WEBVTT - 8-15 Around the Park with Kruk and Kuip

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, but it's around the park of Crook and Kype,

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<v Speaker 1>and today we're going to talk about Turner Hill, who Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna tell you who he is. And when we're done,

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna be a fan. We'll be right back. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's around the park with Crook and Kype. And

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<v Speaker 1>today is game two of the three game series between

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<v Speaker 1>the Giants and the Rockies. And in the lineup today

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<v Speaker 1>making his major league debut is a guy by the

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<v Speaker 1>name of Turner Hill, who's going to be in left

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<v Speaker 1>field when the first pitch is thrown. This guy's got

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<v Speaker 1>a remarkable story.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, yeah, nobody know who he was until about a

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<v Speaker 2>month ago. I mean I was listening to Alex Pavlovich

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<v Speaker 2>coming on Canby are driving to park, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>Alex and all the writers, I mean, they're really tuned

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<v Speaker 2>into what's going on in the minor leagues. I mean

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<v Speaker 2>they can tell you who's hot and who's we're they're

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<v Speaker 2>ranked each one. And He's like, I never heard of

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<v Speaker 2>the guy until a month ago. And you think about

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<v Speaker 2>what Turner Hill has done. I mean he left Triple

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<v Speaker 2>A with a hitting streak that's pretty incredible twenty six

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<v Speaker 2>games in twenty six games in Triple A he hit

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<v Speaker 2>four forty four. He was forty eight for one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and eight. You know how hard that is to do

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<v Speaker 2>at any level. That's hard to do in your backyard

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<v Speaker 2>hitting rocks.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it is.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's a contact guy. He doesn't strike out a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>He's just kind of like the complete package of what

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<v Speaker 2>you're supposed to be if you're not a power hitter.

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<v Speaker 2>And I guess he can play all over the place

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<v Speaker 2>short you can play the outfield. So it's really interesting

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<v Speaker 2>when a twenty seven year old guy breaks in and

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to be his debut, so I'm really curious

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<v Speaker 2>to see how he does and how he plays and

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<v Speaker 2>how he looks in the uniform. But it really is

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<v Speaker 2>an incredible story. It took a twenty six game hitting

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<v Speaker 2>streak to get noticed.

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<v Speaker 1>How about that, Well, he was undrafted. A guy comes

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<v Speaker 1>into professional baseball and it's probably a favor to a

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<v Speaker 1>scout or an old coach or something. And that's the

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<v Speaker 1>lowest form of entry because nobody's expecting Diddley Squad from

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<v Speaker 1>you and none of that. But you don't have a

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<v Speaker 1>real long leash. I mean, you've got to produce immediately

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<v Speaker 1>to get another game, another few at bats, and this

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<v Speaker 1>was his story. I mean, he was literally going to

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<v Speaker 1>independent baseball and that's really a hard place to start

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<v Speaker 1>to get an offer, especially if you're undrafted, and the

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<v Speaker 1>Giants made a phone call to him. It prevented him

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<v Speaker 1>from going off into the independent league. And he came

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<v Speaker 1>into the system and he his way up. And then

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<v Speaker 1>you talk about the twenty sixteen hitting streak, it was

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<v Speaker 1>the longest in Sacramento River Cat history. And here he is.

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<v Speaker 1>He's just such an unlikely candidate, but he is gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be in the big leagues today. He'll have the debut

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<v Speaker 1>sign on his sleeve. And he's got forty friends and

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<v Speaker 1>family members here that have come all the way from

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<v Speaker 1>Ohio to watch him make his debut. And you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>this is what baseball's all about. His story is what

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<v Speaker 1>baseball is all about. And as our fans catch on

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<v Speaker 1>to his story, I mean, they'll embrace it. They're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be watching this kid. They're gonna be rooting hard for

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<v Speaker 1>him as we are.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, he's kind of the poster child for everybody in

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<v Speaker 2>the minor leagues that maybe in the edge of thinking

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<v Speaker 2>about should they hang it up or not. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>keep going as long as you can before somebody takes

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<v Speaker 2>that uniform off of you. Look, he could have hugg

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<v Speaker 2>it up probably two or three years ago, but you

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<v Speaker 2>think he is thinking about how happy he is that

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't do that. Today when he gets introduced, that

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<v Speaker 2>he stands out in left field for the first inning,

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to be great.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't wait to see him. And today he gets

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<v Speaker 1>to call himself a big leaguer. And that's around the

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<v Speaker 1>park with Krook and Kuipe. Enjoy this great game.