WEBVTT

1
00:00:00.280 --> 00:00:03.560
<v Speaker 1>It's the Dodgers and Royals from Camelback Ranch. As the

2
00:00:03.640 --> 00:00:07.559
<v Speaker 1>Dodgers are getting closer to leaving for Tokyo, Japan, joining

3
00:00:07.639 --> 00:00:09.720
<v Speaker 1>us right now is a man that got to experience

4
00:00:09.759 --> 00:00:12.720
<v Speaker 1>South Korea with the Dodgers last year. He'll be on

5
00:00:12.800 --> 00:00:15.439
<v Speaker 1>the trip to Tokyo. That is the one and only

6
00:00:15.560 --> 00:00:17.839
<v Speaker 1>land and Knack. Always great to see you, and I

7
00:00:17.879 --> 00:00:21.559
<v Speaker 1>always appreciate you finding me in this madhouse of a clubhouse.

8
00:00:22.280 --> 00:00:23.280
<v Speaker 2>Uh yeah, man, anytime.

9
00:00:23.320 --> 00:00:25.359
<v Speaker 3>I always enjoy hopping on with you, even in all

10
00:00:25.399 --> 00:00:26.160
<v Speaker 3>this craziness.

11
00:00:26.440 --> 00:00:28.760
<v Speaker 1>What was it like for you? I always hear about

12
00:00:28.760 --> 00:00:31.719
<v Speaker 1>players talk about the journey is greater than the reward.

13
00:00:32.200 --> 00:00:34.320
<v Speaker 1>What was the journey like for you last year and

14
00:00:34.359 --> 00:00:36.159
<v Speaker 1>be part of a World championship team.

15
00:00:36.920 --> 00:00:37.840
<v Speaker 2>It was very rewarding.

16
00:00:37.880 --> 00:00:40.079
<v Speaker 3>I mean, obviously it kind of been the up and

17
00:00:40.119 --> 00:00:43.280
<v Speaker 3>down year. Got to debut or got to almost debut

18
00:00:43.359 --> 00:00:45.960
<v Speaker 3>in Korea and experience that trip, and then to come

19
00:00:46.000 --> 00:00:48.960
<v Speaker 3>back debut at home at Dodger Stadium early on in

20
00:00:48.960 --> 00:00:50.799
<v Speaker 3>the year, and then kind of bounce up and down,

21
00:00:50.960 --> 00:00:54.079
<v Speaker 3>back and forth between OKC and the big leagues, and

22
00:00:54.119 --> 00:00:57.039
<v Speaker 3>then to get to kind of stick near the end

23
00:00:57.479 --> 00:00:59.759
<v Speaker 3>after going through that and being able to make the

24
00:00:59.759 --> 00:01:02.799
<v Speaker 3>post season roster, pitching the World Series, and then us

25
00:01:02.840 --> 00:01:04.760
<v Speaker 3>be able to to win that thing and be able

26
00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:05.480
<v Speaker 3>to hold the trophy.

27
00:01:05.480 --> 00:01:08.319
<v Speaker 2>I mean, it was just an unbelievably rewarding year.

28
00:01:08.760 --> 00:01:11.840
<v Speaker 1>Nobody was on the same victory tour as Jack Flaherty,

29
00:01:12.000 --> 00:01:13.079
<v Speaker 1>but you had a few.

30
00:01:12.879 --> 00:01:13.760
<v Speaker 2>Moments of your own.

31
00:01:13.799 --> 00:01:16.840
<v Speaker 1>The Dodgers called you in for Hockey Night, I think

32
00:01:16.879 --> 00:01:18.840
<v Speaker 1>and Rams game. I think that's where you were with

33
00:01:18.920 --> 00:01:19.439
<v Speaker 1>the trophy.

34
00:01:19.879 --> 00:01:21.439
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we went to a few places with it.

35
00:01:21.519 --> 00:01:24.439
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we Rams game with it, went of course to

36
00:01:24.480 --> 00:01:26.439
<v Speaker 3>the of course of the hockey game, and I think

37
00:01:26.439 --> 00:01:28.120
<v Speaker 3>we took it to a couple more places that I'm

38
00:01:28.159 --> 00:01:28.920
<v Speaker 3>blanking on right now.

39
00:01:28.920 --> 00:01:29.840
<v Speaker 2>I went to a lot of stuff.

40
00:01:29.840 --> 00:01:32.000
<v Speaker 3>I stayed out in California for the offseason, and so

41
00:01:32.719 --> 00:01:34.239
<v Speaker 3>one kept hitting me up and being like.

42
00:01:34.159 --> 00:01:35.200
<v Speaker 2>Hey, you want to go to this when we go

43
00:01:35.200 --> 00:01:35.920
<v Speaker 2>to this? So we got to.

44
00:01:35.959 --> 00:01:39.040
<v Speaker 3>We got to do some fun stuff, got to yeah,

45
00:01:39.280 --> 00:01:42.879
<v Speaker 3>meet some of the Rams players, meet Flavor Flav jingle Ball,

46
00:01:42.959 --> 00:01:43.920
<v Speaker 3>and do a bunch of stuff.

47
00:01:43.920 --> 00:01:45.400
<v Speaker 2>So it was it was, we had a we had

48
00:01:45.439 --> 00:01:46.239
<v Speaker 2>a good time with everything.

49
00:01:46.400 --> 00:01:48.680
<v Speaker 1>Was it a little different of a reception that you

50
00:01:48.719 --> 00:01:50.920
<v Speaker 1>would have gotten not being a World champion.

51
00:01:51.319 --> 00:01:53.640
<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, you could definitely feel the excitement and people

52
00:01:53.680 --> 00:01:56.599
<v Speaker 3>bringing around the trophy. It's definitely a little different when

53
00:01:56.640 --> 00:01:57.599
<v Speaker 3>people are seeing.

54
00:01:57.359 --> 00:01:58.480
<v Speaker 2>That thing traveling around.

55
00:01:58.519 --> 00:02:01.159
<v Speaker 3>So it was it was fun to have, like have

56
00:02:01.519 --> 00:02:03.159
<v Speaker 3>that moment.

57
00:02:02.920 --> 00:02:03.400
<v Speaker 2>With the fans.

58
00:02:03.799 --> 00:02:06.159
<v Speaker 1>Landon neck is our guest in front of first pitch

59
00:02:06.200 --> 00:02:07.560
<v Speaker 1>between the Dodgers and Cubs.

60
00:02:07.799 --> 00:02:08.120
<v Speaker 2>All right.

61
00:02:08.240 --> 00:02:10.800
<v Speaker 1>Part of the reason why there's so many people every

62
00:02:10.879 --> 00:02:14.240
<v Speaker 1>day around Dodger Camp is not only being World champions,

63
00:02:14.280 --> 00:02:18.039
<v Speaker 1>but now you've got three Japanese pitchers in your starting

64
00:02:18.159 --> 00:02:22.159
<v Speaker 1>rotation and Roki Sazaki being the newest one Otani obviously

65
00:02:22.199 --> 00:02:25.120
<v Speaker 1>gonna pitch this year. What's it like being around them

66
00:02:25.159 --> 00:02:26.639
<v Speaker 1>and being around this every day?

67
00:02:27.280 --> 00:02:27.759
<v Speaker 2>It's awesome.

68
00:02:27.759 --> 00:02:30.639
<v Speaker 3>I mean, yeah, obviously not every team gets to experience

69
00:02:30.680 --> 00:02:32.159
<v Speaker 3>this kind of thing, and here where you just have

70
00:02:32.560 --> 00:02:35.639
<v Speaker 3>the media constantly coming through and just excitement all the time.

71
00:02:35.680 --> 00:02:37.039
<v Speaker 3>So I mean, it's it's a lot of fun to

72
00:02:37.039 --> 00:02:39.280
<v Speaker 3>be able to, for one, just see the reaction to

73
00:02:39.319 --> 00:02:43.319
<v Speaker 3>everybody Whinever, Yamamoto, Shohy and Roki all come through and

74
00:02:43.360 --> 00:02:45.599
<v Speaker 3>so it's a lot of fun to be around it

75
00:02:45.639 --> 00:02:47.400
<v Speaker 3>and then kind of see how those guys work because

76
00:02:47.400 --> 00:02:50.599
<v Speaker 3>obviously Japanese training is a little bit different, So it's

77
00:02:50.639 --> 00:02:52.319
<v Speaker 3>kind of fun to be able to see the way

78
00:02:52.360 --> 00:02:53.120
<v Speaker 3>they go about.

79
00:02:52.919 --> 00:02:54.599
<v Speaker 2>Things and do things and what makes them elite.

80
00:02:54.599 --> 00:02:57.599
<v Speaker 3>And so yeah, just being around this all the time,

81
00:02:57.639 --> 00:02:59.120
<v Speaker 3>it's it's a great experience.

82
00:02:59.280 --> 00:03:02.879
<v Speaker 1>Does Yamados still have the lawn darts the bow and arrows?

83
00:03:03.039 --> 00:03:03.159
<v Speaker 3>Oh?

84
00:03:03.240 --> 00:03:04.560
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's never going anywhere.

85
00:03:04.599 --> 00:03:07.599
<v Speaker 3>I know he that's what makes his arm feel good

86
00:03:07.599 --> 00:03:09.039
<v Speaker 3>and that's what gets him ready to go. So I

87
00:03:09.039 --> 00:03:11.120
<v Speaker 3>know he's he's always gonna have the lawn darts.

88
00:03:11.159 --> 00:03:12.000
<v Speaker 1>Have you ever tried that?

89
00:03:12.919 --> 00:03:15.520
<v Speaker 3>I have tried maybe once. I can't get the feel

90
00:03:15.560 --> 00:03:17.439
<v Speaker 3>for it. So I know We've had some other guys

91
00:03:17.439 --> 00:03:20.719
<v Speaker 3>messing with it. I saw Bobby Bobby messing with a

92
00:03:20.759 --> 00:03:21.039
<v Speaker 3>little bit.

93
00:03:21.080 --> 00:03:23.479
<v Speaker 2>He's actually was pretty good. But uh, but yeah, I

94
00:03:23.879 --> 00:03:25.400
<v Speaker 2>not so much. It's not kind of my thing.

95
00:03:25.680 --> 00:03:28.719
<v Speaker 1>Speaking of Bobby Miller, you guys have come up through

96
00:03:28.759 --> 00:03:32.439
<v Speaker 1>the minor league organization together to be here now, to

97
00:03:32.560 --> 00:03:35.639
<v Speaker 1>be together in the big league clubhouse. What's it like

98
00:03:35.800 --> 00:03:38.680
<v Speaker 1>to just have that journey with somebody else, with a

99
00:03:38.680 --> 00:03:39.639
<v Speaker 1>couple of other guys.

100
00:03:39.960 --> 00:03:40.400
<v Speaker 2>It's awesome.

101
00:03:40.439 --> 00:03:42.120
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, to be able to to kind of come up

102
00:03:42.159 --> 00:03:44.080
<v Speaker 3>here with the guys that you came through the system with.

103
00:03:44.360 --> 00:03:45.639
<v Speaker 2>To be able to be in the clubhouse, to.

104
00:03:45.719 --> 00:03:51.080
<v Speaker 3>Have Bobby, Gavin, Kyle, Emmett's River or like all these guys,

105
00:03:51.080 --> 00:03:53.159
<v Speaker 3>to have them all in Ben, To have all these guys.

106
00:03:53.039 --> 00:03:54.800
<v Speaker 2>In the locker room with us, I mean, it's awesome.

107
00:03:54.800 --> 00:03:57.400
<v Speaker 3>Maybe have to have your guys here to share this

108
00:03:57.439 --> 00:03:58.400
<v Speaker 3>experience with and.

109
00:03:58.319 --> 00:03:59.759
<v Speaker 2>It's I mean, it's it's been great.

110
00:04:00.080 --> 00:04:03.840
<v Speaker 1>The obvious question is what's Gavin Stone like as a

111
00:04:03.879 --> 00:04:04.680
<v Speaker 1>locker mate.

112
00:04:05.400 --> 00:04:07.240
<v Speaker 3>He's kind of a pain in the butt, but you know,

113
00:04:07.560 --> 00:04:08.360
<v Speaker 3>he's not too bad.

114
00:04:08.840 --> 00:04:09.280
<v Speaker 2>His hair.

115
00:04:09.680 --> 00:04:12.280
<v Speaker 1>His hair looks a lot better than it did at FanFest.

116
00:04:12.319 --> 00:04:12.919
<v Speaker 1>I'll tell you that.

117
00:04:13.000 --> 00:04:15.120
<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, he's looking nice and clean cut right now.

118
00:04:15.159 --> 00:04:16.000
<v Speaker 2>I gotta give it to him.

119
00:04:16.160 --> 00:04:18.120
<v Speaker 1>I'll ask you this in front of him, because even

120
00:04:18.120 --> 00:04:20.680
<v Speaker 1>though he's not pitching this year, it's part of the equation.

121
00:04:21.839 --> 00:04:24.920
<v Speaker 1>What is it like having such a talented roster, such

122
00:04:24.959 --> 00:04:27.959
<v Speaker 1>a talented pitching staff. How do you go about your

123
00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:31.079
<v Speaker 1>business and not allow all that other stuff to interfere

124
00:04:31.079 --> 00:04:31.800
<v Speaker 1>with preparation.

125
00:04:32.680 --> 00:04:34.279
<v Speaker 3>I think part of it is just kind of embracing

126
00:04:34.319 --> 00:04:35.920
<v Speaker 3>how much time you have around here, being able to

127
00:04:36.000 --> 00:04:37.759
<v Speaker 3>kind of see how guys go about their business, pick

128
00:04:37.800 --> 00:04:39.959
<v Speaker 3>their brains and just be able to appreciate the kind

129
00:04:39.959 --> 00:04:41.959
<v Speaker 3>of talent you have in here that creates a winning culture.

130
00:04:41.959 --> 00:04:45.120
<v Speaker 3>And so you kind of just kind of look around,

131
00:04:45.160 --> 00:04:48.000
<v Speaker 3>pick your brains, learn what you can, and just take

132
00:04:48.040 --> 00:04:50.160
<v Speaker 3>care of your own business, take whatever you can from it,

133
00:04:50.240 --> 00:04:51.839
<v Speaker 3>and just learn and get better every day.

134
00:04:52.079 --> 00:04:54.720
<v Speaker 1>So you block out, you know, just the numbers game.

135
00:04:54.920 --> 00:04:56.480
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, if you focus too much on the

136
00:04:56.560 --> 00:04:59.040
<v Speaker 3>numbers game, you're gonna drive yourself crazy on that part.

137
00:04:59.079 --> 00:05:01.040
<v Speaker 3>You can only can what you can, and so you

138
00:05:01.160 --> 00:05:03.120
<v Speaker 3>really just kind of put your head down and know

139
00:05:03.199 --> 00:05:04.720
<v Speaker 3>when the opportunity is there.

140
00:05:04.600 --> 00:05:06.839
<v Speaker 2>You know you're ready for it. However, the roster shakes out.

141
00:05:06.879 --> 00:05:09.319
<v Speaker 1>What's landed NAC trying to control as far as getting

142
00:05:09.360 --> 00:05:12.000
<v Speaker 1>better this season this spring, we're just trying to.

143
00:05:11.959 --> 00:05:13.199
<v Speaker 2>Get things as locked in as possible.

144
00:05:13.240 --> 00:05:15.639
<v Speaker 3>We uh, we started to lock in a little bit

145
00:05:15.680 --> 00:05:17.160
<v Speaker 3>of the slider and a new change up at the

146
00:05:17.199 --> 00:05:18.079
<v Speaker 3>end of the year last year.

147
00:05:18.199 --> 00:05:20.040
<v Speaker 1>So do you want to give away all these secrets

148
00:05:20.040 --> 00:05:21.120
<v Speaker 1>in front of Gavin Stone?

149
00:05:21.720 --> 00:05:23.480
<v Speaker 3>I trust him a little bit. I think I think

150
00:05:23.519 --> 00:05:25.759
<v Speaker 3>he's good over there. So but yeah, I was just

151
00:05:25.839 --> 00:05:26.560
<v Speaker 3>kind of getting.

152
00:05:26.319 --> 00:05:26.959
<v Speaker 2>Things ready to go.

153
00:05:27.040 --> 00:05:29.199
<v Speaker 3>And so we're feeling good about where we are right

154
00:05:29.199 --> 00:05:30.439
<v Speaker 3>now and just want to keep building.

155
00:05:30.720 --> 00:05:33.800
<v Speaker 1>Gavin Stone, do you want to rebut on what type

156
00:05:33.800 --> 00:05:35.360
<v Speaker 1>of locker mate Landing Nack is.

157
00:05:35.480 --> 00:05:37.600
<v Speaker 2>He's a good locker mate. Credit to Landon, he lost

158
00:05:37.639 --> 00:05:39.120
<v Speaker 2>a lot of weight this ye this offseason.

159
00:05:39.360 --> 00:05:41.439
<v Speaker 1>Well you can say that I'm a skinny, fat guy.

160
00:05:41.519 --> 00:05:43.040
<v Speaker 1>I can't go after anybody's weight.

161
00:05:44.240 --> 00:05:47.279
<v Speaker 3>I mean, hey, you know, I mean we've tried to

162
00:05:47.279 --> 00:05:49.800
<v Speaker 3>do a little bit, you know, we uh we tracked

163
00:05:49.879 --> 00:05:51.959
<v Speaker 3>kind of the calories of offseason and try to work

164
00:05:52.000 --> 00:05:53.759
<v Speaker 3>to drop a little bit, feel a little better coming

165
00:05:53.800 --> 00:05:57.000
<v Speaker 3>a little uh little slimmer this spring, and so body's

166
00:05:57.000 --> 00:05:57.800
<v Speaker 3>feeling good right now.

167
00:05:57.959 --> 00:06:00.519
<v Speaker 1>That was a great ice breaker. Thank you, Landon, of

168
00:06:00.560 --> 00:06:03.720
<v Speaker 1>course gotcha. Thank you Gavin Stone. That was a great icebreaker.