WEBVTT - 8-4 Around The Park with Dave Flemming ft. Drew Gilbert

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<v Speaker 1>It's around the Park with Dave Fleming, Giants Rangers in Texas.

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<v Speaker 1>Our guests today Giants outfielder Drew Gilbert. Will talk to

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<v Speaker 1>Drew after this. It's around the park with Dave Fleming.

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<v Speaker 1>We're here in Texas, Giants and the Rangers and a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that we've watched all year and I realized we

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't talked to. So it's time to catch up with

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<v Speaker 1>Drew Gilbert, who has done a really good job as

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<v Speaker 1>a young player for the Giants in a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>different ways. Now, Drew, you and I are talking on Monday.

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<v Speaker 1>This show is going to air on a Tuesday, so

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<v Speaker 1>the timing might be a little bit off, but it

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<v Speaker 1>is a I know you're a young guy, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>a strange day around this Giants team, isn't it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no doubt. I mean, you know, even when you're

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<v Speaker 2>in the minor leagues, whether it was you know, last year,

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<v Speaker 2>years pass for me, you understand that, you know, there's

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<v Speaker 2>always potential for crazy things to happen, you know, and

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<v Speaker 2>obviously we haven't put ourselves in a farewel position this

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<v Speaker 2>year to you know maybe add you know, so that

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<v Speaker 2>kind of puts in a position where you know, we

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<v Speaker 2>have really good players and you know, you kind of

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<v Speaker 2>understand that teams are probably gonna want some of those players.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, it's it can be a bittersweet day, right,

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<v Speaker 2>And you have guys who've formed relationships with and uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, when you're with each other every day for

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a long long time. You know, however, so

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<v Speaker 2>many hours. Uh, you know, you get to know guys

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<v Speaker 2>really well, and so you know, it's tough, but like

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<v Speaker 2>I said, we put ourselves in these situations, but you know,

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<v Speaker 2>happy for those guys may get an opportunity to compete

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<v Speaker 2>and play for you know, a chance to compete for

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<v Speaker 2>a championship this year. So yeah, like you said, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a strange day, but it is part of the business.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's a good you know, it's a good mature

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<v Speaker 1>answer you have. On the flip side, is is that

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<v Speaker 1>you just went through this a year ago, and and

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<v Speaker 1>for a player who's coming to a team that's brand new,

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<v Speaker 1>it does you use the word opportunity like for some

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<v Speaker 1>guys it's an opportunity to play in the playoffs. For

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<v Speaker 1>some guys like you, it's an opportunity to blossom your

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<v Speaker 1>big league career.

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<v Speaker 2>You take every day. It's an opportunity, right, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>in this league, right, like, you have to find a

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<v Speaker 2>way to try to prove yourself every single day. You

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<v Speaker 2>know it's not always going to go your way. It

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<v Speaker 2>results wise, just because it's tough, it's a tough leak,

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<v Speaker 2>but yeah, you gotta you gotta take every opportunity you

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<v Speaker 2>can possibly get in and at least try to make

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<v Speaker 2>the most of it. So you know, like you said,

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<v Speaker 2>it's an opportunity and that's all you can ask for, right,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you're great for the opportunity. You appreciate the opportunity,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know you do everything in your power to

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<v Speaker 2>make the most of it.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, give me a little self assessment on the

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<v Speaker 1>progress you've made, kind of the things you've been working on.

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<v Speaker 1>How you feel like you're progressing.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a tough question because I'm very competitive and I

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<v Speaker 2>expect the most out of myself. But you also, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you gotta have perspective when you know you get home

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<v Speaker 2>at night and you understand that you know, maybe you're

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<v Speaker 2>not gonna it might not be an overnight process, right

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<v Speaker 2>where you're just the player you want to be right

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<v Speaker 2>out the get go. And that doesn't that doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 2>you you don't work like it. But I think it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's been a process, right. I feel like I

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<v Speaker 2>do feel like I have slowly improved over the course

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<v Speaker 2>of time, and I do trust my ability to do

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<v Speaker 2>that over a long period of time. And I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>gonna stop until I am the player I want to be.

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<v Speaker 2>But as of now, I'm not that player. But I

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<v Speaker 2>do feel like I'm continuing to improve. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to be a winning player for the Giants.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's really all I want to be. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I have great support team around me, coaches, teammates, staff

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<v Speaker 2>that are always pushing me to be that, and uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I'm determined to get that done.

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<v Speaker 1>And I and as a final thought, because it's a

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<v Speaker 1>short little show here, but like I think all of

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<v Speaker 1>us have noticed a bunch of improvements for you. I

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<v Speaker 1>know for you, I talked to Tony about that's this

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<v Speaker 1>with you, about you because you are hard on yourself

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<v Speaker 1>and you can see it on the field and the

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<v Speaker 1>emotion I think for you is a part of what

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<v Speaker 1>makes you successful as an athlete. But I know, Tony,

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<v Speaker 1>at least it tells me. He's talked with you about

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<v Speaker 1>channeling that emotion sometimes in a different way.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it's actually someone I've gotten a lot

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<v Speaker 2>better at. I mean, hey, y'all, y else should have

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<v Speaker 2>seen me back in the day. I mean it was

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<v Speaker 2>it was crazy. So you know, I think, like you said,

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's it's probably what's gotten me here, but you

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<v Speaker 2>know it can also hurt me, right, So I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's just how can I make it so it's something

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<v Speaker 2>that helps me all the time, you know, which may

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<v Speaker 2>be impossible to get, but not someone that I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>gonna chase after, So you know, just try to You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I got great examples here that try to help me,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's you know, Tony, he's great with the Metal game,

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<v Speaker 2>and then guys who have played this league.

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<v Speaker 1>Took us too long to catch up with you. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for the time. We'll talk to you again.

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>That's true, Gilbert. We'll keep going with our pregame right

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<v Speaker 1>after this