to get better.
Speaker 2: He works his butt off, and you know, it's just
Speaker 2: fun to be around, fun to learn and observe.
Speaker 3: And yeah, I mean, what a privilege to be able
Speaker 3: to watch that, you know, in the dugout and see
Speaker 3: that and then the moment itself, just how special it was,
Speaker 3: and the fans that have watched it for you know,
Speaker 3: so many years to see that.
Speaker 2: It's just so special and surreal, and yeah, I was just.
Speaker 3: So so happy, you know, for him and what he's
Speaker 3: done in this game.
Speaker 2: Isn't it crazy?
Speaker 1: That was a game first week of July against the
Speaker 1: White Sox, who do not have the best of records,
Speaker 1: yet it felt like a playoff that Misphere that night.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, he got two strikes on so many hitters.
Speaker 3: I was like, well, like come on, and you could tell.
Speaker 3: I mean, you know he's trying to get it, get
Speaker 3: it as well. And for him to do it and
Speaker 3: you know at the sixth the end of the sixth
Speaker 3: and you had to battle and to finally get it
Speaker 3: and then that's it.
Speaker 2: I mean, it was it was perfect.
Speaker 1: So how about when he went out for the sixth inning,
Speaker 1: the crowd he erupted, gave him a standing ovation. That
Speaker 1: was that was special.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think you know, he went out just you
Speaker 3: know the guys that were coming up, and the possibility
Speaker 3: of a strikeout was pretty high. And yeah, I mean
Speaker 3: that was amazing. I think everyone knew that was gonna happen.
Speaker 2: We wanted. Everyone wants him to get it, you know,
Speaker 2: get three thousand here. You don't want him to get
Speaker 2: it on the road.
Speaker 1: What you think about his toast after the game?
Speaker 2: Yeah, no, awesome, Yeah, everything, I mean that's who he is. Yeah, awesome.
Speaker 1: Blake Snail is our guest, two time two time Cy
Speaker 1: Young Award winner on his way back very soon after
Speaker 1: the All Star break, Snow will pick up where he
Speaker 1: left off in a much better way, and certainly pitching
Speaker 1: herd is not fun. I was gonna ask you about
Speaker 1: just Michael Conforto because you were teammates with him in
Speaker 1: San Francisco. I don't know if you've heard about the
Speaker 1: reason why he's come out of his slump. Have you
Speaker 1: heard about how he's come out.
Speaker 2: Of his slumps. But what do you got?
Speaker 1: Well, I mean there is one scenario about the new
Speaker 1: bat all that that's part of the equation.
Speaker 2: But JD.
Speaker 1: Martinez, his only year with the Dodgers, was struggling. So
Speaker 1: we did a pregame interview, and because I broke my
Speaker 1: wrist going down the slide, he did get the dead
Speaker 1: fish handshake. So I felt like CONFORDO needed that. Do
Speaker 1: you want to feel the dead fish handshake right now?
Speaker 2: No chance? No, you keep that to yourself.
Speaker 1: You're making it sound a lot more creepy than it is.
Speaker 1: Are you sure you don't want to feel the dead
Speaker 1: fish handshake?
Speaker 2: No, learn how to go down a slide.
Speaker 1: I'm staying back from Milwaukee just to be safe this time.
Speaker 1: I want to keep the marriage attack for one more year.
Speaker 2: Yeah I like that. Yeah, no more Milwaukee trips.
Speaker 1: Okay, if you need me to take the Zilla national
Speaker 1: team down some slides or something before a game to
Speaker 1: inspire them, let me know.
Speaker 2: I think you've lost your privilege of going down a slide.
Speaker 1: All right, man, Well, thank you for the time. Can't
Speaker 1: wait to see you back. Can't wait to see seven
Speaker 1: back on the mound. And today was another step in
Speaker 1: that direction, So keep the hair tight, keep the dreams alive.
Speaker 1: You know what it is.
Speaker 2: Wow, appreciate it, Doug