1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: Hey four after five ESPN fifteen thirty Moelegger, thanks for listening. 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: Hopefully you're having the most awesome Wednesday of your life. 3 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: We're done early twenty six minutes away from the end 4 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: of the show. Kentucky basketball the Wildcats battling LSU tip 5 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:24,479 Speaker 1: off at seven pm. Are we giving up on TJ Friedel? 6 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: We're supposed to join us. I know the folks that 7 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:30,319 Speaker 1: the Reds have reached out. They're trying to get a 8 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: hold of them. They don't know what happened. So maybe 9 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 1: maybe TJ will call in between now and five thirty. 10 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: If so, we can't wait to talk to him. If not, 11 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 1: you know, we'll live. Oh wait a minute, wait a minute. 12 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: Line seven is ringing. Now I got to do the 13 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: little filibuster. Now, I got to do a little thing 14 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: where I sort of do the dance. Here. I'm getting 15 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: a text saying he should be calling. Now I see 16 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: him on line seven. Tarn is talking to somebody. The 17 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: line is white. As soon as it turns green, it's 18 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: going to mean that we could put caller on the air. 19 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: If it's TJ Friedel, we will be talking with the 20 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,479 Speaker 1: Red center fielder. If it's not, TJ. Friedel. Then we're 21 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: going to talk to Mike from Los Angeles. It is TJ. Friedel, TJ. 22 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: Hi Maulager, ESPN fifteen thirty. How are you hey? 23 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 2: Good? How you doing? 24 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: I'm doing? Is everything okay? Is everything all right? 25 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 2: Everything's good? As sitting around and I thought waiting for 26 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 2: a call, and then I was to call in. 27 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: So here here you are. I understand. Well, it's say 28 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 1: you made it. You made it. It's awesome to have 29 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: you excited for Redsfest this week. I want to look 30 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: back before we look ahead. You have been a part 31 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: of this franchise since twenty sixteen, and a part of 32 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: the big league club since twenty twenty one, so you've 33 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: had a front row seat for so many of the 34 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 1: things that have gone on on and off the field 35 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: with this franchise. You were part of the team in 36 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two. Yes, you would have loved this past 37 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: October to have a longer stay in the postseason, but 38 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: to get there. From your perspective, what did it mean? 39 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 2: I meant to world you know, ever ever since I've 40 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 2: gotten caught up, the goal is to win a World Series, 41 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 2: and first steps of that you got to make the playoffs. 42 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 2: It's kind of like you touched on being with the 43 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 2: team in twenty twenty two and going through that rebuild 44 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 2: year and then seeing twenty twenty three the progress we made, 45 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 2: and you know, this past season, just finally being able 46 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 2: to pop champagne with the guys you've been grinding undred 47 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 2: sixty two games with was incredible and it's good we 48 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 2: got a little taste of it. Like you said, it 49 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 2: wasn't as long as we were hoping for. Uh, you know, 50 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 2: we didn't end up one of the whole things, but 51 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 2: you know, we know what it tastes like now we 52 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 2: know what it takes to get there. So for us, 53 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 2: I think that was the biggest thing. Adding Gavin Lux 54 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 2: and Travigno, a couple of guys who were in the 55 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 2: World Series the year before who know what it takes 56 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 2: to get to the playoffs and what it takes to 57 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 2: get that experience, and then for all of us to 58 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 2: do it ourselves was phenomenal. 59 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:56,839 Speaker 1: What was it like playing in so many of those 60 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: games down the stretch where you know, we kept calling 61 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: you guys the cockroaches, right, you couldn't kill them, But 62 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: there were so many games work, Yeah, there were so 63 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: many games where it felt like, man, if they take 64 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: a loss tonight, that's it, and you would bounce back, 65 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: you would win every single time. What was that like? 66 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 2: It was? You know, it's it's why you play the game. 67 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:18,399 Speaker 2: Meaningful baseball is what I call it. That's the word 68 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 2: I use for it, Playing meaningful baseball, playing games that matter. 69 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 2: In September twenty seven, twenty eight, twenty nine, thirtieth, you know, 70 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 2: coming down the stretch there and going into every game 71 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 2: knowing that, hey, you know, this could be it and 72 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 2: do or die. We got to make the most of it. 73 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 2: And you know, I think we're in a position there 74 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 2: where we control our own destiny for a little bit, 75 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 2: and then we kind of lost that and we were 76 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 2: chasing scoreboard watching. So then we kind of got ourselves 77 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 2: back in the driver's seat for that Brewers series and 78 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 2: gave ourselves the best chance to get in. And that's 79 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 2: all you can ask for, is just like I said, 80 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 2: to play meaningful baseball on the stretch. 81 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: How does oh we have company? Everything? 82 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 2: Okay, I say, I'm not sure if you heard my 83 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 2: son talking too. I got my five month old son, 84 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 2: he's on the phone. He wants to talk to you. 85 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: Guys too, So I understand, I understand how how does 86 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: how does that experience from September last year payoff when 87 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: you think about twenty twenty six. 88 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 2: Well, you know, like I said before, I think it's 89 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 2: just now we all know what it takes to get there. 90 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 2: We all got a taste to that champagne for the postseason, 91 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 2: and now we know down the stretch, you know, three 92 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 2: hundred and sixty two game, what it's going to take 93 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 2: because you know, for me personally playing a couple of 94 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 2: seasons now for full hundred and sixty two games. That 95 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 2: was my first season where like we talked about, down 96 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 2: the stretch, you know, the game's meant a lot. In 97 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 2: twenty twenty three, we came I think a game two 98 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 2: games short, came right to the end. So to be 99 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 2: on the other side of that last year and to 100 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 2: clinch on the last game of the year was it 101 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 2: was incredible. And I think it's that experience that comes 102 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 2: with it now. Like I said, now we all know 103 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 2: what it takes to play a playoff baseball, which a 104 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:59,359 Speaker 2: lot of us in that clubhouse never felt before. Your season, 105 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 2: I think really important. 106 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: Your season, your individual season, you know, the previous year 107 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: you had the wrist injury at the end of spring training, 108 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,479 Speaker 1: and so you play half a year. Last year, you 109 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: get through the full season, you play the full one 110 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: sixty two, you appear in one hundred and fifty two games, 111 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: and so I would imagine the first thing is health. 112 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: But when you reflect on your season individually, what things 113 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: come to mind? 114 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think, like the like you touched on, the 115 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 2: biggest thing for me was just staying healthy, staying available 116 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 2: for you know, just being ready, being there every game 117 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 2: and being available to treat my name in that lineup 118 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 2: every day. That was the most important thing for me. 119 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 2: And then outside of that, you know, really recovering put 120 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 2: my body in the best position to play every day. 121 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 2: Outside of that came like knowing my role, knowing who 122 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 2: I am. Like I mentioned before, Tito, Me and Tito 123 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 2: had a good conversation last spring training, just about very 124 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 2: transparent what he expected of me. You know, who I am, 125 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 2: my role for the team, what I'm going to be, 126 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:00,159 Speaker 2: what he wants for me, and uh, you know, my 127 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 2: job from that day to go out there and do it. 128 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:04,119 Speaker 2: And so for me, you know, I was just getting 129 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 2: on base and trying to get on base two times 130 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 2: a game, whatever that may be, and just set the 131 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 2: tone for the guys behind me. 132 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: Where did beyond what we get a chance to see? 133 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 1: And I'm not talking about like in game decisions, you know, 134 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: who to pinch it, when to take a picture out, 135 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 1: but sort of out of public view. Where did Tito 136 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: have the biggest impact on your team last year? 137 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 2: Hmm, that's a good question. I mean he had impact 138 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 2: al thoughout like, but I think the biggest thing was 139 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 2: was in the clubhouse and just his presence. Uh, you know, 140 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 2: we get a Hall of Fame manager coming in and 141 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 2: you know, after dB was gone, it was kind of 142 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 2: like a big question mark of you know, who's going 143 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 2: to come in. And I remember the last off season 144 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 2: getting the getting there in the news that we got 145 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 2: Tito and I was like, wait, what, that's incredible? How 146 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 2: do we pull that off? And uh, got talked him 147 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 2: on the phone and just his excitement to be back 148 00:06:57,920 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 2: around the game and his excitement to be managing the 149 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 2: he and what that meant to him, And then we 150 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 2: all really felt that in the spring training too. We 151 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 2: felt his excitement and like you could hear it in 152 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 2: his voice, and I think that just got the rest 153 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 2: of us like rallying around each other, playing for each other. 154 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 2: And then I think individually, he really did a good 155 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 2: job of letting everybody know what he expected of each 156 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 2: individual one of us so that we could really perform 157 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 2: as a team. And I think everybody playing their role 158 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 2: and doing what they need to do helped us as 159 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 2: a team come together. 160 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: As somebody who has been the father of a five 161 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: month old before, I think I know the answer. But 162 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: what has your off season been like? 163 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 2: Full dad mode? It's been great just getting to come 164 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 2: back home and then the first month or so just 165 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 2: letting the body rest, recover, do nothing. And yeah, so 166 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 2: my son Jonah was born end of July, so it 167 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 2: was tough not getting to see him for a little bit. 168 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 2: And then I have a four year old as well, 169 00:07:55,760 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 2: So just getting to come back home and just I've 170 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 2: been the full dad mode and be with the boys 171 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 2: and hang out with the family and spend down time. 172 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 2: And then take about a month a month and a 173 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 2: half off and then it's right back into it, right 174 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 2: back to training, working out, hitting all that stuff. 175 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: So does does that ramp. 176 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 2: Can get to be with them? I just trying to 177 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 2: be present. Yeah, now with the kids, didn't be as 178 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 2: president as I can. 179 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: You got dad time now, and you have me interrupting it, 180 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: so I appreciate it. Dude, Do do the next couple 181 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: of weeks? Is that a ramp up? Do you take 182 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: a little time off before you get things underway? And Goodyear? 183 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 1: What are the next few weeks beyond reds Fest look like? 184 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 2: No, No, it's it's full go. Uh And I think 185 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 2: Red Fest is I think this is I mean for 186 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:42,079 Speaker 2: me personally, Uh, this is the first time it's ever 187 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:44,719 Speaker 2: been in like the middle of January that I can remember. Yes, 188 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 2: normally that's the caravan time, but I was kind of 189 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:50,680 Speaker 2: excited that it's middle of January because I feel like 190 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 2: this is a big like build up for spring training, 191 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 2: and it's like, hey, guys, it's it's baseball season, you know, 192 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 2: big red Fest down to since you gave one excited 193 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 2: spring training great around the corner. So I'm excited. I'm 194 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 2: excited to see all the guys again, get together with 195 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 2: them for the weekend and just get to seal the fans, 196 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,719 Speaker 2: interact with the fans, and be back in Tinsey in 197 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:12,319 Speaker 2: a big good time. 198 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 1: Well, you know, last year, every dispatch from Goodyear was 199 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,559 Speaker 1: about the vibes, and it was an off season and 200 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 1: a spring training defined by newness, right, new manager, a 201 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: lot of new coaches, a lot of players as you 202 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 1: mentioned before, that came from other organizations, and they had 203 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,199 Speaker 1: been a part of the postseason, had played in Kevin 204 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: Lux's case, had won the World Series. There have been 205 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:35,319 Speaker 1: outside editions. But it feels like this year in spring 206 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: training isn't going to be defined as much by newness. 207 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 1: So what do you anticipate the vibe being in good 208 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: you know, in a couple of weeks. 209 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:44,839 Speaker 2: Yeah, No, you're right. I don't think it's going to 210 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 2: be the first couple of weeks of getting to know 211 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,959 Speaker 2: people and getting familiar with some faces. And I think, 212 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,959 Speaker 2: you know, we have so many returning guys and added 213 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 2: a couple of really good pieces this offseason. I think 214 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 2: it's more so just going to be a we're gonna 215 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 2: hit the ground running. You know, we had a good 216 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,080 Speaker 2: year last year, but we didn't finish the way we 217 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 2: wanted to. So how are we going to make the 218 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 2: most of this year? And you know, fully expecting it 219 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 2: to be a couple of days getting back together with 220 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 2: everybody and good year, Hey what's up? Good this year? 221 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 2: And then boom shade the business. 222 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: I know, I can't wait. I'm sure you guys can either. 223 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:19,319 Speaker 1: Reds Fest this weekend is going to be a lot 224 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: of fun, and then we'll flip the calendar here very soon, 225 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:24,320 Speaker 1: and you guys will be in good year before we 226 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: know it. As somebody who knows the dead time is precious, 227 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,079 Speaker 1: I can't thank you enough for taking some time out 228 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 1: of your schedule to give us a few minutes. We'll 229 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: let you get back unless he has something to say, 230 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:35,439 Speaker 1: because we're all ears. 231 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 2: I know. 232 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: I think he wants to talk. 233 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 2: You can't say any word yet, but you want to 234 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 2: say something. 235 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 1: I know it's you know, it's kind of like me, 236 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 1: so I can relate. TJ enjoyed the rest of your offseason, 237 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: have a blast of rads Fest this weekend, and best 238 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: of luck in twenty twenty six. Thanks, ma'am. 239 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 2: I appreciate it. 240 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: I think that's TJ. Friedel. He will be among the 241 00:10:56,520 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 1: eighty that's right, eighty current or former players or broadcasters 242 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: or coaches who are going to be at Redsfest this weekend, 243 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 1: everything benefiting the Reds Community Fund. Cincinnati Convention Center Friday 244 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:13,680 Speaker 1: from three to ten thirty Saturday, eleven am till six thirty. 245 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: You can get tickets now. There's all sorts of stuff happening. Obviously, 246 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: last year we did not have Redsfest because they were 247 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: renovating the convention center. This year in January. TJ's right, 248 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: it's typically early December, but this year in mid January, 249 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 1: and it's sort of like is the preluded. It leads 250 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,599 Speaker 1: you right into spring training, which starts in just a 251 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. Tickets available right now, reds dot com 252 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: slash Redsfest, reds dot com slash RedFest or thanks to Tjfriedel. 253 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: Tomorrow in studio, we will have our our I was 254 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,959 Speaker 1: gonna say our friends. We'll have Andrew Abbott, who was 255 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 1: an All Star last year, and Amilio Pagan, the newly 256 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 1: re upped Reds Closer with us in studio at three 257 00:11:55,360 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: thirty tomorrow. All right, it's sixteen minutes after five o'clock. 258 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: This is ESPN fifteen thirty, Cincinnati Sports Station.