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

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<v Speaker 1>Talk the Dodgers and Mets wrapping up this four game

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<v Speaker 1>series at Dodgers Stadium, and we're joined right now by

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<v Speaker 1>rookie reliever Jack Dryer, who has made such a big

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<v Speaker 1>impact on this team.

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<v Speaker 2>Jack, thanks a lot for the time, appreciate.

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<v Speaker 3>It absolutely, Thank you for having me.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you and.

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Casperius I have declared the MVPs of this bullpen.

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<v Speaker 1>What's it like to be leaned upon and deliver when asked?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean it's great.

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<v Speaker 4>I think the biggest thing is just knowing that, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>the mindset for all of the guys in the bullpen

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<v Speaker 4>is it's next guy up. So whenever the team needs

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<v Speaker 4>outs and the phone rings, whoever's name gets called, we

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<v Speaker 4>know is the best guy for the job.

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<v Speaker 1>Jack Dryer and Ben Casparius's name has been synonymous so

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<v Speaker 1>many times this year, and it's fitting that you guys

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<v Speaker 1>go way back.

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<v Speaker 2>To the beginning of your professional careers.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's right, same draft class.

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<v Speaker 4>I think this is you know, year four or five

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<v Speaker 4>of us together, and we've lived together at just about

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<v Speaker 4>every level of minor league affiliates.

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<v Speaker 3>So we know each other pretty well.

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<v Speaker 1>How have you seen Casparius' career grow and evolve?

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<v Speaker 3>It's great.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, he started as a starter and I've always

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<v Speaker 4>been a reliever, so you know, our paths didn't cross

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<v Speaker 4>too much at the field. But now that he's become

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<v Speaker 4>a reliever, it's nice getting to spend more time with

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<v Speaker 4>him and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's been really good.

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<v Speaker 1>I've asked him about that interesting delivery where he goes

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<v Speaker 1>from one side of the rubber to the other.

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<v Speaker 2>When did he start that?

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<v Speaker 4>He has always been doing that, and that's something that

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<v Speaker 4>you know, we've.

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<v Speaker 3>Kind of talked about in the bullpen.

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<v Speaker 4>When we watch him, it's it's kind of incredible how

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<v Speaker 4>big of a step he takes. But you know, whatever works,

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<v Speaker 4>and he's obviously been dominating, so don't change anything.

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<v Speaker 1>What's he like as a roommate because he seems to

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<v Speaker 1>be like a very confident guy from Connecticut. He has

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<v Speaker 1>that New York swag even though he's from Connecticut.

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<v Speaker 3>No.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, he's he's great, you know, keeps things clean, which

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<v Speaker 4>is important for me. Yeah, and you know, he's great

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<v Speaker 4>with connections, so whenever we're in different cities, he's able

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<v Speaker 4>to get us into dinners and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm very thankfu for that.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, he's been able to give me a lot

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<v Speaker 4>of experiences that otherwise I wouldn't have had.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, I saw him in New York. He was at

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<v Speaker 1>some clothing places. He's become an influencer.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean rightfully, so I think he has great style.

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<v Speaker 4>So if other people want to take a little cut

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<v Speaker 4>out from what he does, I think it'd be a

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<v Speaker 4>good idea.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you tap into some of those influencing opportunities with

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<v Speaker 1>him in New York?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, we both went to the MLB headquarters and got

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<v Speaker 4>a tour of that and stuff, which was really cool

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<v Speaker 4>to kind of see how the you know, video review

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<v Speaker 4>system works and stuff like that. But other than that,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, he knows New York a lot better than

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<v Speaker 4>I do, so he kind of knows the places to go,

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<v Speaker 4>and I was. It was my first time, so that

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<v Speaker 4>was pretty fun.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of players don't know what goes into that

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<v Speaker 1>MLB review headquarters. Does it give you a greater appreciation

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<v Speaker 1>or understanding of how they make decisions on challenges?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely, It's it's pretty cool the setup they have. There's

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<v Speaker 4>so many monitors in there and when a review happens,

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<v Speaker 4>it kind of gets flash up on the board or

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<v Speaker 4>they have a countdown clock that's going so they know,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, how long they've been taking on a review

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<v Speaker 4>and stuff like that, and it it definitely seems like

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<v Speaker 4>a very stressful environment when when there are challenges coming in,

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<v Speaker 4>but it would be it would be pretty fun to

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<v Speaker 4>see in person.

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<v Speaker 1>Jack Dreyer is our guest in front of first pitch

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<v Speaker 1>between the Dodgers and Mets. And Jack's a great kid

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<v Speaker 1>and loves being a professional baseball player. And you got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of kids inside of you because you told

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<v Speaker 1>me you started to get back into buying baseball cards.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's right.

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<v Speaker 4>One of the things that I did at the MLB

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<v Speaker 4>headquarters was was buy a few boxes of cards, and

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<v Speaker 4>so I'm really excited to open them and you know,

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<v Speaker 4>see who I get because I don't know anything about it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, have you have you been able to pull any

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<v Speaker 1>Anthony Bomda baseball cards? He seems so so happy and

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<v Speaker 1>thrilled to be here today.

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<v Speaker 4>I actually haven't opened any of the boxes yet. I'm

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<v Speaker 4>keeping them. I might save them till after the season,

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<v Speaker 4>but yeah, hopefully I pull all of the band of cards.

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<v Speaker 1>What got you inspired to get into be ball cards

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<v Speaker 1>and opening the packs? Because we all love that. It's

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<v Speaker 1>like Christmas every time you open one.

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<v Speaker 2>Right.

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<v Speaker 3>I've always been huge into collecting things.

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<v Speaker 4>And so when I was younger, my dad had hundreds

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<v Speaker 4>of cards from when he was a kid, but I

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<v Speaker 4>never had any of my own, so I would just

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<v Speaker 4>kind of organize the ones that he had given me.

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<v Speaker 4>So now that I've bought some newer cards, now I

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<v Speaker 4>can kind of rekindle that old passion that I had.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't ask you this the other day, but what

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<v Speaker 1>are you waiting for?

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<v Speaker 4>I think just, you know, maybe some free time. There

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<v Speaker 4>aren't many off days here. If I get you know,

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<v Speaker 4>maybe the all Star break or an off day here there,

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<v Speaker 4>I'll start ripping some packs open and see what I

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<v Speaker 4>can get.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, not a lot to do in Saint Louis, Jack,

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<v Speaker 1>you might want to bring a box with you.

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<v Speaker 3>That's actually a pretty good idea.

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<v Speaker 1>I might do that, all right, and you never know,

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<v Speaker 1>you might see Jack Dryer. If you see that Captain

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<v Speaker 1>Morgan facial here at a baseball card shop and Ventura Boulevard,

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<v Speaker 1>that's Jack Dryer.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I've gotten Captain Morgan.

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<v Speaker 4>I've also gotten Jack Sparrow quite a bit so, so

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<v Speaker 4>both of those.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, which one do you prefer?

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, Jack Sparrow. We share the same name, so

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<v Speaker 4>I think I'm gonna go with that one.

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<v Speaker 2>Jack sounds good.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time, and can't wait to

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<v Speaker 1>hear which baseball cards you pull.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, I'm very excited. Thank you for having me