Speaker 1: I'm in uncharted territory here, but with a familiar face.
Speaker 1: He's wearing blue, it's Cubs blue, but he still got
Speaker 1: the ginger beard, and that is forever Dodger. Justin Turner JT.
Speaker 2: Great to see you, Good to see it to U's
Speaker 2: good to be back in southern California.
Speaker 1: Hey, we got this kick started the right way with
Speaker 1: the selfie you and a drink. Gonzalez made that famous
Speaker 1: in La.
Speaker 2: Yeah, we didn't do it on an iPhone though, we
Speaker 2: did it on AH.
Speaker 1: What are those called disposable camera?
Speaker 3: Disposable camera? While you're old enough to know what those are,
Speaker 3: so are you?
Speaker 1: Oh man, it's great to see that big smile on
Speaker 1: your face. Let's go back to that. Actually, the selfies
Speaker 1: you and a drink Gonzalez and the culture you guys
Speaker 1: created here. How proud are you that it's still living
Speaker 1: on to this day.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's You know, obviously, I've been fortunate
Speaker 2: enough to play with a lot of great baseball players
Speaker 2: and a lot of guys who are very accomplished on
Speaker 2: the field, very accomplished off the field.
Speaker 3: But on top of that, you know, there are great
Speaker 3: people and kind of taught me.
Speaker 2: How to be a great person, be a great teammate,
Speaker 2: be good to guys.
Speaker 3: In the clubhouse.
Speaker 2: And you know, Adrian was one of those guys that
Speaker 2: was exceptional with getting guys together and team dinners and
Speaker 2: appreciating the little things that happened in the game, the
Speaker 2: moments in this game that happened. And you know, the
Speaker 2: selfie thing, I think caught on pretty quick and was
Speaker 2: pretty cool. And I still to this day have people
Speaker 2: come up to me and say, hey, can we get
Speaker 2: a selfie like you and Gonzo?
Speaker 3: So that's pretty cool. And I think just you know,
Speaker 3: over the years, watching.
Speaker 2: The culture in that room over there change and watching.
Speaker 3: The shift in.
Speaker 2: Comfort for young guys coming up, comfort for new guys
Speaker 2: getting traded over seeing how they can seamlessly kind of
Speaker 2: just fit in right away from day one and jump
Speaker 2: right in and be impactful. And there it really like,
Speaker 2: you know, kind of minimize the not so much to
Speaker 2: the learning curve. I think everyone has a learning curve
Speaker 2: when they get to this level or when they get
Speaker 2: to a new team trying to figure everything out. But
Speaker 2: the comfort level of being accepted knowing that hey, I
Speaker 2: just got to go out here and do what I
Speaker 2: do best and and that's all these guys want from
Speaker 2: me and to see that. Uh, you know, as far
Speaker 2: as I know, it's still being carried carried over over there.
Speaker 3: And you see new guys.
Speaker 2: Come into that clubhouse and jump in and have an
Speaker 2: impact right away.
Speaker 3: It's pretty cool.
Speaker 1: So from this side looking in, now you've seen this
Speaker 1: Dodger ownership do a lot of different things. Half a
Speaker 1: billion dollars was spent this offseason. There's spent a lot
Speaker 1: of talk about it. From your perspective, what do you
Speaker 1: think about this version of the Dodgers the last couple
Speaker 1: of years.
Speaker 2: Hey, is a commitment to winning. You know there there's rules,
Speaker 2: the same rules are in play.
Speaker 3: For everyone, and I don't I think it's great.
Speaker 2: I think it's great for the game to have owners
Speaker 2: that you know, are all in and and want to
Speaker 2: go out and make their team as good as they
Speaker 2: can possibly make it. And it doesn't matter how many
Speaker 2: top tier free agents are out there, they they want
Speaker 2: to bring them all in. And and obviously, with you
Speaker 2: know the success the Dodgers have had over the years,
Speaker 2: you know a lot of guys you don't want to
Speaker 2: come and be a part of it.
Speaker 3: So you know, it's good to see you.
Speaker 2: Kind of hope that more teams will you know, fall
Speaker 2: in line to you know, competing in the free agent
Speaker 2: market and trying to make their team as competitive as
Speaker 2: possible as well. But you never know what's going to happen.
Speaker 2: I've heard all kinds of stuff and all kinds of
Speaker 2: takes and angles on it. But you know, the rules
Speaker 2: are the rules, and they're playing by the rules. So
Speaker 2: you know, if you don't like it, you know, maybe
Speaker 2: follow their footsteps.
Speaker 3: Yeah.
Speaker 1: Bryce Sarper said that in Philadelphia, whoever complains about it
Speaker 1: has to loser mentality.
Speaker 3: Yeah. I don't disagree with Bryce.
Speaker 2: I think, you know, the goal should be if you
Speaker 2: if you in this game at any capacity, the goal
Speaker 2: should be every year, no matter who you are, no
Speaker 2: matter what city you're in, no matter what uniform you're wearing. Uh,
Speaker 2: every offseason, the goal should be to win a world championship.
Speaker 2: And uh, you know, I guess on paper it appears
Speaker 2: that some teams are you know, more hungry for that
Speaker 2: than others.
Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, put as always Justin Turner is our guest.
Speaker 1: I saw you out there for early batting practice with
Speaker 1: the young Bucks, pe Crow Armstrong and Michael Bush. Bush
Speaker 1: has a Justin Turner like beard growing. Is that something
Speaker 1: that you've encouraged Bush?
Speaker 3: He's a hockey guy, so that's that's a hockey beard.
Speaker 2: It's almost playoff time for the hockey season, so that's.
Speaker 3: What's going on.
Speaker 2: And he's uh, he's been shown his hockeiness lately, getting
Speaker 2: getting dotted with pitches left and right and staying in
Speaker 2: the game.
Speaker 3: So he's a he's a tough guy.
Speaker 1: He's a tough guy who's tough for him or happy Gilmour.
Speaker 2: Ah, Yeah, I'm gonna say, Bushy, I'm gonna say.
Speaker 1: Bushy, what's it like for you your cup life? You're really
Speaker 1: a guy that wants to pass and pay forward the game?
Speaker 1: Have you been able to do that? Our guys receptive.
Speaker 3: It's been fantastic over here.
Speaker 2: It's such a talented group, first and foremost, a lot
Speaker 2: of really good baseball players in here.
Speaker 3: But I think the best part about.
Speaker 2: It is no one in here thinks they have anything
Speaker 2: figured out. And they're all hungry, they're all curious. They
Speaker 2: all want to get better every day. They all want
Speaker 2: to talk baseball, they all want to have conversations.
Speaker 3: And you know, for me, you know, I've never feel
Speaker 3: like I have all the answers.
Speaker 2: I feel like I've gone through a lot of things,
Speaker 2: and I have a lot of experience, and I have
Speaker 2: a lot of suggestions. And when you have a group
Speaker 2: of guys that are open and willing and wanting to
Speaker 2: hear new ideas and new thoughts, you know that just
Speaker 2: it makes it so much more enjoyable for me, because
Speaker 2: the conversations are just amazing to have and talk and
Speaker 2: talk about you know, oh well, you know one time
Speaker 2: I tried this, like maybe it'll work for you, And
Speaker 2: it's actually been really really cool.
Speaker 3: And I'm so happy with this group of guys.
Speaker 2: And obviously it's a long season and we're just kind
Speaker 2: of getting into it, but I could be more proud
Speaker 2: of the way the brand of baseball we're playing right now.
Speaker 1: You still have so much to offer the game. So
Speaker 1: don't take this the wrong way. Everybody wants to know
Speaker 1: when is the last dance? We all want you back
Speaker 1: in LA in some capacity, But what is your mentality
Speaker 1: as you go year by year?
Speaker 2: Now?
Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't know. I think.
Speaker 1: You twisted your neck when I asked you that. I'm
Speaker 1: not pushing you out of the game.
Speaker 3: No, no, I don't think you are. And I want
Speaker 3: to play as long as I can.
Speaker 2: But I don't know if oh, here comes JMO and
Speaker 2: you're in the seat, so I'll get up, I can
Speaker 2: stand up.
Speaker 3: I don't.
Speaker 2: I don't know if I want or I've never been
Speaker 2: one to want, like a spotlight shined on me or
Speaker 2: the accolades. I don't love talking about myself or hearing it.
Speaker 2: So I'm gonna play this game as long as I can.
Speaker 2: I don't know if I want to announce a retirement
Speaker 2: tour and go through all that.
Speaker 3: I don't know if I deserve that.
Speaker 2: I've see guys, you know, like Miguel Caber and Albert
Speaker 2: Poohols and you know, just absolute.
Speaker 3: Icons of the game. They're the ones that deserve that.
Speaker 3: I don't necessarily.
Speaker 2: Know if that's something for me, but it's definitely something
Speaker 2: I don't want even if it were the case. So
Speaker 2: I'm just gonna keep going day by day and playing
Speaker 2: as long as I can, and whenever the time comes,
Speaker 2: you know, then I'll make that announcement.
Speaker 1: Hey, the Dodger mantra with you and rich Hill used
Speaker 1: to be be where your feet are, Stay in the moment.
Speaker 1: Sounds like you're living the words of the great Rich Hill.
Speaker 3: That is so true. And I love Dick Mountain. He's
Speaker 3: the man, and I.
Speaker 2: Think he'd be a great co host for you on
Speaker 2: Dodger Talk if you're looking for somebody.
Speaker 3: I don't know how much Dre's doing.
Speaker 1: It anymore, but maybe a rounder you me and Rich Hill,
Speaker 1: Oh man, that.
Speaker 2: Would be You will get some great content on now
Speaker 2: and oh Hello.
Speaker 1: Thanks a lot for the time, and today's a great Friday.
Speaker 1: You receive a gift card to Travis Matthew for being
Speaker 1: our pregame guest.
Speaker 2: You know how many interviews I've done with you that
Speaker 2: you've told me I'm getting stuff and I don't think
Speaker 2: I ever get it.
Speaker 3: It's in the mail. Yeah right, you don't even have
Speaker 3: my ad. I would never give you my address.
Speaker 1: It's great to see you, and I'm sure there'll be
Speaker 1: another celebration these three games because you left an indelible
Speaker 1: mark here in Los Angeles. But enjoy your time in
Speaker 1: the Windy City. I'll see you next week too.
Speaker 3: Oh man. Thanks Dave.
Speaker 2: It's always a pleasure talking to you. But please don't
Speaker 2: come over to the homeblow
Speaker 3: House next week.