1 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman is here joining us right 2 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: now on FT Tyler, thank you so much for the 3 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: time and happy by a few days for you. 4 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 2: How is it? What's life like right now? 5 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:17,119 Speaker 1: While teams have to fight for their lives and you 6 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: guys are getting ready for the next round. 7 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 3: Thanks for having me. But I think it's just great, honestly. 8 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 4: You know, as the season kind of gets going and 9 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 4: finishes up, you got a lot of guys that are 10 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 4: playing through some injuries or grinding through a few things. 11 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 4: And also, you know, you can set the rotation kind 12 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 4: of exactly how you want it to be. So I 13 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 4: think it's a big, big few days off and it'll 14 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:46,480 Speaker 4: be really nice for us to kind of come in fresh, Tyler. 15 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 5: Aren't you bored though? Aren't you bored? 16 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 6: You're just sitting around doing nothing while these other teams 17 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 6: are just dying and every pitch on every. 18 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 5: Pitch, Aren't you bored? 19 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 6: Just sitting there going, Man, I'm in the cage right now, 20 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 6: hanging out while they're trying to hit Trek schoobl and 21 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 6: they're trying to hit it Blake Snell and they're trying 22 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 6: to hit Max Free. 23 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 4: No, we can we can kind of game plan for 24 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 4: what we need to do, uh for facing the the 25 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 4: Yankees or. 26 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 3: The or the UH or Boston. 27 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,679 Speaker 4: So I think I think given a few days, especially 28 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 4: because we clinched on the last day it h you know, 29 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 4: we went out and partied a little bit and had 30 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 4: a little bit of fun on Sunday nights. So I 31 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 4: think it's, uh, we're just recovering right now. 32 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 7: What does that party and look like? We asked, uh, 33 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 7: we asked Joe Carter the partying in Toronto. It wasn't 34 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 7: as good as when they won the World Series on 35 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 7: the road. So did you guys go out, did you 36 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 7: guys stay in the clubhouse? Did you go into the 37 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 7: cage and hit some beer homers? 38 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 3: No? 39 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 4: We uh yeah, So we obviously had our champagne shower 40 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 4: and and did all that and then took the team 41 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 4: photo on the field. And you know, it's been a 42 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 4: while since the Blue Jays won the division in I 43 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 4: think it was twenty fifteen. 44 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 3: So hey, there's me right doing that. Yeah, unbelievable, but 45 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,519 Speaker 3: uh yeah. So we had a couple of guys that 46 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 3: that rented out a. 47 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:15,959 Speaker 4: Club uh for us, and we just kind of partied together. 48 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 4: It was pretty much closed and and all of us 49 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 4: just h we're together and and celebrated together. 50 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 3: So it was awesome. 51 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 5: Can we show that? Can we show that again? 52 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 4: What? 53 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 6: I haven't been to Toronto in a couple of years, 54 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 6: but can we What is the smart serve Toronto? 55 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 4: What? 56 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 5: What are those rules? 57 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 6: Do you even know what rules you were breaking? 58 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 3: Smart Serve? I do not know that, but I did 59 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 3: know that. 60 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 4: I got told afterwards that, hey, you know, you should 61 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 4: probably not do that just because you don't know their ages. 62 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,239 Speaker 4: And I was like, well, I was only I was 63 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 4: only pouring champagne into the mouths of people with beards 64 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 4: or women that I knew were over thirty years old. 65 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 4: So but I understood, and I apologize, you know, say 66 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 4: sorry afterwards. 67 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 7: You'll be all right in that moment, In that moment, 68 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 7: what is that like for you? Just your reaction to 69 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 7: not just winning making the playoffs, but also win in 70 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 7: the American League East when we saw what George Springer 71 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 7: said or mouthed after they made that bad call, might 72 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 7: as well give the division to the Yankees Like that, 73 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 7: to me, that was telling that you guys were worried 74 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 7: about the team in front of you. And then when 75 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 7: you go ahead and do it and you say, screw it, 76 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 7: we're gonna beat this team and we're gonna take the East. 77 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 7: What did that feel like for you, as you know, 78 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 7: in the role that you're in and the career that 79 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 7: you've had. 80 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, well it's awesome for me. This is 81 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 4: I've obviously never been in a race like this in 82 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 4: my entire career. I was on the playoff roster in 83 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 4: twenty three. I would have lost in two games to Minnesota. 84 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 4: But being up the entire year and having a full 85 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 4: year with this team and being able to you know, 86 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 4: be with this team and kind of go through all 87 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,119 Speaker 4: the ups and downs. Yeah, the ending was was kind 88 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 4: of really close, and you know, we had a lot 89 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 4: of things that we just probably blamed on issues that 90 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 4: were not. 91 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 3: You know, necessarily needed to be blamed on. 92 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 4: It was just we're not clicking on all cylinders, and 93 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 4: you know, for us to come back on top and 94 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 4: do a really good job on the last day and 95 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,840 Speaker 4: score a bunch of runs was was really awesome. Going 96 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 4: into going into a big division series on Saturday. 97 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 6: Tyler, how do you prepare for the Division series? You 98 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 6: don't know who you're gonna face, but do you start 99 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 6: doing scouting reports on both teams? I know they're in 100 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 6: your division and you played them a bunch of times 101 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 6: during the year, But do you guys start looking and say, 102 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 6: all right, maybe we're lean this way or do you 103 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 6: wait to see who games who wins game one or 104 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 6: how does that work? Because you know, with this quick 105 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 6: format and this quick turnaround, Yes, I know you have 106 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 6: to get yourself prepared, but how do you start, especially 107 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 6: as a catcher, with the scout and report stuff. 108 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 4: Yes, so, I honestly have no idea because it is 109 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:13,919 Speaker 4: the first time that I'm ever gonna deal with this. 110 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 3: So I personally, I. 111 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 4: As a catcher, I'm gonna and as you would know, 112 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 4: you and Cratzy, you know, I think I'm just gonna 113 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 4: watch the games and kind of game plan a little 114 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 4: bit while I'm watching the games and take mental notes 115 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 4: along with doing some deeper digging, you know, in the 116 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 4: video room. But this is kind of the first time 117 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 4: I'm dealing with this, and I think it's the first 118 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 4: time that the Blue Jays kind of had to deal 119 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 4: with this in a long time. So just having all 120 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 4: this time off, I don't know what we're gonna do, 121 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 4: But I know that there's gonna be a lot of 122 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 4: stuff that we need to do in order to be 123 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 4: ready for Saturday. 124 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 7: Maybe go fishing, Maybe take yourself away from baseball. You 125 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 7: don't got to watch four games all day, watch this, 126 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 7: watch that game at night. But before before you watch 127 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 7: that game at night, you've played against these teams. Can 128 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 7: you break down these two teams for us? We're going 129 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 7: into the playoffs, We're we're not wor we're off the field, 130 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,719 Speaker 7: we're just watching. You've played against them. Can you break 131 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 7: down this matchup, this AL East matchup that they got 132 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 7: going on here? 133 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean so it's great. 134 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 4: Honestly, they're both unbelievable teams, and I think that they're 135 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 4: doing a fantastic job. 136 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 3: It's gonna be a really fun series to watch. 137 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 4: You got Crochet and Free Tonight, both nasty, both had 138 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 4: fantastic years. And you know, you got a Yankees lineup 139 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 4: that's been hot. They've won I think eighth straight, maybe nine, 140 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 4: I don't know. Judge has been really hot. You got 141 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 4: a Bellinger had a fantastic year, Grisham had a fantastic year. 142 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 3: So I'm missing a bunch of guys. Uh, And then 143 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 3: obviously on. 144 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 4: The Red Sox side, you have rominggan Zalez did a 145 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 4: lot of really good stuff when they traded Devers away, 146 00:06:55,000 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 4: and Story had an unbelievable year coming back from being 147 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 4: hurt last year, and you know, the pitching staff did well. 148 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 4: Narbaia's had a great year. So it's it's gonna be 149 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 4: a really good matchup and you know, one that we're 150 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 4: gonna follow closely. And it's kind of crazy how the 151 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 4: division ended up being these two guys fighting for a 152 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 4: wild card. Uh, and then the winner is going to 153 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 4: play us as well, So three Alas teams on one 154 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 4: side of the bracket. So it's gonna be pretty crazy, 155 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 4: but you know, definitely an exciting series. 156 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 6: It's Als first the world, right, that's in that one 157 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 6: side of the bracket. It's the al East side and 158 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 6: then the rest of the world is on the other side. 159 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 5: So that's okay. You guys are used to being in 160 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 5: the Al East. By the way, you guys you mentioned 161 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 5: these guys scored. 162 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 6: How many you guys scored like twenty runs on Sunday 163 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 6: to win the whole thing? Does that jacket stay thirteen? 164 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 6: How does that jacket fit everybody? That's the other thing 165 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 6: because you have guys that are all different sizes and 166 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 6: it looks like it fits everyone perfect. So does it 167 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 6: smell from everyone coming in all sweaty? 168 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 4: You? 169 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:58,559 Speaker 5: Like, do you have to go get a dry clean? 170 00:07:58,920 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 5: I mean, how does that think? 171 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 3: Uh? 172 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 4: I think Tito is the one that's in charge of that, 173 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 4: but uh, I honestly don't know how it gets dry cleaned. 174 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 4: I know that it fits the biggest guy, so vlad 175 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 4: and and Springer are pretty big guys. It fits them, 176 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 4: and so everybody else it kind of it will just 177 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 4: fit by default. 178 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 3: But it's a it's a cool thing. And yeah, we scored. 179 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 4: I think Kirkie had two homers and Springer had a 180 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 4: homer as well, and Barger, so I got good. I 181 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 4: got good use on on Sunday Sunday? 182 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,839 Speaker 5: Do you and Kirky talk all the time? 183 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 6: Because I know, like when you have two catchers, you're 184 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 6: always talking, You're always in communication. And does Snider's do 185 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 6: a good job of saying like who's gonna play when? 186 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 6: And ahead of time? Because that was always like my 187 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 6: one of my biggest things is I always wanted to 188 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 6: know when I was gonna play. So does does Snyder 189 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:51,559 Speaker 6: come to you or does he send a text message, 190 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 6: because like Joey Corer used to give me the week, 191 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 6: you'd be like, these are the possible pitchers, these are 192 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:57,959 Speaker 6: the days you're gonna play. These are the days whoever you, 193 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:01,079 Speaker 6: whoever my other guy was was gonna play. Is Schneider 194 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 6: good about that? And in the playoffs? Are you just 195 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 6: kind of like Kirky, you got this as long as 196 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 6: it goes. I'm just gonna take a seat here and 197 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 6: enjoy my little mini vacation, but you. 198 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 5: Gotta be ready. 199 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 4: Yeah. 200 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:16,439 Speaker 3: So Schneid's does a really good job. This staff does 201 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 3: a really good job. 202 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 4: You know, my role as the backup, I got to 203 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 4: be ready to go whenever they need me. And they 204 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 4: kind of map out each series how they think everything 205 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 4: should go and is going to go with our pitching matchups. 206 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 4: They're pitching matchups, how much Kirky's worked that week and 207 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 4: how much he's. 208 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 3: Worked the previous week. 209 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 4: So they do a really good job with that, and 210 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 4: it really helps me kind of tailor what I need 211 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 4: to do to be ready right when when I kind 212 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 4: of fit my workouts in, when I fit going off 213 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 4: project or doing any of that stuff, getting some live 214 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 4: at bats and as far as playoffs go, Yeah, it's 215 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:58,079 Speaker 4: is Kirky show. I mean, he's he's earned it, he's 216 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 4: he's a stud. I hope he wins the gold. Love 217 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 4: and for me, yeah, I mean he's our guy, and 218 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 4: I'm just gonna be there if they need a pinch 219 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 4: runner late or if they want anything from me. That's 220 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 4: my role and and that's what I gotta be ready for, 221 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 4: just like always during the rest of the full year. 222 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 7: From somebody that sat all postseason and had to watch 223 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 7: the starter catch, the worst part is watching the game 224 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 7: and then when they tell you, hey, we might pinch 225 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 7: run for Kirk here, That's when all of a sudden 226 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 7: all your nerves go away. That's when all of a 227 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:34,439 Speaker 7: sudden you're like, I know exactly what I need to do, 228 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:35,719 Speaker 7: so you'll be. 229 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:41,559 Speaker 5: Fine unless you have to catch Trey E. Savage. 230 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 7: We've only seen a couple starts from him, but when 231 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,959 Speaker 7: I watch him pitch, I'm sitting there going, how is 232 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 7: this guy not going to be their third starter? 233 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 5: How's this guy not going to be their closer? 234 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 7: Wherever it is in your rotation, bullpen, however he's used, 235 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 7: Can you tell us what this dude's bringing? Because from 236 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 7: my band point, there's very few dudes a throw like 237 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 7: this from that angle, and that action on the splitter 238 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:08,320 Speaker 7: heater combination looks ridiculous. 239 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, so it's it's super unique. It's it's coming from 240 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 3: a seven to two release, so it's super high up there. 241 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 3: Kind of nobody has that at that high of a release. 242 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 4: I think closest one is Verlander and the splitter just 243 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 4: has it just goes straight down. 244 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 3: So you don't really know. 245 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 4: I haven't been in the box, so thank goodness, because 246 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 4: I think I would kind of not know what to 247 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 4: game plan for. But it almost looks like the splitter 248 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:41,199 Speaker 4: has to start or the ball has to start kind 249 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 4: of at your eyes in order for it to be 250 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,199 Speaker 4: in the strike zone, and then a splitter starts with 251 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 4: your eyes and ends up in the dirt. It's it's 252 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 4: it's a lot to deal with and and a lot 253 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 4: of problems for the for the hitter, and then you 254 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 4: got a slider that kind of just goes straight down 255 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 4: as well, kind of bowling ball straight down. It's uh, 256 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 4: he's really good and I'm excited to see what what 257 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 4: he has store. 258 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 1: Tyler Blue Jays fans love him right and the other 259 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: name that pops up all the time on our comments 260 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: for our videos about the Blue Jays Dave Popkins hitting coach. 261 00:12:12,720 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: What have you seen that he does that's working so 262 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 1: well for Toronto this year to be towards the top 263 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 1: in terms of front score and contact and some great 264 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:24,679 Speaker 1: stats heading into the postseason. I mean, this is the 265 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: guy that was somehow let go by the Minnesota Twins, 266 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 1: and it seems like forget some of the stars, like 267 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: a lot of the guys that we mentioned, you know, 268 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 1: Lucas and Barger and Clement, etc. 269 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 2: You know, I've had nice years. 270 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 1: Have you seen the hitting coach and the philosophy that 271 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 1: he's bringing to the table make a difference. 272 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 2: Yeah? 273 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 4: Absolutely, I mean him, Lou and Hunter Men's do a 274 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 4: fantastic job. And I think that they just they tailor 275 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:54,199 Speaker 4: the approach to the specific player and not at kind 276 00:12:54,240 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 4: of an all at one, all encompassing approach or you know, 277 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 4: cookie cutter approach that you would see a lot of 278 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 4: people do. And you know, I for myself, I can 279 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 4: only really kind of really speak for myself. 280 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 3: They've done a fantastic job just letting me be who 281 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 3: I am and not trying to have may be more 282 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 3: than what I am. 283 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 4: I'm a contact oriented guy that doesn't really strike out 284 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,200 Speaker 4: and puts together tough at that so I'm not really 285 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 4: going to hit the ball out of the yard too often. 286 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 4: And you know, kind of embracing who you are. And 287 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 4: if every single guy, all thirteen guys, kind of embrace 288 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 4: who they are, you know, you make the offense fire 289 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 4: on all cylinders. And then you got the stars like 290 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:41,439 Speaker 4: George who had an unbelievable year, and Vladdie and Bow, you. 291 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 3: Know, driving those runs. 292 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:45,320 Speaker 4: And at the end of the season, you're looking up 293 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 4: and we're scoring four or five runs a. 294 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 3: Game and in a great spot. 295 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 4: So what Papkins has done, what Lou has done, and 296 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 4: what Hunter have done just for us has been invaluable. 297 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:00,439 Speaker 4: And you know, I honestly don't know how he got 298 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:02,840 Speaker 4: let go, and maybe it was just kind of a 299 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 4: scapegoat kind of thing. 300 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 3: But you know, we're we're very lucky to have him. 301 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 6: Right on the subject of coaches, I have to ask 302 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 6: this because I do know a lot of your coaches. 303 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 6: So I know Pete Walker's a pitching coach. Nights as 304 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:15,840 Speaker 6: the manager, the Cookie Monster with the terrible gray beer, 305 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 6: Carlos Feblas is your third base coach. I've known since 306 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 6: Gulf Coast League. Don Mattingly's your bench coach. He's a legend. 307 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 5: But the one guy I want to know does he 308 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 5: do anything to Marlow Hale? Does he do anything? 309 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 6: Because I've known Tomorlow for like thirty five years and 310 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 6: I've never seen him. He stands really nice on a 311 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 6: fun go and every time they show him in the dugout, 312 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 6: he's just like like this, just does he actually do anything? 313 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 6: And you can tell him I asked this question too. 314 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 5: When you see him, he too will. 315 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 4: I will for sure. Tomorrow is a butte. He's one 316 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 4: of the best of all time. 317 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 3: He well one. 318 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 4: He does all the running game stuff, so he gives 319 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 4: Kirkie and I that signs on whether we're picking slidestep in, 320 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 4: pitching out, doing all that. 321 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 3: And he's just the associate manager. 322 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 2: You know. 323 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 4: If Schneid's gets tossed, he's he comes in and he 324 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 4: does it. He actually took the ball from me in 325 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 4: a one of the worst innings of all time I've 326 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 4: ever I've ever seen, and I ended up being the 327 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 4: one pitching thirteen thirteen hits and renainting in a third. 328 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 4: So wow, but I've never I never he came out 329 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 4: took the ball for me, So that was that was 330 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 4: kind of crappy. 331 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 3: But yeah, no, he does a lot. 332 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 4: He kind of he bridges the gap between the coaches 333 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 4: and the players, and you know, he's invaluable parts are 334 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 4: to our success and and you know, I have nothing 335 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 4: but respect for him. 336 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 3: And he's one of the best kind of coaches I've 337 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 3: ever had. 338 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 7: All right, last one. I had two, but I'm only 339 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 7: gonna use one. Are you so glad you're much closer 340 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 7: to Scott's big league home run? Scott, your brother, for 341 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 7: anybody who doesn't know, has five big league homers and 342 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 7: you have how many? 343 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 3: Four? 344 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 7: Yeah? Are you so glad that you've got gotten closer 345 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 7: now and you have a shot at him next year? 346 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 4: Uh? Yeah, I mean that's that's awesome, you know. I 347 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:04,560 Speaker 4: the fact that my brother and I both played in 348 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 4: the big leagues is a feating of itself. And and 349 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 4: and I got to play against him during the COVID 350 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 4: shortened season and it was awesome. I have a great 351 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 4: relationship with him, and he's giving me crap and and talked. 352 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 3: A lot about oh wow, you're only one homer behind me. 353 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 3: You know, we'll see. It took me. It took me 354 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 3: like four years in order to get a homer. 355 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 4: I think from twenty nineteen to twenty twenty four now 356 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 4: twenty five in between homers and something like three hundred 357 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 4: at bats. So you never know. It could be I 358 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 4: could be, it could be a long wait. But uh, 359 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 4: we'll try my best, that's for sure. 360 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 5: I love it. 361 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 2: Hey, Tyler, thank you so much for the time. 362 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 6: Dude. 363 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:49,280 Speaker 2: We appreciate it. You laugh. 364 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 6: I'm loving at you. Why met Tyler's had reminds me 365 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 6: of your. 366 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 3: Here what's the other? 367 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 4: What's the other question you wanted to ask me about 368 00:16:57,840 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 4: Tommy Fam and that whole situation is that was? 369 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 5: Oh wow, No, that's not what I was and I 370 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 5: don't even know that. 371 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 3: I want that's all now, Tyler. I'll let you. I'll 372 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 3: let you have one more. I'll let you have one more. 373 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 3: One more question asked the question you want to ask. 374 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:22,359 Speaker 5: Okay, did you have did you have him? Did you 375 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 5: have Tommy Fam in that fight? 376 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 3: Is that what? 377 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 5: I wasn't even gonna ask that, but you brought it. 378 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:30,479 Speaker 3: Up absolutely one and twenty percent. 379 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:34,879 Speaker 4: No, I would not I would not have taken Tommy fam. 380 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:36,680 Speaker 4: I know not to mess with Tommy Fam. Are you 381 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 4: kidding me? I was. 382 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 3: Caught. I go ahead and watch it. 383 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 5: I get it back ahead. 384 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:47,200 Speaker 2: You don't remember it was like two months ago. 385 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 3: Walking. 386 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, you as a catcher and and and Crasty 387 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 4: as a catcher. You guys know that sometimes you an umpire, 388 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:01,919 Speaker 4: Hey where is that pitch? Because you're set up on 389 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:03,639 Speaker 4: the other side of the plate. You want to know 390 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 4: if they have a good, good look at it. And 391 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 4: I simply asked, you know, this happens two, three, four 392 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 4: times a game. Maybe, I mean, depending on who the 393 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,400 Speaker 4: umpire is, could happen five six. 394 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 3: Times a game. 395 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:16,880 Speaker 4: And you just straight up ask I asked him, hey, 396 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 4: you know, did you have that down as you have 397 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 4: that off? And you know he mark Rippinger great umpire 398 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:25,440 Speaker 4: simply was like I had that a lot. 399 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 3: Okay, sounds good, no problem. 400 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 4: And then you know he walks on a pitch that 401 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 4: wasn't even close and he says some says some words 402 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 4: to me, and I was very confused, and then he 403 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 4: was coming at me and I almost had to get 404 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:45,400 Speaker 4: new sliders. So you know, I know we're on TV 405 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 4: right now, so yeah, you know, I almost had to 406 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 4: get new sliders. 407 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 3: I want nothing to do with that man in a fight. 408 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 4: Have been like, yeah, no, you took it off. You see, 409 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,199 Speaker 4: I wasn't. I literally said on you can see him, 410 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:02,920 Speaker 4: you can mouth my words. I think John Boy did 411 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 4: a nice thing. It says I wasn't talking to you. 412 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 4: I wasn't talking to you, which is true, but it. 413 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:09,400 Speaker 3: Was more of like not me being mad at him. 414 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 3: I was just like, I wasn't talking to you. Please 415 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 3: don't hurt me. 416 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 5: Wait, sorry, I forgot. I completely forgot. So I whiffed 417 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:18,360 Speaker 5: on that one. But that is awesome that you brought 418 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:18,679 Speaker 5: it up. 419 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: It was an off season topic, but we got it 420 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 1: done now and now we're gonna have to come up 421 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: with something else in the off season. 422 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 2: Wait. 423 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 1: Sorry, one more at the buzzer here, speaking of mouthing things, 424 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:31,479 Speaker 1: George Springer Yankees, I thought it was super fun, Like 425 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: I'm sure you saw that or maybe heard it. 426 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 2: Live or it's just rigged for the Yanks. 427 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 1: So I hope that comes back up again when maybe 428 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 1: you guys meet up next round. 429 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 3: Yeah no, absolutely, I mean he's just a competitor. I 430 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 3: honestly don't he meant nothing by that, for. 431 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 4: Sure, he's just he's an ultra competitor when he plays, 432 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:51,640 Speaker 4: and he's an awesome. 433 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 3: Teammate to have. 434 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 4: So the fact that he you know, he was just 435 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 4: pissed about that situation, and I think that you know 436 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:01,400 Speaker 4: the situation and how he got called on strikes after warranted, 437 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 4: you know, him being angry, and you know he's just 438 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 4: trying to calm himself down, and you know that he's 439 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 4: our MVP, he's he should finish in the top five 440 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 4: and MVP voting this year, and you know, it just 441 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 4: shows how much fire he has on game. 442 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:20,639 Speaker 3: What was that maybe one fifty eight and he's thirty 443 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:22,640 Speaker 3: five years old. Maybe actually I think he just turned 444 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 3: thirty six. So it just shows you what an ultracompetitor 445 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 3: is and how how unbelievably much he cares about winning 446 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:35,639 Speaker 3: and helping this team make the playoffs. So we got nothing, 447 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 3: but we just got nothing but love for him, and 448 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 3: we got his back always. 449 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 2: I love it. 450 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 1: He probably doesn't realize this, but that kind of stuff 451 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: is good for the game. It is harmless, So I'm 452 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 1: all for it. 453 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 2: Right, We need more of that sort. 454 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:51,479 Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly, Tyler, good stuff, dude, Thank you so much 455 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:52,160 Speaker 1: for joining us. 456 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 2: This was fun. Appreciate it. Good luck, we'll be watching Man. 457 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:55,360 Speaker 2: We're excited. 458 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, you got it. Appreciate you having me