WEBVTT - 8-18 The Tony V Show

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<v Speaker 1>Giants and Guardians from Cleveland and beautiful summertime weather eighty

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<v Speaker 1>degrees humid as the Giants take on the Guardians. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>John Miller with Today's Tony Vitello Show with the Skipper

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<v Speaker 1>of the Giants and Tony for the Giants. It was

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<v Speaker 1>not a good day on Sunday for the Giants. And

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<v Speaker 1>I saw in the paper that you had a meeting

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<v Speaker 1>with your squad about that.

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<v Speaker 2>What can you tell us about that?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, more just with the pictures, and I think they

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<v Speaker 3>met again today while I was out on the field

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<v Speaker 3>with the position guys doing our early work, and really

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<v Speaker 3>it's pretty basic. It's all about attacking the zone. And

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<v Speaker 3>I think we've been guilty of overthinking things out there.

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<v Speaker 3>There's so much, you know, analytical information that's out there.

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<v Speaker 3>You and I got our the opponent starting pitcher, Foster

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<v Speaker 3>and Griffin the information and it's it's mind boggling how

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<v Speaker 3>much is on the sheet. But when the game starts,

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<v Speaker 3>I think you just got to compete and that starts

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<v Speaker 3>with attacking the zone. And we got to call it

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<v Speaker 3>the ABS zone too.

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<v Speaker 2>This year. I mean, we're here.

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<v Speaker 3>In Cleveland where they infamously lost to the Marlins in

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<v Speaker 3>one game where the strike zone was bigger than.

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<v Speaker 2>The ocean, and that just doesn't go on anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think hitters being more selective has been a theme,

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<v Speaker 3>and we've gotten better at that as the year's gone on.

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<v Speaker 3>But if anything, the strike throwing from the pitching staff

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<v Speaker 3>has just kind of plateaued and it hasn't been sufficient.

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<v Speaker 3>And hopefully that was an all time low. The other day,

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<v Speaker 3>we had eleven walks and hit by pitch. That was

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<v Speaker 3>pretty key in that game. Sometimes you call that cost

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<v Speaker 3>of doing business, but both theme or both meetings, the

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<v Speaker 3>theme was pretty simple.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to attack the strike zone.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and eight of those runs for Colorado were runners

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<v Speaker 1>who got on base free of charge in that game,

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<v Speaker 1>So it reallysh just did not get away with anything.

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<v Speaker 1>Now for a fin and there could be any number

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<v Speaker 1>of things that a fan was looking at in that game,

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<v Speaker 1>but there was a wild pitch that wasn't all that wild,

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<v Speaker 1>ended every right behind the foot of Drew Cowen. He

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<v Speaker 1>just didn't know where it was. He's kind of in

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<v Speaker 1>a panic at that point. But the runner at third

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<v Speaker 1>took off. So how did you read that play?

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<v Speaker 2>What happened? What should have happened.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Well, I think Veen was pretty far off the bag.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a plus runner and he kind of plays with a,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, an interesting swagger about him. He's like three

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<v Speaker 3>inches from the hitter when he's in the on deck circle,

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<v Speaker 3>for instance, and he's got all kinds of other stuff

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<v Speaker 3>going on, and you know, he took a chance, and

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<v Speaker 3>if anything, you give him credit for having conviction to it.

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<v Speaker 3>But if you were just gonna kind of do video review,

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<v Speaker 3>the runner should not go there. The ball did not

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<v Speaker 3>travel far enough from the catcher. But with the crowd

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<v Speaker 3>noise and the swing moment in the game, I think

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<v Speaker 3>we just got a little too caught up in the

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<v Speaker 3>moment and it took longer than it should have to

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<v Speaker 3>locate the baseball. And next thing, you know, it looked

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<v Speaker 3>like a smart aggressive play as opposed to if we

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<v Speaker 3>tag that runner out, it's a huge gift and we

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<v Speaker 3>get out of that any it's a tie ball game.

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<v Speaker 3>We have an extra app bat, you know, compared to

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<v Speaker 3>what the Rockies have left, and you'd like to think

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<v Speaker 3>we win the game, but who knows.

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<v Speaker 2>But it was a big moment in the game the Giants.

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<v Speaker 1>That was then and now it's Cleveland, and we'll talk

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<v Speaker 1>about that when Today's Tony Vytello Show continues. Now more

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<v Speaker 1>with Tony Vytello, Giants manager. And with all the injuries

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<v Speaker 1>that's made life a little more difficult. What's the latest

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<v Speaker 1>on Willy A Damas.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Willie's got a fully active day today.

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<v Speaker 3>So when you go out there and you watch our

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<v Speaker 3>team stretch and then do everything else that comes with pregame,

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<v Speaker 3>you'll see Willy involved in that, and more than likely

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<v Speaker 3>he'll be available to pinch hit tonight. He definitely, at

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<v Speaker 3>a minimum, would be available to pinch hit tomorrow. And

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<v Speaker 3>then you know, I don't like making false predictions, but

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<v Speaker 3>I'd be surprised if he didn't get a start before

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<v Speaker 3>we leave Cleveland.

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<v Speaker 2>But at a minimum, it should be Boston for sure,

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<v Speaker 2>all right.

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<v Speaker 1>And then finally, a lot written the last couple of

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<v Speaker 1>days and said about hug Boat Wilkinson, Yeah, and coming

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<v Speaker 1>up with the Giants. He's a guy that the Giants

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<v Speaker 1>acquired for Patrick Bailey or in that deal, whom the

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<v Speaker 1>Giants will see this week. And tug Boat, I guess

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<v Speaker 1>is here but not necessarily on the roster today.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, just taxi today, not eating up a roster spot,

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<v Speaker 3>if you want to call it that. And yeah, tug

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<v Speaker 3>boats here, you said Wilkinson. The other day we had

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<v Speaker 3>a meeting and someone used his full name, and I

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<v Speaker 3>had no idea who we were talking about. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>I've got a lot of I got to meet with

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<v Speaker 3>him in here in the office for quite a bit.

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<v Speaker 3>We got some history and saw him pitch when he

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<v Speaker 3>was a freshman in college, and we know a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of similar.

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<v Speaker 2>People and it was a good catch up.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a fun personality, but really where his personality shines

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<v Speaker 3>is when he's got the ball in his hand. He's

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<v Speaker 3>not scared. Gresh and I talked earlier today about when

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<v Speaker 3>he pitched.

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<v Speaker 2>Against Team USA.

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<v Speaker 3>That lineup was filled with your Schwarbers and your everybody

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<v Speaker 3>else's and he showed no fear in the three innings

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<v Speaker 3>he threw against those guys. So at some point he'll

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<v Speaker 3>get in the beat, get the ball in his hand,

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<v Speaker 3>and hopefully he lets those positive traits he has shine.

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<v Speaker 3>But it's good to have another new face here. It's

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<v Speaker 3>been fun seeing all these young guys get their first

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<v Speaker 3>call up and of course the memories that will come

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<v Speaker 3>with it.

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<v Speaker 1>Giants Guardians Game one of the series. The Guardians still

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<v Speaker 1>very much alive in the Wild Wild American League. And

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