1 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: Is this a great game or what? 2 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 2: This is our bonus episode about ALS, because on Sunday, 3 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 2: June second, Major League Baseball will celebrate lou Gerrig Day, 4 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 2: a day that remembers one of the greatest players of 5 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:24,639 Speaker 2: all time who passed away from ALS, as they continue 6 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 2: as Major League Baseball to raise awareness for this terrible 7 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 2: disease that personally has affected our family. 8 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 3: Right As some may know, Jeff, your uncle Matt, my 9 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 3: brother Matt, died of ALS on Labor Day of twenty 10 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 3: twenty three, So this lou Gerrig Day means more to 11 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 3: our family than ever Today. 12 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 2: On this episode, you're going to hear from two amazing 13 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 2: friends of ours, starting with Sarah Langs, who is a 14 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 2: baseball mind, a statistician if you will. 15 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: She loves this game. 16 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 2: She coined baseball is the best and she is currently 17 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 2: fighting ALS. We're going to hear from her along with 18 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 2: broadcaster John Boog Shambi, who has dedicated the better part 19 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 2: of the last twenty years to Project main Street, an 20 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 2: organization that was started in the name of a friend 21 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 2: of his who passed away from ALS. He has done 22 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 2: so much good in this community. And then on Sunday, 23 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 2: my dad and I We're going to be doing a 24 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 2: live social media broadcast on our YouTube page for is 25 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 2: this a Great Game or What? Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 26 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 2: You can follow us at Great Game or What. And 27 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 2: at that broadcast, we're going to have an incredible day 28 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 2: filled with ALS knowledge and some amazing guests. 29 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 3: Jeff. We'll have Mike Piscatti, whose wife Gretchen died of 30 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 3: ALS several years ago. Mike is the father of Steven Piscotti, 31 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 3: really good Major leaguer for years. We will also have 32 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 3: Cardinals shortstop Brandon Crawford, who has been closely hooked to 33 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 3: ALS through the Piscatti family. They are exceptionally close. And 34 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 3: we're going to have Philly's pitcher Aaron Nola, whose uncle 35 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 3: died of ALS. He will also be on the Sunday 36 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 3: live stream. And then on Tuesday we are going to 37 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 3: have our regular podcast with all the bells and whistles, 38 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 3: but it's going to be an ALS theme also, Jeff, 39 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 3: because we're going to have something on Friday, Sunday and 40 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 3: Tuesday as we do everything we can to create more 41 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 3: awareness to this wretched disease. 42 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 2: So I know this is the first time we've done 43 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 2: a bonus episode for our listeners on the podcast, So 44 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 2: thank you so much for taking the time to be 45 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 2: a part of this and Tuesday, in addition to more 46 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 2: on als and a recap of what happened at the 47 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 2: ballpark at Citizens Bank Park and across major League parks, 48 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 2: on Tuesday, you'll also get your normal schedule of cork 49 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 2: chins and you'll get the State and Baseball and it's 50 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 2: in the cards. We have all of that lined up 51 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 2: for you coming this Tuesday. But thank you for taking 52 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 2: the time for this. Now, Dad, I think it's really 53 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 2: important for us to expand a little bit about your brother, 54 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:19,959 Speaker 2: my uncle Matt, and just how amazing he was and 55 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 2: how difficult losing him was for our family. 56 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 4: Right well, it. 57 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 3: Has been devastating for our family, Jeff, and I'm not 58 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 3: sure how we're ever going to get over this, but 59 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 3: it's so important to spread the word all across baseball 60 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 3: and all across families just how devastating this can be. 61 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 5: And we need. 62 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 3: To help people. We need to help Sarah Langs. And 63 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 3: if you want to help Sarah Langs, the place to 64 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 3: go is project Als. Project Als is all about research. 65 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 3: Sarah is a researcher extraordinary and every dollar that is 66 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 3: raised through there goes to researching ALS to try to 67 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 3: find a cure. Project ALS is also the inspiration for 68 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 3: the famous Baseball is the best T shirt and ALS 69 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 3: that Sarah has put out. I am wearing it right now. 70 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 3: Sarah also has a lang Star out there. Our dear 71 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 3: friend Karl Ravach had so much to do with the 72 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 3: inspiration behind that. I have a lang star with me 73 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 3: right now. It hangs up outside of our house and 74 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 3: lights up every night. So we are aware of what 75 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 3: ALS can do and how much help everybody needs, including Sarah. 76 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 3: That's what we're here for for these three days, to 77 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 3: help as many people as we can. 78 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 2: I'm really looking forward to everybody hearing from Sarah Langs, who, 79 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 2: despite her diagnosis with ALS, it's still. 80 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,039 Speaker 1: A staple in baseball. 81 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 2: She is a massive star on Twitter where she pulls 82 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 2: up statistics that even the Hall of Famer Tim Kirkchen 83 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 2: isn't thinking of or coming up with. 84 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:20,559 Speaker 1: Am I wrong? 85 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 4: Here? 86 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 3: You are right? And I also can't wait to hear 87 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 3: from Boot Shamby today because you mentioned it, Jeff. Project 88 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 3: main Street was formed by John Shamby after his best 89 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 3: friend Tim Sheehe died in two thousand and seven. What 90 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 3: John Shamby does is he raises money for families to 91 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 3: cut the exorbitant cost of trying to take care of 92 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 3: an ALS patient, which our family knows all about this. 93 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 3: There may not be a cure for ALS, but there 94 00:05:56,200 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 3: are people who care, and boot Shambi is at the 95 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 3: top of that list, so we will hear from her 96 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 3: from him later, Let's talk a little bit about Uncle 97 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 3: Matt and his journey. This loss for our family was 98 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:15,840 Speaker 3: devastating and for those who are not familiar with ALS, commonly, 99 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 3: a lot of the times, one of the first things 100 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:23,679 Speaker 3: to go for a patient is their voice, and Uncle 101 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 3: Matt was the voice of our family, the booming connection 102 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 3: when he would walk into the room and unite everybody, 103 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 3: the storytelling he would have when he would capture a 104 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 3: whole dinner table. That was such a difficult part for 105 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:42,479 Speaker 3: him and for us to lose him and that ability 106 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 3: even when he. 107 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 4: Was still with us. 108 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 2: And I know, as a broadcaster, excuse me, and someone 109 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 2: who loves to, you know, capture a room and tell 110 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 2: a story. I think that's what I miss most about him, 111 00:06:56,120 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 2: and ALS unfortunately took that away from him. Before ALS 112 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 2: took him away from us, Yeah. 113 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 3: For those who don't know, my brother Matt was my 114 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 3: best friend and eleven months older. Born in the same year. 115 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 3: We were in the same classes together. We played on 116 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 3: the same high school teams together, and he went on 117 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 3: to become a great baseball player at Catholic University. He's 118 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:27,120 Speaker 3: in the Hall of Fame there for baseball and he 119 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 3: was diagnosed with ALS basically in January of twenty twenty one. 120 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 3: In the fall of twenty twenty one, Ross Natoli, the 121 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 3: baseball coach at Catholic University, asked Matt to throw out 122 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 3: the first ball at their only fall date of the season, 123 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 3: a doubleheader at Mount Saint Mary's. So Matt agreed, but 124 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 3: because of his als, he could barely grip a baseball anymore. 125 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 3: And let's keep in mind, Jeff, he had a majorly 126 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 3: throwing arm in his prime. So he and I went 127 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 3: out in the front yard of his house and played catch. 128 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 3: How many times did we do that as children, and 129 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 3: he relearned how to throw a baseball. It was amazing. 130 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 3: So we get to Mount Saint Mary's on October first, 131 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:23,239 Speaker 3: twenty twenty one, and Ross presents Matt with a Catholic 132 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 3: University shirt with m Kirkchin number two on the back, 133 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 3: and Matt said, wow, I wasn't expecting this, And then 134 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 3: he realized that his immediate family was there also, and 135 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 3: he looked at me and said, why are they here? 136 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 3: So he went to the mound, having not been able 137 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 3: to throw a baseball, but relearned how to do it 138 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:51,959 Speaker 3: and threw an athletic strike to the plate. He looked 139 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 3: to his right and his entire immediate family were all 140 00:08:56,840 --> 00:09:02,080 Speaker 3: wearing Matt Kirchin Catholic University jerseys with number two on 141 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 3: the back. Then he looked further to his right and 142 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 3: all forty seven Catholic University players were wearing the same 143 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 3: jersey with m Kirkchin two on the back. Matt looked over, 144 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 3: he looked at me and said, I can't believe they 145 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 3: are doing this for me. And that's the first time 146 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 3: I ever saw him cry during this ordeal. Since then, 147 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:38,560 Speaker 3: Matt has passed and Catholic University, led by Ross and Tolly, 148 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 3: has named an award after my brother. It's the Matt 149 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 3: Kirchin Ultimate Teammate Award, and each year it is presented 150 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 3: to the player on the Catholic University team that best 151 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 3: exemplifies what teammates and what teamwork is all about, because 152 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 3: I can you, Jeffrey, after forty five years of cover 153 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 3: in baseball, there is no greater compliment than to be 154 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 3: called a great teammate. And my brother Matt was the 155 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 3: greatest baseball teammate and the greatest family teammate ever. He 156 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 3: was the ringleader of our family. He was the one 157 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 3: that brought all sides together. Matt was the person that 158 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 3: glued our family together and we. 159 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 4: Will never be the same without it. 160 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 6: And that's why we're here today, jeff not everyone to 161 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 6: know that we've been through this and it has been 162 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 6: unbearably difficult, but we're going to get others through it, hopefully, 163 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:51,319 Speaker 6: and all of our guests today and on Sunday and 164 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 6: on Tuesday are hopefully going to raise more awareness so 165 00:10:56,480 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 6: we could do something to find a cure for this 166 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 6: wretched disease. 167 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:06,839 Speaker 2: Both my dad's brothers, my uncle's Matt and my dad's 168 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 2: oldest brother Andy, both had Hall of Fame college careers 169 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 2: at Catholic University, and we are eternally, eternally grateful for 170 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:22,080 Speaker 2: what they have done for our family in. 171 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: The last couple of years. 172 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 2: So, with all of that being said, that is our mission. 173 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: Dad. 174 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 4: You are right. 175 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 2: We don't want any other families to have to go 176 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 2: through what our family has gone through and continues to 177 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 2: go through every day with the passing of Matt. 178 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 3: We're going to hear from our dear friend Sarah Langs. 179 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 4: Welcome back to Is this a great game or what? 180 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 3: And we are joined by our dear friend, Sarah Langs, 181 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 3: my teammate at ESPN. And I can say this Jeff 182 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 3: without hesitating. And I have never met anyone who loves 183 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 3: the game more than Sarah Langs. I've never met anyone 184 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 3: who has a better feel for the game than Sarah 185 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 3: Langs on what's. 186 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 4: A good story? What is a good note? Sarah. 187 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 3: We're so happy to have you today. This is Jeffrey Kirchen, 188 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 3: Welcome to the show. Good to see Sarah, Good to 189 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 3: see you. 190 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:23,680 Speaker 7: Thank you guys for having me. Timmy that I can't 191 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 7: even process you saying that to me. You are a 192 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 7: Hall of Famer because all of those things you do said, 193 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 7: having a few friendly. 194 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 8: And loving the game. So I am so so honored. 195 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 4: Think well, Sarah. 196 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 3: We ask all of our guests this love of baseball 197 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 3: for you. 198 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:45,959 Speaker 4: When did it start? Where did it come from. 199 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 8: I mean, I don't even know how young I must 200 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 8: have been. 201 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 7: And we have started probably in the momb with how 202 00:12:55,760 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 7: much my parents love baseball, love sports. My mother a 203 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 7: huge him Francisco Nimesman, my father am Piratsman growing up 204 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 7: and then now I'm mess fan. I was always watching 205 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 7: base wallce Again, it was never I mean, I watched 206 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:19,439 Speaker 7: so few TV shows, so many references or just loss 207 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 7: on me because I was watching Sports Center Basewald to name, 208 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:29,959 Speaker 7: I was saying, hey, mommy, is Primetime on from the NFL. 209 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 7: That's what I was doing. So it was just Nashville 210 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 7: and it was always are My parents are huge, huge 211 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 7: fans and very smart fans, always asking questions, always mean currents. 212 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 7: So that is really where it came from. 213 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:47,560 Speaker 4: Right, And Sarah helped me with this. 214 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 3: Didn't your dad say to you at a very young 215 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 3: age when you came out with some ridiculous statistic, didn't 216 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 3: he look at you and. 217 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:55,679 Speaker 1: Say, how did you know? 218 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:55,959 Speaker 2: That? 219 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 4: Is that the true story? 220 00:13:58,840 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 5: Yes? 221 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 7: There was some that there was something with me once 222 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:07,439 Speaker 7: saying I'm like age four, Wow, Daddy, look at that curveball, 223 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 7: like this was just a life we live. But you 224 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 7: guys know me in baseball household. This was normal. I 225 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 7: had no idea that everyone else wasn't like this. And 226 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 7: when I went to school and not every other little 227 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 7: girl knew everything about baseball, it didn't even process me 228 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 7: that there were people out there who didn't think the 229 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 7: way I did and didn't watch what I watched with 230 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 7: my parents every night. 231 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 2: If you do not follow Sarah Lang's on Twitter and 232 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 2: you are a baseball fan, you are missing out on 233 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 2: some incredible content. She is the king of baseball Twitter. 234 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 1: In my opinion. 235 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 2: You are always coming up with such amazing content, always 236 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 2: ending it with baseball is the best, and that is 237 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 2: a term that you have coined and that has become 238 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 2: such a battle cry, you know, in baseball these days. 239 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 2: Before we get into the battle cry that it has 240 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 2: done and the money that's raised and the awareness that's 241 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 2: been raised for als, I want you to share with 242 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 2: us because we've talked about you pretty much every episode 243 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 2: on the show, because we bring up Sarah Lang's esque stats, 244 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 2: the amount of time people sent us messages said Sarah Langs. 245 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: Posted this, you got to talk about on the show. 246 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 2: What is one of your favorite stats or things that 247 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 2: you have unearthed or uncovered and I know there's so 248 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 2: many to choose from, but what is one that you 249 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 2: want to share with us that you just love that 250 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 2: you were able to find. 251 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 7: So my absolute favorite in them all time was in May, 252 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 7: I want to say twenty nineteen. There was a game 253 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 7: the Giants for playing in Cincinnati and Pablo san Vome 254 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 7: and a home run and he has sole math and 255 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 7: then Pablo pitching, so he's a huge thing among the 256 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 7: Giants fan base. And he came in to pitch and 257 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 7: he pitches, he pitches anything, and he was scoreless. I mean, 258 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 7: he's a physician. When I'm pitching, it's obviously very silly, 259 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 7: but he did it, and he did it well. And 260 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 7: I was sitting there and I'm thinking, how many guys 261 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 7: went a home run has song based by the way 262 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 7: pablaving his STNG base was obviously point of moment as well, 263 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 7: and also had a scoreless pitching of Prance. So I 264 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 7: called the olzed Sorcerers, say, hey, can we look at this. 265 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 7: The only other guy to have done them at that 266 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 7: time was Chrissy Matthews, also for the Giants, also against Surround, 267 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 7: and of course he threw a shutout, not one scoreless setting, 268 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 7: but that was for a long time my absolute go too. 269 00:16:56,760 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 7: And then last year show him Tony when he had 270 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:04,440 Speaker 7: his first current shutout, his first care complete game, did 271 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 7: the same thing. So now we've realize have done that, 272 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 7: and no, Tani, Pablo Sandwal and Christie Mattheuism whenever you 273 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:19,359 Speaker 7: Pablo Sandweal and Chrissie Matthewson on the same bless you know, 274 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 7: it's amazing and that is really why base walls less. 275 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 8: That is what you get. 276 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:25,640 Speaker 5: Right. 277 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 4: Well, here's how good Sarah is. 278 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 3: I did a game on the radio a couple of 279 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 3: years ago, postseason game when JT Real Muto hid an 280 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 3: inside the park home, right, And I'm broadcasting the game 281 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 3: at the time, so I certainly don't have time to 282 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 3: look this up. So I say on the air, I 283 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 3: promise you no catcher has ever had an inside the 284 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 3: park homer in a postseason game. But I said on 285 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:53,159 Speaker 3: the air, within two minutes, Sarah will tweet out something 286 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 3: all the inside the park homers that have happened in 287 00:17:57,000 --> 00:18:00,360 Speaker 3: a postseason game, and like a minute and a halfway 288 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 3: she has it, And of course it was JT. 289 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:03,879 Speaker 4: Real Muto. 290 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 3: Alcidi's escobar of the twenty fifteen World. 291 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 4: Series and Paul Molitor in eighty two. 292 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 3: Those were the last three guys to have it in 293 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 3: the last eighty three years. And Sarah had it in 294 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 3: a minute and a half when I said she'll have 295 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:22,119 Speaker 3: it in two minutes. She even beat me to the punch. 296 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 3: You remember that, don't you? 297 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 8: I do. 298 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 7: I mean, when a Hall of Famer is not pointed 299 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 7: to be a Hall of Famer says on there, Hey, 300 00:18:32,080 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 7: Sarah's going to have this, you have to go and 301 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 7: do overdrive. If I was one to take a moment 302 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 7: thinks through whatever, No. 303 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 8: I just had to go. But that was amazing. 304 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 7: And for him to be the first catching proceeds in 305 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 7: history to do you guys know, seeing a lot of 306 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:54,880 Speaker 7: Philly seam totally tracks obviously with how athletic kias and 307 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 7: that was a really fun. 308 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 1: Rowin rights, stop right and the kicker to all this. 309 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:02,120 Speaker 3: In the last eighty three years, We've had three inside 310 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 3: the park homers in the postseason. 311 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:05,479 Speaker 1: And I was at all three games. 312 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 3: I was at Escobar Real bu Teah, and I was 313 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 3: at the Monitor game in eighty two. This is how 314 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 3: beautiful baseball is now, Sarah, you have this wretched disease 315 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 3: you have fought it so bravely and so beautifully, and 316 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:24,359 Speaker 3: you're doing so well. How much has baseball helped you 317 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 3: get through the ordeal that you are dealing with every 318 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:28,880 Speaker 3: single day? 319 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 7: I mean, baseball is there every single day too, and 320 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:37,560 Speaker 7: for every day in my life even before this was 321 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:42,400 Speaker 7: always there to comfort during the summers or every single day, 322 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:44,120 Speaker 7: even in the offseason. 323 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 8: We gets bits and pieces. 324 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:49,320 Speaker 7: Right, we win a league, we have weather rolls. So 325 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 7: having that constantine in my life, especially when so much 326 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 7: was changing rapidly early on when I was first sign no, 327 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 7: since on and so forth, you know, it really has 328 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 7: been there as that constant as a rock. And then, 329 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:09,959 Speaker 7: of course, I mean the outpoint I've gotten from teams, 330 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:14,439 Speaker 7: from players, I mean, none of them was even remotely expected. 331 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 7: You know when I was saying no, so I thought, Okay, 332 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 7: I'm gonna keep doing what I'm doing. I'm gonna try 333 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 7: and we'll continue to do and then goodness, base wolds there. 334 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:29,159 Speaker 7: I never thought the base folds also me, you know, 335 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 7: reaching out to me. It's importing me. And that has 336 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 7: been so so wonderful and really hard to put into it. 337 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 3: And you've had so many encounters with players now Sarah, 338 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:42,199 Speaker 3: tell us about one of them, tell us about what 339 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 3: Garrett Cole talked to you that day. 340 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: What was that like? 341 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 7: Oh my gosh, I mean Garrett Cole during the entire 342 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 7: July fourth last year when the Yankees honored not just 343 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:59,880 Speaker 7: me but many other young women finding Atlas Gonna Cole 344 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:02,920 Speaker 7: was like the Ringling or all that we had that 345 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 7: zoom where they told me they were going to be 346 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 7: doing this and I had no. 347 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:09,439 Speaker 8: Idea even knew who I was. 348 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,160 Speaker 7: And there he was saying, you know, I saw Ray 349 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 7: had me on your top ten list. I was the 350 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,920 Speaker 7: only one who had him all my top town. 351 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:18,199 Speaker 8: Last room. 352 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,440 Speaker 7: And of course he goes on to win this Die Young, 353 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 7: so I'll always have that in my back pocket. But 354 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 7: he was just so so kind. I got to chat 355 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:33,879 Speaker 7: with him come weeks later at the Ulstar game and 356 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 7: he comes up to me at the home run derby 357 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:39,120 Speaker 7: and he says, Sarah, I didn't know you were going 358 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 7: to be here, And if Gary Cole would have known 359 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 7: that I was going to be there. 360 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,639 Speaker 8: As if he should have known, And it was just 361 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 8: the funniest thing. I got to meet. 362 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:52,880 Speaker 7: His older son came in, we had a little chen 363 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:57,360 Speaker 7: and he just having these moments with these players who 364 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:01,440 Speaker 7: we know are on the whole sash such great people. 365 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 8: It's really cool to say that for him. 366 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 4: Sarah. 367 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 2: You know you mentioned how much Major League Baseball has 368 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 2: done for you, but I want to say, on behalf 369 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 2: of baseball fans, how much I want to thank you 370 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:16,919 Speaker 2: for what you've done for baseball Because you know, I 371 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 2: look up to my dad. He is a Hall of 372 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 2: Fame baseball writer, a great broadcaster, and he has done, 373 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 2: whether he wants to admit it or not, a lot 374 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,160 Speaker 2: for the sport. You know, he has been a part 375 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 2: of people's homes. And I feel like in such a 376 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 2: way you have done that as well. In this new 377 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 2: generation ushering. And I know you shake your head because 378 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:36,439 Speaker 2: you're humble, and for those who watch a viscauna say no, no, 379 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:39,439 Speaker 2: but it's true, Sarah. You have kept an interest for 380 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:43,440 Speaker 2: people our age, in our generation to love the numbers 381 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 2: and the stories in the. 382 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 1: Behind the scenes. 383 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:47,879 Speaker 2: So I want to thank you for taking the mantle 384 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:50,680 Speaker 2: of those of like Tim Kirkshon who love this game 385 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 2: so passionately and share it. 386 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: So thank you for. 387 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 4: What you do. 388 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 7: Oh my goodness, I mean, I don't believe and you 389 00:22:57,080 --> 00:23:01,480 Speaker 7: that really appreciate it. Maybe one day I won't believe it, 390 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 7: but I really really appreciate I won't. Being able to 391 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,120 Speaker 7: do what I do is out for Tim and Jason. 392 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 7: So she really brought the idea of SATs some masses 393 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 7: and said, Hey, this isn't just nurds and my computers 394 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:21,919 Speaker 7: and no books back in the day. These are things 395 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:24,880 Speaker 7: to help us tell the story of the game, give 396 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 7: us context, and help us appreciate things more. So when 397 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 7: I was a kid, I was reading both of them 398 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:34,639 Speaker 7: and that I kind of you viewed. 399 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 2: This in me. 400 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 8: So nothing I do whenever we have any thought for you, Timmy, well. 401 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 4: Thank you Sarah. 402 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 3: So the first time I met Sarah was at a 403 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 3: baseball meeting in the off season one year, and. 404 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:48,120 Speaker 4: She looks like she's twelve years old. She weighs one. 405 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:51,199 Speaker 3: Hundred pounds and she comes up to me. She introduces 406 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:53,480 Speaker 3: herself because she just got there. She said, Hi, I'm 407 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 3: Sarah Langs and someday I'm going to work on baseball. 408 00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 4: Tonight with you. That's my goal in life. 409 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 3: And not only did she reach that goal, she has 410 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 3: succeeded it greatly. So, Sarah, what do you tell all 411 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 3: young people, especially young females, about your journey and what 412 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:16,880 Speaker 3: it can lead to. If you really understand what you're 413 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:19,919 Speaker 3: doing and you really love what you're doing, what is 414 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 3: the message you would send. 415 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:25,920 Speaker 7: I think that loving what you're doing that you said 416 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 7: at the end is really. 417 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:28,199 Speaker 8: Well they have it. 418 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:32,960 Speaker 7: People won't know this passion, People won't know this intelligence. 419 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 7: People are aware people who know what they're talking about. 420 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 7: And so just having the faith in and knowing what 421 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 7: you want to do and sing it through is really 422 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 7: really important. Also saying you know, people us all the 423 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:53,360 Speaker 7: time of being woman in males, on an industry or 424 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 7: anything else. Don't worry about that, don't think about that, 425 00:24:57,359 --> 00:25:01,640 Speaker 7: and don't let anyone ever tell you you can't do something, 426 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 7: because if you want to, you have that didn't Kisler passion, 427 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:10,119 Speaker 7: you won't find a way to make it happen. And 428 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 7: that is why I have told him on the past 429 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:15,879 Speaker 7: and I will always continue to Sarah. 430 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 2: I just for anybody who might be listening to this 431 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 2: episode who is either diagnosed with ALS or as a 432 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 2: family member or friend. You know, I volunteer with ALS 433 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 2: United mid Atlantic here in the Philadelphia area. But is 434 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 2: there are there any organizations that you would point to 435 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 2: maybe in your own battle or in general that have 436 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:36,479 Speaker 2: helped you, that maybe can help somebody else who's listening 437 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 2: and saying, hey, I know somebody who needs some help. 438 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:39,680 Speaker 8: Well. 439 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:43,119 Speaker 7: The first thing I wouldn't mention is that for any 440 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:46,919 Speaker 7: young women if there or any there's an amazing group 441 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:51,440 Speaker 7: called her a last story, it's basically a massive groups 442 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 7: actually meaning and I'm in their group text and you know, 443 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 7: it's just howble there people who are similar to you. 444 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:01,880 Speaker 7: I know there are a lot of support groups out 445 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 7: of them, and many of them are maybe what people 446 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:10,879 Speaker 7: think of as a more typical alast patient. News are 447 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 7: just as important, but they think if you are in 448 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 7: a situation where you feel a typical and probably as 449 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:22,160 Speaker 7: a groom found in FOREW and it's worth looking into 450 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:26,159 Speaker 7: finding people and might have, you know, the answers to 451 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:30,440 Speaker 7: questions that someone thirty or forty years older than you 452 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:35,640 Speaker 7: might not have with respect to this disease. And then 453 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 7: we'll also say, as with baseball, my passion and this 454 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:44,640 Speaker 7: has been researched. So anyone who is interested in doing 455 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 7: to a list research, I don't bring into on term 456 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 7: you know, certain a mid new room and me and 457 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:55,439 Speaker 7: something to you. 458 00:26:57,080 --> 00:26:58,440 Speaker 4: Well, God bless you. Sarah. 459 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 3: Thank you so much for joining us today. We set 460 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:04,119 Speaker 3: up a time to do this and she said, Tim, 461 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 3: I have to be done by one point thirty. I'm 462 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:11,120 Speaker 3: going to the Yankee game today. How beautiful was that 463 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 3: we have to get done because I'm going to a 464 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 3: major league baseball game. No better place for Sarah Langs 465 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,200 Speaker 3: or the rest of us to go than a major 466 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 3: league game. 467 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 4: Thank you so much for joining us today. 468 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 7: Thank you more so much, Susie. Great to see you, 469 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 7: will than hear you. 470 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:31,959 Speaker 2: Wroth Sarah Langs, thank you for being a guest on 471 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 2: this very important bonus episode of Is This a Great. 472 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 4: Game or What? 473 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 2: And I think it's so fitting and beautiful that what 474 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 2: she is supporting in Project ALS is research led right, 475 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 2: if you donate the Project ALS, it is going towards 476 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:54,400 Speaker 2: research of better medication and ultimately finding a cure. And Dad, 477 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 2: now we move to Boog Shambi who Project Main Street. 478 00:27:59,119 --> 00:28:02,360 Speaker 2: That is all about the money that's going to the 479 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:06,120 Speaker 2: care of patients and their families. So we've got kind 480 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 2: of both ends of the spectrum, the research and the 481 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 2: care side. Boog has committed so much of his life 482 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:17,200 Speaker 2: after losing one of his closest friends to this hideous disease. 483 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:21,879 Speaker 3: And after my brother Matt, your uncle was diagnosed, the 484 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:25,480 Speaker 3: first person I called was John Shambi and he has 485 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 3: helped me every step of the way. And today today 486 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 3: Boog is also going to make us laugh because we 487 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 3: laugh so we don't cry, Jeff, and thank God for that. 488 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 2: Here's Boog Shambi, welcome back to is this a great 489 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 2: game or what? 490 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:49,280 Speaker 3: And we're joined by my dear friend Boog Shamby, one 491 00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 3: of the great broadcasters of all time. 492 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 4: He will be in the Hall of Fame someday, and 493 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 4: Jeff on the air. 494 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:58,760 Speaker 3: A couple of years ago, we had a debate which 495 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 3: name is more to difficult to pronounce, Kirtchin or Shambi. 496 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:05,719 Speaker 3: I swear it's got to be ours. Boom, take up 497 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:07,600 Speaker 3: the side for your ridiculous name. 498 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:12,320 Speaker 5: To me, Jeff, they add letters to my name. I 499 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 5: get mister Scramby, mister Sambini. Every once in a while 500 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 5: I have to say, you know, you called down to 501 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:24,360 Speaker 5: the front, Hello, mister scram Can I asked you something 502 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 5: is there an R? 503 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 8: No? 504 00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 5: There there's not. Why did you add an R? I 505 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 5: don't know. I'm not sure, but I'm sorry. 506 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:36,320 Speaker 4: Well, I did one, and like it just happens, it happened. 507 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 3: I did one in Toronto one night and the guy 508 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 3: called me Tim Kajerkchin and. 509 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:45,280 Speaker 4: I had to explain, that's not it. 510 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 3: And then he actually said I thought there was a 511 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:50,240 Speaker 3: jerk in there somewhere, and I had to explain, there 512 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 3: is no jerk in my name, so sorry. 513 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 2: One of my favorite stories about my last name. I 514 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 2: just started doing radio in Las Vegas. I ran into 515 00:29:57,400 --> 00:29:59,120 Speaker 2: a guy who listened to the show and he said, 516 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 2: huge fan of your show, but I also love baseball 517 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:02,400 Speaker 2: and I love your dad. 518 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 1: I really want my girlfriend to meet you. 519 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:06,600 Speaker 2: We're at this loud bar and we walk across the 520 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 2: bar and goes. 521 00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:10,400 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Jeff. His dad is Baseball's Tim Kirkchhen. 522 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 1: He's Tim Kirkschen's son. 523 00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 2: And she goes, oh, really wait, I love I love 524 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 2: your dad's movies. 525 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:19,600 Speaker 1: Fair Before Christmas is great. Do you really know Johnny Depp? 526 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:20,880 Speaker 1: She thought it was Tim Parson. 527 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 2: That wasn't a pronunciation, that was definitely a loud bar situation. 528 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 1: And then he said no, no, honey, it's Tim Kirkshen. 529 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:30,600 Speaker 1: She goes, oh, I don't know who that. 530 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 4: Is, all right. 531 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 5: We came out of the game the other night and 532 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 5: uh last night, and I was walking out of the 533 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:44,240 Speaker 5: elevator and there were fans sort of roped off in 534 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 5: the hallway, and all of a sudden, I'm next to 535 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:51,480 Speaker 5: Rabbi and a guy just blurts out, John, but yours, 536 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:54,400 Speaker 5: I love you, And he looks at me, and I 537 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:56,440 Speaker 5: look at him, and I was like, was he talking 538 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:57,920 Speaker 5: to you? Was talking to me? 539 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:02,040 Speaker 4: Well, we know that happens all the time with the esp. 540 00:31:02,120 --> 00:31:03,880 Speaker 2: And I have one more thing I have to say 541 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:06,200 Speaker 2: about Boog. So when I told my wife that we 542 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 2: were getting you on the podcast, she was really excited 543 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 2: because she's really become more and more of a baseball 544 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 2: fan since we moved to Philadelphia together, and she watches 545 00:31:14,880 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 2: all these games. 546 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:16,720 Speaker 1: She goes, well, I know him, I said, how do 547 00:31:16,760 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 1: you know him? 548 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:19,120 Speaker 2: She goes, when you play MLB the show, I hear 549 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:20,960 Speaker 2: him on doing the play play. 550 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 5: You know you're living in It's the city of my birth. 551 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 5: By the way, Philadelphia is where I was born. 552 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 4: That is true. 553 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:30,840 Speaker 1: And I'm actually wearing a very special T shirt. It 554 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:33,640 Speaker 1: says Phi versus Als. 555 00:31:33,680 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 2: Obviously Philadelphia versus ALS and and it's a perfect tie in. 556 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 2: You know, I'm living in Montgomery County, skip back, Pennsylvania if. 557 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 1: You know the area, of course you do. 558 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 2: And you know since we moved here, my uncle had 559 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 2: been diagnosed with ALS, and the Phillies and Luke garrig 560 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:51,240 Speaker 2: Day and all across Major League Baseball they have dedicated 561 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 2: so much time and energy to help find a cure 562 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:54,200 Speaker 2: to this disease. 563 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 1: And for those who are watching on video, we should 564 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:56,440 Speaker 1: explain too. 565 00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:59,480 Speaker 2: My dad is wearing a Cardinals shirt, but it's not 566 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 2: the of that of the Saint Louis. This is on 567 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:05,600 Speaker 2: the back m kirkshin two is. It's actually the Catholic 568 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:10,240 Speaker 2: University Cardinals where my uncle played baseball, and they named 569 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 2: an award after him, the Matt Kirkson Ultimate Team A Awards. 570 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:17,280 Speaker 3: So that's what we're here for today, Boo, is to 571 00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:22,160 Speaker 3: try to bring even more awareness to ALS and nobody, 572 00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 3: and I mean nobody has done that more than you. 573 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 3: Where did this come from, Boog? Tell us the backstory 574 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:31,240 Speaker 3: of how you got so involved in this. 575 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 5: I mean to take it all the way back. I 576 00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:38,800 Speaker 5: was born in Philadelphia. I moved to New York. I 577 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 5: moved to this place called Roosevelt Island in nineteen seventy seven, 578 00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:46,160 Speaker 5: and it was kind of like this island of misfit toys, 579 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:48,880 Speaker 5: and there were all these kids we love playing sports, 580 00:32:48,880 --> 00:32:50,760 Speaker 5: and we got together in a group. One of those 581 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:55,520 Speaker 5: kids his name is Tim Sheehey, and we stayed good friends, 582 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 5: and our group remaining super tight. And in two thousand 583 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:04,480 Speaker 5: and five, Tim was diagnosed with als and by the 584 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:06,560 Speaker 5: middle of two thousand and six he and his wife 585 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:12,000 Speaker 5: Katie had really struggled financially to meet costs because of 586 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:16,720 Speaker 5: his condition declining. So we had a charity. Tim was 587 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:19,360 Speaker 5: an excellent athlete. He played soccer at the University of 588 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 5: South Carolina. One of his teammates was the drummer from 589 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:25,560 Speaker 5: Hoody and the Blowfish. So for our first charity event, 590 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:29,720 Speaker 5: we had Hoody in the Blowfish play for free, and 591 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:31,520 Speaker 5: we raised the money and took half of it and 592 00:33:31,560 --> 00:33:34,320 Speaker 5: gave it to Tim and Katie and the other half. 593 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:36,680 Speaker 5: We started our five oh one c three and Tim, 594 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:39,800 Speaker 5: while he was still alive, picked the direction of the 595 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:43,560 Speaker 5: charter for the charity. So for us, it wasn't for research, 596 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:47,720 Speaker 5: not because he didn't believe in it, but because you 597 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:50,600 Speaker 5: know specific for him and what he needed. He wanted 598 00:33:50,600 --> 00:33:53,680 Speaker 5: to help people that just were being overwhelmed by costs 599 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:57,800 Speaker 5: due to the disease. So that's how it started in 600 00:33:57,840 --> 00:34:00,880 Speaker 5: two thousand and six. And on Roads Island where we live, 601 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:04,440 Speaker 5: there's one street, it's Main Street, so Tim named it 602 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:08,279 Speaker 5: Project main Street and we've been raising money and you know, 603 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:12,280 Speaker 5: helping people you know that are living with als basically 604 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:14,759 Speaker 5: since two thousand and you know, it started in two 605 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:16,799 Speaker 5: thousand and six and Tim and Katie were the first 606 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:19,480 Speaker 5: people we helped. But you know, since that point we've 607 00:34:19,480 --> 00:34:22,279 Speaker 5: been you know, raising money and still doing it every year. 608 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:25,400 Speaker 2: Book that's coming up on almost twenty years of working 609 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:27,680 Speaker 2: with that and for a perspective for people. If you 610 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:30,879 Speaker 2: remember the ice Bucket challenge, that didn't come forth really 611 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:34,120 Speaker 2: until like twenty twelve, I think it was twenty eleven, 612 00:34:34,320 --> 00:34:37,320 Speaker 2: So we're talking they had been dedicating and working time 613 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:39,719 Speaker 2: to find a cure and to help those because we 614 00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:43,719 Speaker 2: know as a family, you know, my uncle, sorry, my 615 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:48,600 Speaker 2: uncle passed away last fall in twenty twenty three, and 616 00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:52,120 Speaker 2: so we know as a family just how difficult it 617 00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:55,680 Speaker 2: is the day in, day out, the cost that stress 618 00:34:55,719 --> 00:34:59,120 Speaker 2: and boog I totally respect that because research can can 619 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:02,000 Speaker 2: seem with it whether it's anything, whether it's cancer or whatever, 620 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:04,279 Speaker 2: it can seem so much bigger than you, whereas the 621 00:35:04,360 --> 00:35:05,880 Speaker 2: day and day out, how am I going to make 622 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:06,439 Speaker 2: ends meet? 623 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:08,960 Speaker 1: It's beautiful that that's what you guys are helping. 624 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:13,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's both right. I think I think that with 625 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:17,320 Speaker 5: what you mentioned, the other thing that we stumbled upon 626 00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:23,080 Speaker 5: that we're able to do is that you know when 627 00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:27,759 Speaker 5: you are diagnosed and you realize what is happening in 628 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:30,919 Speaker 5: your condition declines. The two main things is you lose 629 00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 5: your ability to move and you lose your ability to speak. 630 00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:37,239 Speaker 5: And so with lack of mobility and lack of communication, 631 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:41,640 Speaker 5: your world gets so much smaller. And so one of 632 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:45,399 Speaker 5: the gifts that we're able to give, not just financially, 633 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:48,279 Speaker 5: is like reaching out and saying, hey, we see you, 634 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:51,080 Speaker 5: we're out here, we're thinking about you, we're helping. So 635 00:35:51,120 --> 00:35:54,760 Speaker 5: there's a connection component that I think that we're able 636 00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:59,359 Speaker 5: to deliver for people you know that can get super isolated. 637 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:03,040 Speaker 5: So I mean again, look, Mike, whenever people are asking 638 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:06,440 Speaker 5: me about raising money for als, the thing I always 639 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:08,920 Speaker 5: say is just remember think about the people who are 640 00:36:08,920 --> 00:36:11,680 Speaker 5: living with it and think about the big picture to 641 00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:15,080 Speaker 5: try and raise money to eradicate the disease, both right, 642 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:18,760 Speaker 5: both spaces. That's that's the thing that I really advocate for. 643 00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:20,000 Speaker 4: And Boog for us. 644 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:22,960 Speaker 3: It's been just a devastating last three years. But the 645 00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:27,920 Speaker 3: connections is what has really really moved me. So as 646 00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:30,440 Speaker 3: soon as my brother was diagnosed, we got I got 647 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:34,160 Speaker 3: a call from Mike Piscotti, the father of Steven Piscotti, 648 00:36:34,239 --> 00:36:37,640 Speaker 3: he lost his wife to als, Mike Crawford, the father 649 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:41,359 Speaker 3: of Brandon Crawford to shortstop now for the Cardinals. This 650 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:44,840 Speaker 3: is what has really moved me is the number of 651 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:47,399 Speaker 3: people who have volunteer to help. 652 00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:49,480 Speaker 4: You must see that all the time. 653 00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:55,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, So I got to meet Mike out in Oakland 654 00:36:55,160 --> 00:36:59,960 Speaker 5: years back, you know, after Gretchen was diagnosed and event 655 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:03,799 Speaker 5: actually you know, lost her battle. I know Steven and 656 00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:09,440 Speaker 5: Mike well and Brandon Crawford's dad. It's a tight community 657 00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:13,200 Speaker 5: and you know there there's I think the thing that's 658 00:37:13,239 --> 00:37:18,680 Speaker 5: hard is like it's just so emotionally and mentally overwhelming, 659 00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:21,520 Speaker 5: you know, just to take it in what the people, 660 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:25,799 Speaker 5: not just the person that's living with it, but the 661 00:37:25,800 --> 00:37:30,520 Speaker 5: people around the patient. So you know to have that 662 00:37:30,640 --> 00:37:31,760 Speaker 5: bond with those people. 663 00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:31,960 Speaker 7: You know. 664 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:35,560 Speaker 5: You mentioned the Ice Bucket Challenge. Pete Frady's who was 665 00:37:35,640 --> 00:37:37,640 Speaker 5: one of the basically the co founders, who was a 666 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:42,040 Speaker 5: Boston College baseball player. I was at the two thousand 667 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:44,880 Speaker 5: and fourteen World Series and I was on the field 668 00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:49,480 Speaker 5: doing pregame for ESPN Radio and Pete's family they were 669 00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:53,319 Speaker 5: throwing out the first pitch and I started to go 670 00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:58,120 Speaker 5: over to Andrew his brother and mom Nancy and dad John, 671 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:01,080 Speaker 5: and introduced myself and they they knew who I was, 672 00:38:01,120 --> 00:38:04,440 Speaker 5: They knew my backstory in terms of Tim, and we 673 00:38:04,560 --> 00:38:09,200 Speaker 5: became good friends immediately, and I stayed connected to Pete, 674 00:38:09,239 --> 00:38:11,520 Speaker 5: even though by the time I got to meet Pete 675 00:38:11,560 --> 00:38:14,719 Speaker 5: he couldn't speak, so we would text. He would use 676 00:38:14,719 --> 00:38:18,320 Speaker 5: his eyes I gaze machine. He came to multiple games 677 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:20,640 Speaker 5: at Fenway Park and would just sit in the back 678 00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:23,120 Speaker 5: while Chris Singleton and I would broadcast the game and 679 00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:26,839 Speaker 5: just sit there with a headset out and watch the game. Yeah, 680 00:38:26,880 --> 00:38:32,040 Speaker 5: those connections are the things you know that I think 681 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:35,520 Speaker 5: that that keep you going and also hurt your heart, 682 00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:38,120 Speaker 5: you know, when look Tim, when I got the call 683 00:38:38,200 --> 00:38:40,200 Speaker 5: from you about your brother, when I got a call 684 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:45,520 Speaker 5: from Sarah Langs. It's hard. It's hard to you know, 685 00:38:45,640 --> 00:38:48,640 Speaker 5: to digest and carry it with you and you just 686 00:38:48,719 --> 00:38:53,000 Speaker 5: try and you know, feel the feelings and give people, 687 00:38:53,560 --> 00:38:54,439 Speaker 5: give people love. 688 00:38:55,080 --> 00:38:58,280 Speaker 2: Oh I'm not meaning for this to be a self 689 00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:01,360 Speaker 2: centered question on your part, but could you ever imagine 690 00:39:01,360 --> 00:39:03,560 Speaker 2: that eighteen years ago when you when you started this 691 00:39:04,280 --> 00:39:06,440 Speaker 2: for your friend, that you would now be such an 692 00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:10,520 Speaker 2: important kind of webbing of When I interviewed Nancy Frady's 693 00:39:10,760 --> 00:39:14,560 Speaker 2: on my podcast to after the diagnosis to learn more, 694 00:39:14,840 --> 00:39:17,120 Speaker 2: and she brought you up, and she brought all these 695 00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:21,040 Speaker 2: connections up. I mean, it's just so incestuous. It's beautiful, right, 696 00:39:21,080 --> 00:39:23,600 Speaker 2: everybody knows everybody. Could you ever imagine that you would 697 00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:26,319 Speaker 2: be the centerpiece? You were the first person my dad 698 00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:28,000 Speaker 2: called to help understand this. 699 00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:33,960 Speaker 5: I appreciate you saying that, I think I don't experience 700 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:39,760 Speaker 5: it that way. I think that the biggest thing. It's funny, 701 00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:42,080 Speaker 5: it's hard to take in. I appreciate that. I think 702 00:39:42,120 --> 00:39:47,160 Speaker 5: that the biggest thing that man, what this disease has 703 00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:52,279 Speaker 5: taught taught me and working with Project main Street is 704 00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:57,919 Speaker 5: being of service. You know, being of service is part 705 00:39:57,960 --> 00:40:02,239 Speaker 5: of what you know keeps my heart open, allows me 706 00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:05,480 Speaker 5: think think about others, allows me selfishly to get out 707 00:40:05,520 --> 00:40:07,400 Speaker 5: of my own head when I'm able to be at 708 00:40:07,560 --> 00:40:11,720 Speaker 5: service to others. And I think that being of service 709 00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:14,799 Speaker 5: always makes you feel good, So I think that that's 710 00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:18,600 Speaker 5: probably part of it. But I also would say yes 711 00:40:18,719 --> 00:40:21,240 Speaker 5: when I get a text from Nancy and John Fradies 712 00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:25,000 Speaker 5: even now, Yeah, it makes me smile. 713 00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:28,800 Speaker 3: It makes you think of your buddy Tim, right, Yeah, well, 714 00:40:28,920 --> 00:40:31,160 Speaker 3: I'm going to have to leave with a smile here, Boog, 715 00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:34,080 Speaker 3: and I hope this is in uh is in good taste. 716 00:40:34,160 --> 00:40:38,000 Speaker 3: But during the ice bucket challenge, our pal Rick Sutcliffe, 717 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:39,840 Speaker 3: who has red hair like Boog. 718 00:40:40,040 --> 00:40:40,799 Speaker 4: Challenged me. 719 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:44,080 Speaker 3: So of course I did it to myself and from 720 00:40:44,239 --> 00:40:47,520 Speaker 3: the front lawn of my own house. Then I challenged 721 00:40:47,560 --> 00:40:52,239 Speaker 3: Aaron Boone, who was then a broadcaster for ESPN, and 722 00:40:52,280 --> 00:40:54,680 Speaker 3: I said, Boonie, you need to do this, and you 723 00:40:54,760 --> 00:40:55,120 Speaker 3: need to. 724 00:40:55,080 --> 00:40:57,040 Speaker 4: Do it in the next twenty four hours. He's on 725 00:40:57,080 --> 00:40:59,440 Speaker 4: the road with me and Suck. We're in Boston. 726 00:40:59,800 --> 00:41:03,160 Speaker 3: He goes to the hotel bar at noon and says 727 00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:06,880 Speaker 3: to the young barkeeper, will you pour a bucket of 728 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:09,439 Speaker 3: water over my head so I can do the ice 729 00:41:09,480 --> 00:41:12,319 Speaker 3: bucket challenge, and the young guy looks into him he goes, 730 00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:13,360 Speaker 3: of course I will. 731 00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:14,720 Speaker 4: You're Aaron Boone. 732 00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:19,200 Speaker 3: I hate your guns, and then he dumped it all 733 00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:22,239 Speaker 3: over him. So this is the only way Boom to 734 00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:24,840 Speaker 3: get through this subdays is to have a good chuckle. 735 00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:27,000 Speaker 4: Otherwise we're gonna cry the rest of the day. 736 00:41:27,840 --> 00:41:30,840 Speaker 5: Timmy, I think you should take some liberties and change 737 00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:34,600 Speaker 5: that story and add he said, of course I will, 738 00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:35,920 Speaker 5: and then he did it twice to. 739 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:40,680 Speaker 1: Him before we let you go, Boob. 740 00:41:40,800 --> 00:41:42,799 Speaker 2: Just because we have the opportunity to talk to you 741 00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:45,760 Speaker 2: here today, and I know that people who have followed 742 00:41:45,760 --> 00:41:46,520 Speaker 2: my dad's. 743 00:41:46,200 --> 00:41:48,040 Speaker 1: Career and followed your career, they love the. 744 00:41:48,080 --> 00:41:49,799 Speaker 2: Kind of behind the scenes and I'm going to put 745 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:50,879 Speaker 2: you on the spot here a little bit. 746 00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:51,440 Speaker 4: You two have. 747 00:41:51,400 --> 00:41:54,759 Speaker 2: Called games together many a times. Do you have a 748 00:41:54,760 --> 00:41:57,360 Speaker 2: great story of being in the booth with my dad, 749 00:41:57,480 --> 00:42:00,160 Speaker 2: or or a moment that happened on the field, or 750 00:42:00,719 --> 00:42:02,879 Speaker 2: something that you guys always look back to and say, 751 00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:05,840 Speaker 2: I can't believe that's what happened and we were calling 752 00:42:05,920 --> 00:42:06,279 Speaker 2: the game. 753 00:42:07,320 --> 00:42:11,120 Speaker 5: I mean, I think that the biggest thing that I 754 00:42:11,200 --> 00:42:14,400 Speaker 5: think about is the joy and the love. I love 755 00:42:14,680 --> 00:42:19,960 Speaker 5: how much your dad loves the sport and he comes 756 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:23,360 Speaker 5: with such magnificent energy. It's funny. The first thing I 757 00:42:23,400 --> 00:42:26,359 Speaker 5: think about is a stupid thing, and that is we 758 00:42:26,360 --> 00:42:28,200 Speaker 5: would be in the green room in baseball to like, 759 00:42:28,239 --> 00:42:29,640 Speaker 5: this is the first thing I think of. 760 00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:29,960 Speaker 8: Tim. 761 00:42:30,160 --> 00:42:32,000 Speaker 5: We'd be in the green room in baseball tonight and 762 00:42:32,080 --> 00:42:36,479 Speaker 5: Rick Suckcliffe with a block number would crank call your dad. 763 00:42:36,680 --> 00:42:40,560 Speaker 5: So we'd be in the green room and Tim would 764 00:42:40,600 --> 00:42:42,440 Speaker 5: get up and be like, hang on, I have to 765 00:42:42,480 --> 00:42:44,440 Speaker 5: take this. And then you go out at the room 766 00:42:44,440 --> 00:42:47,960 Speaker 5: and hear him out there, Hello, Hello, and then he'd 767 00:42:48,000 --> 00:42:51,000 Speaker 5: come back in and then like five minutes later, suck 768 00:42:51,040 --> 00:42:53,520 Speaker 5: would do it to him again. And it was literally 769 00:42:53,560 --> 00:42:57,839 Speaker 5: a weekly thing. Like your dad, who is a brilliant man, 770 00:42:58,239 --> 00:43:00,920 Speaker 5: one of the best baseball smart as people had been 771 00:43:00,960 --> 00:43:04,560 Speaker 5: around in our industry, Like there was no learning apply here. 772 00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:08,400 Speaker 5: So two weeks later, when a block number pops up 773 00:43:08,440 --> 00:43:11,360 Speaker 5: in the middle of our meeting for baseball tonight, hang on, 774 00:43:11,440 --> 00:43:14,960 Speaker 5: I have to take this, Hello, Hello, Hello, and on it. 775 00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:17,160 Speaker 3: I mean, it went on for months and then I'd 776 00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:19,520 Speaker 3: walk back in the room and everyone was laughing. Right 777 00:43:19,920 --> 00:43:24,600 Speaker 3: all right, well, Boog, thanks for making us laugh today. 778 00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:27,719 Speaker 3: Thanks for making us cry today. Just keep up the 779 00:43:27,760 --> 00:43:31,000 Speaker 3: great work with ALS. We'll be thinking about you at 780 00:43:31,000 --> 00:43:33,279 Speaker 3: this time and at all times. Thank you so much 781 00:43:33,280 --> 00:43:33,799 Speaker 3: for joining us. 782 00:43:33,840 --> 00:43:37,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, thank you de Bog Scampy for joining us. We 783 00:43:37,680 --> 00:43:41,120 Speaker 2: really appreciate your time, Boog. Seriously, this was awesome. Thank 784 00:43:41,160 --> 00:43:43,319 Speaker 2: you for your work with ALS and of course for 785 00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:43,799 Speaker 2: your time. 786 00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:44,600 Speaker 1: We appreciate it. 787 00:43:44,680 --> 00:43:49,160 Speaker 5: You guys are the biggest cojerk. Ginz got that right. 788 00:43:51,840 --> 00:43:54,640 Speaker 2: You weren't kidding, Boog Shambi made us laugh and made 789 00:43:54,719 --> 00:43:57,040 Speaker 2: us cry here on is this a great game or what? 790 00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:02,880 Speaker 2: This bonus episode is all about raising awareness for ALS. 791 00:44:03,200 --> 00:44:06,120 Speaker 2: And as a reminder, on Sunday, June second, it's lou 792 00:44:06,120 --> 00:44:08,359 Speaker 2: Gareg Day across Major League Baseball, Dad and I are 793 00:44:08,360 --> 00:44:12,240 Speaker 2: going to be doing a live stream show on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 794 00:44:12,440 --> 00:44:16,080 Speaker 2: and Instagram at Great Game or what. You can follow 795 00:44:16,160 --> 00:44:18,840 Speaker 2: us there and see that live stream and we'll be 796 00:44:18,880 --> 00:44:21,600 Speaker 2: back with another episode on Tuesday morning. 797 00:44:21,960 --> 00:44:24,920 Speaker 1: Dad. I'm so glad we did this. 798 00:44:25,920 --> 00:44:29,439 Speaker 2: I love you and I can't wait for our show 799 00:44:29,480 --> 00:44:33,520 Speaker 2: together on Sunday. It's going to be a really important time. 800 00:44:33,880 --> 00:44:34,040 Speaker 8: Well. 801 00:44:34,080 --> 00:44:36,160 Speaker 3: I love you too, Jeff. And let's also keep in 802 00:44:36,200 --> 00:44:41,399 Speaker 3: mind Lou Garrig died in nineteen forty one, and we 803 00:44:41,560 --> 00:44:45,279 Speaker 3: still have not found a cure for this disease, and 804 00:44:45,400 --> 00:44:50,799 Speaker 3: we have to keep trying every day Today, Sunday, Tuesday, 805 00:44:51,239 --> 00:44:51,759 Speaker 3: every day. 806 00:44:52,520 --> 00:44:55,080 Speaker 1: Thank you for always being part of our family.