Speaker 1: A beautiful afternoon in San Francisco, the Giants and the Rockies,
Speaker 1: and Logan web makes the start for the Giants. The
Speaker 1: Giants ace and they need a stop job here today
Speaker 1: against the Colorado Rockies with me Tony Bitello, Giants manager
Speaker 1: and Tony Logan web Man. He's come up big so
Speaker 1: many times in games that the Giants really needed, even
Speaker 1: thoughse didn't always end up being wins. But what is
Speaker 1: it about him? Is it his competitive nature? Is he's
Speaker 1: just that good or does he a little bit of
Speaker 1: both and rises to the occasion.
Speaker 2: Yeah. I think Vince Lombardi talked about you got to
Speaker 2: compete from your feet all the way up to your head,
Speaker 2: and that involves your heart, in your head and any
Speaker 2: other body parts you want to throw out there. And
Speaker 2: I think that's the definition of Webby. But at the
Speaker 2: end of the day, it's a really good arm. He's
Speaker 2: got experienced ball moves all over the place. But I
Speaker 2: think his brain is his best weapon. He's really intelligent,
Speaker 2: he's really competitive, he's poised, and on a day like today,
Speaker 2: like you're referring to, he kind of knows how the
Speaker 2: deck is stacked and you need a good effort out
Speaker 2: of your guy, and more times than not he's been
Speaker 2: able to do that. And again I think his arsenal
Speaker 2: helps and all the other attributes, but I think overall
Speaker 2: he's incredibly talented as it relates to his mindset and
Speaker 2: just his brain in general.
Speaker 1: Now, today, for the giants, Williadamas and not in there,
Speaker 1: and Williadamas might not be in there for a few days.
Speaker 1: What's the latest proagnosis with Lillly?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think as of yesterday the label was kind
Speaker 2: of more day to day, and I think it's fair
Speaker 2: to keep that label. But day to day for us
Speaker 2: should today be not active at all, a little bit active,
Speaker 2: and then eventually it be full active. So I think
Speaker 2: it's good for him to pile up a few more
Speaker 2: days of non activity, whereas last time it was only
Speaker 2: about three total days and then he got back into
Speaker 2: it real quick. I think this plan laid out is
Speaker 2: a little bit better of do analyze each day where
Speaker 2: we're at. But but for the process now, I think
Speaker 2: it's more inactive and then slowly build some activity with
Speaker 2: some practice work and then make them available for a
Speaker 2: game sometime soon.
Speaker 1: All right, So, and I know if I ask you
Speaker 1: this question, you certainly want the Rockies to figure that
Speaker 1: in a big spot you might use Willia Damas as
Speaker 1: a pinch hitter. So I'm gonna ask you anyway, if
Speaker 1: if you need him as a pinch hitter late in
Speaker 1: the game, is the available.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you're always guessing on the other side. Al Tuove
Speaker 2: took that ball off the foot. So we're left in
Speaker 2: here meeting before the game. All right, check Twitter? Who
Speaker 2: wants to you know, place your bets on him not
Speaker 2: being available because it can affect how you use a pitcher.
Speaker 2: I mean a lot of times we envision these pinch
Speaker 2: hit opportunities, but you bring in Eric Miller, you bring
Speaker 2: in Sam Hinches anyway. But you know, tomorrow, I think
Speaker 2: it's a possibility, with the game him on the line,
Speaker 2: we could use him as a weapon that way. But
Speaker 2: today I think it's unrealistic and it's fair to say,
Speaker 2: and I'm willing to bet the Rockies are kind of
Speaker 2: already envisioning that too.
Speaker 1: All right, and then the Giants go to Cleveland after
Speaker 1: the game of mom but then have a day off
Speaker 1: there and not another game until Tuesday night in Cleveland,
Speaker 1: so a chance to get him a nice little stretch
Speaker 1: to rest and recoup rate.
Speaker 2: Yeah, that's a bonus day, and I mean, I give
Speaker 2: my input, it ends up being a group decision, and
Speaker 2: of course Willy being a veteran, his vote counts and
Speaker 2: he's always outspoken. I mean, he doesn't like not playing,
Speaker 2: and you got to respect and honor that. But you
Speaker 2: also got to be intelligent at some point and realize
Speaker 2: we don't need to further injure him by any means,
Speaker 2: and we also don't need to hurt the team by
Speaker 2: you know, putting him out there when he's not ready
Speaker 2: and then all of a sudden something's grabbing him. So
Speaker 2: that Monday day could really serve as an added bonus.
Speaker 2: Two complete off days on top of some other inactivity.
Speaker 2: And then in Cleveland, you know, maybe it requires a
Speaker 2: little bit of a workout day or some preparation before
Speaker 2: or he's actually thrown into the fire. But I think
Speaker 2: at the latest it makes sense that he could play
Speaker 2: against the Guardians.
Speaker 1: Giants Rockies game two of the series. More Tony Bicello next, Now,
Speaker 1: more Tony Bicello, the Giants manager. And there's a name
Speaker 1: in the lineup that we have not seen there before,
Speaker 1: and tell us about that Tony.
Speaker 2: Yeah, Turner Hill. We talked about him a little bit
Speaker 2: yesterday and I was searching. I should have taken the
Speaker 2: time last night to search my list of forty guys
Speaker 2: that kind of fit the mold of that shifty, left
Speaker 2: handed hitting, good athlete in the outfield. But the bottom
Speaker 2: line is he's a player under himself. He needs to
Speaker 2: be who he is and what got him here, and
Speaker 2: what got him here was good defense, really good base running,
Speaker 2: and just a high level of quality at bats. He
Speaker 2: had a big history going. He's hit at every level
Speaker 2: he's been, so it'll be great to see what he
Speaker 2: can do. And some guys take off right away. Other guys,
Speaker 2: you know, kind of need a little bit of time
Speaker 2: to get their feet wet at this level. Either way,
Speaker 2: it'll be exciting to see him in that lineup. So
Speaker 2: the lineup does have a lot of left handed hitters
Speaker 2: against Lorenzo this year. Left have got him pretty good.
Speaker 2: And he'll make his major league debut, and I believe
Speaker 2: Drew Gilbert will make his major league debut at the
Speaker 2: leadoff spot. So, if anything, an exciting new lineup for
Speaker 2: the boys in the locker room, and hopefully it'll bring
Speaker 2: a little energy to help Webby's efforts.
Speaker 1: All right, so here we go. Turner Hill in there
Speaker 1: and his major league debut. The Giants Rockies coming up next.
Speaker 1: And that's the Tony Btello Show for today.