September 26, 2025 • 6 mins
Tyler talks about being teammates with Clayton Kershaw, competing when he doesn't have his best stuff, and the new windup he's using to prevent tipping pitches.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker.
It's the day after clinch Day for the Dodgers, and
I'm joined right now by Tyler Glass. Now, Tyler number one,
congratulations on being such a big part of the team
this year and looking forward to what October brings for
you and the team.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Thank you, dude. Yeah, it's awesome. It's exciting.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
It's nice to be back two years in a row,
and this time I can participate, so I'm super excited.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Yeah, for you and Kershaw, this has got to be
really rewarding because at this time last year you were
both on the sidelines. Does it make it feel a
little bit different being part of it this time around?
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
I just think kind of Yeah, you play all season
long to go and have a chance to compete in
the postseason, So I think definitely from last year to
this year, it's totally different.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
What was your experience in the celebration yesterday. You didn't
do the slipping slide, No.
Speaker 4 (00:50):
I didn't.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
I didn't do the slipping side. Yeah, it was super fun.
It was awesome.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
All the guys are having fun just watching and a
lot of the staff members do the slipping side. I
was just kind of hanging out, watching talking to people,
kind of chilling.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Hey, Tyler Clayton said in his last press conference, how
much you guys mean to him, how much this group
means to him? How much does he mean to you?
And being teammates with him the last couple of years.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
Yeah, I mean, just growing up around California and always
like looking up to Kershaw, you know, watching him. I
think it's pretty surreal for me to be his teammate.
And I think not only be his teammate, but just
get to know him as a person, And he's such
an awesome dude, an awesome dad, amazing player. I just
think everything overall is the most like impressive thing about him.
(01:33):
I think he's just everything in life. He seems to
have pretty dialed in, So I think just like being
able to talking about whatever has been super helpful for me.
Speaker 4 (01:40):
The last two starts.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Dave Roberts has really sung your praises for maybe not
having everything working, but staying out there and competing and
finding a way to get through five or six.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
How much reward is that in it for you to
know that you can do that.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
Oh, yeah, it's great.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
I think the last two have been a bit of
a struggle, just like trying to find my stuff. And
I think the silver lining of all that is, like
the days it doesn't feel good, just trying to scrape
by and get those innings pitched and get to like
one hundred pitches, and I've been able to do that.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
I think that's the biggest thing for any pitcher, Tyler,
is when you don't have everything working and feeling great,
but you still go out there and give your team
what they need. It feels like that's what Dave Roberts
was singing the praises up.
Speaker 4 (02:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
I think it was at a time too we kind
of needed it in the bullpen, so I was super
happy I got to go off there and compete and yeah,
hopefully I can feel better and.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Not have to grind so hard this next one.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
Yeah, is there a friendly competition because you guys have
so many great starters? One guy does something, does the
next guy say I gotta kind of live up to
what the guy before did and keep this thing going.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
I don't know.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
I know the fun answers to say yes, but I
think a lot of it is like it just depends
on the person. For me like I don't necessarily like
I don't know if it makes me like pitch any
better or else. I think it's nice to just have
a good team, a good starting staff too, a lot
of games, and I think each start, I guess for
me seems to be more of like a me versus
me individual type of thing. And then do as well
as you can with your defense, and it's definitely like
(03:14):
it's fun to watch. I guess, like you want to
if we're on a roll, you want to participate and
you want to like keep the role going and stuff
like that. I guess your friendly Yeah, competition, competition makes
me think we're like, oh I have I do better
than this guy, blah blah blah. I think it's more
like I hope everyone dominates and like almost in a
perfect world, it's like if I'm dominating and doing as
best as I can, but I have the fifth best stats,
(03:36):
like that might be the best, you know what I mean,
Like maybe being the worst is the best off, Like
just are our team is insane?
Speaker 2 (03:41):
So I think it just depends who you ask.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
Since your last start, what are you trying to work
on to get that feel? Because I see you working
out there every day. You're always trying to perfect your craft.
Speaker 3 (03:52):
Uh yeah, just trying to get on time right now,
it's been kind of a grind. I think it just
happens throughout the season, and I think it's like you
do everything right and then you can comes out of
the hand a little off, and I think it's just
I'm trying to lock that in right now, kind of
how it was when I first came back. But yeah,
this is a good time to lock it in right now.
And then going to postseason.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
And where did you come up with the stretch above
your head a lah Khrushan bringing it back down to
a set position.
Speaker 4 (04:17):
Does that help with the hands and the separation.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
I think for me, I've always have had issues like tipping.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
I used to have my hand up like kind of
pointing to the cutcher started tipping that way, I switched again.
It's just like I think we watch it every start
and only and like I'll get to apartment carey, I'm
not tipping today and I can like it, but I
don't like staying stationary with my hand, so I have
to move them. And if I moved them a little
differently before, started to tip a little bit then.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
I went over the head things were looking pretty good.
Speaker 3 (04:42):
So I've stuck with that, and I think if like
I'm sure at some point it'll change again, so it'll
just it's always.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
Just like kind of work in progress.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
I hear so much more about tipping and pictures being concerned,
like am I doing something to tip off my pitches?
Why is tipping become such a big part of this now?
Speaker 3 (04:58):
I think it's probably a bunch of different answers and
just trying to find an edge, like anywhere you can.
And I think that like there's just it's easier. I
know a lot of I don't know who uses it
or who doesn't, but there's just programs now that are
easy to like overlay mechanics, and like if I'm doing
something different on my curveball and you overlay the two
and you see it, it's like a very glaring obvious thing.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
And so like every team with the.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
Scouting report has that on you, especially if your guy
who doesn't give up a ton of hits. It's like
any time you can find an edge, I think a
lot of times guys will find it if you do
it the start one start, at the next start, they'll
have it so like our guys are trying to find
them as well, trying to beat them to it, work
on it throughout the week, and then go into the
game and don't have to worry about it.
Speaker 4 (05:35):
That's wild. The technology is.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
The hitters always say the pictures have everything in their favor,
but I guess that's just the hitter's point of view.
Speaker 3 (05:45):
Yeah, I would say probably, like all the analytical actual stuff,
maybe pictures might be a bit ahead because we're in
like control, we're throwing and they're reacting, but like there's
a lot of stuff they got that they can they
can find out.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
So yeah, I'm not feeling sad for hitters these days,
except when they're facing time glass now before I let
you go. Every round is different. The Wildcard series is
only three games, only three starters. Would you feel comfortable
if the Dodgers asked you, hey, we need you for
the bullpen in a Wildcard series?
Speaker 2 (06:13):
Yeah, I don't. I'll do whatever. I don't really care.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
I think whatever they come up with, I'm down for
whatever they got.
Speaker 4 (06:19):
That would be amazing seeing you come out of those gates.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Yeah, for sure. Whatever, As long as I'm pitching, I
don't care. It's good.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
Love it, it's going great.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Thank you for the time and look forward to seeing
you a few more times in a beautiful soaked champagne shirt.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Yes to me too. Thank you, dude, appreciate it.
And an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker.
It's the day after clinch Day for the Dodgers, and
I'm joined right now by Tyler Glass. Now, Tyler number one,
congratulations on being such a big part of the team
this year and looking forward to what October brings for
you and the team.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Thank you, dude. Yeah, it's awesome. It's exciting.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
It's nice to be back two years in a row,
and this time I can participate, so I'm super excited.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Yeah, for you and Kershaw, this has got to be
really rewarding because at this time last year you were
both on the sidelines. Does it make it feel a
little bit different being part of it this time around?
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
I just think kind of Yeah, you play all season
long to go and have a chance to compete in
the postseason, So I think definitely from last year to
this year, it's totally different.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
What was your experience in the celebration yesterday. You didn't
do the slipping slide, No.
Speaker 4 (00:50):
I didn't.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
I didn't do the slipping side. Yeah, it was super fun.
It was awesome.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
All the guys are having fun just watching and a
lot of the staff members do the slipping side. I
was just kind of hanging out, watching talking to people,
kind of chilling.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Hey, Tyler Clayton said in his last press conference, how
much you guys mean to him, how much this group
means to him? How much does he mean to you?
And being teammates with him the last couple of years.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
Yeah, I mean, just growing up around California and always
like looking up to Kershaw, you know, watching him. I
think it's pretty surreal for me to be his teammate.
And I think not only be his teammate, but just
get to know him as a person, And he's such
an awesome dude, an awesome dad, amazing player. I just
think everything overall is the most like impressive thing about him.
(01:33):
I think he's just everything in life. He seems to
have pretty dialed in, So I think just like being
able to talking about whatever has been super helpful for me.
Speaker 4 (01:40):
The last two starts.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
Dave Roberts has really sung your praises for maybe not
having everything working, but staying out there and competing and
finding a way to get through five or six.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
How much reward is that in it for you to
know that you can do that.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
Oh, yeah, it's great.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
I think the last two have been a bit of
a struggle, just like trying to find my stuff. And
I think the silver lining of all that is, like
the days it doesn't feel good, just trying to scrape
by and get those innings pitched and get to like
one hundred pitches, and I've been able to do that.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
I think that's the biggest thing for any pitcher, Tyler,
is when you don't have everything working and feeling great,
but you still go out there and give your team
what they need. It feels like that's what Dave Roberts
was singing the praises up.
Speaker 4 (02:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
I think it was at a time too we kind
of needed it in the bullpen, so I was super
happy I got to go off there and compete and yeah,
hopefully I can feel better and.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Not have to grind so hard this next one.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
Yeah, is there a friendly competition because you guys have
so many great starters? One guy does something, does the
next guy say I gotta kind of live up to
what the guy before did and keep this thing going.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
I don't know.
Speaker 3 (02:48):
I know the fun answers to say yes, but I
think a lot of it is like it just depends
on the person. For me like I don't necessarily like
I don't know if it makes me like pitch any
better or else. I think it's nice to just have
a good team, a good starting staff too, a lot
of games, and I think each start, I guess for
me seems to be more of like a me versus
me individual type of thing. And then do as well
as you can with your defense, and it's definitely like
(03:14):
it's fun to watch. I guess, like you want to
if we're on a roll, you want to participate and
you want to like keep the role going and stuff
like that. I guess your friendly Yeah, competition, competition makes
me think we're like, oh I have I do better
than this guy, blah blah blah. I think it's more
like I hope everyone dominates and like almost in a
perfect world, it's like if I'm dominating and doing as
best as I can, but I have the fifth best stats,
(03:36):
like that might be the best, you know what I mean,
Like maybe being the worst is the best off, Like
just are our team is insane?
Speaker 2 (03:41):
So I think it just depends who you ask.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
Since your last start, what are you trying to work
on to get that feel? Because I see you working
out there every day. You're always trying to perfect your craft.
Speaker 3 (03:52):
Uh yeah, just trying to get on time right now,
it's been kind of a grind. I think it just
happens throughout the season, and I think it's like you
do everything right and then you can comes out of
the hand a little off, and I think it's just
I'm trying to lock that in right now, kind of
how it was when I first came back. But yeah,
this is a good time to lock it in right now.
And then going to postseason.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
And where did you come up with the stretch above
your head a lah Khrushan bringing it back down to
a set position.
Speaker 4 (04:17):
Does that help with the hands and the separation.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
I think for me, I've always have had issues like tipping.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
I used to have my hand up like kind of
pointing to the cutcher started tipping that way, I switched again.
It's just like I think we watch it every start
and only and like I'll get to apartment carey, I'm
not tipping today and I can like it, but I
don't like staying stationary with my hand, so I have
to move them. And if I moved them a little
differently before, started to tip a little bit then.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
I went over the head things were looking pretty good.
Speaker 3 (04:42):
So I've stuck with that, and I think if like
I'm sure at some point it'll change again, so it'll
just it's always.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
Just like kind of work in progress.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
I hear so much more about tipping and pictures being concerned,
like am I doing something to tip off my pitches?
Why is tipping become such a big part of this now?
Speaker 3 (04:58):
I think it's probably a bunch of different answers and
just trying to find an edge, like anywhere you can.
And I think that like there's just it's easier. I
know a lot of I don't know who uses it
or who doesn't, but there's just programs now that are
easy to like overlay mechanics, and like if I'm doing
something different on my curveball and you overlay the two
and you see it, it's like a very glaring obvious thing.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
And so like every team with the.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
Scouting report has that on you, especially if your guy
who doesn't give up a ton of hits. It's like
any time you can find an edge, I think a
lot of times guys will find it if you do
it the start one start, at the next start, they'll
have it so like our guys are trying to find
them as well, trying to beat them to it, work
on it throughout the week, and then go into the
game and don't have to worry about it.
Speaker 4 (05:35):
That's wild. The technology is.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
The hitters always say the pictures have everything in their favor,
but I guess that's just the hitter's point of view.
Speaker 3 (05:45):
Yeah, I would say probably, like all the analytical actual stuff,
maybe pictures might be a bit ahead because we're in
like control, we're throwing and they're reacting, but like there's
a lot of stuff they got that they can they
can find out.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
So yeah, I'm not feeling sad for hitters these days,
except when they're facing time glass now before I let
you go. Every round is different. The Wildcard series is
only three games, only three starters. Would you feel comfortable
if the Dodgers asked you, hey, we need you for
the bullpen in a Wildcard series?
Speaker 2 (06:13):
Yeah, I don't. I'll do whatever. I don't really care.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
I think whatever they come up with, I'm down for
whatever they got.
Speaker 4 (06:19):
That would be amazing seeing you come out of those gates.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Yeah, for sure. Whatever, As long as I'm pitching, I
don't care. It's good.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
Love it, it's going great.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Thank you for the time and look forward to seeing
you a few more times in a beautiful soaked champagne shirt.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Yes to me too. Thank you, dude, appreciate it.
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