WEBVTT - 8-9 Around the Park with Kruk & Kuip

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<v Speaker 1>Hey buddy, it's around the park with crookerd Kype, And

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<v Speaker 1>today we're going to talk about pitching a defense and

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to do that when we come back. Hey buddy,

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<v Speaker 1>it's around the park with Crook and Kuype. And this

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<v Speaker 1>is game three of this three game series with the

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<v Speaker 1>Giants of the Tigers, and it's the rubber match and

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<v Speaker 1>it should be a well pitched game today. But that's

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<v Speaker 1>not what I want to talk about, okay. But yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>during the pregame ceremony, when the Giants honored Buster Posey

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<v Speaker 1>and Pablo Sandoval and Brandon Belt and Brandon Crawford and

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Panic and enshrined them forever in the Hall of Fame,

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<v Speaker 1>it really got me thinking about what those championship teams

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<v Speaker 1>were all about twenty ten, twelve, and fourteen. They were

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<v Speaker 1>about pitching, and they were about defense. They were about smart,

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<v Speaker 1>they were about instinct, and you know, we hear it

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<v Speaker 1>all the time, but they were an absolute true example

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<v Speaker 1>of high IQ baseball players on the base pass, on

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<v Speaker 1>the on the defensive side. And I thought that Friday

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<v Speaker 1>night this series, the Giants played one of their best

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<v Speaker 1>defensive games of the year. I guesst a very good

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<v Speaker 1>Detroit team and they won that game because of their defense.

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<v Speaker 1>Yesterday they played one of their poorest defensive games of

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<v Speaker 1>the year and they lost the game. But in seeing

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<v Speaker 1>the five that we honored, it just reaffirmed how important

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<v Speaker 1>defense is.

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<v Speaker 2>You Know what I really found interesting and I was

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<v Speaker 2>super happy about, is the fact that for the last

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<v Speaker 2>thirty some years in the broadcast booth, I've had to

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<v Speaker 2>sit next to a pitcher. I was so happy that

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<v Speaker 2>they were all infielders on the field yesterday, and if

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<v Speaker 2>you just kind of took a quick look at who

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<v Speaker 2>was on the field, you thought, well, that's how they won.

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<v Speaker 2>They won with those five guys. Pitchers had nothing to

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<v Speaker 2>do with it. And the bottom line is is it

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<v Speaker 2>going to be more buller opposite? It was really all

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<v Speaker 2>about the pitching with a little bit of a different

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<v Speaker 2>group every year, but then they're really solid guys that

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<v Speaker 2>were there every year, and of course the bullpen. But

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<v Speaker 2>the one thing that was a staple definitely was the defense.

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<v Speaker 2>And you're right there could have been Mark Glere an

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<v Speaker 2>example of how you win and lose games. The game

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<v Speaker 2>on Friday and then the game yesterday. After that one inning,

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<v Speaker 2>I left I don't want to see it anymore because

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<v Speaker 2>it's this place had such a great vibe that I

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<v Speaker 2>just didn't want to see any more of the mistakes.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, thrown to the wrong base overrunning fly balls.

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<v Speaker 2>He was like, oh man, they're killing our fans. But

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<v Speaker 2>thank goodness for that great group that was on the

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<v Speaker 2>field before the game, because it was almost as if

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<v Speaker 2>the current guys yesterday playing defense got to pass well.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, the point you make about the defense

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<v Speaker 1>is better than the pitch, and the pitching is better

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<v Speaker 1>the defense, well, the whole part about it good defense

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<v Speaker 1>is that a pitching staff will trust that defense and

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<v Speaker 1>they have no fear of putting the ball in play

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<v Speaker 1>because the first thing that happens when you have a

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<v Speaker 1>team that isn't a good defensive team, you get in

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<v Speaker 1>the strikeout mode early because you don't think the play

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<v Speaker 1>is going to get made. And when you get in

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<v Speaker 1>the strikeout mode, that's not the place to It's not

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<v Speaker 1>a good place to be. You're showing your best pitches

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<v Speaker 1>early in the count, you're falling behind. You know, it,

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<v Speaker 1>just it's not good. And the trust that the Giants

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<v Speaker 1>had with their defense and their pitching staff during The

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<v Speaker 1>tenure of all those great players in the three championships

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<v Speaker 1>was the trust that they had in one another. And

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<v Speaker 1>now you see it as they're all retired and they

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<v Speaker 1>get around one another, and you see the admiration because

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<v Speaker 1>as those five guys were there yesterday, I mean, you

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<v Speaker 1>had pitchers who were there in the audience, you had

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<v Speaker 1>a felt, you had Javio Lopez, you had Sergio Romo,

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<v Speaker 1>and the hugs that they gave those five guys after

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<v Speaker 1>the ceremony was over were from the deep part of

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<v Speaker 1>their soul and that was a beautiful thing to watch.

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<v Speaker 2>I asked Belt if he was the best athlete of

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<v Speaker 2>the five. He laughed and said he was. Well, you

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<v Speaker 2>know who the best athlete of the five was? Who

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<v Speaker 2>Pablo Sandebal

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<v Speaker 1>And I agree, and that's around the park with Kruk

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<v Speaker 1>and Kai enjoyed this great game.