Speaker 1: We are getting ready for Game three in San Diego
Speaker 1: the NLDS and we're here with Dodger catcher Will Smith,
Speaker 1: Will number one. Thank you so much for the time.
Speaker 1: Appreciate it, of course.
Speaker 2: Yeah, thanks for having me.
Speaker 1: You've been in there. You've been part of postseason games
Speaker 1: for a long time now in your career. Can you
Speaker 1: just describe the emotions between these two teams so far
Speaker 1: in this series.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's been you know, two exciting games. We are
Speaker 2: able to get the first one they took yesterday from us,
Speaker 2: but you know, back out there today, I guess for
Speaker 2: Game three.
Speaker 1: It always feels like, and I've heard Dave Roberts say this,
Speaker 1: the momentum of a series starts with your starting pitcher.
Speaker 1: Do you feel that same way as well?
Speaker 2: Uh, yeah, for sure. You know, it's it's important to
Speaker 2: get off to a good start in the game. You
Speaker 2: want to jump on their guy, put us some runs first.
Speaker 1: So yeah, I know you're a guy that doesn't really
Speaker 1: show his emotions too much. How do you handle a
Speaker 1: hostile environment like you're going to face tonight in San Diego.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's gonna be fun.
Speaker 1: I was.
Speaker 2: I always enjoy it. I love when Krawser, rowdy love
Speaker 2: and Dodger stadiums like that. It's it's fun. Uh you know,
Speaker 2: I just try to embrace it, you don't, You just
Speaker 2: just embrace That's how I go about it. Just enjoy
Speaker 2: it and go out there compete.
Speaker 1: How important is it for the Dodgers yourself included, not
Speaker 1: to try to get baited by anything. Uh As far
Speaker 1: as emotions from that side of the field.
Speaker 2: Uh, I don't know. I think you know, we're gonna
Speaker 2: have emotions. We're gonna show emotions. It's the playoffs. It's
Speaker 2: it's fun, it's exciting, it's stressful, it's it's it's you know,
Speaker 2: it's what we play for all your longs to play
Speaker 2: in these games. So uh, you know, we're gonna out
Speaker 2: there play our game. And uh yeah.
Speaker 1: I know you were one of the players that kind
Speaker 1: of organized the team being together and eliminating you know,
Speaker 1: outside distractions. Was the purpose of that for moments like this,
Speaker 1: because you will face adversity in any playoffs series. It's
Speaker 1: never going to be easy.
Speaker 2: Uh yeah, I mean, you know, we spend a lot
Speaker 2: of time with each other all year long. I think
Speaker 2: it was more about just staying in a routine at
Speaker 2: the field, standing in a full mindset instead of you know,
Speaker 2: really checking out for a few days. So you know,
Speaker 2: that's kind of what the watch party is about. Yeah,
Speaker 2: it's I don't know, it's really not as much as
Speaker 2: it's made out the scene. It was just you know,
Speaker 2: as watching baseball and eating food.
Speaker 1: So yeah, what's the biggest key in your mind for
Speaker 1: you guys to be able to win two more games?
Speaker 2: Yeah, we're just gonna go there and next cute. You know,
Speaker 2: we gotta put together good at bats, drive guys in.
Speaker 2: We gotta do that and obviously pictures used to go
Speaker 2: out there and execute. You know, yesterday they took advantage
Speaker 2: of us just by you know, hitting homers on our mistakes.
Speaker 2: So you know, kudos of them. They they jumped on him.
Speaker 2: We didn't.
Speaker 1: So yeah, what's the biggest thing for Walker Buehler? I know,
Speaker 1: the first inning he said, is very important. Maybe you
Speaker 1: guys score could score a run in the top half
Speaker 1: of the first and for him to put a zero
Speaker 1: up in that first inning, certainly with quiet this crowd.
Speaker 1: What's the biggest key to help him get through the
Speaker 1: game tomorrow.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you just gotta get him settled in yeah, looking
Speaker 2: for stuff, finding out what's working, you know, just going
Speaker 2: to their and executing pitches. Yeah, obviously we want to
Speaker 2: put up a few runs in the first inning and
Speaker 2: put up a zero. That'll definitely help. So that's kind
Speaker 2: of a no brainer.
Speaker 1: I know it can't just be Otani, but it's got
Speaker 1: to be all of you, right, Yeah.
Speaker 2: For sure, it's it's it's all twenty six guys in
Speaker 2: the roster. That's that's for sure.
Speaker 1: Thanks a lot for the time. I really appreciate it.
Speaker 1: We get you out of here clean and certainly looking
Speaker 1: forward to a Dodger win tonight.
Speaker 2: Yes, sir, let's do it.