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

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<v Speaker 2>It's a new series here at Dodgers Stadium. The Dodgers

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<v Speaker 2>are welcoming in the Washington Nationals. But obviously last night

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<v Speaker 2>there was tempers that flared over the Padres, emotions spilled

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<v Speaker 2>onto the field, and today Major League Baseball announced that

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<v Speaker 2>both managers have been suspended for one game and Robert Suarez,

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<v Speaker 2>the Padres closer, are suspended for three games. And we're

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<v Speaker 2>joined right now by tonight's acting manager, and that's Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Roberts bench coach Danny Lehman. Danny, thanks a lot for

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<v Speaker 2>the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks Dave.

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<v Speaker 2>How did you find out that Doc was suspended for

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<v Speaker 2>tonight's game? And how does that change what you do?

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't change much at all obviously for me for

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<v Speaker 1>what I do to prepare for the game and get ready.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, everything's been kind of emotional the last couple

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<v Speaker 1>of games, as you know, but I think we're all

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<v Speaker 1>glad that this series is over with and we're onto

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<v Speaker 1>the next one to get kind of rolling into the weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>How surprised were you when you saw Mike Schild come

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<v Speaker 2>out of the dugout and not go check on Fernando

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<v Speaker 2>Tatis Junior, but come out and kind of get after Dave.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it wasn't the best situation to be in obviously yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>but I understand how emotional it was for both teams

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<v Speaker 1>and how he came out and looking to I assume

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<v Speaker 1>to protect his players. I didn't see him coming out

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<v Speaker 1>that hot, but he did, and and it escalated pretty quick,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm just glad, you know, we're past it and

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<v Speaker 1>nobody's really hurt through all of it, and we can

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<v Speaker 1>kind of move on.

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<v Speaker 2>Speaking of almost being hurt, how close and how out

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<v Speaker 2>of bounds is it for Robert Suarez, who was suspended

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<v Speaker 2>three games today, to go that high to hit Shoho Tani.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean where the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Was and three zero count, three zero count.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's just you know, like I said, the tempers

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<v Speaker 1>were just high, and it was Nobody likes to get

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<v Speaker 1>thrown up in the zone around your head or above

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<v Speaker 1>the waist, obviously, and and I don't I can't speak

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<v Speaker 1>to the intent on it with him, and you'd have

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<v Speaker 1>to talk to him or whatever, but it's you just

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<v Speaker 1>don't like getting your players hit, and especially up top,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know that's not comforting for anybody on either team.

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<v Speaker 2>You were able to chase down Dave Roberts pretty quickly

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<v Speaker 2>there as things started to spill onto the field. You

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<v Speaker 2>are a former catcher, so you know how to run

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<v Speaker 2>out there and try to grab somebody. How successful were

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<v Speaker 2>you last night at being the peacemaker?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? And I think everything just escalated quickly with how

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<v Speaker 1>it was handled by both guys, and I just try

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<v Speaker 1>to get out there and make sure that nothing crazy

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<v Speaker 1>happened for our players obviously, but for also for Dave

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<v Speaker 1>and and like I said, it was emotional, and Shilt

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<v Speaker 1>was emotional, and it just kind of boiled over at

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<v Speaker 1>that point.

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<v Speaker 2>How much do you attribute the schedule playing the Padres

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<v Speaker 2>seven times within a week to the tempers boiling over

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<v Speaker 2>last night?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah? I think obviously that has something to do with it.

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<v Speaker 1>The history has something to do with it. In the rivalry,

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<v Speaker 1>how good both teams have been over the last couple

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<v Speaker 1>of years, all of it just kind of baked together,

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<v Speaker 1>and we want to beat them and they want to

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<v Speaker 1>beat us, and it just kind of pushed a little

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<v Speaker 1>too far, I think in the last couple of games,

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<v Speaker 1>and so it got emotional quickly.

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers bench coach Danny Leman is joining us. He is

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<v Speaker 2>tonight's acting manager, with Dave Roberts and Mike Shildt each

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<v Speaker 2>being suspended by Major League Baseball earlier. Today it is

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<v Speaker 2>Kershaw Day, Danny Leman, how aware are you of the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that he's just twelve strikeouts away from three thousand

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<v Speaker 2>in his career.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, his curse's day to day, and obviously he had

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<v Speaker 1>a really good one last time, and I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>what he's trying to repeat. But yeah, everybody's aware of it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's unbelievable milestone and it's going to be really exciting

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<v Speaker 1>when it happens, and it's well deserved obviously for the

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<v Speaker 1>guy and what he's done. But it's a cool thing

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<v Speaker 1>to witness and be a part of in a small way.

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<v Speaker 2>You've been around him for a decade now. How incredible

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<v Speaker 2>is it to watch him do what he's doing after

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<v Speaker 2>everything he's been through.

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<v Speaker 1>It's unbelievable. The consistency with him, how he fights to

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<v Speaker 1>get back and what he's continually able to do is

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<v Speaker 1>just super impressive. So it's it's fun to watch me

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<v Speaker 1>on the outside watching from the side.

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<v Speaker 2>The curveball seems to be the same with everything else

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<v Speaker 2>that seems to still be as good as it was.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, curveball's great. So it's just a very unique pitch

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<v Speaker 1>and he has a good feel for it, and his

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<v Speaker 1>other pitches makes his other pitches better, So obviously just

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<v Speaker 1>part of his repertoire.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Danny, thanks a lot for checking in with us.

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<v Speaker 2>Appreciate it. I know your record is pretty good. Filling

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<v Speaker 2>in for Dave Roberts.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, what is it?

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<v Speaker 2>You're undefeated?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it? What about last night?

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<v Speaker 2>Last night? I don't think that counts. You have to

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<v Speaker 2>go at least five innings and manage.

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<v Speaker 1>You exactly exactly right, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>At least you'll have Will Smith catching tonight, finally back

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<v Speaker 2>to back games for your all star catcher. Just kidding.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well yeah, will'son there.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks a lot, Danny. I'll let you go. You got

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<v Speaker 2>a game plan, thanks Dave,