WEBVTT - 8-5 The Tony V Show

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<v Speaker 1>Giants Rangers. This road trip continues and actually concludes today.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the final game of the series, last game of

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<v Speaker 1>the trip. Dave Fleming alongside the Giants manager Tony Vittel.

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<v Speaker 1>I know what the end result last night was disappointing.

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<v Speaker 1>There were a lot of things you talked about after

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<v Speaker 1>the game that were positives from last night. I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to ask you about Blade Tidwell because we saw him

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<v Speaker 1>as a starter in the big leagues for the first

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<v Speaker 1>time this year. Last night, I thought there were a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of positives with him.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, he gave you, you know what I would

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<v Speaker 2>deem a quality start, and that's you know, at least

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<v Speaker 2>get to the fifth inning or through the fifth inning,

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<v Speaker 2>manage the game in such a way that we still

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<v Speaker 2>have a good opportunity to win. And it wasn't off

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<v Speaker 2>to a great start, but I think the fact he

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<v Speaker 2>was challenged and able to kind of hold things together

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<v Speaker 2>was reminiscent of Whizz's first two outings. Both of his

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<v Speaker 2>were great, but they weren't without adversity, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>that's where you really get to see a guy able

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<v Speaker 2>to handle himself. A big out was two outs, guy

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<v Speaker 2>gets a base hit, and then he goes three to

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<v Speaker 2>one on the nine hole hitter. You got Jack Peterson

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<v Speaker 2>standing there wait on deck and he was able to

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<v Speaker 2>get strike too and then ultimately get out of that inning.

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<v Speaker 2>We were talking in the dugout. That's just kind of

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<v Speaker 2>a glimpse of what you have to be in order

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<v Speaker 2>to be a winning starter is navigate through the lineup

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<v Speaker 2>and also navigate through some situations to where stuff doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>pile up on you.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I agree with that. I was just talking with

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<v Speaker 1>Blade before you and I are chatting, and he was

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<v Speaker 1>telling me about his change up and aways tried to

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<v Speaker 1>tinker with you know, he was experimenting sort of with

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<v Speaker 1>a split change. Now he's back to his old grip,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think that it will be a difference maker

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<v Speaker 1>for him ultimately, because we saw Seger have some good swings,

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<v Speaker 1>like another weapon against left handed hitters that could maybe

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<v Speaker 1>put him over the top.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no doubt. And I mean some of the pitches

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<v Speaker 2>Seeger smoked foul were pitches that you either have to

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<v Speaker 2>take or you're probably going to hit a foul if

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<v Speaker 2>you swing it. But at times there was also hard

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<v Speaker 2>contact from him and Nemo where Blade kind of cut

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<v Speaker 2>the ball into lefties a little bit. The more he

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<v Speaker 2>can do to kind of keep pitches fading away, and

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<v Speaker 2>then when he goes in it's in with intent or

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<v Speaker 2>it's on purpose or part of the game plan. I

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<v Speaker 2>think the more he opens up doors to be effective

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<v Speaker 2>against those guys just as much as he is against righties.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, okay, So since you mentioned wiz Carson, wizen Hunt

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<v Speaker 1>gets the ball today, and every start for him is

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<v Speaker 1>important as he tries to establish himself.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and you know, the last two haven't gone exactly

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<v Speaker 2>the way that he wants, but he's had two big

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<v Speaker 2>time starts for us this year, so I think this

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<v Speaker 2>one will be interesting just to see kind of where

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<v Speaker 2>is he at, and it can be kind of a

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<v Speaker 2>punchback start for him where he goes out there with

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<v Speaker 2>a little extra determination. And I think something too behind

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<v Speaker 2>the scenes going on is just him not trying to

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<v Speaker 2>do too much. I think the first two opportunities were

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<v Speaker 2>one and done's and he kind of knew that. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, as advantageous as that is to go back

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<v Speaker 2>and forth between here and Sack, it does make the

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<v Speaker 2>outing kind of simple. It's like, hey, I get one

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<v Speaker 2>crack at this, I'm gonna enjoy it. And then when

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<v Speaker 2>you get to where you're probably gonna be in the

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<v Speaker 2>rotation for a while, the mind can start to spin

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit, and what do I have to do

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<v Speaker 2>to lock this down and stay here and do this year?

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<v Speaker 2>And really, I think, going back to his roots of

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<v Speaker 2>his first outing in Atlanta, just here's my day, here's

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<v Speaker 2>my opportunity. I'm going to attack it. I'm gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>who I am and not try and do too much.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think at the end of the day, if

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<v Speaker 2>he does that, it'll be another quality start.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, very interesting insights. So we'll watch Wizz and Hunt

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<v Speaker 1>pitch today. We'll have more with the Giants manager right

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<v Speaker 1>after this back here in Texas with Tony Vitello and

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<v Speaker 1>we wrap up this road trip. It's nice to see

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<v Speaker 1>Bryce Eldridge back in there. I know he's been fighting

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<v Speaker 1>it and it's not just been even the last couple

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<v Speaker 1>of days. It's been lingering for a while. He had

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<v Speaker 1>a great at vat last night.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean we talked in the Hitters meeting earlier

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<v Speaker 2>this morning about what a great job our guys did

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<v Speaker 2>on LATS and it was three lefties in a row

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<v Speaker 2>doing it against them and Bryce had the key hit

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<v Speaker 2>and he did it in dramatic fashion coming off the bench.

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<v Speaker 2>It was really our last crack at doing something, and

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<v Speaker 2>it speaks to what type of mentality he has. I

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<v Speaker 2>think he's got baseball toughness. I tease him, he never

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<v Speaker 2>played basketball as tall as he is and he was

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<v Speaker 2>not a foot that's you know, banging helmets around and

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<v Speaker 2>that type of intensity or toughness. But I think he

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<v Speaker 2>has true baseball toughness. And that's one of many moments

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<v Speaker 2>where it kind of shine through. And then no matter

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<v Speaker 2>how tough you are, when you're using your hands to

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<v Speaker 2>hit and your hands are you know, you know one

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<v Speaker 2>of your hands is banged up, you're not gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>at your best. So hopefully a little bit of a

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<v Speaker 2>refresher the last couple of days and he's back to

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<v Speaker 2>being who he is.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And you know, one thing about the reality of

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<v Speaker 1>this roster right now, with so many guys heard and

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<v Speaker 1>a couple guys traded away, is it feels like you

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<v Speaker 1>are gonna use your bench a lot more now going forward.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw it last night. You were pushing a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of buttons during the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I think the one thing we take confidence in

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<v Speaker 2>today is the bench is probably gonna be active. Sussak

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<v Speaker 2>is a great weapon against left handed pitching. I know

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<v Speaker 2>he's carried the load the last two days, but I

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<v Speaker 2>think he's fresh enough he can help us. Gilbert, you

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<v Speaker 2>hate not having him in the lineup. He simply needs

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<v Speaker 2>to prove he can do what he did last night,

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<v Speaker 2>be good against left handed pitching. But we can put

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<v Speaker 2>him in for a lot of different reasons today. And

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<v Speaker 2>then Costs is such a weapon, you know, defensively, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think he's starting to figure out third base. It

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<v Speaker 2>is so different timing wise over there. He said yesterday

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<v Speaker 2>was the best he's felt he can help us with

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<v Speaker 2>a bunch hit and run run off the bench. So

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<v Speaker 2>I think it'll be another active day for us, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think we're excited about what we can do if

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<v Speaker 2>this is a tight game, which I'm kind of expecting

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<v Speaker 2>it will be.

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<v Speaker 1>And as a final thought, maybe Basabe'll just keep hitting

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<v Speaker 1>a home run every day.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm all for it. I'm all for it. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think with where he's at today, it's interesting. You

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<v Speaker 2>always want to protect Devers a little bit, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think right now Basabi's such a wild card for the opponent.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to kind of pick your poison a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit there. But more than anything, it's good to have

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<v Speaker 2>his smile, his energy, and his intensity in the lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's it helps us because of what he

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<v Speaker 2>can do. But he really does kind of have a

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<v Speaker 2>almost kind of a unique or strange, infectious personality that

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<v Speaker 2>kind of bleeds into the other guy's play a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit too.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, big time, really fun to watch him play these days.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the Giants manager. Will get you ready for the

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<v Speaker 1>game right after this