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<v Speaker 1>Join right now by the busiest man at camel Back Ranch,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is Dodger pitching coach Mark Pryor.

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<v Speaker 2>Mark, thanks a lot for the time, No problem anytime.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's just get everything out of the way that we

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<v Speaker 1>need to get out of the way. Blake's now, go ahead,

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<v Speaker 1>you geld roast me for that if you want, and

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<v Speaker 1>then we'll get on.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll move on with the interview.

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<v Speaker 3>Bike Bike's Bike's been great. Uh, he's been He's been

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<v Speaker 3>enjoyed to having camp and it's nice to have him

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<v Speaker 3>on our side. Finally, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>The other thing that's been burning in my skull the

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<v Speaker 1>entire offseason was getting your first hand account of Walker

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<v Speaker 1>Buehler going out to the bullpen kind of on his

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<v Speaker 1>own and then coming in in Game five of the

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<v Speaker 1>World Series to close it out. Can you take us

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<v Speaker 1>through those events?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean I can take it through. I mean

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<v Speaker 3>I can confirm, I can confirm what he said on

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<v Speaker 3>some other platforms is pretty much true. I was unaware

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<v Speaker 3>of a lot of those conversations that had happened throughout

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<v Speaker 3>the Horse of the day and right around the fourth

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<v Speaker 3>fish maybe fifth inning, I got a tap on the

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<v Speaker 3>shoulder saying hey, Walker's walking down to the bullpen. And

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<v Speaker 3>I was kind of like okay and called him and

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<v Speaker 3>called down and said what are you doing? And he

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<v Speaker 3>kind of said, hey, well, you know they told me

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<v Speaker 3>if it got you know, if I got squirrelier sideways,

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<v Speaker 3>and I said, okay, I'll call you later. And and

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<v Speaker 3>then obviously it got you know, got crazy, and uh

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<v Speaker 3>called down again and said where are you at? And

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<v Speaker 3>he's like, I'll let you know here in a minute,

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<v Speaker 3>which for me was code of yeah, okay, he has

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<v Speaker 3>no idea.

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<v Speaker 2>He hasn't thrown.

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<v Speaker 3>Yet, so knew where he was at. I mean I

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<v Speaker 3>knew that, you know, if he was down there, he

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<v Speaker 3>could pitch obviously, to to what extent. You know, those

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<v Speaker 3>are always the you know, those questions of like is

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<v Speaker 3>it is it ten pitches? Can he go twenty pitches?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you don't know. Fortunately we didn't need that many,

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<v Speaker 3>so uh uh but he was yeah, so all, I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>that's what it is. It was all true, like he

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<v Speaker 3>had conversations. That's what Walker does, and you know, worked

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<v Speaker 3>out well for everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just curious from your standpoint. You're the pitching coach.

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<v Speaker 1>You're not privy to whatever he told Andrew and Gomes

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<v Speaker 1>on the bus, you hang up the phone to the

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<v Speaker 1>bullpen after talking to him. What's going through your mind

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<v Speaker 1>at that point in time in the game, do you

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<v Speaker 1>what did you tell Dave Roberts just because of where

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<v Speaker 1>the game was at after Jack didn't go very deep.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean I basically told Doc like, he's you know,

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<v Speaker 3>he's down there. He says he's available to pitch, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I think we all were under the assumption

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<v Speaker 3>it was probably you know, one, you know, he had

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<v Speaker 3>one shot basically, whether that was one clean inning or

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<v Speaker 3>to start the ending clean or if we had to

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<v Speaker 3>bring him in the middle of an inning. I wasn't

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<v Speaker 3>gonna be a situation where he sat back down and

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<v Speaker 3>probably went back out. So we just had to kind

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<v Speaker 3>of see where we're at, and you know, Blake is

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<v Speaker 3>what Blake did got us to the point where we

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<v Speaker 3>can use him in that situation. I think if if

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<v Speaker 3>Blake doesn't get as deep as he did, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>then we're making a decision on reusing you know, Walker

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<v Speaker 3>potentially in the eighth and then you know, we're pretty

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<v Speaker 3>short at that point, so I'm not really sure what

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<v Speaker 3>we were going to do in the ninth. So I

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<v Speaker 3>think a lot of the credit for Walker even pitching

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<v Speaker 3>that game really goes to to Blake trying and and

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<v Speaker 3>being able to get us get us through the eighth.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'm glad you brought that up. I've mentioned this

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<v Speaker 1>to Dave a few times. I'm a firm believer that

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<v Speaker 1>one of the great moments of that World Series run

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<v Speaker 1>was Dave going out there without having his mind made

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<v Speaker 1>up on whether he was going to take Trinon out

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<v Speaker 1>of that game at that point in time. What did

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<v Speaker 1>you think when Dave left the dugout and went out

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<v Speaker 1>there to just check the temperature.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, it's one of those things where it's

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<v Speaker 3>not an easy decision for a manager, any manager, And honestly,

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<v Speaker 3>in you know, some of those decisions are easier than

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<v Speaker 3>others when it's June second, you know, on a Tuesday night,

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<v Speaker 3>but you know, in playoff baseball, they're not easy decisions.

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<v Speaker 3>You're making a decision on what you're looking at, how

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<v Speaker 3>he's been throwing the baseball, knowing your bullpen is down

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<v Speaker 3>there with the guys who are on fumes, especially that

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<v Speaker 3>late in October. But you know, Ben and obviously just

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<v Speaker 3>pitched Landon probably wasn't in a position to pitch. You

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<v Speaker 3>have Walker who had pitched two days before that, so

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<v Speaker 3>you're dealing with a fatigued groups. You don't know what's

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<v Speaker 3>coming out of that bullpen, and you know, I've never

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<v Speaker 3>been in that situation as a manager, but you're going

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<v Speaker 3>out there to figure out is the guy on the mound,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, does he still have enough you know, energy

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<v Speaker 3>and enough fuel in the tank to be able to

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<v Speaker 3>compete at a high level.

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<v Speaker 2>Mark Pryor, Dodgers pitching coach, he is our guest.

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<v Speaker 1>The bullpen unprecedented, the way they kind of carriede you

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<v Speaker 1>guys through with limited amount of starters. What's it like

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<v Speaker 1>in spring training now? The residual effect of pitching longer

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<v Speaker 1>and deeper than they ever have before and being leaned upon.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, no, I mean they're all those are all

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<v Speaker 3>real things, you know. I think that's why there's always

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<v Speaker 3>a uh, I guess, a championship hangover in all sports.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you're playing longer, guys are banged up when

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<v Speaker 3>you're trying to win the thing. You know, we got

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<v Speaker 3>some guys obviously that are still kind of nursing back

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<v Speaker 3>from some of their injuries, you're trying to manage a

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<v Speaker 3>little bit of rest and then a short offseason, even

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<v Speaker 3>shorter going to Japan. You know, I think our guys

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<v Speaker 3>are in a good spot, you know right now. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>we've got them going, you know, at a normal pace.

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<v Speaker 3>I think we'll monitor kind of their worklad through spring

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<v Speaker 3>training and through maybe the first week or two of

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<v Speaker 3>the season. But they're all extremely professional. They know what

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<v Speaker 3>they you know, they know what they're at, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>they know how to prepare. But what they did last

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<v Speaker 3>year was again, it was unprecedented, and we knew we

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<v Speaker 3>needed some we needed performances like that from individuals and

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<v Speaker 3>then the staff collectively to put us in a position

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<v Speaker 3>to strike. And we knew we were gonna take some

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<v Speaker 3>take some lumps along the way, and fortunately we had

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<v Speaker 3>some guys step up in those games that allowed us

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<v Speaker 3>to do what we needed to do with our bullpenper.

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<v Speaker 2>Strike hard strike first.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Mark Pryor, Dodgers pitching coach, is our guest show.

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<v Speaker 2>Heyo Tani.

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<v Speaker 1>Mark is starting to experiment with pitching out of the

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<v Speaker 1>wind up.

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<v Speaker 2>Where did that all come from?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, that's something that he was looking to do,

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<v Speaker 3>and like you said, I think he's mentioned he's always

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<v Speaker 3>trying to get better and do some things, and he

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<v Speaker 3>wanted to feel some energy. Wasn't something that you know necessarily,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I brought to the table something that he did,

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<v Speaker 3>and I like it. I mean, I always like guys

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<v Speaker 3>and deliveries. Sometimes you move guys to stretch only to

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<v Speaker 3>simplify things, but I like when guys have some athleticism

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<v Speaker 3>and some rhythm in their delivery. I think it helps

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<v Speaker 3>her timing, and so I think that's what he's messing

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<v Speaker 3>around with right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you believe part of the equation is to try

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<v Speaker 1>to take some stress off the elbow or the arm.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it can help with guys is sequencing and

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<v Speaker 3>timing that ultimately will take some, hopefully some stress off

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<v Speaker 3>an arm. To say that pitching out the wind up

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<v Speaker 3>is less stressful than pitching out the stretches, No, but

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<v Speaker 3>it's it's again, it's all about getting into certain positions

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<v Speaker 3>for that individual. Some guys do it better with the

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<v Speaker 3>help of the wind up and the timing. Some guys don't.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's you know, it's unique to that person. But again,

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<v Speaker 3>I think for him right now, you know, trying to

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<v Speaker 3>get a little bit more rhythm in than diming, and

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<v Speaker 3>so it's not so choppy, so to speak, and make

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<v Speaker 3>sure he's not in kind of rehab mode and he's

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<v Speaker 3>in more of like I'm getting ready to pitch and

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<v Speaker 3>compete in games.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time, Mark, congratulations on being

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<v Speaker 1>a two time World Series champion as the Dodgers pitching coach.

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<v Speaker 1>And we look forward to what this staff has to

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<v Speaker 1>bring for us.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's gonna be another fun year and we're all

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<v Speaker 3>looking forward to it.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, the rest of your lab crew is waiting

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<v Speaker 1>for you, so I'll let you go. Thanks a lot

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<v Speaker 1>for the time, No problem, Thank you,