WEBVTT - 8/22 The Tony V Show 

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<v Speaker 1>Giants Red Sox Game two from Fenway Park. I'm John

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<v Speaker 1>Miller with today's Tony Vtello Show, Skipper of the Giants,

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<v Speaker 1>and Skipper was it was interesting to see some of

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<v Speaker 1>the comments after the game last night regarding Raphael Devers,

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<v Speaker 1>and one of the things you pointed out that I

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<v Speaker 1>read today was how he participated greatly in the pregame

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<v Speaker 1>hitters meeting because he had so much knowledge and so

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<v Speaker 1>much background at Fenway Park, and that he was very

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<v Speaker 1>open about sharing some of that stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it's obvious. You know that it's quirky

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<v Speaker 2>in a lot of areas, not just the Green Monster.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you arrive at a park where a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of young kids have never played, or you haven't been

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<v Speaker 2>at this park in a couple of years, it pays

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<v Speaker 2>to point some things out and then even refresh him

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<v Speaker 2>if you are somewhat familiar with the park on what

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<v Speaker 2>may happen on a ball the monster we had Duran's

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<v Speaker 2>hit go to the to the very far corner gap,

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<v Speaker 2>almost like there is at oracle where if you mishandled

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<v Speaker 2>that ball at all, it's going to turn from a

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<v Speaker 2>triple into an inside the park home run. Unfortunately we

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<v Speaker 2>experienced that earlier in the years, So Raffe and Willie

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<v Speaker 2>are always quick to speak up in those meetings because

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<v Speaker 2>they've got more time than anybody. They've seen a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of these pitchers. But he had good insight going into

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<v Speaker 2>the game and obviously had a good game too, popping

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<v Speaker 2>that ball out of the park.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's the most notable feature of the ballpark is

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<v Speaker 1>and most famous is the Green Monster thirty seven feet

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<v Speaker 1>two inches tall, but centerfield wall is eighteen feet high,

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<v Speaker 1>and the actual dimensions if you hit it straight away

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<v Speaker 1>is Raffi did not that deep, but it's eighteen feet high.

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<v Speaker 1>Most of the home runs you see out there are

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<v Speaker 1>high fly balls, maybe even pushed a little bit by

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<v Speaker 1>the wind. That was kind of a line drive, and

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<v Speaker 1>not that many of those line drives sneak over that

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<v Speaker 1>high wall out there in centerfield.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, earlier in the day you alluded to the Green

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<v Speaker 2>Monster being favorable for lefties almost sometimes you could argue

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<v Speaker 2>more than righty's for a variety of reasons. But I

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<v Speaker 2>think it was for Rafi because it plays into his game.

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<v Speaker 2>That home run, he didn't get it as good as

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<v Speaker 2>he can get it. It would have went even further

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<v Speaker 2>if he did. But his bread and butter is to

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<v Speaker 2>be inside the baseball and back spin it. And it's

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<v Speaker 2>why he had a lot of success at this park,

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<v Speaker 2>because that monster was there to greet him, and he

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<v Speaker 2>is strong enough to get it over that wall. Even

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<v Speaker 2>though that ball probably got in on him a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>I think that was his bread and butter. Again, we

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<v Speaker 2>were talking before the game with the bigger media group

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<v Speaker 2>about what is his best swing? Well, his best swing

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<v Speaker 2>was that swing, and even there, you're only going to

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<v Speaker 2>time so many pitches up perfectly during the course of

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<v Speaker 2>a season. He did that in Colorado twice in one series,

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<v Speaker 2>but on that one his best swing met the baseball

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<v Speaker 2>and it was good enough to get over the fence.

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<v Speaker 2>And I just wish Pasabi's would have been the same way.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, it's interesting, Pisabi's is to dead center. If

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<v Speaker 2>he pulls the ball, obviously it's well over the monster.

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<v Speaker 2>But being that is the hit it to dead center.

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<v Speaker 2>That ball might have got out at Oracle, but it

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<v Speaker 2>did not get out here. It got caught at the wall,

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<v Speaker 2>and we missed out on an opportunity for a grand Now.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned Devers an emotional night returning to the place

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<v Speaker 1>where he the only baseball home he had had in

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<v Speaker 1>his career until last year, and yet he had the

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<v Speaker 1>press congress before the game. How do you feel like

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<v Speaker 1>he handled all that because it had to be so

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<v Speaker 1>much emotion and there were so many demands on his time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I was impressed, and also, I guess, just to

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<v Speaker 2>be honest, was a little bit surprised. I didn't expect

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<v Speaker 2>him to be just as embracing the moment as much

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<v Speaker 2>as he did yesterday. I think a lot of people

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<v Speaker 2>sought him out. It was hard for me to even

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<v Speaker 2>hit him ground balls because so many people kept stopping

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<v Speaker 2>by to say hello to him, and a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>fans showed their appreciation for what he had done. And

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<v Speaker 2>then he played well too, So overall, I think it

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<v Speaker 2>was a great day for him. Up until the final

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<v Speaker 2>score being posted, it would have been interesting to see

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<v Speaker 2>if we could have got on base and given him

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<v Speaker 2>an opportunity against Chapman there in the ninth, But nonetheless,

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<v Speaker 2>if you were just to single it out for him,

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<v Speaker 2>I think he handled it immensely well. Was a great day.

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<v Speaker 2>And then you get to the aftermath, and the easier

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<v Speaker 2>thing to talk about in the media by nature is

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<v Speaker 2>negative as opposed to positive. If you were in the

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<v Speaker 2>park looking, I think there was as many people standing

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<v Speaker 2>cheering as there were booing, and you understand both sides,

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<v Speaker 2>but what ends up being talked about more is the boo.

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<v Speaker 2>And then by nature of the vocals, a boo is

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<v Speaker 2>louder than a ya. But nonetheless, it's good to have

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<v Speaker 2>it past us and he can move into Game two

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<v Speaker 2>and just play ball.

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<v Speaker 1>The Giants Red Sox Game two of the series more

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<v Speaker 1>with Tony Bicello next, now more Tony by Cello and

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<v Speaker 1>this Red Sox team. Man, they have been so hot.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't recall on any team being so bad in

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<v Speaker 1>the first half of you and then so good, and

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<v Speaker 1>it looks like a team that could be a threat

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<v Speaker 1>even to go all the way to the World's Hereies.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean they've got the right components, for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a tough place to play if they're able

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<v Speaker 2>to host some home games, and then you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>bullpen has you looking at the scoreboard and it alters

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<v Speaker 2>the way you do things. Cad Smith's like that, Miller's

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<v Speaker 2>like that. In San Diego, it's a race to the

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<v Speaker 2>sixth inning to try and grab a lead because the

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<v Speaker 2>odds or the percentages shrink so much against their bullpen.

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<v Speaker 2>It doesn't mean you can't achieve that late in the innings,

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<v Speaker 2>but it does factor in, and it certainly favors Boston too.

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<v Speaker 2>On the offensive side, you know, if you can push

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<v Speaker 2>ahead and kind of win the starter battles, so to speak,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe even just be up a run after five innings.

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<v Speaker 2>Your bullpen is incredibly reliable, so they've got a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of pieces and it'll be interesting to see how that

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<v Speaker 2>run goes. But it'd also be nice to slow them

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<v Speaker 2>down for a couple of days.

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<v Speaker 1>Game two of the series, The Giants and the Red Sox,

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<v Speaker 1>And that's the Tony Vitello Show for today.