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

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<v Speaker 1>Last night a special night for Dalton. Rushing not only

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<v Speaker 1>made his major league debut, but got his first major

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<v Speaker 1>league start. Dalton with his beautiful finally groom mustache joins

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<v Speaker 1>us right here in the Dodger dugout.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks David, I'm excited to be here.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, how did it feel when you woke up today?

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<v Speaker 3>It's pretty good. It was surreal obviously for a second.

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<v Speaker 3>But the way I look at it is woke up,

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<v Speaker 3>new day, and now we gotta won another one.

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<v Speaker 1>I was up there doing the postgame show when your

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<v Speaker 1>family and friends were on the field with you.

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<v Speaker 2>It kind of felt like you were an.

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<v Speaker 1>Amusement park character as you were just standing there for photos.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we had to make sure to get our pictures

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<v Speaker 3>in and get the hugs in. Obviously you have to

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<v Speaker 3>do that after your debut. I was just glad they

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<v Speaker 3>were able to be here and see it.

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<v Speaker 2>Nice that you got the ball back too.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely absolutely, I wish I would have lost one, but.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's gonna come. That's gonna come.

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<v Speaker 3>Kidding, No, it was a it was an unreal experience. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 3>you win a ballgame like that with a team like this,

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<v Speaker 3>you get to be a part of a lineup like that,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's, uh, it hits a little different.

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<v Speaker 2>No doubt.

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<v Speaker 1>What's it like to be in a lineup with so

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<v Speaker 1>many great hitters that lengthen.

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<v Speaker 3>It, Oh, it's great. Less eyes off you and you

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<v Speaker 3>get to play the game a little more.

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<v Speaker 2>So.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh yeah, to say it's special.

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<v Speaker 2>Not be saying that much.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I feel like you're the best scout because

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<v Speaker 1>you got to play with the comet Hayesan Kim before

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<v Speaker 1>he even got here. I mean, I'm sure you saw

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<v Speaker 1>this many times.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, he's uh, he's very electric. He's uh, he's fun

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<v Speaker 3>to watch. He plays the game hard and essentially that's

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<v Speaker 3>really all you can ask for out of a player.

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<v Speaker 3>And obviously showing up to the art every day. Watching

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<v Speaker 3>a guy like that play is pretty special.

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<v Speaker 1>Clayton Kershaw was holding a bat. He hasn't done that

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<v Speaker 1>since twenty thirteen.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, he can swing it. He can swing he's got

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<v Speaker 3>a career homer. He's got a career homer. So uh yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>anytime he can touch my bat, maybe he'll put a

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<v Speaker 3>few hits in it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. No, doubt.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, there was one Opening Day in twenty thirteen against

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<v Speaker 1>the Giants, complete game shutout.

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<v Speaker 3>With Homer with a homer. Oh yeah, you know your history.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh it's his one career Homer. I asked him how many?

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<v Speaker 2>He told me? Just one?

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<v Speaker 3>Told him I wanted to see another one.

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<v Speaker 2>Nice.

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<v Speaker 1>What was it like being around him for those rehabs

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<v Speaker 1>starts in Oklahoma City?

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<v Speaker 3>It's pretty special. It's Clinton Kershaw so to say it's

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<v Speaker 3>not special to be lying, you know, being able to

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<v Speaker 3>catch him, work with him, game plan with him, that

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<v Speaker 3>was all. It was pretty eye opening.

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<v Speaker 1>What are the chances Dalton Rushing catches curse shot tomorrow?

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<v Speaker 1>Can you give us a sneak peek?

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<v Speaker 3>We'll see, We'll see, we'll see. If so, then it'll

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<v Speaker 3>be a special day for not only myself, but Kershaw

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<v Speaker 3>as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Dalton Rushing has a sense of the history of

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<v Speaker 1>the game and the history of the Dodgers. Why don't

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<v Speaker 1>you share with everybody who you told me was your

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<v Speaker 1>favorite player.

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<v Speaker 3>I've got a lot of comps to Piazza, So we'll

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<v Speaker 3>see how We'll see how well I can hold up

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<v Speaker 3>to that.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, I told you Mike Sosha was my favorite player.

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<v Speaker 1>But I love Piazza when he was coming up. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>still trying to work on getting him to come back

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<v Speaker 1>one day.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, bring him on, whoever you'd like work with any

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<v Speaker 3>of those Dodger grades. You know.

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<v Speaker 2>Awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, before I let you go, I thought it was

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<v Speaker 1>awesome being productive. Only your second day here, you were

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<v Speaker 1>going out to first base to get some infield drills in.

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<v Speaker 2>How comfortable have you felt there?

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<v Speaker 3>Pretty comfortable at first, played there a few years in college,

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<v Speaker 3>and obviously played there a little bit earlier in my

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<v Speaker 3>minor league career. So yeah, just trying to keep availability

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<v Speaker 3>open and anyway I can find my way on the field,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna do it.

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<v Speaker 2>I love seeing that.

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<v Speaker 1>I love everything about you because obviously the talent's there,

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<v Speaker 1>but the work ethic, the determination, and the qualities of

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<v Speaker 1>the person certainly are big, especially to be a catcher.

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<v Speaker 2>We talked about that.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely. I appreciate that. David.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right, Dalton, thanks a lot for the time. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>go out this way, hunt Dalton. We're gonna walk and

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<v Speaker 1>talk just like Jim Hill does on the pregame show.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time, and you never know,

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<v Speaker 1>we might see you with old Kershaw tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>I said old, not deep.

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<v Speaker 3>No, he's young. He's young.

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<v Speaker 2>You know that, no doubt, far from over. Thanks thought,

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks David,