1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,040 Speaker 1: You know, there's no way to sugarcoat a Triple A stadium, 2 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: but you know we're gonna take pride in that that's 3 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: our home stadium and go out there and play for 4 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,880 Speaker 1: the city and play for the fans as we always do. 5 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:15,319 Speaker 2: All Right, I'm excited for this one. 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 3: Mark Kotze is the skipper of the A's and sitting 7 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 3: next to his buddy A. J. 8 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 2: Perzinski right now. Great, thank you for the time. 9 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 4: Yeah for one more teammates. 10 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 5: Last time we were together, he was burning my bats 11 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 5: down the left field line and. 12 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 6: We're hitting them. 13 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 5: That's right, hitting those backs we're talking about. 14 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 7: I'll tell you how tight we are. So Aldo, what 15 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,200 Speaker 7: was what is? He was bench coach? What does he know? 16 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 5: You know, he's assistant hitting coach and and uh, you know, 17 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 5: I mean he's been on the staff since Bomo was here. 18 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 5: So he's just he's a guy that I loved, enjoyed 19 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 5: being around. 20 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 7: Yeah, So he was he was our something in Saint 21 00:00:57,840 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 7: Louis a coach. He was a coach and we used 22 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 7: to hang out after the games. And so I went 23 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 7: up to Aldo and I said. 24 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 6: Hey, Aldo, how's it going. 25 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 7: He goes, man, he goes you know, not long ago, 26 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 7: you text Cots and Cotts didn't know who it was, 27 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 7: so he asked me and I had to go through 28 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 7: my phone and so I got the one Soto new 29 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 7: number who dis from from Kotse. So from now on, 30 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 7: I'm going to make sure I tag my last time name. Yeah, 31 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 7: we're so tight, I'm gonna have to make sure that 32 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:22,759 Speaker 7: I put my name. If I text you, like when 33 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 7: you sign another extension or when something happens, I'll be like, AJ, yes, 34 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 7: I can't just put J because you've been around too 35 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 7: many people so you might think it's someone else. 36 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 4: Well, I mean, I do appreciate the embarrassment. Right now, 37 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 4: it's all. 38 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 3: All right, Yeah, it's all good, kot We'll let you 39 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 3: gush about your team now. So you know you've been 40 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 3: here for a minute. Is this the best group that 41 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:48,279 Speaker 3: you've been given? 42 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I think this group. 43 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 5: As you guys know, in twenty two when I took over, 44 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 5: there was a little bit of a transition in the roster. 45 00:01:57,720 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 4: You know. 46 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 5: Prior to my first team meeting as the manager, we 47 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 5: traded medals and that was literally like two hours prior 48 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 5: to the meeting. So the messaging is a little different. 49 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 5: The expectation is obviously much different than it has been 50 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 5: in the past three years. We used the word opportunity 51 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 5: a lot here over the last two three years, and 52 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 5: I think that we're seeing now guys that took advantage 53 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 5: of that opportunity, and some of those names that you 54 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 5: saw this off season signed to extensions in Britt Rooker 55 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 5: and Lawrence Butler and others. So it is definitely a 56 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 5: great group. We still have a lot of work to do. 57 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 5: We only won sixty nine games last year, so even 58 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 5: though the expectations are higher, we still know we have 59 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 5: a lot of work in front of us. 60 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 8: Yeah, I think I think that's really great. We talked 61 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 8: to two of your guys. We talked to Brent and 62 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 8: law As I've figured out didn't know the nickname now 63 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 8: is Nicknamon's Law. I want to they've gotten extensions, They're 64 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 8: doing great. They've talked about you know, we asked them 65 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 8: questions about how do you guys feel about this year? 66 00:02:56,600 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 8: You know, what are your expectations, and they confidently said, hey, playoffs, playoffs, 67 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 8: getting the division. Do you feel your team is right 68 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 8: there to go knocking on the door of getting back 69 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 8: in the playoffs and knocking on the door of winning 70 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 8: this division. 71 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 5: Well, I can reflect back in seven or twenty seventeen, right, 72 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 5: a very similar group, a talented, young group. They finished 73 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 5: off the second half really well, and then they showed 74 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 5: up in eighteen with a confidence about them that was different, 75 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 5: and they made the playoffs. Obviously, Luis Savarino started that 76 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 5: playoff game in Yankee Stadium. So I love the fact 77 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 5: that that's where their mind's at. We talked about having 78 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 5: that mindset. We talked about what it takes to reach 79 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 5: that level, the championship level, and I think that unless 80 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 5: you create a mindset that you want to be there 81 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 5: and that you're going to be there, you know, you're 82 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 5: setting yourself up for failure. 83 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 4: And I love that. I love where they're at right now. 84 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 6: As we talked about we joked about us being teammates, 85 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 6: you know for a. 86 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 7: While back, but you were always a guy that I 87 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 7: I could look at and say, this guy is going 88 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 7: to be a manager, just the way you handle yourself, 89 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 7: the way you talk to everybody, the way you could 90 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 7: get people to come together as a player. 91 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 6: Now you're a manager. Is there anything that you didn't expect? 92 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 7: What's the biggest thing when you mentioned you took over 93 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 7: in twenty two that you have now learned to handle better, 94 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 7: that you didn't have any idea it was going to 95 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 7: be just tough. 96 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:22,279 Speaker 5: As a manager. Yeah, I think you have to realize 97 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 5: that you're communicating in the moment and that things change, 98 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 5: and I think you have to have an open mind. 99 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 5: It's the players, you know, we always know as a player, 100 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 5: we wanted what we called the player's manager, and really, 101 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 5: you know, thinking through that, what does that mean. I 102 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 5: think it means someone that's honest, someone that's transparent, and 103 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 5: I and I do that to my best, you know, 104 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 5: every day, right, but it always evolves. 105 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 4: The situation is always evolving. 106 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 5: Things change, So you know, communicating that that this is 107 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 5: our decision now, you know, it's really tough. It's tough 108 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 5: because you know, I've been in that seat with Terry 109 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 5: Francona when he called in the office and you know 110 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 5: you've been told you're dosn't for assignment. I've been blessed 111 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 5: because you know, even though yes, I had some great 112 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 5: years in my career, I had those years of transition, 113 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 5: I had those years of failure, and so I think 114 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 5: I lean on those experiences more and more in the 115 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 5: communication process that try to relate to what they're going 116 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 5: to going through. 117 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 6: I don't want to listen. I don't want you to. 118 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 4: I don't know how you can answer this. 119 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 6: But because you're because you don't answer no, no, no, because no. 120 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 7: It's important question for me, because is there a manager 121 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 7: that's been through more? Because you know, payroll limitations in Oakland, 122 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 7: which we all talked about, then guess what, You're not 123 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 7: in Oakland anymore. You're going to Sacramento and then you're 124 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 7: then you're gonna go to Vegas. So how do you 125 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 7: handle this with a team of young guys. It's not 126 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 7: like you got a bunch you got a bunch of 127 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 7: older guys that you know, we can play anywhere, we 128 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 7: can do this or that. But you have to communicate 129 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 7: with not only baseball stuff, but off the field stuff. 130 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 7: So I mean, I feel like you have, like, if 131 00:05:57,360 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 7: not the toughest job in baseball, one of the toughest jobs. 132 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 4: I appreciate that. 133 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 5: I mean, every job is different, Every job has its 134 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,039 Speaker 5: unique circumstances. You know, one of my good friends is 135 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 5: Dave Roberts, and you know, people will say, oh, well, 136 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 5: he's got a push button team he's got you know 137 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 5: this and that, but he's got a different set of 138 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 5: circumstances that are also challenging. So my circumstances, you know, Yeah, 139 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 5: I think maybe I could become maybe the first manager 140 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 5: in the history of the game to have managed in 141 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 5: three different cities in three years, right or three years 142 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 5: or less. 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Get after an 183 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 3: ft fam. 184 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 8: What can you use Sacramento as an advantage for you guys. 185 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 8: I mean, I know you guys haven't played or some 186 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 8: guys have, but at the same time, you're gonna be 187 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 8: playing there a lot more than others. What advantages or 188 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 8: maybe even disadvantages you think you guys will have their 189 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 8: over other teams. 190 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 5: Well, I think the advantages that were, like you said, 191 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 5: we're going to have played there prior to any team 192 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 5: coming except outside of the Cubs. Right, we open with 193 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 5: the Cubs. They're going to come in. Uh, they got 194 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 5: an ucharage. They travel large, and they're going to be 195 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 5: limited in their space. They're gonna you know, they're gonna 196 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 5: step into something that they've never stepped into before, and uh, 197 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 5: you know that'll present its own challenges. 198 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 4: We'll get our feet on the ground. We're going to. 199 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 5: Travel out to Sacramento after the last spring training game. 200 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 5: We're going to use that off data kind of get comfortable, 201 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:00,959 Speaker 5: to get know our surroundings, and then we'll see Todd 202 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 5: how how we can use the ballpark to our advantage 203 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 5: and the playing surface and so forth. So, I mean 204 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 5: the biggest thing is, you know, the playing surface is 205 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 5: the same, right, It's ninety feet it's sixty feet six inches. 206 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 5: So I think for us, you know, we'll find out 207 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,559 Speaker 5: how we can use the ballpark to our advantage. It's 208 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 5: obviously going to play differently than than our last ballpark 209 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 5: we played in in Oakland. I do know that the 210 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 5: PCL it's one of the more fair ballparks in the 211 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 5: league from a pitching standpoint, in ballflight. So but until 212 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 5: we get in there, until we get our fan and 213 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 5: ground experience, that well, you know, I'm not sure how 214 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 5: it's going to play to our advantage. 215 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 3: Got give me one player that we need to keep 216 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 3: an eye on for a breakout this year. I mean, 217 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 3: you know, I could probably point to law as that 218 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 3: guy for you in the second half of last season. 219 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 2: Who's someone we should look at. 220 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:57,319 Speaker 5: I'm excited about Tyler Soderstrom, I think, and he had 221 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 5: a year where he started to really figure thing and 222 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 5: then the injury happened. You know, he suffered an injury 223 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 5: that took away from you know, a good portion of 224 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 5: the second half. He rehabbed, he got back, and then 225 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 5: those last few weeks with us, I was really impressed 226 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 5: with the bats. So this spring training, if you're going 227 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 5: to get caught up in. You know, just the number 228 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 5: of the batting average, it's not going to look great, 229 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 5: but his at bats have been professional. He's hitting the 230 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:26,680 Speaker 5: ball hard, taking the at bat that you want to see, 231 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 5: and just not getting the results right now. 232 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 4: But I'm excited for him. 233 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 5: I think this could be a year where he figures 234 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 5: it out and takes off. 235 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 8: All right, real quick, am I on my last question too? Well, 236 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 8: you got a couple of Rutgers guys there, my alumni 237 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 8: Ryan Lasco and Josh Croda Grauer. You hear about these 238 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:45,319 Speaker 8: guys yet any of these guys open your eyes yet? 239 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 8: They got little ways to go? 240 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, No, Todd, I brought him over and I'm excited 241 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 5: about their futures. I think both of them are super talented. 242 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 5: They know how to play the game. So there's not 243 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:56,319 Speaker 5: a process where we got to go through to teach 244 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 5: him how to do things. So that's a credit to 245 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 5: Rutgers the head coach there. Yeah, I think you know, 246 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 5: to continue to grow the minor league system, to continue 247 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:09,079 Speaker 5: to feed this talent into here. Let him come up 248 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:11,959 Speaker 5: and get their feet way here in some spring training games. 249 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 5: Get my eyes on them. Yeah, I think they've got 250 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 5: some exciting futures. 251 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:19,319 Speaker 6: Who's next. You've got an extension. Congratulations, thank you. 252 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 7: Paul got an extension, Brooke got an extension, Lange Layers, Wilson. 253 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 7: I mean those are changes, right, and then there's a 254 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 7: young man in Jason Miller. 255 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 4: Young man that's going to start in the minor league's 256 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 4: named Nick Kurtz. 257 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 5: So you talk about a player that's kind of not 258 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 5: here yet but they could have impact. I think there's 259 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 5: a lot of excitement about Nick. He was here, we 260 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 5: sent him back to the minor leagues to prepare for 261 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 5: a season. Professional at bats for a twenty two year old, 262 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 5: very mature in his approach, big strong, you know, left, 263 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 5: had a hitting first basement, more athletic than he probably looks. 264 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,080 Speaker 5: Has an understanding of hitting the ball the other way, 265 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 5: has power to drive it out the other way, and 266 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 5: then the poolside is obviously a plus. 267 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:02,840 Speaker 4: But there's some excitement around the youth. I think he's 268 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 4: a player. 269 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 5: I think Max Munsey, not the Dodger XNI, but you 270 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 5: know Max Mountsey, He's had over twelve and or minorly 271 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 5: gut bats. He was hurt most of the year last year, 272 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 5: so it took away from some of the the development 273 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 5: in Triple A, the advanced development. 274 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 7: But I see him as another player that could touch 275 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 7: our club to all right. Last thing, we just had 276 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 7: a rooker in here and we asked him what we 277 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 7: should ask you, and he didn't have anything, but I 278 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 7: had something for it. I want to know why you 279 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:25,960 Speaker 7: bend your hats. 280 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 4: It's old school, man, it's old school. There's no more 281 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 4: I can't pull off. Had the flatbill, right, I've available. 282 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 5: Dog Dove's got some style, you know, I mean yeah, 283 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 5: And he's taller, so I'm not as tall, and I'm 284 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 5: a little bit more trying to hide the face and 285 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:42,080 Speaker 5: there's no way you can hide the dress. 286 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:43,559 Speaker 4: I'm impressed with your beard. 287 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 5: This is a no Your beard is a no stressed beard, 288 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:48,359 Speaker 5: and this beard is a full stress. 289 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 7: Trust me, there's a lot of stress that goes in. 290 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 7: I'm not managing a major league team. I know what 291 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:54,839 Speaker 7: you guys go through. Well I don't, but I can 292 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 7: imagine what you guys go through. You do an awesome job. 293 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 7: One of my favorite teammates of all time, marcottsee with 294 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 7: the bent broom. 295 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 2: By the way, Yeah, yeah, appreciate it. Thank you, Kurtz. 296 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 2: Good luck this season. We'll catch it during the year. 297 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:08,679 Speaker 4: Appreciate it. 298 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 6: Ticking you guys. I'm picking you guys. Let's go. 299 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:15,040 Speaker 3: That's that's high praise. It's a lot of pressure we've 300 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 3: got as closer. Mason Miller with us. Mason, great to 301 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 3: see you, man. How's camp going for you, Especially after 302 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 3: the year that you just had, You feel like you 303 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:24,959 Speaker 3: can come in here and just be like, calm cool, 304 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 3: work on what you got to work on to get 305 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 3: ready for the season. 306 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, it's good to see you guys too. Appreciate 307 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 1: you having me camp. Camp's going great. Just excited. 308 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 9: You know, we've had had some buzz around this group. 309 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: So just getting back in the locker room hanging out 310 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: with the guys again, it's awesome. But yeah, we're excited. 311 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 1: I mean me personally, I'm ready to get out of 312 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:46,200 Speaker 1: here and get this thing rolling here in two weeks. 313 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 9: But yeah, I can't complain. 314 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:49,959 Speaker 6: By the way. I say this a lot. 315 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 7: But he's way bigger than I thought he was in person, Like, 316 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:54,439 Speaker 7: he's taller than I thought he. 317 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 6: I knew he was tall, but I don't know. 318 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 7: You just forget Todd, you know this, Like when you're 319 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 7: not around guy guys and you just see you on 320 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:03,200 Speaker 7: TV and then I see them. 321 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:05,439 Speaker 6: They're like, man, I forget how big you guys are. 322 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:10,199 Speaker 6: Take it? Yeah, how is ho cam treating you? How's 323 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 6: how's the arm feeling? You ready to rock? 324 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 4: Yeah? 325 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:13,559 Speaker 9: Yeah, we're ready to go. 326 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: I'm trying to trying to take it this year, you know, 327 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: obviously in years past coming in and trying to earn 328 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: a spot on the team and trying to kind of 329 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 1: keep that same mindset this year, but obviously knowing the 330 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 1: things I was able to do last year, able to 331 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: kind of focus on getting the body feeling right and 332 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: you know, get things rolling in spring training and preparation 333 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 1: for the regular season as opposed to coming in here 334 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 1: firing right away. 335 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 8: No doubt about it, no doubt about it. Now, I 336 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 8: want I want the fans to know a little bit 337 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 8: more about you. They know you're a flaying throw, they 338 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 8: know how good you are coming in and dominating games. 339 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 8: Tell us a little bit about yourself, some hobbies, stuff 340 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 8: you like to do in the off season, and uh, 341 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 8: you know, any quirks you have, you know, not baseball related. 342 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm not that not that exciting off the field. 343 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: I love baseball, watching baseball, but golf golf is a hobby. 344 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 6: I don't. I don't play as much as I'd like to. 345 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 9: But besides that, you know, my wife and I try 346 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 9: to get. 347 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: Out and do some stuff in the community. My wife's 348 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 1: big with animals, so we have a couple at home, 349 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 1: and then she likes to help with some shelters and 350 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 1: things like that as well. 351 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 9: But yeah, we just we're trying to take the off 352 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 9: season hang out at home. 353 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: We we got our first home this offseason, so get everything 354 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: situated there and just hanging out with our families. 355 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 7: That's about where Sacramento, Pittsburgh. Oh yeah, okay, you play Oakmont? 356 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 7: You should join Oakmont so I can play. How's that 357 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 7: put it on the list? 358 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 6: First golf? Yeah yeah, I mean oakmant Latrobe, Laurel Valley. 359 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 6: Yeah yeah. 360 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 9: I like the golf in the fall, as long as 361 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 9: you can find your. 362 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 6: Ball in the leaves. Oakland was US open this year, 363 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 6: don't they not. 364 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 9: I don't keep up that close. 365 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 6: I think they have. I think they have. I wouldn't 366 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 6: oh seven or awaight when they had it last time 367 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 6: a little while. 368 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 9: Since the place looks hard, I wouldn't do too well there. 369 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 1: We got to keep it straight in there there, you're 370 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: not finding enough off the fairways. 371 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 6: Well, who's the best golfer on the aies. 372 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 9: Prior probably JP series? You got a hole in one 373 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 9: spring training? 374 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 6: Really did he buy drinks everybody? 375 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 9: I wasn't with him when it happened, so I don't know. 376 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: But he's pretty good rooker. I know he just got 377 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 1: roasted a little bit by Mooki his golf swing, but 378 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 1: I know he's pretty good. 379 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 6: He has two kids. I don't imagine he plays as much. 380 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 1: But we have some good golfers, a lot of guys 381 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: that can go get around the course in a timely fashion. 382 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 3: So all right, Mason, I want to get into this team. 383 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 3: So you mentioned how it's not only different for you 384 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 3: personally to be able to just kind of go through 385 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 3: the motions, not try and worry about making the roster, 386 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 3: but the team itself looks like it should be significantly better, 387 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 3: and a lot of that, in my mind, points to 388 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 3: the arms that we're looking at right now. Luis Severino 389 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 3: acquired in the off season with a big signing Jeffrey Springs, 390 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 3: who's had a lot of success in the past, among others. 391 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 3: So what did you think of the off season for 392 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 3: the a's and then what are you seeing especially out 393 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 3: of the arm talent? 394 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: For sure, we were really excited to help we finished 395 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:10,400 Speaker 1: last year. You know, we had a talented group, we believed, 396 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 1: and we kind of turned that corner a little bit 397 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:14,639 Speaker 1: and played some really good baseball down the stretch. So 398 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 1: just the confidence of a lot of that group being 399 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 1: back and then going out and getting to really bona 400 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: fide starters and Jeff and Sevy, you know, but also 401 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: great guys getting to know them this spring, and I 402 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: think they're going to be huge, not only what they 403 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 1: bring on the field, but also what they're able to, 404 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:33,880 Speaker 1: you know, help with younger guys and kind of show 405 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: us what it means to be a big league starter 406 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: and being able to take over a game and all that. 407 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 1: And also signing Jose for the bullpen is going to 408 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:42,640 Speaker 1: be huge too, just having another guy with a lot 409 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:45,200 Speaker 1: of experience closing out a World Series a couple of 410 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 1: years ago, and just adding to the group that that 411 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: you know, we've we've kind of carved out down there. 412 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 1: I think that the bullpen is going to be a 413 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 1: strength for us for sure. Obviously I'm a little bit biased, 414 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:56,479 Speaker 1: but you know, I think that we had a lot 415 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 1: of guys that were doing it last year, and you know, 416 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:01,199 Speaker 1: we go out and get another and you know, continue 417 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:03,399 Speaker 1: to take steps forward. And then now that we have 418 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:05,680 Speaker 1: some starters that are gonna, you know, hopefully get us 419 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:08,440 Speaker 1: late in the game on a consistent basis, I think 420 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: that's going to be a huge thing for us. 421 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 8: Your second start, well, I shouldn't say start with appearance 422 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 8: in the Cactus League. You threw five pitches over one 423 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 8: hundred and two miles an hour. I mean, are you 424 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,199 Speaker 8: ready to go? I mean that is absolutely incredible. I 425 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:25,400 Speaker 8: know you had a lot of time off. Arm must 426 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 8: be feeling really nice. And then an interview you joked 427 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 8: about reaching one hundred and seven miles an hour. So 428 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 8: give me that happy medium. Where are we going to 429 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 8: be at this year? One hundred and what four? Is 430 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:37,399 Speaker 8: that the happy medium? Talk to me a little bit? 431 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:40,160 Speaker 8: How the arm must be feeling absolutely youth right now? 432 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,440 Speaker 1: Well, that that second start, I came in and greve 433 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: the heater and just fith took it over the right 434 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: field walls. 435 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 6: I wasn't trying. 436 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:50,880 Speaker 1: I wasn't trying to be cruising at one hundred and two. 437 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: But after that I kind of tried to dial it 438 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: in a little bit, get some mouths. But yeah, the 439 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 1: one hundred and seven thing, I don't know why that's 440 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: the number everybody's settling on. 441 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 9: But you know, you don't put any limitations on yourself. 442 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: But I put myself at one O three eight last 443 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 1: year was the high, so I think TV one O four, 444 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 1: But I'd like to press one of four for for 445 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: real when you look at the analytics side of it, 446 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:14,199 Speaker 1: so that that's the goal for me, and then you 447 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:15,360 Speaker 1: just kind of keep moving from there. 448 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 6: The most important thing is getting out. You're a thumber. 449 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 7: By the way, there's a guy in Anaheim, Ben Joyce 450 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,360 Speaker 7: that's making you look bad. If you guys come into 451 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 7: a game at the same time, like you're into clothes. 452 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 7: Say it's a tie game, you come in and he's 453 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 7: in on the other side. Are you guys gonna have 454 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 7: like a duel to see who can throw the hardest pitch, 455 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:34,199 Speaker 7: or you guys have a duel for the season to. 456 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:35,880 Speaker 6: Win the last three outs of the game. 457 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 9: He can he can throw the hardest pitch. 458 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 6: Okay, I'll make that deal, But do you guys have 459 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 6: a deal? 460 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 7: Have you guys talked about it, like, Hey, I'm I 461 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 7: know I'm gonna hit one oh six, You're gonna I. 462 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 9: Think he's got a little bit more in the tank. 463 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 1: Really yeah, I mean he he just lays that thing 464 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: back and it just explodes out of his hands. 465 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 6: Pretty jealous that he throws harder than you A little bit. 466 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:58,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean had a couple of games last year 467 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:01,119 Speaker 1: where I think I I popped at one oh three. 468 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 1: I think Philadelphia is one I'm remembering for sure. I 469 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 1: hit like my hit or tied my pr for the season, 470 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: and then we came in and I think that was 471 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: one of the days he hit one hundred and five. 472 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:13,400 Speaker 1: So he was like, watch by one o three doesn't matter. 473 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 1: He was like, watch this, Mason, I'm going about do 474 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: you that is awesome? We're on the streets. You have 475 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,200 Speaker 1: a change up? Are you going kick change like everyone else? 476 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:20,440 Speaker 6: Now? 477 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:23,199 Speaker 1: I'm trying the kick change a little bit, but I 478 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 1: think for me, the most important thing is just being 479 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:27,360 Speaker 1: a competitive offering. 480 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 9: So I don't need it to be this nasty kick change. 481 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:32,160 Speaker 9: I'd like it to be, but like. 482 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:34,919 Speaker 6: One hundred and three hundred four good enough change, just 483 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 6: changing and the speed a little bit, just in the eyes. 484 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 1: So just just playing with a little bit, you know, 485 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,639 Speaker 1: finding what's comfortable, and there's no substitute for throwing it 486 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:46,000 Speaker 1: in a game. I threw it my first spring training 487 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,919 Speaker 1: and Will Benson hit it like four hundred feet foul. 488 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,160 Speaker 1: So I stayed away from it for a couple after that, 489 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 1: but feeling good about it, and you know, it's another 490 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,119 Speaker 1: another wrinkle that you know, I think we'll give me 491 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 1: a little bit of a leg up on these hitters. 492 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 3: I'm fascinated about this because almost every camp we go 493 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 3: to there's at least one or two guys we talked 494 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 3: to that are working on a kick change up. And 495 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,119 Speaker 3: it's not a pitch that I feel like I remember 496 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 3: hearing about up until this spring training. So when's the 497 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 3: first time that you heard about it and then started 498 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 3: learning it? And are you on board still with us? Like, hey, 499 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 3: this came out of nowhere. I know obviously it's just 500 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 3: a variation of a change up, but it feels like 501 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:24,879 Speaker 3: grips like this kind of pick up steam and then 502 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 3: it spreads around almost like a like a rumor around camp, 503 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 3: like hey, you should try the script. 504 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 9: Yeah, I mean last year it was kind of the splinker. 505 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 1: Was the craze not as many guys tried that one out, 506 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:39,879 Speaker 1: but I think you see it on TV or you 507 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 1: see somebody dominating with it, and you think to yourself, 508 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:44,880 Speaker 1: you know, why can't why can't I give that a shot? 509 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 1: And maybe that's maybe that's going to be the key 510 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: for me. So yeah, just seeing seeing the ability you 511 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: guys have to throw that in just the movement and 512 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 1: swings that it's getting. 513 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 9: You know, obviously, as pitchers were always working on our craft. 514 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:59,399 Speaker 1: So having the opportunity to add something like that that 515 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:02,160 Speaker 1: generates that kind of swinging miss is you know, really appealing. 516 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 8: I want to go back to something you said quickly. 517 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:07,960 Speaker 8: You said you threw that kickchain or somebody hit a 518 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 8: four hundred feet foul. Isn't it funny how your mindset 519 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 8: plays a little bit when you throw one hundred and 520 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 8: two plus you can actually when you throw that hard, 521 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 8: you can try any other pitch you really want to 522 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 8: do because you always have one O two in your 523 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 8: back poppet pocket. I should say so that that mindset 524 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 8: is pretty incredible. You see how pitcher's mindset is different 525 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 8: from a hitter. They just wanted to point that out. 526 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 8: But my next question is you're you're playing at a 527 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 8: minor league park. Talk a little bit about that Sacramento 528 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 8: coming up here. You're not the only team to do it, 529 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,119 Speaker 8: but you know, have you guys been in conversations. I mean, 530 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 8: the season is going to be starting here soon. I mean, 531 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:44,000 Speaker 8: you got places to live. Talk to me a little 532 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 8: bit about it. 533 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I mean we're only an hour and a 534 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 1: half down the road, so a lot of a lot 535 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 1: of the klubs and several several players and staff are 536 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 1: from the Sacramento area. 537 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 9: So I think we feel pretty good about the housing. 538 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 6: Situation up there. 539 00:22:57,000 --> 00:23:00,200 Speaker 1: Like any city, you know, a place to rent where 540 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 1: you you know, have kids or family kind of kind 541 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 1: of the space you're looking for. 542 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 6: So no issues there. 543 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: A couple of the guys went up in early January 544 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 1: to see the stadium, and you know, they had a 545 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:11,919 Speaker 1: lot of positive things to say, and especially going down 546 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 1: in the community and talking to people. So I think 547 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:15,880 Speaker 1: they're they're excited to have us, and you know, there's 548 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:17,879 Speaker 1: no way to sugarcoat at Triple A Stadium, but you know, 549 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,440 Speaker 1: we're gonna take pride in that that's our home stadium 550 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: and go out there and you know, play for the 551 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 1: city and play for the fans as we always do, 552 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 1: and you know, we're looking forward to it. We have 553 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: a lot of excitement about the product that's going to 554 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: be on the field, and I think that's what we're 555 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:30,919 Speaker 1: all focused on. 556 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:34,879 Speaker 4: Why didn't you go? They didn't because they sent Rooker. 557 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:37,360 Speaker 7: I know that they sent Rooker to announce his extension, 558 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 7: So they didn't want to send you because aren't shouldn't 559 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 7: you be about? They got Lawrence, they got Rook, and 560 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:43,639 Speaker 7: now you should be in line for the extension. 561 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 6: I hope. So, I hope. 562 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 1: So there's a couple other guys I think too, But yeah, 563 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:50,640 Speaker 1: we got a good group of guys, and it's it's 564 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: really really exciting for us to see you know, ownership 565 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 1: and you know, David Force and everybody that kind of 566 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 1: believes in us in this group that you know, we 567 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: obviously believe in ourselves, but to have the validation and 568 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 1: you know, start seeing past just this season, you know, 569 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: and start developing what you know is to come. And 570 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:12,440 Speaker 1: so that's exciting as a player. Obviously, we're super excited 571 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 1: for Law and Rook to get those extensions because they 572 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 1: certainly earned it, you know, and we're going to keep 573 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:19,159 Speaker 1: keep fighting out there and keep bat on. 574 00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 6: Any talks he talks for me. 575 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:24,119 Speaker 9: Yeah, no, not yet, okay, okay, all right. 576 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 6: I was just going to keep doing what I do. 577 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 7: And you know, well, because you were only MLBS second 578 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 7: team last year, you know that, right? 579 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 6: True? Yeah? Who was first? I don't even I'm assuming 580 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 6: I thought about. 581 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 1: Oh okay, they both had high forties and saves I 582 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 1: think too, So I'm going to try to get over 583 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:43,639 Speaker 1: that thirty work maybe maybe not sniffing around forty? 584 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:44,880 Speaker 6: Is that how you get to the first team? 585 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 9: I think saves and saves are cool. 586 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 6: Yeah, yeah, I would, I agree. Also, uh, you're an 587 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 6: eagle scout. Yeah, I was so eagle. What's difference the 588 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,199 Speaker 6: eagle scout and a boy scout? See scouts like the 589 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 6: highest so you. 590 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 7: Can tie nots and starting after I can if I 591 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 7: have you know, do you remember any of it? 592 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 6: I do? 593 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:06,200 Speaker 1: Yeah? Yeah, life, life survival skills. But in this world 594 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 1: we live and there's not really out in the woods, you. 595 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:10,680 Speaker 7: Know, so you're not a camera you're not going to 596 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 7: go out to like camp back And. 597 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:17,199 Speaker 1: That wasn't really really my parents. Parents wanted me to 598 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 1: have something that you know, Baseball didn't work out, you know, 599 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 1: that's a good notch to have in your belt. And 600 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 1: uh yeah, I enjoyed it, made a lot of good 601 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 1: connections and frowns through it. But yeah, camping, camping and 602 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 1: the outdoors and stuff. I could take it or leave it. 603 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 6: Is that where you got your service? Your community service? 604 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 6: Love of community services the part of it. 605 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:36,960 Speaker 9: Yeah, big part of it growing up. 606 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:41,199 Speaker 1: And then obviously as I got into college. You know, 607 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: I played Division III baseball, so you know, my my 608 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: life wasn't really all baseball at that point, but I 609 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 1: helped pay my way through my Division III college with 610 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 1: community service scholarship. 611 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:53,680 Speaker 6: I did a bunch of that's also. 612 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 1: A bunch of work with kids through that, tutoring rec nights, 613 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:58,919 Speaker 1: things like that. So it's always been something that's been 614 00:25:58,920 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: important to me. 615 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 2: Mason. 616 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:03,359 Speaker 3: Last one for you, as we're talking about your youth, 617 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 3: when did you know you had it? You know, when 618 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 3: did you feel like you have big league stuff or 619 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 3: at least realize that you throw the baseball harder than 620 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 3: most people around you. 621 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 6: Yeah. It's a weird path. 622 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:17,919 Speaker 1: The weird path for me because I felt like I 623 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 1: had it when I was young. I was like, you know, 624 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 1: playing shortstop, pitching, hitting, doing it all like, you know, best. 625 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 6: Player on the field a lot of times. 626 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 1: And then I got to high school and they said, 627 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 1: all right, you're gonna be a po and that was 628 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 1: a big letdown for me because I loved hitting, but 629 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: pitched through high school. I was respectable high school pitcher. 630 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 1: So I think that that kind of the dream started 631 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:44,440 Speaker 1: to fade a little bit. Went Division three, it really 632 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:49,399 Speaker 1: wasn't my focus. And then obviously when everything clicked health 633 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:53,080 Speaker 1: wise and started dominating, I think that's when you started 634 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:55,239 Speaker 1: to get that glimmer hope again. And then you know, 635 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:57,440 Speaker 1: it's a weird concept too, because you know, you work 636 00:26:57,520 --> 00:26:59,960 Speaker 1: so hard to get drafted, and then you get drafted 637 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:01,400 Speaker 1: and you go to a rookie ball and you're like, man, 638 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 1: I still feel so far away from the big leagues. 639 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:06,239 Speaker 1: You know, you work for so many years to get 640 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:08,040 Speaker 1: to that point to get drafted, and then you know 641 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 1: it's back to work again. So just to be able 642 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 1: to sit here and play at the highest level is 643 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: a true blessing, that's for sure. 644 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's pretty cool, man. You had an awesome year. 645 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 3: Excited for this one too, especially with the team looking 646 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 3: even better on paper. 647 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:21,640 Speaker 2: Great to see. 648 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:23,920 Speaker 3: We'll chat with you during the season too, Mason, thanks 649 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 3: for the time man. 650 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 6: Absolutely appreciate you guys.