1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Bryce Harper and welcome to the Philly Show. 2 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 2: Hi, everybody, Welcome to the Philly Show. Reuben Tomorrow, Junior, 3 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 2: Jim Salisbury, Todd Zelecki. Brought to you by the Foul 4 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 2: Territory Network. Phillies open a three game series Friday night 5 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 2: against the Cleveland Guardians. The New York Yankees come to 6 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 2: town early next week for a three game series before 7 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 2: the six game homestand ends Tuesday night, six pm Eastern 8 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 2: trade deadline. Phillies are looking for a reliever. Phillies are 9 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 2: looking for a right handed bat in the outfield. Maybe 10 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 2: they get one, maybe they get both. Maybe Dave Dombrowski 11 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 2: has a big surprise up his sleeve. We will find 12 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 2: out soon enough. Saturday night, though, Philly's rookie stout Chersey 13 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 2: name Bishop used to scrad lifelong Phillies fan Tyler Phillips 14 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 2: will make the third start of his big league career, 15 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 2: the fourth appearance of his big league career. Tyler's been 16 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 2: a fun story, a lot of success early on, and 17 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 2: it means a lot to him, of course, growing up 18 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 2: a huge Phillies fan, Tyler took some time with us 19 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 2: the other day, spent spent about a half an hour 20 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 2: with us, telling a lot of great stories, sharing a 21 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 2: lot of great insight about his journey to this moment, 22 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 2: about what it means to be in this moment. I 23 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:31,639 Speaker 2: think you're really going to enjoy this. So, without further ado, 24 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 2: here is Tyler Phillips. Tyler, thanks for joining us. Man, 25 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 2: You've had a great start to your Phillies' career. I 26 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 2: know you've been asked this before, but let's start with this. 27 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 2: How crazy you have these past few weeks? How surreal 28 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 2: have these past few weeks been for I imagine it's 29 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 2: beyond your wildest dreams. 30 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think you could say that wilder dreams for sure. 31 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: I would have never imagined. 32 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 3: Pension for the Phillies in my life, you know, like 33 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 3: ever since I was gosh like four years old, three 34 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 3: years old, somewhere around there, Like it's been a dream 35 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 3: of mine and I still don't think that I've like 36 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 3: woken up from it yet, like ever since I first 37 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 3: got called up. So it's been unbelievable for me and 38 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 3: my family. 39 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 4: Tyler Ruben tomorrow and again good to see and so 40 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 4: thanks so much for joining us. I think this story 41 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 4: it kind of holds near and dear to my heart 42 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 4: because I also grew up in the Philadelphia area, Northeast Philly, 43 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 4: so I sort of have, you know, all those memories that. 44 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 5: That I had. 45 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 4: About what was like to play for the Phillies, my 46 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 4: hometown team. I started, all those memories started, you know, 47 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 4: rushing back to me whilst I watched you play and 48 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 4: step onto the field. 49 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 5: Tell me about what your. 50 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 4: Emotions were like when you stepped into the clubhouse, because 51 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 4: for me, I was awfully proud, but it was also 52 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 4: super nervous, Like yeah, because I felt like I had 53 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 4: to like live up to my dad's name, in my 54 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 4: dad's legacy and that kind of stuff. What was it 55 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 4: like when you stepped into the clubhouse and what were 56 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 4: there like those feelings inside? 57 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 3: I mean yeah, Like honestly, throughout everything, it's just been 58 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 3: like it's been like a choked up type of feeling, 59 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 3: like like you want to feel emotional. You almost want 60 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 3: to start crying because like your dreams would finally come true. 61 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 3: But there are nerves because there's so many like it's 62 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 3: all the people that have paved the way, like the 63 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 3: Philadelphia Affiliate way in the past that you want to 64 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 3: live up to, you know, like like the history that 65 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 3: I've known growing up that my dad has shown me, 66 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 3: like just being able to watch the games, you know everyone. 67 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: That was there before, you know all the people that 68 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: are there now. 69 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 3: So there's there's always going to be a little bit 70 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 3: of that, like nervous energy in the back of your mind. 71 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 3: It's like, I need to earn these guys respect. I 72 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 3: need to earn respect to the fans, and I just 73 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 3: need to do everything that I can to just be present, 74 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 3: be like a player that wants to contribute to the team, 75 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 3: to the city. So yeah, I mean that was like 76 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 3: the very first thing that I was thinking when I 77 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 3: first got there, was like, wow, I'm here. 78 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: I couldn't breathe, Like I said, I gotta I have 79 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: to take a breath. I was like, I'm like looking around. 80 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: I was like, dude, like there's Harper, There's there's Turner, 81 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: Like like what do we like? 82 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 3: What's going There's Nola Like I watched these guys like 83 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 3: throughout high school, you know, like you know, you try 84 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 3: not to fanboard too much, like I just stay quiet, 85 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 3: I keep keep my nose clean. I just try to 86 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 3: do everything for the team and that and I'm still 87 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 3: like that, like today, like I'm a rookie, you know, 88 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 3: like I gotta, I gotta, I gotta earn my. 89 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 1: Stripes, you know. 90 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 3: So, uh, it's been it's been nerve wracking, but it's 91 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 3: been super it's been super cool. And like every single 92 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 3: day that I walk into the it's like right when 93 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 3: I cross the bridge and I go through the toll, 94 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 3: you know, like my my heart kind of drops and 95 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 3: I'm like, man, I get to go to the bank 96 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 3: for work, Like this is crazy. 97 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: It's not even work anymore. It's it's it's just the 98 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: coolest thing in the world. Like it's a little kid 99 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: living out his dream. 100 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:54,359 Speaker 6: Tyler, How how actually do you turn off the fan? 101 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 6: Like you mentioned you watched all these guys in high school, 102 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 6: but you know when you take the mom for these guys, 103 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 6: they're putting trust and faith in you. They're like fans 104 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 6: of yours and you need to deliver for them. How 105 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 6: do you turn that off and kind of get into 106 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 6: the mindset that I'm actually one of these guys. 107 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I think that's just all the years 108 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 3: of just playing baseball that I've done and the preparation 109 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 3: that I do. 110 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: I think that's something that I take the most pride 111 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: and throughout my week, you know, like I can, I. 112 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 3: Can be a fan, I can look at these guys, 113 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 3: but once I get onto the mound, like that's my mound, 114 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:32,479 Speaker 3: that's my that's my field, and I don't want anyone 115 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 3: to try to take that. 116 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: Away from me. At the end of the day, Like 117 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: the end goal is winning games. It's winning a championship 118 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: at the end. 119 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 3: And I don't know, I tell everyone, like I try 120 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 3: to get into this like this kill mode, that I 121 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 3: have this this like compete mode where it's the second 122 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 3: I for me, I think it starts a second that 123 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 3: I walk out of the bullpen when I'm done warming up, 124 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 3: like it's this alter ego come it kicks in and 125 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 3: I and I'm just ready to go after everybody, Like 126 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 3: it doesn't matter who it is, Like I just I 127 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 3: go into full compete mode and I don't think about 128 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 3: a thing. I don't hear the fans, I don't I 129 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 3: don't hear anyone talking to. 130 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 1: Me other than Caleb or Stubby or JT obviously. 131 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 3: But uh but yeah, I mean like it kind of 132 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 3: doesn't like even when I come out of the game, 133 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:18,159 Speaker 3: it takes me a few winnings to like get out 134 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 3: of that mode, and then I can like kind of 135 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 3: sit back and like, oh my gosh, like there's Harpy's 136 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 3: up to bat. 137 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: Again, or like like like there's these guys. 138 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 3: Like it's like I don't even like realize who's playing 139 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 3: behind me. I know it in the moment, but I'm 140 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 3: on the same field as them, and I try I 141 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 3: have to convince myself that I am one of them, 142 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 3: even though it's still early. 143 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 2: So tell you mentioned like full compete mode. I think 144 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 2: like two numbers jump out at me in terms of 145 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 2: full compete mode. One is he have what one walk 146 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:49,280 Speaker 2: in sixteen innings so far as it sounds like a 147 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 2: guy that's really going at hitters and attacking. And also 148 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 2: your velo's up as a starter in the big leagues 149 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 2: compared to where it was in the minor leagues. I'm 150 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 2: sitting there going, this guy's a little bit extracuice, you know? 151 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 2: Is that Is that a good? Are those two good 152 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 2: examples of full compete mode in the big leagues? 153 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 3: I think so the walk thing, that's something that like 154 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 3: throughout my career, that's something that I've I've tried to 155 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 3: make super important. Yeah, like my past couple of years, 156 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 3: the walks have been a little bit up for me 157 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 3: in the minor leagues. I think that's a I think 158 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 3: that's adjusting to like the whole AutoZone thing and the 159 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 3: challenge system and as well as like last year, I was. 160 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: Coming off with Tommy John surgery, so you. 161 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 3: Know, it's just getting back into the swing of it, 162 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 3: taking some some some rust off. But yeah, I mean 163 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 3: like it's just knowing. It's knowing myself, you know, Like 164 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 3: I don't see myself as a strike up pitcher. I'm 165 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 3: a I'm a weak contact. I'm a ground ball pitcher. 166 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 3: And the only way that you're gonna get out that 167 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 3: way is if you're in the zone. You got to 168 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 3: make guys swing the bat. And and I think that 169 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 3: that goes for everyone, even guys that are trying to 170 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 3: strike guys out. 171 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean, like. 172 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 3: The velocity, I think that's just adrenaline. I think that's 173 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 3: being able to put the philly where the phillies across 174 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 3: my chests, like I am, I'm going to leave every 175 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 3: ounce of everything I got out here. I'm going to 176 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 3: go and try to make guys sit down. And then 177 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 3: the walk thing again, like it's it's just pitching to 178 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 3: my strength. It's it's I have to I have to 179 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 3: attack guys. I have to go at them. I have 180 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 3: to establish the strike zone. And and uh, I think 181 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 3: that's where the walks have kind of been put down 182 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 3: a little bit. Obviously. I have unbelievable catchers as well. 183 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 3: They're able to steal strikes from me. So a lot 184 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 3: of thanks to them. But yeah, you it's like what 185 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 3: Sandy said like back then, like you gotta you gotta throw. 186 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: The ball over the plate, make him swing the bat 187 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:33,559 Speaker 1: if you want to get out. 188 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 5: I wanted to. I have so many questions for you, Tyler. 189 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 5: It's unbelievable. But uh so tell me where you developed. 190 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 5: Like every every player gets to the point in their. 191 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 4: Career where they're like developing a routine, and every great 192 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 4: player that I know develops a certain routine. 193 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 5: Where did it start for you? 194 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 4: When did you start to think, Okay, this is something 195 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,319 Speaker 4: I have to do to be successful. How did that all? 196 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 4: How did that all transpire for you? 197 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, we took some time. Believe it or not. 198 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 3: My seventeen year old self back then didn't have a routine. 199 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 1: Uh but yeah, the when very very. 200 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:10,959 Speaker 4: Few people do man very few because you're you're riding 201 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 4: on your ability, right, you ride your ability. 202 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, all you know is go out there, and I 203 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 3: got of high school especially, like all you know is 204 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 3: go out there, throw as hard as you can throw 205 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:20,959 Speaker 3: whatever little breaking ball you got, and if you throw 206 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 3: harder than everyone else in New Jersey, you're going to succeed. 207 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 1: And that's kind of how it was. 208 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 3: And I got a little bit exposed. I think my 209 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 3: second year of pro ball, like my rookie year for 210 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,959 Speaker 3: some reason was really good, probably because I was facing 211 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 3: other seventeen year olds. 212 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:39,560 Speaker 1: But I got exposed fairly fairly quick in my career. 213 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 3: And a routine was something that came to fruition through 214 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 3: actually Cole Hamill's being with the Rangers. 215 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: For his for his little time there. 216 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, and you know, like that's a that's a guy 217 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:55,320 Speaker 3: that I've always looked up to throughout my entire my 218 00:09:55,480 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 3: entire life. You know, Philly legend to me. So he 219 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:01,719 Speaker 3: came over to Texas and we had a lot of 220 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 3: classroom sessions throughout spring training and instructional spring training, and 221 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 3: they would play videos of him just going through his touch, 222 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 3: his his throwing. 223 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:16,199 Speaker 1: Program, and every single throw was exactly the same. 224 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 3: It was exactly the chest. It was just the same 225 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 3: way that he pitched. And they went into a they 226 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 3: went into a classroom about his routine and just how 227 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,559 Speaker 3: he follows his routines for playing catch, and that's why 228 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,679 Speaker 3: he's able to throw the ball to the chest every 229 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 3: single time. He doesn't have any side to side misses. 230 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 3: Everything's consistent. So that's why I started to begin to 231 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 3: buy into it. And then you just watch guys like 232 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 3: him throughout his day whenever you can, and he takes 233 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 3: care of everything like his his lifting routine, his eating routine, 234 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:51,679 Speaker 3: his sleep routine, and his throwing routine, and you just 235 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:53,680 Speaker 3: kind of see like this is a guy who takes 236 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 3: care of all this and there's like a direct correlation 237 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:01,080 Speaker 3: of success. And I think that's takes a maturity level 238 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:02,839 Speaker 3: for a young kid to just buy into it. 239 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: And so you know what, like that works. 240 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:08,680 Speaker 3: This guy has been really good for his whole career, 241 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 3: and it makes sense why because he has his routine. 242 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:12,959 Speaker 3: So that's just where you have to figure it out 243 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 3: on your own and find what works for you. 244 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 6: Well, you mentioned Cole Hammil's I got to ask you 245 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 6: about the way World Series. 246 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 5: Wait, wait, did you watch it? He was the star 247 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:22,439 Speaker 5: of at all. 248 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: Where did I watch it? Yeah? 249 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 5: And what do you remember of it? Did you go 250 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 5: to any games? 251 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 3: I was not allowed to go to the games thanks 252 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 3: to my mom. Also my dad didn't want to get 253 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:35,680 Speaker 3: rid of it. The only way I was able to 254 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 3: go to games him and his him and his good 255 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 3: friend from work. They had season tickets so whenever his 256 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 3: friend couldn't make it, that's that's where my inn was. 257 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 3: And yeah, they weren't going to miss a playoff game, 258 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 3: so so I was watching from home. 259 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: My dad was a he was a couple of the games. 260 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: He was actually there for for holidays. 261 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:59,839 Speaker 3: No hitter, which is awesome, super jealous, but yeah, I mean, gosh, 262 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 3: that so long ago. I just remember just again, like 263 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 3: guys just going going at the strike zone, just just competing. 264 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: You know, like you want to win. And that's what 265 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: they did. 266 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 6: Well, if it makes you feel better, Mike Trout had to. 267 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 6: He went and stood in the parking lot and listened 268 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 6: to the cheers. 269 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 5: He couldn't get in either. 270 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 7: Yeah, Tyler, can you appreciate like your dad talked with 271 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 7: Scott Lauber from The Inquirer, maybe like last week and 272 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:28,679 Speaker 7: you know, I think he warned Scott at the beginning 273 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 7: of the phone, got listen, I'm probably gonna get choked 274 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 7: up like fifty times because this is such an emotional moment. Yeah, 275 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 7: can you appreciate what your father is feeling because you're 276 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:39,959 Speaker 7: now a dad yourself and you have your own son, 277 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 7: So can you kind of feel that, appreciate what he 278 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 7: is going through and how proud you must be, and 279 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 7: how fun that must be for him and really for 280 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 7: everybody else in your family. 281 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, no, I mean I can for sure, Like I watched, 282 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:57,199 Speaker 3: I watched like a lot of the videos and like 283 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 3: seeing my dad running. 284 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:00,199 Speaker 1: Down after I pitched in Atlanta. 285 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:03,559 Speaker 3: He actually was not allowed at any of my minor 286 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 3: league games because of at least this year, because he 287 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 3: just gets too worked up, like if I'm not throwing 288 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 3: well and uh, and he wants he's wanted it so 289 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 3: bad for me as well, because he knows the work 290 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 3: that we honestly, not just me, like that we both 291 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 3: put him like all the all the times that I'd 292 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 3: be in the backyard at eight point thirty at night 293 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 3: getting bit up by mosquitoes, like throwing balls into a 294 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 3: tar or something. He knows it's been a long process, 295 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 3: and he knows it's my dream forever. And like now 296 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 3: I watch my own. 297 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: Son and and I want him. 298 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 3: I want him to play baseball, but whatever he wants 299 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 3: to go on and do, I want him to be 300 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 3: able to fulfill his dreams. And it just means a 301 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 3: lot to see that. My dad just gets so emotional 302 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 3: because how much the Phillies have meant to us. That's 303 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 3: been like a huge, huge bonding point for us over 304 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 3: the years, and and that's something that we've we've just 305 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 3: spent a lot of time just connecting over. 306 00:13:57,720 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: Just the Phillies. 307 00:13:58,600 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 3: Or we just played with the ball in the back 308 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 3: door and I pretend to be the Phillies, you know, 309 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 3: like he would be the bad Dads, I don't know, 310 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 3: the Yankees or something, and and uh, and I'd be 311 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 3: the Phillies and it's it's just whatever it was like 312 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 3: that was that was always like our main, our main 313 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 3: talking point, and like a lot of our love for 314 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 3: the game came from that. 315 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: So uh, it's it's really cool. And and you know, 316 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: I love my dad to death, and I'm. 317 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 3: Always so thankful for all the work that he's He's 318 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 3: helped me go through over the years. 319 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 6: It's it's great that you guys are living this together. 320 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 6: I mean, that's just an incredible, beautiful story, because you know, 321 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 6: baseball is fathers and sons and mothers and sons playing 322 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 6: catch in the backyard. We all did it with our 323 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 6: dads and our kids. You mentioned the Tommy John surgery, 324 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 6: and and I'm sure your family. 325 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 5: Was right there with you. 326 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 6: You know, they're there for the the triumphs and and 327 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 6: there for the difficult times. 328 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 5: How important you know, were they and helping you get 329 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 5: through that? And can you just tell. 330 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 6: Us a little bit about the whole comeback process? Is 331 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:08,359 Speaker 6: it more physical? Is it more mental? Is it more emotional? 332 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 6: Do you wonder if it's ever gonna happen for you? 333 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 6: Even though the surgery is pretty successful? Do you wonder 334 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 6: if your dreams are ever going to come true when 335 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 6: they say, hey, you need Tommy John. 336 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean that whole process was tough for me. 337 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: Gosh, I had already been playing for however many years. 338 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 3: However many years in the minor league, seven seven, eight 339 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 3: years in the minor leagues. 340 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: You know, you the second you hear news like that, 341 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 1: you want to be in denial about it. And I 342 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 1: was my girlfriend's dad. 343 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 3: He's an orthopedic surgeon. Like, excuse me, I'm telling him. 344 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 3: I'm telling him what I'm experiencing in my elbow, Like 345 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 3: I'm telling him. 346 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 1: The pain that I'm having. I never had this huge episode, 347 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: but my elbow just was. 348 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 3: In pain whenever whenever I threw. And He's like, that 349 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 3: sounds like a tyror, and I just didn't want to 350 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 3: I just didn't. 351 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: Want to believe him. 352 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 3: So I was in an aisle for for a little 353 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 3: while and I actually pitched with a torn elbow. 354 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 1: According to my surgeon, I pitched with a. 355 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 3: Torn elbow for probably the whole year, Like I just 356 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 3: didn't now. He said, that's how much to our tissue 357 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 3: was in there once he opened me up. See, I 358 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 3: like my family was there for me. But that's a 359 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 3: moment where I have to sit back and like really 360 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 3: think about my life and think about like my career 361 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 3: where it's going, Like my my love for baseball ultimately 362 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 3: is what kept me in it. 363 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: Like I just can't. 364 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 3: I'm one of those guys and I just don't think 365 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 3: hanging up the cleats was in my cards at that moment. 366 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 3: But it's super emotional for all of us, Like my dad, 367 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 3: he doesn't know the process of a Tommy John and 368 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 3: he's he's. 369 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:41,200 Speaker 1: Worried about my career. 370 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 3: I'm worried about my career because I don't know if 371 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 3: I'm able to come back from that and and be 372 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 3: better than I was before. My family, like my girlfriend 373 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 3: and my son, like we're trying to figure out how 374 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 3: we're going to make this work, like if I'm even 375 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 3: going to have a job come the end of this rehab. 376 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 3: Because the it like I ended up getting the abeyed 377 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 3: because of my injury, and that's just the business of 378 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 3: the game. 379 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:06,399 Speaker 1: And and I and I can respect that in the. 380 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 3: Phillies where they were straightforward with me, and that's all 381 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:11,439 Speaker 3: I can ask for as a player, is just straight honestly. 382 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: But yeah, the the process is it's difficult. I think 383 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:22,400 Speaker 1: the physically it's tough. In the beginning. You're going through 384 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:25,600 Speaker 1: some pain. You're you're going through like like you're. 385 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 3: Lacking like trust in your arm. Like I think that's 386 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 3: that's the biggest part. Is it's just how your arm 387 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 3: feels and how your body feels because you're not doing 388 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 3: what you what you're used to doing. You're not doing 389 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 3: your normal offseason you're not doing your normal throwing. But uh, 390 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 3: but honestly, the mental side of it, that's that's the 391 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 3: that's the hardest part. I think the only way that 392 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 3: you're able to to come out better, like everyone comes 393 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:53,120 Speaker 3: out throwing harder after Tommy John is what they say. 394 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,239 Speaker 3: They all think it's the ligament that's stronger, but now 395 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:58,119 Speaker 3: it's it's it's the stuff that you go through throughout 396 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:01,440 Speaker 3: it the people that are around you. It's the people 397 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 3: encouraging you to put in the amount of work that 398 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 3: you have to put in to come out throwing harder. 399 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 3: It's not because my ligaments better. My veloci is not 400 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 3: up because of that. It's because I had so many 401 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 3: good people in my corner pushing me and encouraging me. 402 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 3: You're going to be just fine. Just go in there 403 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:17,399 Speaker 3: and do your work. And that's where I had a 404 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:24,479 Speaker 3: mindset change. It's like, Okay, this sucks, but like I 405 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 3: have a choice, and it's I can either let this 406 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 3: defeat me, I can let this crumble me, or I 407 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:30,880 Speaker 3: can rise to the occasion. 408 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: I can let this be. 409 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,440 Speaker 3: A moment where I learn new pitches, I get stronger, 410 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 3: I get in better shape, and I come out a 411 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 3: better picture and a better person from it. So I 412 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 3: think the mental side of it was definitely the hardest. 413 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:47,160 Speaker 6: I would imagine you appreciate all this even more because 414 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 6: of what you had to go through. 415 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean you you learn a lot about yourself too, 416 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 3: like you never want something like that to ever happen again. 417 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 3: So your routine again to our first conversation or a 418 00:18:57,119 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 3: first topic here, your routine changes. 419 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: You learn stuff that you need to do to get 420 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:04,719 Speaker 1: your body ready for the long season. 421 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:06,679 Speaker 3: You know, stuff that I probably wouldn't have done in 422 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:08,760 Speaker 3: the past, where I was like, I don't need that, 423 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 3: but now I know, like, yeah, you actually need that. 424 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 3: You can't take anything for granted because you don't know 425 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 3: when something could happen when you're last day in this game. 426 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 1: Combit So Tyler, I had a dad. 427 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 4: Obviously I was involved in baseball on a different number 428 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 4: of different levels. But I also as I worked my 429 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:27,160 Speaker 4: way through the minor leagues, there were some people who 430 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 4: gave me advice, who helped me, some people that I 431 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:33,639 Speaker 4: draw on even to this day. 432 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 5: Joe Madden was one of them. 433 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 4: When I was with the Angels, so many other others 434 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:42,160 Speaker 4: that I hate about. Is there anybody in particular as 435 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 4: you were working through the minor league system, a piece 436 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 4: of advice, a piece of information, someone who sort of 437 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 4: helped mentor you through this. Other than your family members 438 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 4: obviously they're always there, anybody else that sort of mentored 439 00:19:57,359 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 4: you through this process. 440 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: Man, there's so many, like trying to think of, like 441 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 1: the best thing that I've ever been told excuse me, 442 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: I think. 443 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 3: My pitching coordinator just with the Rangers early on, he 444 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,919 Speaker 3: had a huge impact on me, just like my pitch style, 445 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 3: like everything. But but something that he always said to us, 446 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 3: it's always stuck with me. 447 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:30,119 Speaker 1: It's in my Instagram bio right now. It's talent. Talent 448 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: is never enough. 449 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,160 Speaker 3: Like everybody's been giving God given talent. That's why we're 450 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 3: all in the game. We all throw ninety three, ninety five, 451 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 3: whatever it is. We all have a breaking ball. But like, 452 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,199 Speaker 3: there's very few amount of people that are able to 453 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 3: just show up to. 454 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:44,920 Speaker 1: This game and just. 455 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 3: Thrive on talent alone. You have to do all the 456 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 3: little things. You have to have a routine, you have 457 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 3: to work hard, you have to you have to do 458 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 3: with everything that you think that you probably wouldn't like 459 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:57,119 Speaker 3: people outside of the game, like they don't know all 460 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:59,440 Speaker 3: the behind the scenes that go on. And now that's 461 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:01,360 Speaker 3: something that's alway stuck with me. And like every time 462 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:02,919 Speaker 3: that I'm like working out in the off season, 're 463 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 3: making a throw in season, you have to sit there 464 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:09,640 Speaker 3: and think, like what's my intent behind this? Like what's 465 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 3: my end goal behind this? Like I can't take a 466 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 3: throw off? And it's something I believe and I've always 467 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 3: believed it. If I take a throw off, that's just 468 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 3: gonna be a pitch in the game that I'm taking off, 469 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 3: And that's that pitch in the game. Is the difference 470 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:24,439 Speaker 3: with a strikeout or a weak ground ball or a 471 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 3: home run if I take a rep off in the 472 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 3: weight room in the off season, that that one rep 473 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 3: is a difference with me being injured or me making 474 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 3: it to a big league roster, whatever it is. Like 475 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 3: I've always convinced myself that and that town alone will 476 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 3: never carry man. I think that's something that that I've 477 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:41,400 Speaker 3: always stuck with. And that's that was probably the best 478 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:42,440 Speaker 3: messages I've ever heard. 479 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:46,359 Speaker 2: Are you I know you've only been up for a 480 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 2: couple of weeks, but how comfortable are you in that 481 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 2: clubhouse right now? Like comfortable enough? To bs with Nola 482 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 2: or Wheeler and ask him about a pitch or a 483 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 2: thought process or you know, how to attack. Why do 484 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 2: you attack this guy that way? I mean, is that 485 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 2: maybe you already are comfortable doing that. 486 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:07,160 Speaker 3: But I think, yeah, I mean yeah, I think I've 487 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:09,640 Speaker 3: just been being pretty quiet in there because I am 488 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 3: I am. 489 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 1: Starstruck by all the guys. Still. 490 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 3: I have talked to Nola a few times. He's pretty 491 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 3: approachable guy, and and before my first start back home, 492 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:21,640 Speaker 3: I was just asking him like what he looks at 493 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 3: and hitters, what he's, what he's how he prepares for 494 00:22:24,560 --> 00:22:25,160 Speaker 3: for his week. 495 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:29,399 Speaker 1: You know, like I've just been, I've been being quiet. 496 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: I don't want to. I don't want to. 497 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 3: Get outside of my like step outside of my lane 498 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:35,440 Speaker 3: or anything, because I still, I still believe every single 499 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:37,359 Speaker 3: day I have to earn I have to earn my days. 500 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 3: I have to earn respect of a lot of the guys. 501 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 3: And and you know, if I go in there and 502 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 3: I'm too loud or something like, I don't want to. 503 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 3: I don't want to take guys off of their game 504 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 3: with whatever I got going on. So uh, but yeah, 505 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 3: I have talked to Nola when I was in the bullpen. 506 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:54,639 Speaker 1: I talked to Strom and like Kirkering a lot about 507 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 1: about how how a bullpen works, because god, I haven't 508 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 1: done that in so long. Uh yeah, I mean, like 509 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:04,400 Speaker 1: I it's weird, like I have a. 510 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 3: Comfort level going into the clubhouse, Like everybody in there 511 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 3: is just there to have fun and they know when 512 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:10,119 Speaker 3: to flip the switch. 513 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:13,360 Speaker 1: When it's time to for the game time. Brina, I'm 514 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: just in a mode of like observing and just learning 515 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 1: how a big leaguer is gonna go about their day. 516 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: I go about their week. That's usually how I've been. 517 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 3: Like at new levels or new teams, like I usually 518 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:28,119 Speaker 3: take a tech and to uh to adjust to to 519 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 3: that group of guys, and once I finally get adjusted. 520 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 1: Then I become a loud guy. 521 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 3: But for right now, I think I'm just gonna I'm 522 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 3: just gonna learn by observing. I'm just gonna I'm gonna 523 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,440 Speaker 3: learn from other people's examples, and uh, when there's time 524 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 3: for me to ask questions, I will. 525 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:45,480 Speaker 6: Tyler, you came out of that Bishop Eustace program. What 526 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 6: a great program that is. Teammate is Zach Gollon. 527 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:53,400 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, he was a senior when I was a sophomore. 528 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 6: Do you uh, do you still keep in touch? Has 529 00:23:56,119 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 6: he ever offered some great advice? He's got to be 530 00:23:58,240 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 6: really happy for. 531 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 1: You, i'd hope, So we don't. 532 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 3: We don't keep in touch though, like if I see 533 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 3: him back home. Yeah, but and I think the last 534 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:11,199 Speaker 3: time I saw him in person actually was like Thanksgiving 535 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:16,640 Speaker 3: Eve or something like a few years ago. But yeah, yeah, 536 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 3: we were we were at a PJS. We were at 537 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 3: a p J, were getting we were getting some wings 538 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 3: and a few beers. But yeah, there was a bunch 539 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 3: of of the high school teammates there. But yeah, I 540 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:29,960 Speaker 3: mean when he was a senior, there was always like, 541 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 3: you know, same thing, like there was always a little 542 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 3: intimidation factor, Like he was older than me. 543 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 1: I think he was. I think he's like three or four. 544 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:39,920 Speaker 1: He's like three years older than maybe maybe four because 545 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 1: I was. 546 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 3: A young I was a younger kid for my grade. 547 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean he was one of those guys 548 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 1: that I would observe. I didn't really do much much 549 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 1: connecting with him. 550 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 3: I just watched the way he played the game, and 551 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:55,879 Speaker 3: I always respected it because when we talk. 552 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 1: About competing, like he's a guy that always went out. 553 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 3: Competed, like I'll never forget, like a story I tell 554 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 3: a lot of people. He was pitching in a big game. 555 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 3: There was a ton of scouts there, college, professional, whatever 556 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:11,680 Speaker 3: you name it, there was tons of them. And it 557 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 3: got to a point where his pitch count got up 558 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:15,119 Speaker 3: in the game. I think it was like the sixth inning, 559 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:17,919 Speaker 3: and and our head coach he was he told me 560 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:18,640 Speaker 3: to go warm up. 561 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 1: And I was a. 562 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 3: Sophomore finally, like like I wasn't on varsity. I was 563 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:24,399 Speaker 3: just like a backup this day, and he's like, go 564 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:26,119 Speaker 3: warm up, like Zach pitch counts up. I was like 565 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 3: all right, sure, I go warm up. I get ready 566 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:31,240 Speaker 3: for the game. And then someone comes down to say, Tyler, 567 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:31,919 Speaker 3: you're in the game. 568 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 1: For the seven. 569 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:35,320 Speaker 3: I run out to the mound and Zach meets me 570 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:38,919 Speaker 3: on the mound. I was like standing there just in aw. 571 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 3: I was like, what's going on. He's like, go back 572 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:46,439 Speaker 3: to the dougout and I was like, they told me 573 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 3: I was in the game. And he's like, I'm in 574 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:48,880 Speaker 3: the game. 575 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:51,879 Speaker 1: Go back to the dugout. Coach comes out and he 576 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 1: talks our coach into it. 577 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:57,920 Speaker 3: And I mean again like I wasn't upset about it. 578 00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 1: It was just more of again like I just I 579 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 1: just like I was a little shocked, but I was 580 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:03,240 Speaker 1: I respected it because. 581 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 3: He didn't want anyone to take the ball away from him, 582 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:06,640 Speaker 3: and that's kind of how I how I go about 583 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:07,879 Speaker 3: my game now. I don't want someone to take the 584 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:09,960 Speaker 3: ball away from me. I want to go the entire game. 585 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 3: And you know, like I'm not going to get upset 586 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:16,160 Speaker 3: with him. He continued to pitch, and eventually I got 587 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:18,400 Speaker 3: into that. I got into that game somehow. I'll never 588 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:21,200 Speaker 3: forget it. But like he competes and he wants the ball, 589 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 3: and it's something that I've always respected throughout my years. Uh, 590 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:26,920 Speaker 3: there's just always been a little bit of intimidation back 591 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:28,159 Speaker 3: because he was older than me. 592 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:31,960 Speaker 1: The only other person was was Devin Smeltzer. 593 00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:33,680 Speaker 3: He was someone who took me under his wing when 594 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 3: I was in when I was in high school, he said, 595 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 3: you're gonna be my throwing partner because we both want 596 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 3: tossed and and anything that it had to do with pitching, 597 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 3: like anything that he knew. 598 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: He would just come and give me whatever information it was. 599 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:46,120 Speaker 1: And it was pretty cool. 600 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:49,120 Speaker 3: It was like it was like how a vet here 601 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 3: would take a rookie under his wings. 602 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: How I would imagine. 603 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:53,199 Speaker 5: It, Tyler. 604 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 4: I've watched I've watched you in the mound. I like 605 00:26:56,800 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 4: to read faces, I like to read body language. I 606 00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 4: know how you like to compete. You can tell that 607 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:06,119 Speaker 4: you were a competitive person by nature, and it almost 608 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:08,399 Speaker 4: seems at times you get like kind of angry or 609 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:11,120 Speaker 4: pissed off at yourself at times when you don't make 610 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 4: your pitch, when you don't even when you even when 611 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:15,200 Speaker 4: you get out, I've seen you walk off and just 612 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 4: kind of scream at yourself a little bit or talk 613 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:20,639 Speaker 4: to yourself a little bit. And I really liked that 614 00:27:20,760 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 4: about you, other than that being your overall nature. 615 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:27,960 Speaker 5: Was that how you were as a kid. Were you're 616 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:30,400 Speaker 5: a super competitive kid? Did you play other sports? 617 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:32,919 Speaker 4: Was it something that was just you were born to 618 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 4: be or is it something that you've developed over time? 619 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:36,439 Speaker 1: Uh? 620 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:39,240 Speaker 3: No, that was definitely always pretty competitive, and I think 621 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,639 Speaker 3: my dad maybe that way. I'm sure he went easy 622 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 3: on me over the years, but it was pretty rare 623 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:48,240 Speaker 3: that I think you would go easy on me. Like 624 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 3: I had to earn everything growing up, whether it was 625 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:54,159 Speaker 3: a board game or playing sports. I did play other 626 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:57,480 Speaker 3: sports like soccer, and basketball growing up, but that was 627 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,640 Speaker 3: more just for fun. Baseball was always something that I've 628 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:04,920 Speaker 3: wanted to do. The competitor in me though, like I've 629 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 3: adapted over the years. I've always been competitive, but the 630 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:14,679 Speaker 3: way that I am today, that's gosh, wont did that start? 631 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: I've done that before. 632 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 3: I think I did in like twenty eighteen where I 633 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:19,800 Speaker 3: would like get upset because I had a high standard 634 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:20,400 Speaker 3: for myself. 635 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:23,800 Speaker 1: I knew exactly where I wanted pitches to be. 636 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 3: I wanted to be like very clinical when I was 637 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 3: out there pitching, and I and I know that I'm 638 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 3: capable of doing certain things. And then after the surgery, 639 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 3: like I think that's where I kind of started to 640 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 3: lose it a little bit, and like it was taken 641 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 3: a hit on my career as well. I would go 642 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 3: out there and you'd pitch a little bit more timid, 643 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 3: and you would just try to work on things. 644 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 1: I think that whole, like that pandemic kind of kind 645 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:47,240 Speaker 1: of did that to a lot of guys. 646 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 3: Is everyone's in working on thing mode, like I want 647 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 3: to make this pitch move this way, I want to. 648 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 1: Make it land here. It didn't come. 649 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 3: Back the competitive nature of myself didn't really come back 650 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:03,680 Speaker 3: until the beginning of this year where it's like, all right, 651 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:05,479 Speaker 3: I don't like I know the pitch is gonna move 652 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 3: the way it's gonna move. I need to go out 653 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 3: there and I need to make hitters feel my presence 654 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:13,280 Speaker 3: on the mound. I've always been a believer that hitters 655 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 3: can smell the blood in the water. 656 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 1: For a pitcher. 657 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 3: If a guy's up there and he's struggling, uh, that's 658 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 3: when they're gonna they're just gonna put it in swing 659 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:21,520 Speaker 3: mood and they're gonna be like, all right, we're going 660 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 3: to get this guy here. But I think it works 661 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:26,160 Speaker 3: both ways. I think that pitchers can smell the blood 662 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 3: in the water for hitters, and. 663 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 1: I try to I try to like make that happen. 664 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:33,840 Speaker 1: Like I look guys right in. 665 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:36,000 Speaker 3: The eye and I'm I'm telling myself, like I'm saying 666 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 3: it out loud behind my glove. 667 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:38,640 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh, you're done now. 668 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:41,720 Speaker 3: Like there's there's some other there's some other words involved 669 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:45,280 Speaker 3: in there, but but yeah, Like I think that that 670 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:48,360 Speaker 3: gives me a sense of confidence. I think hitters can 671 00:29:48,440 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 3: feel that from me. I've I've had the coaches in 672 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:53,960 Speaker 3: Lehigh as well, like they stand in on my bullpens 673 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 3: and they they can tell me. They tell me there's 674 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 3: a difference. Sometimes some bullpens you can tell that I'm 675 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:01,360 Speaker 3: working on something, and some bullpens they said, dude, I 676 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 3: can feel your focus. I don't know if this makes sense. 677 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 3: I can feel your focus, I can feel your energy, 678 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:07,720 Speaker 3: and I don't want to be in the box against 679 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 3: you because it's already become coomfortable as it is. And 680 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:12,280 Speaker 3: then like with the way that my pitch is moved 681 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:17,240 Speaker 3: when you add a guy that's my size and is 682 00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 3: staring you down the entire way, like that's just not 683 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:24,480 Speaker 3: that's just not comfortable at that And that's just something 684 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 3: that I try to make happen every. 685 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:26,440 Speaker 1: Time I go out there. 686 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 2: I definitely see that I got I got one last 687 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:31,600 Speaker 2: one for me. It's kind of a two part question. 688 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:35,600 Speaker 2: Is one, what is it like to sign autographs in 689 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 2: a Philly's uniform. I remember it was the Sunday. It 690 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 2: was the Sunday afternoon at Truis Park. You came into 691 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:43,440 Speaker 2: the dug out, You're like, how do you not sign? 692 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 2: I mean I remember being the kids standing on the 693 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,360 Speaker 2: line and like it was such a bummer when I 694 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 2: didn't get an autograph, So you were signing all Sunday 695 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:52,960 Speaker 2: morning at Truis Park. So that's the first question. Second 696 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:56,880 Speaker 2: question is how comfortable would you be if, say your 697 00:30:56,920 --> 00:30:58,720 Speaker 2: dad's birthday, to go up to Brice and go, hey, 698 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 2: it's my dad's birthday with mind signing the ball for him. 699 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 1: Yeah. Uh. I still don't know how people don't sign ball. 700 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:11,720 Speaker 1: If I could, I would sign every single thing for 701 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:12,360 Speaker 1: every person. 702 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:14,360 Speaker 3: And I still don't think they all know who I 703 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 3: am yet because the other day and uh, in Minnesota, 704 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:22,080 Speaker 3: actually I think it was yesterday, someone someone was screaming. 705 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:23,320 Speaker 1: Like, oh my gosh, Nolan, Nolan because we have the 706 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 1: same hair. I was like, I look up. I'm like, 707 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:30,120 Speaker 1: not Nola, It's not me. Yeah. 708 00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:32,760 Speaker 4: I mean, that's not the first time that's ever happened, Eiler, 709 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:34,240 Speaker 4: It's I've had. 710 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 1: That happen my whole career. People people don't really know 711 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 1: who I am. 712 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:38,800 Speaker 3: But I'm just I'm always so happy to sign like 713 00:31:39,040 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 3: if especially for kids like that, that's the biggest. 714 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:44,240 Speaker 1: Thing for me. I like, and that's honestly like part 715 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 1: of the reason that I that I love baseball. I know, 716 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:48,600 Speaker 1: I know how I. 717 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:50,760 Speaker 3: Looked up the players as a kid, and and I 718 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:52,400 Speaker 3: looked at these guys. 719 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:56,160 Speaker 1: Are heroes, like we're not bigger than anyone else, Like sure, 720 00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:57,920 Speaker 1: guys get a paycheck whatever it is. 721 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 3: But but like I remember when I was a kid, 722 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:02,400 Speaker 3: I was like, these guys are the coolest people on 723 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 3: the planet Earth. I love every second of everything that 724 00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:08,000 Speaker 3: they do. And I want kids to look at me 725 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:10,840 Speaker 3: and say, like that guy's that guy's super nice, that 726 00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:13,880 Speaker 3: guy's man, that guy's cool. Like I want them to 727 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:18,520 Speaker 3: like have a have a memory of someone signing their ball, 728 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 3: giving them a fist pump and saying like hey, like 729 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 3: keep working like you'll get there. Because that's any moment 730 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:25,080 Speaker 3: that I had as a kid, That's what That's what 731 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 3: inspired me to continue to work because I wanted to 732 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:28,320 Speaker 3: be in their shoes. 733 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:32,000 Speaker 1: Yah. I mean like it means so. 734 00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:33,840 Speaker 3: Much to me, Like I'm always so proud and so 735 00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:36,440 Speaker 3: happy to sign balls for kids or whatever it is. 736 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 1: Is that that smile makes my day. 737 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:42,280 Speaker 3: It makes me feel better, It uplifts me. Yeah, Like 738 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:43,360 Speaker 3: if I could sign every. 739 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 1: Ball, I could or I would. And Uh, to answer 740 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 1: your second question, I don't know. Bryce's Bryce has been 741 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:52,400 Speaker 1: pretty cool to me. 742 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 3: I I don't think I would have an issue walking 743 00:32:57,080 --> 00:32:57,840 Speaker 3: up to him and saying like. 744 00:32:57,840 --> 00:32:59,680 Speaker 1: Hey man, like my like, my dad's a big fan. 745 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:02,400 Speaker 1: I don't think my dad would would feel comfortable asking 746 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 1: me that, but uh yeah, like I've thought about it. 747 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:08,440 Speaker 3: I was like, like my first my first week here, 748 00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 3: I was like, should I go and ask Price for 749 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 3: an autograph? 750 00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:11,600 Speaker 1: But that'd be weird. 751 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:15,360 Speaker 3: I think I would do it, but I think I 752 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:17,280 Speaker 3: would still give myself a little bit more time, like 753 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:19,240 Speaker 3: that's that's that's one that I got to add to 754 00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:22,000 Speaker 3: my bedroom, my bedroom back home, my my at my parents. 755 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 1: House, and still my little kidroom. 756 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:25,600 Speaker 3: I still have all the Phillies autographs in there. I 757 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 3: have like the full full team from spring training. I 758 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:31,640 Speaker 3: have a bunch of minor league balls in there. 759 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 1: I'd love to. 760 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:34,600 Speaker 3: Add that one to my collection and and bring that 761 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 3: home at some point. 762 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:37,920 Speaker 5: What posters do you have? Any posters? 763 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:46,520 Speaker 1: Uh? No posters, A bunch of balls. I do have. Uh. 764 00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:49,720 Speaker 3: I have a Bob Feller autograph picture. That's probably like 765 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:55,560 Speaker 3: my coolest picture in in my room. Cool some Eagle stuff, 766 00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:57,840 Speaker 3: some Flyer stuff, and some pennants up on the wall. 767 00:33:57,840 --> 00:34:00,680 Speaker 1: A bunch of fanatics was just favorite flyer. 768 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:02,200 Speaker 5: Who was your favorite Flyer? An eagle? 769 00:34:04,560 --> 00:34:05,920 Speaker 1: My favorite eagle growing up. 770 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:09,200 Speaker 3: I remember when I was a kid, my favorite eagle 771 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 3: was was Brian Westbrook. Uh Like all all the pictures 772 00:34:12,640 --> 00:34:16,000 Speaker 3: that I have were thirty six on the Jersey. 773 00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:21,200 Speaker 1: Flyers. I wasn't as involved in. 774 00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:23,719 Speaker 3: I don't even know if I've been to too many 775 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:25,880 Speaker 3: of their games as a kid. I do remember my 776 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:28,160 Speaker 3: first game at a Flyers game. I was the baby 777 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:28,560 Speaker 3: of the game. 778 00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:32,640 Speaker 1: Well, my parents told me that, which is pretty cool. 779 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:36,640 Speaker 1: We had to get in the Sixers Allen Iverson he 780 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:37,400 Speaker 1: was my favorite. 781 00:34:37,840 --> 00:34:41,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, Flyers. I think I was too young when 782 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 3: we were when we were going to those games for 783 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:43,760 Speaker 3: me even remember anyone. 784 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:47,520 Speaker 5: Okay, well maybe the fly of the Sixers. I'm sorry. 785 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 5: Have you out there and ring that bell some night. 786 00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:51,440 Speaker 5: I think that would be good. 787 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 1: I would be that would be sick. I would love that. 788 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:56,120 Speaker 1: That would be pretty cool. 789 00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:58,799 Speaker 5: Planted right. 790 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:01,399 Speaker 2: Oh my god, Well, Tyler Man, thanks for the time. 791 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:02,319 Speaker 2: This is a lot of fun. 792 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:03,080 Speaker 5: I appreciate it. 793 00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:04,960 Speaker 2: We know how busy you guys are, and to give 794 00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:08,120 Speaker 2: us to give us this time as three guys that 795 00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:09,960 Speaker 2: have been around baseball a long time, we truly do 796 00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:11,719 Speaker 2: appreciate it, so thanks for joining us. 797 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:13,560 Speaker 1: Thank you guys so much for thanks. 798 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:14,839 Speaker 5: Tyler really enjoyed it. 799 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:17,680 Speaker 2: Thanks to Tyler again for the time. 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