WEBVTT - 8-26 Around The Park with Kruk & Kuip

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, it's Around the Park with Crook and Kipe. We've

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<v Speaker 1>got an absolute drop-dead gorgeous day for baseball here on

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<v Speaker 1>this Wednesday afternoon. And I'm going to ask Mike about

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on in the bullpen when you lose two

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<v Speaker 1>starters early in a game. And we'll talk about that

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<v Speaker 1>right after this. Hey everybody, it's a Wednesday. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>day game here at Oracle Park. It's also Around the

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<v Speaker 1>Park with Crook and Kipe. And Mike, we've had a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of nice wins on Monday and Tuesday night. But

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<v Speaker 1>in each game, something really, really unfortunate. And it's rare

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<v Speaker 1>when you see it once, but when you see it back-to-back,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like, what? What's going on? And that's your starting

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<v Speaker 1>pitcher leaves due to an injury. Like, I imagine if

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<v Speaker 1>you're sitting in the bullpen, I mean, is it possible

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<v Speaker 1>that you could actually sit there and prepare yourself for

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<v Speaker 1>anything that could happen or... Does this kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>blindside you if you're sitting down there?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it can blindside you, but usually if it

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<v Speaker 2>blindsides you, you're a rookie or you're a second-year guy,

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<v Speaker 2>and you haven't established yourself with the kind of experience

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<v Speaker 2>that most bullpens have. I mean, for the most part,

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<v Speaker 2>guys in the bullpen, they've been around. So you anticipate

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<v Speaker 2>what could possibly happen during a game. It's rare that

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<v Speaker 2>a starter doesn't get out of the second inning because

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<v Speaker 2>he's been ineffective with his abilities, it's usually due to

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<v Speaker 2>injury that a starter goes down that early in a ballgame.

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<v Speaker 2>But prior to a game, a pitching coach will tell

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<v Speaker 2>the guys in the pen, this is what your role

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<v Speaker 2>will be today. This is where you are. You're slotted in.

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<v Speaker 2>If we have a starter go down, you'll be our

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<v Speaker 2>bulk inning guy. You'll be the guy that we expect

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<v Speaker 2>to give one time through the lineup, which is, in essence,

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<v Speaker 2>basically three innings. And if you give any more to that,

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<v Speaker 2>it's because your pitch count's been good and you're pitching well.

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<v Speaker 2>So the guys know who they are. But when you

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<v Speaker 2>see it two days in a row like the Giants

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<v Speaker 2>have seen, it takes its toll. But that's why I

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<v Speaker 2>really applaud what we've seen here the last two nights.

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<v Speaker 2>Every member of that bullpen has come out, and they

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<v Speaker 2>have been ready.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, because whoever pitched on Monday in the bullpen was

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<v Speaker 1>likely not going to pitch maybe a little bit, but

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<v Speaker 1>not a whole lot on Tuesday. It's almost as if

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<v Speaker 1>it's like an unfortunate opener when a starter goes down

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<v Speaker 1>that early. That's exactly what it is. And the other thing, too,

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<v Speaker 1>is we really have to tip our.

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<v Speaker 2>Cap to Jesse Chavez down there, the Giants bullpen coach,

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<v Speaker 2>because he's the guy that's getting ready. But when you're

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<v Speaker 2>down there and you're the bulk guy, your responsibility is

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<v Speaker 2>to get yourself in that game with your head. So

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<v Speaker 2>even though you have a starter out there who's throwing great,

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<v Speaker 2>you never know, like the last couple days. So what

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<v Speaker 2>you do, you approach that game the same way a

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<v Speaker 2>starter does. You pitch that game in your mind over

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<v Speaker 2>and over and over again. to every player that's in

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<v Speaker 2>the lineup that night that you possibly could face. And

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<v Speaker 2>when your time passes, now it's the fifth inning, it's

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<v Speaker 2>no longer the bulk inning guy's time, then that responsibility

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<v Speaker 2>changes to the next guy, the middle relievers, and then,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, the guys who pitch the end.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, even though Logan Webb has been a guy

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<v Speaker 1>that eats up a lot of innings, he still knows

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<v Speaker 1>that he's got to pitch deep today if he can.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's one of the reasons that they've asked

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<v Speaker 2>him to take this start because this is a day

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<v Speaker 2>where your bullpen is vulnerable. You need a guy who's

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<v Speaker 2>going to go deep in the game, and Logan Webb

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<v Speaker 2>is that guy. I mean, he's like six, seven innings

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<v Speaker 2>every timeout. Plus, think what's happening. You've got the Diamondbacks

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<v Speaker 2>coming in for four, two of which are going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a doubleheader on Saturday. So that is a scary

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<v Speaker 2>time for a bullpen, and that, I think, is why

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<v Speaker 2>Logan Webb has moved into this slot.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess you find out what you've got in the bullpen.

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<v Speaker 1>In AAA and even AA, don't you? Yeah, that's exactly right.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think when you, for some guys in the bullpen,

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<v Speaker 1>I think they like that. They prefer not knowing when

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<v Speaker 1>they're going to pitch. They don't want to think about

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<v Speaker 1>having a start four days in a row. They just

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<v Speaker 1>want somebody to go, hey, you're in. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's the edge that bullpenners have. You can't be a

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<v Speaker 1>good bullpenner if you don't have that trait. All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's hope. No injuries for a starting pitcher today and

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<v Speaker 1>a win. All right, that's Around the Park with Crook

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<v Speaker 1>and Kipe. Enjoy the ballgame.