WEBVTT - 8-20 Around the Park with Dave Flemming ft. Turner Hill

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<v Speaker 1>It's around the park with Dave Fleming, and our guest

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<v Speaker 1>is Giants outfielder Turner Hill. He's a young guy, he's

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<v Speaker 1>just up in the big leagues. He's from close to Cleveland.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a big week for Turner. We're going to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to him right after this. It's around the park

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<v Speaker 1>with Dave Fleming. And it's really cool to get a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to talk to you for the first time. New

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<v Speaker 1>Giants outfielder Turner Hill, who really has a great story,

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<v Speaker 1>just got called up. What a week ago, and it

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<v Speaker 1>has been I have to imagine Turner a whirlwind few

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<v Speaker 1>days for you.

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<v Speaker 2>How's it been.

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<v Speaker 3>It's been awesome, but yeah, it's been a crazy few days.

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<v Speaker 3>The off day yesterday was nice to kind of get

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<v Speaker 3>to mentally reset and everything and you know, just try

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<v Speaker 3>to keep playing some some good baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>How'd you find out you were coming up to the Giants?

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<v Speaker 3>So our Tria, a manager told me middle of the

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<v Speaker 3>game on Wednesday when we were in Vegas. It's like

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<v Speaker 3>the seventh inning. He pulled me out and told me

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<v Speaker 3>I was coming here.

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<v Speaker 1>So you found out literally in the dugout. Yes, that's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty cool. And then who is your first call when

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<v Speaker 1>you found out you were coming.

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<v Speaker 3>So I called my dad and they were watching our

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<v Speaker 3>game in Vegas, but I think they were half asleep

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<v Speaker 3>because of the time zone difference, so he didn't answer that.

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<v Speaker 3>I called my mom and then she answered, and then

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<v Speaker 3>I talked to the both of them on speakerphone.

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<v Speaker 1>And it sounds to me like you're close with your parents,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe your dad has had a big part in

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<v Speaker 1>your baseball journey.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes he has, you know, grown up from when I

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<v Speaker 3>was little, we were always playing catch, playing in the backyard,

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<v Speaker 3>and he coached me in little league and in middle school.

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<v Speaker 2>Also talking to the new Giants outfielder Turner Hill.

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<v Speaker 1>And of all places here, we are in Cleveland, Ohio,

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<v Speaker 1>and you grew up what two hours from here?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, a little over two hours south from here.

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<v Speaker 2>So you're basically, is this a team you rooted for

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<v Speaker 2>as a kid. Were you a Reds fan? Where you

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<v Speaker 2>were a Guardians fan? Who'd you root for?

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<v Speaker 3>I grew up a Reds fan, but a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>my friends are Cleveland fans, and I came to some

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<v Speaker 3>games here growing.

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<v Speaker 1>Up, and we saw a big group of your friends

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<v Speaker 1>and family, your mom, your dad, other folks in San

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<v Speaker 1>Francisco when.

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<v Speaker 2>You made your debut. I have to think a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of those people are going to be here this week.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I have a feeling there'll be there'll be a

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<v Speaker 3>lot more people here this week than there were last weekend.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell them they're on their own. You're you hope to

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<v Speaker 1>see them all, but you're not helping them.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it'll definitely be tough.

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<v Speaker 2>Turner Hill is our guest here.

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<v Speaker 1>So you have a really cool story because you did

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<v Speaker 1>not play big time college baseball. You were a D

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<v Speaker 1>two player, a D three player, had a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>success there, but you weren't drafted, and the Giants signed

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<v Speaker 1>you as an undrafted player. I find that to be

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<v Speaker 1>pretty remarkable. Did you have an inkling that you were

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<v Speaker 1>going to get a chance to play pro ball?

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<v Speaker 3>I know when I was in college my last year,

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<v Speaker 3>I knew that there was a few teams looking at me, so,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, there was kind of hope for something to happen.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, I didn't get drafted, so I went and

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<v Speaker 3>played in the draft league. Still kind of knew there

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<v Speaker 3>was a couple of teams, you know that I was

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<v Speaker 3>on the radar and then so yeah, it was something

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<v Speaker 3>I was hoping for and then the Giants signed me

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<v Speaker 3>right before I was going to go play any ball.

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<v Speaker 1>How would you describe yourself as a player to Giants

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<v Speaker 1>fans who haven't had a chance to watch it too

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<v Speaker 1>much yet.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so I'm you know, I'm a con attacks first

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<v Speaker 3>kind of guy. I've you know, never really been a

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<v Speaker 3>power hitter. You know, my my strength is the ability

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<v Speaker 3>to get bat on ball typically swing at good pitches.

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<v Speaker 3>So so I try to just have good at bats

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, if I get a good pitch to hit,

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<v Speaker 3>hopefully I can put a good swing on it and

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<v Speaker 3>drive a gap. But I'm more of a speed first,

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<v Speaker 3>contact first kind of player.

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<v Speaker 1>And we saw some of that already in your first

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<v Speaker 1>handful of at bats. What was the first big league

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<v Speaker 1>at bat like for you?

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<v Speaker 2>What?

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<v Speaker 1>What?

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<v Speaker 2>What did it feel like? Uh?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean it was I was nervous, for sure. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't really remember exactly what I was thinking walking up there.

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<v Speaker 3>I was trying to just be aggressive, you know, probably

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<v Speaker 3>swung at a pitch I shouldn't have swung at. But

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<v Speaker 3>uh yeah, I was pretty nervous and excited for it.

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<v Speaker 1>And you got your first RBI out of the way,

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<v Speaker 1>then if you at bats later. You got your first

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<v Speaker 1>hit out of the way, So now is it off

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<v Speaker 1>and running.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I definitely feel like after the first couple of

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<v Speaker 3>games everything has slowed down for me, so I just

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<v Speaker 3>hopefully it'll start to just feel like normal baseball again.

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<v Speaker 2>Turner.

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<v Speaker 1>Great to get a chance to know you a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>We can't wait to watch you play a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, Dave.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Turner Hill here in Cleveland where he's going to

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<v Speaker 1>play in front of a lot of friends and family.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll get you ready for the game right after this