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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>The Dodger's longest road trip changes scenes. We're in Arizona

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<v Speaker 1>with the Dodgers Captain, the one and only Austin Barnes.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time, Barnes appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, thanks for having me on be I say, it's

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<v Speaker 2>always a pleasure.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it awkward when Taoscar Hernandez is doing his rehab

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<v Speaker 1>and we're doing this pregame interview?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I don't he keep staring at me all funny?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't. I don't. I don't want him hear my interview.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't hear nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>Why does he have his hands on his hips? Is

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<v Speaker 1>he tired already?

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<v Speaker 2>It's a big nan Huh, it's a yeah, that's a

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<v Speaker 2>big man.

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<v Speaker 1>How great of a teammate is Tioscar Hernandez.

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<v Speaker 2>Good?

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<v Speaker 3>He's uh, you know, he's always He's the same guy

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<v Speaker 3>every day. He's always happy, unusually happy all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Like nothing bothers him. Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>He's got a slow tempo, so you know, he's a

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<v Speaker 3>great Teammate's been great to know him.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously, the stuff he's been doing on the field has

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<v Speaker 2>been awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>You've been here since twenty fifteen. Is he one of

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<v Speaker 1>those unique teammates that brings that type of energy every day?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, he.

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<v Speaker 3>Brings his own energy, is authentic, He doesn't try to

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<v Speaker 3>be somebody he's not, and that man can really drive

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<v Speaker 3>a drive.

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<v Speaker 2>A runner in from second base. That strick he's been

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<v Speaker 2>on is crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>Austin Barnes is our guest before first pitch between the

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<v Speaker 1>Dodgers and Diamondbacks. Yamamoto is on the mound today. Barnes,

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<v Speaker 1>Why has he been so good?

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<v Speaker 2>Why has he.

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<v Speaker 1>Taken it to the next level.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he's doing more stuff. I think he's his

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<v Speaker 3>confidence in throwing the pitch inside is a lot higher.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he's locating up and end affecting them. And

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<v Speaker 3>the spliitping has always been pretty good, but it's the

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<v Speaker 3>cutter has been a lot better this year.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not saying better. I think it's more confident.

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<v Speaker 3>I think his conviction is it a lot better so

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<v Speaker 3>and I think he's more comfortable his second year. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>in the States, how he pitching the you know, one

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<v Speaker 3>of the toughest places you could pitch in New York

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<v Speaker 3>in the World Series. You know, and you know, he

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<v Speaker 3>did great. So I think he's got all the confidence

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<v Speaker 3>the world, which should he's He's probably one of the

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<v Speaker 3>best pitchers in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of these guys that won their first World

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<v Speaker 1>Series title with you last year. Is there something to

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<v Speaker 1>be said when you come back the next year and

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<v Speaker 1>you can say world champion.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, especially after the you know, the first one too.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's, uh, those games are real high intensity.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's uh, you know, it's it takes a

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<v Speaker 3>lot out of you. I think that, you know, the

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<v Speaker 3>the offseason, especially for pitchers, I think that you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the bullpen who gets used in those high leverage situations,

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<v Speaker 3>they you know, they feel it a little bit more

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<v Speaker 3>than in the offseason the next year.

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<v Speaker 2>But now we're excited. I think we started off pretty good.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, obviously we've had our ups and downs,

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<v Speaker 3>but I feel like we're heading in the gard right direction.

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<v Speaker 1>The Dodgers have the best record in baseball, and everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>asking what's wrong with the Dodgers. Do you feel like

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<v Speaker 1>the ceiling is that much higher for you guys? Do

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<v Speaker 1>you feel like, once you hit your stride, you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to be tough to beat?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that's how it's always been here.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, everybody expects us to win every game, and

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<v Speaker 3>we expect to win every game. But yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 3>it's uh, you know, there's high expectations for this team.

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<v Speaker 3>I think, uh, you know, the fans demand us to

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<v Speaker 3>you know, win, especially since they got to taste you know,

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<v Speaker 3>which this team's been really successful for the last ten

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<v Speaker 3>years or so. And then but yeah, you know, I

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<v Speaker 3>think when we hit our stride and all some guys

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<v Speaker 3>are hurt right now that you know we're a dangerous team,

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<v Speaker 3>I think we could beat it. Obviously, we can beat

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<v Speaker 3>any team anytime.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of a lot of teams and the standard you

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<v Speaker 1>guys have had had a chance to check in with

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<v Speaker 1>your former teammate Ross Strippling earlier today. He just retired

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<v Speaker 1>last week. What do you remember the most about Ross

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<v Speaker 1>as a teammate.

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<v Speaker 3>There's probably two. Ross was a great teammate, but two

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<v Speaker 3>like incidents. It was probably when he threw behind Stan

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<v Speaker 3>and he and he just looked down the whole time,

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<v Speaker 3>and it was if I remember, I got it in

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<v Speaker 3>front of standing and his wife said thank you to

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<v Speaker 3>me after the game. But besides that, I remember he

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<v Speaker 3>pinched r Into. I hit like a walk off double

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<v Speaker 3>and he scored it. I liked his little jogg around

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<v Speaker 3>around the basis, But no, he was a great teammate,

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<v Speaker 3>Still really close with Ross, congratulating on a.

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<v Speaker 2>Great career and for his next chapter.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you think you were going to stop Stanton if

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<v Speaker 1>he really wanted to go out there.

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<v Speaker 2>I would have.

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<v Speaker 3>I would have been a small speed bump, right, But

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<v Speaker 3>that's that's also another big man, So.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah he is. Austin Barnes is our guest in front

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<v Speaker 1>of first pitch between the Dodgers and Diamondbacks, being Will

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<v Speaker 1>Smith's backup catcher. Not as easy as it seems. Austin,

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<v Speaker 1>how have you been able to keep your timing at

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<v Speaker 1>the plate and still being engaged when you get those opportunities.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, I've been in the same position for

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<v Speaker 2>a while now.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, sometimes you know the timing is better than other days,

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<v Speaker 3>but you try to go out there and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>get on time with the pitcher.

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<v Speaker 2>Really, you know, I think hitting and and all.

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<v Speaker 3>That stuff is people for you know, think about mechanics

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<v Speaker 3>all the time, but you know timing is an important

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<v Speaker 3>part of it. And yeah, you know, you just try

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<v Speaker 3>to go out there. Try to be as consistent as

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<v Speaker 3>you can. You know, it's tough, it's not you know,

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<v Speaker 3>there's no excuses on you know, playing time or anything

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<v Speaker 3>like that. Like I said, I've been in the same

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<v Speaker 3>role for a while now and I know what I

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<v Speaker 3>know did entails. So but yeah, you go out there,

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<v Speaker 3>you just try to win the games you play. That's

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's the mingle.

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<v Speaker 1>Before I let you go being a proud Arizona State

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<v Speaker 1>Sun Devil. You're further removed from your college days than

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<v Speaker 1>you were when you first got here. Have they retired

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<v Speaker 1>your number yet? What's going on at Arizona State in

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<v Speaker 1>Austin Barnes?

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<v Speaker 2>Is that Andre Ether your question? Did he did he

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<v Speaker 2>phone in right now? No? I know they're I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>sure how they're doing anything.

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<v Speaker 3>Statue no statue, but I'm not sure how they're doing. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of pride for being a Sun Devil. It

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<v Speaker 3>was great times there. I love Arizona.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you catch at Arizona State?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's when the when Pat Murphy made me a catcher.

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<v Speaker 3>He likes to remind me of that too, But you

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<v Speaker 3>should get him on one day.

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<v Speaker 2>Talk to him.

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<v Speaker 1>Very intense guy.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it was I like funning for Murph and but yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>he made me a catcher and that's what I played

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<v Speaker 3>in college.

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<v Speaker 2>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, when Austin Barnes was traded to the Dodgers, we

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<v Speaker 1>heard about this young guy that played second basic catcher.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's found a home. Holy smokes, barn what do

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<v Speaker 1>you got there on your left arm? It's black and blue?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that that guy hit a fell Wolf Mountain arm yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah that's okay, it's just part of it. But it

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<v Speaker 2>uh yeah, it's like a little ah got it was

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<v Speaker 2>a little stinger. You just move on though, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why you're tough. That's why everybody loves you. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>a lot for the time, and you will receive a

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<v Speaker 1>gift card to Canan Sunglasses.

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<v Speaker 2>You're welcome. Oh, thank you. I can't wait. There he goes.

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<v Speaker 1>Austin Barnes has been our guest, playing hurt with a

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<v Speaker 1>bruised left arm doing this interview.