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

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<v Speaker 1>All right, we're join right now by one of the

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<v Speaker 1>key Dodgers starters in their rotation. It's a big night

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<v Speaker 1>here with Skeens in Yamamoto, but a big day on

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday when Tyler Glass now will take the mound. Thanks

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

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, thanks for having me, dude.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you're a big baseball fan. So on a

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<v Speaker 1>night like tonight Skiens and Yamamoto, what's it like for

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<v Speaker 1>you and for guys that really love the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's awesome. I'm sure everyone will be watching today.

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<v Speaker 2>I think if you're a fan of your good baseball,

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<v Speaker 2>good pitching, especially tonight is the night you tune in

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<v Speaker 2>and watch.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like guys get asked this all the time,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's so cliche. What does it mean to go

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<v Speaker 1>against the other guy? But it seems like you guys

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<v Speaker 1>don't even view it that way.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I think a lot of times pitching is such

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<v Speaker 2>an individual like you gotta care or like we're kind

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<v Speaker 2>of worry about what you're doing on the mound, like

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<v Speaker 2>how to execute pitches and game plan and everything like that.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not really at least for me anyway, I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>really concerned with what like the other starter is doing.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you kind of like take care of business,

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<v Speaker 2>do what you gotta do, and then when you go

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<v Speaker 2>out there and put up some zeros, hopeing your team

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<v Speaker 2>your team wins.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it different now because you spent most of your

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<v Speaker 1>career in the American League, but when pitchers could hit

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<v Speaker 1>in the National League, you don't even see each other.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, exactly. Yeah, I mean, like, yeah, you really don't.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's a good point. Maybe it was a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more of a thing in the end now,

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<v Speaker 2>like always facing pitchers and kind of having that like

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<v Speaker 2>not really a free out, but sort of a free

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<v Speaker 2>out type of thing. So that was always kind of

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<v Speaker 2>a weird situation. Hitting was always fun too, But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe that's that's the difference.

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<v Speaker 1>I know, we hear about Paul Schemes a lot. You

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<v Speaker 1>got to worry about your own business. How much have

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<v Speaker 1>you seen him pitch?

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't. I haven't seen him pitch it all this year,

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<v Speaker 2>So tonight it'll be cool just to watch him pitch.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah I didn't. I haven't really kept up or

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<v Speaker 2>anything like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, what about Yamamoto, there just seems to be a

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<v Speaker 1>different swagger confidence about him. Have you noticed that?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, he's definitely still the same dude. But

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's tough for anyone to come into the league,

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<v Speaker 2>especially being so young, Like the first year you're kind

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<v Speaker 2>of get a footing and kind of understanding what the

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<v Speaker 2>league's all about. And I think he just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>got that footing last year and then came in with

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<v Speaker 2>the confidence knowing how good he is and he's doing

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<v Speaker 2>what everyone thought he would do.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, do you really believe the Japanese pitchers have a

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<v Speaker 1>bigger adjustment because of the baseball, because of the mound?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that a real thing?

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<v Speaker 2>Probably takes some time, I think so for sure. I

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<v Speaker 2>think too probably if you have like Humongo his hands,

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<v Speaker 2>it's probably a bit easier. But like for Yamamoto's he's

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<v Speaker 2>got like relatively small hands. I think the grip is

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<v Speaker 2>probably a lot different, just the ball being bigger and

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<v Speaker 2>learning kind of leverage. It seems differently, and I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>there definitely is some adjustment there. For sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Tyler last now's got some meat hooks. What's the challenge

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<v Speaker 1>of having larger hands and does it feel like sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>it's hard to get a feel. I know, longer levers

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<v Speaker 1>as well, all of that. What's it like to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to control the baseball?

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's probably harder to just stay connected. I

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<v Speaker 2>think when everything lines up, it's a lot better just

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<v Speaker 2>because you have more leverage and like longer limbs and

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<v Speaker 2>all that stuff. But I think on the flip side,

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<v Speaker 2>when things are disconnected, it happens. Maybe it's harder to

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<v Speaker 2>line up for a tall guy than it is for

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<v Speaker 2>like a short guy. I guess that's what they tell

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<v Speaker 2>me anyway. And I think it's just the more you do,

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<v Speaker 2>like anyone, the more you learn your body and the

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<v Speaker 2>more you pitch, the easier just to make adjustments. But

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's easier now for me than it was

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<v Speaker 2>five years ago, and hopefully five years from now it'll

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<v Speaker 2>be easier than this today.

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<v Speaker 1>So connected means not only just being connected to the ground,

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<v Speaker 1>but all of these long body parts being connected.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, right, that's what I mean, kind of like when

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<v Speaker 2>your foot hits the ground, where your arm is in space,

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<v Speaker 2>like where everything is, where your glove arm is, And

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's really a game of inches. And I think,

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<v Speaker 2>like any small little adjustment you make out front, it

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<v Speaker 2>really has a huge effect on where the ball ends up.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's just for any good picture, it's about repeating

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<v Speaker 2>your mechanics.

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<v Speaker 1>And being consistent with where your front foot lands. Is

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<v Speaker 1>that like the key to timing where everything is coming

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<v Speaker 1>together when your front foot lands not.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, for the I think that's when you can

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<v Speaker 2>like kind of look at video and decipher that way.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think for everyone it's different. Like if you're

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<v Speaker 2>landing in the same spot, it doesn't necessarily mean that

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<v Speaker 2>your hands in a good spot, or like there's certain

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<v Speaker 2>things that you have to line up, but it could

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<v Speaker 2>be like a ton of reasons. People's adjustments are all different,

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<v Speaker 2>Like if mine might be at my foot strike, someone

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<v Speaker 2>else's might be their balance plat. Like there's a ton

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<v Speaker 2>of different things you can kind of look at.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw your career high in starts and innings last year.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you give us some sort of tip or key

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<v Speaker 1>on when Tyler glassnow's going at his best? What kind

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<v Speaker 1>of outs are you getting besides strikeouts or his strikeouts?

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<v Speaker 1>How we know things are going good.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's a pretty good sign that things are

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<v Speaker 2>going well. I'd say just quick outs, Like just getting

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<v Speaker 2>strike one is a huge thing for me, and I

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<v Speaker 2>haven't really done a great job of that this year,

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<v Speaker 2>So I think that's probably a big thing, not necessarily strikeouts,

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<v Speaker 2>but quick outs and first pitch strikes.

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<v Speaker 1>I've started to tally pitchers when they're how many pitches

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<v Speaker 1>they throw behind in counts. That seems to be a

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<v Speaker 1>real thing. If you're behind in the count, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot tougher to get out.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, for sure, it's just a hitter's count. I think

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<v Speaker 2>like the advantage and is on his side. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>you kind of have to come to him, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think when you're ahead, they're kind of in defense mode

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<v Speaker 2>and it's just a lot easier to pitch when you're ahead.

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<v Speaker 1>And do you have to remind yourself, even with the

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<v Speaker 1>career you've had, not to give the hitter too much credit.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I don't think I ever tried to. Like a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of times I'll pitch to my strengths. You want

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<v Speaker 2>to know someone's like glaring weakness or like what a

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<v Speaker 2>hitter can't do. But for the most part, like I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to go out there and kind of do my

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<v Speaker 2>game plan and they have to react to it.

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday's your next start day. Obviously you got the cramps

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<v Speaker 1>in the last start. How are you feeling leading up

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<v Speaker 1>to it?

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<v Speaker 2>Good, everything feels good. I'm just gonna do a bunch

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<v Speaker 2>of hydration stuff and figure all that out and then

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully all can get out there and pitch hundred pitches

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<v Speaker 2>or so.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, whatever you do, it's work. So you were an

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<v Speaker 1>All Star last year for a reason, and certainly it'll

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<v Speaker 1>get on track for you. So thank you for the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, thank you appreciated it.