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<v Speaker 1>We're here in Tokyo, Japan, and we're joined right now

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<v Speaker 1>by a man that was one of the greatest left

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<v Speaker 1>handers of his generation. We actually have two of them

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<v Speaker 1>in one dome, Clayton Kershaw and our guest C. C.

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<v Speaker 1>Sabbathia ce Cee. Thanks a lot for the time, appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, no problem. Thank you. Great to have you here.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know you've been such a big part of

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<v Speaker 1>the ambassadorship of Major League Baseball with Commissioner Manfred.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, you know, it started the program about

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<v Speaker 3>three years ago now, commissioned Ambassador's program. And you know myself,

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<v Speaker 3>Andrew Jones, Adam Jones, Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>just some guys that you know, love the game of baseball,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, gave their life, you know, most of their

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<v Speaker 3>young life to baseball and just want to be around

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<v Speaker 3>the game. So it's fun to be here in Japan,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, witnessing opening day, you know, taking this in baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>Well you mentioned those names, and those of us that

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<v Speaker 1>have been around the Dodgers for a while, we were

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<v Speaker 1>all traumatizing those nine Phillies back together here.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, you know, you got Victorino you got Brian,

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<v Speaker 3>you got Jimmy.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's that's the core of that team. Right.

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<v Speaker 1>Goodness, at least not here, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Cee Cee.

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<v Speaker 1>What's it like for you now that you are a

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<v Speaker 1>Hall of Famer. I know you haven't had the induction

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<v Speaker 1>ceremony yet, but do you feel different when you walk

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<v Speaker 1>around these baseball circles?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I mean I still feel the same.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it hasn't I guess it hasn't probably really

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<v Speaker 3>sunk it in yet because the ceremony hasn't hit you know,

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<v Speaker 3>in the moment, you know, it was incredible weak, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>having a chance to get inducted and then go up

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<v Speaker 3>to Cooperstown and you know, go to Cooperstown as a

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<v Speaker 3>Hall of Famer, that was a special thing. But you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sure after July, you know, I'll feel more, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>like a Hall of Famer.

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<v Speaker 1>I saw you yesterday around the batting cage talking to

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<v Speaker 1>Clayton Kershaw. He will join you one day in Cooperstown.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the relationship that you had with Clayton when you

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<v Speaker 1>were pitching and is there a mutual respect?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? Yeah, it's definitely a mutual respect.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, you know, obviously watching from edistance for a

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<v Speaker 3>long time, never really got a chance to interact though,

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<v Speaker 3>obviously playing on different codes, but being able to appreciate,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, what he's done for so long, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>in the big leagues. I'm excited, you know, I'm excited

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<v Speaker 3>for him to get three thousand strikeouts, get healthy, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, enjoy, you know, just right off into the sunset.

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<v Speaker 1>Since you're both lefties and both great pitchers, the greatest

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<v Speaker 1>of your generation. When you would watch him pitch, was

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<v Speaker 1>there anything that reminded him reminding you of yourself?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I just think the competitiveness, you know, just wanting

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<v Speaker 3>to go out and take the ball and give your

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<v Speaker 3>team a chance to win every time out. That was

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<v Speaker 3>something that I prided myself on, and I feel like

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<v Speaker 3>he did the same thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Cecy. With all these numbers and you know dissection of

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<v Speaker 1>you know, pitches, doesn't it come down to that. Isn't

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<v Speaker 1>that what separates the great ones that can be consistent

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<v Speaker 1>and sustain a career, the competitiveness just compete every pitch,

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<v Speaker 1>every at bat.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think so.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I think that's what That's what defined my career.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it wasn't one pitch It wasn't you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, any special pitch that I had or anything

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<v Speaker 3>like that. It was just me wanting to go and

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<v Speaker 3>get my team a chance to win every single time out.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know that that ended up being, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>a career worthy enough in coopers to be in Cooperstown.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think just going out and competing is something

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<v Speaker 3>that's lost definitely in a lot of certain pitchers.

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<v Speaker 1>That great baritone voice you're listening to is Hall of

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<v Speaker 1>Famer C. C.

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<v Speaker 2>Sabbathia.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like when you were traded to the Brewers,

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<v Speaker 1>that was one of the greatest competitive moments I have

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<v Speaker 1>ever witnessed. You were on the verge of free agency,

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<v Speaker 1>yet you were trying to get the Brewers into the

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<v Speaker 1>playoffs and try to advance in the postseason. What drove

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<v Speaker 1>you to put aside the business of baseball to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to take the ball within a three day period.

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<v Speaker 2>I think, just want to win.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I've always you know, wanted to be a winner,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, having a chance to go to Milwaukee

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<v Speaker 3>and realizing that team hadn't been the playoffs. I think

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<v Speaker 3>in twenty six years, you know, especially, we had a

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<v Speaker 3>good group, you know, Ricky Ricky Weeks was on that team,

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<v Speaker 3>Billy Hall, Craig Council was on that team, Mike Cameron,

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<v Speaker 3>so Gwyn j Prince fielder. So it was. It was

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<v Speaker 3>a fun group to be around. I just didn't want

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<v Speaker 3>the season the end. You know, Ben Sheets had went

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<v Speaker 3>down with he had a shoulder injury, so you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I felt like the best opportunity for us to win

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<v Speaker 3>was me taking the ball as many times I had to,

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<v Speaker 3>and I felt healthy and felt good and was just

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<v Speaker 3>wanting to go out and win ball games for the team.

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<v Speaker 1>Man, that was so special. I'll never forget it.

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<v Speaker 2>I really won't.

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<v Speaker 1>CC Sabbathia Hall of Famer is our guest before I

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<v Speaker 1>let you go. The Dodgers are trying to do something

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<v Speaker 1>that the Yankees did twenty five years ago, to win

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<v Speaker 1>back to back championships. When you look at this team

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<v Speaker 1>and everybody's talking about already the World Series, you've had

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<v Speaker 1>those expectations on you. What's the biggest key for these

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<v Speaker 1>group of stars.

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<v Speaker 3>I think just staying healthy. It seems like the culture

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<v Speaker 3>here is really good. Seems like the guys get along,

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<v Speaker 3>they root for each other, They're pulling the rope in

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<v Speaker 3>the right direction. The same direction. But I think it's

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<v Speaker 3>just about saying healthy. They have so much pitching here

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<v Speaker 3>that these guys can stay healthy, it's going to be

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<v Speaker 3>really tough to beat them.

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<v Speaker 2>Low key.

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<v Speaker 1>The offense kind of helped them win the World Series

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<v Speaker 1>last year.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, oh yeah, absolutely, But defense wins championships.

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<v Speaker 1>Last night we saw that, right, They won that game

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<v Speaker 1>with a really good defense, good base running, good approaches.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, I mean, you know, with the arms and the

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<v Speaker 3>pitching that they have, you know, top to bottom, from

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<v Speaker 3>starters to the bullpen, they're gonna be really hard to beat.

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<v Speaker 1>Awesome meeting you for the first time. I've admired you

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<v Speaker 1>from AFAR. Like I said, what you did in Milwaukee

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<v Speaker 1>one of the greatest stretches of time a pitcher in

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<v Speaker 1>the last thirty years has ever performed. And you deserve

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<v Speaker 1>the Hall of Fame no matter where you pitched, no

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<v Speaker 1>matter what city you pitched in. Just that type of

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<v Speaker 1>competitiveness and love for the game really stands out CC

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<v Speaker 1>And it's been a pleasure speaking with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 3>I appreciate that, And that's all I wanted my career

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<v Speaker 3>to convey was just going out being a good teammate

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<v Speaker 3>and trying to, you know, compete every time out