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<v Speaker 1>It's the Dodgers and Cubs finishing out the Tokyo Series,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're joined by a man that was strong last night.

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<v Speaker 1>It has been strong since last World Series. Do not

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<v Speaker 1>sleep on, Ben Casparius. Ben, thanks a lot for the time, appreciated,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks for having me. Hey, what was last night's atmosphere

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<v Speaker 1>for you? You started game four in the World Series.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously it's not that type of game or situation. But

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<v Speaker 1>what was it like being on the mound last night?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it was pretty awesome opening day. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>probably close to fifty thousand people, passionate fans obviously in Japan,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, it was special to get the ball

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<v Speaker 2>in the first game of the year, and it was

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of fun to get a w.

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<v Speaker 1>I asked Tanner Scott what it was like warming up

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<v Speaker 1>in the bullpen last night. He said, once the phone

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<v Speaker 1>rings had, adrenaline still kicked in despite you being in

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<v Speaker 1>some tunnel underground.

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<v Speaker 2>For sure, No, it was cool. I haven't experienced a

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<v Speaker 2>bullpen like that before. It was definitely interesting, but I

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<v Speaker 2>thought it was pretty fun. We've had a good time

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<v Speaker 2>down there, and you know, just keep the ball rolling

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<v Speaker 2>moving forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Ben, you were a really good start pitcher in the

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<v Speaker 1>minor leagues. Have you embraced this role to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to be part of this team?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I love it. I think coming out of the

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<v Speaker 2>bullpens really helped me just simplify my approach, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>batter to batter, pitch by pitch. It's been a really

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<v Speaker 2>solid experience and I'm enjoying it.

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<v Speaker 1>What is the mentality? What's so different about being successful

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<v Speaker 1>as a starter and successful as a reliever.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think I think it both, Like it comes

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<v Speaker 2>down to navigating the game, obviously reading different situations, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think at the end of the day, just go

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<v Speaker 2>out there, attack with your best stuff, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you give your team yourself the best chance to succeed.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels like, according to these radar guns around the

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<v Speaker 1>league that your stuff is ticked up as a relief pitcher.

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<v Speaker 1>Did the Dodgers put you on some sort of program

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to gain more velocity, more spin rate,

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<v Speaker 1>all of those stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think just you know, the plan going into

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<v Speaker 2>the off season, just kind of tinkering with some mechanical things,

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<v Speaker 2>cleaning up some movement based stuff in the weight room,

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<v Speaker 2>and I've seen some really positive things so far.

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<v Speaker 1>Who's helped you the most out of all the veterans

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<v Speaker 1>that you had last year when you made that pseudo

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<v Speaker 1>start in game four and just in spring training, which

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<v Speaker 1>veterans have really helped you and get your mind right?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it's a collection of guys. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>we're lucky enough where the culture down in the bullpen

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<v Speaker 2>specifically is so awesome. But I want to say guys

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<v Speaker 2>like Blake Trinan, Michael Kopek, Evan Phillips, Alex Vesia, and

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<v Speaker 2>the list goes on, obviously, but just in terms of

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<v Speaker 2>like my mental side of things and just preparing myself

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<v Speaker 2>for to be available every single game is obviously different

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<v Speaker 2>from starting, So I think that was the biggest shift,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think those guys have really helped me and

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<v Speaker 2>kind of honed in on, you know, my my prep

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<v Speaker 2>routine and you know, different ways of going about getting

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<v Speaker 2>ready to compete.

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Caspiraus is our guest in front of first pitch

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<v Speaker 1>of game two of the Tokyo series. All right, let's

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<v Speaker 1>talk some college hoops. You are from Connecticut, Yukon got

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<v Speaker 1>bounced in the tournament conference tournament. They snuck in as

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<v Speaker 1>a two time defending national champion, can you tell us,

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<v Speaker 1>in all of us that need to fill out our brackets,

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<v Speaker 1>how much you believe in Yukon.

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<v Speaker 2>I love them. I think they're a playoff team. I

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<v Speaker 2>think over the past couple of years they've you know,

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<v Speaker 2>kind of trended in the right direction as the season's

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<v Speaker 2>gone on. So I've got they've got the Huskies winning all.

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<v Speaker 1>Winning it all in your bracket, put me in your bracket.

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<v Speaker 1>You go with your heart instead of your mind.

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<v Speaker 2>Going with my heart. I think they're going to get

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<v Speaker 2>it done, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>So, because you're a world champion now all over the country,

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<v Speaker 1>people have celebrated your teammates in their local areas, especially

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<v Speaker 1>here or in La Uh. For you, were you invited

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<v Speaker 1>to a Yukon game? Does Dan Hurley have your cell number?

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<v Speaker 1>What's the relationship now that you're a world champion star?

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't have my number? I think we should. I

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<v Speaker 2>think we're gonna have to run it back and maybe

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<v Speaker 2>maybe we can make that happen next to some so we'll.

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<v Speaker 1>See, all right. And now here's another part of the

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<v Speaker 1>the pop culture for bank Caspirius. Uh, did you have

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to enjoy Tokyo with your family?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? It was awesome. My sister and dad are here,

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<v Speaker 2>checked out some temples, fish market, went to Genza, Shibuoya.

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<v Speaker 2>It was it was great. It's it's it's been an

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<v Speaker 2>unbelievable trip and it kind of doesn't seem real, to

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<v Speaker 2>be honest, and it kind of flew by, but it was.

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<v Speaker 2>We had a really good time and it's I want

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<v Speaker 2>to come back for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>And you had that special players only dinner with Otani

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<v Speaker 1>and that big tuna fish. Are you all in on

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<v Speaker 1>what was served at that private dinner?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think that's probably the best quality food I've

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<v Speaker 2>ever had, really, at least at least sushi and fish.

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<v Speaker 1>It was great.

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<v Speaker 2>We had a I mean it was you know, we

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<v Speaker 2>had a great time, great group of guys obviously, and

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<v Speaker 2>it was cool and really special for them to put

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<v Speaker 2>that on for us.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Ben, thanks a lot for the time. Great

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<v Speaker 1>to see you. You know U. I'm in your corner.

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<v Speaker 1>You're you're under the radar emerging as a real dude

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<v Speaker 1>here with the Dodgers. So thank you for the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks, Thanks, don't.

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<v Speaker 1>Forget the little people.

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<v Speaker 2>Ben