July 26, 2025 • 7 mins
DV catches up with the young Dodgers pitcher to talk about last night's win in front of friends and family in Boston, his favorite team growing up, and what he's learned from Clayton Kershaw.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talk.
Well he's wearing Dodger blue, but he was on his
home turf last night at Fenway Park. The Boston college
man himself, Emmi she and joint says, Emmitt, thanks a
lot for the time, appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Yeah, thank you, dude.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
Man. What a new England field last night for the Dodgers,
you and Casparius teaming up for the win and the safe.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Yeah, it was cool, really cool to see Ben go
out there and get it done.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
For sure, Emmid, you obviously went to college here. You
feel the excitement of Fenway Park and the Red Sox
no matter if you're from here or not. How special
was it to have the opportunity to pitch here number
one and number two, to pitch the way you did.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
It was awesome. Definitely cool to you know, pitch close
to home and have a lot of fans or friends
and family come up. That was probably the best part
of was getting to see them after and getting then
the opportunity to watch me pitch here was was really cool.
But yeah, I didn't have too much time to soak
during the game. I was kind of trying to just
like compete. But other than that, after and you know,
(01:04):
coming here before it was really cool.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Yeah, I was wondering how did you keep your focus
and not let the emotions overwhelm you.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Yeah. I mean I think at this point, I'm kind
of used to pitching. It's kind of just you know,
it's always the same thing that the batter's the same
distance away, so you kind of just have to have
like tunnel vision, I guess, and not really think about
whatever else is going on.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Yeah, but last night, I mean, Fenway Park sold out crowd.
You obviously know about the history of this ballpark, and
to have that opportunity to pitch here, I would imagine
that maybe you had to block a lot more things out.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
Oh maybe, I mean, I don't know. It's it was like,
it was cool. It was pretty loud here, but it definitely,
you know, it gets pretty loud at home sometimes too,
So I don't know, I feel like having that practice
for the past couple of years, being able to pitch
in in big league ballparks, is you know, prepared me
for something like that.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
When you were pitching at Boston College, how much of
an opportunity did you have to come to Red Sox games.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Not too many because we were in season when they
were playing for the most part, but I did. I
went to a few, for sure. I went to the
first game after after COVID, which was really cool. But yeah, no,
it was. It was cool to get to be on
the other side of.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
That growing up in Connecticut and going to Boston College.
I know you were pitching, but were you a Red
Sox fan growing up?
Speaker 2 (02:20):
No? No, I was a Giants fan.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
Yeah, how did that happen?
Speaker 2 (02:23):
I was a big tim linscon fan?
Speaker 1 (02:25):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (02:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
Did you ever try to do the delivery that Lincicom
had where I saw his dad taught him how to
pick a dollar off his front foot?
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Yeah, it didn't work too well for me. I'm more
of a rotational guy. He's a little more over the top,
so it didn't work that well. But yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
Okay. Emma Sheen is our guest. We're at Fenway Park today.
We have Clayton Kershaw on the Mount Emmett. You're obviously
around him. You've had this opportunity now to be in
spring training, be with him during the season. What's it
like the day after you pitched to have him and
be able to watch everything he does.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
It's amazing. I mean, just to see his routine every
day and see how much work he puts in, it's
really you know, it inspires you. Especially you know, he's
been doing it for so long. He's had so much
success that he doesn't have to be working as hard
as he does, I feel like, but he he does
every day, and it's it's really cool to see.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
I'm wondering whether or not there's like an unspoken pure
pressure where you see him, like you said, after everything
he's accomplished, putting in that type of work and routine,
does it put some sort of accountability on the rest
of the pictures to try to work as hard as
he does?
Speaker 2 (03:29):
I think so. I mean, I think anytime you have
a guy like that that leads by example, it's it's
really cool for everyone and definitely, you know, everyone wants
to be on the same page as him.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
So what's the most remarkable thing you've noticed watching him?
Speaker 2 (03:43):
Honestly, just that like the fact that he goes about
his work the same way every day and and he
has his routine, he sticks to it, and it's just
really cool to see him behind the scenes what he
does and how how hard he works.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Now that you're healthy, have you found that five day
routine again? Have you tweaked any part of your routine
to get ready for a start.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Not really, It's pretty similar to what I was doing before.
I guess a little bit more of the rehab stuff.
In between starts. I guess just keeping up with my
arm care and trying to stay on top of everything.
But yeah, for the most part, it's pretty similar.
Speaker 1 (04:17):
I haven't asked you this before. I've heard other players.
No matter what the injury is, you're one hundred percent healthy,
but there's always that mental hurdle to trust that your
body can do what it used to. Was there that
moment for you where you said, Okay, I can let
it rip and not have to be concerned about anything
not going the right way.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
Probably? Yeah, I think I don't know if I could
put a finger on it, but probably. Later in my
full pen progression in Arizona, I started to feel that way.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Imi Sheen is our guest. In front of first pitch
between the Dodgers and Red Sox. I was trying to
put into context with Ben Casparrius has meant to you
guys this year, I mean, going back to last year's
World Series, the different roles that he's been able to do,
including last and I getting his first careers Say, are
you guys appreciative of how much he's meant to your staff?
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Absolutely? I mean it's it's, you know, amazing to be
a guy that can do anything out there and anything
that they ask if you you know, he can do it,
So it's it's really cool.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Did you see that from him after you guys were drafted?
Did you notice there was something special about just his mentality?
Speaker 2 (05:22):
Absolutely? Yeah, No, I mean he's you know, shown it
since in college. Even when I was watching him play,
I could tell he's a special player for sure.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
How is he able to It must take a special
person to be able to do what he has done, right,
Because you guys are creatures of habits, So how much
do we fully appreciate how challenging it is what he's done.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
Yeah, it's not easy for sure. I mean I've had
to go back to the bullpen a couple times and
it's it's different, and yeah, it's it's just really cool
to see he's he works really hard, so it makes sense.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
I love it. Do you work as hard as consparious?
Speaker 2 (05:54):
I like to think, so, I don't know.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
Imag Steane is our guest. All right, Before I let
you go, let's rewind to last night, because I know
the Red Sox are still talking about this. That first inning,
thirty two pitches thrown in that first inning. How were
you able to recalibrate and be able to stay in
the game for five innings?
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Yeah? I think that second inning that was short was
really important, just being efficient and then trying to just
you know, cool off in between, get some water. It
was pretty hot out last night too, so but yeah,
Duran put it, put up a great app at that
first that first step out of the game, and after
that I knew it was kind of gonna be a battle.
But yeah, after that, tried to just stay locked in,
(06:35):
you know, kind of wipe it and say that's that's done,
that's in the past.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
So how big was it to neutralize the bottom third
of their order because in the second inning you got
out of it with six pitches and then in the
fourth inning you struck out the side in order.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Yeah, I mean, I think you just got to take
your house where you can get him, especially in a
game where I didn't have my best stuff, trying to
just go out there and compete with what I had
for sure.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
All right, this is the real final question. Don't handshake
me yet, she and I'm not done yet. So now
that you pitched, you got your family and friends in town.
Did you walk around Boston Common? Did you go by
the Chiles Riva? Did you go look at the plaque
of image and at Boston College? How did you spend today?
Speaker 2 (07:15):
Uh? No, I just got breakfast with a couple buddies today.
Yeah no, I didn't go. I don't think there's a
plaque up there for me. But but no, we just
one and got breakfast.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
Yeah, you have a spot out here? Can you recommend anything?
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Jim's Deli over Beating near BC is a good spot.
Pinos Pinos Pizza over there too is good.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
So yeah, all right, thanks a lot for the tips,
she and the interview's over now. Thank you, Thank you
for the time.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Thank you, Go Pock the ca
And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talk.
Well he's wearing Dodger blue, but he was on his
home turf last night at Fenway Park. The Boston college
man himself, Emmi she and joint says, Emmitt, thanks a
lot for the time, appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Yeah, thank you, dude.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
Man. What a new England field last night for the Dodgers,
you and Casparius teaming up for the win and the safe.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Yeah, it was cool, really cool to see Ben go
out there and get it done.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
For sure, Emmid, you obviously went to college here. You
feel the excitement of Fenway Park and the Red Sox
no matter if you're from here or not. How special
was it to have the opportunity to pitch here number
one and number two, to pitch the way you did.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
It was awesome. Definitely cool to you know, pitch close
to home and have a lot of fans or friends
and family come up. That was probably the best part
of was getting to see them after and getting then
the opportunity to watch me pitch here was was really cool.
But yeah, I didn't have too much time to soak
during the game. I was kind of trying to just
like compete. But other than that, after and you know,
(01:04):
coming here before it was really cool.
Speaker 1 (01:06):
Yeah, I was wondering how did you keep your focus
and not let the emotions overwhelm you.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Yeah. I mean I think at this point, I'm kind
of used to pitching. It's kind of just you know,
it's always the same thing that the batter's the same
distance away, so you kind of just have to have
like tunnel vision, I guess, and not really think about
whatever else is going on.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Yeah, but last night, I mean, Fenway Park sold out crowd.
You obviously know about the history of this ballpark, and
to have that opportunity to pitch here, I would imagine
that maybe you had to block a lot more things out.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
Oh maybe, I mean, I don't know. It's it was like,
it was cool. It was pretty loud here, but it definitely,
you know, it gets pretty loud at home sometimes too,
So I don't know, I feel like having that practice
for the past couple of years, being able to pitch
in in big league ballparks, is you know, prepared me
for something like that.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
When you were pitching at Boston College, how much of
an opportunity did you have to come to Red Sox games.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Not too many because we were in season when they
were playing for the most part, but I did. I
went to a few, for sure. I went to the
first game after after COVID, which was really cool. But yeah, no,
it was. It was cool to get to be on
the other side of.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
That growing up in Connecticut and going to Boston College.
I know you were pitching, but were you a Red
Sox fan growing up?
Speaker 2 (02:20):
No? No, I was a Giants fan.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
Yeah, how did that happen?
Speaker 2 (02:23):
I was a big tim linscon fan?
Speaker 1 (02:25):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (02:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:26):
Did you ever try to do the delivery that Lincicom
had where I saw his dad taught him how to
pick a dollar off his front foot?
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Yeah, it didn't work too well for me. I'm more
of a rotational guy. He's a little more over the top,
so it didn't work that well. But yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
Okay. Emma Sheen is our guest. We're at Fenway Park today.
We have Clayton Kershaw on the Mount Emmett. You're obviously
around him. You've had this opportunity now to be in
spring training, be with him during the season. What's it
like the day after you pitched to have him and
be able to watch everything he does.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
It's amazing. I mean, just to see his routine every
day and see how much work he puts in, it's
really you know, it inspires you. Especially you know, he's
been doing it for so long. He's had so much
success that he doesn't have to be working as hard
as he does, I feel like, but he he does
every day, and it's it's really cool to see.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
I'm wondering whether or not there's like an unspoken pure
pressure where you see him, like you said, after everything
he's accomplished, putting in that type of work and routine,
does it put some sort of accountability on the rest
of the pictures to try to work as hard as
he does?
Speaker 2 (03:29):
I think so. I mean, I think anytime you have
a guy like that that leads by example, it's it's
really cool for everyone and definitely, you know, everyone wants
to be on the same page as him.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
So what's the most remarkable thing you've noticed watching him?
Speaker 2 (03:43):
Honestly, just that like the fact that he goes about
his work the same way every day and and he
has his routine, he sticks to it, and it's just
really cool to see him behind the scenes what he
does and how how hard he works.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Now that you're healthy, have you found that five day
routine again? Have you tweaked any part of your routine
to get ready for a start.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Not really, It's pretty similar to what I was doing before.
I guess a little bit more of the rehab stuff.
In between starts. I guess just keeping up with my
arm care and trying to stay on top of everything.
But yeah, for the most part, it's pretty similar.
Speaker 1 (04:17):
I haven't asked you this before. I've heard other players.
No matter what the injury is, you're one hundred percent healthy,
but there's always that mental hurdle to trust that your
body can do what it used to. Was there that
moment for you where you said, Okay, I can let
it rip and not have to be concerned about anything
not going the right way.
Speaker 2 (04:37):
Probably? Yeah, I think I don't know if I could
put a finger on it, but probably. Later in my
full pen progression in Arizona, I started to feel that way.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Imi Sheen is our guest. In front of first pitch
between the Dodgers and Red Sox. I was trying to
put into context with Ben Casparrius has meant to you
guys this year, I mean, going back to last year's
World Series, the different roles that he's been able to do,
including last and I getting his first careers Say, are
you guys appreciative of how much he's meant to your staff?
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Absolutely? I mean it's it's, you know, amazing to be
a guy that can do anything out there and anything
that they ask if you you know, he can do it,
So it's it's really cool.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Did you see that from him after you guys were drafted?
Did you notice there was something special about just his mentality?
Speaker 2 (05:22):
Absolutely? Yeah, No, I mean he's you know, shown it
since in college. Even when I was watching him play,
I could tell he's a special player for sure.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
How is he able to It must take a special
person to be able to do what he has done, right,
Because you guys are creatures of habits, So how much
do we fully appreciate how challenging it is what he's done.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
Yeah, it's not easy for sure. I mean I've had
to go back to the bullpen a couple times and
it's it's different, and yeah, it's it's just really cool
to see he's he works really hard, so it makes sense.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
I love it. Do you work as hard as consparious?
Speaker 2 (05:54):
I like to think, so, I don't know.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
Imag Steane is our guest. All right, Before I let
you go, let's rewind to last night, because I know
the Red Sox are still talking about this. That first inning,
thirty two pitches thrown in that first inning. How were
you able to recalibrate and be able to stay in
the game for five innings?
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Yeah? I think that second inning that was short was
really important, just being efficient and then trying to just
you know, cool off in between, get some water. It
was pretty hot out last night too, so but yeah,
Duran put it, put up a great app at that
first that first step out of the game, and after
that I knew it was kind of gonna be a battle.
But yeah, after that, tried to just stay locked in,
(06:35):
you know, kind of wipe it and say that's that's done,
that's in the past.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
So how big was it to neutralize the bottom third
of their order because in the second inning you got
out of it with six pitches and then in the
fourth inning you struck out the side in order.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Yeah, I mean, I think you just got to take
your house where you can get him, especially in a
game where I didn't have my best stuff, trying to
just go out there and compete with what I had
for sure.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
All right, this is the real final question. Don't handshake
me yet, she and I'm not done yet. So now
that you pitched, you got your family and friends in town.
Did you walk around Boston Common? Did you go by
the Chiles Riva? Did you go look at the plaque
of image and at Boston College? How did you spend today?
Speaker 2 (07:15):
Uh? No, I just got breakfast with a couple buddies today.
Yeah no, I didn't go. I don't think there's a
plaque up there for me. But but no, we just
one and got breakfast.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
Yeah, you have a spot out here? Can you recommend anything?
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Jim's Deli over Beating near BC is a good spot.
Pinos Pinos Pizza over there too is good.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
So yeah, all right, thanks a lot for the tips,
she and the interview's over now. Thank you, Thank you
for the time.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Thank you, Go Pock the ca
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