1 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: All right, it's another episode of Splash Hit Territory. And yes, 2 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 1: we've tried this five times already and it's finally working. 3 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: Susan Slusser, a freak contributor for The Chronicle, joins us 4 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 1: as usual of a special guest. 5 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:23,280 Speaker 2: Today. 6 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: Sean asked us one hundred and one game winner of 7 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: the Major League, sixty four of those with the Giants. 8 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 1: He was an all star. He played for the Giants, 9 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,840 Speaker 1: the Mets, the Reds, the Cubs, the Rockies, the Diamondbacks, 10 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: the Padres, and he joins us. 11 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 3: On the show. 12 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:37,160 Speaker 4: We're all in Baltimore. 13 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 3: We're all in a hotel room. Sean, what's going on? Man? 14 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 3: Thanks for joining us. 15 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 5: We're in different hotel rooms. 16 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 3: Fp all in. 17 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 4: Different hotel in a hotel room, which is kind of cool. 18 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:53,480 Speaker 4: But we're all in Baltimore. Yeah, thanks for having me. Yeah, yeah, 19 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 4: all right. 20 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: He did the game last night with John Miller, the 21 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: Giants one. We'll get to the Giants' second. I want 22 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: to talk about you before we get going. What was 23 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: your favorite team you played for? I mean, these are 24 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: basic questions. What was your favorite team? Obviously sixty four 25 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,559 Speaker 1: wins for the Giants. You were my teammate in nineteen 26 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: ninety nine. You had a great year of that year. 27 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 4: Talk about your experience as a Giant for a while. Yeah, 28 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 4: I mean I enjoyed every year the Giants, except for 29 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 4: nineteen ninety nine for obvious reasons. Yeah, I'm just kidding up. 30 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 4: I actually I would say that was my favorite team. 31 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 4: I mean, that's kind of the only answer, right, but 32 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 4: it really was. I mean, I think when you when 33 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 4: you're with one team for six years, you established some roots. 34 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 6: Not just in the organization, but just in the city itself. 35 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 4: I lived in San Francisco when I played there, so 36 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 4: and I lived there in the off season. I was 37 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 4: one of the few guys that did that, so I 38 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 4: just really embraced the city. I love the city of 39 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 4: San Francisco. And you know, that was when we were 40 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 4: playing Candlestick. A lot of guys lived down on the peninsula, 41 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 4: but I wanted to experience what San Francisco was all about, 42 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,919 Speaker 4: so I was more involved in the community in the offseason. 43 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 4: I really enjoyed that part of it. Just I loved 44 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 4: the fan base there, and then I love the organization 45 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 4: as a whole. And it didn't hurt that we were 46 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 4: pretty good you know, outside of the ninety six season 47 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 4: when I got called up, we only almost lost. 48 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 6: A hundred games. 49 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 4: Starting in ninety seven, you know, we were competitive every 50 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 4: year we had a chance to win that division. 51 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 6: So I think that helps. And then when you feel 52 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 6: like you're a big part of that at times, what's 53 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 6: not to like? 54 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:28,679 Speaker 1: Right? 55 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 4: So I developed a lot of friendships from those teams 56 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 4: that I still have to this day. And obviously now 57 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 4: I'm back doing stuff with the Giants, So they never 58 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 4: really left my heart, right And I grew up in 59 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 4: the Bay Area and not in the Barrier, but I 60 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 4: grew up in the Reno Tahoe area, so. 61 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 6: The Giants were always my team growing up as well. 62 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 4: So to be able to get drafted by a different 63 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 4: team but then get traded to that team and then 64 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 4: make my major league debut, there's obvious reasons why my 65 00:02:56,080 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 4: time with San Francisco was so valuable and memorable. Go ahead, Susan, Yeah, 66 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 4: I've got two questions. 67 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,679 Speaker 5: Were you really quick? First of all, you committed to Stanford? 68 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 5: Is that right? 69 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 4: Were you were you? 70 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 6: Was that? Yeah? Yeah? 71 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 4: How how interested I wasn't going to school? 72 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 6: That's another question? 73 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 4: But uh no, I actually, you know, after I when 74 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 4: I committed to Stanford, which is the time, was my 75 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:26,239 Speaker 4: uh fall of my senior year in high school. The 76 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 4: guys were committing now a lot earlier and then they're 77 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 4: changing their mind. 78 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 6: That wasn't the case back then. 79 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 4: It was like you went on your recruiting trips, you 80 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 4: got five of them your senior year of high school. 81 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 4: You went and visited all the schools. And I went 82 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 4: to some pretty good schools. I mean, actually the f P. 83 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 6: I went to Miami. 84 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 4: I visited Miami, and I loved it out there. It 85 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 4: was just kind of too far away from home. I 86 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 4: went to Berkeley. 87 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 6: I went to. 88 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 4: USC Arizona and trying to remember the fifth fifth team 89 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 4: or the fifth I. 90 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 6: Think that was five. 91 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 4: Anyway, Yeah, I was going to Stanford. Can't even count 92 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 4: the five. 93 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 6: Yeah. 94 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 4: So, but Stanford and Berkeley were my two like choices 95 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 4: at the end. I really liked Bob Milana who was 96 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 4: at Stanford or was at Berkeley at the time, and 97 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 4: his pitching coach was a guy named Dave Lawn and 98 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 4: he was the pitching coach in Reno, and I went 99 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 4: up one summer and played for Reno for a couple 100 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 4: of games. 101 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 6: Really liked him. 102 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 4: He's a left handed guy anyway, So that was a 103 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 4: tough decision because I really liked the coaching staff at Berkeley, 104 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 4: but at that time, Stanford was like one of the premier, 105 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 4: you know, college as far as baseball goes, obviously academically 106 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 4: in the country. And my parents was that was the 107 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 4: only recruiting trip that they went on with me, so 108 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 4: they had a little bit of influence on that. I think, 109 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 4: you know, like, how can you not go to Stanford? 110 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 3: You know? 111 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 4: And also I looked at it kind of for the 112 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 4: long play. I didn't know why I was going to 113 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 4: get drafted in the first round, but I was saying, like, 114 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 4: it probably is a pretty good leverage school too if 115 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 4: I do get drafted. So there was a lot of 116 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 4: thought that went into it. But ultimately I wanted to 117 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 4: be a professional baseball player, and so I ended up 118 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 4: going that route. 119 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 6: Yeah, it was pretty close. It was pretty close. I 120 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 6: mean I waited until July to sign. Sean Green was also. 121 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,480 Speaker 4: A good committed to Stamford at the time, and I 122 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 4: think he might have played with Sean Green, but he uh, 123 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 4: he ended up enrolling in classes, didn't go to a 124 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 4: class because if you do officially, you're you can't, you 125 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 4: can't sign. 126 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 6: At least that's the case back then. And uh, that 127 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:27,919 Speaker 6: was enough. 128 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 4: For Toronto to up the anti I guess for him, 129 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 4: and he ended up signing with the Blue Jays at 130 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 4: the last minute. 131 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 2: But both of us, you know, we took a while 132 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 2: because that's a tough school to say no to. 133 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 5: Man, that would have been some good teams. 134 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 1: Susan, I mean, I gotta tell you, I gotta tell 135 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 1: you something. Uh, you know, I love that Sean lived 136 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: in San Francisco when he played for the Giants. 137 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 3: I think that's great. You know, we both love the city. 138 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 3: We live in the city. 139 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: But the fact that he said he did a lot 140 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 1: of community work. He was single, living in the Marina, 141 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: so well, yeah. 142 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, Well I had a good man, Bill Miller. I mean, 143 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 4: I guess said no, nobody like nobody lived in city 144 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 4: and off season, with the exception of well William Van 145 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 4: Lanningham was the guy that kind of introduced me to 146 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 4: San Francisco. He was the only guy at the time 147 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 4: that lived in San Francisco. Uh and and uh, I 148 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 4: took over his studio when he got married and moved 149 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 4: into a two bedroom on Russian Hill, and I just 150 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 4: it was it was an easy transition because I had 151 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 4: a place to live right away. 152 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 5: Uh. 153 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 4: But as soon as William you know, left Bill Miller, 154 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 4: I recruited him to live in the city with not 155 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:42,360 Speaker 4: with me, but you know. 156 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 6: On Russian Hill. 157 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:46,160 Speaker 4: So yeah, so and I recruited him for a lot 158 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 4: of different reasons, but a friend of mine. But I 159 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 4: didn't want to be solo doing community work, you know 160 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 4: what I mean? 161 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: Community work I've always said needs a wingman, a good 162 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: wing man. 163 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 5: My second question for you is do you have any 164 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 5: good stories about FP from when he was in your 165 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 5: teammate in your teammate or just what was he like 166 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 5: as a first Are you. 167 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 6: Sure you want to ask this question? 168 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 5: I mean this is you have to keep it sort 169 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 5: of PG. 170 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 6: Well, story stories, I don't. 171 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 4: I don't have a lot of like stories I can 172 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 4: probably tell, but but I just I do remember the 173 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 4: fight in Hydrants. I mean, I think you had a 174 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 4: lot to do with that, right FP, like you and 175 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 4: who it was, you and Marvin. 176 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: And he had twelve years in the big leagues as 177 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: a rookie. 178 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, you guys would had your T shirt to 179 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 4: rock those but that was kind of that was a 180 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 4: memorable thing that you guys did in ninety nine. 181 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 6: I don't really have a lot of great FP stories. 182 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 4: I just remember he was a great teammate, high energy, 183 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 4: you know, always in a good mood for the most part. 184 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 6: I mean that's what I remember f P. 185 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 4: It's a long time ago, twenty seven years ago, but uh, 186 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 4: you know he was he was the guy that you know, 187 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 4: kept funny, guy, kept everybody loose on the bench and 188 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 4: and uh fun in the clubhouse, and obviously enjoyed his 189 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 4: time on the road too. 190 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 5: I remember now both broadcasters. 191 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, I remember running off the field once a Candlestick 192 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: and there was a big sign behind the dugout that 193 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: said Estes is the bestest. So we used to say 194 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: that to him all the time. 195 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 4: Yeah. Well, I mean still Ron Woods still says it, 196 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 4: like every time I see him. Oh no, his thing 197 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:33,319 Speaker 4: is don't test us, will bring Estes. But yeah, no, 198 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 4: it was that was that was. That was the final 199 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 4: year at Candlestick FP. So there's there's it was. It 200 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 4: ended very very bitterly, if you remember. Yeah, and I 201 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:46,320 Speaker 4: had like my worst game of the year on the 202 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 4: last game of the season. But I think we had 203 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 4: already been eliminated by then, yeah, in ninety nine, but 204 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 4: just that the memories of that last day were pretty 205 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 4: bittersweet for me, but probably pretty cool for everybody else. 206 00:08:57,200 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 4: Just this bringing all the X Giants back and all 207 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 4: came out on the field, and then they had the 208 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 4: calicopter take the take the home plate and and fly 209 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 4: it over to Oracle time packed bell. 210 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 1: But I, like you grew up a Giants fan, so 211 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:15,079 Speaker 1: I don't know if you remember this, but I was 212 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: telling everybody in the clubhouse, I want the last out. 213 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,319 Speaker 3: And we lost to the Dodgers that day. 214 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:21,679 Speaker 1: So I went into the burry and left field and 215 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: Richie caught a line drive it short and turned around threw. 216 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 3: Me the baseball. 217 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 4: So I have the last out ever recorded by Candlestick Park. 218 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 3: I have that ball still. 219 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 4: So yeah, back in the day, they didn't get it 220 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 4: rid of baseballs like they do now, like if if 221 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 4: the ball hits the grass, they get rid of the baseball. 222 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 4: It might have been the same ball I started the 223 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 4: game with f P So that's pretty cool to actually 224 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 4: get the get the last ball. I didn't know that. 225 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, Ritchie threw it to me. 226 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: I put in my back pocket and I have it 227 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: in a little cubicle right now. 228 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 4: They don't. They didn't have the authentic heater guy back then. 229 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 1: But I do have that baseball and I might sell 230 00:09:58,000 --> 00:09:59,559 Speaker 1: it soon because I need to because I live in 231 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: the city. All right, let's let's switch gears and talk 232 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: about the Giants. You did the game last. 233 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 3: Night, Land and Roote. 234 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,679 Speaker 1: I mean, come on, this guy has turned into a 235 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: big time picture where when he came up, it was 236 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: just fastball, curveball, and that's what you were predominantly. But 237 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 1: now he's he's developed the change up, the four seam fastball. 238 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: He's become a complete pitcher. What did you see in him? 239 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: And what have you seen in him in his development? 240 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I see a guy that is constantly 241 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:32,679 Speaker 4: trying to get better. And I love just how he 242 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 4: how he goes about his business, Like just his his 243 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 4: demeanor on the mound. He's very poised, but you can 244 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 4: tell he's very like intense and competitive out there. And 245 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 4: there was a quote from from last night's game that 246 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 4: I you know, doing the game, watching the game, you 247 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 4: can tell when some guys were struggling to find it 248 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 4: or they're they're like trying to you know, tweet things 249 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:55,319 Speaker 4: on the mound and they're not quite comfortable. I didn't 250 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 4: notice that at all with him last night. I mean, 251 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 4: there was a couple at bats where he got out 252 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 4: of whack a little bit but then got right back 253 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:04,439 Speaker 4: into the zone. But he said that, like he said 254 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:07,839 Speaker 4: in his postgame quote, that he didn't feel great last night, 255 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 4: he didn't have his best stuff and he had to 256 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 4: go out there and battle and be competitive. And I 257 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:15,959 Speaker 4: couldn't see that, right As someone that like pitched, that 258 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 4: understands like what the mentality of a pitcher is and 259 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 4: like when you're struggling and when you don't. 260 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 6: Have your best stuff, I didn't know that right. 261 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:25,960 Speaker 4: So that to me says a lot about him and 262 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 4: just his ability to because the other team can can 263 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:32,079 Speaker 4: sense that as well, right, And if I couldn't pick 264 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:34,439 Speaker 4: it up, the Orioles definitely weren't picking it up last night, 265 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 4: and so they probably still felt that he was in control. 266 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 4: And I felt like, I feel like that's that's the 267 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 4: key to being a really good pitcher in the major leagues, 268 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 4: is is tricking people when you don't have your best 269 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:48,079 Speaker 4: stuff and going out there and just flat out competing. 270 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 4: So I love that about him, and that's something that's 271 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 4: really tough to teach. 272 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 6: So outside of his stuff, which. 273 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 4: Is really good, right, I mean, one of the best 274 00:11:57,360 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 4: curve balls in the Major leagues, and he can pitch 275 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 4: with the her ball too, he just doesn't throw it 276 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 4: up there for a strike. 277 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 6: Or or or bounce it like I used to do. 278 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 6: I couldn't pitch with my curve. 279 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 4: I just threw it as hard as I could, and 280 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,199 Speaker 4: I could throw it for a strike maybe, but I 281 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 4: knew I had to throw it for a ball too, 282 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:15,839 Speaker 4: But I couldn't pitch to the corners with. 283 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 6: It like he can't. 284 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 4: Uh. 285 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 6: And then obviously the change up. 286 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 4: The addition of the changeup has just been a huge 287 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 4: pitch for him, especially to left handed batters. 288 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 6: They didn't he hadn't given up a chance. 289 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 4: I don't know if he gave up a hit on 290 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 4: a change up last night, but he hasn't given up 291 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:29,559 Speaker 4: one this season on. 292 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 6: The change up. 293 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 4: And that's in addition to a really good sinker that 294 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 4: he can pitch to both sides of the plate with. 295 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 4: And then he added a cutter too, so he's got 296 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 4: the whole repertoire. I think this guy is the limit 297 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 4: for this kid. I think he's just going to continue 298 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 4: to keep getting better. And obviously, you know, when a 299 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 4: guy gets injured or he has some issues with either 300 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 4: shoulder or elbow, that's a cause for a concern, and 301 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:55,839 Speaker 4: that's what happened last year. But it seems like all 302 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 4: that's past him and he looks healthy this year. So 303 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 4: I'm excited to see a Landa Roof can do you 304 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 4: know in this rotation this year, because I think he 305 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 4: can have a really true breakout year with this club. 306 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's interesting you say that about him not feeling 307 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 5: of his best, but he said he'd slept twelve hours, 308 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 5: which with the time change, I can't believe it. I mean, 309 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,319 Speaker 5: I suspect you went to bed at like a kind 310 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:21,319 Speaker 5: of early thinking like time change, it's gonna wipe me out, 311 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 5: and then slept to his regular time that he would 312 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 5: usually get up in the West Coast maybe, but he 313 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 5: said he just fell off because he was like way overarrested. 314 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 5: I was like, that sounds great, actually. 315 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, but that. 316 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 6: That's a real thing, Susan. 317 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 4: I mean, it really is like you get too much sleep, 318 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:43,200 Speaker 4: you know, and you just feel lethargic, right, you just 319 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 4: don't feel like you can ever get that, like, you 320 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:48,599 Speaker 4: know that that. I don't know if it's the adrenaline 321 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:51,679 Speaker 4: or if it's just that extra gear that you kind 322 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 4: of need when you go out there mentally, but yeah, 323 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:57,839 Speaker 4: that's pretty interesting to hear that, you know, you can't. 324 00:13:57,880 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 4: I think that's a real thing. You can get too 325 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 4: much sleep as an athlete, as a as a broadcaster. 326 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 4: I don't know if that's possible. 327 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: We had a shown We had a thing in Triple 328 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 1: A one year that we called the Breakfast Club, and 329 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 1: we started getting up early in the morning and having breakfast, 330 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: like five or six of us, and we all started. 331 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 3: Our results were amazing. 332 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 1: We started playing way better because you can on the 333 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: road sleep in your bed till noon, and we were 334 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: getting to the field and we felt all groggy and slow. 335 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: So we started getting up in the morning and all 336 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 1: of our batting averages started going up, the pictures started 337 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: pitching better. So it's all sometimes you got to drag 338 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 1: yourself out of bed to get your day going. 339 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 6: Yeah, sure, it was what was in the coffee. What 340 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 6: was in the coffee those days that it was? 341 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 3: No, that was the minor leagues. 342 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: I hadn't been I hadn't been introduced to the stuff 343 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: and the coffee. 344 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 3: That's that was the minor leagues. 345 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: We just took like, I don't know, soup PACs they 346 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: were like caffeine pills and drank a lot of coffee. 347 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean there's probably something to that. 348 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 6: It's tough to do though, with all the time change. 349 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 6: Sometimes you get in late. 350 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 4: You know, it's it's you feel like that you need 351 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 4: to sleep. There's not a lot to look forward to 352 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 4: the next day, especially on these on these road trips 353 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 4: in the minor leagues. You're not in the best towns, right, 354 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 4: What are you going to do to get up early 355 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 4: and go do? 356 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 6: What? Walk around Burlington, Iowa? But but you know, but 357 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 6: you're right. 358 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 4: It probably led to you guys having you know, if 359 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 4: I have better numbers, you know, because you got moving 360 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 4: and you know it worked, right. 361 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 1: Yeap, thinking of talking about better numbers. What do you 362 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 1: think of the bullpend so far? 363 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 7: Uh? 364 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: You know, Tony's been using guys in different roles, different endings. 365 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 1: There's been some good results, there's been some bad results. 366 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 1: I think early in the season a manager is trying 367 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: to learn his relievers and what. 368 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 4: They can handle and when they can handle it. 369 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 1: He's trying to learn the relievers are trying to learn him, 370 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: and when they're being used. So to me, the first 371 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: month of the season with the new managers, there's always 372 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: a process of evaluation on both ends. The guys in 373 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: the bullpen and learned their manager, the managers learned his bullpen. 374 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think, I mean that seems to be the 375 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 4: case lately. 376 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 6: There's no defined roles. 377 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 4: I mean, obviously, their their World Series years, everybody kind 378 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 4: of knew when they were going to pitch and how 379 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 4: they were going to be used, but they had to 380 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 4: evolve into that. I don't I don't think that you know, Boach, 381 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 4: you know, had that kind of trust in all four 382 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 4: of those guys, you know, you know when they first 383 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 4: got to the big leagues, right, it takes some time 384 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 4: to figure out like which role you're suited for. 385 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 6: Uh, I don't know still about the bullpen. 386 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 4: It's it's I mean, obviously it's it's probably the biggest 387 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 4: concern at this point and probably even moving forward. I 388 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 4: because I don't really know what how how they're being 389 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 4: deployed right now, because every time I try. 390 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 6: To think along with with with Tony, I'm wrong. 391 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 4: So and as far as how how how he's going 392 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 4: to use guys and you know when he's going to 393 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 4: use them. 394 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 2: So I think he he doesn't like he's already said 395 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 2: he doesn't like to use the closer, you know, the closer, 396 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 2: uh term, because they don't have a true defined closer 397 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 2: right now on their team. 398 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 6: I think that really. 399 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 4: Helps if you do have one of those guys that 400 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 4: can emerge as that guy that you can trust, because 401 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 4: I think it kind of just. 402 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:11,119 Speaker 6: Sets up the bullpen a lot better. 403 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:13,359 Speaker 4: But I think right now it's kind of a it's 404 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:15,680 Speaker 4: going to be a trial and error, you know, with 405 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:19,200 Speaker 4: with with who can do what? You know, I think 406 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 4: they're they're they're using Blake Tidwell in interesting spots right 407 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:26,160 Speaker 4: now as far as late in games. So maybe he's 408 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 4: a guy that envisioned closing games sometime this year. Keaton 409 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:33,479 Speaker 4: wins been really good at times. I mean that split is, 410 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:37,119 Speaker 4: you know, it can be unhittable. He's got one of 411 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 4: those pitches that but the closer you got to have 412 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 4: a swing and miss pitch, but you also have to 413 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 4: be a guy that throws a lot of strikes and 414 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 4: you have to have command. And I think that's why 415 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:48,840 Speaker 4: Ryan Walker you know, hasn't been labeled the closer because 416 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,399 Speaker 4: he just doesn't have good enough command. They can't trust 417 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 4: him coming in the ninth all of a sudden, can't 418 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 4: find his release point and he walks a guy, hits 419 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 4: a guy, and then before you know it, in one 420 00:17:57,359 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 4: run game, you know you've lost the lead. So I 421 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 4: think that's my biggest concern right now, and I just 422 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 4: don't I don't really know, you know, because I thought 423 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:09,679 Speaker 4: Keaton Winn was gonna maybe be the be the closer, 424 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 4: and then he comes in the seventh inning, and then 425 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:13,879 Speaker 4: all of a sudden, like so Walker was the closer 426 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:15,439 Speaker 4: to start the year, but he has a hiccup and 427 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 4: then he comes in like the fifth or sixth inning 428 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 4: his next outing. So I think all the guys in 429 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 4: the bullpen right are kind of like, we don't know 430 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,639 Speaker 4: what's going on either, and that's that's unsettling, right But 431 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 4: I don't it's it's a tricky spot right now. I 432 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 4: think that the Giants bullpen's in and I think it's 433 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:34,119 Speaker 4: almost like we have to wait and see who can emerge. 434 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:39,120 Speaker 4: I really like killing stuff. Personally. I think he's got 435 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 4: closer stuff, but I don't know if he's got command 436 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:46,520 Speaker 4: yet enough of his fastball to trust him in at 437 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:49,160 Speaker 4: one run game in the ninth inning, and then the mentally, 438 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:51,719 Speaker 4: I haven't seen enough like how he's able to handle that. 439 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 6: So there's a lot of guys that probably have the ability. 440 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:56,880 Speaker 6: Eric Miller obviously has great stuff. 441 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:02,640 Speaker 4: So there's a lot of guys, but not a lot 442 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 4: of guys that you could trust getting the last really 443 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:07,680 Speaker 4: six outs of the game yet. 444 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, I agree. I think that what they're doing right 445 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:15,119 Speaker 5: now is kind of smart. It's more matchup than anything else, 446 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:18,680 Speaker 5: and don't think about your roles necessarily. I know relievers 447 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 5: always say they're a little more comfortable knowing the role, 448 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 5: but if you know the matchups and it's all scripted out. 449 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 5: But Ryan Brookie was very clear the other day when 450 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 5: he you know, he did wind up kind of struggling 451 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:30,640 Speaker 5: through the phillies, but he was like, I knew exactly 452 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 5: kind of when and where I was going to come 453 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:38,879 Speaker 5: in in what situation, like days before. So that's essentially 454 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 5: knowing your role, I guess, because you know what you're 455 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 5: targeted for, if not exactly maybe the inning. 456 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 6: Yeah that's a good point. 457 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 4: I mean, I wasn't aware that that's kind of how 458 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 4: the I mean, it kind of seems like that's how 459 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 4: they're going about it based on the score and then 460 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 4: who's up. But like last night, for example, like you 461 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,919 Speaker 4: roll in the dice big time, bring engaging and to 462 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 4: get the lefty out. I can't remember who the left 463 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 4: he was, but if he doesn't get him out, he's 464 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 4: got to face two tough righty's right after that. And 465 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 4: not to say that Gauge can't get the get the right, 466 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 4: get right he's out, but like a lot of pressure 467 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 4: just to get one guy out, you know what I mean. 468 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 4: Like I can't remember exactly the scenario last night, but 469 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 4: uh but yeah, I agree, like you can't. You have 470 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 4: to kind of roll the dice a little bit at 471 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 4: times too when you're playing matchups, especially when another when 472 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 4: when you're posing team has has good balance in their 473 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 4: lineup righty lefties, and and I feel like that the 474 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 4: Orioles are one of those teams right now. I don't 475 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:42,520 Speaker 4: maybe can you remember that situation last night, Susan or 476 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 4: Reppe where Gauge came in to get the one lefty. 477 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 4: He got him out, but then if he didn't get 478 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:50,640 Speaker 4: him out, then they're in trouble, and it was kind 479 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 4: of like with Baraki the other night, like not being 480 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 4: able to get the two lefties out, he had to 481 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 4: face a righty. 482 00:20:57,480 --> 00:20:59,439 Speaker 5: I remember when it came in, mostly because I was 483 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 5: thinking like, oh, I'm not sure you want to necessarily 484 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 5: burn him here, you know, with a long series and 485 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 5: road trip. But it was pretty quick and there was 486 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:11,480 Speaker 5: the day off that That's what was mostly upper mind 487 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 5: in my mind. He doesn't have the extreme splits Brookie does. 488 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 5: Or Brookie comes in and you see the right hand 489 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 5: are kind of looming and you're like, oh, because he 490 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 5: really does not farewell against right handers. But Gauge is 491 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 5: a little bit more even than that, So that wasn't 492 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 5: uppermost in my mind. I was more like, well, you 493 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:29,440 Speaker 5: might want him ail. You know, you got a three 494 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 5: run lead, you might want him available. 495 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 4: So yeah, yeah, Well, I've heard it's a wait and 496 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 4: see right now for me, like with the bullpen, but 497 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 4: I think it's something that it can win you and 498 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:41,120 Speaker 4: lose you a lot of games, as we've already seen. 499 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 1: I've heard that there's going to be some tweaks made, 500 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,880 Speaker 1: whether it's from within the organization or from with outside 501 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:50,680 Speaker 1: the organization. So I've been around a lot of good 502 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 1: teams in bullpens are easy to fix. I don't think 503 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: it's a tough fix for these guys. And you know, 504 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 1: it's just a feel out process right now of who 505 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 1: can pitch where and who they have confidence in and 506 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 1: what situations. And then if guys aren't performing, it's it's 507 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: you know, it's baseball Darwinism. It's onto the next one, 508 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: survival of the fittest, and we'll see what it goes. Sean, 509 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:15,920 Speaker 1: I let you go. You've been on here long enough. 510 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:17,080 Speaker 1: You did a great job today. 511 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:19,119 Speaker 3: Thank you. Are we taking the four o'clock bus to 512 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 3: the ballpark today? What bus are we on? 513 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:23,920 Speaker 6: Absolutely? Four o'clock? Is that the latest fun? 514 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:24,479 Speaker 4: Is that? 515 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 3: What say? 516 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:27,160 Speaker 6: That's related? 517 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:30,719 Speaker 1: All right, Sean, go get some coffee, man, and get 518 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:32,119 Speaker 1: some rest before the game today. 519 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 3: Thanks for coming on, man, appreciate it. 520 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 6: Okay, all right, guys, thanks thanks Shan. 521 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: Time to take care of some business with a little commercial. 522 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 3: We'll be back right after this. 523 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 8: With over thirty five million downloads, what is the number 524 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 8: one rated ticketing out, Todd Father. 525 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:48,359 Speaker 4: It's simple, man, seat geek. 526 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 7: As we know, man, they have a lot of things 527 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:53,120 Speaker 7: that helps you out along the way. 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He is eight for his last seventeen, 556 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:12,200 Speaker 5: six doubles in there, and of course that home run 557 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 5: last night. He's hitting leadoff. He is not, you know, 558 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:18,719 Speaker 5: he's barely hit leadoff in his life before. This seems 559 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 5: like he's taken right to it and he's just been 560 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 5: like the contrast with last year, right he was hitting 561 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 5: two eleven still at the end of June. Look at 562 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:33,360 Speaker 5: him right now. I mean he's hitting like three eighteen. 563 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 5: He is really thriving at the top spot. And as 564 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:42,119 Speaker 5: Tony Betela keeps saying, like he is one of the 565 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 5: captains of the team. And when you have a guy 566 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 5: who's a big leader and he's leading things off of 567 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 5: you and getting things going, that's a little extra oof there. 568 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 5: So I think that's a no brainer. 569 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 6: Who you got, Well. 570 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 1: I'm gonna pick housekeeping for your hotel because you haven't 571 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:04,880 Speaker 1: made your bed yet. That's my player of the week. Effect, No, 572 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 1: that's an outstanding choice by you. When Willie's going the 573 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: other way, he's locked in and he's been going the 574 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 1: other way. 575 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:13,199 Speaker 3: And I said this on the broadcast the other day. 576 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 1: He was out there at like two point thirty when 577 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:16,239 Speaker 1: I got to the ballpark the other day. 578 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:17,160 Speaker 3: At home, they had. 579 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: The machine set up. He was hitting everything to right field. 580 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 1: He was getting inside the baseball. So when you see 581 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 1: Willie Adamas going to right center, that's his power alley. 582 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 1: That's where hit all the home runs when he was 583 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 1: a brewer. The opposite way. So the good choice for you. 584 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:32,199 Speaker 1: I got to go with Matt Chapman seventeen for twelve, 585 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: hit five eighty three on the week, seventeen for twelve 586 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 1: with a triple, a double, some Rbey's in there. There 587 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 1: was all the talk about the mound thing that got 588 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:42,639 Speaker 1: blown way out of proportion with Casey Schmidt. 589 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 3: That's a nothing burger. 590 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,399 Speaker 1: To me, having been in dugouts and in clubhouses and 591 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: on the field at the major league level, that happens 592 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 1: all the time. I'm not sure why that was made 593 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: such a big deal. That's to me, that's leadership. And 594 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:58,640 Speaker 1: everyone's like, you shouldn't criticize the guy on the field. Yeah, 595 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: you should if you threw some over to first base 596 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 1: that you think should have been caught. And that was 597 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: kind of a pull your head out of your butt moment. 598 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:07,360 Speaker 1: And Casey's gone off. He had three doubles last night, 599 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:10,479 Speaker 1: so he's played well once his back got better after that, 600 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 1: and and maybe stuff like that fires you up. So 601 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:16,200 Speaker 1: he was kind of under the microscope for a minute. 602 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: He responded, that's what the great ones do. So five 603 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 1: p eighty three on the week I'm going with Matt Chapman. 604 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, I love it. I think you said he was 605 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:26,439 Speaker 5: seventeen for twelve, which I really want to see that is. 606 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 3: Oh did I say that? That's a really good week? 607 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 3: I met seven for twelve, But it seems like what 608 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 3: I heard. 609 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:33,639 Speaker 4: I don't know. 610 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: It's like seventeen for twelve. And we got this little 611 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:38,600 Speaker 1: neck thing going in batting practice every day. And then 612 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 1: he found me last night in the clubhouse after and 613 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:41,959 Speaker 1: gave me another one. He goes, you got to keep 614 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 1: it going. So I'm taking. 615 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:45,400 Speaker 3: Credit for the five eighty three, of course you are. 616 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, of course, all right, what's your hot take? 617 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:49,680 Speaker 3: We got hot take? 618 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:49,960 Speaker 6: Catch? 619 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:52,960 Speaker 5: Oh, we got hot takes. I love hot takes. I look, 620 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,439 Speaker 5: Tony Bytell has kind of made it clear, and I 621 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 5: asked a couple times trying to get like official official 622 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:02,440 Speaker 5: that Casey Schmid is basically one of the starting night 623 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 5: right now, we've all kind of thrown him into the 624 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:07,639 Speaker 5: he's a bench guy, PLU, you know, because he's middle, 625 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 5: he's one of the extra middle infielders. Blah blah. He's 626 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 5: been in when he's been available, he's been in the 627 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 5: lineup every day. Of course, initially he was at first 628 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:19,440 Speaker 5: when Devers wasn't quite ready to play first. Devs is 629 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:22,639 Speaker 5: at first and Casey was dhing last night. Now nobody 630 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:25,919 Speaker 5: considers Casey Schmid a DH. But if Casey Schmidt is 631 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:29,879 Speaker 5: dhing and Devs is at first, I don't know if 632 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:32,440 Speaker 5: there is much of a rule for Jerara and Carnacion, 633 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:35,919 Speaker 5: who struggled when he was at first not a particularly 634 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:38,400 Speaker 5: good defender there, although we've seen him be much better 635 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 5: than he was to start the season. Certainly a big 636 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:45,080 Speaker 5: bat all of that. That's great, But if you're not 637 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 5: using him really in that kind of especially if he's 638 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:52,879 Speaker 5: not dhing regularly, if it's Schmidt, I go and get 639 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:56,800 Speaker 5: Hacis Rodriquez and here's why he can play everywhere. But 640 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:58,880 Speaker 5: the fact that he is also a catcher, and a 641 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 5: good catcher, means you could do things like dh Daniel Sussak, 642 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 5: because you're probably not going to when you've just got 643 00:28:06,080 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 5: the two catchers. You've got to be too careful. Plus, hey, 644 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 5: sus Rodriguez is an energy guy. He comes in with 645 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 5: loads of it. He's bouncing everywhere, super friendly, He's a 646 00:28:15,320 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 5: lot like Willia Donnas. He's got that kind of infectious personality. 647 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:21,199 Speaker 5: Plus you never know where he's going to be. If 648 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:23,239 Speaker 5: you're his teammate, he could be suddenly next to you 649 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:25,280 Speaker 5: in one game. The only things he hasn't done is 650 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:28,359 Speaker 5: played shortstop and pitched, and I'm sure he could do 651 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:31,440 Speaker 5: either one. So I'm someday I hope he does the 652 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 5: campy Campanaris and plays all nine and again. That would 653 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 5: be outstanding. But he's exciting and he's fun, and he's young, 654 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:38,800 Speaker 5: and get him in. 655 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,240 Speaker 3: That was well said. That's hard to argue with. 656 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 1: I will say Gerard did a nice job in right 657 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 1: field at Oracle Park. He cut off a ball in 658 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 1: the gap the other night that would have been a triple, 659 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 1: kept it to a double. His batting average I think 660 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 1: is around two to eighty, but I don't know right 661 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 1: off hand. So yeah, that everything you just said makes 662 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 1: perfect sense. I'm going to go with my hot take 663 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 1: is Land and Roop is going to be an All 664 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:07,480 Speaker 1: Star this year for the Giants. I just I look 665 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 1: at more than stuff. I look at mound presence. I 666 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: look at confidence. 667 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:11,560 Speaker 3: I look at. 668 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:14,240 Speaker 1: Demeanor and the way he walks off the mound, the 669 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 1: way he commands the mound, his mound presence. Like Sean 670 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:19,440 Speaker 1: said earlier, he doesn't get flustered. 671 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 3: You don't know. 672 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: Randy Reddy was my teammate. We used to call him 673 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 1: Spikey Rotten was his nickname, and he used to always 674 00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:28,440 Speaker 1: say like FP never let him see a sweat, which 675 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:30,959 Speaker 1: meant that even if you weren't confident, you had to 676 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:33,400 Speaker 1: act confident and kind of fake it because at the 677 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 1: highest level, everyone's looking for just a little bit of 678 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 1: an advantage. 679 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 4: So if he didn't feel good last night, didn't show it. 680 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:40,080 Speaker 3: The way he's developed. 681 00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:42,120 Speaker 1: Into a complete pitcher, throwing any pitch in any count, 682 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:47,400 Speaker 1: first strike, not letting exterior things affect his outings, Man, 683 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:49,600 Speaker 1: I think this guy's a living for this guy and 684 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 1: I think he's got a good chance to be an 685 00:29:51,640 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 1: All Star for the Giants this year. 686 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 5: One thing I really liked last night was, I mean, 687 00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 5: this was the game plan too, but you and I 688 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:02,440 Speaker 5: were talking during game last night when he had Alonzo 689 00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:05,920 Speaker 5: up with a man at second, two out and Alonzo 690 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 5: took he struck out looking and he took every pitch 691 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:12,479 Speaker 5: and it was a you know, six seven pitch at 692 00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 5: bat Lander Rube said, he clearly was sitting curveball. So 693 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 5: I didn't throw him any curveballs. So that's Bailey, that's him, 694 00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 5: but that's you know, that curveball is such a great 695 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 5: weapon for him. He didn't throw it to the whole 696 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 5: night because he was sitting here and look at and 697 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,080 Speaker 5: he got him out twice in two big situations. So 698 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:33,440 Speaker 5: rough night for Alonzo. Not a good matchup for Alonzo 699 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:35,720 Speaker 5: if he's sitting curveball, because I think they know that's 700 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:36,479 Speaker 5: what he's going to do. 701 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 1: But back as early as I don't know, early last year, 702 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:44,120 Speaker 1: he was a two pitch pitcher. And I used to 703 00:30:44,120 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: say on the broadcast, it's a fifty to fifty coin 704 00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:47,480 Speaker 1: flip for me as a hitter. 705 00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 3: It's two pitches. It's fastball. 706 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 1: It's a curveball, so I'm going to sit on one 707 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:54,000 Speaker 1: of them. So it's just like Betton Red or Black 708 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 1: and Roulette. And if you show me the shape of 709 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 1: your curveball early, I know where it starts. 710 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 3: I know where it lands. So once I see it 711 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 3: a couple. 712 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: Of times, I know out of your hand that that 713 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 1: one's a striker, that one's not. So I might sit 714 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 1: on that pitch or I might just sit on the fastball. 715 00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:09,800 Speaker 1: And I got a good chance to guess and write. 716 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 1: But now with a four pitch mix or even a 717 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:14,920 Speaker 1: five pitch mix, you can't do that anymore with landing roup. 718 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 3: And that was a good example. 719 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:18,560 Speaker 4: All right, You got any last thoughts before we head 720 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:19,160 Speaker 4: out of this thing. 721 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 5: No, I mean, I'm liking this uptick. Yeah, the offense going, 722 00:31:24,040 --> 00:31:26,560 Speaker 5: you know, the rotation is good enough. That bullpen's still 723 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:29,040 Speaker 5: the real question mark here. But when the offense is 724 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:32,760 Speaker 5: going and the starting pitching can get you at least six, 725 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:35,120 Speaker 5: this team's in pretty good shape, I think. 726 00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 1: Especially when their third baseman just went seventeen for twelve. 727 00:31:38,760 --> 00:31:41,800 Speaker 1: If he keeps going seventeen for twelve, this team's unbeatable. 728 00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:45,640 Speaker 1: But I'll say this season before I sign off, just 729 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:49,160 Speaker 1: being I got there early yesterday. I did the Phillies series. 730 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 1: I've been around these guys a lot. There's a different feel. 731 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 1: All of a sudden, the team has hit a rhythm where, 732 00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:57,400 Speaker 1: you know, there was a lot of exterior distractions going 733 00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: on with opening Day and travel and San Diego and back, 734 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 1: and now all of a sudden, they're getting into a 735 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:04,040 Speaker 1: little bit of a flow and they're having fun in 736 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:06,960 Speaker 1: the clubhouse. There's a vibe to me, and I could 737 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 1: be wrong and it won't be the first time that 738 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:09,880 Speaker 1: these guys are about to get hot. 739 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, And I just have that. 740 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:13,480 Speaker 4: Gut feeling better around the game a long time. 741 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:15,240 Speaker 3: I can feel it. Yeah. 742 00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:18,440 Speaker 5: There was so much focus I think initially on Tony Vitello, 743 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:21,520 Speaker 5: and sometimes I got look, you know, a little weird, 744 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:23,360 Speaker 5: and I think I was a little old for everything, 745 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 5: including the media, like, you know, how much more can 746 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:28,720 Speaker 5: we say about Vitello? And we knew there's going to 747 00:32:28,760 --> 00:32:31,440 Speaker 5: be a learning curve, Like I don't. I'm a little 748 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:36,880 Speaker 5: baffled by some of the overreactions to every single thing 749 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:40,840 Speaker 5: Tony says and like parsing it and looking for hidden 750 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:43,080 Speaker 5: meanings and what it would are they're thinking in the clubhouse, 751 00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:45,640 Speaker 5: everyone's fine. But I think we're I feel like we're 752 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:48,800 Speaker 5: past that. I feel like the novelty or whatever is 753 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:52,040 Speaker 5: worn off. He seems like he's settled into a nice crew. 754 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:56,080 Speaker 5: He you know, he's his pre and postgame are a 755 00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 5: little shorter, uh, And I think it's you know, I 756 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:04,000 Speaker 5: think it's sort of down to basic business and stuff 757 00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 5: like that. So like, that's nice. 758 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:09,360 Speaker 1: Just I had the quote Nan Killian's article, and it 759 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:11,560 Speaker 1: was a great article that I said, Tony Vattello is 760 00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 1: going to be the most scrutinized manager in Major League history. 761 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 1: I had no idea that it would be to this 762 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 1: level where it's lip reading in the dugout and it's 763 00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:24,280 Speaker 1: every quote he said is dissected and every national pundit 764 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 1: saying this was a mistake by the Giants after ten games. 765 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:30,160 Speaker 1: So I just, you know, I'm around him every day. 766 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 1: He's starting to be real comfortable in his skin as 767 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:35,120 Speaker 1: a manager. He's starting to gain more confidence, he's getting 768 00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 1: a routine. He's seen how the travel goes. He went 769 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:40,200 Speaker 1: to Camden Yards for the first time ever last night. 770 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:42,320 Speaker 1: Hit a great quote with you saying, like, what did 771 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:43,840 Speaker 1: you say I got him for free or something. 772 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:45,479 Speaker 3: He studied. 773 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:47,360 Speaker 5: He wanted to go to Camdon Yard since it opened 774 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:49,360 Speaker 5: when he was fourteen. He's always wanted to go, and 775 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:51,560 Speaker 5: he said this was the cheapest way to do it. 776 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:55,800 Speaker 1: So, I mean, he's clever and he's authentic, and I 777 00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 1: like everything about him so far. I just hope that 778 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:00,440 Speaker 1: everybody else eases up on the guy because he figuring 779 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:02,240 Speaker 1: out as he goes. All Right, Sue's a good job, 780 00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:04,960 Speaker 1: Sean Estes, good job. Thanks for coming on. I'll see 781 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 1: you at the ballparking a little bit. Thanks for watching, 782 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:11,439 Speaker 1: subscribing the comments, you guys have been amazing so far. 783 00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:14,640 Speaker 1: I would last night a Giants fan at Campian Yard 784 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:17,600 Speaker 1: and said, I love the podcast FP. So people are 785 00:34:17,719 --> 00:34:19,839 Speaker 1: people are watching, and hopefully this thing keeps growing. 786 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:21,960 Speaker 3: So thanks a lot. Everybody really appreciate it. 787 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:23,640 Speaker 1: All right, Time to go get ready for the game, 788 00:34:23,640 --> 00:34:25,400 Speaker 1: and like I say on the way out, every single time, 789 00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 1: swing hard in case you hit it on splash Hit Territory.