1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,599 Speaker 1: Welcome everybody to the water Leaf podcast on the fish 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: on First Podcast Network. Here with Brian Hoeing, who is 3 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: really making me test the rules with with who I 4 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: have on the podcast, because this is supposed to be 5 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: a reliever podcast started yesterday, so I'm all over the place, right, So. 6 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 2: You consider me as both. I don't know what I 7 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 2: can do either. 8 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: So we'll just we'll start with last night. We'll go 9 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: recency buyas four innings, three hits, no walks, five strikedowns. 10 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: You didn't get the win. No, to me, that's a 11 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: federal crime that I think. 12 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 3: That's I think that's an outdated stat to be honest. 13 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 3: I think, well, can't you like put a little discussion 14 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 3: in there if you think a starter doesn't go five innings, 15 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 3: you can make it be shortened up to where they 16 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:48,919 Speaker 3: go a starting amount and they so get to win. 17 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: So I'm told that it's up to the scores discression. 18 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: If the game doesn't go nine in it gotcha because 19 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: the game went nine innings and you only went four 20 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: in it, Yeah, which was outstanding for Yeah. 21 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:04,479 Speaker 2: Either way, man, we got the win. 22 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 3: I'm not too worried about that, but it wins a 23 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 3: win in our book, it doesn't matter who it goes to. 24 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: So you've been in multiple situations this season, whether it's 25 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: in relief or as a starter. League last night, how's 26 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: that been for you in the mindset and the preparation. 27 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 1: How's that been juggling that. 28 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 2: It's been hasn't been that bad, to be honest. 29 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 3: I think for me coming up, I was a starter 30 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 3: of the whole time in minor league baseball, So I 31 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 3: have that experience as a starter and I'm able to 32 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 3: use that in the up here in the big leagues. 33 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 3: As far as starting and relieving goes, I take a 34 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 3: little bit from each the mindset of preparation, but it's 35 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 3: gone pretty smoothly. I think Mel's done a good job 36 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 3: of helping me mentally prepare for whether that be a starting, 37 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 3: starting role or relieving role, and kind of just kind 38 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 3: of going with the flow and working on the on 39 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 3: the run there. 40 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: So he's speaking about mouth. He's considered one of the 41 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: best pitching coaches in the league. What's something you've learned 42 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: from him in the short time that you've known him. 43 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's been great for me. 44 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:07,279 Speaker 3: Just the way you have the way to the attack hitters, 45 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 3: how to study hitters, the more in depth analytics of 46 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:10,959 Speaker 3: hitters and what they do. 47 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:13,119 Speaker 2: Obviously, you got to work in your strengths. Pitch. 48 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 3: Your strengths is a picture, but it doesn't matter who's 49 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 3: in the box, and knowing what their weaknesses is and 50 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 3: what their strengths are helps out a lot. And Mel's 51 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 3: done a great job with breaking down video heat maps 52 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,519 Speaker 3: and all of that to better help me pitch out 53 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 3: there and when I'm. 54 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 2: Out there pitching. 55 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 1: So you're from Batesville, Indiana, there's some locations surrounded by baseball. 56 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 1: You've got the Reds there and then the of course 57 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: Louisville Sluggeractory, right, whole history with Louisville. Yeah, what influence 58 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: did that have on your development and love the game 59 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: growing up? 60 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 2: Was that just being from Basville, just being from that area? Yeah. 61 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a small town in Batesville, and I grew 62 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 3: up playing Little League baseball there until I was like 63 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 3: twelve years old. And like you said, they're a great 64 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 3: American ballpark where the Reds play is only about a 65 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 3: forty five minute fifty minute drive. So I grew up 66 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 3: going to resumes all the time with my family and friends, 67 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:03,799 Speaker 3: huge dads, chance going up, so I think that's where 68 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:07,239 Speaker 3: I kind of got the love for baseball. Also, I 69 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 3: had some family ties. My cousin used to pitch in 70 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 3: the big leagues too, so I think that was another inspiration. 71 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 2: His name is Alex Meyer. He pitched for the Angels 72 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 2: for a little bit. 73 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 3: He retired in twenty seventeen, I believe, And like you mentioned, 74 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 3: I also went to Louisville, So Louisville Slugger Museum, going 75 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 3: there as a kid and then eventually going to school there. 76 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 3: I've had a couple of trips there to the Slugger Museum. 77 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 2: It's great. 78 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 3: Even though I'm not a hitter, I still enjoy going 79 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 3: there and checking out the wooden bats and what they 80 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 3: had to offer. 81 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 2: It's really cool experience. 82 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: So in the span of one season from last year 83 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: to this year, it looks like you were completely different. Yeah, 84 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: sure you do. What changes have you made? Are you 85 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: gripping pitches differently? Your spins up velocity is a what 86 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: have you been changing? If you're allowed to say that, No, yeah, I. 87 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 2: Am, I am. 88 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 3: I will say I put in a lot of work 89 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 3: this offseason, like I you know, and during the off 90 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 3: season when I was up Indianapolis. It was cold, you know, 91 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 3: rainy days. It was I was in the in the 92 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 3: field house working. I was putting the work in and 93 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 3: it feels good because you know, it's the season gone 94 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 3: pretty well for me so far, and it's good to 95 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 3: see that that hard work and the off season has 96 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:17,039 Speaker 3: paid off. Trained out of place up in there where 97 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 3: we did work on a couple of pitches and some 98 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 3: different grips with my slider and my scenkor and my changeup. 99 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 3: We were starting to get the analytical side of it, 100 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 3: pulling up the track man the data of the spin 101 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 3: rate like you mentioned, and we were just sweaking with 102 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 3: the with the ship with the movements of the pitches, 103 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 3: and it's really helped me so far. Also got stronger, 104 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 3: put on some weight. I think that's maybe where the 105 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 3: velow came. Cleaned up my mechanics. But overall, I think 106 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,720 Speaker 3: heading into spring training this year, being my first big 107 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 3: league screen training, I was able a time for me 108 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 3: to able to kind of slow down and not let 109 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 3: the game speed up on me. Last year, the game 110 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,359 Speaker 3: was definitely fast paced for me, can't I But this 111 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 3: year it's slowed down tremendously and it's helped me out 112 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 3: a lot. 113 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: How much is the new rules, like the pitch clock 114 00:04:57,720 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: affected you. Is it helping you, is injuring you? 115 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 2: Yeah? Honestly, for me, not too much. 116 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:05,359 Speaker 3: I've always been that fast paced pitcher who when I 117 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:07,359 Speaker 3: get the ball back, I'm meiately back on the rubber. 118 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 3: Sometimes it's honestly in my disadvantage. I work too quick, 119 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 3: so I have to remind myself to slow down. But 120 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 3: the clock is, honestly for me, it's a reference point 121 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 3: where I know if I'm speeding up or if I'm 122 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 3: slowing down, because I can just look at the clock, 123 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 3: and if I'm on the same time every single time, 124 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 3: it's like, okay, I have a good pace going here, 125 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 3: or if it's getting late in the clock, it's like, 126 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 3: all right, a little bit quicker, or if it's early, 127 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:27,840 Speaker 3: I can like I need to slow down a little bit. 128 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 3: But overall, I've really enjoyed the clock, especially with it 129 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 3: last year in the minor leagues, I was able to 130 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 3: get used to it there, and so this year, the 131 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 3: second year around, I've gotten more used to it and 132 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 3: it's been great. 133 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: So a lot of pitchers have been trying to mess 134 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: around with like hitter's timings in the cloth, how much 135 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: have you try to get pitters off off off balance 136 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 1: with the clock and like maybe wait an extra second 137 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 1: or quick pitch. 138 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 3: I think that's a huge with with the pitch clock now. 139 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 3: It's it's the game within the game that started in 140 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 3: the spring training when because these big league guys who 141 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 3: have been up here for a while, they've never had 142 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 3: to really deal with a pitchclock before. So these veteran guys, 143 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 3: they're trying to get used to it. We're far enough 144 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 3: in the season now, or I think most of them are, 145 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:12,359 Speaker 3: you know, are used to it. But early in the 146 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 3: season absolutely, even the screen training you could see it. 147 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,359 Speaker 3: There are some viral Twitter or viral videos on Twitter 148 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 3: where you know, pitches would the guy would call time 149 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 3: out and then the pitch would just wait there right 150 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 3: and you'd come set and there'd still be thirteen seconds 151 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 3: off in the clock and they would just wait for 152 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 3: thirteen seconds and the hitter already called time, so we 153 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 3: can't call time again. So it's like, as a hitter, 154 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 3: I know, they don't want to just stand in there 155 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:33,840 Speaker 3: and just wait for thirteen seconds with they head back 156 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 3: in their hand. So it's kind of like that, or 157 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 3: you can take advantage of it. But I try to 158 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 3: do that when I'm out there on the on the mound. 159 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 3: If I if I find a situation where I come 160 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 3: set and there's a decent amount of time left, I 161 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 3: will hold just to see what the hitter does. I 162 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 3: think it's worked out pretty well. Or also if I 163 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 3: come set, I can throw it pretty quickly too, and 164 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,479 Speaker 3: with the running game right, so if you hold, they 165 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 3: can kind of time you up. So you definitely have 166 00:06:57,839 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 3: to mix up your holds there. But there's definitely way, 167 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 3: definitely a way to manipulate the clock and you're in 168 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 3: the picture's advantage. 169 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 1: So yesterday you need to start with Stallings behind the place. Yeah, 170 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: you've bounced around with both catchers. How important is it 171 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: to have a good relationship with the catchers on your 172 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 1: team and have a good game plan with them? 173 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 3: Oh, it's I think it's vital. Forty and Stallings both 174 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 3: do a tremendous job back there. I trust them. I've 175 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 3: seen the work that they put in, like I talked 176 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 3: about earlier, with the heat maps and knowing the hitters 177 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 3: and their strengths and weaknesses. So for me, it makes 178 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 3: it a little bit less stressful because I know that 179 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 3: they're calling it a good game back there, so I 180 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:39,080 Speaker 3: don't have to worry about so much. Okay, what pitch 181 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 3: I'm gonna throw here? Rre, I justeing to focus on 182 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 3: what I'm doing myself, not what I should throw it. 183 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 3: But they do a great job, and like you said, 184 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 3: the connection is huge because they know what you like. 185 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 3: Each catcher knows what my tendencies are. 186 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 2: Is where I like to go in. 187 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 3: Certain counts, certain pitches in certain counts, certain locations, And 188 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 3: when you're on the same page, it makes a lot 189 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 3: more fun out there where you're not just out there 190 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 3: shaking the whole time and just kind of like going 191 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 3: with the flow and having a good rhythm out there 192 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 3: with the catcher. 193 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: With Nick specifically, did you you guys spend some time 194 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: in the minor league? We both were drafted by this organization, correct, Yeah. 195 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: He one of a few guys that was drafted and 196 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: made it to the with tomorrow. 197 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,239 Speaker 3: So with Nick, I think he was drafted in eighteen, 198 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 3: I believe, and I was drafted in nineteen. And I 199 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 3: always heard about Nick Fortes, but I never played with 200 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 3: him until last year in Triple A. But when I 201 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 3: got caught up the Triple A last year, he was 202 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 3: only there for two of my starts, and he got 203 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 3: called up to the big leagues, so we really had 204 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 3: we only had two outings together in the minor leagues. 205 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 3: But you know, when I was as I was progressing 206 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 3: throughout the minor leagues, I kept hearing about Nick Fortest nifourtest. 207 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 2: I's like, I want to throw to this guy. 208 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 3: Finally got the opportunity to last year in Jacksonville, and 209 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 3: then last year another time uppear in the big leagues, 210 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,319 Speaker 3: and of course this year now he's been great. 211 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 2: I love him back there. 212 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,839 Speaker 3: He works hard, tremendous caller, he does everything really well 213 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 3: so and. 214 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 1: He's getting he's been getting feed up behind the plate. 215 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 3: Actually, we were talking about that their day in the bullpen. 216 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:05,719 Speaker 3: It seems like every single game he's back there is 217 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 3: at least one or two balls where it hits him 218 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 3: in the wrong spot, and he's just I can only 219 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 3: imagine what his body feels like the next day. 220 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: He's I haven't checked the latest thing that I think 221 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 1: he leads the league among catchers in blocks above average. 222 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 2: I believe it. I mean, he's a wall back there. 223 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 3: It's it's nice knowing that with the runner a third 224 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 3: you can throw basically whatever and he's gonna block it 225 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 3: for you. Like the other day and we were in 226 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 3: Seattle or Seattle, I believe there was nobody on base, 227 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 3: but I threw a terrible change up that literally went 228 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 3: halfway to the plate and bound halfway to the plane. 229 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 3: He blocked it somehow. I like, I don't know how 230 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:44,959 Speaker 3: in the world you just blocked that. But with no 231 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 3: runners on base, like you could have easier to let. 232 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 2: That go, but he blocked it. And I was like, 233 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 2: I'm sent to my cat to you on that one. 234 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 1: So this new schedule and you get to the teams 235 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: now face every single team every year, like you just 236 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: faced the Royals, And note that question was added a 237 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: week ago, so you didn't just face the Royals. You 238 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 1: just faced the Blue Jays. And you guys are gonna 239 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 1: be going out to Boston. I'll be there. 240 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 2: Really, you've been there. 241 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: I've been there with like a Sleepway camp with who 242 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 1: he did a tour and went to a couple of games, 243 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 1: but it was the first time covering game. I'm getting 244 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 1: two hundred years worth of ball barks this year, and 245 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 1: that way, it's so much fun. 246 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 2: I was talking to Barnes about that. 247 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 3: You know, back in the day, I shouldn't say back 248 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 3: in the day, but like, you know, eight to ten 249 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:38,080 Speaker 3: years ago, it was it was a pretty historic thing 250 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 3: for a player to play at all the thirty parks. 251 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 2: But now it's like with the schedule, change is not 252 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 2: that hard anymore. 253 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 3: And so Barnes, I think his last one he crossed 254 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 3: off was in I can't remember what we were earlier. 255 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: So she had him, I had him on the podcast 256 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 1: about it was it was it was Wrigley and it 257 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: was San Francisco. He had warmed up and he never 258 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: bet right and he can cross them both. 259 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:01,839 Speaker 2: Right, right. 260 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:03,959 Speaker 3: So it just yeah, like because he's been around for 261 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 3: a long time and he's like yeah, man, he's like. 262 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 2: This is my thirtieth park. I was like, wow, that's awesome. 263 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 2: He goes, he goes. 264 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:12,080 Speaker 3: Nowadays it's not as big an accomplishment, but back in 265 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:14,199 Speaker 3: the day, when you didn't play the other side that much, 266 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 3: he goes it was huge. Like if somebody did that, 267 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 3: it was like a really big accomplishment. 268 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, these days, if you're with the team for full 269 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:21,559 Speaker 1: two seasons, you get every. 270 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 3: Single Pars Park, right, But back to your point out 271 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 3: of Fenway, worry about that. 272 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: How what's your excitement level getting to go and pitch 273 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:32,599 Speaker 1: in these ballparks. 274 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 3: It's cool because I've always been a baseball fan grown up, 275 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 3: so I've watched a lot of games on TV, and 276 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 3: you always hear about the Wriglar Fields, the Yankee Stadium, 277 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 3: Family Park, and the fact that you're able to go 278 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 3: out there and kind of live out that childhood dream 279 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 3: and play on the actual the actual field surface. It's 280 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 3: very surreal. I never want to take it for granted 281 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 3: to be able to go out there and play. And 282 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 3: I've heard great things about Fenway Park. I've heard Fenway 283 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:59,679 Speaker 3: and Regular like the top two parks where you want 284 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 3: to go to and play or experience a game there 285 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 3: at least, And the fact that we were able to 286 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 3: cross off two of those this year for me personally, 287 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:08,199 Speaker 3: has been awesome. And yeah, the fact that you go there, 288 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:11,559 Speaker 3: you're sooning. I'm really excited for it. I played summer 289 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 3: ball out there in college in the KPE League, and 290 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 3: so I have my host family that I stayed with 291 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 3: in Massachusetts. It's going to come to the game, and 292 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 3: that'd be a really cool union. I haven't seen them. 293 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 3: I haven't seen them in like five or six years, 294 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 3: so it'll be a really cool re union to have 295 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 3: them come out to Fenway and see me pitch again. 296 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 1: I need to write that down, remember to follow up 297 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: with you go to Boston. Yeah, okay, so now for 298 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: some rapid fires to wrap up awesome. So funniest teammate, funniest. 299 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 2: Teammate is this is not rapid fire. Let me think 300 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 2: a lot of them. Yeah, there's a lot of them. 301 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:51,319 Speaker 2: Funny his teammate. I'm gonna have to go with Steven Oker. 302 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: Why. 303 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 2: He's very witty and he's quick. 304 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 3: So if you ever try to give him crab, he's 305 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 3: right back at you right away and like experience, it's 306 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 3: just and you just freeze. You're just like, all right, 307 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 3: you win that, And it's funny listen to him get 308 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 3: capped other people too, and you just. 309 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 2: Sit back and laugh. 310 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: Who's the team hype man, Team hype. 311 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 2: Man Man, team height man. I wouldn't go. 312 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 3: With right now. Archie Bradley. I know he just got here, 313 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 3: but he is a huge hype man. 314 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 1: He seems like a really fun Yeah. 315 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,559 Speaker 3: He's a really good dude, has great energy hype man. 316 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 3: I would say Barnes too. He does it really Yeah, 317 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,079 Speaker 3: as far as like he controls the music, he hypes 318 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 3: hypes it up. 319 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: So that's a later question. 320 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 3: Okay, he's always okay, shoot, well he's always about you know, 321 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 3: like after we sweep the team on the bus, he's. 322 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 2: Like, let's get the music up on this place of music. 323 00:13:44,679 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 2: So is that guy? Yeah? 324 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 1: Your favorite ballpark so far? Your at least favorite ballpark 325 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 1: so far? 326 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 2: Favorite ballpark? 327 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: Okay, days figure out on the field. 328 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, well what was the field? I mean what that 329 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 2: city if even. 330 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 1: Called It's not Long for this World? 331 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's my least favorite. 332 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 1: Your favorite song, favorite. 333 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:10,199 Speaker 2: Song right now? 334 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 3: It would be I'll Be Last Night by Morgan Wallen 335 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 3: or Living It Up by Uh. 336 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:18,559 Speaker 2: Isn't it? 337 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 1: No? 338 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 2: That's what you know, a boy t I living it 339 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 2: up by Oh my gosh, I can't think of who 340 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 2: sings that but living it up? 341 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: Who are you giving the ooks to? 342 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 2: Barnes? 343 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: Who you not giving the yawks to? Oh? 344 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 2: Wow, I'm about to put some money on last year. 345 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: Go ahead this man, I'm. 346 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 2: Not gonna lie. Rember. 347 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 3: The Spanish music's on, the Latin music is on. I 348 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 3: don't know who's controlling it, but I'm just I just 349 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:53,080 Speaker 3: don't know any of the songs, and sometimes it's just 350 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 3: like I need a break from this. So I think 351 00:14:58,080 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 3: I think Gene. I think Jane's the one that can 352 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 3: holds it. So I want to go with Gene. Hopefully 353 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 3: doesn't see this. 354 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: But so so far, you've visited a few major league 355 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 1: cities more than most people in this world. Which city 356 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: has had the best food? 357 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 2: Best food? I would say San Francisco. 358 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, so I guess not so much the city itself 359 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 3: if we're talking as far as like the in the 360 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 3: clubhouse food San Francisco. The chef there was unbelievable. The 361 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 3: food that we had there for that three game series 362 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 3: was just tremendous. Every single meal that we had, it 363 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 3: was unbelievable. As far as city goes, I would say 364 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 3: the best food probably be Chicago. 365 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 1: What's the weirdest thing you've had to Auto. 366 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 3: Rapah, Nothing really crazy. I would just say I would 367 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 3: just say bear skin, bear skin, bear skins. Like well, 368 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 3: the worst is it's like a kid wild ask can 369 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 3: you sign my arm? It's like is your parents are 370 00:15:57,760 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 3: your parents are right with this? And they're like yeah, 371 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 3: I'm like, whatever, so you just signed their arm. But 372 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 3: I've never had anything like sent to me. That's been 373 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 3: weird that I haven't signed, at least not yet at least. 374 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: And so the last one is, what is one thing 375 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 1: people don't know about Ryan? 376 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 2: How a lot of people that don't know about me? Gosh, 377 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 2: I'm honestly, it's super I'm a simple man. 378 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: You're simple man who's in the Major League. Those two 379 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 1: phrases don't go I see. 380 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 3: I usually go with the basketball story, but everybody, I like, 381 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 3: people know that by now I got. 382 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 2: I played growing up. 383 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 3: Basketball is my favorite sport being in Indiana, and I 384 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 3: love basketball. I just happened to choose baseball because I 385 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 3: was ultimately better at baseball. But being from Indiana, everybody 386 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 3: plays basketball. I would say, that's my that's my thing 387 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 3: that people most people don't know about me is I 388 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 3: was pretty good. Like, had some college Do you want 389 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 3: offers to go play basketball? 390 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: Where? 391 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 2: Indiana, Michigan, Purdue, Butler? 392 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 1: Do you ever do you ever have any regrets about 393 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 1: not taking those home? 394 00:16:58,240 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 2: No? No, I can't. I mean, I'm here in the 395 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 2: big things. I can I don't. I mean, it's always like, 396 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 2: what if but I can't complain where I'm at right now, or. 397 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:07,160 Speaker 1: Is there any message you have for the fans shout 398 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: outs you want to get before we wrap up here. 399 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:12,919 Speaker 3: I would just say to the fans, please come support us. 400 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:15,880 Speaker 3: We're having an absolutely great year so far, eleven games 401 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 3: over five hundred and we're in late June. 402 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 2: This team is a great team. 403 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 3: I just want them to know that we expect to 404 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:26,879 Speaker 3: win every single game and we have that vibe about us. 405 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 3: It's like we're gonna go out there and win. And 406 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 3: I think even last night's crowd was great for Monday Night. 407 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:32,879 Speaker 2: That was awesome and. 408 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 1: That was it was. It was the the largest Monday 409 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: Night crowd in a couple of years. 410 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 3: And we feed off that, like the more fans that 411 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:41,159 Speaker 3: comes to the games, we love that. 412 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 2: It hypes us up. 413 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:44,400 Speaker 3: It makes us, you know, play, I want to say, 414 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 3: play better because we feed off their energy. It gets loud, 415 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 3: the atmosphere is very fun. But yeah, just coming out, 416 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,679 Speaker 3: you know, it's it's awesome and exciting time to be 417 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 3: a Miami Marlins fan, Miami Martins player, and I think 418 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 3: this season has a bright future. 419 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: All right, Well, Brian, thank you so much. Liking the 420 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,479 Speaker 1: Water Relief podcast on Pish on First Podcast Network. I 421 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 1: don't know what order these podcasts are going on. I 422 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 1: think I'm recording like three today. Thank you everybody for listening. 423 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: We will be back in the near future with another 424 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:13,640 Speaker 1: Marvels reliever or Starter in his face.