WEBVTT - 8-23 The Tony V Show

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<v Speaker 1>It's time now for the Tony Vitello Show, our chance

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<v Speaker 1>to talk with the Giants manager and Tony, you said

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<v Speaker 1>on Friday that you had been to Fenway Park as

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<v Speaker 1>a spectator, but obviously your first time as a manager

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of games in. But tell us tell us

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<v Speaker 1>your thoughts about Fenway because it really is a special place.

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<v Speaker 2>No, it is. It's like time travel, and it's a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit different, kind of like griglely, they got to

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<v Speaker 2>update some things, and of course you want to maximize money.

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<v Speaker 2>See you add seats above the monster and stuff like that,

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<v Speaker 2>but it truly is like time travel and being a

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<v Speaker 2>part of, you know, the grassroots of baseball. I guess

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<v Speaker 2>you kind of feel like and you know then too

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<v Speaker 2>your you're a little bit mesmerized because sitting in the

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<v Speaker 2>stands is totally different than being on the field. So

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<v Speaker 2>there is kind of an awe inspiring moment and the

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<v Speaker 2>guys sign the back of the Green Monster, which is

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<v Speaker 2>a tradition for players. But once the game starts, it's

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<v Speaker 2>if you're winning, you love where you're playing at and

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<v Speaker 2>then you get to a moment where the other team

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<v Speaker 2>gets the bases loaded and you got to make a

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<v Speaker 2>pitching change or something, then all of a sudden you

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<v Speaker 2>hate it. But I think, like any park you go to,

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<v Speaker 2>you got to embrace it and you got to enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>it because it'll it'll bring out the kid and you

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<v Speaker 2>to play a kid's game to the best of your level.

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<v Speaker 1>And we're seeing a lot of young pitchers get opportunities

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<v Speaker 1>for the Giants. Blade did well. We're getting a good

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<v Speaker 1>look at him. He was terrific last night, shut out

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<v Speaker 1>baseball into the sixth inning. What did you like most

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<v Speaker 1>about Blade's performance last night?

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<v Speaker 2>I think how he was on lefties. I mean, you know, Bray,

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<v Speaker 2>you just wasn't seen it well. But to his defense,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean Blade was suffocating the strike zone and he

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<v Speaker 2>was doing it with a really good mix. So I

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<v Speaker 2>think what got him off to a good start. They

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<v Speaker 2>post here at Fenway what your strike percentage is. He

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<v Speaker 2>was above seventy percent for the first few innings and

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<v Speaker 2>that's the key for him, right yeah, I mean strike one.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, it's the key for anybody, but for him,

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<v Speaker 2>it's really good stuff. But it's not stuff you want

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<v Speaker 2>to dig yourself in a hole, you know, and just

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<v Speaker 2>rely on. You know, you can go get one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>miles an hour or something like that. So attacking the

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<v Speaker 2>zone and then mixing. You know, from that point on

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<v Speaker 2>going forward, maybe the strike percentage dips a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>but part of that is him making adjustments as he

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<v Speaker 2>goes the second and third time through the order.

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<v Speaker 1>And to be able to do this here, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>with this crowd against a really good lineup, that's a

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<v Speaker 1>huge confidence builder for really not just him but Dylan

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<v Speaker 1>Smith who also came in and did a nice job.

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<v Speaker 1>But what a confidence builder for young pitchers.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and we be you know, mistaken if we didn't

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<v Speaker 2>say Seymour in Cleveland here in tight games is going

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<v Speaker 2>out there and has a total different look in his

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<v Speaker 2>eye than his first go around with us, goes back

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<v Speaker 2>to sack, comes back up and really says, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be me, which I think every player if they can

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<v Speaker 2>do that, which it sounds easy, but it's a hard decision.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna be me on the mound or in the

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<v Speaker 2>batter's box and just see what happens. And it's going

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<v Speaker 2>very very well for him. We asked a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>him and Smitty last night. We essentially used all the

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<v Speaker 2>pitchers we had available, and those two guys should take

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<v Speaker 2>confidence away from last night, not disappointment.

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<v Speaker 1>Lots of opportunities for Giants' young pitchers. We'll have more

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<v Speaker 1>of the Tony Vattello Show right after this. Welcome back

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<v Speaker 1>to the Manager Show. We're talking with Tony Vattello, the

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<v Speaker 1>manager of the San Francisco Giants. Another youngster gets a

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<v Speaker 1>big opportunity today. It's Matt tug Bot Wilkinson and tell

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<v Speaker 1>us what the plan is today, Tony with him because

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<v Speaker 1>he went two innings in Cleveland that was on Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 1>so really three days rest, how long will you go

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<v Speaker 1>with him today?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it'll be something we'll kind of reaffirm with a

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<v Speaker 2>discussion right before the game with the whole group. But

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<v Speaker 2>I think right now, you know, four innings is not unrealistic,

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<v Speaker 2>you know so, but I think something beyond that would

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<v Speaker 2>have to be a really low pitch count or you know,

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<v Speaker 2>have all hands on deck ready to go in the

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<v Speaker 2>fifth inning or something like that. So just trying to

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<v Speaker 2>give a baseline. But for the most part, it's let

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<v Speaker 2>him have the first inning and then kind of go

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<v Speaker 2>from there. It is a shortened bullpen that we have,

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<v Speaker 2>so it's affected some decisions I think we'd want to

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<v Speaker 2>give him a longer leash, but at the same time

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<v Speaker 2>be sensitive to the fact he did have a twenty

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<v Speaker 2>five pitch outing as you said on Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 1>And how do you explain his chance to succeed Because

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<v Speaker 1>it's a ninety million hour fastball, but there seems to

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<v Speaker 1>be some deception there. What do you see with that?

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<v Speaker 1>And what is it that makes him potentially to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to get people out with really maybe a below

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<v Speaker 1>average fastball.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I do think it's deception, but overall it's his competitiveness.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got extreme self belief. I really feel like when

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<v Speaker 2>he gets out there, baseball is his outlet in life

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<v Speaker 2>to shine through and be who he is. And then two,

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<v Speaker 2>it's the conviction behind the fastball.

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<v Speaker 1>On a lighter note, what does he go by? I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>if he walks through the clubhouse and his teammates want

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<v Speaker 1>to talk to him or you want to talk to him,

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<v Speaker 1>is it Matt? Is it tug boat? What are we

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<v Speaker 1>going with right now?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's just tug or tug boat or variations of

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<v Speaker 2>but very rarely is it Matt Wilkinson. And now I'm familiar.

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<v Speaker 2>I had zero idea what his real name was. Buster

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<v Speaker 2>brought it up. You know. I saw him pitch when

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<v Speaker 2>he was a freshman in junior college, and Buster brought

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<v Speaker 2>up his name in one meeting, and I had no

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<v Speaker 2>idea who he was talking about, but I didn't want

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<v Speaker 2>to interrupt the meeting. And then there's been a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of times media has thrown it out out there, but

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<v Speaker 2>now I'm familiar. But he is known nationwide and also

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<v Speaker 2>to our neighbors to the north as Tugboat.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks Tony, good luck today.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the manager of the San Francisco Giants, Tony Battello

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<v Speaker 1>and the Tony Vattello Show. Thanks for joining us. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>have more Giants baseball coming up.