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<v Speaker 1>An exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talking. It's

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<v Speaker 1>Bobblehead Day at Dodgers Stadium and it's Will Smith's final

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<v Speaker 1>out from the World Series Bobblehead and Will has the

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<v Speaker 1>day off, so he was so eager to speak to

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<v Speaker 1>us today before first pitch. Thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you got it, very very eager to be here

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<v Speaker 2>for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I felt like this was a perfect day.

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<v Speaker 1>I knew you would be able to have a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of time to take that victory lap on Bibblehead Day.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I guess.

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<v Speaker 1>You're like, hey, Dave, can Dalton rushing catch the night?

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<v Speaker 1>Corbin Burns is pitching and I got my Bobblehead night

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<v Speaker 1>that night as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that how the conversation went? Is that where you

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<v Speaker 2>think it's going. You think I'm Duck and corbman or something.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have Burns, idis, I would never think you

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<v Speaker 1>have anybody Idis.

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<v Speaker 2>No, definitely not nos. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Let Dalton get in there, maybe get his first home

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<v Speaker 3>at to night, that'd be cool.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I hope we get a win. What's it

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<v Speaker 2>been like so far?

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<v Speaker 1>You used to be the student and now you're the

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<v Speaker 1>Jedi master as far as Catchers go.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh man, No, it's been good. It's been good.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, you know, a lot of conversation with Dalton, helping

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<v Speaker 3>him out, try to figure things, figure some things out,

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<v Speaker 3>help you know, learn the pictures, you know, speed track

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<v Speaker 3>all of that, and yeah, he's just he's got to

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<v Speaker 3>get comfortable here. He's got to get his routine, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>figure out what works with him, and then just just

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<v Speaker 3>be back there in the box.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, guy in the pictures gain experience is gonna come

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<v Speaker 3>with time. He's going to mess up, but you know

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<v Speaker 3>I'm there to kind of help him along, make sure

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<v Speaker 3>he knows it's okay, learn from it and move on.

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<v Speaker 2>Just don't make the same stake twice.

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<v Speaker 1>Basically, from the outside looking in, it seems like he

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<v Speaker 1>is really willing to put in the work and really

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<v Speaker 1>cares about the game planning with the pictures.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, he's he's always been a hard worker. We

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<v Speaker 3>obviously went to the same college and stuff. I know

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<v Speaker 3>him a little bit from then. You can see his

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<v Speaker 3>work ethic. He's he's got that down. But yeah, he's

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<v Speaker 3>he's really trying to learn him he's really you know,

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<v Speaker 3>picking my brain on different guys. I know we talked

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<v Speaker 3>about dmag a little bit for tonight, so yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>just trying to you know, he's trying to learn, he's

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<v Speaker 3>trying to, you know, do a really good job back there,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, serve the pictures.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys have two different personalities. You kind of keep

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<v Speaker 1>your toughness, your emotions in check. He seems to wear

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<v Speaker 1>his emotions on his sleeve. Is that something that can

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<v Speaker 1>be sustainable in Major League Baseball?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean that's that's who he is.

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<v Speaker 3>So as long as he you know, stays who he is, doesn't,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, let it affect teammates and stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, there's nothing wrong with getting getting mad and frustrated

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<v Speaker 3>and any of that. I think, you know, you got

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<v Speaker 3>to be yourself out there. It's hard enough game and

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<v Speaker 3>then trying to be someone you're not, it's that's too

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<v Speaker 3>hard to do. So, you know, hopefully it feels comfortable

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<v Speaker 3>to himself. That's what you know, us his teammates have

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<v Speaker 3>got to, you know, get him or anybody else, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>just come from the clubhouse being in who we are.

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<v Speaker 2>Will Smith is our guest.

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<v Speaker 1>It is Bobblehead Nights, celebrating the World Series Championship for

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers. And I'm not sure if you caught this

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<v Speaker 1>last night in Boston, your battery mate in Game five

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<v Speaker 1>of the World Series got ejected Walker Bueller. I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>you've seen that type of emotion from him before. Andy

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<v Speaker 1>Pa has excused us. We're doing a nice interview here.

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<v Speaker 1>What'd you think about Bueller last night?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, maybe maybe one too many f bombs. I've seen him.

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<v Speaker 2>I've seen him.

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<v Speaker 3>Drop a couple out there at impires and stuff, but

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<v Speaker 3>he probably went went too far yesterday. But you know

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<v Speaker 3>that's who he is, COMPETITORI he's fiery, obviously one of

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<v Speaker 3>those couple of calls. So yeah, it's it's funny to

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<v Speaker 3>laugh at.

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<v Speaker 1>How about Lindor, he's still keeping the receipts from last

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<v Speaker 1>year's NLCS, trying to egg the umpire on to throw

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<v Speaker 1>him out.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's part of it. I don't know. I got

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<v Speaker 2>no comment on that part.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have to have any comment. You got the

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<v Speaker 1>World Series ring. Thanks a lot for the time, will

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll see you on the road trip. Actually I won't,

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<v Speaker 1>but other people will.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we'll be we'll be out there grinding in New

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<v Speaker 2>York and Cleveland.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll be at home, you know, Yeah, I'll be I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be working from the air conditioned Burbank studio while you're

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<v Speaker 1>in New York.

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<v Speaker 2>There you go.