1 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Budweiser Reds Hot Stove Leak presented by 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: df We are live at the bet MGM Sportsbook inside 3 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:11,120 Speaker 1: Tom's Watch Bar at the Bank. Still plenty of good 4 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: seats if you want to come down, enjoy a little dinner, 5 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 1: have a cocktail, and you can even wager on some 6 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: of the sports. They've got hundreds of TVs. It feels like, yes, 7 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 1: they've got a lot. We've got a packed show today 8 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: along with jim Day, I am Tommy Throw. It's great 9 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: to be with you. Let's warm up the stove with 10 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: some snow on the ground outside. We will be visiting 11 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,840 Speaker 1: with Spencer Steer a little bit later on. We also 12 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: have rhtt Louder on the show today. We would usually 13 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:41,919 Speaker 1: start off the show with some news of what's been 14 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: going on, but there's not a whole lot that's been 15 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 1: going on. Just rumors starting to heat up on where 16 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: Kyle Schwarber could end up landing, but of course you 17 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: can read those all over the internet. If we have time, 18 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: we may talk about what the Reds could be looking 19 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: to do at the winter meetings. Those are right on 20 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 1: the horizon, But Jimmy right now, not a whole lot 21 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: going on in the world of baseball. 22 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 2: Not a whole lot of Reds news. But after the show, 23 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 2: since we're across the street from the stadium, how would 24 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:08,839 Speaker 2: you like to go have a catch? 25 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's good weather for that. Yeah, with snowballs. Sure, yeah, 26 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 1: we could fire some of those around. Yeah. 27 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, how tough you are? 28 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: Well, not that tough, you know. I can endure some pain. 29 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: Not cold. Not cold. I don't like the cold even 30 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: a little bit. 31 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 3: I'm ready for some baseball weather. Let's get on with it. 32 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: Let's do it. Well, let's warm up with some talk 33 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 1: of baseball. One guy that has been spending his fall 34 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: where it's warm. That would be Rhet Louder. Missed the 35 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,919 Speaker 1: whole season Reds pitcher Rhet Louder after a great rookie 36 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: season with Sideline this year with an injury, but made 37 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: it back in time to pitch a little bit in 38 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: the Fall League. HTT, thanks so much for joining us 39 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: today on the Hot Stove League. How are you doing 40 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: and how you feeling right now? Well, he thought Rhett 41 00:01:54,920 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: was there maybe rhtt Nope, there he is, Hello, Rhetty, 42 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: Hey there he is there. There we go. Nothing like 43 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: some technical difficulties to start off the show. How you doing, man, 44 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: how's your how's your winner? 45 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 4: It's filling good, can't complain. Good to be back at 46 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 4: home for a little bit, but kind of still on 47 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 4: the ground getting ready for next year. 48 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 1: Well you you obviously missed the whole season, but you 49 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 1: made it back, pitched a little bit in in the 50 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: Fall League. Uh, how did how did that go? And 51 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: did you feel like you were you were pretty much 52 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: one hundred percent or are you're still trying to knock 53 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: off some of the rust. 54 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 4: No, it's definitely good to get back in just that 55 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 4: game atmosphere and starting to compete a little bit. You know, 56 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 4: it's been a while. I mean it was a full 57 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 4: year since my pretty much a full year to the 58 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:44,959 Speaker 4: calendar day until I've been I mean I had a 59 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 4: couple of rehab starts here and there, but getting deep 60 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 4: into games and getting the pitch count up. It's been 61 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 4: the first time in a while, so you know, I 62 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 4: felt good, body felt good, and I think by the 63 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 4: time I left and was done, I was in a 64 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 4: good spot to where I felt confident where my body 65 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 4: was at, and then I was ready to compete next year. 66 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 2: Oblique type injuries are some of the hardest to get over, 67 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 2: and you can't rush them. I've been around a lot 68 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 2: of guys that have had the injury, and after you 69 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 2: sustained it, it looked like it even affected you walking, 70 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 2: which was kind of weird. They listed this as one 71 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 2: of the more severe ones. What was it like when 72 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 2: it initially happened. 73 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, at first, I would probably say two weeks after 74 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 4: it was it was pretty tough. I mean, you know, 75 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 4: it was definitely the second the way I was walking 76 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 4: and kind of just felt pretty stuck in one spot. 77 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 4: You know, how to move pretty slow, and it took 78 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 4: it took a while, but you know, once I got 79 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 4: out the Arizona and it's kind of starting to be 80 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 4: able to move a little bit, we got we got 81 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 4: to work pretty hard, but yeah, you kind of have 82 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 4: to let it run its course and just be patient. 83 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: Now, when this thing first popped up, if I remember, right, uh, 84 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: you kind of felt it for a while before it 85 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: got bad. Did you have any idea this thing was 86 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: going to all into the severity to where it would 87 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: cause you to miss the entire season? 88 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 4: Definitely not. Yeah, I mean there was a couple signs prior, 89 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 4: but it was just weird things that I didn't really 90 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 4: connect like in some of my reab starts. I would 91 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 4: just after I would just get really sore my back, 92 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 4: not even in the oblique area, and just the back 93 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 4: would get really tight, and you know, once I stretched 94 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 4: out pretty good, it just took me a while to 95 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 4: get loose. I was fine, but I kept just finding 96 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 4: myself just getting really sore back there pretty much stay 97 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 4: in and day out, and it was a little off, 98 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 4: but never a concern. I was always able to get 99 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 4: out and pitch, and then it kind of just eventually 100 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 4: went that one that one day in Louivio. 101 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 2: Would you say that all that is behind you in 102 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 2: your one right now? 103 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, No, I feel I'm lucky to be at a 104 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 4: point right now where the oblique is not really even 105 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 4: in in my head when I'm going out there and 106 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 4: throwing and doing what I need to do. So that's 107 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:01,840 Speaker 4: a pretty encouraging feeling, and I feel pretty normal and 108 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 4: I have no complaints. 109 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 1: I always think that one of the biggest obstacles getting 110 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: over an injury is kind of what you talked about 111 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: right there, the mental side of it and being able 112 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: to trust it. If nothing else did your your rehab 113 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 1: outings in the minor leagues and even your your starts 114 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: in the fall league kind of allow you to put 115 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: that completely to rest, to where you don't even have 116 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: to think about it now moving forward. 117 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, definitely. I mean I had a rehab start at 118 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 4: the back end in Louisville, and you know, that was 119 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 4: a good initial test to kind of see where I 120 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 4: was at and it felt good. And then I had 121 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 4: a couple outings and instructs prepping for theirs on a 122 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 4: fall league, and you know, once I kind of got 123 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 4: through those, I was like, all right, I can trust 124 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 4: this thing and get after it. Just going into the 125 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 4: fall league, just trying to get back into that compete 126 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 4: mode some of those valuable reps I missed throughout the year, 127 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 4: So just getting into different situations was kind of all 128 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 4: I cared about. Carried about there and just knowing that 129 00:05:57,680 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 4: my body was gonna hold up. 130 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 2: You were able to compete physically, But did you do 131 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 2: any learning by observing? Even being around your guy Chase Burns, 132 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 2: who was in the learning process and I you you 133 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 2: guys were in spring training together a lot. What do 134 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 2: you think you've learned over this process? 135 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 4: I mean, I've learned a ton from just watching the 136 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 4: guy's play still and trying to take notes on just 137 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 4: the game and also just about my body and how 138 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 4: to take care of it. 139 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: So it's good. 140 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 4: I said it multiple times with different people that you 141 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 4: never want to get hurt, but getting hurt earlier in 142 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 4: my career like this, it kind of taught me a 143 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 4: good routine that I'm going to carry on throughout the 144 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 4: rest of my career. So there's definitely some positive things 145 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:49,119 Speaker 4: to take away from this. And yeah, definitely watching Chase. 146 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 4: I mean, it was fun to watch him this year 147 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 4: and and it was awesome to see him evolve into 148 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 4: a couple of different roles and really just do whatever 149 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 4: the team needed to and that's awesome. So it was 150 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 4: fun to watch him and forward to getting back working 151 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 4: with them. 152 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: You obviously ramped up late in the year and going 153 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: in it is like we've talked about the Fall League, 154 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: but now it's the off season, so you're fully healthy. 155 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: Now do you treat it like a normal off season 156 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: or because you didn't pitch much last year, you maybe 157 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: do a little bit more throwing than normal. How do 158 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: you how do you treat this off season and especially 159 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: now that you're fully healthy, how do you approach it. 160 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, I'm just trying to get as ready 161 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 4: as I can for spring training. I'm gonna get out 162 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 4: to Arizona, maybe a couple of weeks before before pitcher 163 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 4: and catcher report date, just to get hands on with 164 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 4: some of our staff and just get ready. But I 165 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 4: would say it's pretty normal that there's just a lot 166 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 4: of stuff that I learned throughout the year that I'm 167 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 4: bringing into this off season that has kind of helped 168 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 4: me out a lot. So, I mean it looks a 169 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 4: little bit different than all seasons in the past. I've 170 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 4: got a lot more work to do, but you know, 171 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 4: I'm still my main goal is to prep and be 172 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:59,119 Speaker 4: as ready as I can for when spring training comes. 173 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 2: Where are you with refining your repertoire And for those 174 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 2: that don't know, if you can just tell them that 175 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 2: the pitches that you throw and what do you think 176 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 2: you need to do to improve each? 177 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, So I throw two different fastballs out there, a 178 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 4: sinker forcing also change up and slider. So I mean 179 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 4: the shapes and everything felt normal, if not better in 180 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 4: the Fall League than what I previously had. So below 181 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 4: ticked up just the hair on the average, nothing crazy, 182 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 4: but just happy with where I was at, So I 183 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 4: think the main thing that I need is just getting 184 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 4: back to the pitch calling side is something I was 185 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 4: like really in tune with at the back end of 186 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 4: that would have been the twenty four season. So that's 187 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 4: something I really missing that time, something I need reps 188 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 4: back with, and I do it all the time in 189 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 4: my head, just watching games back, trying to see what 190 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 4: I would throw here, what I would throw here, and 191 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 4: then you know, just getting creative with different placements. You know, 192 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 4: there's some pitches that I have to throw the area 193 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 4: if you don't see it. Ton of pitches okay, like 194 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 4: the back door breaking ball and the back foot breaking 195 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 4: ball are the front hip sinker to a lefty. There's 196 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 4: just some ways I can get creative, and I just 197 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 4: need to be able when those pitches are called. I 198 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:13,199 Speaker 4: need to be able to execute them at high rate. 199 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: You made six starts during that twenty twenty four season, 200 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 1: you only gave up four runs. You had a one 201 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:22,559 Speaker 1: point one seven ERA, and your rookie year, you strikeout 202 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 1: to walk numbers were good. So when you look at 203 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:28,959 Speaker 1: what you did in that first season, you obviously had 204 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:32,559 Speaker 1: a lot of momentum. How do you build off that. 205 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: And you know so often pitchers will talk about getting 206 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: reaction from the hitters and getting feedback from the hitters. Well, 207 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: the hitters didn't do a whole lot off of you. 208 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: So so what were you able to learn from your 209 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: little taste of the big leagues there in twenty twenty 210 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 1: four to move forward? And you know you talk about 211 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: pitch shapes and location, but were you able to learn 212 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: much from from what the hitters told you that first year? 213 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 4: Oh? Definitely, ton it was. It was more so like 214 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 4: obviously the hitters. My main goal with attacking hitters is 215 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 4: just to get him off the barrel. I get some 216 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 4: swinging mess but that's not what I rely on. I'm 217 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 4: trying to get the guy out as fast as possible, 218 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 4: get him out of the box as quick as possible, 219 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 4: and and just the defense at the big league level, 220 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 4: and some of our guys play a special brand of defense, 221 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 4: so it's just nice trust in those guys. And I'm 222 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 4: really just trying to get the ball on the ground 223 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 4: or off the barrel and week at some of our 224 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:30,719 Speaker 4: guys so we can get back in the dugout and 225 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:32,599 Speaker 4: try to score some runs. So I'm trying to be 226 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 4: out in the fields as little amount of time as possible. 227 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 2: Had you not been injured, I think you firmly would 228 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 2: have been in the rotation this past year. Gonna be 229 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 2: a little bit of competition now, it's it's a good 230 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 2: problem to have. The starting pitching staff is the strength 231 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:54,199 Speaker 2: of this organization right now. How are you looking at 232 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 2: going into some competition in spring training? 233 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,959 Speaker 4: Yeah, now, I think that's a good thing to have. 234 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 4: Within the team, everybody's competing and pushing, pushing each other 235 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 4: be better. But honestly, it's just I don't want to 236 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 4: do anything I can't help the team, and just getting 237 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:11,560 Speaker 4: back on the field and competing and trying to be 238 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:14,319 Speaker 4: my best version whatever that may be. Wherever it is 239 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 4: however I'm used, it doesn't matter to me. I'm just 240 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 4: looking forward to being back in the clubhouse with the 241 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 4: guys on the field, just trying to be my best 242 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 4: version of myself. And I think we're just lucky to 243 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 4: be in a spot where we have so many talented arms, 244 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:30,680 Speaker 4: especially in the in the rotation. 245 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: You kind of talked about watching film and things like that. 246 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,079 Speaker 1: So for you, what is your process of trying to 247 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:38,079 Speaker 1: get better? I mean, is it is it spending a 248 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 1: lot of time in the film room, or do you 249 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: get more out of the actual bullpens that you throw 250 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 1: flat work? What for you? What is your process to 251 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: try to make those incremental improvements. 252 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:55,839 Speaker 4: Yeah, everything's important. How you do it all is kind 253 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 4: of really important. You can't ease up in anyone area. 254 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 4: It really depends on the time of the year too. 255 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 4: So like obviously this time of the year, you're you're 256 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 4: getting your body in shape and you're trying to build 257 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 4: up those reps and bulletproof yourself. And yeah, you still 258 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 4: break down some film and look at some stuff now, 259 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 4: but obviously when you're in season, do you want to 260 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 4: break down, You're gonna spend more time on the iPad 261 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 4: looking at film rather than in the in the weight 262 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 4: room trying to add as much strength as you can. 263 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 4: But you know, everything's important. I would say as you 264 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:30,839 Speaker 4: get deeper into the season, some of your bullpens kind 265 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 4: of turn into fine tuning what you already have. I mean, 266 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 4: it's some guys do it, but it's tough to go 267 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 4: out there and just invent a new pitch and and 268 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 4: throw it in in the middle of a in the 269 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:40,679 Speaker 4: middle of the season. But I mean, guys do it. 270 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 4: It's not impossible. I'm just you know, just your focus 271 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:45,839 Speaker 4: is a little bit different. So I would say it's 272 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 4: all important and and you can't. There's time and place 273 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 4: for all, but you just have to be intentional whenever 274 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 4: it's that time. 275 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: Well, Ratt certainly appreciate the time. Glad to hear you're 276 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 1: healthy and can't wait to see you back on the 277 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 1: mound this spring. Yeah, thank you, guys, All right, thanks. 278 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: That is Rhet Louder joining us on the Budweiser reds 279 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: Hot Stove lee big leg hair right there. Yeah, oh yeah, 280 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: we need to see that back on a big league 281 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: count yep, big league hair. 282 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 2: But I love watching him pitch and I love how 283 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 2: he said, I want to get guys out as quickly 284 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 2: as I can and rely on the defense and not 285 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:21,200 Speaker 2: rely on the swing and miss. You need swing a 286 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 2: miss at times, obviously in situations. 287 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 3: But I love that answer. 288 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:26,559 Speaker 1: I like the way he goes about it. I mean, 289 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: this is a guy that love watching him. Right when 290 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: he got to the big leagues, you knew that he 291 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: was different, and it's because of that you induce weak 292 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: contact when you get guys out early in the count. 293 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 3: Go deeper in the game through less Bitch. 294 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 1: Absolutely hellajah, Oh my goodness. Can't wait to see him 295 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 1: back on the mound. He was sorely missed last year, 296 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:47,080 Speaker 1: so that is rhet louder. We've got more to come 297 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 1: on this edition of the Budweiser reds Hot Stove Lee 298 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: Gold Glove finalists Spencer Steer will be joining us a 299 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: little bit later on in the show. We continue next 300 00:13:55,440 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: on the REDS Radio Network, having a great time as 301 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:10,959 Speaker 1: always on the Butterweiser reds Hot Stove League presented by UDF. 302 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,560 Speaker 1: We are live at the bet MGM Sportsbook inside Tom's 303 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:16,319 Speaker 1: Watch Bar at the Banks. Gapper is here hanging out 304 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: with all his friends and you can be too. Come 305 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: on down and join us. 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It's struggling, but. 313 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 2: Sure you're not the only one of these parts that 314 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 2: are struggling right now. 315 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: No, probably not. 316 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 2: I mean, we'd like to complain about Winner a lot, 317 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:06,800 Speaker 2: you know, because we're just a complaining society. However, this 318 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 2: is a little early, don't you think, for the snow. Yeah, 319 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 2: for the cold, it's set a record, so yeah, i'd 320 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 2: say it's atally yeah, yeah. 321 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 1: Little early. Wasn't quite ready for it. Although I will 322 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: say this, if it's going to be cold, it may 323 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: as well snow because I don't mind the snow. I 324 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: don't like the cold. So if it's going to be cold, 325 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 1: bring on the snow. We got it, so uh. Anyway, 326 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: it was great talking with Red Louder and one of 327 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: the things that we talked about when we had him 328 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: on was the crowded rotation and the fact that there 329 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: is as things sit right now unless there's unless something 330 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 1: changes between now in March, I guess February there's going 331 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 1: to be a battle for the rotation. Now, there's obviously 332 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: some openings in the bullpen. But but Jim, I don't 333 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: know that I necessarily see any of these rotation options 334 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: moving to the bullpen right now. 335 00:15:57,120 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 2: Well, you've got to have some depth, and unfortunately someone's 336 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 2: always the odd. 337 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 3: Man out and goes to triple A. Those that have. 338 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 2: Options that you can do so, so it's gonna be interesting. 339 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 2: I mean, as we sit here now, it's it's Hunter Green, 340 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 2: it's Andrew Rabbit, it's Lodolo, it's Chase Burns most likely, 341 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 2: although we saw him in the bullpen a little bit, 342 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 2: that could be an option. I don't know I would 343 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 2: keep him as a starter. You have Brady Singer who 344 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 2: eats inting. So as we sit here now with no 345 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 2: moves being made or one of those guys being traded away, 346 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 2: where does a guy like Rhet Louder fit? Are you 347 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 2: gonna have open competition? Is it gonna be between louder 348 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 2: and Chase Burns? Would you flirt with one of those 349 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 2: guys in the bullpen? Who's gonna be your Triple A depth? 350 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 3: Now? 351 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:44,600 Speaker 2: The good news is are gonna get some guys back 352 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 2: from injury that could serve as as depth. Brandon Williamson, 353 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 2: we talked about him a little bit last week before 354 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 2: he got injured. He was really showing signs what's he 355 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 2: gonna do coming back from major injury unknown. Aggie Aar 356 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 2: is coming back who served as some depth. They re 357 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,919 Speaker 2: signed Carson Spires to a minor league deal. He's been 358 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 2: a depth guy. So it's gonna be very very interesting. 359 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 2: And along the Chase Petty could be in that mix 360 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 2: as well. He's obviously got some He's gonna need to 361 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 2: make some strides to be in that mix. 362 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 3: So we'll see. 363 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 2: It's gonna be very very interesting. It should be a 364 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 2: strength of the team once again. And the old adage, 365 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 2: it starts with starting pitching, and it's good place to start. 366 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: They got a good group. We've heard Tito say it before. 367 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 1: When you think you have too much starting pitching, go 368 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: ahead and go out and get some more. The thing 369 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 1: about when when you talk about some of those guys 370 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 1: and see I think Aggieyar is one of those candidates 371 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 1: that would be a perfect Nick Martinez type of guy. 372 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 1: He can start when you need him to, but you 373 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:43,399 Speaker 1: can also move into the bullpen and he'd probably be 374 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 1: a pretty good option of the bullpen. With regards to 375 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: the Chase Burns, he proved last year that he needs 376 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 1: to still learn another pitch. Yeah, he's got some progress 377 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:54,159 Speaker 1: to make now. Look, he's got an electric arm. But 378 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 1: I think you kind of use that maybe a little 379 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 1: bit as an incentive for him to try to push 380 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 1: him to get to a point where he's got another 381 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 1: pitch and another weapon to make him a quality starter. 382 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 1: If he doesn't show you that he's got that in 383 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: spring training, maybe that does open the door for a. 384 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 2: Guy like he's got no hitter type stuff. 385 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 1: Oh he's got. 386 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 2: So it's you know, you kind of just let that grow. 387 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 1: So we're back with Spencer Steer when the Butdweiser reds 388 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: Hot Stove League presented by u DF Live from the 389 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 1: bed MGM Sports Book inside Tom's Watch Bar at the 390 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:45,200 Speaker 1: Banks continues next on the REDS Radio Network. Welcome back 391 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 1: in with the Budweiser Red Hot Stove League presented by 392 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: u d F. We are well, we're rocking. We are 393 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 1: live at the bed MGM Sports Book inside Tom's Watch 394 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:58,160 Speaker 1: Bar at the Banks with Jim Day. I'm Tommy throw 395 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:01,360 Speaker 1: Out Producer Engineer David at the Arm Bruce and Joe 396 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:04,119 Speaker 1: Waddell is running the dials back in our network headquarters. 397 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,120 Speaker 1: Thanks to those guys for their hard work, We've got 398 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: another great guest for it talking Reds Baseball for the 399 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:14,120 Speaker 1: next half hour. And this guy a first base Gold 400 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 1: Glove finalist this year, Spencer Steer, one of the leaders 401 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: of this team. Spence, thanks so much for taking some 402 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:21,439 Speaker 1: time out of your winter to join us. Are you 403 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:23,120 Speaker 1: hanging out in Denver? I bet you got a little 404 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 1: snow on the ground out that way. How are you doing? 405 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:30,400 Speaker 5: Hey, come on, guys, thanks for having me on. And yeah, 406 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 5: finally got some snow. It's actually been a very mild 407 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 5: winter so far, so I've been getting a lot of 408 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 5: golfer thankfully. 409 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 1: Wow golf, how about that. That's impressive. Well, not a 410 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 1: lot of golf to be had here, Spencer. I know. 411 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 1: I remember talking to you when you first started playing 412 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: first base, and one of the things you told me 413 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 1: I asked, I said, do you think you'll ever get 414 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: used to first base? And you go, I don't think 415 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:57,679 Speaker 1: I'll ever get used to this? And the glove was 416 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: a big factor. Did you ever dream that when you 417 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: first put on a first baseman's mid that you would 418 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: be in the conversation for a gold Glove over there? 419 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 5: Yeah? Yeah, kind of crazy to here in that light, 420 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 5: but yeah, it's just it was always a little bit 421 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 5: of a just a funky position for me, just never 422 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 5: really getting a whole lot of time over there consistently. 423 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 5: My first couple of years was always kind of here 424 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:30,679 Speaker 5: and there. So I think last year just getting the 425 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 5: consistent reps, you know, pregame knowing I'm gonna play there, 426 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 5: getting my my prep work in every day at VP, 427 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 5: and I really gotta, you know, pay a lot of 428 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 5: that to nap And and Freddy. They did a great 429 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 5: job with me, helping me get comfortable over there and 430 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 5: really helping me improve as the year went on. 431 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:53,120 Speaker 2: When did you feel comfortable? Was there a moment where 432 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 2: you just said, pretty. 433 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 3: Good over here. 434 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 5: I think it's kind of gradually came about, like I said, 435 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 5: like just getting the everyday reps over there, Like the 436 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 5: first two years, just kind of bouncing around from position 437 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 5: to position. 438 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:10,160 Speaker 4: It's it's tough to get. 439 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:13,880 Speaker 5: Really like dialed in with your reads and your first steps, 440 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 5: especially at the first base position. Those balls in the 441 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 5: three four hole where you know, you take one step 442 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 5: to your right and you end up going back to 443 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:25,880 Speaker 5: the bag, and then it gets a little it gets 444 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 5: a little hairy getting close with the play. So little 445 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 5: things like that really helped me when I was playing 446 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:35,800 Speaker 5: every day, just just sharpening up those reads. 447 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:37,880 Speaker 1: Do you think the fact that you weren't real comfortable 448 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:42,640 Speaker 1: over there almost made it incentivized, did a little bit 449 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: more for you to do the work and put in 450 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 1: the work to get better over there. But nobody likes 451 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 1: to do something that they're not comfortable with, So you know, 452 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:52,919 Speaker 1: when you're gonna be over there pretty regularly, you may 453 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: as well do everything in your power to get comfortable 454 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: to that. Did that almost help you in a way? 455 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:01,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think it really just started in spring training. 456 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,199 Speaker 5: You know, when I came to spring training, my shoulder 457 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:08,159 Speaker 5: was still banged up and I wasn't throwing. I just 458 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 5: kind of went to first base and took ground balls 459 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 5: there because I could, you know, take a ground ball 460 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 5: and flip it to first. So I think it really 461 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:18,439 Speaker 5: just started in spring training, getting a lot of reps 462 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,680 Speaker 5: over there, and then, like you said, like, knowing I'm 463 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 5: gonna play there, got to figure out a way to 464 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:29,639 Speaker 5: to to be good and help the team out. Because 465 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 5: I think I've said this a lot before, Like I 466 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 5: think a lot of pride and helping on both sides 467 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 5: of the ball. So if you're not producing offensively, you 468 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:41,399 Speaker 5: can make a difference on defense and vice versas. So 469 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 5: they really just started in spring training with with those 470 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:45,639 Speaker 5: extra reps. 471 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:50,199 Speaker 2: Beyond the adjustment to the first basement's glob, what was 472 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 2: the hardest part of becoming good over there? Because you know, 473 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:57,360 Speaker 2: people say, oh, just throw that gud first base it's 474 00:22:57,359 --> 00:23:00,399 Speaker 2: the easiest position on field. There's no easy position at 475 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 2: the big league level. What was the hardest part with you? 476 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,160 Speaker 2: Was it footwork or or was it something else? 477 00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 5: I think, I mean one of the I guess the 478 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 5: hardest part that I ever really thought about when it 479 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 5: comes to first base was was you know, your footwork 480 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:20,520 Speaker 5: when when getting ready to catch a throw from you know, shortstop, 481 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:23,639 Speaker 5: third base, second base, whatever it is, and really just 482 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:26,400 Speaker 5: pushing the envelope on on how far I can get 483 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 5: off that bag, uh and still get to first and cover. 484 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 5: So it was really just kind of testing my limits, honestly, 485 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:39,120 Speaker 5: on how far I can play over in that four hole? 486 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:41,960 Speaker 5: How many hits can I take away in that four 487 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:45,160 Speaker 5: hole when you know Maddie whoever or whoever's playing second 488 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:48,879 Speaker 5: base is shifted up the middle. So I think just 489 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:52,400 Speaker 5: finding that limit of of how far I can get 490 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,879 Speaker 5: off that bag and uh, you know, still making it 491 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 5: back to first and covering for a throw. 492 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 1: You know, I I I think sometimes uh, you're always 493 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:05,920 Speaker 1: comfortable with what you're familiar with, and maybe you don't 494 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 1: necessarily want to go to a different position because it 495 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 1: it is different, it's uncomfortable. But I've heard of guys 496 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:16,360 Speaker 1: that that did that and they switched positions, they went 497 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: to a new spot, and then they ended up loving 498 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: that and didn't want to go back to maybe an 499 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: old spot. For you, I know you still like moving 500 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: around a little bit and you like other positions, But 501 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:28,639 Speaker 1: did you kind of start to fall in love with 502 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 1: with first base? Did you did you start to feel 503 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:31,399 Speaker 1: that a little bit? 504 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think I just kind of gotten a rhythm 505 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 5: over there, and and I really took pride in and helping, 506 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 5: you know, infillers out. I know I'm not the you know, 507 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 5: I could have done better scooping the ball, and you 508 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 5: know that's that's probably the one place I can see 509 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 5: the best or most improvement. But just kind of helping 510 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:54,560 Speaker 5: guys out when when they make a poor throw and 511 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 5: picking them up and yeah, just just taking hits away 512 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 5: from guys. You know that that's that's a fun part 513 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 5: of the game. So definitely, definitely really a position that 514 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:08,640 Speaker 5: I didn't necessarily love at first and and really grew 515 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 5: to love as the season went on. 516 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,640 Speaker 2: First base is a unique position in that you get 517 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:16,000 Speaker 2: a lot of interaction with the dudes from the other 518 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:19,400 Speaker 2: team on first base. There's been many, many stories over 519 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 2: the years. Anything unusual that you might have said to someone, 520 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:27,639 Speaker 2: or more importantly, any weird things said to you, anything 521 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 2: you'd like to share in that regard thing happened unusual. 522 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 5: That's a good question. So yeah, I mean, yeah, I 523 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 5: mean there's plenty of conversation that goes on over there. 524 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 5: Some of it is, you know, just hey, what's going on? 525 00:25:44,920 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 5: And yeah, some other stuff could be weird, you know, 526 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 5: some weird stuff. If you said, over there, baseball a 527 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 5: tough game mentally here a. 528 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 3: Lot of. 529 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:58,919 Speaker 5: I mean, uh, I got some things in mind that 530 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:03,399 Speaker 5: don't really feel comfortab Will Sherry on this particular show. 531 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:06,359 Speaker 5: But uh yeah, you know, you get to know guys 532 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 5: a little more over there than you would and you know, 533 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:09,560 Speaker 5: left field. 534 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:13,680 Speaker 1: All right, how about this, it was there you deal 535 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:15,920 Speaker 1: with some good hitters over there. Good hitters tend to 536 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: get on base quite a bit. You go through ups 537 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: and downs as a hitter, you've got a chance to 538 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 1: pick some guys brains on the other team. Did you 539 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 1: Did you ever pick any hints up or or tips 540 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:27,919 Speaker 1: from guys at first base to kind of help you 541 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:28,640 Speaker 1: through a slump? 542 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 5: I mean, yeah, yeah, yes, And no, there's there's not 543 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 5: really a story. I guess the story that sticks out 544 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:42,679 Speaker 5: to me was an Anaheim. I think Trout had a 545 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 5: hit or a walk something like that, and you know, 546 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:50,119 Speaker 5: a pitching change happens, and he was just talking to 547 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:55,600 Speaker 5: me about how crazy the game's gotten and how guys 548 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 5: he's never heard of are coming in the game throwing 549 00:26:57,800 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 5: one hundred and every guy he sees out of both 550 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 5: and stilling one hundred. And I just that was kind 551 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 5: of something that stuck out to me because that's a 552 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 5: guy I grew up watching who's dominated the game of 553 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 5: baseball the last decade, and he's out here telling me 554 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 5: how hard the game's gotten. So that kind of opened 555 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:16,399 Speaker 5: my eyes a little bit. 556 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 2: Hey, for the record, I'm sure you hear some unusual 557 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 2: things from the opposing team, but probably not as much 558 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 2: grief or unusual things you hear from when mcclean's playing 559 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:30,399 Speaker 2: second base, because you guys are chirping the entire time. 560 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:36,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, we like that fun over there. We like to 561 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:38,679 Speaker 5: have a good time, and we spend a lot of 562 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 5: time together on that side of the diamond this year, 563 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 5: so yeah, we like to keep it light. He for 564 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:46,359 Speaker 5: sure likes to keep it light. So we have a 565 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:47,160 Speaker 5: good time over there. 566 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, more things we can't talk about on this show. 567 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:51,719 Speaker 1: I assume that's a lot of trash down right, Like, 568 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:52,360 Speaker 1: oh my. 569 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:56,200 Speaker 2: Gosh, I hear it from the dugout, so you believable. 570 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:58,439 Speaker 1: So if he kicks one or you kick one, are 571 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:00,199 Speaker 1: you giving each other a hard time about it? Are 572 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:00,879 Speaker 1: you letting them know? 573 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:06,000 Speaker 5: I think it really depends on the situation of the game. 574 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:10,840 Speaker 5: But if it's a tight game and that one kind 575 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:12,679 Speaker 5: of hurts, I might I might wait a little bit 576 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 5: till the next day or maybe the next inning, but 577 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 5: ut possibly I'll let them know right away. 578 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:21,679 Speaker 1: That's good, all right? Cool h We've got more to 579 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:23,840 Speaker 1: talk to you. You got time to stick around through 580 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: a break? 581 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:26,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, no problem. 582 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:28,240 Speaker 1: All right, Well we'll talk a little hitting when we 583 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:31,200 Speaker 1: come back. We've got more with Spencer Steer when we return. 584 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: It's the Budweiser reds Hot Stove League presented by u 585 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:36,879 Speaker 1: d F Live with the bet MGM Sports Book inside 586 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 1: Tom's Watch Bar at the Banks on the Reds Radio Network. 587 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 1: It's the Butdweiser reds Hot Stove League presented by UDF 588 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: or Live the bet MGM Sportsbook inside Tom's Watch Bar 589 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:56,560 Speaker 1: at the Banks. Visiting with Spencer Steer Gold Glove finalists 590 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:59,120 Speaker 1: this year over at first base and kind enough to 591 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 1: stick around with us fornother segment. Spencer, we talked about 592 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 1: the time you spent at first base, what a great 593 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 1: job you did over there. You've also done a nice 594 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 1: job when you've played third, You've done a good job 595 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 1: out in left field. It sounds like this year you 596 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 1: could be moving around a little bit again. How does 597 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:18,959 Speaker 1: that affect your preparation this offseason going into spring training 598 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:23,800 Speaker 1: or or does it affect your your preparation at all? 599 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 5: No, I think I think it more affects like the 600 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 5: preparation on a daily basis. When we're talking about where 601 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 5: I'm doing my pregame work, whether I'm taking fly balls, 602 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 5: you know where I'm taking my ground balls. So in 603 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:42,560 Speaker 5: terms of the offseason, doesn't doesn't change much on the 604 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 5: preparation side. 605 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 2: You guys went from the euphoria of popping Champagne getting 606 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 2: into the playoffs, and then it was a quick exit. 607 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 2: I mean, the Dodgers are obviously a great, great team. 608 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 2: Now that the dust has settled, What do you take 609 00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 2: from that experience and what's going to be the mindset 610 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,440 Speaker 2: if you could speak for the group going. 611 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:09,320 Speaker 4: In, Yeah, I think the big thing I took away is. 612 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 5: One the feeling of popping Champagne was like, uh, doing 613 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 5: it with a group that you've spent every day with 614 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:19,480 Speaker 5: for the past eight months. So that was that was 615 00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:24,280 Speaker 5: a pretty awesome experience. Uh, incredible feeling. So just having 616 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 5: that feeling alone and and and wanted to chase that 617 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:31,160 Speaker 5: uh you know, feels me at least uh pretty heavily 618 00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:34,440 Speaker 5: throughout the off season and obviously getting. 619 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:35,880 Speaker 4: A little taste of playoff baseball. 620 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 5: That was that was a great experience, but like you said, 621 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:43,200 Speaker 5: it was a quick two games and didn't really stand 622 00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 5: much of a chance. So I think just going to 623 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 5: the off season and knowing that there's still a lot 624 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 5: of work to do to get back to that spot 625 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:53,080 Speaker 5: and then hopefully make a deeper run than that. So 626 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 5: I think Uh, we're all fired up and and and 627 00:30:57,680 --> 00:31:00,400 Speaker 5: ready to get this thing rolling. Obvious see in a 628 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:03,920 Speaker 5: couple of months. But like I said, a lot of 629 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:05,760 Speaker 5: work to do to make a deeper run. 630 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 1: Talk about that work for you personally? I mean, I 631 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 1: know that that your bat wasn't where you you wanted 632 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:14,160 Speaker 1: it to be last year. How do you how do 633 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 1: you get that to a level that you're happy with 634 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 1: moving into twenty twenty six? 635 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:23,160 Speaker 5: I think, Uh, I think one, it starts with health, 636 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 5: you know, I think getting my body in a in 637 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:30,120 Speaker 5: a better spot going into the season, and and and 638 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 5: making it more bulletproof for for one hundred and sixty 639 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:37,680 Speaker 5: two games is probably a number one on the priority list. 640 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:41,800 Speaker 5: And and then just continue to refine the swing and 641 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:45,480 Speaker 5: uh make it more efficient and make it more repeatable, 642 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:50,880 Speaker 5: and then uh kind of go from there. I think, Uh, 643 00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:55,200 Speaker 5: obviously getting off to a good start helps, and that's 644 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:56,960 Speaker 5: something I'm I'm hoping to do this year. 645 00:31:57,720 --> 00:32:01,040 Speaker 2: How would you describe playing for Terry RANCONA. 646 00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 1: Man? 647 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:10,640 Speaker 5: He's Ah, He's just an incredible leader. I think, Uh, 648 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:16,400 Speaker 5: just looking back to last offseason around this time, you know, 649 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:20,160 Speaker 5: the first couple of conversations I've had with him. Uh, 650 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 5: he's just he's genuine. He uh. He cares a lot 651 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 5: about about you as a person, and and and he 652 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:32,120 Speaker 5: makes the he makes his messages simple. He expects a 653 00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 5: lot out of you. But what he expects is things 654 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 5: that you can control as as as a player, and 655 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:42,240 Speaker 5: that's playing the game the right way, uh, and playing 656 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 5: the game hard. And I think, uh, like I said, 657 00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:50,200 Speaker 5: he keeps that message really simple, but it's it's a 658 00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:53,400 Speaker 5: it's a really impactful message. And and the kind of 659 00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:55,719 Speaker 5: guy that commands the room. And when he starts talking 660 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:58,200 Speaker 5: to everyone stops what they're doing and they listen. 661 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:01,680 Speaker 1: Well, Spencer, start appreciate the time. Before we let you go, 662 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:03,680 Speaker 1: I want to I want to revisit the conversation you're 663 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:08,160 Speaker 1: talking about briefly before the break. I wrote in here 664 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 1: something that that I thought I was gonna ask before, 665 00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:12,760 Speaker 1: and I didn't ask it yet. So I gotta know. 666 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:15,800 Speaker 1: Who's somebody that you met at first base that you 667 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 1: had a chance to talk to that was so fascinating. 668 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 1: You're like that dude would make an awesome teammate that 669 00:33:21,680 --> 00:33:23,360 Speaker 1: that you'd want to play with in the future. 670 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 5: Oh man, that's a that's a good question. 671 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:28,920 Speaker 3: I think Oh. 672 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:33,320 Speaker 4: God, that's a tough one. 673 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:35,720 Speaker 1: There's a there's a. 674 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:38,560 Speaker 5: Lot of guys. Uh. It's like funny when you play 675 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:39,560 Speaker 5: first base. 676 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:43,280 Speaker 3: And you. 677 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:47,880 Speaker 5: When you play first base and then a guy also 678 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:50,880 Speaker 5: plays first base every day, you see him a lot. Right, 679 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:53,240 Speaker 5: That's what it seems like, right, Like if you're getting 680 00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 5: on base, there, get them on base. You're just constantly like, say, 681 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:58,720 Speaker 5: it's up to each other. I've always really liked, uh 682 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:02,720 Speaker 5: talk with Michael but from the from the Cubs, I 683 00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:06,440 Speaker 5: played against him a toon when he was with the Dodgers, uh, 684 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:10,680 Speaker 5: coming up with the Twins, So in the minor leaguees 685 00:34:10,680 --> 00:34:14,279 Speaker 5: played against him a ton. Anyways, I think he's he's 686 00:34:14,320 --> 00:34:17,640 Speaker 5: an awesome dude. I think he's an incredible hitter. So 687 00:34:17,719 --> 00:34:19,879 Speaker 5: I I think I think i'd go with him. 688 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:21,879 Speaker 1: Okay, does Freddy Freeman say much? 689 00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:26,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, he's he's kind of I feel like he has 690 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:29,799 Speaker 5: that kind of reputation of being a guy that a 691 00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 5: lot of people have good conversations with. And yeah, every 692 00:34:33,719 --> 00:34:36,319 Speaker 5: time I've been at first base, I wouldn't say we're, 693 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 5: you know, doing philosophical talks about space or life or 694 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:44,600 Speaker 5: anything like that. But he's always been great to me. 695 00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:46,800 Speaker 5: So Yeah, he's he's he's another girl. 696 00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:49,400 Speaker 1: Test on how to hit. 697 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:54,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, there's actually a lot of first base out there 698 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:57,480 Speaker 5: that you'd probably get some tips from, so no doubt. 699 00:34:57,640 --> 00:35:00,440 Speaker 1: Well, Spencer certainly appreciate the time. I'm sure we'll again 700 00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:03,400 Speaker 1: throughout the offseason. But thanks so much for joining us. 701 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:05,440 Speaker 1: Great to chat and catch up. Hey, can you do 702 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:07,799 Speaker 1: me a favor. I'm sure you'll see him around the holidays, 703 00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:10,239 Speaker 1: But cheers your grandma and grandpa and your mom and 704 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:10,799 Speaker 1: dad for me. 705 00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:14,880 Speaker 5: I will appreciate it. Guys, Thank you, see. 706 00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:18,640 Speaker 1: Spence, thank you Spencer Steer joining us on the Budweiser 707 00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:20,879 Speaker 1: Red Hot Stove. He always a treat to chat with him, 708 00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:23,640 Speaker 1: and you know he talked about it. The body is 709 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:24,759 Speaker 1: going to be a key for him. 710 00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:27,040 Speaker 3: His first how many have bats? 711 00:35:27,080 --> 00:35:29,680 Speaker 2: I mean a month the season that he was he 712 00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:32,279 Speaker 2: just hu months took I mean he basically took one 713 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:35,080 Speaker 2: for the team. He did because he had no business 714 00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:36,880 Speaker 2: playing every day, but they needed him to. 715 00:35:37,239 --> 00:35:39,480 Speaker 1: And he's a gamer. He's a gamer. He's going to 716 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:42,840 Speaker 1: answer the bell. We'll wrap things up coming up shortly, 717 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:45,640 Speaker 1: but before we go to break, we do have some sad, 718 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:49,480 Speaker 1: somber news to pass along our dear friend for a 719 00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:53,200 Speaker 1: long long time, the stage manager in the Red Home 720 00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:56,080 Speaker 1: television booth, Jesse Jackson, passed away last week and our 721 00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:59,400 Speaker 1: thoughts were with his family. He will be sorely missed 722 00:35:59,400 --> 00:36:01,640 Speaker 1: throughout the court the season. And somebody, Jim, that I 723 00:36:01,719 --> 00:36:04,080 Speaker 1: know you knew very well well, I. 724 00:36:04,040 --> 00:36:06,240 Speaker 2: Can't believe we have to walk in the booth without Jesse. 725 00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:10,279 Speaker 2: I I've been around here since two thousand and one. 726 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:14,279 Speaker 2: Constant staple was Jesse in that TV booth. And they 727 00:36:14,320 --> 00:36:18,080 Speaker 2: say that the reflection of a good man or woman 728 00:36:18,719 --> 00:36:23,200 Speaker 2: is the children that they have and they raise, and 729 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:26,960 Speaker 2: he's got a fine family. His children are just wonderful 730 00:36:27,200 --> 00:36:30,839 Speaker 2: and wonderfully successful. He was so proud of his grandkids 731 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:35,399 Speaker 2: and just sorely missed his news. We found out last 732 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:37,600 Speaker 2: week was a tough show. I had found out just 733 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:41,799 Speaker 2: before airtime of last week's show. Didn't want to mention 734 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:44,399 Speaker 2: it because I'm not wasn't sure if it was public yet. 735 00:36:44,840 --> 00:36:47,960 Speaker 2: But what a good man, what a good man, And 736 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:50,719 Speaker 2: he will be sorely, sorely missed. And not only for 737 00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:52,880 Speaker 2: the Reds. He he was a sage manager for a 738 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:56,040 Speaker 2: lot of sports round Cincinnati and you could say behind 739 00:36:56,080 --> 00:36:57,520 Speaker 2: the scenes of Cincinnati Icon. 740 00:36:57,920 --> 00:37:01,320 Speaker 1: No doubt, God rest his soul. Jesse will be missed. 741 00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:04,080 Speaker 1: We wrap up the show next on the Reds Radio Network. 742 00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:12,520 Speaker 1: Welcome back in. It's the Budweiser Reds Hot Stove Lee 743 00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:16,799 Speaker 1: coming to you as always from the bet MGM Sports 744 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:20,560 Speaker 1: Book inside Tom's watchbar down here at the Banks. Give 745 00:37:20,680 --> 00:37:23,920 Speaker 1: the gift of Reds Baseball this holiday season with Red's 746 00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:27,480 Speaker 1: Holiday Flex Ticket vouchers. Your favorite Reds fan will get 747 00:37:27,480 --> 00:37:29,640 Speaker 1: to choose which games they want to see you in 748 00:37:29,719 --> 00:37:33,800 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. Visit Reds dot com slash Holiday for details. 749 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:35,680 Speaker 1: We're out of time on this show. We'll be back 750 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:38,000 Speaker 1: at it again next to do today. Let's do it. 751 00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:40,799 Speaker 2: Turn the lights on across the tree, Let's have a catch, 752 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:41,319 Speaker 2: come on, let's go. 753 00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:44,040 Speaker 1: Sounds great, Let's do that. That's all for us, for 754 00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:47,200 Speaker 1: Jim Day and for our producer engineer Dave dy Armbers. 755 00:37:47,239 --> 00:37:49,880 Speaker 1: You're also thanks to our guest today Rhet Louder and 756 00:37:49,960 --> 00:37:53,160 Speaker 1: Spencer Steer. Joe Waddell has been our studio producer today. 757 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:57,160 Speaker 1: I'm Tommy Throug. Good night. Talk to you again next Wednesday.