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<v Speaker 1>And an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, we did this in LA. We're gonna do it

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<v Speaker 2>exclusively for the Dodgers Audio Network in Miami. I'm joined

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<v Speaker 2>right now by Marlin's manager and former first base coach

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<v Speaker 2>and field coordinator for the Dodgers, and he meant a

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<v Speaker 2>lot more than that to so many. Clayton McCullough, Clayton,

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<v Speaker 2>you look the same from last week, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>What, David, I hope I didn't age that much in

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<v Speaker 1>a week now. Maybe in September. Hey, I saw earlier today.

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<v Speaker 2>I got to witness some of the new ideas that

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<v Speaker 2>you're implementing here where Wednesday's starting pitcher was throwing a

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<v Speaker 2>live BP. What was the thought behind that.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we believed organizationally that it was a way

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<v Speaker 1>to train and practice a little differently, to make there

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<v Speaker 1>your practice setting, you know, a little more representative of

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<v Speaker 1>the game some ways.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>For the hitters, you think the more times you get

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<v Speaker 1>to face, you know, a live arm and see a

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<v Speaker 1>delivery and see pitches and gain it bats that way

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<v Speaker 1>is a terrific thing for them. And on the pitching

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<v Speaker 1>side too, to see how your your pitches are reacting,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, two hitters. You know, maybe it ramps up

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<v Speaker 1>the practice intensity a little bit where you know, you're

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<v Speaker 1>kind of getting it closer to what you know, your

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<v Speaker 1>game reps are gonna are gonna feel like. And we believe,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, hopefully in time it you know, helps guys

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<v Speaker 1>with command, you know, just helps them, you know, from

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<v Speaker 1>start to start, be able to you know better somewhat

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<v Speaker 1>have the that feeling in between closer to what the

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<v Speaker 1>game is going to be like.

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<v Speaker 2>You're an open minded guy, obviously, when that idea was

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<v Speaker 2>presented to you, what was your first reaction? You know what?

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<v Speaker 1>I think they last year organizationally had the lower levels

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<v Speaker 1>of the our league had experimented with it, and so

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<v Speaker 1>we came into this year and wanted to try to

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<v Speaker 1>run this thing out more from top to bottom. And

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<v Speaker 1>I like the idea.

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<v Speaker 2>I do.

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<v Speaker 1>I like the idea. I think it's you know, again,

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<v Speaker 1>like trying to make our practices a little more difficult,

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<v Speaker 1>make our training again more representative of what you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to see in the game. And so yeah, I've had

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<v Speaker 1>an open mind to it, and I appreciate our guys

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<v Speaker 1>for them, you know, embracing it. And you know, giving

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<v Speaker 1>it a shot because we believe it's going to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>pay dividends for us as we move forward.

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<v Speaker 2>I've heard of pictures basically competing against their stuff on

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<v Speaker 2>the track man the iPad and side sessions anyways, So

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<v Speaker 2>I guess, if they're going to do that, why not

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<v Speaker 2>get that type of experience.

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<v Speaker 1>Right And and our pitching coaches have been right there,

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<v Speaker 1>and like each setting is a little different. Sometimes they're

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<v Speaker 1>out there maybe you know, they there's still their work,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, maybe they're working on O pitches or they're

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<v Speaker 1>working on a two K you know, breaking balls or

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<v Speaker 1>how to finish or sequencing. So it's still a very

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<v Speaker 1>similar mindset to how they're you know, maybe approaching that

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<v Speaker 1>session and trying to get out of it now with

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<v Speaker 1>the extra stimulus of having a hitter in there, but

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<v Speaker 1>also you know, helping them control the effort level to

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<v Speaker 1>keep it in a place where you know, everyone feels

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<v Speaker 1>feels good with but you know, practicing a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more aggressively. Or we believe, you know, we believe it's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna help you know, our guys, and I think we

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<v Speaker 1>just viewed it like what we think is best for

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<v Speaker 1>the Miami Marlins and our and our group, and I

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<v Speaker 1>thought it was you know, it's it's worth a shot

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<v Speaker 1>now and moving forward. Clayton McCullough is our guest. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's a testament to Clayton and his coaching staff that

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<v Speaker 1>at Dodger Stadium, how hard your team still plays all

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<v Speaker 1>twenty seven outs. You've got to be proud of that

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<v Speaker 1>that you've already established that this early in the season.

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<v Speaker 1>That is and in credit to our our our players,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's kind of been it. You just you

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<v Speaker 1>just keep playing. I mean we've you know, we tried to.

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<v Speaker 1>We've had some games where it didn't look great at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the game, but like you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>just keep going. If you're able to get you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a Tanner Scott up and get hot in the ninth inning,

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<v Speaker 1>or if you're able to get Alvarado for the Phillies

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<v Speaker 1>up in the ninth in and even though you come

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<v Speaker 1>up short, like that's in some ways it's a it's

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<v Speaker 1>a small victory within a you know, within a long season.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's it. You just you keep playing the entire

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<v Speaker 1>way through because this is this is the major leagues.

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<v Speaker 1>Like you're a professional, like you know, we're just gonna

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<v Speaker 1>you just keep going. Every bat you take is you know,

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<v Speaker 1>get invested into it, and you know, when the games over,

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<v Speaker 1>it's over. But like you know, until then, you just

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<v Speaker 1>keep on. You know, you guys just keep playing, and

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<v Speaker 1>you kind of start to create a little identity for

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<v Speaker 1>yourself that you're a group that's just gonna, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>play hard and play all the way through the game.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not gonna like this. But last week at Dodger Stadium,

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<v Speaker 2>the Dodger stole three bases against the Marlins, and your

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<v Speaker 2>guy show Hey o Tani was behind all of it

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<v Speaker 2>because you taught him really well on what to identify.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw him in the dugout giving Woodwards some tips.

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<v Speaker 2>So your legacy lives on to this day, even though

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<v Speaker 2>it might be against the Marlins.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I guess in some ways that's great to hear.

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<v Speaker 1>In other ways, it doesn't feel nearly as fun being

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<v Speaker 1>on the other end of it as he used to

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<v Speaker 1>be watching it. But he's a special talent and he's

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<v Speaker 1>very smart, and we all know how community is to

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<v Speaker 1>his craft and everything he does. So I mean that's

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<v Speaker 1>something like our group is working extensively just overall to

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<v Speaker 1>try to you know, improve upon and you know, so yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was better looking at had it from my

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<v Speaker 1>former my vantage point than it currently is.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, you had a great view last year in Miami

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<v Speaker 2>when Otani became the first player in baseball history to

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<v Speaker 2>reach fifty to fifty. What do you remember most about

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<v Speaker 2>that day?

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<v Speaker 1>I think you kind of like how he just had

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<v Speaker 1>such a sense for the moment, Like I could be wrong,

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<v Speaker 1>but it felt like he was getting close and like

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<v Speaker 1>he wanted it to you know, he wanted it to happen, right,

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<v Speaker 1>And I think, you know, he got on there and

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<v Speaker 1>he got the first stolen base, right, and he gets

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<v Speaker 1>to fifty and like you're like, this guy's gonna do

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<v Speaker 1>it today, Like he just has like this, he just

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<v Speaker 1>has that you know, that knack for the forty forty

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<v Speaker 1>and so and then I remember when it happened. I

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<v Speaker 1>was actually I was more so excited for him and

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<v Speaker 1>happy for him, like wow, what a you know, because

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<v Speaker 1>you see all that goes behind the scenes for you know,

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<v Speaker 1>how much time he puts into his craft and how

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<v Speaker 1>professional he is with everything. So I think that type

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<v Speaker 1>of output in a season was almost unheard off. And

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<v Speaker 1>to be there and see it firsthand, but it to

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<v Speaker 1>be and happened to a person, and that you have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of respect for their professionalism. Like I was,

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<v Speaker 1>just like, this is so cool for him, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm his good moments can wait for another three days.

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<v Speaker 2>Before I let you go. You got the championship ring

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<v Speaker 2>the team and Otani presented it to you in LA.

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<v Speaker 2>Where is it now?

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<v Speaker 1>Safe and secure?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay? Yes, don't wear it around of Marlin' spark every day.

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<v Speaker 1>No no, don't wear it around no, no, it's safe

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<v Speaker 1>and secure. David, that was a cool gesture by everyone.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciated it.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, we appreciate you, Clayton McCullough. I know you're wearing

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<v Speaker 2>the teal and black and orange, but certainly your roots

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<v Speaker 2>are with the Dodgers in a lot of ways, and

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<v Speaker 2>you made such an impact on so many. Thank you

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<v Speaker 2>again for the time, and I don't get tired of

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<v Speaker 2>talking to you, So I'll come see you the next

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<v Speaker 2>two days too.

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<v Speaker 1>Come over here and see me, David. I love seeing you,

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<v Speaker 1>my friend. Take care