WEBVTT - 8-8 The Tony V Show

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<v Speaker 1>Giants Tigers, Game two of the series. I'm John Miller

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<v Speaker 1>with Today's Tony Bytello Show. And before we talk about

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<v Speaker 1>today's game, certainly there was a lot to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>last night's game, A very strong game of the Giants

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<v Speaker 1>last night. But today before the game, a great class

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<v Speaker 1>going into the Giants Wall of Fame and all major

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<v Speaker 1>figures in one, two, or all of those three World

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<v Speaker 1>Series championships the Giants went through. So a great era

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<v Speaker 1>and really the best era of Giants baseball. Those are

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<v Speaker 1>the only World Series championships the Giants have had in

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<v Speaker 1>all the years they've been in San Francisco. So Tony,

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<v Speaker 1>for you in the first year with the Giants, this

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<v Speaker 1>is sort of a front row of what the Giants

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<v Speaker 1>are all about.

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<v Speaker 2>Against Yeah, and you know, I was able to watch

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<v Speaker 2>those guys play in person on TV and certainly a

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<v Speaker 2>fan of how they all went about their business. I'd

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<v Speaker 2>probably be trying to steal their time today, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>obviously their day, and I've been fortunate enough to meet

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<v Speaker 2>those guys and spend time around them and get their thoughts.

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<v Speaker 2>They've helped our players. But you know, you talk about

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<v Speaker 2>being good on the dirt, if you got that set

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<v Speaker 2>up with Posey behind the plate, and you're gonna kind

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<v Speaker 2>of call that your infield or guys that are on

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<v Speaker 2>the dirt. It's arguably one of the best in all

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<v Speaker 2>of baseball history.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Yeah, so Belt is here, Brandon Crawford's here,

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Panic is here along with Buster Posey, So guys

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<v Speaker 1>from the infield at that time, and Pablo and Pablo

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<v Speaker 1>who was a guy who mostly played third base and

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<v Speaker 1>was a guy who made World Series history in the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twelve World Series when he didn't hit just two

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<v Speaker 1>home runs against Justin Verlander for good measure, he added

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<v Speaker 1>a third one. It was just all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 1>like Pablo as the babe himself.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and did it against, you know, a future Hall

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<v Speaker 2>of Famer. It's been cool to see Justin Verlander interact

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<v Speaker 2>with guys like Webby and Rafi from last year's team.

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<v Speaker 2>I know he served a lot of roles last year.

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<v Speaker 2>One of them was that of just veteran leadership, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it wasn't there's not many slouches in the

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<v Speaker 2>big leagues, but it's not like Pablo did it off

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<v Speaker 2>any slouches. That was one of the talk about one

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<v Speaker 2>of the best in MLB in history. That pitching staff

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<v Speaker 2>from Detroit was absolutely loaded, and the Giants almost made

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<v Speaker 2>it look easy against that group.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Pablo, and Pablo would also hit a triple and

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<v Speaker 1>it might have been a basis loaded triple now that

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<v Speaker 1>I think back to it in the All Star Game

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<v Speaker 1>against Verlander in the first ending of that game, months

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<v Speaker 1>before he had the home run show.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Pablo's a guy who runs pretty well for himself,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's not the guy you would pick out of

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<v Speaker 2>an All Star group to hit a triple. So I

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<v Speaker 2>remember that he had to barrel it pretty good and

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<v Speaker 2>get it in the right spot and then of course

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<v Speaker 2>haul butt. But yeah, he had a lot of magic moments,

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<v Speaker 2>and when you're around him and those other guys, you

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<v Speaker 2>see why they're good.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's happening here today. And there are a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of players on this team, a lot of young guys

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<v Speaker 1>right now, a lot of rookies on your roster, And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm wondering about how important it is or maybe I'm

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<v Speaker 1>overstanding it for those guys to get this front row

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<v Speaker 1>seat at this Giant's history and this franchise with so

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<v Speaker 1>many stories and so much history.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think no matter what you're doing, whatever field

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<v Speaker 2>you're and you want to look to the people that

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<v Speaker 2>have had success prior to you and try and figure

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<v Speaker 2>out what that blueprint is and what made a tick

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<v Speaker 2>for them. And then if you're really blessed, you've got

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<v Speaker 2>access to those individuals and you'd be wise to ask

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<v Speaker 2>good questions and maybe figure some things out that can

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<v Speaker 2>make a difference in your game. And again, our guys

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<v Speaker 2>had spring training opportunities with almost all those guys, and

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<v Speaker 2>then Belt spend a good amount of time here. The

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<v Speaker 2>day he was honored was pretty cool. So our guys

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<v Speaker 2>are are fortunate to have a front row seat to

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<v Speaker 2>today's honoring, but also have access to those guys which

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<v Speaker 2>they need to take advantage of.

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<v Speaker 1>The Giants and the Detroit Tigers. And it was a

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<v Speaker 1>great night for the Giants because your team was playing

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<v Speaker 1>one of the hottest teams in the game right now

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<v Speaker 1>and an offense that has been off the charge the

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<v Speaker 1>last three four weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, if the forty nine ers were playing, you'd call

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<v Speaker 2>it Ben don't break. What I mean by that is offensively,

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<v Speaker 2>the Tigers have been swinging it about as well as

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<v Speaker 2>anybody in the league. And I don't know that we

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<v Speaker 2>really slowed them down, but that ben not break. The

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<v Speaker 2>kind of deal is despite the hits and the hard

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<v Speaker 2>contacts they had and some of the good at bats,

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<v Speaker 2>we were able to keep them to two runs, which

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<v Speaker 2>was huge, and that four run mark is something we've

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<v Speaker 2>always been shooting for. Our records really good when we

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<v Speaker 2>get there. Junghu Rafi did their thing. You want your

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<v Speaker 2>best players to perform in order to be your most

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<v Speaker 2>successful group, and Willy put the exclamation point on it.

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<v Speaker 2>He did it with the glove for sure. But that

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<v Speaker 2>home run created a big difference on how the Tigers

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<v Speaker 2>were going to attack us offensively and also our comfort

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<v Speaker 2>level on defense.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, huge home run by Devers from the first that

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<v Speaker 1>turned the game around, got the Giants offense go. But

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<v Speaker 1>that home run by Adamis now, that is a home

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<v Speaker 1>run hitter is kind of a home run, a soaring,

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<v Speaker 1>majestic clout that you could admire. It had a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of hangtime.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's hit a bunch of balls, just miss been

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<v Speaker 2>right under a few balls. It's a nature of a swing.

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<v Speaker 2>He knows that, everybody knows it. He's a little bit uphill,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's super dangerous. When he's able to back spin

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<v Speaker 2>a ball and instead of lifting the ball in the air,

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<v Speaker 2>he backspun it. And he's so strong. If he can

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<v Speaker 2>do that in any park, it's going to go for him.

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<v Speaker 2>So it was great to see for him. He put

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<v Speaker 2>in a lot of extra work before the game on

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<v Speaker 2>defense and offense, and it was interesting to see two

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<v Speaker 2>of the exact plays he was working on with Wash

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<v Speaker 2>popped up in the game. He made him look easy

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<v Speaker 2>even though they were more than difficult. And then good

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<v Speaker 2>to see the hard work in the cage put off

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<v Speaker 2>put to work with the home run.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So a great night for the Giants. Now

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<v Speaker 1>this one we'll talk about today's game when today's Tony

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<v Speaker 1>Bitello continues. Now more Tony Vitelo with the Giants manager

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<v Speaker 1>landing Roupe on the mound against this rugged Tigers lineup.

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<v Speaker 1>You kind of have to run the gauntlet when you're

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<v Speaker 1>a right hand of some great left handed hitters.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and I think with Rupe going back out there,

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<v Speaker 2>in my opinion, he's been in a good rhythm. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>the wins haven't stacked up for him, maybe as much

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<v Speaker 2>as they could. I think A big key to that

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<v Speaker 2>is what goes on in the biginning. Every picture, every

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<v Speaker 2>starting pitcher, reliever, you're trying to avoid the big inning.

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<v Speaker 2>But with his outings, if you kind of dissect them,

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<v Speaker 2>usually there's one inning in there you wish you could remove.

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<v Speaker 2>And again it's nature of the beast for everybody, but

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<v Speaker 2>I think for him in particular, it's how does it

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<v Speaker 2>go down? And you know, from our observations and getting

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<v Speaker 2>to know him, when he's in the fight against the

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<v Speaker 2>hitter as opposed to himself or other externalities, he's in

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<v Speaker 2>a much better position to limit damage. And he's got

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<v Speaker 2>the stuff now, he's got experience. I think as long

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<v Speaker 2>as he's working in the in the fashion and has

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<v Speaker 2>the presence that works for him, I think we'd be

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<v Speaker 2>looking at another quality start.

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<v Speaker 1>So here we go, Giants Tigers on the Hall of

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<v Speaker 1>Fame Induction Day, and that's the Tony Bytello Show for today.