1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:02,679 Speaker 1: Giants got to win last night, first win of twenty 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: twenty six. They were one and three. They played again 3 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: tonight five forty pre game A six forty first pitch 4 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: with Logan Webb on the hill and here to talk 5 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: about it all. You see her as part of the 6 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: Giants NBC Sports Bay Area coverage. Laura Britt joins us 7 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: on the UMA guest line. Laura, it's so good of 8 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:18,479 Speaker 1: you to make time for us. We appreciate it. How 9 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: you doing today? 10 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 2: Hey Laura, Hey guys, great to be on with you. 11 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 2: I heard I gotta follow up landon route. Yes, that's 12 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 2: not fair. 13 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: I well, you know it's okay for Matt Gage and 14 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: Keaton Wynn. They did all right with it last night. 15 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's true. That is very true. Yeah, I'm not 16 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 2: on so tonight it's gonna be Kylin on NBC Sports 17 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 2: Bay Area with Sean and Ritchie. I'm just gonna be 18 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 2: as you guys know, I'm moving to Georgia in June, 19 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 2: so I'm gonna be filling in here and there, so 20 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:47,919 Speaker 2: I'll be popping up on your TV screens every now 21 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 2: and then until we move. 22 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: Well, I gotta tell you I was already thrilled because I, 23 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: you know, I heard the news of course that you 24 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 1: were leaving, and I thought it was more in the 25 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: immediate I was stoked to see that you were you 26 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: were still doing games. You'll be with us for a 27 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: few months. We'll make sure we get our Laura BRIT's 28 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: hit in between now and then. And it's awesome that 29 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: Kylon Mills has come back to the band, which is 30 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: a good friend of mine. I'm thrilled that she'll be 31 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: a part of the coverage as well. But sort of 32 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: a rough first three days and then last night was 33 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: kind of a kind of an exhale of relief. How'd 34 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: you take in that win yesterday? And what was the 35 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:15,960 Speaker 1: overall feeling from the post game after last night? 36 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 2: Well, they made it interesting, which is typical Giants baseball. 37 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 2: It was torture baseball last year, so it only makes 38 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 2: sense that it carries over to this season. A little 39 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 2: bit of torture at the end of the game. But 40 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 2: I thought it was a good, solid win. I think 41 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 2: you've got to change the narrative because as long as 42 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:35,839 Speaker 2: the narrative is you don't have a win, you don't 43 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 2: have a home run, you've only scored one run, you 44 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 2: only have twelve hits, Tony Vaytello doesn't have a win 45 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 2: in the majors. That gets I'm sure, really old for 46 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 2: the players very fast, and then it becomes this bigger 47 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 2: than life story. So to just get that done, I 48 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 2: think is probably the most relief that everybody has to 49 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 2: get that out of the way. It's not like they 50 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 2: were going to go the whole season without getting a win. 51 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 2: Nobody's saying that, but that win and becomes more elusive, 52 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 2: and then the pressure that players put on themselves is 53 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 2: even greater if you can't just get it out of 54 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 2: the way. So I thought that was nice. The home 55 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 2: run from Bader, I thought that was very fitting. I 56 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 2: like that it was a newcomer that hit a home 57 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 2: run the Giants first summer of the season, Schmidt producing 58 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 2: in the nine hole. That was great. Anytime you can 59 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 2: get some production at the end of the lineup, and 60 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: Bailey coming through with a hit two So I like. 61 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 2: I was talking with Richie on the postgame show last 62 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 2: night about, you know, Tony Vattello has been tweaking the 63 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 2: lineup just to try and get something going because they 64 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 2: didn't have anything going before last night, and I don't know. 65 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 2: Maybe you don't change anything. Maybe you leave Williadamas in 66 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: the lead off position for tonight after you get a 67 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 2: win last night. I don't know, what do you guys think? 68 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 2: You don't change it? 69 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: Right? Well, we were sort of joking about that because 70 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 1: I think everybody yesterday and we had a bunch of 71 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: reaction from listeners, and even Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports 72 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: tweeted out, let's get weird. And then you put the 73 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: lineup that we thought, boy, it's funny to have Willie 74 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: in the one hole and then Arise in the four 75 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: hole and you're on six hits together, and they needed 76 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: all of them. But it's funny. He'd only had nine 77 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: career played appearances in the leadoff spot, and he'd had 78 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: four hits and always five for fourteen. It's got some 79 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,399 Speaker 1: success up there. But you endeavors to swing a little 80 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: better after him, I think too. 81 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, everybody's got to swing the bat a 82 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 2: little bit better. They only had six hits last night, 83 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 2: as you mentioned, so the offense has got to get going. 84 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 2: But it's baseball. There are one hundred and sixty two games. 85 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 2: There's no need to panic. You gotta let things settle in. 86 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 2: I think you really get a feel for a team. 87 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 2: You can really start to feel how a team is 88 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 2: and if they're going to be successful, or kind of 89 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 2: just get a feel for him. By maybe early June 90 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 2: you can start putting some actual legitimate thoughts together. Before that, 91 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 2: it's just so much up and down. You know that 92 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 2: it's a streaky game. You can go off and win 93 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 2: seven straight and then you lose fourteen. You know, it 94 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 2: just it depends on which part of the roller coaster 95 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 2: you're on at any given time. And so if you 96 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 2: don't give it two months, two solid months, I don't know. 97 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 2: I don't think you can really tell what a team 98 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 2: is made of until you've got a little bit more time. 99 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 3: Talking to Laura Britt on the UMA guest line, I 100 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 3: think the expectation coming into the season, Laura, was that 101 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 3: the offense was going to be better than a season 102 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 3: ago and the pitching was going to take a step back. 103 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 3: But so far, the offensive struggled to start the season, 104 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 3: the pitching has been solid. Is it kind of surprising 105 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 3: that the team has been winning or just win or 106 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 3: won a game last night kind of the same way 107 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 3: that it did a year ago where the offense not 108 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 3: really show him much, but the defense, the starting rotation 109 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 3: and the bullpen is coming into its own. 110 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 2: Yeah. I think the defense is a key thing that 111 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 2: you mentioned because the Giants have struggled defensively, you guys know, 112 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 2: with errors over the past few seasons. Last year was 113 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 2: especially bad, and so I think last night Casey Schmidt 114 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 2: had a great play at first that I thought was 115 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 2: really impressive, especially considering he's not an everyday first baseman, 116 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 2: and Willie Damas had a nice defensive play. They can 117 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 2: keep the defense solid, that's gonna be They've got a 118 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 2: lot of ground ball pitchers. They can keep the defense solid. 119 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 2: That's going to be a huge help for this team. 120 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 2: The offense again, I don't know. I mean, I know 121 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 2: people want to panic early. I just I don't think 122 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 2: there's enough time yet to know what it's going to be. 123 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 2: I think, yes, you would, you would hope that the 124 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,280 Speaker 2: team would have scored more than one run across the 125 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 2: first three games. But you also had some really good 126 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 2: Yankees pitchers, so you can't discount the picture that they're facing. 127 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:32,919 Speaker 2: There is a caliber of pitcher and they were facing 128 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 2: high caliber pitchers, so that's not to say that the 129 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 2: when you've got you know, Raphael Devers and Willia Damas 130 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 2: and all these guys that they shouldn't be able to 131 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,679 Speaker 2: hit high caliber pitchers. But it's gonna be a little 132 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 2: bit different, a bigger challenge than it is if you're 133 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,799 Speaker 2: facing somebody in the lower tier. So you can't discount 134 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 2: what the Yankees brought to Oracle Park, and I think 135 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 2: you've just got to give the offense a hot second. 136 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 2: Just give them a second. It's they're gonna settle in 137 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 2: and then you'll be able to make a true evaluation. 138 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 2: They did the right thing. They've brought in some bats, 139 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 2: and that was the big complaint the previous I don't 140 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 2: know three years is that you're not adding anybody. The 141 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 2: Giants are willing to add people, and I think they've 142 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 2: made some smart moves. I don't think anybody's denying that. 143 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:18,919 Speaker 2: So it's just about being in a new place. We 144 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 2: heard Willie Domas talk about it from last year. As 145 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 2: silly as it sounds. You're in a new ballpark, you're 146 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 2: in a new uniform, you've got all, You've moved your 147 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 2: whole life to a different place, and that sounds silly 148 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 2: to us because these guys are making so much money, 149 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 2: but they're also humans and there's that element of it too, 150 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,479 Speaker 2: and based off such a mental game, obviously, these guys 151 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,159 Speaker 2: have the skills to be able to do it, because 152 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 2: they wouldn't be at the major league level if they didn't. 153 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 2: And so you just got to give the offense a 154 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 2: little bit of time. I am not I don't have 155 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 2: like the red panic button anywhere near me. It's not 156 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 2: in this room, it's not in this house. It's like 157 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 2: far away. So I'm not ready to like start slamming 158 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 2: the panic button yet. But they've just got to have 159 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,039 Speaker 2: some time. And you also have a new manager who's 160 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 2: never been a manager in the majors. Just so many 161 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 2: things that the Giants have going right now as far 162 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 2: as changes, a lot of new coaching staff. You know. 163 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 2: It just it goes on and on and on. So 164 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 2: just give it a second and then check back in 165 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 2: in two months with me and we'll have some more 166 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 2: evaluation that I feel like we can make. 167 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, I saw sho no, no, you're good, you're good. 168 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: I saw Atani was gonna hit and pitch to it 169 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: for the first time of the year, and then I 170 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: did hit the panic button. I was like, I think 171 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: it's time. I was like after the giants first win, 172 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: I was like, a Tani the best show on the planet. 173 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: By the way, he's not human. They're human. He's not. 174 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: That's a dude. Dude's an alien. Talking to Laura britt Here, 175 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: NBC Sports Area joins us on the UMA guest line, Okay, 176 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: we're four games in. I wouldn't call myself a baseball purist, 177 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: and I do think there are things I've wanted to 178 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: see change over time, but I am hesitant at times. 179 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: This is one that I knew was coming, and it 180 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: turns out four games in, I'm a huge fan of it. 181 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: I like the ABS system. I think it's done perfectly. 182 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: I think three game is right. If you lose, use it, 183 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: if you miss up, if you get it wrong, then 184 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: you don't get it back. I think it's the perfect system. 185 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: I like the extra inning system, how you get two 186 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: more for the extras, whatever it is. I like that 187 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 1: it's only pitcher, batter and ketcher get to do it. 188 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: And I also like that there are elements that came 189 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: into play, even yesterday where there was a pitch in 190 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 1: the ninth where Fruit and Kiper joking, Hey, maybe Patrick 191 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 1: Bailey challenges that if Willie Damas didn't early in the game, 192 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: and also Ryan Walker still a striker in the ninth 193 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: that should have been challenged and was not by Tatis. 194 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: What are your thoughts on the abs and oh you 195 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: love it holding umpires accountable? 196 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 2: Is it too aggressive to say I'm obsessed with it? 197 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: I'm into it at all. 198 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:38,479 Speaker 2: I'm absolutely obsessed with it. I feel like the players 199 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 2: have been mall copped for the past however long, and 200 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 2: now theygan to just tap their helmet and then they 201 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 2: get to go at the pumps too, and I think 202 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 2: it brings There were so many things that I did 203 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 2: like about it before it became you know, went into 204 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:58,199 Speaker 2: full effect this year. I guess I didn't think about 205 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:01,839 Speaker 2: the element of like how much the fans can get 206 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 2: into it, and as a viewer at home, whether you're 207 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 2: watching on TV or even in the ballpark, it adds 208 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 2: this whole other element of fan engagement that I hadn't 209 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 2: really thought about before. Yes, it's it's been a really 210 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:16,959 Speaker 2: cool vibe just watching it all play out and then 211 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 2: seeing who's aggressive with it and who's not. And I 212 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 2: mean the catchers, we showed a graphic last night on 213 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 2: NBC Sports Bay Area on the Giant's postgame show. Actually 214 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 2: it was in pre about who's been the most successful 215 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 2: as far as getting calls overturned and no surprise that catchers. 216 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 2: I think they were at like sixty four percent. And 217 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 2: that's not surprising. Yeah, I mean that's who you would think. 218 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 2: But I'm with you on I like that. It's you 219 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:44,559 Speaker 2: can't have managers call. You can't have you know, all 220 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 2: these people, you can't have call. It's just those three 221 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 2: people that are available to make the call. And then 222 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 2: you know, within teams there have got to be guys 223 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 2: that the managers like, you're not like no, you're not allowed. 224 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 1: No, no, don't, don't. 225 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 2: Don't bring your hand anywhere near your helmet. And then 226 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 2: there there are guys, obviously veterans that have probably got 227 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 2: free will to make those calls that we showed one 228 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 2: yesterday with salvad Or Perez. Have you guys seen this? 229 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 2: I have not. I think he had three calls, two 230 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 2: of them I believe were back to back. It was unbelievable. 231 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 2: Just every call he made was right, overturn, overturn over, 232 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 2: and like as the umpire you've got to feel like 233 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 2: such a dog dog so public. But I don't know, 234 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 2: it's like kind of it's I don't know if this 235 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 2: is wrong, but like I pulled to the player, I'm like, yeah. 236 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, no, definitely. 237 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:45,839 Speaker 1: Landon Roof just said to us, he's like, we got 238 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: to be held accountable or we get sent down when 239 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 1: we get He's like, I'd like, I love you know. 240 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 1: Twenty two Laurens. You mentioned the fan engagement part, and 241 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:54,680 Speaker 1: I was at all three games this weekend, and so 242 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: I didn't Every time there was a challenge, I stopped. 243 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:58,559 Speaker 1: I was like, oh, we're if I was walking somewhere, 244 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 1: oh I got I got to stop and see what 245 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: it looks like. And so I've watched tennis for a 246 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,439 Speaker 1: long time and that to me was always the best 247 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: challenge system because it was exactly the same as baseball, 248 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 1: where it's a little digital graphic they show you whether 249 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 1: or not the ball actually clip the line or not. 250 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 1: And the fans you can hear him at Arthur ash 251 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 1: or wherever the tournament is. They cheer or they boo 252 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 1: and they don't like it. But it's different because this 253 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: is now directed at an umpire who it's sort of like, 254 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: you know, yeah, we're playing like you know, the Star 255 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: Wars Imperial March out there when the Umpires walk out 256 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:26,719 Speaker 1: the storm Trooper marks, like, we like to make the 257 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: Umpires the bad guys, and now we as fans get 258 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: to hold them accountable as well. 259 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,959 Speaker 2: Yeah, I was Rich Aurelia was on the show last 260 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 2: night and we were talking about this because we did 261 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 2: a whole segment on the ABS Challenge system and just 262 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 2: some of the craziest ones that we've seen, and he 263 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 2: was saying the same thing. He's like, you know, maybe 264 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 2: here's something I don't know if they do this right now. 265 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 2: You know, the Umpires have a report card already, they've 266 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 2: had that. I wonder if they're going to add this 267 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 2: as a note on their report cards. Do you know 268 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 2: if they're doing that? 269 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: I have no, I've not heard. I would imagine because 270 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: all that stuff goes into whether or not they get 271 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 1: selected for post He's an All star game World Series 272 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: and that's it's a big honor, Like I would imagine 273 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: because they're doing this, why wouldn't. 274 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, So I haven't looked. Honestly, I don't really look 275 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 2: at the Umpire report cards very often. I'm sure some 276 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:16,079 Speaker 2: of your listeners do so maybe they know. But I'm 277 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 2: wondering if they're going to add some kind of a 278 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:21,079 Speaker 2: note on there of how many calls they've gotten wrong 279 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,439 Speaker 2: and how many they got overturned. I think that could 280 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:26,319 Speaker 2: be interesting too, But it is, you know, there there 281 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 2: are still some people who say, like, ah, this just 282 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 2: makes it too nitpicky. But it can be a game changer, 283 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 2: as we all know. I mean, one call can can 284 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 2: change a baseball game and then can change a trajectory, 285 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 2: especially if if you're the batter and you know that call, 286 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 2: you get struck you know, you get struck out and 287 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 2: you know it wasn't a strike. I mean you just 288 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 2: then you could spiral because it feels out of your hands. 289 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 2: And I think there are so many changes happening in 290 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 2: baseball right now. You know, you had to pitch clock 291 00:12:57,559 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 2: and people at first were like, ah, nah, I don't. 292 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 2: It has been an amazing change to the game. You've 293 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 2: got to speed it up, you've got to get it 294 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 2: where it's more engaging for people. This is just another 295 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 2: element of that. So I've loved it, absolutely obsessed with it. 296 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 2: I think it's fun. I think it's not going anywhere. 297 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 2: I think people are going to continue to you know, 298 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:20,439 Speaker 2: it's going to continue to create buzz on social media 299 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:22,439 Speaker 2: because because people get to be involved in it. And 300 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 2: that's that's what this is. As Buster said when he 301 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 2: took over as a president of Baseball Operations, We're in 302 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 2: the entertainment industry, you know, we're trying to entertain people, 303 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:33,680 Speaker 2: and if you can get your viewers more involved, that's 304 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 2: always a plus. And and then the accuracy is upheld, 305 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 2: and that's really, at the end of the day, what 306 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 2: everybody wants. You want it to be, right Cople. 307 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:43,839 Speaker 3: More minutes with Laura brid on the UMA guest Line. 308 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 3: I want to get your thoughts on a few TV 309 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 3: questions here, Laura. So you've been a part of many 310 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 3: Giants opening days. What does you make of the Netflix 311 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 3: opener as a Baseball TV broadcast. 312 00:13:54,520 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 2: Yet to Well, so, I've seen all the feedback. I didn't, 313 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 2: to be honest, if you want the one hundred percent 314 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 2: honest truth, I was like volunteering in the library at 315 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 2: my kids' school, that, you know, running to baseball practices, 316 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 2: So I didn't. I've seen snippets of it obviously on 317 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 2: social media. I didn't go back and watch the full thing, right. 318 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 2: I think expanding the game to as many people and 319 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 2: exposing it to as many people as possible is not 320 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 2: a bad thing. And I think anytime you've got a 321 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 2: first time that you're doing something, they are going to 322 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 2: be kinks. So that's what happened. You know, you've got 323 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 2: a Netflix who's trying to do something new and innovative 324 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 2: and very different, and you compare a lot of people 325 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 2: are comparing it to NBC. You know, they got back 326 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 2: in the Major League Baseball game, right, and it was 327 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 2: just seamless broadcast. Well, people have to remember that they've 328 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 2: been doing this for a really long time and obviously 329 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 2: at a very high level, and are incredibly involved in 330 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 2: all sports. So producing sports is a whole different beast. 331 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 2: And I hope that people can now appreciate the broadcasts 332 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 2: that are brought to them every night just by seeing 333 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 2: some of those some of the errors that happened, or 334 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 2: maybe some of the things that didn't feel right, because 335 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 2: I know some people that went to the game and 336 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 2: they said it didn't even feel at the park, It 337 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 2: didn't even feel like weird. Yeah, that it was like 338 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 2: almost an All Star game. 339 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, And we get that so much for basketball 340 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: and football with like the Super Bowl and stuff, but 341 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 1: you don't get that sort of like corporate sterile feeling 342 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: in a baseball game. Generally, it did feel odd. 343 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, so I wasn't there. I mean, you've got a 344 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 2: better perspective than me on that, But I understand that. 345 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 2: I think it's really cool. I love the taxi and 346 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 2: the cable car thing. I thought that was pretty cool. 347 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 2: Adding elements like that are really neat, and then you 348 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 2: just it's going to take time for anybody that's doing 349 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 2: something new, and I think with baseball it's it's way 350 00:15:58,120 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 2: more of a challenge than it is. You know, they've 351 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 2: done it Christmas games, they've done their NETFLIX is really 352 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 2: pushing the one off events, and baseball is such a 353 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 2: tricky sport to do that in because as all of 354 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 2: us know and everyone listening knows, it's one hundred and 355 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 2: sixty two. This is there's no rest for the weary. 356 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 2: You are grinding every day, and it's not you can't 357 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 2: make any one game stand out that much more. Now, 358 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 2: the opening night thing, I get, I mean, I get 359 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 2: that that's that's the one that you want to do 360 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 2: if you don't have the world series, right, But it's 361 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 2: a it's a tricky tricky line to to walk if 362 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 2: you're Netflix, because it's such a unique sport and just 363 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 2: has so many more games than the other the other leagues, 364 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 2: and so I think, you know, guys, just give them 365 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 2: a little grace. Anybody listening that love it. We can 366 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 2: all have our opinions, right, but yeah, maybe offer a 367 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 2: little grace and just be happy that somebody's somebody's trying 368 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 2: to get this out there a little bit more. I 369 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 2: think the hard thing right now is the streaming service there. 370 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 2: You can't you don't know where your game's gonna be. 371 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 2: And I feel that for viewers like that, that stinks. 372 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:09,639 Speaker 2: You miss just like you know you could turn on 373 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 2: the TV and you know your where your game's gonna be. 374 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:14,199 Speaker 2: You know it's gonna be on You can count on that. 375 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 2: I mean even as like somebody like me who's in 376 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 2: the business, sometimes I can't even find stuff. It's like 377 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 2: it's on Amazon, but then I gotta go, like find 378 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:25,479 Speaker 2: my note card with my password on it. It's like, 379 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 2: what do I gonna do all? It's like I can't 380 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 2: do Yes, I do still keep my passwords on note cards, Okay, No, no, 381 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,440 Speaker 2: you gotta you gotta like work to find your game, 382 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 2: and that's a disservice to the fans. So that's not 383 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 2: like a knock on Netflix. That's really just like the 384 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:45,920 Speaker 2: industry as a whole. There's gotta be a correction there somehow, 385 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:48,880 Speaker 2: and I don't I don't know how it's gonna correct, 386 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 2: but it's gonna have to, because no one wants to 387 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 2: watch one game on this and then the next night 388 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 2: you gotta watch it on this, and by the end 389 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 2: of it, everybody's paying as much as they were paying 390 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:00,920 Speaker 2: for cable with all their streaming services that they have. Yeah. 391 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, we used to share them too. Then they cut 392 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 1: us off. So another anothery're. 393 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 2: Gouging us, Laura. 394 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, by the way, but Laura Britt that voice you 395 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: hear NBC Sports Bay Area joined us on the uh 396 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 1: my guest line and real quick, before you go, Laura, 397 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:12,919 Speaker 1: they're going with the exact same lineup today as they 398 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: went with last time. The Joans were running it back. 399 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 1: So there they're going with the exact same lineup. 400 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 2: All right. 401 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 1: I'm I'm genuinely just shocked. I had so many questions 402 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,400 Speaker 1: on Bert Kreischer and Jamis to ask you, but we're 403 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,360 Speaker 1: out of time and you didn't see it, so I'll 404 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 1: have to often move on for next time. Laura, thanks 405 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 1: so much for the time. We'll definitely catch up again 406 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 1: before you're out of here in June. Thank you so much. 407 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you soon. 408 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 3: Thanks Laura. 409 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 2: Thanks guys talking with you great stuff. 410 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 1: They're Greatlaura Britt there's