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

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<v Speaker 2>All Right, we're here with a man that is going

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<v Speaker 2>to make his season debut tomorrow after a long roadback

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<v Speaker 2>recovering from Tommy John surgery.

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<v Speaker 3>That is the one and only Emit Shean Emmett. Thanks

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<v Speaker 3>a lot for the time, appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 3>All Right, So here it is tomorrow night.

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<v Speaker 2>You're making return to the mound after Tommy John rehab.

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<v Speaker 3>How excited? Are you?

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<v Speaker 4>Super excited?

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<v Speaker 1>It was a long road and you know, I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>I'm ready to get back out there for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>What was the toughest part of this process for you?

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<v Speaker 1>I'd say probably the toughest part was like not being

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<v Speaker 1>able to contribute last year and not being around the

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<v Speaker 1>guys for a full years. That's takes a toll on you.

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<v Speaker 1>But we had a good group in Arizona, so that

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<v Speaker 1>helped a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>How did you handle all that with the run the

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<v Speaker 2>team made winning the World Series?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it it was kind of like a weird

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<v Speaker 1>feeling because you're so fired up, but it's also like, wow,

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<v Speaker 1>I wish I could have been a part of that,

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, hopefully I can do my part and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>be a part of it this year.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, since we're talking about that, I'm curious where

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<v Speaker 2>certain people were when Freddie Freeman hit his walk off

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<v Speaker 2>Grand Slam in Game one of the World Series. Where

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<v Speaker 2>was Emit shean watching that game?

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<v Speaker 1>I was in Kyle Hurt's house. I was living with

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle Hurt and Nick Frosso at the time, so we

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<v Speaker 1>were watching over there.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. It was crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>What was the feeling like amongst you three watching that

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<v Speaker 2>game and watching that at bad and just watching Nestor

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<v Speaker 2>Cortes come in after Mookie Betts was walked intentionally?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, you can't describe it. It was just

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<v Speaker 1>like an insane feeling. Everyone was jumping around and going crazy.

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<v Speaker 4>But yeah, it was. It was really cool.

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<v Speaker 2>Where were you when the Dodgers clinched in New York

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<v Speaker 2>for Game five?

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<v Speaker 1>I was back home in Arizona still too. Actually, yeah, and.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you have a mini celebration amongst you guys?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah? Yeah, well we were all really fired up.

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<v Speaker 2>Any popping up champagne to recreate the feeling?

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<v Speaker 4>No, no, no popping to champagne, none of that.

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<v Speaker 3>How are you going to control your emotions tomorrow night?

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<v Speaker 4>I'm it.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you feel like you're an emotional guy? Will you

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<v Speaker 2>even have to control the emotion?

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<v Speaker 1>No, I don't feel like I'm too emotional out there ever.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like being here before and getting some good

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<v Speaker 1>experience in twenty three helps a lot with going out there,

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<v Speaker 1>kind of knowing what to expect, and just once I

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<v Speaker 1>get out there and I see a hitter in the boxes,

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<v Speaker 1>all just compete.

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<v Speaker 2>So what have you learned about yourself during this process?

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know. I mean, it was a long time.

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<v Speaker 4>It was.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of hard work, and yeah, I'm just happy

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<v Speaker 1>to be done with it at this point.

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<v Speaker 2>You were being very coy with your answers the other day,

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm just curious. When you're going through this process,

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<v Speaker 2>it gives you a time to examine who you are

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<v Speaker 2>as a picture. Did you do you feel when you

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<v Speaker 2>show up tomorrow night you're a better picture, a smarter

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<v Speaker 2>pitcher than you were the last time you took the mound?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely. I mean I feel like the health thing is,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the main thing there. I'm completely healthy now,

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<v Speaker 1>which is great. I think I'm just a little smarter

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<v Speaker 1>than I was. I got to watch a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>baseball while I was sitting here Arizona, so as you

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<v Speaker 1>pick up on different things, and yeah, physically I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like everything's a little bit better.

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<v Speaker 3>So, yeah, are you bigger and stronger than you were?

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe a little bit? Yeah, I think so.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you put your efforts into just trying to be

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<v Speaker 2>a bigger, stronger, more physical pitcher.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think, especially with like the shoulder and the

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<v Speaker 1>forearm rehab stuff, just trying to bulletproof everything around the

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<v Speaker 1>elbow and trying to make sure you like, do everything

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<v Speaker 1>I can to not have that happen again. That was

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<v Speaker 1>the main focus for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>Also, you know, you hear pictures talk about the lower half,

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<v Speaker 2>how important that is to have your legs underneath you.

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<v Speaker 3>Did you put an emphasis on that as well?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, I mean I was doing you know, our programs

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<v Speaker 1>that our strength coaches right up for us, and I

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<v Speaker 1>love those programs and I think I was big on

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<v Speaker 1>that before. But yeah, definitely still through that process, stayed

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<v Speaker 1>with it all right.

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<v Speaker 2>When Emitschan watches the Dodgers this year, one of the

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<v Speaker 2>best records in baseball, despite being a little thin at

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<v Speaker 2>times in the pitching department, when you watch this team.

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<v Speaker 3>What makes it so special and difficult to beat.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's the group of guys we have and

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<v Speaker 1>how close everybody is. Everyone's, you know, lifting each other

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<v Speaker 1>up at all times. It doesn't matter if you're the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest superstar out there, you know, the last guy on

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<v Speaker 1>the team. It's everyone's together. So I think that's what

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<v Speaker 1>makes it so special.

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<v Speaker 2>When you watch games like last night Otani making his

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<v Speaker 2>pitching debut with the Dodgers. Were you caught up in

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<v Speaker 2>the fandom like everybody else here.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, definitely. It was crazy to watch. I was, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to see him go out and do that was insane.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just happy I'm here to see it.

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<v Speaker 2>And what was the vibe amongst the team on the bench.

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<v Speaker 2>It felt like there was standing room only in the dugout.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's pretty much how it was. Everyone was just

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<v Speaker 1>up on the top rail. You saw everyone in the

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<v Speaker 1>bowl was standing up to the whole time. Everyone's hanging

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<v Speaker 1>on every pitch. So that's kind of how it was

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<v Speaker 1>down here too.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, be like that tomorrow night for you, m it shean.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe we'll see.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, you're thinking about picking up a bat

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<v Speaker 2>and telling Dave, you know, hey, we don't need the

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<v Speaker 2>DH tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>We don't need Otani tonight. I'm taking the lumber.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, I don't know. I'm not I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>too good of a hitter. I got five hundred on

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<v Speaker 1>Basin pro Ball, though.

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<v Speaker 3>So okay, yeah, who counting No.

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<v Speaker 1>One?

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<v Speaker 4>Probably?

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, thanks a lot for the time, Congratulations on making

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<v Speaker 2>it back, and certainly the future is bright for you.

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<v Speaker 2>So you're a great guy and everybody's rooting for you.

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<v Speaker 4>I appreciate it. Thanks David,