WEBVTT - 8-14 Around the Park with Kruk and Kuip

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<v Speaker 1>Hey everybody, it's around the Park with crookerd Kype, and

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<v Speaker 1>today we're going to talk about shots. When you get

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<v Speaker 1>your shot as a young player, you got to take

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<v Speaker 1>advantage of it. We're going to talk about that when

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<v Speaker 1>we come back. Heybody, it's around the Park with Crook

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<v Speaker 1>and Kype. And today is game one of a three

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<v Speaker 1>game series to the Giants and the Colorado Rockies and Caype.

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<v Speaker 1>You take a look at the Giants lineup today and

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<v Speaker 1>it's pretty much how the lineup is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the way. I mean, we've got around

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<v Speaker 1>fifty games left in this Giant season, but you're starting

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<v Speaker 1>to see more and more of the prospects, the guys

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<v Speaker 1>that they're high on, the guys that have earned the

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<v Speaker 1>right to have a shot here for the remainder of

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<v Speaker 1>the season and get the bats that could give them

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<v Speaker 1>a convincing argument that they could quite possibly make the

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<v Speaker 1>team next year. Tonight, Jonah Cox is back off the il,

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<v Speaker 1>He's in the leadoff spot. We've got Elridge, of course

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<v Speaker 1>he'll be making the team next year, but by Barry

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<v Speaker 1>Cooto is making the team. Then you've got Costs and

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<v Speaker 1>you've got Kissner and You've got a number of guys

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<v Speaker 1>that are not they haven't really established himself yet, and

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<v Speaker 1>this is the opportunity is the rest of the season

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<v Speaker 1>unfolds for them to get a shot to really make

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<v Speaker 1>an argument that they can be in spring training with

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to make the team.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they called up a new player that many of

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<v Speaker 2>us have heard of, Turner Hill, who's not in the lineup,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm sure we're going to see him at some

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<v Speaker 2>point this weekend. But yeah, this is an opportunity, and

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<v Speaker 2>unfortunately it's only created because the team isn't having a

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<v Speaker 2>very very good year at all. And when your record's

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<v Speaker 2>poor and you've got injuries, you know, this is what happens.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's your chance to see what you got as far

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<v Speaker 2>as your prospects in the minor league that might very

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<v Speaker 2>well help you in the upcoming season. So it's unfortunate,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's fortunate for these guys because now they have

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<v Speaker 2>of a shot to show everybody what they can do

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<v Speaker 2>at this level. And you know, in a lot of ways,

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<v Speaker 2>it's fun to watch these guys run around, but I

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<v Speaker 2>think i'd rather see the Giants record reversed.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, we all would, but you know, it's a fact

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<v Speaker 1>of life. But it's also a part of baseball that

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<v Speaker 1>I think the fans enjoy. They want to watch the future,

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<v Speaker 1>they want to see what's been in the minor leagues,

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<v Speaker 1>what's been talked about in Sacramento and Richmond and Eugene

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<v Speaker 1>in San Jose. And the one thing that's so cool

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<v Speaker 1>about this scenario is that everybody that ever put on

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<v Speaker 1>a jersey has done the one thing that these guys

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<v Speaker 1>are going to try and do. They had their shot,

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<v Speaker 1>and for every big leigure that had a career, they

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<v Speaker 1>capitalized on that shot. They took advantage of it. And

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to be thinking about that when they get

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<v Speaker 1>in the batter's box or when they get on the mound.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you're right, you only get so many opportunities to

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<v Speaker 2>make a second, a third impression. And uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>for a guy like Jonah Cox, you know, he made

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<v Speaker 2>a great impression to start out with, you know, got

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<v Speaker 2>dinged up and then he didn't. He hasn't played for

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<v Speaker 2>a long time, and now he's back and he gets

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<v Speaker 2>to start today in centerfield. So I mean, those they

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<v Speaker 2>all have a chance to be a good story. But

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<v Speaker 2>there's also a little bit of pressure on each player

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<v Speaker 2>and they know that that they may not get another

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity and they need to take advantage of this one.

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<v Speaker 1>You have to take advantage of it. And Turner Hill,

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<v Speaker 1>the guy you're talking about that they called up today,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a great story. I mean, he was a free agent.

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<v Speaker 1>He didn't you get drafted. He was like one phone

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<v Speaker 1>call away from independent league and the Giants gape shot

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<v Speaker 1>and he's soared right to the top. And this year

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<v Speaker 1>a triple A. He set a River Cat record of

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<v Speaker 1>a hitting streak he had, he's got the last game

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<v Speaker 1>he played in Sacramento, he had his twenty fifth consecutive

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<v Speaker 1>hit and to extend his hitting streak and break the

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<v Speaker 1>record to get a home run. So he's coming up

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<v Speaker 1>here with confidence, and we will see him. By the way,

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<v Speaker 1>he's got forty friends and relatives from Ohio here at

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<v Speaker 1>the ballpark today.

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<v Speaker 2>Good, all right, it should be fun.

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<v Speaker 1>That's around the park with Kruker guy. Enjoy this great game.