Speaker 1: Brasians back with the Dodgers. Ryan Brazier officially activated. Thanks
Speaker 1: a lot for the time appreciated.
Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure, happy to be back.
Speaker 1: I know you were yesterday. Man, you were ready to
Speaker 1: go yesterday.
Speaker 2: It felt like I got out to the bullpen before
Speaker 2: the game. I'm been chomping at the bit to get back,
Speaker 2: for sure.
Speaker 1: What's this process been like for you? Obviously been through
Speaker 1: it before, but I'm sure it's never fun.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, it was long.
Speaker 3: You know, I did the same thing in twenty one,
Speaker 3: and right before I was about to get activated, I.
Speaker 2: Got hit in the head with a line drive.
Speaker 3: And then this year, you know, I was on my
Speaker 3: way back and about to start throwing lobby p's and
Speaker 3: stuff and had a little setback with the calf.
Speaker 2: But no, I'm feeling good.
Speaker 3: I think I had enough, you know, outings in Triple
Speaker 3: A to to get my stuff, you know, kind of
Speaker 3: where I want it and hopefully get in there soon
Speaker 3: and help for a win.
Speaker 1: So I guess you've made the adjustment. You're only squatting
Speaker 1: now four hundred pounds.
Speaker 3: No, I haven't been doing a whole lot of squatting lately,
Speaker 3: but no, I've been able to get back to pretty much,
Speaker 3: you know, normal routine, you know, working out, you know,
Speaker 3: running stuff like that.
Speaker 2: So feeling good.
Speaker 1: I guess the silver lining in all this, it's not
Speaker 1: your arms. So I'm sure you're able to refine your pitches,
Speaker 1: get the feel for your pitches and be ready.
Speaker 3: Yeah, for sure, you know, and and and especially you
Speaker 3: know early on I got to throw, and even when
Speaker 3: I heard it again, I got to keep throwing. So
Speaker 3: you know, my arm's been you know, pretty much the only.
Speaker 2: Thing that I've been able to you know.
Speaker 3: Use and do you know, throwing and stuff the last
Speaker 3: three months. But yeah, you know, my my outings in
Speaker 3: Triple A, everything got a little better, you know, the
Speaker 3: more I threw, so you know, hopefully, hopefully it'll all
Speaker 3: be there.
Speaker 1: Ryan Brazier is back. He's activated for tonight's game. Ryan,
Speaker 1: You've been around this game for a long time, but
Speaker 1: being out and watching the team from the outside, do
Speaker 1: you kind of have a better perspective on what is
Speaker 1: needed and how the team's heartbeat is right now?
Speaker 2: That's a tough question.
Speaker 3: You know, watching on TV, you kind of see things
Speaker 3: you don't see, you know, at the field, and you know,
Speaker 3: I almost feel like you know, you go through it.
Speaker 3: You know, wins and losses are tougher or or you know,
Speaker 3: I get more excited, you know than being here like
Speaker 3: every day. But you know, I'm definitely looking forward to
Speaker 3: being back every day and being around everybody.
Speaker 1: Your locker made here in Saint Louis is Alex Vesia
Speaker 1: and Michael Kopak. Here comes Vesia right on cue. How
Speaker 1: much have you been living and dying with all your
Speaker 1: bullpen buddies?
Speaker 2: Oh the whole time?
Speaker 3: You know, every game that that you watch, you know,
Speaker 3: you know, kind of just like in the bullpen. You know,
Speaker 3: as soon as the bullpen gets in the game, everybody
Speaker 3: kind of locks in and turns on a switch where
Speaker 3: you know, if you're next, you know, you got to
Speaker 3: get ready to go. But you know, it's kind of
Speaker 3: hard not to do that, you know, or even watching
Speaker 3: on TV, you know, and especially if you know, we
Speaker 3: give up some runs or the lead, or you know,
Speaker 3: whatever the case is, or if we you know, make
Speaker 3: some big pitches to get out of an inning. It
Speaker 3: just you know, it's a little different than actually being here.
Speaker 1: When you're watching the game on TV. Do you watch
Speaker 1: an inning six seventh and think that's my spot right there.
Speaker 1: Those are my hitters.
Speaker 3: No, not really, you know, I think I think even
Speaker 3: last year, you know, Doc you know, puts guys in
Speaker 3: and just about every situation. So you know, I think
Speaker 3: everybody here, you know, has the atend of pitching in
Speaker 3: close games, you know, regardless of winning or losing, and
Speaker 3: sometimes obviously you don't get to, you know, pick when
Speaker 3: you go in, and especially with the bullpen like ours,
Speaker 3: where like I said, everybody gets like leverage situations, you.
Speaker 2: Know, depending on the day. But no, I don't.
Speaker 3: I don't know if I if I could, just because
Speaker 3: you know, I feel like everybody's kind of the same.
Speaker 1: I was thinking, maybe you got the sweats on your couch.
Speaker 2: No, I get I.
Speaker 3: Do get the sweats, but only only because i'm you know,
Speaker 3: getting trying to get these guys through their ending.
Speaker 2: Since I'm not here.
Speaker 1: How well do you know, Michael Kopek obviously you played
Speaker 1: a lot of years, face Kevin Kiermeyer, a lot of years.
Speaker 1: They've talked about how their careers have been rejuvenated being
Speaker 1: on the Dodgers.
Speaker 3: I mean, I've obviously can tell you first hand from
Speaker 3: last year. You know, they do stuff different here and
Speaker 3: played against Cope a lot, and obviously kier Mayer being
Speaker 3: in the same division for you know, all the years
Speaker 3: I was in Boston. But yeah, you know, I think
Speaker 3: I think guys want to come here because they see
Speaker 3: people come here and you know, even if they're having success,
Speaker 3: you know, have more success. So I think that that
Speaker 3: this is a place for everybody wants to come.
Speaker 1: What is the reason for that? Is it, Connor McGinnis?
Speaker 1: Is it just the whole system? Can you put your
Speaker 1: finger on why?
Speaker 2: Man? Culture?
Speaker 3: Honestly, you know, and and I think it starts at
Speaker 3: the top, but uh no, I don't. I don't know
Speaker 3: that you can put a finger on just one person,
Speaker 3: because you know, we have a huge training staff, huge
Speaker 3: coaching staff, you know, having kids around and keeping it
Speaker 3: you know, keeping it easy and here all the time,
Speaker 3: and I just you know, and obviously winning helps all that,
Speaker 3: but I think it's more of a culture thing.
Speaker 1: Mookie said the only silver landing of being out for
Speaker 1: six weeks was he got to spend time with his
Speaker 1: family that he never had the opportunity to do before.
Speaker 1: Did you have that same experience?
Speaker 2: Yeah, so they were.
Speaker 3: They were kind of on and off with me the
Speaker 3: last like three months and then the last month and
Speaker 3: a half they were pretty much with me the whole time,
Speaker 3: whether was all of them or like my son went
Speaker 3: with me to I'll Passo when we were there, and yeah,
Speaker 3: you know, you got to take the good when you
Speaker 3: can get it, especially you know, during a bad situation
Speaker 3: and not being able to play.
Speaker 2: But but now I'm here and ready to get going.
Speaker 1: No doubt. Everybody's excited. Ryan Brazier is out of the
Speaker 1: Arizona Desert and here in Saint Louis. Thanks a lot
Speaker 1: for the time and great to see you smile again.
Speaker 2: Thank you guys,