1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,080 Speaker 1: Heybody, it's around the Park of the Crooker Kype, and 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:04,520 Speaker 1: today we're going to talk about a normal game. That's right. 3 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: This is game three of this three game series with 4 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: the Yanks, and this is the first really normal game. 5 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: Or maybe it's not quite so normal. We'll talk about 6 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: that when we come back. Hey buddy, it's around the 7 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: Park of the Crooker Kype. And today is game three 8 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: of this three game series with the New York Yankees, 9 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: and it's the first game of the year that doesn't 10 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: have all the festivities of an opening day. We had 11 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 1: the opening day of the baseball season on Wednesday. We 12 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: had a true opening day Giant style yesterday, and today 13 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: this is the first of the remaining one hundred and 14 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: sixty ball games that's going to feel like it's an 15 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: everyday ball game. 16 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 2: I think at some point the Giants new manager Tony 17 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 2: Vitello is wondering, when is it going to be normal here? Well, 18 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 2: it may not be normal for him any game this year, 19 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 2: but this one is more normal than any of the 20 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 2: other ones because you just don't have all the player introductions, 21 00:00:57,200 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 2: all the different stuff that goes on on the scoreboard, 22 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 2: and for him, this is one that is going to 23 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 2: be like most of the games here at Oracle Park, 24 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 2: and then obviously we hope that it gets like this 25 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 2: in October where we really like all the festivities. But 26 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 2: right now it's nice to take a deep breath and 27 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 2: just enjoy a ballgame. 28 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: Just a normal rhythm, except for one thing. Oh what's 29 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: starting time? I mean it's a four o'clock starting time, 30 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: and you don't get those. I mean, we had a 31 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: five o'clock starting time in game one, which is a 32 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 1: bit odd. I mean, we have seen five o'clock games 33 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:35,760 Speaker 1: when the Giants get to the playoff and there's an 34 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 1: Eastern time frame that you have to play West Coast 35 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: games early with. And then of course Fridays was a 36 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: one to thirty five game and that's normal. But now 37 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: you have a four o'clock game, which, well, it's weird. 38 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 2: It is weird, but it also you have to understand 39 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 2: that there's thirty players when you combine both teams that 40 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 2: want it to be overcast, and that's the hitters, because 41 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 2: eventually at four o'clock it's going to be really tough 42 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 2: to see the game. On Wednesday, the Netflix game really 43 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 2: the first three or four innings, that's all they talked 44 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 2: about was how difficult it was to see and how 45 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 2: it was to hit, although the Inkees, obviously in the 46 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 2: second inning, acted like it really wasn't. So anyway, that's 47 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 2: always an issue for these games, and in all honesty, 48 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 2: I like it to be as normal as possible. So 49 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 2: if it's a little overcast, that's fine by me. Yeah, 50 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 2: it wouldn't be a bad thing. 51 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: But you know, think about this, when you do have 52 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:36,239 Speaker 1: a game where you have shadows crossing the field and 53 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: then you have a shine on the batter's iron center 54 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: field and you just and the lights don't really take 55 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: effect till late. It is a disadvantage to the hitters. 56 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: And the one thing that they can't see is spin. 57 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: They don't see spins as well as they do in 58 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: a true day game or in a night game when 59 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,119 Speaker 1: the lights take effect. And when you're facing a guy 60 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: like that Giants did on Wednesday, Max Freed, who has 61 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: seven pitch at seven different kinds of spin, I mean, 62 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: you can imagine how tough that is. But I mean, 63 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: the one thing that coaches and manager will tell players, Hey, 64 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: the other team's going through the same thing, so we 65 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: don't want to hear about it. 66 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 2: But let me ask you this about spin. When you 67 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 2: talk about a change up, do you talk about that 68 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 2: pitch qualifying as something that has spin. 69 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:24,360 Speaker 1: Well, not as much as sliders, curveballs, and splits, but 70 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,519 Speaker 1: you know the fact that everybody now is throwing two 71 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: seam fastballs and four seam fastballs. It gives you different 72 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 1: movement when you identify those spins early. And it's the 73 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: same thing with changeups because a lot of guys throw. 74 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: A lot of guys throw the change up and they'll 75 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: use both grips like they do the fastball. So that 76 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: does indeed give you a little bit of different movement 77 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: on the change up than if you threw it just 78 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: one way, like a lot of guys used to when 79 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: the change up started getting popular back in the eighties. Hey, 80 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: bottom line is, there's no excuse. It's the big leagus. 81 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 2: If you were starting the game and there was an 82 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 2: issue with the background, would you definitely change your pattern 83 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 2: hound pitch. 84 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: I would be a tack mode. Absolutely. I'd make that 85 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: guy swing the bat and it would take some of 86 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: the nibble out because I just feel that when they 87 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: can't see your spin, you have an advantage put it 88 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: in the strike zone. All right, good answer, and that's 89 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: around the park with Kruk and Kai. Enjoy this great game.