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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey or Dodger Talker.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, we are in Atlanta, and I'm honored to

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<v Speaker 1>be joined right now by a man that does a

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<v Speaker 1>great job on Sunday Night Baseball. It helps that he's

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<v Speaker 1>a Cy Young Award winner, a five time World Series champion,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's the one and only David Cone. David, thanks

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<v Speaker 1>a lot for the time. Appreciated my pleasure any time

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<v Speaker 1>to be on with you. Your Yankees twenty five years

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<v Speaker 1>ago was the last major League team to repeat as champions.

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<v Speaker 1>What does it take for this Dodger team to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to even consider attempting that?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, obviously, you know, the people talk about health, the

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<v Speaker 2>overall health of a team. That's a big key, you

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<v Speaker 2>know that everybody knows. But really, to me, it comes

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<v Speaker 2>down to the emotional part. How bad you want it,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, how how aggressively you pursue that as a team,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, sometimes it really just comes down to

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<v Speaker 2>that how relentless you are, and the Dodgers are relentless.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I don't think that's going to be a problem,

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<v Speaker 2>but you'd be surprised that some players sort of you know,

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<v Speaker 2>once you reach the mountain, you scale the mountain, and

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<v Speaker 2>then yeah, the off season is a little shorter. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>you're not quite as motivated. Maybe you're a little too satisfied.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't see those signs from the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>It's funny you said that, because I spoke to your

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<v Speaker 1>former manager Joe Torre a couple of days ago, and

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<v Speaker 1>he said, the one thing you have to fight off

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<v Speaker 1>is admiring what you did the year before.

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<v Speaker 2>That's that's key, you know, Joe Torre is you know

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<v Speaker 2>it says it better than me, But yes, that's really

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the sentiment in a nutshell is just the

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<v Speaker 2>motivation factors. How motivated are you to be great? How

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<v Speaker 2>motivated are you to have a legacy? How motivated are

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<v Speaker 2>you to sort of be remembered as a dynasty? And

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<v Speaker 2>that's what you got going on here. Historically speaking, you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to be ten twenty years from now, you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to look back on this air and said that was

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<v Speaker 2>the dynasty? And did we do all we could to

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<v Speaker 2>make sure that it happened?

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<v Speaker 1>How did David Cone and the Yankees twenty five years

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<v Speaker 1>ago stay motivated not when it got to October, but

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<v Speaker 1>during the marathon of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>It was the same thing. It was a relentless professionalism.

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<v Speaker 2>It was just a never too high, never too low

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a mentality of you know, you forget the losses,

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<v Speaker 2>you forget the tough games. You're ready for today, You're

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<v Speaker 2>ready for the next game, and you really do just

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<v Speaker 2>stay in the present. That's that's where that mentality comes through,

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<v Speaker 2>is when you just think about we play today, we

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<v Speaker 2>win today today's game. That is all that matters. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not worried about tomorrow. I'm not worried about yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>David Cone is our guest five time World Series champion,

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<v Speaker 1>and for a period of time there in the late

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<v Speaker 1>eighties and the early nineties, whenever a team wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>get over the hump, they seem to acquire David Cohne,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it was the Yankees, the Blue Jays, obviously you

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<v Speaker 1>had that type of championship. DNA. What makes a player

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<v Speaker 1>be able to be that type of guy that you.

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<v Speaker 2>Were, Yeah, I was just kind of I was just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of forced into it. You know, Initially I didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe I wore out my welcome a little bit here

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<v Speaker 2>and there. Maybe it was because I was going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a free agent and I was known as a

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<v Speaker 2>guy who's going to push the system a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>and test the mark it. So sometimes I put you

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<v Speaker 2>in a position to be traded as well. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I just remember being, uh, you know, sort of you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just this this fear, this fear of failure in the

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<v Speaker 2>big moments that really kind of drives you. You didn't

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<v Speaker 2>want to let your teammates down. You knew they were

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<v Speaker 2>counting on you, You knew the fan base was counting

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<v Speaker 2>on you when you.

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<v Speaker 1>Got traded, So that that was that was motivation in.

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<v Speaker 2>And of itself, because you didn't want to let him down,

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<v Speaker 2>and you you knew that was that was your calling

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<v Speaker 2>card that you had to come through in those kind

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<v Speaker 2>of moments.

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<v Speaker 1>I know he's not here right now, but he will

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<v Speaker 1>be in Clayton Kershawn. I just been around him his

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<v Speaker 1>entire career. There there seemed to be that intensity and

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<v Speaker 1>dedication that raised everybody's focus and level of play. You

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<v Speaker 1>were intense. I remember watching you pitch very intense. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you accept anything less from your guys?

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<v Speaker 2>No, Actually, that that collectively, it's a great question. Collectively,

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<v Speaker 2>that's how the players police themselves in the clubhouse. You

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<v Speaker 2>hold each other accountable. And uh, there's certainly a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of things that happened in a major league clubhouse that

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<v Speaker 2>you never hear about in the media, but I guarantee

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<v Speaker 2>you are. Those are conversations that happen. Those are confrontations

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<v Speaker 2>that happen. We certainly had our share in the nineties

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<v Speaker 2>where you challenge each other and if you don't step up,

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<v Speaker 2>or if you're not showing up ready, or you're not prepared,

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<v Speaker 2>or you're not taking it seriously enough, you get called

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<v Speaker 2>out in clubhouses like the Dodgers, like the Yankees back

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<v Speaker 2>in the day. Yeah, that's called policing yourselves, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>called accountability.

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<v Speaker 1>That makes sense. David Cohene is our guest before I

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<v Speaker 1>let you go. Everybody from Barry Bonds to David Bassey

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<v Speaker 1>has shared their opinion on whether or not Shoho Tani

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<v Speaker 1>should pitch again. Where do you fall on that.

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<v Speaker 2>I let him do what he wants to do. He's

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<v Speaker 2>earned it. Yes, he should pitch again. You absolutely should

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<v Speaker 2>pitch again, especially when you think that the Dodgers and

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<v Speaker 2>the type of games are going to play in September

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<v Speaker 2>and down the stretch run and potential postseason. Absolutely, he

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<v Speaker 2>should pitch again. Everybody wants to see that is their

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<v Speaker 2>risk involved. Of course, there's always risk involved, but you

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<v Speaker 2>know that's what he wants and that's why he signed

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<v Speaker 2>here because he was guaranteed that he would be able

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<v Speaker 2>to do both. So if he's game, I'm game. Let

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<v Speaker 2>the show.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, do what he wants, all right, love it, David,

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time and appreciate you always

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<v Speaker 1>being so kind. A five time world champion being able

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<v Speaker 1>to be as normal as you.

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<v Speaker 2>Are not my pleasure, David, any time for you.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, the man my favorite Royal, not Mark Goobaza.