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Helly Dla Cruz the Reds around 17 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 3: the Radio. 18 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: Now the reds Hot Stove League. 19 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 3: Hey, very delightful, good evening to you, and welcome into 20 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 3: the Butterwise the Reds Hot Stove League presented by u DF. 21 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 3: We are live at the bet MGM Sportsbook inside the 22 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 3: inside Tom's watchbar I almost said, I almost said the 23 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 3: old one, and I wasn't about to say that and 24 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 3: get in trouble and get off on the wrong foot 25 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 3: this season, so I blanked. It's happened before with the 26 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 3: Cowboy Jeff Brandley. I'm Tommy throw. Great to be with you. 27 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 3: Excited on the eve of opening day to talk Reds baseball. 28 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 3: There's a lot to get to. There's a little bit 29 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 3: of news today. The Reds did make a couple of 30 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 3: roster moves. We all knew about Nickldolo's blister. The Reds 31 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 3: did formally put him on the injured list today. They 32 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 3: brought up Jose Franco from Triple A Louisville and then 33 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 3: also Caleb Ferguson was placed on the eye l because 34 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 3: of the oblique strain. We'll talk about all that as 35 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 3: we get along. There is a new addition to Great 36 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 3: American Ballpark right at the main gate. It's a big clock. 37 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 3: It's a beautiful clock, and it is a very retro 38 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 3: looking clock with very cool it's awesome and that was 39 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 3: donated by All Star first baseman Red Zicon Joey Vado, 40 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 3: and we are fortunate enough to be able to chat 41 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 3: with Joey Vado right now. Joey, welcome into the show. 42 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 3: How are you, my friend? 43 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 2: I'm good. How are you guys doing. 44 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 4: We're good man, glad to glad to have you on 45 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 4: with us. 46 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 2: Happy opening, Dave. 47 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 3: Yes, that's right, same to you. Let's let's let's talk 48 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 3: about this this clock. I mean, what was the inspiration 49 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 3: behind this and and and why was why was this 50 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 3: so important to you? 51 00:02:54,520 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 2: Well, I've been to a few different places that I 52 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 2: guess in my travels were memorable, and quite a few 53 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 2: of them had clocks or some sort of momento. And 54 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 2: then whether it's a major golf course or I think 55 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 2: Wimbledon they have one. There's these sort of flocks all 56 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 2: over the world. And combine that with the fact that 57 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 2: it's a Verdant I believe I'm saying the company's name correctly. 58 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 2: It's a a Cincinnati based company. And I was in 59 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 2: the final year of my Reds time in twenty twenty three, 60 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 2: and I thought, you know, the pretty good chance that 61 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 2: I'm not going to be back next year, whether I 62 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 2: am I'm not, I don't want to miss the opportunity 63 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 2: to say thank you to the fans, you know. I 64 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 2: spent seventeen seasons with the team. I spent the majority 65 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 2: of my adult life as a Cincinnati Red and I thought, 66 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 2: you know, I would really like to give something back 67 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 2: to the city. I know that I know that the 68 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 2: city would you know, would never ask for something like this, 69 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 2: but I've just always felt thankful to play in a 70 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 2: city that was so welcoming to me and that made 71 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 2: me feel like on the entire time, and I just thought, 72 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 2: you know, let's do something that makes the Red Spans 73 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 2: experience at Great American Ballpark feel just a little bit different. 74 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 2: And you know, the inspirations were all over the place, 75 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 2: whether it was scrolling on Instagram or watching something on 76 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 2: watching a sporting event, I just always seemed to cross 77 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 2: paths with the with these cloths, and I thought, the 78 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 2: oldest team I believe in the in the country's oldest 79 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 2: sports is, you know, should have something that feels kind 80 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 2: of nostalgic. And the clock made sense to me. 81 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 4: Well, Joey, looking at that clock, the design is as 82 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,720 Speaker 4: Cincinnati as you can ask for. I mean, and I 83 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 4: know that you had some input in the design of 84 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 4: the clock. Can you share with us a little bit 85 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 4: about how that goes? I mean, I think of myself 86 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 4: and I think, guy, I wouldn't even know the first 87 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 4: thing about designing the clock, but I mean, you did 88 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 4: a phenomenal job. 89 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 5: I mean, that thing is striking. 90 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: Well. 91 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 2: It was a combined effort, and Verdon and myself had 92 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 2: back and forth conversation. We you know, there's as much 93 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 2: their creativity as it was mine. I wanted to make 94 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 2: sure the color was on. I wanted to make sure 95 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,159 Speaker 2: that it had a simplicity to it. I wanted to 96 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 2: make sure that it could possibly play some sort of 97 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 2: audio at you know, whether it was the start of 98 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:49,719 Speaker 2: a game, or a meaningful moment in the game, or 99 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:54,239 Speaker 2: after a victory. I was hoping that the clock company 100 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 2: Verdon could make it. But then also I was hoping 101 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 2: that in some way, shape or form, both the city 102 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 2: and the team a great American ballpark. Since I read 103 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 2: front office, you know, ownership to everybody that because the 104 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 2: technical side wouldn't be overwhelmed or just feel inundated by 105 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 2: the request of having this audio play or having the 106 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 2: responsibility to caretake this this new you know, this new 107 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 2: responsibility that they never asked for, and they were they were, 108 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 2: they were so accommodating. Phil Caasoline and I had this conversation, 109 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 2: had had the conversation about the clock multiple times during 110 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 2: the course of twenty twenty three. And when it was 111 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 2: all said and done, between the positioning of it, which 112 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 2: the city, I had to go through the city, my 113 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 2: agine and I had to go through the city and 114 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 2: make the requests, and then the team and the team 115 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 2: being pill I had to okay and then also, you know, 116 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 2: make sure that they made it their own, which they did. 117 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 2: You know, this is not mine and this is not 118 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 2: even the Reds. This is the cities and the fan bases. 119 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:08,359 Speaker 2: But the caretaking part is absolutely the responsibility of the Reds. 120 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 2: And Phil seemed really excited about it, and the team 121 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 2: and the front office in general were so welcoming, and 122 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 2: that was ninety percent of the effort. So I'm thankful 123 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 2: that they were willing to accept this gift and give 124 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 2: it to the fans. 125 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 3: Well, Joey, it's outstanding. I mean, it fits out in 126 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 3: front of the ballpark perfectly, and like you said, it's 127 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 3: a gift to the city. You don't have to go 128 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 3: to a game to come out and enjoy it and 129 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 3: see it. You see it just as you're walking by 130 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 3: on the street. It really is spectacular. So hopefully, hopefully 131 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 3: we can get you down to the ballpark you can 132 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 3: check it out in person, because you love it and 133 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 3: we can't wait to see it back down here at 134 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 3: some point in the future. And let's talk about what 135 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 3: you got going on right now, because it seems like 136 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 3: anytime anybody follows you on Instagram, they look at your Instagram, 137 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 3: you're somewhere else in the world. So what have you 138 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 3: been up to? 139 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 6: Man, Actually, I've been traveling a little bit since I retired, 140 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 6: and I've really enjoyed my downtime. 141 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 2: I will say it's a bit of an adjustment after 142 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 2: spending so much of not just my teenage years, not 143 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 2: just my adult years, but also my teenage years working 144 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 2: on one thing, and to be to be, you know, 145 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 2: in a place where I don't have to focus all 146 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 2: of my energy and my spirit and my mind and 147 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 2: everything about me towards one thing, it is, without question adjustment. 148 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 2: I've really enjoyed my retirement, but there's no doubt about it, 149 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 2: it's been a bit of an adjustment. I recently started 150 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 2: working with NBC Sports. They started a Sunday Night baseball 151 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 2: and I believe that they're doing the Thursday game. I 152 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:56,439 Speaker 2: won't be doing it, but they're doing Thursday in New 153 00:08:56,520 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 2: York for the Mets home opener, and you know, I'm 154 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 2: I'm looking forward to working with NBC Sports in the 155 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 2: future and to do my part and making sure that 156 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 2: the game continues to move forward, because I don't know 157 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 2: if I in my entire lifetime remember the sport of 158 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 2: baseball and being in a better place. 159 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 3: You're right about that. 160 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 5: So how's the chess game? 161 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:27,199 Speaker 2: No, I've been trying to surf a little bit. I 162 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,599 Speaker 2: just got a new puppy, a little Rottwater puppy, and 163 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 2: her name is Morgan, so she's she's got my hands full. 164 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 2: She's no one ever told me puppies were so rambunctious. 165 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 2: The last one I got was almost a year old, 166 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 2: so I think that I missed the hardest part of it. 167 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 2: But she's a sweetheart and it's fun to get to 168 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:46,079 Speaker 2: know her. 169 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 3: The timeout, you just gloss right over the fact that 170 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 3: you said you're surfing. Now I've heard Jim has told 171 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 3: me that you've taken up surfing, like surfing surfing, Like 172 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 3: we're not talking about cruising the Internet. We're talking about 173 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 3: like out there in the ocean, swim with sharks, all 174 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:01,559 Speaker 3: that stuff. 175 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 2: I probably do way too much internet surfing. I appreciate 176 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 2: you calling me out on the hot stove, but I haven't. 177 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 2: I haven't quite gotten to the place where I've made 178 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 2: the full commitment to to kicking up golf and getting 179 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 2: getting my behind beaten by someone like Cowboy. I hear 180 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 2: he's a good golfer. So I haven't quite made it, 181 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 2: made that commitment, but i'll, i'll. I've been trying to 182 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 2: tip away at learning a little bit and at fooling 183 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 2: around with some surfing. But if it's a humbling sport 184 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:40,679 Speaker 2: and it's just been fun to get out of the 185 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 2: sun in the water, well. 186 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 3: I really appreciate you taking some time again. The clock 187 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,839 Speaker 3: is outstanding. It's really something you should be very proud 188 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 3: of it. It is incredible and it will certainly have 189 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 3: a lasting impact. So Joey, thanks so much. Really great 190 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 3: of you to join us, especially on Opening Day eve, 191 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 3: and you'll be catching a lot of baseball, it sounds 192 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 3: like coming up this summer. 193 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:06,839 Speaker 2: It's it's a it's an easy sport to watch, and 194 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 2: I think that the Reds, especially with the signing of 195 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 2: Heno Suarez, have a chance to do some pretty cool 196 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 2: things this summer. So if that pitching holds up, I 197 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 2: think I think it could be a fun six months plus. 198 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,080 Speaker 3: We we certainly hope so as well. Well, Joey, thanks 199 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 3: again for Thank you. Joy really appreciate it, and we'll 200 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:25,440 Speaker 3: see you down the line. 201 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, you guys, keep up great work. I never I 202 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:30,199 Speaker 2: never got to say this when I was playing, but 203 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,880 Speaker 2: I think you two are excellent together. So you know, 204 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 2: keep it up and keep taking great care of the 205 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 2: Reds fans out there on the radio. 206 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:40,079 Speaker 3: Thank you so much. Thank you, very kind of you 207 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:43,559 Speaker 3: to say that is take care Red's legend and future 208 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:46,359 Speaker 3: Hall of Famer Joey Vado joining us on the Budweiser 209 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 3: Reds Hot Stove League on the eve of Opening Day. 210 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:51,200 Speaker 3: We have so much to get to the news of 211 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 3: the day with the transactions. We'll discuss that. Hey, you, 212 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 3: Hanio Suarez and I had a chance to catch up 213 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 3: just a few days ago. That conversation comes your way shortly. 214 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 3: We'll talk about pitching. We'll talk about this lineup. So 215 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 3: much to get to. It's the Opening Day E version 216 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 3: of the Budweiser Red's Hot Stove League, presented by UDF 217 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 3: Live of the bed MGM Sportsbook inside Tom's watch Bar 218 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 3: down here at the Banks. This is the Reds Radio Network, 219 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 3: Welcome back in It's the Budweiser Reds Hot Stove leag 220 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 3: presented by UDF Live, BEDMGM Sports Book inside Tom's Watch 221 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:30,079 Speaker 3: Bar at the Banks. We're not in good Year anymore, thankfully. 222 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 3: It is great to be home and back here in Cincinnati. 223 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 3: Believe it or not, you return home from spending six 224 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 3: weeks in Arizona and just the sight of a little 225 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 3: patch of green grass can make you smile so big. 226 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 3: It's it's wonderful. There's not rocks and dirt everywhere. It's 227 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:49,199 Speaker 3: it's it's great. 228 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 5: Cactus. 229 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, there's trees in bloom It's beautiful. It's great to 230 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 3: be home. And we've got opening day tomorrow and we've 231 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 3: got lots to talk about. Let's start with Nick Lidolocor. 232 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:03,079 Speaker 3: We knew that the blister issue had popped up in 233 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 3: his last start, and I'm sure the heat played a factor, 234 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 3: because when the blister has popped up during the season, 235 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 3: it's been when the weather really heats up. The hope 236 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 3: was that he could avoid the injured list he's going 237 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,440 Speaker 3: to go to the injured list. Hopefully it's short term. 238 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 3: It's backdated to the twenty third, so a couple of 239 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 3: days ago. The minimum is fifteen days, so you hope 240 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 3: that he's going to be back Cowboy. Let's start with 241 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 3: the blister with Lodolo. Do you feel like that the 242 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 3: reds got out in front of it quick enough so 243 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 3: that it's the minimum for Lodolo? 244 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 5: I think so. 245 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:41,720 Speaker 4: I think that that has been kind of a topic 246 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 4: of conversation with Nick from two or three years ago, 247 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 4: because there there's always that susceptibility to having that blister 248 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 4: because of how much his hands sweat, especially when it 249 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 4: gets hot, and that friction begins to kind of work 250 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:58,719 Speaker 4: on a wet hand. And I think for him he 251 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 4: has a he ended has an understanding now to know 252 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 4: when that begins, when that feeling starts to come there, 253 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 4: so he stops pitching, and they have told him if 254 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:11,440 Speaker 4: you start feeling it stop. The problem for Nick is 255 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 4: that the blister is not on the tip of the finger. 256 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 4: It's on the pad of the finger, and that's your 257 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 4: softest skin because that's where you have all those nerve endings, 258 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 4: and you know everybody says, well, rip it off, burnet, 259 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 4: whatever you you know to keep it from happening. Well, 260 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 4: if you do that, then you can't feel the ball. 261 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 4: And that's the whole art of pitching, is being able 262 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 4: to manipulate the ball and make it move in different 263 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 4: directions so you get hitters out. 264 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 5: Two weeks is probably a good area to go with 265 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 5: on that. 266 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 4: I think that he's got to figure out, Okay, what 267 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 4: can I do on a daily basis, not just you know, 268 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 4: the couple of days before I'm pitching, but every day, 269 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 4: like from now until he quits playing baseball, to be 270 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 4: able to do something that will push him in a 271 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 4: direction where that's not going to happen or he's not 272 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 4: going to be asked us up to it. 273 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 3: Now, when you're on the injured listen, it's your arm. 274 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 3: You can't throw. This is a blister on his finger. 275 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 3: Can he keep do you anticipate that he can keep throwing, 276 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 3: stay in game shape? And on top of that, is 277 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 3: it almost better to do that with the blister. 278 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 4: Well, I think that where he is in the blister department, 279 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 4: he can still throw. The problem that we had two 280 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 4: years ago is that he kept throwing and started using 281 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 4: his middle finger for all of the pressure, and that's 282 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 4: when he had the ligament issue inside the middle finger. 283 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 4: So he's not going to be able to throw full speed. 284 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 4: But if he could long toss or play, you know, 285 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 4: play some decent amount of catch, at least he doesn't 286 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 4: lose a month and a half of throwing, because that's 287 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 4: the danger with anything on an injury side is going 288 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 4: is gearing back down and not being able to have 289 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 4: those reps and have your arm stay in shape. 290 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 3: Okay, the blister, it seemingly has popped up every year. 291 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 3: You get it, You deal with it. Everybody knows what blisters, 292 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 3: you get a callous thereafter. Can this almost be a 293 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 3: good thing that it's out of the way now and 294 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 3: maybe only misses a start and then he's good to 295 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 3: go the rest of the year. 296 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 5: I think so. 297 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 4: I think, to be honest with you, I think it's 298 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 4: up to the individual. I think you have to figure 299 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 4: out a way to do your due diligence, whether it's 300 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 4: studying what other guys have done, talking to other pitchers, 301 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 4: understanding what it is that I have to do as 302 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 4: an individual to make sure that this never happens again, 303 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 4: because that's your livelihood. You pitch, and you pitch with 304 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 4: those two fingers, and you've got to figure out a 305 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 4: way where you're not going to have that blister anymore. 306 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 3: All right, Putting you on the spot scale of one 307 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 3: to ten, how concerned are you with this issue with Nick? 308 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 5: I'm not that concerned. 309 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 4: I mean, if it was an elbow or a shoulder issue, 310 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 4: that'd be real concern. But I think it's something that 311 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 4: can be handled. It's unfortunate, it's frustrating. It's frustrating to 312 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 4: the coaches, frustrating to his teammates, and especially frustrating to 313 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 4: Nick Ludola because he means so much to this club. Hopefully, 314 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 4: ten days, two weeks, you get him back. You don't 315 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 4: have to think about it again. 316 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 3: Talking with him in the dugout the other day in Milwaukee, 317 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:08,880 Speaker 3: I know we both talked to him separately. You could 318 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 3: sense the frustration. It was coming through loud and clear. 319 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 3: All Right, moving on now, Jose Franco will take his 320 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 3: spot on the roster. We saw quite a bit of 321 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 3: this guy. I like it in spring training. There was 322 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 3: a lot to like. This is a guy that's not 323 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 3: out of the blue. He's not coming out of nowhere. 324 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:26,360 Speaker 3: He led Red's minor leaguers with ten wins last year 325 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 3: between Chattanooga and Louisville. He was among the organizational leaders. 326 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 3: Logged one hundred and ten innings last year, and he 327 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 3: was second with one hundred and eighteen strikeouts. The guy 328 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 3: can pitch, and we saw that firsthand in spring training. 329 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 5: Yeah, he's got a lot of different pitches. 330 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 4: And obviously for any young pitcher or player standing out 331 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 4: on that mound in front of a packed house and 332 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:50,479 Speaker 4: a big crowd, whether it's here anywhere else, there's some 333 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:53,679 Speaker 4: nerves that are involved, and it's not just about pitching anymore. 334 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 5: It's about, Okay, how do you handle the pressure. 335 00:17:56,280 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 4: And seemingly, watching this kid in spring training, it was 336 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,119 Speaker 4: as though he had done it a thousand times and 337 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 4: it didn't bother him at all. So you're hoping that 338 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:09,120 Speaker 4: as you kind of kind of feed it to him 339 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 4: like baby steps. Okay, let's get him in there for 340 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 4: an inning. Let's put a couple of innings here and 341 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 4: kind of let him get his feet wet, and hopefully 342 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 4: that pitching ability from the mental standpoint kind of puts 343 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 4: itself in a good direction because he understands how to 344 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 4: move the ball around he understands how to set up hitters. 345 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 5: I think he does a very good job at reading. 346 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 4: Hitters, and most young pitchers don't do that, So you're 347 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 4: hoping that that will take place. 348 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 3: He's twenty five years old, so not a baby. We'll 349 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:37,919 Speaker 3: see how he goes. His first outing will be his 350 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 3: big League debut. 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The four inductees will be honored 359 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:15,639 Speaker 3: April twenty fourth through the twenty sixth during the Reds 360 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 3: Hall of Fame Induction Celebration presented by PNC. You can 361 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 3: get your tickets for this historic weekend right now at 362 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 3: Reds dot com. Slash tickets. I'm sure this guy will 363 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 3: be in the Reds Hall of Fame at some point. 364 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 3: His name is au Haaneo Suarez. He will primarily be 365 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 3: the Reds designated hitter this year. You'll also see him 366 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 3: some at third of probably play some first base, just 367 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 3: like we saw him in the spring. But you also 368 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:43,679 Speaker 3: saw him on a worldwide stage performing for Team Venezuela 369 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 3: in the World Baseball Classic and Cowboy. That was Gino 370 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 3: at his best. I mean, that's what he is. Give 371 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:51,440 Speaker 3: him big opportunities, he finds a way to come through 372 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 3: and he did. Yeah. 373 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 4: I think the greatest asset that Suarez has developed over 374 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 4: a period of time, as he knows what he does 375 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 4: well and he tries to cat applies on it, and 376 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 4: if you make a pitch that's on the plate, that's 377 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:04,640 Speaker 4: at the belt or down, he's. 378 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 5: Gonna hurt you. 379 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 3: If you saw his interview after the game, after the 380 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 3: after Venezuela won it, it was extremely emotional. When him 381 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 3: and I talked, he'd come down a little bit from that, 382 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 3: but he was still obviously acutely aware of how much 383 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:20,120 Speaker 3: it meant to Venezuela. We also talked about why he's 384 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 3: so successful in big moments. Here's my conversation with au 385 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 3: Haneo Suarez Gino. Let's start with Venezuela. You were obviously 386 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 3: overcome with emotion in your postgame interview. Why did that 387 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 3: mean so much to you in the country and. 388 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 7: Miss Alla, Yes, because where we are or who we are, 389 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 7: you know, I think our faith it's more important than 390 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 7: everything else. That was very very good competition for us 391 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:53,200 Speaker 7: as a team as a country, and I really think 392 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 7: I'm very sure that we all deserved that wing. We 393 00:20:57,119 --> 00:21:00,439 Speaker 7: all deserveed that championship. And said I said team as 394 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 7: a group, as a as a human being, country needed 395 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:08,680 Speaker 7: need that happiness because our country being through a lot 396 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 7: of tough moments. But give it be able to give 397 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 7: an opportunity to our country to celebrate with us and 398 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 7: and and give it them that emotion last game and 399 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 7: a championship. But it's a lot to me as a 400 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 7: professional player, as a as a baseball player, as a 401 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 7: human too. It's something that you're dreaming for and and 402 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 7: a dream dream comes through that day. 403 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 3: It was something you guys talked about, like how important 404 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:42,919 Speaker 3: that would be throughout the course of the tournament or 405 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:44,920 Speaker 3: did it not need to be set I. 406 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:48,200 Speaker 7: Mean, we all know how important that was. But yeah, 407 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 7: we talked about in them of the beginning of the tournament. 408 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:55,720 Speaker 7: We had like a meeting, we had like a dinner 409 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 7: as a group, as a team, and we all talk 410 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 7: about how important it be if we give this happiness 411 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 7: teams happen to our country. And that was our goal 412 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 7: from from the beginning. 413 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 5: That was our goal. 414 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 7: Given the best to us for for our our our 415 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:17,200 Speaker 7: country and uh and give you the opportunity to celebrate 416 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:20,120 Speaker 7: with us. And and yeah, we all we all talk 417 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 7: about that, and that was our goal. Science we we 418 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:27,399 Speaker 7: had the select the team ready, so we got the 419 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 7: and onm and we go for Did. 420 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:34,119 Speaker 3: You ever imagine the World Baseball Classic becoming what it 421 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 3: has become and the scale of which it has. 422 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:41,200 Speaker 7: No no for real? Like I thought it was another game, 423 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:44,360 Speaker 7: it's another thing. But when you see all the all 424 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 7: the when you win, I mean, in twenty twenty three, 425 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 7: I want to see this. I was really nice to us, 426 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 7: But we don't have that like like I want to say, 427 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 7: like we know how good it was, but we lost 428 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,400 Speaker 7: one game and we go home and we don't think 429 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 7: about that anymore. So this year, when you see game 430 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:06,959 Speaker 7: by game. Every other game, we we win games, and 431 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:10,120 Speaker 7: we we see our opportunity in front of us. That's 432 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:12,600 Speaker 7: when I realized that how important it is to us 433 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 7: to to win games, to win the championship. And and 434 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:19,920 Speaker 7: that was awesome for me, one of the best experiences 435 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 7: of my career. Like I see all the defense or 436 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 7: the the people from Venezuela, in Venezuela and out of 437 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 7: Venezuela to cheer for us. And every time that I 438 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:35,399 Speaker 7: got some messenger texts from from my friends or my 439 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 7: family in Venezuela, and they all say that they all 440 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 7: believe in us. That's that changed your mind, you know. 441 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:45,400 Speaker 7: And and now you play for the purpose, and our 442 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 7: purpose was try to win. That was the WBC for 443 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 7: our country. 444 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 3: You obviously know how much it means in that room 445 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 3: to everybody. And then, like you talked about to Venezuela, 446 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 3: did it hit home once you started to hear from 447 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 3: other people back home, back in Venezuela and realized how 448 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 3: closely they were paying attention, how much it meant to 449 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 3: everybody back there. 450 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:09,439 Speaker 7: Yeah, I realized that after after we want that, I 451 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 7: get home with my family and I get chilled, and 452 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 7: I started seeing my phone and I have so many 453 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:18,160 Speaker 7: texts from people that I don't even know who they are, 454 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:21,639 Speaker 7: and they they all text me like they proud of me, 455 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 7: They so happy for what what are we doing as 456 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 7: a team as a country. And that when I realized 457 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 7: how how important for our people in Venezuela, and you know, 458 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 7: and uh and still and still look at my phone 459 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 7: and still have those texts, and it feel and they 460 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 7: feel great. And I feel like like how how God 461 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 7: is good for us to be able to do that 462 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 7: for for other people that you don't know, and they 463 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:51,400 Speaker 7: was closed. There was again from from the leader key 464 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:54,160 Speaker 7: to old guys. I see one video that that somebody 465 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 7: sent me them one of the grandpa you know, he 466 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 7: cried for for the win and and that that's that 467 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 7: means a lie, you know, that's something that you play for. 468 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:07,200 Speaker 7: You play for Sun like that and and and I 469 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:10,119 Speaker 7: appeel and I feel so proud right now for for 470 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 7: what we did for our country. 471 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 3: Switching gears slightly, you had two big hits and that 472 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:17,200 Speaker 3: the home run obviously in the same eyes, and then 473 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 3: the what proved to be the game winning double in 474 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:23,160 Speaker 3: the championship. But that's nothing new for you. You've been 475 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 3: able to come to your among the league leaders and 476 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:28,480 Speaker 3: hits with the basis loaded last year. What what is 477 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:31,119 Speaker 3: it for you? How? How? What? What's your approach in 478 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:32,159 Speaker 3: those moments? 479 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 7: I mean it's more maintned than than approach. I think, 480 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 7: be able to calm myself and talk to my fan 481 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:44,439 Speaker 7: my myself, like, don't try to be a superhero. Just 482 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 7: do your job, you know, and uh, and that's situation. 483 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 7: Just just try to put a boat in play. See 484 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 7: what happened after that? Have it good at bad? I 485 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 7: see a ball long, and I came because I feel 486 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 7: like the pressure is for the pitch enough for me. 487 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 7: So I just tried to not put more pressure than 488 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 7: that's it on myself and be calm, calm, calm and 489 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:08,159 Speaker 7: and uh and not be too too excited. And that 490 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:11,160 Speaker 7: situation that's why I take I take one step off 491 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:15,879 Speaker 7: and breathe and and see all the the situation on 492 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:19,120 Speaker 7: my mind and just try to see one good pitch 493 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:21,680 Speaker 7: and put about and play. I think that that helped 494 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 7: me a lot, to to stay on the situation and 495 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 7: not to be too rage or tried. It's too hard, 496 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 7: you know what I mean. I calmed myself down and 497 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:35,360 Speaker 7: and and do my best and try to know, try 498 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:37,919 Speaker 7: to put about and play and see a result after that. 499 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:40,919 Speaker 7: That's why I think I had a I mean, I 500 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 7: had a good result after that. 501 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 5: You know. 502 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 3: That's that an area where you feel like you've maybe 503 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,920 Speaker 3: grown in your game over your time up here. 504 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,480 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean the last few years. I want to say, 505 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 7: I learned that from from a lot of good hitters. 506 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 7: When you see somebody like joy Vato, he always come, 507 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 7: and you see somebody like me get read a Victor Martina. 508 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 7: I learned that from the you know, when I asked them, 509 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,920 Speaker 7: like watch your approach. They're all talking about just try 510 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:06,920 Speaker 7: to see a ball and hit the ball. Don't try 511 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 7: to to be a superhero. Don't try to be uh 512 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:13,919 Speaker 7: too much, put too much pressure on yourself, you know. 513 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:16,119 Speaker 7: Be you try to see a boat as long as 514 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 7: you came, and you just see about and hit the ball. 515 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:21,240 Speaker 7: So it's kind of something that I behelded me a 516 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 7: lot late in my career and uh, and I grew 517 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 7: up a lot on that situations. 518 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 3: Playing on the World Baseball Classic stage. How much of 519 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:32,920 Speaker 3: that kind of is maybe more valuable almost to help 520 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 3: you get ready for the season than than going through 521 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:37,399 Speaker 3: and and maybe any of the time you might have missed. 522 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:41,160 Speaker 7: And I mean I said it, I said earlier. I 523 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:44,679 Speaker 7: think those games helped me to to to hot my 524 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 7: mentality on my my my my body shape on the 525 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:53,159 Speaker 7: already on the on the I want to say, on 526 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:55,680 Speaker 7: the regular season, moth already. You know what I mean, 527 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 7: like when when when you come to a spring training 528 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 7: you you weigh little bit to stay and shape, you know, 529 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 7: put it yourself on shape. And the WBC had made 530 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:08,919 Speaker 7: a lot too for me. I tell those games like 531 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 7: a very serious I tell those game like a regular 532 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:15,919 Speaker 7: season or playoff, because the scenario was like kind of 533 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:20,119 Speaker 7: like playoff and I was already a regular season mode. 534 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:22,080 Speaker 7: So I seen that that helped me a lot to 535 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:25,280 Speaker 7: come here and finish my spring training has a I 536 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:28,720 Speaker 7: said that regular season starting already, so helpmet a lot. 537 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 3: Do you know again, congratulations, I appreciate it, Tank you 538 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:36,439 Speaker 3: so much. That is au Haneo Suarez in Cowboy. He 539 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:38,520 Speaker 3: talked about it. There an area where he's grown is 540 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:40,640 Speaker 3: being able to slow the game down to the big moments, 541 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 3: and and that's something I think that's gonna help this team. 542 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think that he can pass that along to 543 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:49,480 Speaker 4: a lot of our young hitters, and it's different when 544 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 4: you hear it from your manager or you hear it 545 00:28:51,920 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 4: from the hitting coach, and then you hear it from 546 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:56,400 Speaker 4: a guy that you sit by and you go to 547 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 4: war with every day. And I think it it all 548 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 4: is the same information, but sometimes it resonates a bit 549 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 4: more when it comes from a body of work like 550 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 4: Suarez is put on. 551 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 3: We've got more to get to. We'll talk about this 552 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:11,520 Speaker 3: lineup when we come back. It's the Budweiser reds Hots 553 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 3: Dovely presented by UDF Live of the bet MGM Sports 554 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 3: Book inside Tom's Watch Bar at the Banks on the 555 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 3: REDS Radio Network. Welcome back in with the Butterwiser reds 556 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 3: Hot Silvillly's presented by UDF for down here live at 557 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 3: the bet MGM Sports Book inside Tom's Watch Bar at 558 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:31,720 Speaker 3: the Banks. We've got a great crowd here tonight and 559 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:35,480 Speaker 3: tell you what a lot of drinks being had. Keep 560 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 3: in mind big day tomorrow. Make sure you pace yourselves now. 561 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 3: We don't want everybody peaking too early. So it's it's 562 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:45,200 Speaker 3: an exciting time. Obviously, Opening Day tomorrow, au Haineo Suarez 563 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 3: is gonna be a big part of that tomorrow. And 564 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:51,120 Speaker 3: the thing about it, Cowboys, when you look at the lineup, 565 00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 3: sure there's you know, sure there's Ellie. When who do 566 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 3: you think is the X factor when you look at 567 00:29:57,040 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 3: this lineup? 568 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 4: Well, I think number one, you always look at your 569 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 4: your leadoff hitter too to do some things that kind 570 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 4: of gets your offense started. I think TJ. Friedel obviously, uh, 571 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:12,800 Speaker 4: left handed hitter, top of the order. He seemed to 572 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 4: get on base as much as anybody in the big 573 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 4: leagues last year, and I think that plays a part 574 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 4: in scoring runs. Obviously, you got you gotta hit him 575 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:23,920 Speaker 4: in once he gets on base. But but I but 576 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 4: I also think that that there's a there's an X 577 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:29,719 Speaker 4: factor there in salth Stewart. Uh, there's a lot of 578 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:32,320 Speaker 4: talk about how well Matt McLain has done this year. 579 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 5: In spring training. 580 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 4: Uh, there's always going to be talked about Ellie Da 581 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 4: La Cruz. So you kind of have a general expectation 582 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 4: about what you're going to get now. I think, I 583 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:45,920 Speaker 4: think what we saw in in spring training from Matt 584 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:48,160 Speaker 4: McClain needs to continue to happen. 585 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:49,960 Speaker 5: I mean, he's not gonna hit five seventy. 586 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 4: One, But I'm just saying that he's swinging about better 587 00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:56,840 Speaker 4: more like himself that we saw in the first year 588 00:30:56,880 --> 00:30:58,520 Speaker 4: at the BIT at the big league level than than 589 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 4: what we saw coming back from Sir. But the guy 590 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 4: that I've got my eye on is South Stewart. 591 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 3: How can you not. 592 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:06,560 Speaker 4: I mean, he's hitting fourth in the lineup, He's hitting 593 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 4: right behind Ellie. 594 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:10,960 Speaker 5: I think that if if that's. 595 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 4: How that lineup comes out, and you know, there's been 596 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:15,840 Speaker 4: talk of Suarez hitting for it, there's been talking with 597 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:21,320 Speaker 4: Stuart hitting forth, But if in fact Stewart is in 598 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:25,240 Speaker 4: the number four spot, does he take that as pressure 599 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:28,680 Speaker 4: or does he take that as a confidence moving forward? 600 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 4: And I think watching this kid in spring training, I 601 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:36,840 Speaker 4: think anytime that you can give him the next the 602 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 4: next bone, the next level to get to, I think 603 00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:42,960 Speaker 4: he rises to that challenge. I think what we saw 604 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:46,560 Speaker 4: in spring training with him was pretty amazing. From my standpoint. 605 00:31:46,800 --> 00:31:48,440 Speaker 4: You and I have talked about this a lot. But 606 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 4: if I'm pitching and I see a kid that comes 607 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:54,640 Speaker 4: to the plate, I'm trying to figure him out number one, 608 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 4: and he hits one way with a runner with nobody 609 00:31:57,640 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 4: on base, and then he changes his approach, maybe with 610 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:02,800 Speaker 4: a runner at second, and then the third time I 611 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:05,120 Speaker 4: faced him, he changes it again with a runner standing 612 00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:09,040 Speaker 4: at third. Those are the things that most hitters don't 613 00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:11,920 Speaker 4: do that right. That's usually a nine or a ten 614 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 4: year vet, and this kid's doing it with one month 615 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:14,920 Speaker 4: big league tone. 616 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 3: That's incredible. Makes it awfully hard to game plan against 617 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 3: a guy like that too. So South Stewart certainly a 618 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:22,880 Speaker 3: guy to keep an eye on. My guy's Matt McLain 619 00:32:22,960 --> 00:32:25,440 Speaker 3: because and it's not the spring training. The spring training is. 620 00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 5: What it is. 621 00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:27,960 Speaker 3: Obviously, it's hard not to get excited with what we 622 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 3: saw from there from him there. But keep in mind, 623 00:32:30,360 --> 00:32:32,400 Speaker 3: Matt McClain had an awful year last year, and there's 624 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:35,360 Speaker 3: no other way about it. He was terrible offensively and 625 00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:38,040 Speaker 3: this team still made the playoffs. Think about that. He's 626 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:39,840 Speaker 3: not gonna be that bad again. That's gonna be the 627 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 3: worst year. We hope, that's gonna be the worst year 628 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:44,600 Speaker 3: of his career when it all is said and done. 629 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:47,840 Speaker 3: It's coming off the shoulder. If you know anything about 630 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:50,000 Speaker 3: the shoulder, you couldn't expect a lot from him last 631 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:53,400 Speaker 3: year and this team was still a playoff team. I 632 00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:55,880 Speaker 3: think that he's going to be back this year opened 633 00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 3: a lot of eyes. He's going to be the Matt 634 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 3: McLain that we expect, and when he's right there with 635 00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 3: those other guys around him, makes this lineup really scary. 636 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 3: And then you look at the back end of it, 637 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:06,600 Speaker 3: Spencer Steer, Noelvi Marty are gonna be hitting in the 638 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:08,880 Speaker 3: bottom half of his order. It gets pretty long, pretty quick. 639 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think that looking at Marte, especially having transition 640 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:18,440 Speaker 4: from third base to right field, there seems to be 641 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:22,800 Speaker 4: a little bit more comfortability heading into twenty twenty six 642 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:25,320 Speaker 4: than being in the middle of the season and worrying 643 00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:27,600 Speaker 4: about what position you're going to play, worrying about how 644 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:29,920 Speaker 4: to judge the fly ball. He's come a long way 645 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:33,520 Speaker 4: in that department, and you hope that being comfortable in 646 00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 4: his position and comfortable in his own in his own 647 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:38,800 Speaker 4: head as far as where he's at on the field, 648 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:41,320 Speaker 4: that that will resonate as far as where he hits 649 00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:46,240 Speaker 4: in the lineup, because the Reds don't envision Noelvie Marte 650 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 4: hitting eight. 651 00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:48,160 Speaker 5: No, I mean they don't. 652 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:51,640 Speaker 4: They envision Noelvi Marte hitting third or fourth in the lineup. 653 00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:54,200 Speaker 4: So you've got a guy that's hitting in the second 654 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,760 Speaker 4: cleanup spot and you're hoping that he does a lot 655 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:57,400 Speaker 4: of cleaning up. 656 00:33:57,840 --> 00:34:00,680 Speaker 3: It's the Reds and the Red Sox to tomorrow. Will 657 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:03,560 Speaker 3: preview the opener and rewrap things up next. This is 658 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:06,560 Speaker 3: the Budweiser Reds Hot Stove League presented by UDF. We're 659 00:34:06,600 --> 00:34:09,120 Speaker 3: live of the Ben MGM Sportsbook inside Tom's Watchbar at 660 00:34:09,160 --> 00:34:17,000 Speaker 3: the Banks for the Reds Radio Network. Rapid things up 661 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:19,680 Speaker 3: on the Butterwiser Reds Hot Stove League presented by UDF. 662 00:34:19,719 --> 00:34:23,160 Speaker 3: Reds Red Sox Tomorrow. It's opening Day a great American ballpark. 663 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:25,560 Speaker 3: Cowboys should be a fun pitching matchup and a rabbit 664 00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:28,200 Speaker 3: goes for the Reds. Garrett Crochet for the Red Sox. 665 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:31,960 Speaker 3: The Reds have scored five runs against Garrett Crochet each 666 00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:35,239 Speaker 3: of his last two starts against Cincinnati. What do you 667 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:36,480 Speaker 3: got on tomorrow's matchup? 668 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:41,160 Speaker 4: Well, Crochet was second in the Cy Young voting last 669 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:43,000 Speaker 4: year in the American League, so he's got a lot 670 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:45,439 Speaker 4: to offer. Obviously he wouldn't be starting on opening Day. 671 00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:47,279 Speaker 4: You've got to make him get the ball in the 672 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:49,560 Speaker 4: bottom of the strings out. If you're chasing at the 673 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:51,360 Speaker 4: top of the zone, he's going to eat you. 674 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:51,520 Speaker 3: Up. 675 00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:54,360 Speaker 5: He's a big, tall six' five left. Hander he throws really. 676 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:56,719 Speaker 4: Hard you've got to make him get the ball down 677 00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:58,400 Speaker 4: and make him get the ball out over the. 678 00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:00,640 Speaker 3: Plate Andrew rabbit had a nice year last. Year they 679 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 3: go about it very. Different how does he have success Against? 680 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:04,080 Speaker 5: Boston, WELL i. 681 00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:06,799 Speaker 4: Think the big thing For abbit is the changing of, 682 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:09,600 Speaker 4: location whether it's at the bottom of the knees or 683 00:35:09,640 --> 00:35:11,960 Speaker 4: at the top of the striking. Zone when he's down for, 684 00:35:12,040 --> 00:35:13,920 Speaker 4: strikes he usually gets a lot of chases. 685 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:16,840 Speaker 3: Up it's The reds And Red sox. Tomorrow here's the 686 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:19,680 Speaker 3: rundown of. Events the Opening day block party at The 687 00:35:19,719 --> 00:35:23,879 Speaker 3: bank starts tomorrow morning at eleven. Am. Uh the one 688 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:28,200 Speaker 3: hundred and seventh Thin Lean Market Opening Day parade is 689 00:35:28,239 --> 00:35:30,040 Speaker 3: tomorrow at. Noon are you going to that by? 690 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:30,359 Speaker 5: Chance? 691 00:35:30,360 --> 00:35:33,560 Speaker 3: Tomorrow? Oh, yeah you're The Grand. Marshal, YES i. 692 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:33,799 Speaker 2: Am. 693 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:37,439 Speaker 3: Congratulations that's quite an. HONOR i know you're pumped about. 694 00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:38,920 Speaker 5: THAT i am pumped about. IT i can't. 695 00:35:38,920 --> 00:35:42,520 Speaker 3: Wait So cowboy is The Grand. Marshal that's at. Noon 696 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:45,520 Speaker 3: gates open for the ballpark at two ten. Tomorrow the 697 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:50,040 Speaker 3: pregame ceremonies start at three point. Thirty Opening day tomorrow 698 00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:51,399 Speaker 3: never gets, old does? 699 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:51,480 Speaker 2: It? 700 00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:53,880 Speaker 5: No it. Doesn't not In, Cincinnati. 701 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:57,200 Speaker 3: Baby any predictions on the season before we go? 702 00:35:57,600 --> 00:36:01,200 Speaker 5: Playoffs what else going for? Right let's do, It let's. 703 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:03,440 Speaker 3: Go red's a playoff team a year. Ago they're going 704 00:36:03,520 --> 00:36:06,640 Speaker 3: to chase a division title this year and a Rabbit 705 00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:10,840 Speaker 3: Garrett Crochet tomorrow first pitch four to ten At Great American. 706 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:12,839 Speaker 3: Ballpark that means we're on the air with The reds 707 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:16,080 Speaker 3: pregame show across the network at three point. Forty should 708 00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:18,040 Speaker 3: be a fun day of. Baseball thanks for joining. Us 709 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:20,520 Speaker 3: that's all the time we have for. Today for a, producer, 710 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:23,560 Speaker 3: Engineer dave, You Dy, armbrewster and for The Cowboy Jeff. 711 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:26,600 Speaker 3: Brantley our guest Today Joey vado and Au Haaneo. Suarez 712 00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:28,600 Speaker 3: I'm Tommy. Throll talk to you. Tomorrow