1 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: All right, another episode of splash It Territory. I'm in 2 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: San Francisco and our guest today is nice enough to 3 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: join us from spring training. He was the first chair 4 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: alto saxophonist in high school. 5 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 2: Tristan back join the show. 6 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 3: What intro? What an intro? Thought those days were behind me? 7 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 2: Yeah? 8 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: I could have said Giants reliever, But you know, I 9 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: know this about you and I know you're very proud 10 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: of that. 11 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 2: So I thought, hey, let's mix it up a little 12 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 2: bit and say that, how you doing madhouse camping? 13 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 4: Hey, so far so good man. Just got back from 14 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 4: the field, so happy to hop on with you. 15 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: So, I mean, we talk about this every year spring training. 16 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 1: Everybody's in the best shape of their lives. The vibes 17 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: are good, but maybe talk a little bit. And I 18 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: know it's early in camp. How this is a little 19 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: bit different from other camps or maybe it isn't. 20 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 2: Is it the same as it's always been in Scottsdale? 21 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 4: For you as a Giant, there's a little electra buzz 22 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 4: in the here this year. You can feel obviously Tony 23 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 4: v getting in uh, you know, just setting up first 24 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 4: first couple of weeks or just getting comfortable doing all that, 25 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 4: but uh, dude, that guy brings the energy. I don't 26 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 4: know if you've had a chance to meet him or 27 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 4: cross paths with him, but you kind of get it 28 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 4: just all that conversations, you know, addressing the team and 29 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 4: then just daily going through drills and PFPS and infield 30 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 4: work and stuff. 31 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 3: He's he's setting the tone out there. So it's been fun. 32 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:25,919 Speaker 2: Is he bouncing around chirping? 33 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 3: Like? 34 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 2: What what is his energy? 35 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: Everybody uses this general term of energy, but like try 36 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: to describe that for people, giants, fans watching this What 37 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: what type of energy is it? 38 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 4: Uh, it's it's there's some intensity to it, you know. 39 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 4: I mean he makes it very clear from day one. 40 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 4: He's like, hey, we're here and there's expectations, and you know, 41 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 4: it's we've got to make some changes. And it starts 42 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 4: every single day with everything we do. And uh, I 43 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 4: mean one of the things that caught me off guard 44 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 4: a little bit is day one of PFPS, he's like 45 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 4: over there at first base with the glove just mixing in, 46 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 4: flipping balls with the pitchers, hitting fung gos, which you know, 47 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 4: you can definitely a little change up, you know, don't 48 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 4: always see that every day, Well, you. 49 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: Got to do that while you can as a coach. 50 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: There's gonna be a day when he can't feel for 51 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: ground balls with you. How's this technique? I heard Wah 52 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: was working with. 53 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 2: Him a little bit. 54 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 4: He can pick it a little bit. He can pick it. 55 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 4: He says he used to play in field. I can 56 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 4: see the hands there for sure. 57 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 2: That's cool. 58 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: So talk about your new pitching coaches as anything clicked yet. 59 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: I know you're just as early. You're working on things. 60 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: You just face hitters. But is there any like general 61 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: message that they're implying to all you guys as a staff. 62 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 4: One of the big ones that just kind of day 63 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 4: one basic level stuff has just been attacked is zoned. 64 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 4: You know, we've been a team that's been pretty good 65 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 4: at that at times. Guys like Logan Webb really really 66 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 4: set the tone there. But that's just kind of a 67 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 4: consistent message. Is it's just a race of two strikes. 68 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 4: But dude, it's been great getting to know the staff 69 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 4: a little bit. Message and Christian Wonders and Jesse Chavez. 70 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 4: It's a really good vibe so far. 71 00:02:59,240 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 3: It was nice. 72 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 4: Bunch of us were actually out here training in Scottsdale, 73 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,639 Speaker 4: using the Papago facility, so Wonders was around quite a bit, 74 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 4: so you got to get the hey, how you doing 75 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:09,359 Speaker 4: out of the way early. I mean, you know how 76 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 4: that goes. It's that first week of camp. If you 77 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 4: have some new faces, it can be kind of get 78 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 4: to know you figure it out, see some reps. 79 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 3: But getting that out of the way before camp was 80 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 3: pretty cool. 81 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: Well, it sounds like you could be spend a lot 82 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 1: of time with Jesse Chavez. I mean, talk about a 83 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: guy that's like pitched in the majors forever out of 84 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: the bullpen with a rubber arm. The numbers are incredible, 85 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: the career is incredible. I would imagine that's a great 86 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 1: resource for you down there. 87 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 4: Oh he's great man, and it's uh, you can definitely 88 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 4: tell a little bit of a different vibe with him 89 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 4: just being there so recently. You know, last hell eighteen 90 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 4: years I think he was doing it. 91 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 3: But dude, he's just great vibes. 92 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 4: And it's like all the little just small things, tips 93 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 4: and tidbits he's given you or just money, and you 94 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 4: know he's the guy who gets it. Been there obviously, 95 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 4: had good bullpens, bad bullpens, good outings, bad outings, so 96 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 4: you can just tell he's chiller, stays level, not getting 97 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 4: two up or two down about you know, good bad, whatever. 98 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 2: That's cool. 99 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: Take us through a day in your life at spring 100 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: training right now. I know you're probably ramping up and 101 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: we'll get to the WBC in a second, but I know, 102 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 1: like just from the time you get up, what time 103 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 1: you get up, like where you at for breakfast, get 104 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 1: in the car, go to the yard. Like fans love 105 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 1: stuff like this, So just take us through like a 106 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 1: day in a reliever for the giant's life. 107 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 4: Oh, you're gonna kind of put me on the spot 108 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 4: here pictures. Famously, I don't always have the longest days, 109 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,799 Speaker 4: but with games starting up, and I know that. 110 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:35,720 Speaker 2: You guys are golf and I'm still taking batting practice. 111 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 3: I know some guys are. 112 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 4: Some guys are, it's been it's been starting a little earlier, 113 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 4: at least for me personally. I'm not really a morning guy, 114 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 4: so I try to get ahead of it, you know, 115 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 4: give myself time to wake up if we're we're getting 116 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:50,280 Speaker 4: out there. But usually the alarms between like six thirty 117 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,840 Speaker 4: and seven, I'd say for most guys that's usually I 118 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 4: think pitching opens at seven, have breakfast, get in there 119 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 4: and get some grub, a little bit of coffee, do 120 00:04:58,320 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 4: your kind of pre game stuff. 121 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 3: It kind of depends day by day. 122 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 4: Right now, we got no games, so there's not really 123 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 4: a hard stop at the end of the day, so 124 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 4: it's a little bit longer practices and stuff, but it's 125 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 4: usually getting the weight room move around stretched by nine fifteen, 126 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 4: nine thirty kind of at the latest, and then get 127 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 4: out there. 128 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 3: Pitchers go play catch. 129 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 4: Poscial players you know are doing their things, stretching, run 130 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 4: in and then getting into kind of individual defensive stuff. 131 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 4: But you play your catch. Guys who are throwing bullpens 132 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 4: break off to throw their bullpens. Usually there's some fundamentals 133 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 4: every day, whether it's bunt defense or covering first base 134 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 4: or you know, learning the first and third place stuff 135 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 4: like that. 136 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 3: And yeah, usually by. 137 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 4: About noon, noon to one, you're running some sort of 138 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 4: like live at bats or something kind of high intensity. 139 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 4: So those guys get a little bit more time on 140 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 4: the back end, you know, get the body ready for 141 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 4: a real competition, facing hitters, facing live pitching, stuff like that. 142 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 3: But now it's been good. 143 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 4: This is kind of that weird time where you have 144 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 4: a lot of innings but no games, so you're trying 145 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 4: to build guys up so you can be ripping off 146 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 4: intersquads that are like, you know, four or five six 147 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 4: innings long, which is kind of weird. 148 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, you guys are always way ahead of the hitters. 149 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 1: I remember every spring training I felt like I forgot 150 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: how to hit, just seeing that velocity for the first 151 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: time breaking back. 152 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 2: I used to hate live pitching. 153 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: Oh we're facing pictures today and I'm breaking three bats, 154 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 1: And I mean, you guys are always ahead of the game, 155 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: but you know, getting to the WBC, you kind of 156 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: have to be ahead of where you usually are in 157 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: spring training or no, is this just another normal spring 158 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: training for you. 159 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 3: A little bit. 160 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 4: I think, even without the World Baseball Classic coming up, 161 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 4: I wanted to kind of start my ramp up a 162 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 4: little earlier. 163 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 3: Last year. 164 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 4: I just feel like I didn't quite get there. I 165 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 4: could have used an extra week of you know, just 166 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 4: super high intensity, high volume stuff like that. 167 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 3: So I definitely pushed it up a little bit. 168 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 4: But yeah, that's always kind of a concern with the WBC, 169 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 4: especially on the pitcher side. But it'll be nice one 170 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 4: we have camp here in Phoenix, which is good not 171 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 4: having to like fly across the country do a time 172 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 4: zone change for training. But it'll be nice to get 173 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 4: hopefully two maybe three games under my belt before we 174 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 4: get out there and actually start the tournament. 175 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:09,559 Speaker 1: It being the great host that I am. I forgot 176 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: to say. You're playing for Great Britain and the WBC 177 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: and you're playing with your brother who's in the answers 178 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: to organization. Talk about that first. I'm watching the Olympics 179 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: right now. It's Quinn Hughes and Jack Hughes Olympic hockey team. 180 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: Now you've got to represent Great Britain with your brother. 181 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: Talk about that for a second. It's gonna be cool. 182 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 3: Man. 183 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 4: We obviously we're two years apart, so growing up we 184 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 4: played either with or against each other and kind of everything. 185 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 4: But it's been a minute. I think we were last 186 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 4: teammates in twenty eighteen, my junior year of college. So 187 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 4: we've had some pretty good success on the field together. 188 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 4: I don't know, see if we can maybe recapture some 189 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 4: of that magic. 190 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 2: So he's a pitcher too. Talk about his arsenal for 191 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 2: a second. What he features. 192 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 4: It's not dissimilar. It's not dissimilar for me. Wouldn't you 193 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 4: know one of the things. There's kind of a hard break. 194 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 4: Once I got drafted, we definitely developed a little different. 195 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 4: But up until we were in college together, it was, 196 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 4: you know, pretty much just kind of monkey see monkey do. 197 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 4: I'd see him doing my mechanics, he'd see me he 198 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 4: was in his mechanics. But he's kind of a kind 199 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 4: of a vertical guy, big righty, forcing fastball, big kerr 200 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 4: ball off that and his kind of gyro slider is 201 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 4: really good, really good, much better mind, But I got 202 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 4: that sweeper, which is kind of the X factor right now. 203 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 4: So see if we can't teach him a thing or 204 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 4: two about it at the tournament. 205 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: So your stuff's better than his stuff, is what this 206 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: sounds like. In a very professional sort of way. We'll 207 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: talk about I mean a lot of people know this, 208 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 1: and you've talked about a lot, but your ties to 209 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: Great Britain and how you became a member of the 210 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: WBC for Great Britain. 211 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, So my mom was born there. She was real 212 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 4: easy off the bat. She you know, born there, was 213 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 4: a citizen for eighteen years, but she was raised in America. 214 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 4: My grandparents on that side immigrated back in the sixties, 215 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 4: so that side of the family is one hundred percent British. 216 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 3: We grew up around that. 217 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 4: Grandpa on that side lived in my hometown growing up, 218 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 4: so he was a huge part of our upbringing. 219 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 3: Everyone knew him. 220 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 4: As kind of the the old welsh Man from around 221 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 4: town who you know, I'll give him a lot of credit. 222 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 4: He ended up learning baseball, obviously, not something he grew 223 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 4: up with a little more rugby and soccer and cricket 224 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 4: over there, but yeah, it was a huge part of 225 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 4: our upbringing. We did a whole family trip over there 226 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 4: my senior year of high school, which was cool. So 227 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 4: got to see his hometown, Newport, Wales, got to go 228 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,559 Speaker 4: around the countryside, visit some family, and then did a 229 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 4: week in London just to you know, sight see see 230 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 4: some of the big stuff, go to some museums and 231 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 4: all that. 232 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 3: So it's pretty cool. 233 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, my daughter's over there right now in London, and 234 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:38,559 Speaker 1: I visited Susan. I told you this already the soft season, 235 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: spent eight days there. It's a great it's a great country, 236 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 1: a great play So that's that's really really cool. And 237 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:45,680 Speaker 1: they approached you, how did this whole thing come about? 238 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: They just call you up and say, hey, you want 239 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: to be on our team. 240 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 3: Yeah. 241 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 4: So this actually goes back a little bit the communication 242 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 4: from the last WBC, where I obviously knew that I 243 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 4: qualified and it was something I had some interest in, 244 00:09:57,880 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 4: so I kind of reached out. 245 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 3: Talks didn't go super far. 246 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 4: It wasn't a great time for me in my career 247 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 4: to really make that happen, and I think it was 248 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 4: just kind of quick, you know, I think timing wise, 249 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 4: it would have been tough to pull off. 250 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 3: But in the interim now. 251 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 4: These last three years, we've kind of been in contact. 252 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 4: Obviously knowing our eligibility was pretty pretty solid, it was 253 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 4: always something that was on back burner, and yeah, so 254 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 4: this time around it was kind of a no brainer. 255 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 4: Brendan was actually planning to go play in the European Finals, 256 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:32,479 Speaker 4: I think the European Championships this last fall, but the Scranton. 257 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 3: Rail rail Riders. 258 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 4: Rail Riders ended up making the playoffs, so we couldn't go, oh, okay, well. 259 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: You got some pretty cool teammates Chisholm Junior, Harry Ford, 260 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: some guy named Trace Thompson might be related to a 261 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: Splash brother, So I'm sure. 262 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 2: I'm sure You're gonna have fun with these guys. I mean, 263 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 2: you have. 264 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: Some Warriors connections. You were out there shooting around the 265 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: other day with Steph during during. 266 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 2: The FanFest thing. 267 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: Are you gonna Are you gonna talk to Trace about 268 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: his brother and the Warrior are? 269 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:02,199 Speaker 2: I think it's just gonna be cool for you to 270 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 2: get to know other guys from other organizations. 271 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:08,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, definitely. And that's I mean, even though not everybody. 272 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 4: I mean those are those are some great players right there, 273 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 4: and Trace is a hell of an outfielder in his 274 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:16,319 Speaker 4: own right. But yeah, Harry and Jadz are obviously two 275 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 4: of our I think there are captains, two great players, 276 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 4: but a lot of dudes who you just kind of 277 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 4: play against coming up. I mean me and Harry Ford. 278 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:24,719 Speaker 4: He I think he was three for three off me 279 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:27,439 Speaker 4: last year in Triple A, So I might have to 280 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:29,199 Speaker 4: have a talking to about what he's seeing over there 281 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 4: that I'm not doing right. But yeah, that's kind of 282 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 4: the thing is you know, it's guys that you play against. 283 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,319 Speaker 4: I've had so many other guys that I know be like, 284 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 4: oh I came up with Nick Ward or hey, I 285 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 4: know Vance Worley, and you know, just it's kind of 286 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 4: you know this in baseball, man, it's always just kind 287 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 4: of degrees of separation where you know somebody who knows 288 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:50,200 Speaker 4: somebody on any team in any locker room. So I'm 289 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 4: pretty fired up to just get in there and meet 290 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 4: the guys and go see what we can do. 291 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:56,560 Speaker 2: Do you think he'd tell you if you were tipping 292 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 2: your pitches? You're not. 293 00:11:57,880 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm pretty good at that, and I watch 294 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: you and Tech every time you go out there. But 295 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: do you think a player from another team would say, Hey, 296 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 1: I got your slider or I know when you're throwing 297 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 1: a fastball. You think they would share that info with you? 298 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 3: I probably don't think so. I don't think so. 299 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 4: I don't know if I'd want our guys doing that 300 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 4: to a division rival or something like that. 301 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: But yeah, I don't know if I told you this, 302 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: but very bonds on our team would see our own 303 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 1: pictures tip and you've probably heard this story, and he 304 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:28,839 Speaker 1: wouldn't tell him because he would say, you might have 305 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:30,680 Speaker 1: got another team next year and I'm gonna face you. 306 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:32,680 Speaker 2: So he would. He would watch our own guys. 307 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 1: He's the best I ever saw at it, and he 308 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: would be sitting out left field and he would say, 309 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 1: I got all your pitches and maybe tell me and 310 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 1: you say, no, Rob nen He's had he had all 311 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: of Rob Nen's pitches, and he wouldn't tell Nenner that 312 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 1: he's got him. 313 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 2: And there it was confrontational at times. 314 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, I could see that that that sounds like Barry though, 315 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 4: always looking for an edge. 316 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 3: Guess I guess there's a reason you hit so many. 317 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 2: I know you can't really argue with this mist Okay. 318 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: So I've listened to Tony and listen all of his 319 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 1: press conferences every day, and he's talking about he loves competition. Yeah, 320 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: and there's a lot of competition in the bullpen. 321 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 2: I know you're not afraid of competition, you're a gamer. 322 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,719 Speaker 1: But talk about where you're where you fit in all 323 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: of this, or what maybe your goals are in what 324 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 1: role you would ideally like, I know you're gonna say 325 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: I'm a team ballplayer wherever they need me, but like, 326 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 1: talk about the competition in the bullpen. 327 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think we're in a good spot. I mean, 328 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:27,679 Speaker 4: we we've got a lot of talented guys. I think 329 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 4: the last last year, in the last two years have 330 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 4: really shown that you know, it's gonna be a little different, uh, 331 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 4: maybe not having some pieces that have been here for 332 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 4: quite a while. 333 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 3: So we're all fired up. 334 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:42,439 Speaker 4: I firmly, firmly believe that competition just raises the level 335 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 4: of the talent, you know, flat out, which is there's 336 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 4: too many guys and not enough spots, and it's gonna 337 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 4: be the guys who get out there and earn it. 338 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 3: So we're already seeing it a camp man. 339 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:54,680 Speaker 4: Some guys have come back in unbelievable shape, you know, 340 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 4: some guys are throwing the ball real well. 341 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 3: But we'll see how I fit into it. 342 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 4: You know, that long role has kind of been where 343 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 4: I've slotted in and able to you know, kind of 344 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 4: adjust off that. But I think the end of the day, 345 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 4: for me, that's kind of my biggest strength is I've 346 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 4: started a bunch of games, I've closed a couple of games. 347 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 4: I've done five innings in relief, I've gotten singular outs, 348 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:18,679 Speaker 4: like I can kind of do a little bit of everything. 349 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 3: I'm pretty comfortable in all those roles. 350 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 4: So just kind of see how the you know, roster 351 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 4: shakes out and kind of see, obviously I got to 352 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 4: step up my game, take care of business and make 353 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 4: a spot for myself, but feel pretty good about it. 354 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 4: I'm feeling pretty good about the way the fellow to 355 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 4: throw on the ball. 356 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 2: Good. 357 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 1: There's a lot of concern in Giants fans about the bullpen. 358 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 1: That's all you hear around town and on the streets. 359 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 1: And I feel like, if you guys are going to 360 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: be that competitive, it's going to get the best out 361 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 1: of all of you. 362 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 2: And I have total confidence in all you guys. 363 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 1: You've come a long way, man, We got to talk 364 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 1: about it. You've been through a lot, uh the aneurysm 365 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 1: in your arm and missing all that time and building 366 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 1: back up and coming back. I don't know if a 367 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 1: lot of Giants fans know about that, but maybe you 368 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: can share, like what happened to you and in the 369 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 1: long road back and where you're at right now. 370 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 3: Yeah. So I mean you remember this. 371 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 4: You know, I had that rookie year in twenty three, 372 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 4: kind of a whirlwind year, but finished up what I 373 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 4: thought really strong. You know, my September numbers were great 374 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 4: that year. Got the opportunity to start a little bit 375 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 4: and you know, good offseason, went to camp super optimistic, 376 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 4: you know, some thoughts about maybe maybe getting a start 377 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 4: and roll, maybe even settling into a pretty consistent bullpen 378 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 4: spot and just kind of out of left field, that 379 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 4: aneurism just shut me down. So super thankful, I mean 380 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 4: medically it was just I mean perfectly handled. You know, 381 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 4: we saw the symptoms, saw the doctor had it handled 382 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 4: within two weeks, which is great, but having to lose 383 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 4: I think I lost five months that year. I ended 384 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 4: up being a September call up, so that was you know, 385 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 4: that's the game, man. People get hurt, injuries come up, 386 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 4: stuff happens. But yeah, I honestly, even going into that offseason. 387 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 4: I came back in twenty four pitched pretty well, but 388 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 4: just really getting my stuff back. I felt like it 389 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 4: was kind of the middle of last year that I 390 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 4: really felt like myself again. And you know, guys say that, man, 391 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 4: getting surgery is never fun. It's never easy, you know, 392 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 4: even if you maybe feel all right, just getting the muscles, 393 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 4: trusting that, being able to you know, throw as hard 394 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 4: as you can or you know, shape the ball as 395 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 4: well as you can, just sometimes take a little while 396 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 4: to come back. So I'm feeling good, feeling like I'm 397 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 4: honestly better for it, you know, getting getting knocked back 398 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 4: down and having to kind of re establish yourself or 399 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 4: in another spot is something I'm pretty thankful for. So 400 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 4: I guess said, we're here in camp, gonna have to 401 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 4: do it all again, fired up for it. 402 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, your work ethics second to none, and I had 403 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 1: faith that you'd be back. But you and I become 404 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 1: close over the last three or four years, and when 405 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: you came out for your first outing off your injury, dude, 406 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: I think I was doing the game and I don't 407 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: know if I was more nervous than you, but like, 408 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 1: that's the most nervous I've been watching somebody pitch. 409 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 2: I was so excited for you. 410 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: I know that all the hard work you did to 411 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 1: come back, and you came out of the mound and 412 00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: I could see you had some adrenaline going back warm 413 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 1: up pitches. 414 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 2: And you're like, let's go, baby, let's get after this. 415 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 1: Because there was a lot of people don't know this. 416 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:07,880 Speaker 1: They think it's a video game. We get surgeries. 417 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 2: I had a bunch of them when I played. 418 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:12,680 Speaker 1: And the behind the work scenes we do to get 419 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 1: back is not just to go do a nine to 420 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:16,640 Speaker 1: five job. Not that there's anything wrong with a nine 421 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 1: to five job, but when you're competing against the best 422 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:21,400 Speaker 1: players in the world on a nightly basis. 423 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:23,400 Speaker 2: The rehab is. 424 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 1: So intense where there was times when I don't know 425 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 1: if I could finish anymore, and I'm throwing up in 426 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:29,640 Speaker 1: the corner and I'm wondering if I'm ever gonna play again. 427 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 1: In that moment when you go under anesthesia, you're just 428 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:35,439 Speaker 1: like that when they count you in, You're like, am 429 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: I ever gonna play again? 430 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 2: I mean, all those thoughts go through your head. 431 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: So it's not just like a video game where you 432 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:42,480 Speaker 1: go get surgery and you come back, because so many 433 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: guys do it. There's just so much that goes into 434 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: the rehab from a physical standpoint, but I think even 435 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 1: more so from a mental standpoint. 436 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean one hundred percent. Man, that's super well said. 437 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:57,920 Speaker 4: And like every surgery is different, and you know, every 438 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 4: injury kind of comes with things that are tough for 439 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 4: some things easier maybe. 440 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:02,920 Speaker 3: But the thing that just. 441 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 4: Killed me was I was, I want to say, eight 442 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:11,199 Speaker 4: weeks of just absolutely no activity, no running limit, how 443 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 4: much you're outside limit, how much you were around baseballs. 444 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 4: You know, I was on these blood thinners and getting 445 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:20,679 Speaker 4: getting hit, getting punched, having somebody trip like you know, 446 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 4: became kind of a concern. So, I mean, dude, that 447 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 4: was the first time in my whole life. I think 448 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 4: I'd gone more than a week without running around a 449 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 4: little bit. And to do that for eight weeks and 450 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:31,200 Speaker 4: then just pick back up and be all right, get 451 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:33,639 Speaker 4: back in the weight room, like start throwing again, like 452 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:36,639 Speaker 4: you kind of you know, stuff feels foreign stuff you 453 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:39,159 Speaker 4: start one, Like, man, have I lost my delivery? Like 454 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 4: I still spin that curveball like I remember that road 455 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 4: was being able to stay mentally just strong through the 456 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:50,159 Speaker 4: days that man, my breaking balls haven't been really breaking 457 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 4: too much, you know, three four bullpens in. It's like, 458 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 4: all right, stay the course, like it was a long 459 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 4: time away from the game. You know it's going to 460 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,439 Speaker 4: come back. Just having that faith and getting through that 461 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:02,120 Speaker 4: is you know, it can be tough. 462 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, everybody's proud of you. I'm sure you're proud 463 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:07,239 Speaker 2: of yourself. That's not what happens to you. That's how 464 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 2: you deal with it. 465 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:10,400 Speaker 1: And you've dealt with adversity as well as anybody I've 466 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 1: seen for your age. So congratulations on coming all the 467 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: way back. Okay, I got you got to give a 468 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 1: shout out to Mark Marquiz. He just died unexpectedly. I 469 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 1: know you went to Stanford, I know you played for him. 470 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 1: He was a special person in your life. So just 471 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,399 Speaker 1: talk about the influence he had on you at a 472 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: very young age in college. 473 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, nine was a legend. There's nothing else to say 474 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 4: about it. Really, man, It's pretty cool being able to 475 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 4: catch I caught the last two years of his coaching 476 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:40,440 Speaker 4: career over there, and just man, what a body of work. 477 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 3: I mean it was. It was. It was pretty cool getting. 478 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 4: To read a little bit about you know, people piping 479 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 4: up sharing stories about playing for him, even just reading 480 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 4: kind of in one place, just the stuff he accomplished. 481 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 3: Man, I mean he did. 482 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 4: I say, I think he was replaced by Jim Plunkett 483 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 4: as quarterback of the Stanford football team. 484 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:02,159 Speaker 3: Well, and I mean then went. 485 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:04,359 Speaker 4: Over baseball, became the coach, and I mean stood up 486 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 4: one of the what I think is one of the 487 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:09,119 Speaker 4: most historically relevant programs in baseball history. 488 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 3: Man. 489 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:13,439 Speaker 4: I mean, Stanford was kind of unanimous with excellence growing up. 490 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 4: You know, it was one of those programs that you 491 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:17,199 Speaker 4: just it was blue chip and I mean, dude, it 492 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:19,199 Speaker 4: was one hundred percent on his shoulders. You know, just 493 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 4: a guy who brought the energy, brought the focus, and 494 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 4: just knew how to coach baseball. Coach the USA team 495 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 4: won Olympic gold medals. Throughout the first pitch of World 496 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 4: Series games, met presidents like it's, well, I think it's 497 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:35,400 Speaker 4: one of those things you don't quite appreciate when you're 498 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 4: playing for him at eighteen years old. You know, it's 499 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:39,640 Speaker 4: things you just kind of take for granted a little bit, 500 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:42,400 Speaker 4: but it's it was a big loss for the program 501 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:44,720 Speaker 4: in the college baseball community as a whole, that's for sure. 502 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, you get caught up in the day to day 503 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: as a player and a college student with so much 504 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:51,200 Speaker 1: going on, and then when you get to a certain point, 505 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 1: you reflect and you look at the influence as they 506 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: had on you, not just as a player, but as 507 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 1: a person as a man too. 508 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 2: So that's very very well said. 509 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: Up all right, I'll leave you with this, Like you 510 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 1: used to live in the city, and you know, you 511 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:05,440 Speaker 1: were a city guy and I would see you all 512 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 1: the time, but you recently moved to Scottsdale. 513 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:08,640 Speaker 2: But I did see you this. 514 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 1: Winner for a couple of days we watched the Niners 515 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 1: game together. So what's it like in Scottsdale, And do 516 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:16,440 Speaker 1: you miss living in San Francisco. Obviously, when you make 517 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:18,119 Speaker 1: the team and you're in the bullpen, you're gonna be 518 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: back here. 519 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 2: But like, I mean, you left us. What's going on? 520 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 3: I did? I did. Man, It's it's tough. 521 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 4: I'm not gonna lie to you and say that the 522 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:28,880 Speaker 4: injury had nothing to do with it, you know, being 523 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 4: down I was. I was down here for a few 524 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:33,200 Speaker 4: months at a time, and obviously a lot of baseball 525 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:34,719 Speaker 4: guys live down here for a reason. 526 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:37,160 Speaker 3: But I miss it, man, I miss it so much. 527 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 3: You know this. 528 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 4: We've talked about this. I I mean I stuck around 529 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 4: for an extra month after season. I came back for 530 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:45,479 Speaker 4: I think I was up there for three full weeks 531 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 4: outside of that, even so, you know, I don't technically 532 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:48,959 Speaker 4: live there. 533 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:52,560 Speaker 3: Pals around a little bit, you know it. It's just awesome, man. 534 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 3: I love the city. 535 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 4: I love going out, seeing the new restaurants, getting out there, 536 00:21:57,640 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 4: going on hikes, seeing the bridge, hanging out a Baker 537 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 4: beach like. 538 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:02,639 Speaker 3: It's just a great place. 539 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 4: Man. I'm super excited to, you know, get back once 540 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 4: we break camp here and get back up there and 541 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 4: settle back in You. 542 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: Know what's cool is when Super Bowl was here, everybody 543 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: in America found out why we love the city so much. 544 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 3: They were shocked to see it's a beautiful city. 545 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, because it just gets crapped on in the national 546 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 1: media and the worldwide media. And then everybody came here 547 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 1: and they saw why we love the city so much. 548 00:22:24,560 --> 00:22:25,400 Speaker 2: And of all the. 549 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: People and all the giants I've met, nobody loves the 550 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:31,639 Speaker 1: city more than you. I mean, you're you're San Francisco, 551 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 1: and I know you're southern California guy, but you know 552 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 1: you you've lived here and. 553 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:37,439 Speaker 2: You love the city like I love the city. So 554 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:39,439 Speaker 2: that's pretty cool. And you'll be trying to. 555 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 4: Be an advocate for it. I really do, I really do. 556 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,880 Speaker 4: I think it's a pretty special place man. And yeah, 557 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,399 Speaker 4: I mean, it gets a lot of bad publicity in 558 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:49,160 Speaker 4: the media, but it's, like I always say, it's people 559 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 4: who've never been, you know, tell me, tell me how 560 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 4: much you hate it sitting there reading about it on 561 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:56,399 Speaker 4: a on a screen somewhere. You know, it's it's one 562 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 4: of the best cities in the country. And that's that's 563 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 4: no no doubt in my mind. It's place I really 564 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:01,640 Speaker 4: love spending. 565 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 2: Time hands down. Well, we can't thank you enough for 566 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 2: coming on today. 567 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 4: Dude. 568 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 1: I know you got a busy schedule. It's great to 569 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: chat with you. I'll be down there next week, so 570 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,680 Speaker 1: I'll see you. But in the meantime, let it rip, man. 571 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:12,720 Speaker 1: I can't wait for you in Greek Britain. See you 572 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:14,920 Speaker 1: in the World Baseball Classic. You're the same. 573 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 2: Bracket with if I'm not mistaken with USA. 574 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:20,439 Speaker 4: Right, yes, sir, yes, sir. We'll see if we get 575 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 4: a logan websiting against us. Maybe maybe I'll have some 576 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 4: tips for our hitters or something, or. 577 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:29,760 Speaker 2: Maybe a face Aaron Judge and that'll be great. Maybe 578 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 2: drop the sweeper on him, buckle them. 579 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:34,159 Speaker 3: Hey, don't don't count the boys out. You know, we 580 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 3: tied one to one. 581 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 4: You got America got the Revolution, but the War of 582 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 4: eighteen twelve I think went to the Brits. 583 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 3: So I'll square at one. See how it goes. 584 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:45,440 Speaker 5: It's a big game, man, It's a really big game, 585 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 5: all of a sudden, all right, Tristan, thanks so much 586 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:52,200 Speaker 5: for coming on, man, and I really really appreciate I'll 587 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 5: see you. 588 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 3: Soon, yes, sir, always a pleasure, man, See you soon, 589 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:55,639 Speaker 3: all right. 590 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 1: That's Tristan Beck, Giants reliever. I know I introduced him 591 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 1: as an alto saxophonist. That's just a little inside joke, 592 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 1: but he was and he's proud of that too. 593 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 2: I've seen him talk about a lot. 594 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:04,680 Speaker 5: You know. 595 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 1: We're proud of all the subscribers to splash Hit Territory. 596 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: You guys have been amazing, like the comments and the 597 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: we read all the comments. We're looking at We're almost 598 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:17,920 Speaker 1: to three thousand. Tell your friends, tell your family. It's 599 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 1: the fastest growing Giants podcast out there. We're having a 600 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:22,440 Speaker 1: blast doing it. Susan will join me on the next show. 601 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:24,919 Speaker 1: She was off today, but thanks a lot for watching. 602 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 1: You guys are always always incredible in the comments. I 603 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 1: try to comment back, not just to the negative ones. 604 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 2: And there's not many. You guys have been very flattering, So. 605 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:37,160 Speaker 1: We're Susan and I are very very thankful for all 606 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:38,440 Speaker 1: that you guys are doing so far. 607 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:39,679 Speaker 2: We're having a blast doing this. 608 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: We're doing it because we love Giants Baseball, we love 609 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 1: communicating with you guys, and we love getting it out there. 610 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 1: And we can't thank Tristan Beck enough for coming on 611 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:48,879 Speaker 1: the show today. 612 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:49,919 Speaker 2: So I'm going to sign off now. 613 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 1: We'll see you guys next week when we do another show, 614 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:54,719 Speaker 1: but in the meantime, swing hard in case you hit 615 00:24:54,720 --> 00:25:18,360 Speaker 1: it on Splash Hit Territory.