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

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, we're getting ready for the Dodgers and Angels

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<v Speaker 1>Freeway Series. And it's special this time around because you

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<v Speaker 1>got Clayton Kershaw and ken Lee Jensen reunited in the

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<v Speaker 1>same stadium again, Dodger Stadium. And I'm with the man

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<v Speaker 1>that has more saves in Dodger history than any other

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<v Speaker 1>pitcher in the franchise's long tenured, storied history. And also

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<v Speaker 1>he's got four hundred and fifty four saves, fourth most

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<v Speaker 1>in Major League history, and he's going strong ninety seven

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<v Speaker 1>heat last night at Dodgers Stadium, the one and only

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<v Speaker 1>Kenley Jansen. Kenley, great to see you, and I always

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<v Speaker 1>love seeing that smile.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks, thanks for having me pass. I mean, it's great

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<v Speaker 2>to be back here. And you know, it's always great

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<v Speaker 2>to pitch in Dodger Stadium. It's awesome. And yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>try to get here and then try to help my

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<v Speaker 2>team win today.

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<v Speaker 1>Your team, yeah, the Angels. What's it like being the

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<v Speaker 1>veteran the leader of a bullpen considering where you started

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<v Speaker 1>and where you're at right now.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel great, man, Definitely feeling great. I'm still going strong.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, like I said, man, learn my teammates,

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<v Speaker 2>they're learning me and you know, we giving each other's

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<v Speaker 2>advice and helping each other and try to get better.

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<v Speaker 2>That's that's what this gave me said about. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>like when whatever I learned in the past and the

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<v Speaker 2>experience that I have, what I bring, you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just gonna, you know, give it back to the guys

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<v Speaker 2>who wants.

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<v Speaker 3>To learn it.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember we've talked about this many times back in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twelve when you were becoming the closer that you

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<v Speaker 1>eventually became. Ken Howe on the back of the bus

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<v Speaker 1>on road trips middle of the night in Pittsburgh would

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<v Speaker 1>be trying to teach you how to be not just

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<v Speaker 1>a really good picture, but a great leader.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it takes a lot of sensitivity out of me.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, man, I appreciate that man, God rest his soul.

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<v Speaker 2>He was great to me, and you know he was

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<v Speaker 2>always hard on me, and I feel like that paid

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<v Speaker 2>you know that. You know, everything that I did was earned.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I have to earn it, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>especially getting tough love. You know, it's just giving me

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<v Speaker 2>love too.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, I appreciate him, Clayton Kershaw with his career.

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<v Speaker 1>Now he has to pitch differently. How have you evolved?

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<v Speaker 1>What's different about ken Lee? The cutter and just the

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<v Speaker 1>way you do things?

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<v Speaker 2>Still throwing the same cutter, you know, that's the thing.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, he is ninety seven, Like, yes, not it

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<v Speaker 2>might be like ninety or eighty nine, you know. So

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<v Speaker 2>like I say, man, I just got to keep taking

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<v Speaker 2>care of my body, stretching, you know, open up my hip.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, whenever my hips are open, you know

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna see the veto pops like that. So definitely

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<v Speaker 2>feel great last night, and you know, I just got

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<v Speaker 2>to continue to get better during the season.

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<v Speaker 1>You still got it. So at this point of your career,

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<v Speaker 1>you've accomplished so much. You obviously have the resume that

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<v Speaker 1>many other closers would love to have. What still motivates

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<v Speaker 1>you at this stage of your career.

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<v Speaker 2>The things that motivate me, I think is you know,

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<v Speaker 2>when you look back kids from kids are growing up,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, six years old, playing this game in the backyard.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you know, imagine being the big leagues. And

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<v Speaker 2>now I'm in the big league. So I'm not taking

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<v Speaker 2>dad lightly. I don't want to take it for granted.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like a few years that sometimes when you're young,

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<v Speaker 2>you do stuff and you don't realize, and now you're

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<v Speaker 2>a little older now and you appreciate it and realize.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's why make.

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<v Speaker 2>Me continue to, you know, keep going strong, because it's

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<v Speaker 2>not about the money. It's the love that I have

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<v Speaker 2>for this game, and I want to do it for

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit longer. I want my kids to see it.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, my kids are growing up also seeing whole

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<v Speaker 2>hearted dad is working, and I want to set a

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<v Speaker 2>sample for them too. So I love this game. So

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<v Speaker 2>I'm trying to go at least a few more years here.

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<v Speaker 1>Your older kids were just babies when you were pitching

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<v Speaker 1>with the Dodgers doing your thing. How much do they

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<v Speaker 1>realize now how good their dad is?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>So, I mean, like you said, when I started, none

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<v Speaker 2>of them was born, you know, so, and like you said,

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<v Speaker 2>they're born here. I wasn't a dougy uniform being a baby.

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<v Speaker 2>So now they've grown up watching me and understand the game.

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<v Speaker 2>It's freaking awesome, man, So you know, I'm definitely keep

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<v Speaker 2>doing it for them also too.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you lost your mom in spring training? How

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<v Speaker 1>much do you carry her with you every time you're

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<v Speaker 1>out on that now?

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<v Speaker 2>Now, No, it's tough sometimes, you know, I mean, you

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<v Speaker 2>got to carry your fate. But you know, I believe

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<v Speaker 2>in God, you know, knowing that she's in a better

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<v Speaker 2>place now, she's not suffering no more. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes for us here as a human, you know, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you miss her and it's tough sometimes, but you know

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<v Speaker 2>I'm controlling that also, And you know, being around my

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<v Speaker 2>teammates helps a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>And being run the game of baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>That again that my mom never miss a game watching

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<v Speaker 2>me when I was a kid growing up.

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<v Speaker 3>So I definitely feel great also too to keep doing

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<v Speaker 3>this all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, before I let you go, one more baseball question.

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<v Speaker 1>Kershaw is still going at this stage of his career.

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<v Speaker 1>He wants to keep going. You want to keep going.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you envision a where both of you are being

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<v Speaker 1>inducted the same year to Cooperstown. How beautiful would that be?

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<v Speaker 1>The guy that saved more of Kershaw's wins than anybody

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<v Speaker 1>else being there together with him.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, that's crazy, you know, that's crazy for me to

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<v Speaker 2>think about that right now. You know, it's a great honor.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I think it will be a great honor.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, for me, I still gotta work hard.

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<v Speaker 2>I still gotta earn it everything I earned. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like for me, I didn't earn it yet.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know that's why I continue to go and

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<v Speaker 2>when I throw my last pitch in the game, and

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like I earned every bit of you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I tried to go to the Hall, So we've gotta

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<v Speaker 2>keep working hard for that, all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, Kennlly, thanks a lot for the time, love that

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<v Speaker 1>you got, the California love back being with the Angels

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<v Speaker 1>and being back at Dodger Stadium certainly brings back so

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<v Speaker 1>many great memories with you closing out games.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, sir, thank you, Thank you for having me.