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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger, talking.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, this is the stage of a player's career where

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<v Speaker 2>everybody wants to own them. He's my guy. No, he's

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<v Speaker 2>my guy. I always believed in him. That only is

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<v Speaker 2>true right here when it comes to benk Caspirius. Nobody

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<v Speaker 2>even spoke to Caspirius until recently. Ben thanks a lot

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<v Speaker 2>for the time, and not forgetting your roots.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 2>That's all. That's all you got for me after that intro. No,

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<v Speaker 2>you're my guy.

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<v Speaker 1>You always you always, you always be my guy, and

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate that.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you feel like more and more people want a

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<v Speaker 2>piece of you? Now? I wouldn't say so.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean we just got home too, so I haven't

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<v Speaker 1>really seen anybody, but maybe a little bit, just in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of the role change and just hearing about like

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<v Speaker 1>kind of the progression of things.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't worry, I'll never You're not in danger or Blake

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<v Speaker 2>Snell's not in danger of being bumped on Saturdays at

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<v Speaker 2>this stage. It's it still snalls ill a Saturday. You

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<v Speaker 2>can't take that from him. That's fine with me, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>That's fine with me. All right. So now after making

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<v Speaker 2>that start in San Diego four innings. The Dodgers have

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<v Speaker 2>kind of relate to us that they're thinking of transitioning

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<v Speaker 2>you back to a starting pitcher. Are you treating this

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<v Speaker 2>as a five day routine? Now?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think you know, wherever I line up, whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's on a five day or a six day routine,

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<v Speaker 1>it's something that I'm used to just coming up through

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<v Speaker 1>the system and obviously like just tailoring, tailoring my workload

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the week, and you know, again just taking the

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<v Speaker 1>ball when they need it from me and just go

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<v Speaker 1>out there and compete.

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<v Speaker 2>But there's got to be a difference in preparation. You've

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<v Speaker 2>been very nimble, You've been very willing to do whatever role.

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<v Speaker 2>But if this is going to be the role for

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<v Speaker 2>the time being, do you have to kind of flip

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<v Speaker 2>that switch and change your preparation for sure?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think the biggest thing is just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>being able to throw a bullpen, you know, at least

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<v Speaker 1>once a week, pretty structured with a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>intent than what I would do, you know, getting ready

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<v Speaker 1>for a game or trying to be hot every single

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<v Speaker 1>night as a reliever, and obviously like a more structured

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<v Speaker 1>plan in the weight room in the training room, and

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<v Speaker 1>then just being a little bit more independent in general,

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<v Speaker 1>and just you know, listening to my body, knowing what

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<v Speaker 1>I need to do in terms of like the throwing,

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<v Speaker 1>the workload, you know what I'm working on day to day.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you know, just I've got one day a

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<v Speaker 1>week to you know, go to work and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>do what I can do to help us wind Ben.

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<v Speaker 2>Other guys have tried to do this, but they haven't

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<v Speaker 2>been successful because obviously it's challenging to go from being

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<v Speaker 2>a reliever to being a starter. How have you been

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<v Speaker 2>able to be as effective as you have been going

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<v Speaker 2>back to last year's World Series?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think it's just you know, staying present, focusing

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<v Speaker 1>on you know, one pitch at a time, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sticking to our game plan, whether it's you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, going out there to get three outs.

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<v Speaker 1>If it's you know, six outs, eighteen, whatever it is,

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<v Speaker 1>just being present, you know, trusting will back there or

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<v Speaker 1>Dalton whoever it is, and just you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>being open with the communication with our coaches and what

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<v Speaker 1>we're trying to accomplish.

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<v Speaker 2>Have they doubled down on the communication that yes, you

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<v Speaker 2>are going to be the starter, the next time your

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<v Speaker 2>spot in the rotation comes around.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so I think, you know, sometime early next week,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll probably be back out there as a starter. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>looking forward to it. It's obviously, you know a new

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<v Speaker 1>role for me just in the big leagues, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>still being stretched out and getting to a normal pitch count,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's a you know, a different type of challenge

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<v Speaker 1>navigating a lineup three times through or whatever it is.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, I'm looking forward to it.

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<v Speaker 2>Then Caspiraus is our guest, the super pitcher for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I'm not putting a label on you, Caspiraus.

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<v Speaker 2>You just you're that outstanding.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll take that.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll take that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll take it a run with.

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<v Speaker 2>It, no doubt, no doubt. And he certainly has in

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of different ways. So now that you're on

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<v Speaker 2>a five day routine, does your catch partner change?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, So I've been throwing with It's changed a lot

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<v Speaker 1>this year, but I think I'll probably continue to.

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<v Speaker 2>Throw a Chico. That's a safe way to go.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure, just you know, being able to get off the

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<v Speaker 1>mound if I need to. And you know, he's been great.

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<v Speaker 1>The feedback is always great from him, and I'm I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's like comfortable with my arsenal and what we're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to accomplish too.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, that is the safest way to go to not

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<v Speaker 2>offend anybody. Chico, Yep, exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's that's my safest bet right there. I can't

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<v Speaker 1>can't hurt any feelings with that, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm fair and balanced, So I feel like I have

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<v Speaker 2>to give you equal time. Since Jack Dryer was our

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<v Speaker 2>guest on the last home stand and he just raved

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<v Speaker 2>about the quality of roommate that you were, can you

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<v Speaker 2>say the same thing about wacky Jack Dryer?

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, we have lived together, I want to say, the

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<v Speaker 1>better part of two seasons, so you know, obviously something worked.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a he's a great guy. He's you know, clean,

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<v Speaker 1>which is a big deal. Obviously cleaner than I am.

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<v Speaker 1>So for him to say that was nice to him.

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<v Speaker 1>But now he's great into experience. What we have this

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<v Speaker 1>year together has been really special and he's, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>one of my best friends.

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<v Speaker 2>He also let us know that he is a new

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<v Speaker 2>found passion for baseball cards. After you guys went to

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<v Speaker 2>the MLB store in New York City, have you found

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<v Speaker 2>that same passion have.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I got around five hundred or seven hundred

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<v Speaker 1>cards that day, So I'm still kind of shuffling through

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<v Speaker 1>and I think it's something i'll get into as time

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<v Speaker 1>goes on.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, we'll see what happens. All right, breaking news

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<v Speaker 2>for you, Ben. I don't know how you let Jack

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<v Speaker 2>Dryer know this, but in the New Top Series two,

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<v Speaker 2>Ben Caspirius has a baseball card.

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<v Speaker 1>Jack Dryer does not. Yeah, we're gonna have to change that. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna we're gonna have to change that. Someone's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have to reach out to somebody.

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<v Speaker 2>But we're gonna. Yeah, he needs it. He needs a card.

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<v Speaker 2>He needs a card for sure. All Right. You hear

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<v Speaker 2>the strength in that voice. A man that is strong

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<v Speaker 2>on the mound, strong in the clubhouse, and you don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to mess with him anywhere from Connecticut to LA.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the one and only BENK Caspirius. Thanks a lot

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<v Speaker 2>for the time, Ben, and keep it going because whatever

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<v Speaker 2>you're doing has been so valuable for the Dodgers, almost

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<v Speaker 2>as valuable as Andy pa Has. I would say the

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<v Speaker 2>two rookies Pie Has and Casparius have been the two

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<v Speaker 2>most valuable guys on this team. Forget about that guy Otani.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for having me, David