WEBVTT - 8-19 The Tony V Show

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<v Speaker 1>Now the beautiful summer evening in Ohio the Giants and Guardians,

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<v Speaker 1>Game two of the series. I'm John with James Manage

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<v Speaker 1>to Tony Vicello and Tony the we're kind of eagerly

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<v Speaker 1>awaiting the arrival of tug bowt Wilkinson and he's in

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<v Speaker 1>and he's gonna start tonight. So what's the plan for

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<v Speaker 1>him in this one.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll see as the game goes on.

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously Step one has just calmed the nerves a little bit.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a guy who was really amped up to pitching

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<v Speaker 3>triple A and you know, Brundy and the guys kind

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<v Speaker 3>of had to settle him down a little bit. Will

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<v Speaker 3>you add in the fact this is a big league outing,

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<v Speaker 3>it's his debut, and it's also where he lived for

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<v Speaker 3>a couple of years, said.

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<v Speaker 2>He lived about ten miles from the park here.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think just calming his nerves and getting him

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<v Speaker 3>out there will be great.

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<v Speaker 2>Regardless of how the outing goes. But how the outing

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<v Speaker 2>goes and what we want to do with some.

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<v Speaker 3>Other guys will dictate kind of how we do innings

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<v Speaker 3>two through nine.

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<v Speaker 1>And as I understand it, he's been starting his pitch

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<v Speaker 1>down has built up what one hundred already.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's his pitch count and triple A was one

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<v Speaker 3>oh one was his max. And so he's done a

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<v Speaker 3>little bit of everything in his career. And really my

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<v Speaker 3>experience from from knowing him as he's pretty flexible. He's

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<v Speaker 3>pretty much agreeable to whatever you want to ask him

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<v Speaker 3>to do.

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<v Speaker 2>He just likes to compete. Baseball is kind of.

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<v Speaker 3>His little outlet in life, and and he pitches like that.

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<v Speaker 3>So again step one will be getting him his first

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<v Speaker 3>big league action, and then we'll kind of see how

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<v Speaker 3>we want to manage what he's going to do with

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<v Speaker 3>us with the roster being the way that it is now.

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<v Speaker 3>He and Sam of course are only two lefties. Of course,

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<v Speaker 3>wizen Hunt being a lefties starter too.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, now, how would you describe him in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of his delivery and the kind of stuff that he throws.

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<v Speaker 2>He's more athletic than you think.

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<v Speaker 3>He's not gonna win any He does not look like

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<v Speaker 3>Arnold Schwarzenegger in his uniform, but he is pretty athletic.

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<v Speaker 3>And then the thing about him that's curious tonight is

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<v Speaker 3>he's making his debut against their starter Messick and they're

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<v Speaker 3>both kind of the same they like.

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<v Speaker 2>To use their fastball.

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<v Speaker 3>He doesn't quite have the velo that Messick does, but

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<v Speaker 3>they both attack with their fastball.

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<v Speaker 2>And by the word attack, I mean they attack.

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<v Speaker 3>They let it go and they throw with conviction, and

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<v Speaker 3>it's a little bit of it here. It is hit

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<v Speaker 3>it approach. So it'll be interesting to see how similar

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<v Speaker 3>those two guys look, and in the first inning particular,

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<v Speaker 3>how effective is that fastball?

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<v Speaker 1>Are there any peculiarities? Is there some deception in whose delivery?

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<v Speaker 1>Is there a good carry on whose fastball?

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<v Speaker 3>That kind of thing?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he's got a little bit of carry. I mean again,

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<v Speaker 2>I would compare both guys.

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<v Speaker 3>I know we haven't got to Messic yet. You know

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<v Speaker 3>people talk about a ride fastball or an invisible fastball.

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<v Speaker 3>Well it's not invisible, but certain fastballs move different than

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<v Speaker 3>others and they're tough to square up. So we'll see

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<v Speaker 3>how the first big league get outing goes. But we're

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<v Speaker 3>certainly hoping the fastball is tough to square up. He's

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<v Speaker 3>actually pretty good at holding on runners and he's got

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<v Speaker 3>a good off speed mix. But again, I think the

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<v Speaker 3>heart and soul this game is gonna be, especially in

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<v Speaker 3>the first inning. Who handles fastballs better on offense and

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<v Speaker 3>who locates it or attacks the way they want to

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<v Speaker 3>with it on defense?

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<v Speaker 1>All right, So the major League debut of chug Boat,

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<v Speaker 1>and the story I heard was that when he was

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<v Speaker 1>in Little League running the bases, so I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>his uncle or somebody nicknamed him the chug boat because

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<v Speaker 1>of the way he was moving not that quickly around

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<v Speaker 1>the bases.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it probably caused him to move on from the

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<v Speaker 3>position play and just into pitching only. But it's a

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<v Speaker 3>nickname that's stuck, and like I joke with you yesterday,

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<v Speaker 3>it happened again today someone brought up his name and

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<v Speaker 3>I did know who it was this time, but it

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<v Speaker 3>took me a second because they didn't refer to him

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<v Speaker 3>as Tugboat. But yeah, he's got a good personality to him,

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<v Speaker 3>and he's all on board with the nickname, and he's

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<v Speaker 3>very well known no matter where he's gone. He trained

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<v Speaker 3>with a guy coached, you know, out of a junior

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<v Speaker 3>college and played at a junior college where Ian Kinsler

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<v Speaker 3>played and many other really talented players down there in Arizona.

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<v Speaker 2>So he's got a good background.

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<v Speaker 1>All right. The Giants and the Guardians, Chug Bolt Wilkinson

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<v Speaker 1>his major league debut. More with Tony Bicello after this,

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<v Speaker 1>not more with Giants. Back to Tony by Cello and

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<v Speaker 1>Parker Meshik going for the Guardians. You talked about him

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<v Speaker 1>a little.

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<v Speaker 2>Bit, but his numbers are great.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been a premier starting pitcher in the American League this.

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<v Speaker 3>Year, yeah, he has. And Griffin's a good compliment to him.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, a lefty that might have as many wins

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<v Speaker 3>as any lefty in the league, or at least close

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<v Speaker 3>to it. But Messick does it a little bit differently.

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<v Speaker 3>Griffin kind of stands out there and pitches a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't you know. He's not exactly like Tom.

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<v Speaker 3>Glavin, but a little bit more in that mold, whereas

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<v Speaker 3>Messick is maybe in the mold a little bit more

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<v Speaker 3>of Scooble And hopefully he doesn't pitch as well as

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<v Speaker 3>Scooble tonight, but again, he kind of grabs that thing

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<v Speaker 3>and wings it right at you. And it's really what

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<v Speaker 3>you want your pitchers to do is challenge the hitter.

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<v Speaker 3>I feel like our hitters have a good plan in

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<v Speaker 3>place and they have a good understanding of what's coming

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<v Speaker 3>at him.

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<v Speaker 2>But between the lines, is where it's got to get.

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<v Speaker 3>Done and it'll be a tough challenge against a lefty that's, like.

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<v Speaker 2>You said, stacked up some pretty good numbers.

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<v Speaker 1>So here we go, the Giants chug WoT Wilkinson against

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<v Speaker 1>the premier young lefty of the Guardians Messic and that's

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<v Speaker 1>the Tony Vitello Show for today.