1 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: Nine to noon, yep, nine to noon. Back in the air, 2 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: it's eleven o five. Derek Shelton Beloved Shelty is a 3 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: new manager of the Minnesota Twins and a courtesy of 4 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: d Morse and m N Twins Productions, the new managers 5 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:42,599 Speaker 1: in studio with nine to now. 6 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 2: My ma'am. 7 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,919 Speaker 1: Awesome meeting you and thanks for doing this. When when 8 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: do you leave for Florida? Because these tempts here starting Friday? 9 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: Holy cow? I mean I can imagine with like the 10 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: starting point being minus fifteen. Didn't get like that in 11 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: Carbondale when you were a younger Derek Shelton, Right. 12 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 2: No, it did not. 13 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 3: In fact, I just got a text for my wife 14 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 3: because she's flying in tomorrow and she was like, how 15 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 3: bad is it? 16 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: She's leaving Florida for the minus fifteen. 17 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, she's coming up here this weekend for for Twins Fest. 18 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 3: You got to come out to Twins Fest. I mean, 19 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 3: it's inside. Why wouldn't you come out with you know, 20 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 3: it's not you don't have to be outside. 21 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: You're on are the hours on that? 22 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 2: Dustin? He's right on top of it, as you can tell. 23 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: I'm in twins dot Com. Yeah, Twins dot com. Thank 24 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: you Twins dot com for a Twins fest. So Carbondale, Illinois, correct. 25 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 3: That's where I was born. I went to school. I 26 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 3: didn't grow up there, though, I grew up in Gurney. Okay, 27 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 3: North did you did you grow up a Bears fan? I? Well, yes, 28 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 3: I grew up a Bears fan. I went to high 29 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 3: school and college with the youngest Ditka oh gee, with 30 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 3: Matt Ditka, Mike's youngest child. So yes, I mean when 31 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 3: you and I grew up at the height of you know, 32 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 3: Jim McMahon was my favorite player. 33 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: Really. 34 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 2: We had that game here a long time ago. 35 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: You man gym baseball, which involves pitchers, McMahon a quarterback 36 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: and the throws. So that was kind of the genesis 37 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: of all day. 38 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 3: He was, and I mean he was my favorite player. 39 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 3: And then I mean, who doesn't cheer for Walter Payton, right, 40 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 3: you know, I mean he's the he's the just I mean, 41 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 3: the embodiment of what the professional football player should be. 42 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 3: It's why the award is named after him. So yeah, 43 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 3: I was. I was ambars. I mean growing up early 44 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 3: Raiders fan. I loved b Littnikoff, Damn Casper Stabler, those great, 45 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 3: But once I got into high school, it was. 46 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 1: The Bear So eighty five Bears. I mean living in 47 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: We're oh, sophomore yes, turned sixty year a little younger 48 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: than me, sophomore year in high school. Sophomore year in 49 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: high school, yes, and the eighty five Bears and living 50 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: in Illinois with with I mean, how about the safeties 51 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:44,799 Speaker 1: playing infensic? 52 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 2: Oh? Yes, Doerson? 53 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean Dowerson don't leave home without him. 54 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 3: I mean the forty six defense created all the modern 55 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 3: day all the modern day defenses, and the first like 56 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 3: probably prolific assistant coach and Buddy no doubt, you know. 57 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 2: I mean they carried him off the field. 58 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: Can you imagine if they're if there was social media, 59 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: if there was the tweet machine in the mid eighties, 60 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: no chance, and Buddy Ryan gets carried off the field. 61 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: They use one of his players for a rushing touchdown, 62 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: William Refrigerator Perry and not sweetness. 63 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 2: Yes. 64 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 1: Can you imagine what the X machine would be like 65 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: back then? Cool? 66 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 3: Can you imagine McMahon, I mean if you looked at 67 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 3: his X now, I mean that would be great. I mean, 68 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 3: think about the things they did there when McMahon wore 69 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 3: the headband with Roselle on it, and just all the 70 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 3: anti establishment that that team have. I mean they filmed 71 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 3: the Super Bowl shuffle, yeah after the Miami loss. That 72 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 3: was really Week thirteen or Monday night game against Marino. Yeah, yeah, 73 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 3: that they lost. I mean you're filming that six weeks 74 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 3: seven weeks early. 75 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 2: Wow. 76 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, they caught me on the exact time, but I 77 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 3: know it was early, but it was during the season. 78 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 2: It was during the season. 79 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: That's awfully cock. Sure you got you gotta know that 80 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: you're super good to be able to do that. Or 81 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: you're going to hook something called Deeter Brock in the 82 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: NFC Championship game and you're like, if that happens, we 83 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: can't lose exactly. 84 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 2: So there, I mean, there you go. Do did have you? 85 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: Or did you? God rest his soul? Ever meet Harry Carey? 86 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 1: I never met Harry Carey, but you listen to him. 87 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 1: I listened to him growing up all the time. I 88 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 1: mean growing up in Chicago. I mean back then there 89 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: was no I mean, you got w g N and 90 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 1: you got TBS. So was Harry Carey. It was Jack 91 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: brick House, Skip Carry calling Brave's game, and Chip. 92 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 3: Now was calling the Cardinal games and actually is a 93 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 3: is A is a good friend of mine. He actually 94 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 3: calls his son is now calling game, so it's the 95 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 3: lineage is good. But Chip and I have become pretty 96 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 3: good friends actually being in the National League Central h 97 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 3: with the Pirates uh previously and then going in there 98 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 3: a lot. Chip and I have developed a very a 99 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 3: very cool relationship. 100 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: The the Bucos yesterday's news. But I'm a fan from 101 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: Afar skiins the pitcher, Yeah, I mean seriously, like when 102 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 1: he's on his game, Holy cow, how good is that guy? 103 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's the best. It's the best in the game. 104 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 3: I mean, it's it's hands down the best in the game. 105 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 4: It is. 106 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:07,479 Speaker 3: I mean, and for such a young age, what he's 107 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 3: been able to do, it's it's really historic. And on 108 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 3: top of it, just an even better human being. I 109 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 3: mean kids spent a couple of years at the Air 110 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 3: Force Academy and just yeah, really quality person. 111 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 1: Harry Carey, if you don't look at me and embarrass me, 112 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: I'll do a Harry carry double play call for you. 113 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 2: You want to know, I want it? Here we go 114 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 2: double play ball. 115 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 1: Samberg? Hey, Hey, I always love that one ever identified 116 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 1: like Samberg? To Dunston to Grace and that's a twin killing. 117 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,919 Speaker 1: Excuse me, three to two and that's a double play. 118 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: It was the Hayes. We're key with him, a double 119 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 1: play ball Samberg, Hey, that's an out. Hey what a 120 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: character he was man quality? 121 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 3: Well you, I mean he's also probably had about ten 122 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 3: Budweisers by that. 123 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: Time too, So yeah, the king of Beers, no doubt. 124 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,840 Speaker 1: How how was the Capitol Club this morning? And did 125 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: they pepper you with any controversial questions? 126 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 2: No, there was no controversial questions. 127 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 3: There were good twins, fans questions, you know, what you 128 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 3: would expect about the support of the club. 129 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 2: But yeah, it was. 130 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 3: It was really cool to be able to, uh, to 131 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 3: go out there and spend a little time out there. 132 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 2: And I really. 133 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 3: Appreciated the community aspect of the questioning that the group 134 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 3: put out. 135 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:24,559 Speaker 2: Like what just talking about you know, how the team expect? 136 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, they care, I mean, and it's it's very obvious 137 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 3: that that they care about the team and the where 138 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 3: the team's going and what the team is going to 139 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:33,840 Speaker 3: look like and through. 140 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: You know, through some some ownership conversation and the record 141 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 1: last year and everything. It's I find that to be 142 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: a good thing. I mean, granted, it'll get hot and 143 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: especially if if you as the kids say doom scroll 144 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: on Twitter or X then yeah, I can't get hot 145 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: and ugly. But that beats apathy. 146 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 2: You know. 147 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 1: It's like they're paying attention to it and they want 148 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: it to be good and they want change that goes 149 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: the right way. I mean, the worst thing is if 150 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 1: they're not talking about you, they just don't care, you know, right. 151 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 3: Apathy is the worst, you know, I mean, you you 152 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 3: want fans to be passionate. You want this community to 153 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 3: be passionate. And the thing I love about this, and 154 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 3: I said it in the press conference when I got 155 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 3: hired back, is like it feels like home here because 156 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 3: the way that people care about you, you know, the 157 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 3: way that they're deeply ingrained and how it's going to go. 158 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 3: And I mean I even had a gentleman say to me, like, 159 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 3: I care about how we play. You know, you don't 160 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 3: hear fans say that, right, I think that's impactful. 161 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: Right, Well, I mean you're gonna you're you're you're the manager, 162 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: and you're going to be the manager, hopefully for many 163 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: years when a lot of games, maybe even a World series. 164 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: So You're like, it feels like home. Talk to us 165 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: again Friday or Saturday when the temperature begins at minus 166 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: fifteen and you have Alison with you, and she just 167 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: flew in from Treasure Island, Florida, where it was probably 168 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: seventy and starting to get humid, right, and we can 169 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: talk about that home thing again, you know. 170 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's that's true. 171 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 3: I was talking more about the community aspect of it 172 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 3: than I. 173 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 2: Was the weather aspect. 174 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: Speaking of Alison, is your wife's name right? 175 00:07:59,240 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 2: That is? 176 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: Yeah? I want to butcher that where is she because 177 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: rumor has that she was a budding and established Cleveland 178 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: radio star. 179 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 3: She was, she was. She was on the Mike Triviasano show. 180 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 3: I don't know if you've heard of I've heard of 181 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 3: Bruce Brennan. Yeah, well Bruce Trennan. Yeah, Bruce Trynon was 182 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 3: there to Bruce Tretton that he's old school. Yeah, he 183 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 3: has old school Triviasana was old school Triviasano. The story 184 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 3: on Triviasano, which is really cool and you'll appreciate this. 185 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 2: He was on w t A M in Cleveland. 186 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, he was initially a call in guy called mister 187 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 3: know it All. 188 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 2: Wow. 189 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 3: He would call in and basically talk to the host 190 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 3: like you knew at all, and they ended up giving 191 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 3: him his own show, Old Italian gentleman. He has since passed, 192 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 3: but yeah, he gave Ali her first job right out 193 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 3: of broadcasting school and she was the sidekick on it 194 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 3: actually when we started dating, and then she actually got 195 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:48,680 Speaker 3: out because I don't know if you know this, but 196 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 3: talk show you can get calls in and it can 197 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 3: be a little critical and they were a little vertical 198 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 3: of the hitting coach there at at the time and 199 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 3: Eddie Murray, no, it was me well after that, so 200 00:08:58,120 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 3: that's when it happened. 201 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 2: That's what we were dating when she was on air 202 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 2: and they so. 203 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 1: Wait a second here, so you're the hitting coach for 204 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: the then Indians, Alison is starting a radio career. I mean, 205 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,199 Speaker 1: no social media or anything. But it's always nice to 206 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 1: have people say good things about you. 207 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 4: Yeah. 208 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 2: The funny thing about it is is we didn't. 209 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 3: She was so afraid it was her first job, like 210 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 3: out of school. She was so afraid she was going 211 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 3: to get fired because of the fact that you know, 212 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 3: we were we had started dating, and she didn't tell 213 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 3: anybody for a long time. 214 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 2: And then you know. 215 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 3: I do remember the day that he called and and 216 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 3: and she called and said, hey, like, I got some 217 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 3: news for you, and I think he thought it was 218 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 3: going to go a different path. And she's like, I'm 219 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 3: dating Shelty and he's like, okay, that's fine. 220 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: So what so your wife what what type of radio? 221 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: Did she do? Politics? Sports? Or was she like spinning 222 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 1: hot stacks of wax with taking it to the streets 223 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 1: by the Doobie Brothers coming at you. 224 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 2: I love the Doobie Brothers. I'll take that. 225 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 3: No, it was not. It was more. It was more 226 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 3: sports than it was anything. But it was the afternoon 227 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 3: and drive shows, so there was some local politics, yeah, 228 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 3: local thoughts, but. 229 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 2: It was a lot of sports. 230 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: Has she has she or did she offer you? And 231 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: I'm being serious here, pointers on like radio interviews, TV interviews, 232 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: press conference approach or anything. 233 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:18,680 Speaker 3: Oh god, Well, this summer after I got let go, 234 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 3: I was doing radio for XM, and then I did 235 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 3: some TV stuff for TBS and the MLB network and 236 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 3: did that, and there were I mean, the probably the 237 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 3: biggest anxiety I've had in the last ten years is 238 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 3: hosting a show. 239 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 2: Being a sidekick is fine. So you're running the show. 240 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 2: You're running the show. 241 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 3: And we were about two weeks in and I got 242 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 3: a text from the guy that's the program director and 243 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 3: he's like, you ready to host? 244 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 2: And I was like, well, I think that's more of 245 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 2: a question for you. Is that Steve Cohen? 246 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 3: No, no, no, it was Jordan Greenberg Okay, And I'm like, yeah, 247 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 3: let's go. 248 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 2: So I hosted. But when you host, you have to 249 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 2: do the reads. 250 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 3: And as you know, the reads are not written by you, 251 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 3: they're written by someone else and can change them, so yes, 252 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 3: you can to some extent. But then Ali would be 253 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 3: in the car and I would get a text while 254 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 3: she's like, slow down, your reads are too fast. You're 255 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 3: mumbling you need so. Yeah, she still coaches me through 256 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:16,079 Speaker 3: Derek Shelty. No, she calls me Derek klt Honey, your 257 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 3: enunciation the yeah, the put a cork in your mouth, 258 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 3: the tongue on the back of it, bite it and read, 259 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:24,960 Speaker 3: take it out and it'll work the muscle memory around. 260 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 2: Uh see, that's going to help you with the school trick. Yeah. 261 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 3: I mean she's uh, you know, she's Sicilian woman that 262 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 3: talks fast all the time, and she's telling me and 263 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:34,319 Speaker 3: she has an opinion. 264 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 2: I got to slow down in a team obile reader. 265 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: Geez, that's brilliant. Derek Shelter, manager for the Minnesota Twins, 266 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: in Studio nine to now. Uh the how was the 267 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh media fair balanced or like shark circling chum after 268 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: certain losses? 269 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 3: I think they were fair. I mean there there's a 270 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 3: lot of you know, they want to win there. It's 271 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 3: a passionate fan base and they want to win. And 272 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 3: I think the last couple of years they you know, 273 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 3: they got a little bit, they got a little bit aggressive, 274 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 3: a little bit hostile at times, and you know, some 275 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 3: of it warranted. But you know, I think we all 276 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:12,199 Speaker 3: realize and really got to realize this summer after doing it, 277 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 3: like everybody has a job to do, you have to 278 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 3: respect it. And it's nothing that's personal. The questions aren't personal. 279 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 3: The questions are just things that need to be asked 280 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 3: and and then that's fine. 281 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: Did you ever have a Rick Patino moment where like 282 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: you got frustrated, banged your fist down, mister Shelty and 283 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:31,439 Speaker 1: were like, if you think Kent Tacolvey, Willie Stargeld, Dave 284 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: Parker and John Candelaria are going to roll in here, 285 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: they're not because they're old. 286 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:37,079 Speaker 2: Yeah. I had one. 287 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 3: I only had one in six years, and it was 288 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 3: it was in Chicago two years ago and we got 289 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 3: no hit and I had to pitch a position player, oh, 290 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:47,839 Speaker 3: because the game got out of hand, and one of 291 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 3: the Reubs or White Sox it was Cubs, and one 292 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 3: of the writers asked me about pitching a position player 293 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 3: when we got no hit. 294 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 2: I may have responded to Tad. 295 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, Tad O well angry, well, and I mean I 296 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 3: apologize to the kid he was. I mean he's a 297 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 3: young he was a young writer, and I apologized him. 298 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 3: The next step, well, baseball etiquette. 299 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 1: You know, it's it's like if somebody if Schemes or here, 300 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: Pablo Lopez, Joe Ryan, whomever has as a no no 301 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:18,439 Speaker 1: going well in the in the dugout on the bench. 302 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 1: I mean it's handled a certain way, right, Like people 303 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: don't mention it things like that when you're on the 304 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: other side of it, Are you like yelling out of 305 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 1: your dugout? Hey, you guys know he has a no, 306 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 1: no no. 307 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 3: It's talked about a lot, you know, aggressively, like, hey, 308 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 3: you know, somebody's got to break it up. Now this 309 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 3: game was out of hand and actually it was not 310 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 3: a it was I think Emanaga threw like seven and there. 311 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 2: Was two relievers and it was in Illinois. It was true. Yeah, 312 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 2: so that was great and friends and family, the friends 313 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 2: and family. There wasn't one of my finer moment. That's fine, 314 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 2: I can understand. 315 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: But it happens. 316 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:51,359 Speaker 2: It does. Yeah, it does happen. 317 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 1: Like Whitey Herzog probably was on the wrong side of 318 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: a no no. 319 00:13:55,240 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, yeah, I mean, it just happens. It's one game. 320 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 3: It's one See, that's the thing everybody kind of forgets. 321 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:06,079 Speaker 3: And you do football like one game for us, and 322 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 3: at times people can lose their mind. And that's what 323 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:14,200 Speaker 3: sixteen games for you in the NFL seventeen seventeen games. Yeah, 324 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 3: not good at math and Derek Sheltie and Ali I 325 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 3: have three kids. How pivotal is the role of the 326 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 3: wife and mom when life is dedicated to a baseball career, 327 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 3: which means you're gone a ton for a fair amount 328 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 3: of the year. 329 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's vital. 330 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 3: I mean, the wives in our sport, or in any 331 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 3: professional sport is such a challenging place. Not only you know, players, 332 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 3: coaches and then I think especially for when you get 333 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 3: to you know, you get to the head coaching job, 334 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 3: because like you said, everybody is critical. Everybody has an opinion, 335 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 3: whether it's in the stadium or whether it's on social media, 336 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 3: and social media is so prevalent in the world today. 337 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 3: And then a little bit, you know, when my kids 338 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 3: are older. Now I have twenty five, twenty one, and sixteen, 339 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 3: you know, I mean one of the first things I 340 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 3: had to do in Pittsburgh when I got let go 341 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 3: is you got to call your kids first and like 342 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 3: let them know, hey, man, this is going to come 343 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 3: out on Twitter. And when I was in Tampa and 344 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 3: got let go at that point, like I lived there, 345 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 3: so like I had to pull my kids out of 346 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 3: school to tell them, like before their friends find out. 347 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 3: And the wife is so important to that because she 348 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 3: insulates a lot, the bad days the good days. And 349 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 3: I'm very fortunate my wife does an unbelievable job with that. 350 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 3: She's a good sounding board. And then the other thing 351 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 3: is is I think, you know she checks me. She 352 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 3: you know, she comes her Both her parents were teachers, 353 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 3: her father was a wrestling coach. So you know, two 354 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 3: girls in a family, no boy, and Sicilian, yeah, and Sicilian. 355 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 3: So yeah, they'll get after you a little bit. 356 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 2: Okay. 357 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 1: I understand that about pulling the kids out of school too, 358 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: because like things pop, and if they pop a certain 359 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: way and that's what they see, then if only for 360 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: the moment, I mean, it could really really hurt, you know. 361 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: And as sixteen year old, a sixteen year old girl, girl, 362 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: she played to any sports. 363 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 3: She plays volleyball, she plays club volleyball, high school vlleyball. Wow, 364 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 3: She'll start beach vollet which I know sounds weird looking outside. 365 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 3: She starts beach volleyball in two weeks down in Florida. 366 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 3: So I was actually just at a tournament in Okalla 367 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 3: all weekend long. 368 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 1: Wow, how does one you're a manager, how does one 369 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 1: coach volleyball? 370 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 3: I still don't understand. I can tell you this last summer, 371 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 3: after having the first summer off im, I always made 372 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 3: fun of the volleyball dads that stood off to the 373 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 3: side and had opinions about it, And then I turned 374 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 3: into that person. At one point I yelled at a 375 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 3: girl to move her feet. It was not our own child, 376 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 3: and Ali took me aside and said, I can't yell it. 377 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 2: Understand it or not mine. 378 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 3: So now I stand off with one specific father and 379 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 3: we're just critical to each other. And I still don't 380 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 3: understand the actual rules of it. I understand a little bit, 381 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 3: I don't understand the rotations. But honestly, it is my 382 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 3: favorite sport to watch on TV. Women's college volleyball is 383 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 3: my favorite sport to watch. Men's they're just so big 384 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 3: and so athletic. And but this strategy strategy in women's 385 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 3: volleyball and so big in the Midwest, I mean, the 386 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 3: big tennis loaded. 387 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 1: The Gophers had an unbelievably good team last year. 388 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 3: Yes, and Penn State won a national championship last year. 389 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 3: So it's really it's really fun to watch, like and so, 390 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 3: and that's something that you know, we can do that 391 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,120 Speaker 3: Ali and Jan and I can do together. And now 392 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 3: my son's my oldest girlfriend has become a huge women's 393 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 3: college of ball offense. It's it's actually my favorite sport 394 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 3: to watch on all. 395 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: Right, So, I mean I have terrific respect for those 396 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 1: who play it. I mean I've messed around and played 397 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 1: it before on the beach, But like when the vertical 398 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: by some of these girls is unbelievable. 399 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, they're so athletic. 400 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: When the set's perfect and hopefully i'm describing a right, 401 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:48,920 Speaker 1: So say the set's perfect and they get up to bam, 402 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: they're going to slam that thing home. Think about the 403 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:55,919 Speaker 1: girl or the guy on the other side getting the 404 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: hands together when I need to dig it out. Coming 405 00:17:58,480 --> 00:17:59,640 Speaker 1: out of one hundred miles per hour. 406 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 3: It's crazy, I mean, and that's why it's so fun 407 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 3: to watch. It's so fast, and it's honestly, it's why 408 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:06,640 Speaker 3: I like the women's game a little bit better because 409 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 3: those the men are so big, I mean, six six 410 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:12,919 Speaker 3: sixty seven hitting the ball. If they get a good set, 411 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,719 Speaker 3: there's really no way to return it, and the women's 412 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 3: game has a ton of strategy to it. 413 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,919 Speaker 1: We am Derek Shelton, a manager for the Minnesota Twins, 414 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 1: with the nine to Noon show marathon segment here shorty 415 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:28,679 Speaker 1: after this, if you have time, I do to to 416 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 1: chat about the teams, trying to get to know the manager. 417 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 1: Right now, we're going to get to the Woodford Reserve 418 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 1: portion of the equation coming up here relatively soon, but 419 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: to twenty years ago. Then the name Eddie Murray came 420 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: up nine to Noon twenty years ago the then Indians 421 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:48,159 Speaker 1: fired hitting coach Eddie Murray and elevated Shelty to the 422 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:51,640 Speaker 1: role from the minor leagues. Now, the reason I bring 423 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 1: that up is not to disparage Eddie Murray, not to 424 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: go back and be like, hey, you're from the miners 425 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 1: to the majors and Grady Sizemore, just the whole thing. 426 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:04,680 Speaker 1: It's it's I'm from Washington, d C. So I've lived 427 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 1: you know, vi via my late mom's divorces. God rest 428 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: her soul. I've lived all over the country in the world, 429 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 1: but I'm technically from Washington, D C. And the Maryland area. 430 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: So I was twelve when the We Are Family Group 431 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:21,879 Speaker 1: beat the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series. Eddie Murray 432 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: was the first baseman with that hair coming out of 433 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: his hat, with like Ken Singleton and Rich Dower and 434 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 1: Doug De Sences, Jim Palmer, Denny Martinez, Tippy Murry. I mean, 435 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 1: that was my squad back then, and you were the 436 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: manager of the Pirates. But do you the We Are 437 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:40,120 Speaker 1: Family Group. I would imagine they probably do some type 438 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 1: of celebration with the We Are Family Burt BLI eleven team, 439 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:45,359 Speaker 1: like every year or something. 440 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, they're back. Now. 441 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 3: I'm an Oil fan. I grew up an ore fan 442 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 3: really so my father played in the Oil organization. So actually, 443 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:54,120 Speaker 3: so when I replaced Daddy Murray, it was because Kyle 444 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 3: Ripton is my favorite player. Oh wow, So I am 445 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 3: an Ool fan. So like you name that team, Yeah, 446 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:02,879 Speaker 3: I'm right there. That Albumbrie. That World Series was the 447 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 3: first World Series. I was nine that I was allowed 448 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 3: to actually stay up and watch, so I can remember 449 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 3: watching him in my basement growing up. 450 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 1: But yeah, I had an Eddie Murray jersey the cool orange. 451 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:18,360 Speaker 1: Well when the Orioles wore orange and I was actually 452 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:20,200 Speaker 1: at the game, that was the bomb. 453 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 3: I will tell you the president of the now President 454 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:25,959 Speaker 3: of the Blue Jays, Mark Schapiro, who is the GM 455 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 3: of the Indians then Indians. When I got the job, 456 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 3: his father, Round Shapiro was one of the first agents. 457 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 3: He was the first agents in the game, and he 458 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 3: was did they represent Kurt Flood Brooks? 459 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 2: He was Brooks Robinson's agent. Wow. He was also Eddie 460 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:40,640 Speaker 2: Murray's agent. 461 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: Wow. 462 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 3: So when two years after I got fired, we had 463 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 3: a team party at Mark's house and I walked in 464 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 3: his den to take a phone call and the only 465 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 3: jersey hung up there. 466 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 2: Wasn't Eddie Murray jersey. Wow. 467 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, but yeah, that was that was my team actually 468 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:55,919 Speaker 3: growing up. Also, I was a huge Oil fan and 469 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 3: was able. But to your question, yes, those guys we 470 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:02,119 Speaker 3: were back around it nights of same Missis Stargel was 471 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:04,879 Speaker 3: there when they had events, stops and the Pirates have 472 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 3: started a since started a hall of fame that a 473 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 3: lot of those guys are back for. And it was cool. 474 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 3: I mean, like Parker's been back a couple of times, 475 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:15,919 Speaker 3: you know, seeing Dave Parker was kind of special. 476 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 1: Think about the body types of the players then in 477 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:22,679 Speaker 1: the late seventies compared to like what goes into the 478 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 1: off season training now. I mean John Kruck would be 479 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:29,240 Speaker 1: an a lead example. Tony Gwenn got rest his soul. 480 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:33,679 Speaker 1: I mean that'd be another example, like John Candelaria, Dave Parker, 481 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 1: Willie Stargell. I mean, some of these guys were so hefty. Yeah, 482 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 1: it's just it's not like that anymore, right, No. 483 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 3: It's not like that anymore. I mean, I mean those 484 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 3: guys came to spring training. We're talking about spring trainings 485 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 3: twenty days away or twenty two days away. And they 486 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 3: came to spring training to get ready. Yeah, and our 487 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 3: guys come. You know they've worked, they've worked harder in 488 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 3: the offseason in terms of how they take care of 489 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 3: their body. 490 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 1: Josh Bell. Maybe the new guy plays first and we'll 491 00:21:58,040 --> 00:21:59,160 Speaker 1: hit like Eddie Murray. 492 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 2: That would be awesome. 493 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: I'd be sweet. 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All you got to 511 00:22:56,800 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 4: do go to iHeartRadio dot com the website iHeartRadio dot 512 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 4: com slash teachers. 513 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: How does how does Cody Clemens fit into the mix? 514 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 1: You know, with three weeks from from spring training and 515 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:34,199 Speaker 1: Twins Fest this weekend Twins dot com for information, But 516 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 1: like this is as the opinion or as the thought 517 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:40,440 Speaker 1: would go now obviously with a lot to change up 518 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 1: to the regular season, Cody Clemens, what do you think? 519 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 2: And like how's he fit in? Number one? 520 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 3: He had he had the best year of his career 521 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 3: last year, finally got an opportunity to play. The great 522 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 3: thing about Cody is he can play multiple positions. First, 523 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 3: he can play second, he can go in the outfield, 524 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:58,120 Speaker 3: So really important part of our club to say where 525 00:23:58,119 --> 00:23:59,879 Speaker 3: he's going to play right now, I think we have 526 00:23:59,920 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 3: to see that shakes out. But his versatility and his 527 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:08,200 Speaker 3: baseball awareness is something that is really a positive thing 528 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 3: for for Twins fans. 529 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:13,640 Speaker 1: Pablo Lopez, Joe, Ryan baily Over probably could put Zebbi 530 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 1: Matthews in there, but Pablo and Joe specifically, what do 531 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 1: you like about those guys, and what an excellent one two, 532 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: you know once the season begins. 533 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:24,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, unbelievable. 534 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:26,239 Speaker 3: I mean, I think the one thing that you can 535 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 3: never have enough of his starting pitching. And we have 536 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 3: two elite guys at the top of the rotation and 537 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 3: and Pablo and Joe, and that's where it all starts. 538 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 3: And I think the depth that we have in organization. 539 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 3: You know, you mentioned those guys, and you throw Able 540 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,120 Speaker 3: in there, you throw TODs Bradley, you throw Wance. 541 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:43,919 Speaker 2: Richardson in there. Ye. 542 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 3: I mean that's that's where you build good teams with 543 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 3: that starting pitching, but you have to have those two 544 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 3: guys that anchor at the top, and we have those 545 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 3: two guys in terms of Pablo and Joe, and that's 546 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:57,879 Speaker 3: what really stands out. It's what makes this job exciting 547 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:00,879 Speaker 3: because you know, we were talking earlier about schemes like 548 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:04,480 Speaker 3: guys at the top of rotations can really do a 549 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 3: lot for your club because if you're not playing well, 550 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 3: they stop a losing streak. 551 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 2: Yeah, they extend it. 552 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 3: Like there's so many things you can do, and we're 553 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 3: really fortunate to have both those guys at the top. 554 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 1: Walker Jenkins, he's an outfielder in the system. I think 555 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 1: he turned twenty one in a month. Yeah, he's twenty 556 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:21,920 Speaker 1: he's going to turn twenty one in a month. How 557 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: close from what you know now is he to helping 558 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:27,960 Speaker 1: I would say he's close. I would not expect him, 559 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:29,400 Speaker 1: you know. I mean, he's not going to break camp 560 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 1: with us out of spring training. But we're really excited 561 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 1: about him. I mean, he's a big, physical kid. He 562 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 1: lives in Wilmington. He's been working out with Ryan Jeffers, 563 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:39,040 Speaker 1: which is important when you have one of your leaders 564 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:41,680 Speaker 1: working out with one of your top prospects. But we're 565 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 1: excited about him, and I think only time will tell, 566 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 1: because you said he's only twenty one, and when he 567 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 1: tells us he's ready to be in the big leagues 568 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: and we'll get him there, right. But he's going to 569 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 1: be an impact bat for us in the future. I 570 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:54,119 Speaker 1: remember last year when we would talk about the Twins 571 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 1: and you know, some of the players in the minor 572 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: league system down on the farm and like he was 573 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 1: tearing it up here, air ended up there. Then it 574 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 1: gets up to Saint Paul, I think, and things slowed. 575 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: I mean, but that he's not the first. You know, 576 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:09,840 Speaker 1: whether highly touted or not, like, how much is the 577 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: difference between Double A and Triple A When it comes 578 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:14,960 Speaker 1: to the pitching that you see double. 579 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,640 Speaker 3: A there's usually more velocity and in Triple A there's 580 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 3: usually more pitchability. And then I think the one thing 581 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 3: that we've seen because triple A is the first time 582 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:25,359 Speaker 3: they play with the major league ball, and from Double 583 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 3: A on down the ball as higher seams, it's oh jeez, 584 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 3: and there's so many factors, and then once you get 585 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 3: to triple A, the ball is the same ball is 586 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:34,920 Speaker 3: is the major league ball, which is why you sometimes 587 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 3: you see prospects get pushed to triple A because they 588 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 3: want the organization wants them with that baseball in their hands. 589 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:44,680 Speaker 3: The biggest gap we're having now is Triple A to 590 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:47,720 Speaker 3: the big leagues. Yeah, I mean, the Triple A baseball 591 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,440 Speaker 3: is just not not the same caliber that it has 592 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 3: was years ago. And the reason why is because if 593 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 3: guys get to Triple A and they have any success, 594 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:57,159 Speaker 3: they come to the big league. And it was one 595 00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:59,480 Speaker 3: of the things we talked about, you know, this morning 596 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 3: at the Capital Group, our Capitol Club is was the 597 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:05,680 Speaker 3: fact that guys aren't fully developed when they get to 598 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 3: the big leagues. It's not you know, fifteen twenty years ago, 599 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:10,600 Speaker 3: where guys get fifteen hundred at bats in the minor 600 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:12,680 Speaker 3: leagues or five hundred innings or a thousand innings. 601 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 2: They don't do that. 602 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:15,879 Speaker 3: If we think they're ready, we get them and then 603 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:18,119 Speaker 3: we try to develop them. And it leads at times 604 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,159 Speaker 3: to a little bit of frustration from fans because there 605 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:21,879 Speaker 3: are mistakes that are made with young players. 606 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:26,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, what with with what they give you with the roster? 607 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 1: You head into the season with what are some managerial 608 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:36,400 Speaker 1: keys to getting the absolute most out of what you have? 609 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:39,920 Speaker 3: Communication one, stand on top of what guys are thinking, 610 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 3: how you're giving them information, what the information is. And 611 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:44,800 Speaker 3: I'm not talking about information in terms of like game 612 00:27:44,840 --> 00:27:47,399 Speaker 3: planning or scouting. But what we want out of all 613 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:49,119 Speaker 3: of our players is we want them to have a 614 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:50,960 Speaker 3: clear mind. We want them to go out and think 615 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 3: in the positive. Our game is based on failure, you know, 616 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:55,280 Speaker 3: three out of ten times, and they get you a 617 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 3: plaque in Cooper's town, right, And I think a lot 618 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:01,720 Speaker 3: of times young players dwell on the negative. And we 619 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:04,120 Speaker 3: have to make sure as a coaching staff and myself 620 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:06,720 Speaker 3: that we dwell on the positive. We're going to make mistakes, 621 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:09,359 Speaker 3: but you know, you'll see me on TV and we 622 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 3: make a mistake and I may not react. I don't 623 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:13,639 Speaker 3: need a twenty two year old kid, twenty three year 624 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:15,560 Speaker 3: old kid watching me throw my hands up in the 625 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:18,400 Speaker 3: air and he's thinking, you know, what the hell cheld doing? 626 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:20,639 Speaker 3: Like I need the confidence there. Yeah, And I mean 627 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:22,160 Speaker 3: it even goes back to like we were talking about 628 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:24,720 Speaker 3: Gianna's club volleyball. I mean, like she saw it happening 629 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:26,159 Speaker 3: with a coach this weekend and she's like, well, am 630 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:27,399 Speaker 3: I not doing like that? 631 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:28,880 Speaker 2: We need positivity now. 632 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:31,440 Speaker 3: That doesn't mean we don't address things, we don't talk 633 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 3: about fundamentals, but you know, we have to make sure 634 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 3: that our players are working positive because I think what 635 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 3: we've found out is that if they're in that frame 636 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 3: of mind, they're going to take more risks, they're going 637 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 3: to be aggressive, they're going to do things, you know, 638 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:48,000 Speaker 3: moving forward instead of looking behind themselves. 639 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 1: And off our conversation last segment about X or about 640 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 1: social media that plays into it too, oh a ton 641 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: so especially in baseball, man, where you got six or 642 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:00,680 Speaker 1: seven games a week for a long time, and if 643 00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 1: those kids, if those players go to doom scrolling. You 644 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: know their team, their name or whatever, and things ain't 645 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:11,600 Speaker 1: going right, going right. It just perpetuates. And really it 646 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: should be elevator music in one ear and out the other, 647 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 1: because you already made it to the highest level. You 648 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 1: already got the money, so to speak, so it should 649 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:21,560 Speaker 1: be elevator music. But that's easier said than done. 650 00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:24,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that that is probably the biggest point, 651 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 3: is you have to let it go in one ear 652 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:29,520 Speaker 3: and out the other. And the one beautiful thing about 653 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 3: baseball is also the thing that is a little bit 654 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 3: mind blowing is everybody played it at some point. Everybody 655 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:38,800 Speaker 3: played if it was a little league game or they 656 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:43,400 Speaker 3: played in high school, and because of that, they have 657 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 3: an opinion on it. 658 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, and it's the one true sport. 659 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 3: I mean, some people don't play football now, you know, 660 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:50,920 Speaker 3: up here in the North, it may be hockey where 661 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 3: everybody has played that, but like at some point throughout 662 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 3: the country, someone's played baseball at some point you very 663 00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:57,959 Speaker 3: rarely come across. 664 00:29:58,200 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 2: Right. 665 00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 3: That means they have an opinion, right, And a lot 666 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 3: of those people have X or they have Instagram and 667 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 3: they want to throw their opinion. Yeah, they want to 668 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:08,200 Speaker 3: throw their opinion out there. But your point is in 669 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:10,320 Speaker 3: one year out the other I think is really important, 670 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 3: and it's how the game has changed. You know, you're 671 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:15,440 Speaker 3: talking about those teams that in the late seventies and 672 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 3: early eighties you. 673 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:16,800 Speaker 2: Like to the oils. 674 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:18,920 Speaker 3: Those guys won't worried about what people are saying. There 675 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 3: was three beat writers, no and you know, if you 676 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 3: played good they wrote it that way, and if you 677 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 3: played bad they wrote it that. 678 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 1: If don stan House walked two guys in a row, 679 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 1: Earl Weaver would go have three cigarettes to calm himself. 680 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 1: Not look at social media exactly. 681 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 3: And no one's throwing it knowing's throwing it out there. 682 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 3: No one's throwing out like why didn't you bring in 683 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:36,960 Speaker 3: this guy. 684 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:37,720 Speaker 2: Or why didn't you do so? 685 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:41,720 Speaker 1: Derek Shelton, Shelting, manager of the Twins and Studio. A 686 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 1: couple of quickies to close here. Distraction, as we just 687 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 1: touched on, can be the ultimate equalizer, not only in 688 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:52,120 Speaker 1: life but in pro sports. So the owner, the ownership 689 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:55,440 Speaker 1: situation here the last year and change, being in flocks 690 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 1: can can can stuff like that leak into the clubhouse 691 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 1: and become a distraction or is outside off the field stuff. 692 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 1: Is that easy to keep out of the clubhouse? 693 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:08,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't think. I don't think it will affect 694 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:09,920 Speaker 3: our clubhouse in any way. 695 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:10,120 Speaker 2: You know. 696 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:13,280 Speaker 3: Number one, our ownership situation is within a family, you know, 697 00:31:13,400 --> 00:31:16,440 Speaker 3: so it's and we've brought in limited partners. And I 698 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 3: think the one thing that I really appreciate is since 699 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:21,720 Speaker 3: Tom is kind of taking you know, the lead, the 700 00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 3: communication he's had on not along with myself, but you know, 701 00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:27,200 Speaker 3: with our front office group, I think it's really important. 702 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 3: And we're all aligned, and alignment is the most important thing. 703 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:35,040 Speaker 3: So yeah, no, no thoughts at all that we're that 704 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 3: we're we're moving in the right direction. 705 00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:41,720 Speaker 1: Mark Hallberg is your bench coach. Yes, what is the 706 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:43,120 Speaker 1: role of a bench coach? 707 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:45,640 Speaker 3: It's a very important role. And I say that because 708 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:48,040 Speaker 3: I actually had that role, but it's very important. He's 709 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:52,360 Speaker 3: the person that probably has more control and pulse of 710 00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:55,720 Speaker 3: the clubhouse than anybody. He's the guy that can have 711 00:31:55,920 --> 00:31:58,720 Speaker 3: and Mark's from here locally, which yeah, we're going to 712 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 3: get to that, okay, yea, And we're going to get 713 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 3: to that after we at to United Arab Emirates. Yes, yeah, 714 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 3: he Mark's background is completely different than mine. And in 715 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:10,840 Speaker 3: a beautiful way. And I think that's why we'll balance 716 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 3: each other out. But his role is basically to have 717 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:15,520 Speaker 3: a pulse at the clubhouse, and really good bench coaches 718 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:20,000 Speaker 3: what they do is they'll have conversations with players, and 719 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:23,680 Speaker 3: players will give them probably some more clarity and feedback 720 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 3: because they're not going to tell the manager. The manager 721 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:27,840 Speaker 3: is the one deciding every day if they play or 722 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:30,800 Speaker 3: don't play. You know, as we say, sign the lineup cards. 723 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:33,720 Speaker 3: So you'll get those conversations. They're also in the clubhouse 724 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:36,280 Speaker 3: more so they'll get a pulse of like, hey, you 725 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 3: need to have this conversation today, or you need to 726 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:40,800 Speaker 3: stay away from this guy today because he's really bad 727 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 3: or so. I think a good bench coach is like 728 00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 3: a gatekeeper. 729 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:46,200 Speaker 2: I love that. 730 00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:51,880 Speaker 1: And Hallberg, as Chelte knows, but for those who don't, 731 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:55,640 Speaker 1: was born in the United Arab Emirates of Dubai, then 732 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:58,960 Speaker 1: move to Wisconsin for high school and college. All right, Barren, 733 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:06,280 Speaker 1: Wisconsin River Bears fan, Vikings announcer bench coach, Packers fan. 734 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:08,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think he is a Packer fan. 735 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:10,600 Speaker 1: Really, have you vetted that out yet before hired him? 736 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:11,760 Speaker 2: I think he is a Packer fan. 737 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 1: Kidding me. 738 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:17,280 Speaker 3: But he's somebody I couldn't I should not say that 739 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:20,479 Speaker 3: without because he is a huge Twins fan. So I 740 00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:24,120 Speaker 3: don't know, I mean being growing up, growing up, like 741 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:26,360 Speaker 3: because we got him, I mean he was actually, come on, 742 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:27,960 Speaker 3: he was Buster Posey's roommate. 743 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:31,040 Speaker 1: He might have a Robin game. Warn he's not telling 744 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:32,800 Speaker 1: you baron Wisconsin. 745 00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:33,560 Speaker 2: He came in. 746 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 3: He talks about the World Series and his grandparents because 747 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:39,000 Speaker 3: he lived in He lived in Dubai. And then what 748 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:41,719 Speaker 3: happened from the story I heard, is that the people 749 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 3: over there, parents were both teachers over there. They were like, 750 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 3: your son's talented, Like, you need to get him back 751 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:49,440 Speaker 3: into the States to play, And that's where their family 752 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:51,840 Speaker 3: was from. But every summer they came back and spent 753 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:54,400 Speaker 3: the summers here. So like when we sat down to 754 00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:56,480 Speaker 3: interview him the first time, the first thing out of 755 00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 3: his mouth was, I cannot believe I'm sitting here in 756 00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 3: the manager's off in Minnesota, Twins. Because we, I mean, 757 00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:04,800 Speaker 3: we had a hard push to get him. I mean, 758 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:07,320 Speaker 3: your best friend is the president of the team you 759 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:07,760 Speaker 3: work for. 760 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:11,839 Speaker 1: Wow, so well your bullpen coach. He probably has a game. 761 00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:14,319 Speaker 1: War of the Troy Hawkins probably from back in the day. 762 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:16,840 Speaker 1: He might be fanboy for the bullpen to take a 763 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 1: shot at hawk right here about his age. But we're 764 00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:19,160 Speaker 1: the same agent. 765 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:21,279 Speaker 3: As we were walking in, I'd taking a shot at 766 00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:23,439 Speaker 3: Eddie Gunardo in my press conference. 767 00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:24,520 Speaker 2: And he just called and yelled at me for it. 768 00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:25,120 Speaker 2: That's the best. 769 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:30,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, lastly or yeah, lastly, your wife, Allison, do you 770 00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:34,480 Speaker 1: or Ali have any connections with the Wikipedia people? And 771 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:37,440 Speaker 1: here's why I ask, because you should be listed with 772 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:42,200 Speaker 1: other famous sports personalities or people from Carbondale. You're not 773 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:45,279 Speaker 1: listed on there. You're a manager of a major Well wait, no, 774 00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:48,800 Speaker 1: you're a second time manager of a major league baseball team, 775 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:52,160 Speaker 1: which means they whiffed in Bucco Land. We have the 776 00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:56,360 Speaker 1: likes of Stephen Bardow. I remember him playing basketball. Troy Hudson, 777 00:34:56,600 --> 00:35:03,160 Speaker 1: he played here, Brandon Jake Gobs Southern Illinois played for 778 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:05,560 Speaker 1: the Giants. Man he was fantastic as a running back. 779 00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:10,640 Speaker 1: Jerry Kill Okay, coach coach here, coach here, Bart Scott, 780 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:15,239 Speaker 1: Jets linebacker, big timer. Uh. But then you get to 781 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:19,839 Speaker 1: Sean Watson, who's the head coach of football at Wafford. Yeah, well, 782 00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:22,200 Speaker 1: somebody's got to give it the Wikipedia people give them 783 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:24,920 Speaker 1: to fifty. They're always asking for money, and you've got 784 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:27,080 Speaker 1: to be on that list. They're not on the list 785 00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:28,480 Speaker 1: unless unless I missed it. 786 00:35:28,600 --> 00:35:30,520 Speaker 2: I'm just telling you ridiculous. 787 00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:34,000 Speaker 3: With Dustin Morris in the room, if I'm not by tomorrow, 788 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:35,640 Speaker 3: there's going to be some. 789 00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:37,560 Speaker 2: Hell to pay around here. I'm just telling you that. 790 00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:40,239 Speaker 1: Right now, last Leon, we're in a hurry rumor has 791 00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:44,120 Speaker 1: a You are a bourbon connoisseur. I have three perfectly 792 00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:48,760 Speaker 1: aged Woodford reserved bottles from the Kentucky Derby of Days 793 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:51,800 Speaker 1: gone By in my booth at Canterbury Park. Uh, maybe 794 00:35:51,800 --> 00:35:54,360 Speaker 1: we can cut a deal for those bottles. Sometimes that's fine, 795 00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:58,120 Speaker 1: let's go, let's champions clever. Sometimes we negotiate. Yeah, I'm 796 00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:02,719 Speaker 1: all in on that. You are awesome man, and let's 797 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:05,600 Speaker 1: let's make this the start of something good during the season. 798 00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:07,600 Speaker 1: Whenever you have time, Dustin, thank you very much. 799 00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:10,680 Speaker 3: My brother shall take him until my Wikipedia page gets fixed. 800 00:36:10,680 --> 00:36:13,799 Speaker 1: Please, yeah, please don't. I'm hoping my sixty year old 801 00:36:13,800 --> 00:36:17,040 Speaker 1: eyes didn't miss the name. Shelty. God bless you and 802 00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:21,799 Speaker 1: your family, safe travels for your family relocating here, and 803 00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:23,919 Speaker 1: once again, God bless him best of locker right. 804 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:25,160 Speaker 2: Thank you very much, thank you for having me on. 805 00:36:25,200 --> 00:36:26,239 Speaker 2: I look forward to doing it again. 806 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:29,280 Speaker 1: Yes, sir, that's Derek Shelton, new manager of the Twins. 807 00:36:29,320 --> 00:36:29,799 Speaker 2: Back at. 808 00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:34,960 Speaker 4: I cant waitckat wait until the tomorrow. 809 00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:41,839 Speaker 1: Tomorrow my very will be to this. Yeah. 810 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:46,560 Speaker 4: What you got well, the Minneapolis Home and Remodeling Show. Yeah, 811 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:51,440 Speaker 4: it's presented by Smith, Cole, Stucco and Stone. It's January 812 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:55,759 Speaker 4: thirtieth through February first, and it's a US Banks Stadium. Yeah, 813 00:36:56,000 --> 00:36:58,279 Speaker 4: you can plan your visits to the Minneapolis Home and 814 00:36:58,280 --> 00:37:02,560 Speaker 4: Remodeling Show and save on tickets as well Minneapolis Home 815 00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:05,680 Speaker 4: and Remodeling Show dot com. 816 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:10,560 Speaker 1: Before that, you know, you back an hour and change ago. Yeah, 817 00:37:10,680 --> 00:37:14,200 Speaker 1: when we were rhapsodizing the Minnesota Wild yours trurely has 818 00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:17,080 Speaker 1: been bit bye by a the Wild b because of 819 00:37:17,160 --> 00:37:21,080 Speaker 1: Quinn Hughes. And that's with no disrespect anybody else on 820 00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:24,960 Speaker 1: the squad. It's just we made some proclamations earlier in 821 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:28,200 Speaker 1: the show that we hope come to fruition. But you know, 822 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:30,759 Speaker 1: I was joking around being like, well, what line are 823 00:37:30,760 --> 00:37:34,239 Speaker 1: they going to use our Timmy paneren on and then 824 00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:37,759 Speaker 1: Nordo noted elite hockey mind goes down the road of 825 00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:41,120 Speaker 1: Vincent Trocheck. I think he plays for the Rangers and 826 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:47,640 Speaker 1: the importance of faceoff wins analytically at certain times of games. 827 00:37:47,719 --> 00:37:51,040 Speaker 4: Yes, big moments winning face offs so a problem for 828 00:37:51,120 --> 00:37:52,040 Speaker 4: our team in the past. 829 00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:54,719 Speaker 1: Right before shell SHELTI got in here, I started looking 830 00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:58,080 Speaker 1: up this Trocheck stuff. I mean, damn with these face 831 00:37:58,080 --> 00:38:01,000 Speaker 1: offs in this face off percentage, So I don't know, man, 832 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:03,520 Speaker 1: we could be really really strong up the middle with 833 00:38:03,600 --> 00:38:06,880 Speaker 1: Heartsey and jul ericsonek and then you put Trocheck in 834 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:09,440 Speaker 1: the mix only counts salmon. 835 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:12,200 Speaker 4: Shorts, salmon shorts and flip flops in late May at 836 00:38:12,239 --> 00:38:14,920 Speaker 4: Grand Casino Arena. I mean, we haven't won a face 837 00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:18,279 Speaker 4: off in a big spot since what ko. Yeah, So 838 00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:21,440 Speaker 4: it's it's about damn time that we build up that 839 00:38:21,640 --> 00:38:24,840 Speaker 4: spine on this this Wild line lot. 840 00:38:25,160 --> 00:38:28,520 Speaker 1: Alrightyhind Ze, John Hines, coach of the Wild joins tomorrow 841 00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:30,840 Speaker 1: at nine o'clock. Thank you for listening. I'm Paul Allen. 842 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:38,000 Speaker 1: Here comes big Daddy Cohn with that wrap on the show. Now, 843 00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:44,480 Speaker 1: what what did I do wrong? The game is oval, It's. 844 00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:47,560 Speaker 4: Mad week and we're just preparing for the freeze, counting 845 00:38:47,560 --> 00:38:50,120 Speaker 4: down to the spring, like it's Rick D's picture in 846 00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:53,239 Speaker 4: brown grass and some snow melting in baseball thanks to 847 00:38:53,320 --> 00:38:56,680 Speaker 4: New Twins boss Derek Shelton Bias like ever have a 848 00:38:56,680 --> 00:39:00,000 Speaker 4: Patino moment in the show. Not sure where that question 849 00:39:00,239 --> 00:39:02,880 Speaker 4: was gonna go. First thought led me to an Italian 850 00:39:02,960 --> 00:39:06,960 Speaker 4: beastro in Louisville. Thankfully it wasn't like that though. Meanwhile, 851 00:39:07,080 --> 00:39:10,279 Speaker 4: bikes takes caught in limbo. You're sitting there waiting with 852 00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:13,880 Speaker 4: the arms of Kimbo. His flora is gonna stays, TJ 853 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:16,680 Speaker 4: getting cut, gonna fix the draft, Pasey, here's a kick 854 00:39:16,719 --> 00:39:19,919 Speaker 4: in the butt, and we're fawning over Fernando Mendozo while 855 00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:23,480 Speaker 4: we're sweating wild out scratching Heinnestroza Howell. 856 00:39:23,280 --> 00:39:25,320 Speaker 1: Losing games They're supposed to be a cinch. 857 00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:28,000 Speaker 4: Now everybody's really mad at Chris Finch. 858 00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:33,440 Speaker 1: Down memory lane, we go to d EV Podcast Today's 859 00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:34,279 Speaker 1: Paul Allen Show. 860 00:39:34,360 --> 00:39:37,080 Speaker 2: We're listening back to previous show and interviews like going 861 00:39:37,120 --> 00:39:40,120 Speaker 2: to the iHeartRadio app for KFAA dot com.