WEBVTT - 8-5 Around The Park with Dave Flemming ft. Osleivis Basabe

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<v Speaker 1>It's around the park with Dave Fleming, Giants and the

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<v Speaker 1>Rangers here in Texas and our guests today OS Slaves.

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<v Speaker 1>But Saves made a great first impression on the Giants.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to get to know O Slaves right after this.

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<v Speaker 1>It's around the park with Dave Fleming and our guests

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<v Speaker 1>today here in Texas is Giants infielder O Slaves, Basab

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<v Speaker 1>who's done a great job coming up to this team

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<v Speaker 1>the last few days, or when a girls is with

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<v Speaker 1>us here just to help us out do the interview.

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, you must be feeling confident and good.

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<v Speaker 1>You you look very confident at the play right now.

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<v Speaker 1>How are you feeling?

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<v Speaker 2>No?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, First of all, I want to thank you for

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<v Speaker 3>the interview, and what I want to say is that

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<v Speaker 3>I was getting myself mentally ready, physically ready. I was

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<v Speaker 3>getting prepared the minor league so that whenever my opportunity came,

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<v Speaker 3>I was ready to do it. And you know, it's

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<v Speaker 3>just happy with seeing that the actual work is being

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<v Speaker 3>shown in the field.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the way that you stay ready, stay prepared when

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<v Speaker 1>you're playing down there hoping for this opportunity.

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<v Speaker 3>No, it, Amilia, both, I'm my mom and Papa Mihauelo.

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<v Speaker 3>I think what I want to say is that I

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<v Speaker 3>had the family support, a great wife, parents, grandparents, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>my family that was always there supporting me, cheuring me on,

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<v Speaker 3>just giving me words of encouragement to never give up.

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<v Speaker 3>And I want to say that that was the main

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<v Speaker 3>reason that those were the main things that helped me.

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<v Speaker 1>And speaking of family, your extended family, you have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of baseball family, right, Am I right about that?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, you're right.

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<v Speaker 3>I come from a family of a lot of baseball players,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's another thing that keeps motivating.

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<v Speaker 2>Me, which you know I was.

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<v Speaker 3>He was talking to me about it, how a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of his cousins played baseball, some of them gave up,

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<v Speaker 3>but my family was there to support me. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>my dad, my grandpa, my uncles, my cousins, they all

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<v Speaker 3>play baseball. So you know, that's another motivation that helps

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<v Speaker 3>me not giving up on my dream. And this is

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<v Speaker 3>exactly what my family told me. That's the only thing

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<v Speaker 3>I know how to do. I only know how to play.

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<v Speaker 1>Baseballsave is our guest.

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<v Speaker 2>How old were you when you knew, Hey, I'm good

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<v Speaker 2>at this? You Hey, yeah, that's pretty young.

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<v Speaker 1>I've let me ask you about how you describe yourself

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<v Speaker 1>as a player.

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<v Speaker 2>What style of baseball do you like to play?

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<v Speaker 3>Then that I like to be aggressive, I like to

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<v Speaker 3>feel calm. I like the type of baseball that Luisa

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<v Speaker 3>Race plays. I like Jose Reyes, which was which is

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<v Speaker 3>my was my favorite player. And I like Sandra Bolgert's

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<v Speaker 3>type of baseball. So I tried to grab.

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<v Speaker 2>A little bit.

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<v Speaker 3>I like to be excited, have fun, but at the

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<v Speaker 3>same time, just keep it cool.

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<v Speaker 2>Yea. And I got to ask you about Mason Miller.

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<v Speaker 4>Here's the set, basically loaded the pitch, swave lide, ride

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<v Speaker 4>down on a field line. That's a base hit. What

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<v Speaker 4>hops a long one run in? What damas is in?

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<v Speaker 4>HiT's tied up the throat a second too? What double

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<v Speaker 4>for Oswavies the seven who's having the night of his life?

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<v Speaker 1>The bat you had the other night against the Padres

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<v Speaker 1>closer who might have the best stuff in baseball. Can

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<v Speaker 1>you tell me about that at bat and how you

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<v Speaker 1>were feeling.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, it's just competing, right, I mean, I don't think

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<v Speaker 3>about his Mason Miller, he has a baseball I have

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<v Speaker 3>a back. The whole approach for me was just make contact,

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<v Speaker 3>hit a line drive, and I don't know what they're thinking,

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<v Speaker 3>Oh my god, I'm facing Mason Miller or anything like that.

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<v Speaker 3>He's just another baseball player, just like I am.

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<v Speaker 1>The pitch you hit was one hundred and three miles

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<v Speaker 1>an hour. You might I know you have fast hands.

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<v Speaker 1>It looks to me like you have very fast hands.

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<v Speaker 3>I think I do have fast hands. I mean to

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<v Speaker 3>to this date, my dad works with me. He gives

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<v Speaker 3>me a broomstick and just makes me swing away single way,

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<v Speaker 3>So I think that helps.

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<v Speaker 2>All right. Last question for Os Levees Giants.

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<v Speaker 1>Has been a good fit for you being with the

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<v Speaker 1>with the Giants?

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<v Speaker 3>I di, I mean it's it's a good fit. I

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<v Speaker 3>mean the Giants sign me last year. Then I got

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<v Speaker 3>hurt that and get the opportunity that the Giants offered

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<v Speaker 3>me to go uh as a free agent.

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<v Speaker 2>I said no.

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<v Speaker 3>I signed my contract, a minor league contract because this

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<v Speaker 3>is where I wanted to play. I kind of figured

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<v Speaker 3>that this was going to be my opportunity to play

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<v Speaker 3>with the Giants.

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<v Speaker 1>Muchas gracias, thanks for the time and keep it up.

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<v Speaker 3>It's fun to watch you play. Thank you, and I

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<v Speaker 3>have faith that this team is going to get up well,

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<v Speaker 3>that's also Ladies with Giants.

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<v Speaker 1>Pregame show continues here from Texas right after this