WEBVTT - 8-27 The Tony V Show

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<v Speaker 1>Giants D-backs. It's the start of a four-game series to

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<v Speaker 1>be played out in the next three days. The Giants

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<v Speaker 1>and Arizona. I'm John Miller with today's Tony Vitello show. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>first off, Tony, you got ejected yesterday right away. It

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<v Speaker 1>seemed to be about a check swing and you were

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<v Speaker 1>unhappy and you made yourself your unhappiness known to the

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<v Speaker 1>umpires from what we could see upstairs. And why did

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<v Speaker 1>you get such a quick hook there?

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's probably a storyline in itself. But, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>as far as the play goes, we're seeing a right-handed

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<v Speaker 2>hitter's back. And the rule for actual check swing is

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<v Speaker 2>no one could ever find you a great definition. But

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't turn the bat over, but his bat went

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<v Speaker 2>way out in front of his body, past his body

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<v Speaker 2>where we could see. So it's at least worth arguing,

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<v Speaker 2>but also just– you know, a heightened sense of awareness

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<v Speaker 2>and intensity, I guess, when you got Webby going back

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<v Speaker 2>out there after a very difficult outing, one of the

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<v Speaker 2>most of his career, and you want things to go

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<v Speaker 2>well for him. So I just want to make sure infield, myself,

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<v Speaker 2>everybody's fighting as hard as possible, or at least at

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<v Speaker 2>the same level as Webby. And, you know, all I

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<v Speaker 2>said is he swung, you know, and then the umpire

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<v Speaker 2>kind of escalated things from there. It kind of challenges you.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to say something back or not say something back. So,

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<v Speaker 2>didn't say any, you know, curse words or anything crazy,

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<v Speaker 2>but again, just try to defend our guy.

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<v Speaker 1>All right. Then all of a sudden he, uh, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you're in the dugout, he's at home plate and he,

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<v Speaker 1>he gives you the thumb and, uh, and then you

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<v Speaker 1>had a few words with him. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>At that point, everybody in the dugout reacted, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I was kind of caught up in it all and

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<v Speaker 2>everyone else reacted like that was pretty quick or, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>not necessarily the correct move. Um, so that's when I

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<v Speaker 2>decided to go out there and defend myself and, say

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not attacking anybody, just want you to get the

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<v Speaker 2>call right for our guy that's on the mound, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's kind of why I pointed to Webby. But nonetheless,

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<v Speaker 2>what's done is done, and I respect the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>our guys played well. I don't think that had anything

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<v Speaker 2>to do with it, but you do want everybody's intensity

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<v Speaker 2>level matching what is the standard, and I think we've

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<v Speaker 2>been working through that all year. At the very least,

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<v Speaker 2>our guys are competing. We certainly needed to compete in

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<v Speaker 2>the zone better in the ninth inning, But the position

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<v Speaker 2>group did what they needed to do to put us

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<v Speaker 2>in a place to win, and also Webby had yet

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<v Speaker 2>another great start.

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<v Speaker 1>I do remember ESPN made maybe Baseball Tonight or one

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<v Speaker 1>of their shows years ago that there was nothing in

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<v Speaker 1>the rulebook about a check swing, and the rulebook basically

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<v Speaker 1>talked about whether you swung at the ball or not.

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<v Speaker 1>And so the guy running the umpires at that time

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<v Speaker 1>organized gave the directive to the umpires to determine, did

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<v Speaker 1>the hitter attempt to strike the ball? And that was

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<v Speaker 1>as far as they went with defining a swing or

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<v Speaker 1>a check swing. And I thought at that time that, well,

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<v Speaker 1>that means any time the guy stops his swing, then

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't attempt to strike the ball. Right.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I haven't picked up on, because I'm trying to watch,

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<v Speaker 2>and whether it's right or not, I'll say I'm trying

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<v Speaker 2>to learn. And I have not seen any consistent approach

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<v Speaker 2>on what is or what isn't at this level. I've

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<v Speaker 2>always told guys I've coached that there is no clear

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<v Speaker 2>rule what the guys in my past are doing from

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<v Speaker 2>what I've observed is if you're out of control, they

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<v Speaker 2>tend to call it. If you're under control, they don't.

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<v Speaker 2>And so that's something that I've always talked to guys about.

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<v Speaker 2>You shouldn't be out of control at the plate to

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<v Speaker 2>begin with. And if you are, the umpire is reminding

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<v Speaker 2>you by calling it a strike. Now, if it's strike three,

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<v Speaker 2>you better adjust for your next at-bat. You don't have

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<v Speaker 2>time that at-bat. At this level, I haven't picked up

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<v Speaker 2>on any pattern. Obviously, these hitters are under control a

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<v Speaker 2>lot more than those. Suarez didn't, you know, he didn't

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<v Speaker 2>start to finish the swing or turn the bat over.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, at the end of the day, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think it's clearly defined, and all we're trying to do

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<v Speaker 2>is make sure our guys are hooked up and they're

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<v Speaker 2>getting what they earn.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, so... Today, the Giants and the D-backs, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>talk about that when today's Tony Vitello show continues. Now

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<v Speaker 1>more Tony Vitello with the skipper of the Giants, and

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<v Speaker 1>Cabrera goes for Arizona, and I don't know that the

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<v Speaker 1>Giants have seen him. He's just been brought back from

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<v Speaker 1>the minor leagues today to make this start. The D-backs,

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<v Speaker 1>who have their own shortage of pitching on a day-to-day basis,

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<v Speaker 1>And while I'm at it, for the Giants, the bullpen

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<v Speaker 1>in the last four days has pitched about 21 innings,

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<v Speaker 1>which may have caught up to them, part of the

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<v Speaker 1>story in that ninth inning yesterday. But how's the bullpen

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<v Speaker 1>for today? And I know Landon Roops on the mound.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like you would need him to go fairly

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<v Speaker 1>deep in this game.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no, it's still a little weary. We're in the

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<v Speaker 2>middle of a stretch that's as long as any we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to have in the season. And then you've got

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of outings. that have been cut short as

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<v Speaker 2>far as starting pitching, and a lot of games that

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<v Speaker 2>have gone down to the wire. So you've had a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of pitches, a lot of high-intensity pitches, and a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of guys up. So we'll have to lean on

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<v Speaker 2>three or four guys. You know, Roxby's fresh. He was

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<v Speaker 2>here yesterday. But it's going to be a small group

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<v Speaker 2>we'll lean on down there, and there's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>some guys that need some time to get rested and

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<v Speaker 2>get back to where they're available.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, so here we go. The Giants trying to

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<v Speaker 1>bounce back today against the D-backs on Sunday. different accounts

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<v Speaker 1>and facts. So it's the Giants D-backs, and that's the

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<v Speaker 1>Tony Vitello show for today.