WEBVTT - 8-9 The Tony V Show

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<v Speaker 1>Giants Tigers the finale in a great day out here,

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<v Speaker 1>Temperatures will be right around seventy maybe a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>above at game time and logan web on the mound

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<v Speaker 1>is the Giants the chance to take this series from

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<v Speaker 1>the high flying Tigers who have come in here red hot.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Miller of Today's Tony Vytello Show, and Tony,

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<v Speaker 1>before we talk about today's game. Yesterday a ball was

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<v Speaker 1>lost in the sun in center field and Drew Gilbert

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<v Speaker 1>going for it, and then all of a sudden it

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<v Speaker 1>appeared he just couldn't see it, and that ended up

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<v Speaker 1>being a big play in that game. He didn't have

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<v Speaker 1>his sunglasses on, so and I know the sun was

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<v Speaker 1>kind of in and out sometimes behind the cloud sometimes.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell us about that play and the background on that play.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, if you were at to backtrack, the first out

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<v Speaker 2>of the game was a fly ball to Jung who

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<v Speaker 2>and he makes some things look easy. But I turned

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<v Speaker 2>to the pitching coaches and asked, do you think you

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<v Speaker 2>guys could have caught that fly ball? Because it probably

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<v Speaker 2>appeared routine if you just saw the catch, But the

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<v Speaker 2>lead up to it was the ball was dancing all

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<v Speaker 2>over the place and The reason I bring that one

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<v Speaker 2>up is the nature of playing outfield here is an

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<v Speaker 2>extreme challenge. It's a uniquely shaped park, the wind is

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<v Speaker 2>always swirling, and then the sun can be an issue too,

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<v Speaker 2>especially when you play a four o'clock star time. That's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of unique. It's going to change things as well.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's kind of the baseline is you got to

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<v Speaker 2>be good here, and you've got to be well prepared,

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<v Speaker 2>and you got to grind it out and then too

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<v Speaker 2>a mistake or two, I hate to say it, or

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<v Speaker 2>probably inevitable, you got to have a short term memory

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<v Speaker 2>and you got to forget it and you got to

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<v Speaker 2>move it on. And no one wore that mistake worse

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<v Speaker 2>than Drew Gilbert, to the point Gary Pettis went up

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<v Speaker 2>to him and just said, hey, you got to have

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<v Speaker 2>your head up and you got to move on, because

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<v Speaker 2>he knows he you don't want to let your pitcher

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<v Speaker 2>down at any time, especially when we're dying for these

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<v Speaker 2>guys to throw strikes. It was a well struck ball.

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<v Speaker 2>He did have to break back on it the sun

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<v Speaker 2>was in and out. But I think the drilling down

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<v Speaker 2>the sunglasses thing was a discomfort with the pair that

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<v Speaker 2>he had. Sometimes he had him on, sometimes he didn't,

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<v Speaker 2>and he didn't feel good seeing the ball with those on.

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<v Speaker 2>So he makes an adjustment with Gary today on some sunglasses.

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<v Speaker 2>But the bottom line is your room for air out

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<v Speaker 2>there small. So again, you've got to be prepared, and

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<v Speaker 2>part of being prepared is dealing with the sun one

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<v Speaker 2>way or another. And you know how much it changed

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<v Speaker 2>the game score wiser, who wins, I don't know, but

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<v Speaker 2>it made the game look sloppier than it needed to be.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's a mistake you don't want to repeat.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course, I mean the Giants never did score,

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<v Speaker 1>and it only had two hits for the whole game,

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<v Speaker 1>so maybe they just weren't going to win that game

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<v Speaker 1>one way or the other. Now, FP Santangelo in the

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<v Speaker 1>booth with me yesterday brought up back in the day,

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<v Speaker 1>and I grew up watching guys with these. They had

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<v Speaker 1>to flip down glasses that could be even attached to

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<v Speaker 1>the bill of your cap, and you could not wear

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<v Speaker 1>them or the ball got hit and you thought, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to need him to keep track of this ball.

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<v Speaker 1>Then you can flip them down. But those are kind

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<v Speaker 1>of now just part of baseball in.

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<v Speaker 2>History yeah, I think Ryan Samberg was, you know, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>it was just my experience kind of the most famous

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<v Speaker 2>version of that. He always had them on and as

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<v Speaker 2>a second baseman you rarely have to look up. But

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<v Speaker 2>with all those day games at Wrigley he played before

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<v Speaker 2>they had lights, he would be quick to flip those down.

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<v Speaker 2>But for me as an outfielder, I think you air

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<v Speaker 2>on the side of the sun's ever going to be

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<v Speaker 2>an issue. Having those things on is best preserved. Those

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<v Speaker 2>things do still exist. You don't see him as often,

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<v Speaker 2>but we've had you know, it was an opponent. I

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<v Speaker 2>remember in spring training the guy's got him on, but

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't flip them down, and the sun became an

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<v Speaker 2>issue on a flyball to right field. So, no matter

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<v Speaker 2>how it is, how you do your pregame stuff. Washington,

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<v Speaker 2>I just had a conversation with the infielders on the

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<v Speaker 2>need to do something in particular out there during pregame.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to protect your career and then ultimately when

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<v Speaker 2>the game starts, you got to protect your teammates and

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<v Speaker 2>do whatever you got to do, whether it's a equipment,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, gear to make sure you follow a ball

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<v Speaker 2>off your shin, you stay healthy, You got to put

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<v Speaker 2>yourself in a position to be healthy and to help

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<v Speaker 2>the team.

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<v Speaker 1>So the Giants and the Tigers today Logan web By

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<v Speaker 1>the Man. We'll talk about that a little bit when

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<v Speaker 1>Today's Tony Bicello Show continues now more twenty three hour

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<v Speaker 1>with the Skipper of the Giants, Tony Bicello. And I

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<v Speaker 1>know Bryce Eldridge. He's had some issues with his thumb.

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<v Speaker 1>How is he.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's good health wise. I think he's in the

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<v Speaker 2>midst of for the first time in his career. He's

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<v Speaker 2>hitting at the top of the order. He's being asked

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<v Speaker 2>to do a lot. There's a lot of information now

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<v Speaker 2>on him on how to attack him. He's officially a

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<v Speaker 2>big leaguer and it's tough business, and it becomes a

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<v Speaker 2>mental game too, is how do you come to the

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<v Speaker 2>park every day? In One of his strengths is his mentality.

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<v Speaker 2>You've seen little blips on the radar screen where he's

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<v Speaker 2>not true to that confident, positive self that is so

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<v Speaker 2>awesome to be around. And it's because you have to

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<v Speaker 2>deal with failure. You take b meetings or punches, whatever

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<v Speaker 2>you want to call it. And I think he's got

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<v Speaker 2>to realize that he's had as much success as any

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<v Speaker 2>hitter we've had this year, and stay confident and stay

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<v Speaker 2>the course as these repetitions start building up, because it's

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<v Speaker 2>a tough game.

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<v Speaker 1>So here we go, Giants Tigers, the rubber match of

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<v Speaker 1>the series, and that's the Tony Vitello Show for today.