Speaker 1: And an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker.
Speaker 1: The Dodgers are in Saint Louis and I'm joined right
Speaker 1: now by my guy, Dodger third baseman, Max Munsey, who
Speaker 1: has a great event coming up on June twelfth. It's
Speaker 1: Uncork for a Cause. It's going to benefit the wildfire
Speaker 1: recovery and youth programs for the La Dodger Foundation and
Speaker 1: the YMCA. If you want to attend for a great
Speaker 1: cause and meet Max Munsey, maybe get a signed wine bottle,
Speaker 1: go to Uncork for a Cause dot com. Mounsey thanks
Speaker 1: a lot for the time and can't wait to see
Speaker 1: you out there.
Speaker 2: Thanks for having me. It's gonna be a fun event.
Speaker 2: I'm really looking forward to it.
Speaker 1: Are you a big wine drinker?
Speaker 2: I wouldn't say I'm a huge wine drinker, but you
Speaker 2: know I enjoy glass every now and then, and especially
Speaker 2: if Freddy's picking the bottle, it's you know, he always
Speaker 2: gets some good stuff.
Speaker 1: Now, an event like this would intimidate people like me.
Speaker 1: Can you put everybody's minds at ease that you can
Speaker 1: get in You could support a cause and not feel
Speaker 1: intimidated by a fancy charity.
Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely. You know, it's kind of for everybody, and
Speaker 2: it's it's one of those things where there's gonna be
Speaker 2: tons of items that are available for auction, you know,
Speaker 2: and some will be cheaper, some will be a little
Speaker 2: more expensive. But the only thing to know is that
Speaker 2: all of the proceeds from that one hundred percent of
Speaker 2: it are going to help the wildlife relief efforts or
Speaker 2: the wildfire relief efforts. And you know, to me, that
Speaker 2: was the most important thing. Uncourt for a Cause reached
Speaker 2: out to us about, you know, hey, we'd like to
Speaker 2: do doing a you know, an event with you guys.
Speaker 2: Is there a charity you'd like to support, And you know,
Speaker 2: Kelly immediately kind of looked at me and was like, hey,
Speaker 2: we could do something to help out, you know, the
Speaker 2: fire relief stuff. And you know, for us sitting at home,
Speaker 2: you know, during the off season, watching just the pure
Speaker 2: devastation happen really hit us hard. You know, for us
Speaker 2: being in La as long as we've been, and you know,
Speaker 2: seeing how we've become a part of the community, We've
Speaker 2: built our home there, our kids have grown up there.
Speaker 2: You know, La is as much at home to us
Speaker 2: as anywhere else. Now at this point, and so to
Speaker 2: see that kind of devastation was truly heartbreaking to us,
Speaker 2: and you know, we wanted to find a way to
Speaker 2: reach out and help. And when on Cork for cause,
Speaker 2: you know, came at us to say, hey we can
Speaker 2: throw an event. Is there a charity? Like I said,
Speaker 2: Kelly immediately was like, hey, this is a good opportunity.
Speaker 2: We should do this, and so we kind of jumped
Speaker 2: on it.
Speaker 1: Yeah, the month sees certainly have been a big part
Speaker 1: of the La fabric playing for the Dodgers since twenty eighteen,
Speaker 1: and so many of us want to do so much more,
Speaker 1: but things like this that present themselves certainly can make
Speaker 1: a difference.
Speaker 2: Yes, it really can. And for those that aren't able
Speaker 2: to attend, there's still a way you can. You know,
Speaker 2: you can sign up on the website and the items
Speaker 2: that aren't bought at the event can still be you know,
Speaker 2: you can still have a chance to you know, get
Speaker 2: in there even if you're not attending the event. So
Speaker 2: that way we're you know, we're hoping everything goes and
Speaker 2: like I said, one hundred percent the proceeds they're going
Speaker 2: to go to help out people. And you know, we
Speaker 2: got some really cool items.
Speaker 1: We got some wine.
Speaker 2: Bottles, we got some bats, some balls with some jerseys,
Speaker 2: and you know they're all signed by the players, and
Speaker 2: it's just it's it's gonna be really fun event, and
Speaker 2: you know, it's just it'll be a nice night forone
Speaker 2: to kind of get away from baseball and you know,
Speaker 2: just enjoy each other's company and you know, do do
Speaker 2: something good for the community.
Speaker 1: On corkforcause dot com is where you can bid on
Speaker 1: those items and also buy your event tickets for June twelfth.
Speaker 1: It's right around the corner. Max Mounsey is our guest,
Speaker 1: all right, getting away from a great cause and into
Speaker 1: baseball month. See, you certainly have turned your season around
Speaker 1: since the beginning of May. Everybody's looking at those eyeglasses sunglasses,
Speaker 1: but there's gotta be more than just that.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it is hard to deny that I
Speaker 2: started playing better as soon as I started wearing them.
Speaker 2: But you know, for me, it was just find refinding
Speaker 2: the confidence of myself. You know, you get off to
Speaker 2: that kind of start and it's tough to deal with,
Speaker 2: especially at the beginning of the season. You know, I
Speaker 2: threat throughout the course of seven eight months everyone's going
Speaker 2: to go through a slump at some point. Unfortunately, I
Speaker 2: just happened to have one right out of the gate,
Speaker 2: and that makes it look worse than what it actually is.
Speaker 2: And you know, I was hitting the ball hard, it
Speaker 2: just wasn't getting any results for it. And you know,
Speaker 2: I obviously wasn't having any power numbers. And for a
Speaker 2: guy like me, that's kind of tough when you know,
Speaker 2: that's what everyone looks for when it comes to me,
Speaker 2: and you know, finally getting some success with that has
Speaker 2: you know, really given me, you know, just newfound confidence
Speaker 2: back in myself. And you know, any positivity you can
Speaker 2: get in this game goes a long way.
Speaker 1: Everybody talked about the Soto shuffle when you were playing
Speaker 1: the Mets, but when you were hitting those home runs
Speaker 1: against the Yankees and Mets, I know when you got
Speaker 1: your confidence back by the way you just flip your
Speaker 1: bat and just your demeanor when you get a hold
Speaker 1: of one. Am I seeing it correctly? The confidence is back?
Speaker 2: Yeah? Yeah, I mean a couple of those were you know,
Speaker 2: a little emotional. You know, I talked about that the
Speaker 2: second one the other day after the mistake I made,
Speaker 2: And you know, people always ask me where the bat
Speaker 2: flips come from. And that's usually it's just the emotion
Speaker 2: coming out of me at the time. It's never planned.
Speaker 2: It's just, you know, that's just what comes out. And
Speaker 2: you know, I'm glad that everyone has fun with it
Speaker 2: and they enjoy it. And you know, for me, it
Speaker 2: was always just a thing that, you know, we're celebrating
Speaker 2: a home run. It was never about any you know,
Speaker 2: anyone on the other side. It's never ever been about that.
Speaker 2: It's just been about me and thee and the teammates,
Speaker 2: and you know, I try to keep it that way.
Speaker 1: Uncork for a Cause dot Com is the website for
Speaker 1: the great event that the month Sees are hosting on
Speaker 1: June twelfth. Max Munsey is our guest. Speaking of another teammate,
Speaker 1: You've been talking about him, other guys have been supporting him,
Speaker 1: Michael Conforto. How big of a hit was that for
Speaker 1: him yesterday? And a big win for you guys.
Speaker 2: Oh, it was huge. You know, we were all so
Speaker 2: pumped in the dugout one. It gave us a lead
Speaker 2: in two. Just for Mikey to get that hit. You know,
Speaker 2: that's something that can change your season around right there.
Speaker 2: You get a big hit in that situation, and you know,
Speaker 2: as I was just talking about, you get a little positivity,
Speaker 2: a little confidence back in yourself. That can be all
Speaker 2: the difference you need in the world. You can tinker
Speaker 2: with mechanics and you know, approaches and anything you want,
Speaker 2: but if you don't have any confidence in yourself, it's tough.
Speaker 2: And you know, I don't I'm not speaking for mikey
Speaker 2: on that. I don't know what he's been going through.
Speaker 2: But for me personally, if you're in that moment and
Speaker 2: you get that big hit, sometimes that changes things for me.
Speaker 2: When we were in Arizona, I got, you know, the
Speaker 2: big hit offf Ginkle to kind of tie the game
Speaker 2: up or get us wonder and closer, and for me
Speaker 2: that was kind of what started changing things around for me.
Speaker 2: And so you know, you get a big hit in
Speaker 2: that moment that can change your season.
Speaker 1: It seemed like for Tanner Scott that tenth inning to
Speaker 1: set up your heroics, the team's heroics, striking out Soto
Speaker 1: and Alonso to get you guys to the bottom of
Speaker 1: the tenth inning, and then yesterday same thing for a closer.
Speaker 1: I would imagine it's for everybody.
Speaker 2: It doesn't matter what your position is. You know, closing
Speaker 2: is one of the hardest things to do in this game.
Speaker 2: You have to have a different mindset to be able
Speaker 2: to do that. And you know, for for Tanner those
Speaker 2: two innings, he looked like the Tanner Scott that we've
Speaker 2: seen in the past. And you know, as I said
Speaker 2: postgame one of those days, the stuff just from the
Speaker 2: side just felt like I had a little bit more
Speaker 2: jump on. It felt a little bit crisper. And you know,
Speaker 2: the vela can always say whatever the villa wants, but
Speaker 2: you can notice things from the side in the batter's box.
Speaker 2: The ball just feels different sometimes, and you know, for me,
Speaker 2: it just looked it looked different coming out of his hand.
Speaker 2: It looked good.
Speaker 1: Before I let you go, you talked about the defense.
Speaker 1: I saw Mookie Betts working with you the other day.
Speaker 1: How much has Mookie clicked with you as far as
Speaker 1: the left side of the infield and just what he
Speaker 1: was showing you.
Speaker 2: Oh, he's been huge. You know, he's been helping me
Speaker 2: out a bunch. He's just trying to, you know, help
Speaker 2: me understand things. And we we we bounce ideas, you know,
Speaker 2: back and forth off of each other. And you know,
Speaker 2: for Mookie he had to gain a wealth of knowledge,
Speaker 2: you know, transferring from the outfield back to shortstop. And
Speaker 2: you know, for for him, he feels like getting that
Speaker 2: wealth of knowledge, he can help spread that to me.
Speaker 2: And you know, he talks about a lot of stuff
Speaker 2: that I've never even thought about on defense before. And
Speaker 2: so it's it's he's been, you know, unbelievably helpful and
Speaker 2: again he's been trying to help me get my confidence
Speaker 2: back over there, and you know, it's one of those
Speaker 2: things where we're out there every single day and we're
Speaker 2: we're we're talking, we're communicating, and it's been been amazing
Speaker 2: having him over there.
Speaker 1: It's amazing to have Max Munsei back for another year.
Speaker 1: Two time World Series champion. Him and his wife Kelly
Speaker 1: obviously have their hearts for all those affected by the wildfires,
Speaker 1: and the event Uncorked for a Cause is on June
Speaker 1: twelfth to benefit all those and you can get tickets
Speaker 1: at uncorkfora Cause dot com. Max thanks a lot for
Speaker 1: the visit. You know, we love you, and we'll we'll
Speaker 1: have a celebration a happy flight to San Diego after
Speaker 1: this series. In good old Saint Louis, that sounds great.
Speaker 2: Thanks for having me