1 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,799 Speaker 1: Hello everyone, and welcome to a Ball with Eric Ohs. 2 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: I am eric Os and it is good to have 3 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 1: you with us for this week as we'll be talking 4 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: with one of the Marlins top prospects and Thomas Jones, 5 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,319 Speaker 1: a resurgent bat for the lumber Kings. He has been 6 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: all over the place. He had a big home run 7 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: for the lumber Kings out in Burlington, which was part 8 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: of a win against the Burlington B's and part of 9 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: three hit performances that have seen the average for Jones 10 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 1: rise up to around the two twenty mark. That's what 11 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: he's been averaging about. And considering where it had started 12 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: for Jones, which he'll talk about on the interview, it 13 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: was not a good one. He was in an average 14 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: that was on the interstate one hundred for a long 15 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: portion of the season. But then the multi hit started 16 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: to come. The power has come as well. Because because 17 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: we record this on May twenty first, after the lumber 18 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: Kings with a very impressive win against the Bloyd Snappers, 19 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 1: their fourth straight, Jones was featured in it. Had a 20 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: three run homer, which was his fifth of the season, 21 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: part of a five run rally by the lumber Kings 22 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: in the top of the fourth inning here on Tuesday afternoon, 23 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: But the pitching was the main story, the lumber Kings 24 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: having a no hitter taken into the ninth inning with 25 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: one out and broken up by Joseph Penya. Chris Vallamont, 26 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: who had started it all for the lumber Kings. You 27 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: had heard him on the on a ball as well, 28 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: one of the lumber Kings aces. He's been the opening 29 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: or was the opening day starter, and did not allow 30 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: a base runner to reach against him here on Tuesday 31 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: afternoon until the seventh. That is how sharp Bellamont was. 32 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: He didn't allow any hits in his seven and he's 33 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: out and picked up the win. CJ. Carter then set 34 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: down six batters and five of them by way of 35 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: the strikeyoud, but unfortunately had allowed one hit, So I 36 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: guess we could say he was the one who was 37 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: roughed up in the lumber Kings five to nothing win. 38 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: It was just their second shutout win of the season. 39 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: They've now won four straight games and are twenty three 40 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: to twenty one on the year. And it all started 41 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: when we had talked with Thomas Jones back on Sunday 42 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: against Cedar Rapids in Clinton, that was back on the nineteenth. 43 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: It was part of the come from behind win for 44 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: the lumber Kings that was their largest in over four years. 45 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: Lumber Kings were down six to nothing in that game, 46 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: and this was coming off of losing four straight before this, 47 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: So you look at the score at that I think 48 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: at the third inning it was and it was six 49 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: to nothing, and the lumber Kings had just lost four 50 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: straight games, so you were thinking, oh, no, here comes 51 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: a fifth. It's looking like a series sweep at the 52 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,679 Speaker 1: hands of the division rival Cedar Rapids Colonels. But the 53 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: lumber Kings, they came back. One of the big reasons 54 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 1: why was Will Banfield. He's been someone we've been highlighting 55 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 1: a lot lately, and the reason why is another resurgent 56 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: bat for the lumber Kings, an offense that is really 57 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: beginning to turn around. Banfield in that contest started the 58 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 1: scoring with a two run homer into left field. It 59 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: was his fourth home run of the season. He then 60 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: had a three one hundred and eighty eight foot double 61 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: off the wall in left center, a very hard hit 62 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: ball that was good for two runs. So Banfield with 63 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: four RBIs in that game, establishing a new professional career high, 64 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: and then the lumber Kings would score four runs in 65 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: the eighth to beat the Cedar Rapids Colonels eight to seven, 66 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: avoid the sweep, break the losing streak, and then touch 67 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: off the winning streak. They would beat the Beloit Snappers 68 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: in consecutive games on the doubleheader, their first doubleheader win 69 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: in Beloit since nineteen eighty three. It had been quite 70 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: a while, and Game one Litz highlight who was the 71 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: real hero for the lumber Kings. It was Humbert's Omhea. 72 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: He had taken a no hitter into the seventh inning, 73 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: broken up again by Joseph Penya, which shows you just 74 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: how effective the pitching staff has been that they've been 75 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: flirting with no hitters this late into contests here in Beloit. Mehia, though, 76 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: would go the distance in minor league baseball, and when 77 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: it comes to doubleheaders, they will play only seven innings, 78 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: but seven innings was not enough as both teams did 79 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: not have any run scored. Then went out for the 80 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: eighth and he got through it. The lumber Kings had 81 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: rewarded him with six runs across from the top of 82 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: the inning. They started with the free base runner at 83 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: second base, part of Minor League Baseball's extra ding rules, 84 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: and they made the most of it, putting six runs 85 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: up on the board. It was their largest rally of 86 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: the season. And then with Mahia going in the eighth inning, 87 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: there wasn't really much of a question that he could 88 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: make a six run lead hold on the free base 89 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: runner would score for the Snappers, but that would be 90 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 1: it an under and run loud by humberto Mehea, he 91 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: would pick up the win. Is now four and to 92 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: zero on the season and ERA that is around two 93 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:37,280 Speaker 1: point zero zero. Mahia seeing that era drop in fact 94 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: to two point one six to be specific, and that 95 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 1: just shows you how well he has been over the 96 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: last couple of starts. Remember mehe had struck out ten 97 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:48,679 Speaker 1: batters in Burlington to set a new professional career high. 98 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: And he could go back probably three starts for Mahia 99 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: and that's how the average has dropped. It was over 100 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: three when we were out in Dayton, now is closing 101 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: in on two. So he has been an incredibly stingy 102 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: pitcher for the lumber Kings as of late. And then 103 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: picking right up where Mehea had left off, we saw 104 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 1: Chris Vallamont come out today and take a perfect game 105 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 1: into the seventh inning, where he would then walk Joseph 106 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: penyeb and then a single would break it up against C. J. 107 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,479 Speaker 1: Carter in the top of the ninth. So the lumber 108 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,119 Speaker 1: Kings with lots of things to discuss, lots of things 109 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,359 Speaker 1: to talk about, but one of them Thomas Jones. He 110 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: has seen his average climb as well, up to around 111 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: the two twenty mark for what was a football standout 112 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,359 Speaker 1: in his days, at least he's telling us that that 113 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,919 Speaker 1: was where he was getting most of the attention from, 114 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 1: but baseball was always number one for him just because well, 115 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,799 Speaker 1: it was something that he always enjoyed. And he talks 116 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: about the swag that gets him through the grinds of 117 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: the minor league season. Thomas Jones will be joining us next. 118 00:05:43,040 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: You're on a Ball with Eric Ohs and welcome back 119 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: here on able with Eric Os. We're now joined with 120 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: Thomas Jones. Thanks for taking the time as we record 121 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: this after a very impressive comfort behind when on Sunday, 122 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: May the nineteen. Thanks for coming on, Thomas. Well, let's 123 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 1: go over what has been a really hot start for 124 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: rather a hot couple of weeks for you. We kind 125 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: of touched on it on the pregame show, but now 126 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 1: we speak to all the Marlins fan base on fish 127 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: stripes and what has been working for you at the plate. 128 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: We talked about it, I guess briefly, but home runs, 129 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: power average two, a couple of three hit performances as well, 130 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: So what has been the success, Like. 131 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 2: Oh, mainly, I mean just going in the cage on 132 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 2: pre workout, I mean pre work before the game and 133 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 2: just doing the same routine. I kind of established a 134 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 2: routine I hitting coach Frankie and just sitting down talking 135 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 2: to Jacobs. Basically just trying to get my top hand 136 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 2: because I know earlier in the year I was kind 137 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 2: of just trying to I was getting under a lot 138 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 2: of balls. So basically just taking my top hands straight 139 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 2: to the ball that has been helping just getting into 140 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 2: a balanced position and my load and stuff. So I 141 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 2: just feel like, you know, just basically slowing everything down 142 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 2: because at the end of the day, the pitcher has 143 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 2: to pitch to me, you know, instead of just putting 144 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 2: the pressure all on myself, the pressure is really on 145 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 2: the picture. So I just gotta just calm down, just 146 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 2: looking for a fastball, loading up for a fast while 147 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 2: every pitch and that's basically helped me a lot. And 148 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 2: that's just like you said, just being relaxed in the plate. 149 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: Yeah. And Mike Jacobs, we talked with him on Friday 150 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: here when we were asking his thoughts on just what 151 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: you have done at the plate recently, and he said 152 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: that there was a little hitch in your swing that 153 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: they were trying to iron out. 154 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 2: Was that what you were talking I talked to him 155 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 2: and this was a thing we were in dating naturally, 156 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 2: and I was just talking to him. He was like, yeah, 157 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 2: I have a collect like a tad bit of a hitch, 158 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 2: and so you know, I just basically worked on that, 159 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 2: you know, not going to the cage, just going there 160 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 2: and just pressing on everything, but basically just going all 161 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 2: over stuff that actually work for me. You know it 162 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 2: just basically keep doing it. It's a consistent thing, just 163 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 2: like his games every day. So you want to have 164 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 2: something that's gonna work for you consistently. So that's something 165 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 2: I've been working. 166 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 1: On absolutely, that routine. Because when we were out in Chadwick, 167 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: which was a community outing the lumber Kings that had 168 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 1: on Thursday, Alex Vesio is talking to a bunch of 169 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:18,559 Speaker 1: fourth graders for career Day and one of the questions 170 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 1: I asked him was a routine, and he said that 171 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 1: the major leaguers have arguably the best routines on the 172 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: planet when it comes to baseball, because whether it's a 173 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: good day or a bad day, that they kind of 174 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: go out at the next approach. So is that something 175 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: that you kind of learned through just I mean the 176 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 1: grind of the schedule. I mean you look at one 177 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 1: hundred and forty games and so you kind of take 178 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 1: it for granted that, oh, it's just you know, one 179 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:39,280 Speaker 1: hundred and forty games. I'll get through it, and then 180 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: you experience in it. So is that where the routine 181 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 1: comes in to maybe normalize things as much as you 182 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: can with as many games as you guys play. 183 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean just going on, this is my second 184 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 2: full season. So basically establishing a routine, I mean that's 185 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 2: the biggest thing, because one day you can go four 186 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 2: to four and as they go for four, So the 187 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 2: main thing is to keep doing the same thing. 188 00:08:58,720 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 3: You know. 189 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 2: It's just you know, I heard guys know one Pierre 190 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:03,200 Speaker 2: is a good person. You know, he said he'll go 191 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 2: out because he was a runner. You know, he run 192 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 2: soule basis, stole and stuff like that. So he will always, 193 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 2: you know, run, you know, whether you know that one day, 194 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 2: you know, you seventy percent at the field, but he's 195 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 2: gonna get his seventy percent is going to be his 196 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 2: hundred percent. 197 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 3: So I I. 198 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 2: Feel like a routine. You know, Hype Best was saying 199 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 2: the best of the best out of routine. So you 200 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 2: just got to keep that, you know, keep working on it, 201 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 2: even if even if you don't have a week and 202 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 2: it's not showing results, but your routine has to be there. 203 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 2: You have to go about it each and every day. 204 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you great guy to hit on, he said. 205 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: One Pierre just kind of speaks to the talent on 206 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,439 Speaker 1: the coaching side of thing that's in the Marlins organization. 207 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: What has that been like to drawn because not only 208 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: one Pierre, but you've got a big leaguer in the 209 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 1: clubhouse here and Mike Jacobs, Frank Moore I think had 210 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 1: reached up as high as the Triple A level Mark 211 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: de Felice had pitched. I know that's more on the 212 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: pitching side of things, but at the major league level 213 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,320 Speaker 1: as well, So there's a lot of experience for you 214 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: guys to draw. And you mentioned Mike talking to you 215 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: out in Dayton on the hitch and the swing and 216 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: what can you say about that and how that helps 217 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:00,599 Speaker 1: in the development that you're clear here to do with 218 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 1: the single A level. 219 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it's just like basically, I mean, I'm 220 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 2: all ears. You know, every little piece of information I 221 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 2: can get, you know, anything that improved my game, you 222 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 2: know one just talking to him and spring training. You know, 223 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 2: he's always telling me to overthink the overthink stuff. Come 224 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 2: out here. You know, played the game that you know, 225 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 2: God bles you with the abilities abilities he gave you. 226 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 2: So I mean, that's what I'm not here trying to do. Then, Jake, 227 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:22,719 Speaker 2: you know, he's all you know, any little thing he 228 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:24,680 Speaker 2: can tell me and give me info on, you know, 229 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 2: I'm gonna try, you know, whether it's bunting. You know, 230 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:28,839 Speaker 2: he was a home run here in the big leads, 231 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:30,839 Speaker 2: but you know still, I mean, he's always he's been 232 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,599 Speaker 2: around guys who who've had all kind of accessories of 233 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 2: the game, so he's gonna give that to me. 234 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 3: Then. 235 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 2: Frank, you know, I had him as a hitting coach 236 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 2: last year, so he pretty knows my swing. 237 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:40,719 Speaker 3: Down to a t. 238 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 2: So anything he sees, you know, he's just gonna point 239 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 2: it out because I know I'm a big guy. You know, 240 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 2: I overthink a lot of stuff. So I feel like, 241 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 2: you know, this year, haven't really been overthinking and never 242 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 2: never sitting down, you know, dreading or you know, panicking, 243 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 2: never that, so it's basically on to the next day, 244 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 2: getting better day by day. 245 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: Well, you're kind of a combination of the two because 246 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 1: you you're power hit. I mean, you had what twelve 247 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: home runs last season out in Greensboro. You've had I 248 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:05,719 Speaker 1: think four so far this season. And that's kind of 249 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: speaking to the hot streak that we had touched on 250 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: very briefly. But then speed too, because that's also part 251 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: of Thomas Jones's game. One of the fastest guys will 252 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 1: say when he's on the base pass and seems like 253 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 1: you have an instinct to go when you get the chances. 254 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 1: That's part of your game. So how do you look 255 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:22,080 Speaker 1: at that as you try to marry the two, because 256 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: sometimes it's you know, can be just a speed guy 257 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: like a one pier or a home run guy like 258 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 1: Mike Jacobs, and you kind of have that cross breed 259 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: that allows you to do both. 260 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I kind of you know, really with 261 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 2: my game, I kind of really look at myself as 262 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 2: a power guy. It just comes, you know, the pitch. 263 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 2: I'm the pitcher throwing you. I put a good swing 264 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 2: to it and make take off. May not, but it's 265 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 2: just basically, you know, just I feel I like myself 266 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:42,959 Speaker 2: as you know, if I can go to the gap 267 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:44,959 Speaker 2: the gap, you know, draw the ball power or something 268 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:46,839 Speaker 2: like that. But when I get on base, I feel like, 269 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:49,320 Speaker 2: you know, I can't turn it up with the speed whatnot. 270 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 2: So I feel like I can really put pressure on 271 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 2: the defense, you know, even you know, just counts. I know, 272 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 2: because it's pictures they tend you know, I know it 273 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 2: was a batter, you know, bat behind me. Whether I'm 274 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 2: on basis kind of a different pitch pitch scheme, you know, 275 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 2: whether if I am or not on the base. So 276 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,559 Speaker 2: but but yeah, I mean power, I mean I may 277 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:10,079 Speaker 2: get there possibly one day in my life, but right 278 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:11,719 Speaker 2: now by speed, you know, that kind of it kind 279 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 2: of helps me, you know, with a lot of my game. 280 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: Well, there are some pictures in Burlington that would disagree 281 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: with you, Thomas. Power power aspect side of things and 282 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: as we were talking here with Thomas Jones, one of 283 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,839 Speaker 1: the top prospects in the Miami Marlins organization, what has 284 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 1: it been like with the development that comes along? Because 285 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: you were a football guy, right, if I'm not mistaken 286 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: early on, and that's where I guess where the emphasis 287 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 1: was and at least where the attention from scouts had come. 288 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: And then you go into the baseball rank. So if 289 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: you could take us through just that path that leads 290 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: you to the professional ranks and clearly highly sought of 291 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 1: in the baseball ranks as well as a top prospect 292 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: with the Marlins, but go through the football side of 293 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 1: things as well. 294 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, football, I mean, I mean I really truly 295 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 2: had fun with it, you know, big recruit. You know, 296 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 2: my first my first offer was actually on from Duke. 297 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 2: You know, I got pretty much a lot of schools 298 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:58,199 Speaker 2: in the top D one schools in North Carolina and 299 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 2: then South Carolina. But it was no, it was it 300 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 2: was a fun experience, you know, just playing through all that, 301 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,679 Speaker 2: you know, going to like camps and stuff, being around 302 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:08,880 Speaker 2: other top football players. You know, players that you actually 303 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,080 Speaker 2: see on TV and stuff like that are really good. 304 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 2: But it was actually fun. But at the end of 305 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 2: the day. You know, I always truly love, you know, 306 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:17,839 Speaker 2: the game of baseball. You know, I just truly had 307 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 2: fun with it. You know, not experiences most of these 308 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 2: guys out in this field a high school level. But 309 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:24,719 Speaker 2: I mean I just truly had fun with it. I 310 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:26,199 Speaker 2: feel like, you know, it was it was a lot 311 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 2: for me to learn, you know, just being drafted. You know, 312 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 2: I feel like, you know, when I first got drafted, 313 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 2: it's like I ain't know the game of baseball at all, 314 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 2: you know, and I still I'm still learning each and 315 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:37,320 Speaker 2: every day. And you know, just you know, one of 316 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 2: my biggest things coming up. You know, you're always looking 317 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:41,599 Speaker 2: for results. You know, you always want one of the 318 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 2: best guys on the team. You know, you always hit 319 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 2: every day and something like that. But I just feel 320 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 2: like growing up, I mean playing and you know, starting 321 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 2: at nineteen years old, you know, it was something that 322 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 2: I had to learn. You know, results not everything. It's 323 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 2: just you know, how you're gonna go day by day 324 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:57,680 Speaker 2: because this is a long season. You can't just be 325 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:00,199 Speaker 2: you know, down on one day. So you just got 326 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 2: to get back every day and keep working. 327 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, And it kind of speaks to not getting too 328 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 1: high not getting too low with because of baseball, with 329 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 1: them playing just about every day. And you mentioned getting 330 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,199 Speaker 1: into baseball a little bit later. When would it start 331 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: for you? When was the first time that you had 332 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: really focused on baseball? Was there even t ball early 333 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: way back when? 334 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 2: But yeah, I mean I had I played t ball 335 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 2: here and there, but it was it was you know, 336 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 2: I played recor lear football a good bit, then then 337 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 2: I stopped a little bit. Then I played football, I 338 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 2: mean baseball some more. But I truly got into it, 339 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 2: like really in dealt with it because I mean, because 340 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 2: we didn't have middle school baseball where I'm from, so 341 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 2: we had high school. But you can play high school 342 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 2: baseball in middle school. So I was on the team 343 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 2: in seventh grade, I was in JV. Then I got 344 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 2: on first in the eighth grade. But I mean, really 345 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 2: I knew I could, like actually took it serious. I 346 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 2: mean because I was like a pitcher, and like a 347 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 2: pitcher in the eighth and ninth grade, you know, I 348 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 2: felt I thought it was. 349 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 3: Like a po one day. 350 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, but but I really started like taking serious maybe 351 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 2: like tim junior year, you know, and that's when you know, 352 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 2: but football, I mean, it was hot for me in 353 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 2: a junior year. But that's why I kind of felt like, 354 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 2: you know, I could actually do something because you know 355 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 2: my speed, you know, I had, I had a good 356 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 2: amount of speed on me, and that really, you know, 357 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 2: kind of said the different difference between me and a 358 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 2: lot of players. But but yeah, I mean that's what 359 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 2: that's one thing, you know, baseball, it is just I 360 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 2: always had fun with it. You know, I can't only 361 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 2: feel every day wanted to learn something new. 362 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's what I remember talking with you on our 363 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: pregame show when we were down in Burlington, and I 364 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: thought that was interesting because sometimes you hear from players 365 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: that play football that they love the games, right, that's 366 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: it's so much fun. You had mentioned Friday night lights, 367 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: and it's the practices, real grind where you're like, why 368 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: am I doing this? And baseball. I remember the first 369 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: job I'd ever had. I asked a football player who'd 370 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: come over into baseball, and he said, I realized that 371 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: it was all baseball for me when I enjoyed practice 372 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 1: because it was still part of everything and there was 373 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 1: nothing that I felt like I had to get through 374 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: in order to get to that moment. So I was 375 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 1: wondering if you could speak about that a little bit, 376 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 1: and what kind of pushed you towards the baseball route. 377 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, you know basically, yeah again, you know 378 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 2: those high summer days, you know, down to South Carolina. 379 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 2: You know it can get in the humidity. I mean 380 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 2: it may be ninety but it feels like one hundred 381 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 2: and two. So you got all those paths on. But mainly, 382 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 2: you know, for me, I just truly, you know, with 383 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 2: my heart, you know, I didn't have any family telling me, 384 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 2: you know, you should do this, should do that, and 385 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 2: it was all you know, wherever you want to do, 386 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 2: we're behind you. That's one thing I loved about that. 387 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 2: But mainly, you know, baseball it just had me. It 388 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 2: took me, and I just knew that, you know, I truly, 389 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 2: you know, developing this game, I possibly could be something 390 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 2: you know, great, you know, even better than I am now. 391 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 2: So but football, I mean, like I like that. You know, 392 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 2: all my friends were in it. You know, I had 393 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 2: more friends playing football than baseball, you know, so I 394 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 2: mean all my buddies they were playing it. So I 395 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 2: mean I just of course I was gonna continue to play. 396 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,360 Speaker 2: I was pretty good in it, but like you said, 397 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 2: those practices, I never I truly it wasn't for me, 398 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 2: you know. And I actually had friends who went on 399 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 2: to play Division one level on college, you know, and 400 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 2: they were telling me, you know, yeah, you probably wouldn't 401 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 2: even enjoyed it right now, you know, in this college experience. 402 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 3: But I mean, I mean, it could be different, but 403 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 3: no idea. 404 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 1: But I mean, the sport has something called the hell weeks, 405 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: So that right there should tell you that you need 406 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: to know about it. Right We're talking here with Thomas Jones, 407 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 1: and we were talking a little bit about the power 408 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: and the speed. Where does the defense fit in on 409 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:16,160 Speaker 1: the side of the game, because we've seen you primarily 410 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 1: in left field, but also we saw you take a 411 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: start out in center field, where you're more comfortable with 412 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 1: and again to football, you were a safety, so that 413 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:25,879 Speaker 1: involves covering a lot of ground and that's a good 414 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 1: place to put you. I suppose to use that speed 415 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 1: you had mentioned out in the outfield. So wondering on 416 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: the defensive side of things where that factors in into 417 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: the top priorities. 418 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:36,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I really, I truly take defense serious, 419 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 2: you know, I try to because you know, I feel 420 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 2: like as a hitter, if you don't get a hit, 421 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 2: you know, I feel like, why should I let the 422 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 2: other team get a hit. 423 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:44,239 Speaker 3: I want to take away they hits, you know. 424 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:48,160 Speaker 2: So you know, playing a lot of center field last year, 425 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 2: I'm trying to I want to get comfortable a lot 426 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 2: in the corners that have been playing left field a 427 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:54,439 Speaker 2: lot this year. So I mean, mainly it's just you know, 428 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:56,679 Speaker 2: having that picture. You know, as a hitter, you know 429 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 2: you want to have a high average. You know, there's 430 00:17:58,200 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 2: a picture. They don't want to have a low era. 431 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:00,640 Speaker 3: So you're trying. 432 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 2: You're trying your best stop everything, keep runners, you know, 433 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 2: without scoring everything. So I feel like defense just important 434 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 2: is hitting, you know, although as players we spend majority 435 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:11,400 Speaker 2: of our time in the bat incasion before the game, 436 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 2: but I mean when it comes to the defensive side, 437 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:14,959 Speaker 2: you gotta take it just important. 438 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 3: You know, even with BP. 439 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:18,240 Speaker 2: You know you may see guys just standing out there, 440 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:20,439 Speaker 2: but really they're out there getting reads and stuff the 441 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 2: flight of the ball. 442 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:22,400 Speaker 3: How does the win taking their ball? 443 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:24,640 Speaker 2: So you gotta take it serious, you know, because it's 444 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 2: going to that can get you to the big leads 445 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 2: just as just as well as hitting, you know. 446 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: So Yeah. Absolutely. We've seen several key players defensively for 447 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 1: the lumber Kings, and I think that's factored obviously into 448 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,479 Speaker 1: the scouting and why we talk about top prospects right 449 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 1: and why they are thoughts so highly of. And we're 450 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:43,479 Speaker 1: talking here with Thomas Jones and what we had noticed 451 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:45,640 Speaker 1: out in Burlington, and that was part of the hot 452 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 1: stretch for you. Unfortunately been sidelined a little bit because 453 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 1: of an injury to the hand on a hit pitch, 454 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:53,040 Speaker 1: But I guess there's nothing you can really do about that. 455 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 1: But how do you keep something going offensively? We mentioned 456 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 1: that you try not to get too high or too low, 457 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:00,399 Speaker 1: but you also have to kind of build on the 458 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 1: positive that you do take away. And then Burlington there 459 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 1: was a lot you had the home run of three 460 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 1: hit night. You come back kind of carry that into 461 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: the series against the seed the Rapids Kernels, which we 462 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: found out a very good team. The lumber King's dropping 463 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 1: three out of four too. But how do you take 464 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 1: that positivity and then maybe build on it, that development 465 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:18,360 Speaker 1: aspect of it. That again, that is why you're here 466 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 1: in the single a right to develop on those types 467 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 1: of things. 468 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:23,199 Speaker 2: I feel like, you know, just going in and you know, 469 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:25,159 Speaker 2: because it's a picture. You know, like you said, they 470 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 2: have sequences of how they want to get you out. 471 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:29,199 Speaker 2: So I just feel like, you know, one time they 472 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:31,639 Speaker 2: sit on that fastball, you're gonna hit it. But at 473 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:33,879 Speaker 2: this level, you know, I feel like every battery, you know, 474 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:37,159 Speaker 2: every every picture, they're gonna you know, slider fastball in 475 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 2: there once in a while. I mean, they got to 476 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 2: you know, if you spit on the off speed or whatnot. 477 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:43,239 Speaker 2: So I feel like that's one thing. You know, as 478 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,359 Speaker 2: a hitter, you gear up for that fastball. Then you know, 479 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 2: if they do throw their slider, curveball, change up, it floats. 480 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 2: You know, you can put a good swing gun and 481 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:52,880 Speaker 2: stay in the middle of the field and that's where 482 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 2: you get your hits on. But I feel like, you know, 483 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 2: when things are going well, you trying to see the 484 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 2: ball is bigger than usual. You know, you chand to 485 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 2: see the spin and the playing of the ball. So 486 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 2: I just feel like, you know, you just gotta you 487 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:05,719 Speaker 2: just gotta state of your sequence. You gotta stay to yourself. 488 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:07,680 Speaker 2: What pitches do I drive the best? You know, don't 489 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,160 Speaker 2: go out, don't go out your box, you know, stay stay, 490 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 2: stay true. To yourself, because I feel like, you know, 491 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 2: when you're struggling, you start the things in your body 492 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 2: starting to move before you actually swing the bat. So 493 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:19,880 Speaker 2: you're actually going, well, you start, you see the ball, 494 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 2: You stay calm, you don't do these extra move movements, 495 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:24,920 Speaker 2: and you just stays try to focus on the middle 496 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:27,119 Speaker 2: of the field, and the ball flies left right, It 497 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 2: just flies for you. 498 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:29,440 Speaker 3: So that's a good thing. Yeah. 499 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: Is that something that maybe took a little bit longer 500 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: to realize, just the pitch sequences and just getting accustomed 501 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 1: to that and the in game strategy, because a lot 502 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 1: of people, when you watch baseball very casually, you just 503 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:42,520 Speaker 1: think a guy's going up there and he's trying to 504 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: hit it as hard as he can, but he's actually thinking, 505 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 1: all right, well, that was the curveball there, so am 506 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 1: I gonna see that again? Or is he gonna pend 507 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 1: me in with the fastball? So that kind of chess 508 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:54,119 Speaker 1: matches you've talked about, you know, that battle going on 509 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 1: between hitter and pitcher. Is that something that took some 510 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 1: getting used to coming over from those football ranks and 511 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:00,720 Speaker 1: getting a later st in the day sball. 512 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:02,720 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, of course, of course, you know, you just 513 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 2: I mean, I mean, you know, I was just I 514 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 2: was a big athletic guy. You know something. You know, 515 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 2: he just comes natural, you know. And that's what a 516 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 2: lot of coaches would tell me, you know, just let 517 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 2: it come, let it come natural and come naturally. You know, 518 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:15,160 Speaker 2: I was a big guy, you know, if I wanted 519 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 2: something I wanted now. You know, I have a lot 520 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 2: of coaches that say, you got to have patients as well. 521 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:20,919 Speaker 2: This game game baseball, you gotta have patience. And I 522 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 2: wasn't a really good patient and patient guy at all. 523 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:26,400 Speaker 2: So but yeah, I mean, you you can I watch 524 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 2: the games now just being you know, sitting in the dugout. 525 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 2: You know, I can just I can just watch batters, 526 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 2: you know, I watch usually when I'm playing, I always 527 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:37,400 Speaker 2: watching Carcillon or Sims because usually how they pitched them, 528 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,119 Speaker 2: they pitched me. And usually you know a lot of 529 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:42,680 Speaker 2: times they're starting Carcion off because Carcion he's hot. 530 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 3: You know, he's been tearing it up. 531 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 2: When Carcion, they started him off with a lot of 532 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 2: all speed, you know, try to keep him swinging or whatnot. 533 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 2: But then later on the back he'll get up there, 534 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 2: give the fastball, you know, you'bout to be over the plate, 535 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 2: I mean out on outside or up, you know, but 536 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:58,680 Speaker 2: they'll they will throw him on, try to sneak one 537 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:01,439 Speaker 2: in there. And I always their bass because usually how 538 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 2: they pitch them, they're gonna pitch me the same as 539 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaker 2: that way. 540 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 3: Maybe a little bit different, but it's kind of similar. 541 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:08,679 Speaker 2: And so I mean, that's one thing I've really, I 542 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 2: really learned is just trying to like watch the game 543 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 2: pitch by pitch, because I mean a lot of these 544 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 2: pitchers they you know, they may not recognize it, but 545 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 2: they do a lot of the same things over and 546 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 2: over and over. And once you get once you get it, 547 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:21,159 Speaker 2: you know, it's like, oh man, I already know what 548 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 2: you're gonna throw next, But as a hitter, I'm still 549 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 2: gearing up for the fastball no matter what. 550 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:28,399 Speaker 1: Right, Because that's I think we talked about this in Burlington, right, 551 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: that's kind of the money pitch. The money hits right exactly. 552 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:33,480 Speaker 1: We had you out in a and we should mention 553 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:35,639 Speaker 1: this on the podcast because it was a great moment 554 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: too for the lumber Kings. You were part of the 555 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 1: first community outing out at Commands Elementary School and you 556 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:42,360 Speaker 1: were telling the kids about swag. And you mentioned too 557 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: that if baseball something you always like being a part 558 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 1: of the day in and day out, you know, the 559 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:49,639 Speaker 1: practice and the games as well. So swag allows you 560 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:52,400 Speaker 1: to kind of get past the grind aspect, which would 561 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: be the negative side of things, of the everyday nature 562 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 1: of baseball. So wondering about that enjoyment of game, which 563 00:22:57,960 --> 00:22:59,959 Speaker 1: I think is swag, right, that's kind of the definite, 564 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:02,919 Speaker 1: shouldn't that you? I think? Collinton said Thomas Jones, he 565 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: leads the team in swags. If you could tell us 566 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:08,440 Speaker 1: about the swag from the Thomas Jones type of baseball 567 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 1: that has played here in Clinton. 568 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, basically, you know, I swag. 569 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 2: You know a lot of guys, you know they think 570 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:15,119 Speaker 2: about swag, think about the fashion, you know about that. 571 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 2: You know, but you watch big leagues, watch them on TV. 572 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:20,320 Speaker 2: You know everything they do is smooth. You know, you'll 573 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 2: be like, you know, it's some fans, you know, they think, 574 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:24,399 Speaker 2: you know all they're playing in slow motion. They're not 575 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 2: playing hard, but no, they're playing with swag. This is 576 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 2: how they play. It looks good, but they do it 577 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 2: over and over. They have routines just as well. But 578 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 2: they know they know their game and they stick to 579 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 2: it and they look so smooth to them. But but yeah, 580 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:37,960 Speaker 2: I mean my swag. You know, you know, everything, everything 581 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:39,959 Speaker 2: you do has gotta be full speed, you know, hustle. 582 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:41,919 Speaker 2: You know, they look good, you know some people, but 583 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 2: I say, it's got it's smooth, you know. And that's 584 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 2: one thing us on this level, you know. You know, 585 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:50,399 Speaker 2: once we get up there, it will look smooth. But 586 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 2: you know, right now we're just trying to get to it. 587 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 2: But again, you gotta have swag. 588 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:53,720 Speaker 3: You know. 589 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 2: My biggest guy, breggest guy, Like I know a lot 590 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:57,639 Speaker 2: of people been down in them about his bat flips. 591 00:23:57,680 --> 00:23:58,480 Speaker 3: I don't backflip. 592 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: Oh, I know, Tim, You're on the same page. 593 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 3: Man. 594 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,720 Speaker 1: I think that's awesome, you know, and uh, you know, 595 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,560 Speaker 1: unfortunately gets thrown at for it, but that's the old 596 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 1: school nature of it. But yeah, I'm right there with you. 597 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 1: A favorite player right right now at Tim Anderson, Well, 598 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:15,359 Speaker 1: we knew it from you with the swag because I 599 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:17,119 Speaker 1: think one of your first hits of the season was 600 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:19,399 Speaker 1: a triple out in right center field, and I remember 601 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,440 Speaker 1: right when you slid into third, we saw a little 602 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:24,159 Speaker 1: shimmy and then pop right up and looked into the dugouts. 603 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: So I guess another example of that, Well, when we 604 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:28,919 Speaker 1: first had you here, we had a questionnaire and we 605 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 1: filled it out by a lot of guys in you 606 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:34,480 Speaker 1: said one of your favorite moments might have been getting 607 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: drafted right in your baseball memories. I was wondering if 608 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:38,719 Speaker 1: you could just tell us what that was like, because 609 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 1: you know, you'd been scouted heavily for football, but you 610 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: loved baseball. You get drafted, you find out you're able 611 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 1: to go professional right out of high school. So what 612 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:48,400 Speaker 1: was that moment not just for you but your entire 613 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: friends and family that are part of that journeys too. 614 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 2: I mean, it was a great experience. You know, I 615 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:54,680 Speaker 2: should have been in drafted, you know, because I mean 616 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 2: with my family where everyone is big on college. You know, 617 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:01,200 Speaker 2: that's that's one thing, you know, Ashley. It was funny 618 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:03,919 Speaker 2: because because I was committed to go to Vanderbilt, and 619 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 2: you know, it's like everybody's a real big on academics. 620 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 3: You know. 621 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 2: My family, it's like that's like the number one thing 622 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:12,159 Speaker 2: still is, you know, and so they were like, you know, 623 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,479 Speaker 2: like no matter what, you know, I had my my numbers, 624 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:17,159 Speaker 2: said whennot it was like, you know, it's still at 625 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:19,680 Speaker 2: the end of the day, school is still it's still 626 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 2: number one. I was like, of course, And so when 627 00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 2: I got drafted, you know, there was like, you know, 628 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:25,320 Speaker 2: it's up to you, you know, and so we're with 629 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:27,719 Speaker 2: you whether you go to school, whether or not. So 630 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:30,520 Speaker 2: but I mean, like I said, it took a lot 631 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 2: of time, took a lot of prayers, you know what not, 632 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 2: but you know, and I mean God answered that it 633 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 2: was like, you know, baseball should be the right thing 634 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:39,040 Speaker 2: for you. But I mean I think I think I 635 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:41,679 Speaker 2: made a good, good decision for it. But you know, 636 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 2: like it's like I said, just got to keep working. 637 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:46,639 Speaker 2: And I think my family, I think that happened for me. 638 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 2: You know, I know it's it's a it's a grind, 639 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,359 Speaker 2: it's a it's a it's a slow grind. But I 640 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 2: hate that's that's still behind me. Only you know, it 641 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 2: don't matter if nobody else is, but I know they are. 642 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:57,359 Speaker 1: So of course you got to have someone in your 643 00:25:57,359 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 1: corner if you're doing one hundred and forty games. I 644 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 1: think everyone got to have, you know, a phone call 645 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 1: to make or something like that to kind of get 646 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 1: away from it. 647 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 3: A little bit. 648 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 1: We'll let you go with this too. But some of 649 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:07,919 Speaker 1: the goals that you might have had coming into the 650 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: twenty and nineteen season, you've got, you know about I guess, 651 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 1: six weeks under your belt of the season so far, 652 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:15,919 Speaker 1: and I guess asking how they have shaped up so 653 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 1: far early on. But what have been some of the 654 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: goals you wanted to accomplish or maybe developing here in 655 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,160 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen And where do you feel like you're at. 656 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:26,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean basically, you know, basically my number one 657 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:28,960 Speaker 2: goal is have a consistent bat, you know, consistent bats, 658 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:31,680 Speaker 2: good at bats, good AB's. You know, started off, it 659 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 2: was kind of shaky, you know, at the end of 660 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 2: the day, I still was never, never in panic mode. 661 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:39,880 Speaker 2: And but my main thing is just truly just having 662 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:43,640 Speaker 2: consistent at bats, you know, spraying the ball at heart 663 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 2: outs you know, if I do get out, but just 664 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 2: basically spraying the ball both sides of the field, consistent barrels. 665 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 2: But mainly and also you know, getting on base and 666 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 2: actually you know, putting pressure on the defense though some 667 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:57,400 Speaker 2: of our goals, you know, and being a good defensive guy, 668 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 2: you know, just doing all that. But mainly, at the 669 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 2: end of the day, all those coming to one, you know, 670 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:04,760 Speaker 2: and just coming coming to the field and just give 671 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:06,399 Speaker 2: them one hundred percent every day. That's the only thing 672 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:08,399 Speaker 2: I can give you, you know, even if the results not 673 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:09,959 Speaker 2: there at all. But I mean if I can, if 674 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 2: I give myself one hundred percent, I feel like I 675 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 2: give it, I give a team a better chance than 676 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,879 Speaker 2: though of winning. So that's that's my number one thing absolutely. 677 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 1: And then the hand's feeling good, right. 678 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:21,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, the hand's feeling good. Hopefully I'm icing it up. 679 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 2: I'm pretty much with icing it all day. Hopefully if 680 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:25,440 Speaker 2: I don't be in there tomorrow, hopefully will be the 681 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:28,880 Speaker 2: next day. But yeah, yeah, I say hit on the hand, 682 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 2: but it'll be fine. 683 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:32,400 Speaker 1: That's good to hear. No break. So Thomas Jones, he's 684 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:34,640 Speaker 1: feeling fine and hopefully we'll see him in the lineup soon. 685 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:36,400 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for taking the time here to talk 686 00:27:36,400 --> 00:28:05,680 Speaker 1: with the Sunny Evolved and welcome back here on a 687 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 1: ball with eric oas he had just heard from the 688 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 1: lumber Kings left fielder just about everyday left fielder and 689 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:13,840 Speaker 1: Thomas Jones, and a big thanks to him for taking 690 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 1: the time on what was a come from behind win 691 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:18,919 Speaker 1: when we had talked with him on Sunday back on 692 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,439 Speaker 1: May ninth in Clinton and happy to report to you 693 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: that Jones is back in the starting lineup the big 694 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 1: part of the lumber Kings win as we record this 695 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 1: on Tuesday, May twenty, First had been hit by a 696 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 1: pitch on the hand against the Seed Rapids Kernels. Was 697 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:33,679 Speaker 1: then out of the lineup for a few days, but 698 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 1: was able to return. He told you in the interview 699 00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 1: that he was gearing for game two of the doubleheader 700 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:41,640 Speaker 1: if not to start on Tuesday. Well, Thomas he was 701 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 1: true to his word, returned to the lumber Kings starting 702 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 1: lineup and left field in game two of a double header, 703 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 1: which was a win for the lumber Kings two to 704 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:51,560 Speaker 1: one over the Bloit Snappers. And so the lumber Kings 705 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:54,480 Speaker 1: with twenty three and twenty one record can now start 706 00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:58,239 Speaker 1: to look a little bit at the playoff implications. They 707 00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:00,920 Speaker 1: are currently six games out of first place in the 708 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 1: Western Division, three games back of a wild card by 709 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,960 Speaker 1: the Burlington Bees. As lumber Kings for a little bit, 710 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:09,960 Speaker 1: when they fell in four straight to the Seed Rapids 711 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 1: Colonels in Burlington Bees, they were starting to slip in 712 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 1: the standings. At one point, we're tied for seventh, but 713 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: that just kind of shows you how tightly packed the 714 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 1: division is. For the Clinton Lumberkings, the single a affiliate 715 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: for the Miami Marlins, a team that has seen the 716 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:26,160 Speaker 1: offense come around and also highlighting one of the top 717 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 1: prospects in Connors Scott. His average is now up over 718 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:31,360 Speaker 1: the two hundred mark as well, which had been stuck 719 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:34,720 Speaker 1: on the interstate on the one hundreds for the better 720 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 1: part of this season. Banfield we have touched on with 721 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:39,680 Speaker 1: a two thirty five average as we record this now 722 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 1: on Tuesday. And also one negative side of things were 723 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:47,040 Speaker 1: something that is not quite as positive but Jerar and 724 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 1: Carnassion for the Clinton Lumberkings, who we had been talking 725 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 1: about it maybe have felt like at nauseum because of 726 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:56,560 Speaker 1: how successful he has been well in Carnacione had come 727 00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 1: into the contest here on Tuesday with an all for 728 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:02,800 Speaker 1: fourteen slot. He then grounded out to the second basement 729 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 1: in the second inning to make it zero for fifteen, 730 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 1: but would come back because we know Jerrard cannot stay 731 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 1: quiet for too long. He in fact started the scoring 732 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 1: in the five run rally on Tuesday afternoon in Beloit 733 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 1: with his tenth double of the season his Midwest League 734 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 1: leading thirty fourth RBI. He would add a single in 735 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 1: the seventh inning to make it his fifteenth multi hit 736 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 1: game of the season. So Jeraran Karnacion the average has 737 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 1: dipped under the three hundred market two ninety four, but 738 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 1: never someone that is quiet for too long. So that 739 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 1: is the full report card for the Clinton lumber Kings 740 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 1: and their right fielder Jararan Carnacion. The pitching which has 741 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:42,280 Speaker 1: continued to continued to be strong for the lumber Kings 742 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 1: and a big reason why they have taken the first 743 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:47,520 Speaker 1: three contests from the Beloit Snappers, as they have won 744 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:50,680 Speaker 1: their first five games in Beloit to start the season. 745 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: The Single a affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. The lumber 746 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 1: Kings have been finished with their Eastern Division swing when 747 00:30:56,720 --> 00:30:59,280 Speaker 1: we had last spoken with you with Sean Reynolds out 748 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:02,280 Speaker 1: in Bowling Green and so now it will be against 749 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 1: the West for the rest of the first chaff. They'll 750 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:07,440 Speaker 1: take on the Burlington Bees starting on Friday night in 751 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:10,480 Speaker 1: Clinton for a four game series on Memorial Day weekend, 752 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:13,040 Speaker 1: and then the Wisconsin tim Ratlers on the road for 753 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 1: three starting on May twenty eighth and running through the thirtieth, 754 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 1: all important games. The lumber Kings will be facing opponents 755 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:22,800 Speaker 1: that they hadn't faced really until April. But that's pretty 756 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:24,920 Speaker 1: good because these are the guys that are ahead of 757 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:27,240 Speaker 1: them in the standings. The Kane County Cougar is still 758 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:29,720 Speaker 1: above the lumber Kings. They're the single A affiliate for 759 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:32,640 Speaker 1: the Arizona Diamondbacks, as are the Burlington Bees, who have 760 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:36,080 Speaker 1: the wild Carrent spot currently in the Western Division. They 761 00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:38,560 Speaker 1: are the single A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels 762 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:40,960 Speaker 1: and the Quad Cities River Bandits, who seem like they're 763 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:44,280 Speaker 1: running away with the Western Division, the single A affiliate 764 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 1: of the Houston Astros and talking to players and not 765 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:50,000 Speaker 1: just on the lumber Kings but other teams as well, 766 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:52,680 Speaker 1: they have cited the River Bandits as perhaps the most 767 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 1: talented team you're in the Midwest League. But Reynolds, who 768 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 1: you heard last week say that he would take the 769 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:00,920 Speaker 1: lumber Kings lineup against Jenny Wane, and it is starting 770 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:03,760 Speaker 1: to clink a little bit. We have seen some beanball 771 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:06,760 Speaker 1: being played as of late too, so I'm sure some 772 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:11,920 Speaker 1: sore soldiers in hand. Because as we mentioned, Jones hit 773 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 1: by a pitch on the hand. He was just one 774 00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 1: of several he was sidelined for a couple of days. 775 00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:19,320 Speaker 1: Dimitrius Sims had a scary moment here on Tuesday afternoon 776 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:21,920 Speaker 1: in Beloit as he was hit on the hand it 777 00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:24,240 Speaker 1: looked like and then looked for a second as though 778 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:26,280 Speaker 1: he might not continue, had to be looked at by 779 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:29,200 Speaker 1: the trainer Melissa Hampton. Stayed in the game, would in 780 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 1: fact score a run in that on the Thomas Jones 781 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:34,120 Speaker 1: home run, and the lumber Kings would also see a 782 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 1: bit of a scary moment when Will Banfield was hit 783 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:39,360 Speaker 1: high on the left shoulder up around the head area, 784 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:42,400 Speaker 1: but he also had stayed in the game. So painful, 785 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 1: painful ways to get on base, I'm sure for lumber 786 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:48,840 Speaker 1: Kings batters, but the beanball it has affected them. Sims 787 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:51,040 Speaker 1: had already been on the injured list earlier this year, 788 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 1: but as we mentioned, staying in the contest even though 789 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:56,800 Speaker 1: he did give us a scare. And what was the 790 00:32:56,840 --> 00:32:59,120 Speaker 1: final game for the lumber Kings against the Seed of 791 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:02,000 Speaker 1: Rapids Kernels. He had started for the lumber Kings and 792 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 1: then was taken out for a for some discomfort. In fact, 793 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 1: that was back on Saturday night and replaced them by 794 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:12,480 Speaker 1: Zach Scott. But Sims has since been in the lineup 795 00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 1: every day and he has been a steady force for 796 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:18,000 Speaker 1: the lumber Kings, batting all over in the lumber Kings lineup, 797 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:20,480 Speaker 1: whether it is and the two spot, which is where 798 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:23,960 Speaker 1: he had occupied when Christopher Torres was hurt. He's batted three, 799 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:26,840 Speaker 1: He's even batted fifth and sixth then Sims now batting 800 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:29,760 Speaker 1: two eighty seven on the season. He also was part 801 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:32,200 Speaker 1: of that rally in the fifth thenning. So the lumber 802 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:35,360 Speaker 1: Kings with some beanball trying to get over it. Some soreness, 803 00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:38,240 Speaker 1: I'm sure, but nobody on the injured list, which is 804 00:33:38,360 --> 00:33:41,400 Speaker 1: always good news and wins as well. Fourced right for 805 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:44,040 Speaker 1: the lumber Kings. As we record this again on Tuesday, 806 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 1: the twenty first tied for the longest winning streak of 807 00:33:47,120 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 1: the season. That's going to do it for us here 808 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:52,640 Speaker 1: on a Ball with eric Os on our eighth episode. 809 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:55,040 Speaker 1: A big thanks to our guest Thomas Jones for joining 810 00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:57,840 Speaker 1: us and to all of you for listening. We hope 811 00:33:57,840 --> 00:34:00,000 Speaker 1: you enjoyed it and we hope that you can join 812 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:02,360 Speaker 1: is next week. We're not quite sure who we'll be 813 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:04,720 Speaker 1: talking to but given the way the pitching has gone, 814 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:07,880 Speaker 1: we may have to snag a pitcher because they keep 815 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:10,800 Speaker 1: zeroing in on this no hitter thing, and who knows, 816 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:12,520 Speaker 1: maybe the next time we talk to you, we'll have 817 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:14,719 Speaker 1: a no hit or to talk about. Lumber Kings have 818 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:17,400 Speaker 1: certainly been pretty close to it here against the Bloyd. 819 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:21,480 Speaker 1: Snappers will shamelessly plug the lumber Kings broadcast side of things. 820 00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:23,560 Speaker 1: For all of you wanting to listen to the Marlins 821 00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:26,160 Speaker 1: single A affiliate, you can follow all of the action 822 00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:29,239 Speaker 1: with yours truly, Eric Os on the call on one 823 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:33,279 Speaker 1: hundred point three FMWCCI if you are in the broadcast range. 824 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:35,160 Speaker 1: For those of you who are not, you can always 825 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:38,280 Speaker 1: listen at Lumberkings dot com via the tune in radio 826 00:34:38,320 --> 00:34:41,560 Speaker 1: app wherever you are lumber Kings Baseball. It will be 827 00:34:41,640 --> 00:34:44,120 Speaker 1: on the air all one hundred and thirty nine games 828 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:47,680 Speaker 1: of the Marlins Single A affiliate. Thanks again everyone for listening, 829 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:57,360 Speaker 1: and we will talk to you next week. 830 00:35:00,600 --> 00:35:02,799 Speaker 2: To Pa