Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talk.
Speaker 2: We're in the Dodger Clubhouse right now in the High
Speaker 2: Rent district. Whenever you're next to Blake Trinon's locker you
Speaker 2: know it's High Rent district. And we're joined right now
Speaker 2: by the man Whiskey Sour Sweden Sour, Matt Sour. Thanks
Speaker 2: a lot for.
Speaker 1: The time, Yeah, thank you.
Speaker 2: So what is it like being the locker mates with
Speaker 2: Blake Trnon? You know, he has a lot of rules,
Speaker 2: he wants, he wants a lot of structure. So what's
Speaker 2: it like.
Speaker 1: It's awesome. But Blake's man, obviously having a sender right
Speaker 1: next to a vet is always good. And get to
Speaker 1: pick his mind and see how he goes about his
Speaker 1: day every day.
Speaker 2: Don't be concerned. He's playing that little Finger soccer game
Speaker 2: over there. He can't hear what you're gonna say. So
Speaker 2: full disclosure here about Blake Trinon as a locker mate,
Speaker 2: because as you could see, the gloves perfectly placed, the
Speaker 2: hats perfectly placed, while yours same thing.
Speaker 1: Yeah No, I mean I'd say we got a pretty
Speaker 1: clean corner over here. I'm not gonna bad man his side.
Speaker 1: Neither of us crossed the center line, so we're doing good.
Speaker 2: Is there a delineation here? I mean, we all want
Speaker 2: to know the dynamics of being this close to another teammate.
Speaker 2: What is the line here?
Speaker 1: I mean, I think his line goes a little onto
Speaker 1: my side, but he's over on his side.
Speaker 2: So you feel like he can encroach on your side
Speaker 2: of the locker. But because of him being the decorated
Speaker 2: reliever and veteran that he is, you know, you have
Speaker 2: to respect the wall. So you're kind of hugging the wall.
Speaker 1: That's okay.
Speaker 2: Matt Sour is our guest. What a ride it's been
Speaker 2: for you since the beginning of spring training. Have you
Speaker 2: been able to take inventory of where you started and
Speaker 2: how much the Dodgers have relied upon you early on?
Speaker 1: Yeah? For sure. I mean obviously signed here because I
Speaker 1: thought the pitching development was, you know, the top of
Speaker 1: the top, and you know, I think it's shown in
Speaker 1: the brief stint that I've been up here so far,
Speaker 1: and I think just within the last you know, three
Speaker 1: months of being with this Horde, my pitching has gone
Speaker 1: to away new heights and I really enjoy being here.
Speaker 2: You developed a cut fastball. Where did you start to
Speaker 2: develop that cut fastball?
Speaker 1: It was actually Ryan Dennick down during spring training came
Speaker 1: up with the idea because I already h I mean,
Speaker 1: my fourth seam, I already cut a little bit. So
Speaker 1: he said, why don't we just lean into you know,
Speaker 1: actually cutting it, throwing a cutter with it, and the
Speaker 1: first a through it in a bullpen. I was like, yeah,
Speaker 1: I love this pitch and just took off from there.
Speaker 1: It was a real easy pitch for me to learn
Speaker 1: and just been writing it.
Speaker 2: A lot of right handers use that pitch to be
Speaker 2: effective against lefties? Is that the thought behind yours?
Speaker 1: Yeah. Throughout my whole career, I've always been, you know,
Speaker 1: good splits against rieties. I'm always had a little more
Speaker 1: issues getting lefties out. So I think this cutter has
Speaker 1: opened up where, you know, I can get both sides
Speaker 1: of the plate out with these.
Speaker 2: Matt Sour is our guest. Can you tell us and
Speaker 2: explain the life of a pitcher like Matt Sour where
Speaker 2: you're not Clayton Kershaw, You're not Blake Snell. The Dodgers
Speaker 2: use your versatility. How do you adapt so well?
Speaker 1: Yeah? No, you know, I once I got called up.
Speaker 1: I kind of understood that I'd be more of like
Speaker 1: a Swiss army guy here, you know, might make some
Speaker 1: spot starts, do some long relief appearances. But you know,
Speaker 1: whatever opportunities to give to me, I love pitching into him.
Speaker 1: I just want the ball, and whatever opportunity that is,
Speaker 1: I'm gonna do it.
Speaker 2: So you've this year been able to record your first
Speaker 2: major league win in your first major league save. Did
Speaker 2: you ever believe that would happen? Yeah, I mean I
Speaker 2: hope so I always win, yes, but not the same.
Speaker 1: The save was a little surprising. It was honestly immediately
Speaker 1: after the game. I didn't even realize it because you know,
Speaker 1: I came in and it was at the sixth inning.
Speaker 1: Came in the sixth and get through and finish the
Speaker 1: game out, and then they all congratulated after the game,
Speaker 1: and I was like a little confused, like, wait, did
Speaker 1: I really get the save there? But yeah, so it
Speaker 1: was awesome.
Speaker 2: I remember being on the field with you and James Outman.
Speaker 2: Were you concerned that he was going to throw the
Speaker 2: ball into the stands.
Speaker 1: No, I never was concerned. I saw him catch the
Speaker 1: ball and spin straight in and he put a right
Speaker 1: in my glove as soon as he got to the dugout,
Speaker 1: so it was all good.
Speaker 2: Hey, you can never put anything by out man. The
Speaker 2: other day I had to remind him it was his birthday.
Speaker 1: That sounds about right, that's funny.
Speaker 2: Matt sour is our guest just in front of first
Speaker 2: pitch between the Dodgers and Diamondbacks. Pretty tough lineup over there, Matt.
Speaker 2: What did you learn from that four game series in
Speaker 2: the desert?
Speaker 1: Yeah, no, I got to, you know, watch. It's kind
Speaker 1: of cool the situation where I'm in because I'll watch
Speaker 1: the starters and see how they can get through a
Speaker 1: lineup more than one time, and then also getting to
Speaker 1: pick the reliever's brains where if I do go in
Speaker 1: for you know, one or two innings, I gotta be
Speaker 1: able to come in and throw my best stuff immediately
Speaker 1: and get out immediately. So I get to watch a
Speaker 1: little more of both sides of the pitching aspect of it,
Speaker 1: understanding that for when I come into games, I need
Speaker 1: to be efficient. So watch the starters a little bit
Speaker 1: what they're doing in the lineup where they're trying to
Speaker 1: throw guys, and then you know, relievers you might need
Speaker 1: a big strikeout in this situation. So you know, talking
Speaker 1: to borrow Bart always gets us ready as soon as
Speaker 1: we get into the game. You know, he always got
Speaker 1: us right. So yeah, it's been great.
Speaker 2: That's interesting. I wonder if being a reliever coming out
Speaker 2: of the bullpens certain games has helped you throw more
Speaker 2: strikes as a starter because of what you said, it's
Speaker 2: so important to throw strikes and be aggressive early.
Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly. I mean as a reliever, always you're coming
Speaker 1: into the game, you gotta get out immediately, so you
Speaker 1: start with strike one. And so far this year, I mean,
Speaker 1: I feel like I've been pretty good at pounding the zone.
Speaker 1: And once you get strike one, then you're in a
Speaker 1: picture advantage count and then you can go from there.
Speaker 2: Hey, you never know, we might see Matt sour tonight.
Speaker 1: Never know, never know.
Speaker 2: Thanks a lot for the time we got out of
Speaker 2: this clean Tryina never came to his locker.
Speaker 1: He did it. We're all good. We're safe over here.
Speaker 2: Thanks Matt.
Speaker 1: Thank you,