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Speaker 1: Is this a great game or what With the Hall

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Speaker 1: And earlier this week it was Lou Garrig Day across

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Speaker 1: Major League Baseball. And today we're going to take some

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Speaker 1: time to honor your brother, my uncle Matt, who passed

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Speaker 1: away in twenty twenty three from this terrible disease. And

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Speaker 1: your brother, your other brother, my uncle Andy, the oldest

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Speaker 1: to do that in just a few moments. But Dad, obviously,

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Speaker 1: we have now been immersed very closely into this ALS community,

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Speaker 1: and it's a community that nobody wants to be a

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Speaker 1: part of, but it's a beautiful one to be a

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Speaker 2: Right. And Teresa Thirtle, who I got to know through

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Speaker 2: all of this, once told me she lost two family

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Speaker 2: Jeff and Philadelphia, you know, we talked to the Piscatti

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Speaker 2: and Aaron Nola's uncle was lost, and Sam Hilliard's father

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Speaker 2: was lost to ALS. And Will Hardy, the Utah basketball

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Speaker 2: just wanted to make sure that everyone knows that we

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Speaker 2: who I met in Philadelphia last year, wonderful guy, high

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Speaker 2: school baseball coach. He's fighting it also, and Jeff all

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Speaker 2: those people who are fighting for them, Boog Shambie who

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Speaker 2: even though today mostly is going to be about our

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Speaker 1: Take some time to learn more, have some laughs, maybe

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Speaker 1: because it's it's the Kirkchen family cause. Now for the

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Speaker 1: So let's introduce and let's bring in my dad's oldest brother,

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Speaker 1: Andy Kirkchen.

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Speaker 3: Hi, Uncle Andy, how are you.

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Speaker 4: I'm doing great, Jeff, Thanks Jeff.

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Speaker 2: As you know, Uncle Andy is a Hall of Famer

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Speaker 2: also at Catholic University for baseball. He's the most modest

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Speaker 2: man in the world. This is the last time we'll

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Speaker 2: on a baseball podcast, we have one of the greatest

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Speaker 2: players in the history of Catholic University baseball on today's podcast.

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Speaker 2: And naturally right and of course our late brother Matt,

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Speaker 2: and that's what this podcast is all about. He's in

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Speaker 2: the baseball Hall of Fame at Catholic University.

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Speaker 5: Also, so Jeff.

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Speaker 2: When I was growing up, well when I was an adult,

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Speaker 2: we had who's the only Kirkchin brother who wasn't good

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Speaker 2: enough to play college baseball? Answered Tim, And then it

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Speaker 5: In the Hall of Fame? Brother Tim.

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Speaker 2: This is after Andy and Matt just dwarfed me when

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Speaker 3: Sounds like you didn't have a chip on your shoulder

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Speaker 1: Bring in my uncle Andy, my dad's oldest brother, is

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Speaker 1: because this past Monday across Major League Baseball was Lou

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Speaker 1: Garrig Day, remembering Lou Garrig, his life, his legacy, and

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Speaker 1: ultimately his battle with ALS, Lou Garrig's disease, and the

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Speaker 1: unfortunate truth in the Kirkchen family, in our baseball family

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Speaker 1: it's an honor, Uncle Andy, for you to join our

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Speaker 3: Your dad the first Jeff Kirkhin.

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Speaker 1: I think this is going to be such a great

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Speaker 2: Right, and Jeff, we're all wearing our number two Matt

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Speaker 3: Two right on the back m Kirkhin.

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Speaker 2: Right, And it's really interesting. We'll get to this later also,

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Speaker 5: How cool is that?

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Speaker 3: That's awesome?

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Speaker 1: Now, Dad, Let's let's ask Uncle Andy here, because this

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Speaker 1: he is the ultimate teammate And your senior year at Catholic,

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Speaker 3: What was that like.

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Speaker 1: When you're a senior, you're the big starting catcher, the

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Speaker 6: Now, you remember when you're three years.

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Speaker 4: And when he was in his last three years of college,

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Speaker 6: I didn't watch his last three years, so really the

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Speaker 4: You know, I don't know how bad my memory is,

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Speaker 2: It's pretty bad, Andy Bida.

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Speaker 4: What I remember is actually being surprised that he must

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Speaker 3: Because Andy, at your peete, you were six six feet

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Speaker 4: Button matt turned out to be a better athlete than.

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Speaker 6: Me AND i THOUGHT i was. Quick he was really.

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Speaker 5: Fast, andy you were.

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Speaker 2: Fast matt was. Faster matt, places of course he. Was

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Speaker 2: That Uncle andy played In, jeff and it's where all

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Speaker 2: the college players played during the. Summer matt stole home

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Speaker 2: Ago we had an arm wrestling contest among The kirkchin.

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Speaker 6: Wrestling, Yeah matt.

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Speaker 4: Surprised you, know he exceeded expectations in every. Way for,

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Speaker 2: Field that's our, Brother, matt never once boasting about anything

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Speaker 5: Way i'm gonna crush you.

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Speaker 1: Here you, know a couple months, Ago, dad we got

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Speaker 1: an email to our podcast from a guy Named, brady

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Speaker 1: And brady used to play For Uncle matt's, team the

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Speaker 1: so happy to listen to your guys. Podcast he, SAID

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Speaker 1: i had read the article That, dad you had penned

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Speaker 1: that Note, Dad but it just goes to show you're,

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Speaker 3: Coach he was the perfect balance.

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Speaker 2: Of those two Thingss, andy That's, matt don't you?

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Speaker 5: Think? Kind patient in every.

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Speaker 4: Way, yeah he never, posted never, brag but he showed

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Speaker 4: led by. Example his leadership In catholic you and every

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Speaker 4: he didn't. SWING i, mean if he there's it was really.

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Speaker 5: Right and you know what he used to.

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Speaker 2: when it's his turn coming, up he would go right

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Speaker 2: At Howard. University they threw It matt a couple of

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Speaker 2: this close to the. Plate we're gonna throw at. You

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Speaker 2: was who was the coach At Howard andy played Against Chuck,

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Speaker 2: don't understand, you meaning they don't understand that you're trying

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Speaker 4: Matt, YES i remember that now that you mention that he.

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Speaker 4: he led that team in that he was. On you,

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Speaker 4: there was a fall league we played in you Mentioned Howard.

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Speaker 4: University we Played, Howard George, Washington American, University Georgetown, university

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Speaker 4: every year we did really well in that fall, league

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Speaker 4: but we never won that as a quote unquote championship.

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Speaker 6: Until my senior.

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Speaker 4: Year that fall When matt was on the, team we

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Speaker 4: matt was a champion as a freshman because being on that,

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Speaker 4: THE Ncaa Division One Eastern, REGIONALS i guess that's what it,

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Speaker 6: And then they almost won, it almost went.

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Speaker 4: To The College World series and.

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Speaker 6: All And matt was the leader of that.

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Speaker 2: Team, yeah he, was As Valvander, better one of his teammates,

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Speaker 5: Game that's.

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Speaker 2: How and it was nineteen seventy, seven and he, sorry

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Speaker 2: not nineteen seventy. Eight so the long story there is

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Speaker 2: That matt missed the bus headed to that. Tournament, okay

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Speaker 2: now he wasn't, asleep he wasn't doing, anything because nobody

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Speaker 2: Matt but somehow miraculously he missed the bus to the

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Speaker 2: biggest tournament of his. Life And, Andy, jeff you can appreciate.

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Speaker 2: This our, Father jeff's, Grandfather, pop the greatest man. Ever

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Speaker 2: matt Called, pop who was forty five minutes away From

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Speaker 2: Late in, fact he was early because our father, said

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Speaker 5: And, SAID.

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Speaker 2: I never want you to take this off because this

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Speaker 2: his wrist until the day he. Died he wore the

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Speaker 6: Father that's a great, Story.

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Speaker 3: Andy take us back To i've heard. This it's a

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Speaker 1: Like a tall tale in The Kirchen household back to

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Speaker 1: your senior. Year my Uncle matt's freshman, year he's playing.

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Speaker 1: Second If i'm not, mistaken and you're catching as you,

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Speaker 1: down to. Second do you recall What i'm talking about?

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Speaker 4: HERE i talked To Tim abaska earlier And andy.

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Speaker 5: Forgets of, course.

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Speaker 2: IF i Had andy's, CAREER i could tell you every

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Speaker 5: College he doesn't remember. Anything, sorry go, Ahead, WELL.

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Speaker 4: I you, Know i'm not surprised to hear this, story

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Speaker 4: throwing a good, PITCH i guess to second. BASE i

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Speaker 4: remember throwing one To Bob hickey once With Sam perlazzo on,

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Speaker 4: second base and the ump called him. SAFE i mean

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Speaker 4: that he was just he was going to say safe

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Speaker 2: What, Yeah And Sam perlazzo later became the manager of The.

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Speaker 2: ORIOLES i believe it or, Not, ANDY i told him

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Speaker 2: all about this famous cost stealing that WASN'T i swear to.

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Speaker 2: God he remembered the whole. Thing but the story, Goes

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Speaker 2: jeff is that and this is the Part andy. Does.

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Speaker 2: Remember andy is a wildly competitive, person even though he

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Speaker 2: throws this strike to second And matt drops the. Ball

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Speaker 2: andy comes to him and, Says, matt if you're going

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Speaker 2: to play on this, level you have to be able

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Speaker 2: to make that. Play andy was pissed at his own.

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Speaker 2: Brother So matt, said of, course because who's going to

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Speaker 2: argue with your older brother who you finally get a

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Speaker 2: chance to play. With but about thirty years after, That,

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Speaker 2: andy thirty years, Later matt whispered to me once and,

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Speaker 2: said you, know you know that famous ball THAT i.

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Speaker 2: Dropped andy threw that ball slightly in the. DIRT i

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Speaker 2: make the tag so everyone who thinks it was the

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Speaker 5: It it wasn't a perfect. THROW i had to pick. That,

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Speaker 5: Yes matt told me that it Took. Jeff it took him.

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Speaker 2: Thirty years to tell me the entire story, there.

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Speaker 6: And Now i'm starting to believe this, story, Right.

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Speaker 2: So jeff back to THE Ecac. Tournament this is Another matt.

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Speaker 2: Story he has a million of, them but you got

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Speaker 2: to pull them out of mat because he's not going

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Speaker 2: to like sit there and brag about. Himself but in

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Speaker 2: the biggest game that he's ever played, in it's, Like

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Speaker 2: i'll be wrong on the, score but it's like six' five.

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Speaker 5: Two outs in the.

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Speaker 2: Ninth inning the bases are loaded And kathok you is

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Speaker 2: high pop up that's hit in the air and it's

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Speaker 2: hit to the, Third Baseman. Matt kirkchin if he, catches

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Speaker 2: it of course the game.

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Speaker 5: Is over but.

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Speaker 2: With the bases loaded and, two outs if he somehow

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Speaker 2: doesn't catch, the ball the game is over And kathak.

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Speaker 2: Q loses and he told me that's as nervous as

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Speaker 2: he's ever been in his entire career because the ball

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Speaker 2: went up and, he went oh, my god this is coming.

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Speaker 2: To me this has hit Higher than eddie Pop up i've.

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Speaker 2: Ever seen and he had time to RECOGNIZE if i,

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Speaker 2: catch it, We WIN if i, drop it, we lose

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Speaker 2: and he. Caught it so that was the that was

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Speaker 2: the biggest play he. Ever made he made a lot of,

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Speaker 2: big plays but nothing was bigger.

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Speaker 4: That, yeah well he always had his head in. The

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Speaker 6: The ninth you're, you know we're up by.

437
00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:54,040
Speaker 4: One run you're playing, third base and the guy hits

438
00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:57,399
Speaker 4: a ground ball right to you at, third base second,

439
00:24:57,400 --> 00:24:57,760
Speaker 4: and third.

440
00:24:57,840 --> 00:24:59,040
Speaker 6: Two out what are you? Gonna do what are you?

441
00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:00,800
Speaker 6: Gonna do what are you? Gonna do think, about it think,

442
00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:04,240
Speaker 6: about it know what you're going. To do that's the

443
00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:04,879
Speaker 6: way dad.

444
00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:07,560
Speaker 4: Taught us and so, you know obviously you throw the

445
00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:11,120
Speaker 4: first get, that out and the. Game's over, So, right well,

446
00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:13,439
Speaker 4: you know some people would fire it at home and

447
00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:15,320
Speaker 4: try to make a play at the play and it got,

448
00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,639
Speaker 4: you know something goes wrong and losing, It.

449
00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:26,680
Speaker 1: Anyway dad one of my favorite stories of having three

450
00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:31,360
Speaker 1: boys in that Household involves nana in, the outfield your

451
00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:32,919
Speaker 1: mom in the outfield.

452
00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:34,080
Speaker 5: With.

453
00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:38,080
Speaker 2: Pop, Yeah well i'll tell. The story i'll try to make.

454
00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:40,359
Speaker 2: You quick so my dad and mom came to like

455
00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:43,000
Speaker 2: Every game i'm still not sure how, my father who

456
00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:45,960
Speaker 2: was a PhD in mathematics and had.

457
00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:48,399
Speaker 5: Like a real full, time job seemed to go to every.

458
00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:51,320
Speaker 2: SINGLE game i don't know how he did it and

459
00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:54,320
Speaker 2: still kept. His job so my mom went to all these,

460
00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:58,160
Speaker 2: games too because she, loved baseball even though she was Born,

461
00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:01,000
Speaker 2: in english didn't even understand it until a little. Bit

462
00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:05,000
Speaker 2: later so at The Old Catholic university Stadium where Andy and,

463
00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:08,919
Speaker 2: matt played if you hit, the ball it was played

464
00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:11,840
Speaker 2: on the football, field also so the right field stands Were,

465
00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:14,760
Speaker 2: what andy two hundred and seventy five feet from?

466
00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:15,439
Speaker 5: Home plate is?

467
00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:15,600
Speaker 4: That?

468
00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,040
Speaker 5: Accurate roughly it.

469
00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:21,399
Speaker 4: Was short it, was short but It wasn't it wasn't a.

470
00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:24,919
Speaker 2: HOME run i, Mean, so jeff as, you remember you

471
00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:28,000
Speaker 2: had to hit it over the stands for it to

472
00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:30,600
Speaker 2: be a. Home run if you hit it in, the

473
00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:32,280
Speaker 2: stand since the ball is now.

474
00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:34,520
Speaker 5: Out, of play it's a it's. A double it's an.

475
00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:37,800
Speaker 2: Automatic Double so Pop and nena come to a game

476
00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:40,080
Speaker 2: and they're a little bit late, for Once or nana

477
00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:43,320
Speaker 2: was at, least late and she is walking at the

478
00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:47,760
Speaker 2: dividing line between the home run and the double and Her,

479
00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:51,679
Speaker 2: son andy this big strong left handed hitter who hit

480
00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:55,159
Speaker 2: a ton of Homers At catholic university hits this long

481
00:26:55,240 --> 00:27:00,320
Speaker 2: fly ball that ends up hitting his mother in the

482
00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:04,960
Speaker 2: shoulder and the ball ricochet and she's standing right at the.

483
00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:09,560
Speaker 2: Dividing line the ball bounces into the, Doubles area so

484
00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:14,440
Speaker 2: now the umpires have to get together, and, say well

485
00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:16,760
Speaker 2: what are we going to? Call this it landed in the,

486
00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:19,800
Speaker 2: doubles area but if it hadn't hit that woman, out

487
00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:22,639
Speaker 2: there it would have been a, home run not knowing

488
00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:26,120
Speaker 2: that the woman was the mother of the guy who hit.

489
00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:31,200
Speaker 2: The ball so eventually they called it a home Run

490
00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:35,280
Speaker 2: and pop After recognized pop one of the funniest, people

491
00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:38,600
Speaker 2: ever loved my mother more. Than anything but after he

492
00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:42,480
Speaker 2: Realized that nana was okay even though she got hit in,

493
00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:46,239
Speaker 2: the shoulder he went to her and, he said what are?

494
00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:50,359
Speaker 5: You doing you almost contentate a. Home, run yeah that's a.

495
00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:52,679
Speaker 4: Great, story YEAH that's i remember.

496
00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:52,840
Speaker 5: That.

497
00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:55,680
Speaker 3: One well there's also the Great story dad.

498
00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:59,840
Speaker 1: Of playing you guys played countless games in your home

499
00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:03,600
Speaker 1: growing Up, In, bethesda maryland including my favorite story about,

500
00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:08,800
Speaker 1: my grandfather which is when you guys were playing ball in.

501
00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:12,600
Speaker 1: The house number one rule don't play ball in. The

502
00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:17,320
Speaker 1: house and while turning the, Double, play pop, my grandfather

503
00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:20,679
Speaker 1: threw a ball or a pile of socks. Or whatever

504
00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:24,160
Speaker 1: he was throwing through, a door the glass and, a, Door,

505
00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:25,080
Speaker 1: right DAD do i have?

506
00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:26,000
Speaker 3: This Right a french.

507
00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:28,600
Speaker 2: Door window he was showing his three boys how to

508
00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:31,480
Speaker 2: make the double play this is and he would throw

509
00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:35,200
Speaker 2: a pillow down on the floor so we could see

510
00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:38,040
Speaker 2: the proper footwork on how to make the. Double play

511
00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:41,520
Speaker 2: and he would throw the ball into the couch there

512
00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:45,000
Speaker 2: which is right next to backing up Against the french.

513
00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:48,480
Speaker 2: Door window so he air mails the couch because he

514
00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:51,560
Speaker 2: throws it a little bit, too hardy he breaks. The

515
00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:56,360
Speaker 2: Window and mom had told us a, million times don't

516
00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:58,880
Speaker 2: throw the ball in. The House now pop throws the

517
00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:01,480
Speaker 2: ball and breaks. A window and then he looks, at

518
00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:05,080
Speaker 2: me his, youngest son, And, says Tim tell mom that you,

519
00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:10,920
Speaker 2: did It and i'll get you. Off Easy, for pop

520
00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:15,400
Speaker 2: he couldn't, help himself but he went to Everyone of matt's,

521
00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:20,000
Speaker 2: games Too and matt played The game andy one summer

522
00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:23,240
Speaker 2: Up In costco Cosca where andy played a bunch of

523
00:29:23,280 --> 00:29:28,840
Speaker 2: games and. My dad my dad brought His dog bogie to,

524
00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:32,280
Speaker 2: the game and my dad refused To keep bogie on

525
00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:35,120
Speaker 2: a leaf back then because He wanted bogie. To Run

526
00:29:35,280 --> 00:29:39,680
Speaker 2: so matt is playing center FIELD at Costca and bogie

527
00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:42,840
Speaker 2: runs onto the field To greet.

528
00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:47,000
Speaker 5: Matt who's playing in. A game and he's in, center field.

529
00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:51,120
Speaker 2: And the dog is on, the Field and pop's run

530
00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:55,000
Speaker 2: and put him on. The leash it was the Dumbest

531
00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:55,360
Speaker 2: thing i've.

532
00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:56,200
Speaker 6: Ever seen.

533
00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,360
Speaker 1: See this is this is the kind of house That

534
00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:04,000
Speaker 1: the kirchen boys were raised in and why they are

535
00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:08,000
Speaker 1: the way they. Are, Now Obviously, uncle andy we brought

536
00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:11,080
Speaker 1: you in today to, you know talk about your brother

537
00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:12,520
Speaker 1: and to talk about.

538
00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:13,800
Speaker 3: The, Middle, Son andy Matt.

539
00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:17,040
Speaker 1: And tim and, you Know Losing uncle matt in twenty

540
00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:22,080
Speaker 1: twenty three was obviously. Extremely heartbreaking but, you know not

541
00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:23,800
Speaker 1: only was he a great, baseball player he's.

542
00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:26,160
Speaker 3: Great dad who's the best uncle in. The world.

543
00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:28,719
Speaker 1: YOU know i had a chance to speak at an

544
00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:32,920
Speaker 1: event here locally for an, als GROUP and i talked

545
00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:36,719
Speaker 1: about how My uncle matt taught me how to work with,

546
00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:39,400
Speaker 1: my hands how TO do i would spend hours in.

547
00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:42,320
Speaker 1: HIS workshop i would be making My pinewood derby car

548
00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:45,880
Speaker 1: like THIS one i have here right like my dad

549
00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:48,400
Speaker 1: had no ability when it came to working with, his

550
00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:50,960
Speaker 1: hands AND now i build things for my House and

551
00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:54,400
Speaker 1: i'm very handy because of My. Uncle, matt now despite

552
00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:58,480
Speaker 1: him being your, middle brother not your, littlest brother but your. Little,

553
00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:02,800
Speaker 1: brother nonetheless what is something that as you, tube began,

554
00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:06,080
Speaker 1: you know to become adults and, become dads that you

555
00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:08,479
Speaker 1: really looked Up To matt when it came to, the

556
00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:09,520
Speaker 1: man he became.

557
00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:16,680
Speaker 6: Oh Wow, well matt You. Know, matt.

558
00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:23,080
Speaker 4: Well there's so many Qualities about matt that besides, his athleticism,

559
00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:25,480
Speaker 4: you know, he was like, you mentioned he was a.

560
00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:31,200
Speaker 4: Great father he was. Extremely social he's. Very extroverted you

561
00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:35,760
Speaker 4: would go to a party and he would talk NonStop until.

562
00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:38,960
Speaker 6: People, were like what is he going to?

563
00:31:39,040 --> 00:31:42,280
Speaker 4: Stop talking and you put him on the phone and

564
00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:44,640
Speaker 4: he would go on and on, and on and you'd have, To,

565
00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:46,920
Speaker 4: Say matt i'm, You know i'm going to have, Dinner

566
00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:51,160
Speaker 4: now i'm gonna hangou and he'd. Keep talking those are

567
00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:52,400
Speaker 4: some funny qualities.

568
00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:55,480
Speaker 2: About him JEFF he i saw him have a fifteen

569
00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:57,719
Speaker 2: minute conversation with a guy at a party, one night

570
00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:00,240
Speaker 2: and then he came over to me afterwards said who is.

571
00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:03,960
Speaker 5: That guy he didn't know who. We won That's who.

572
00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:08,080
Speaker 2: Matt was but, You're, right andy his sociable qualities were like,

573
00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:09,920
Speaker 2: nothing else and he was great at.

574
00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:13,960
Speaker 6: That million friends we had his celebration. Of life.

575
00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:18,200
Speaker 4: It was a challenge because so many people he touched,

576
00:32:18,280 --> 00:32:21,920
Speaker 4: their lives and it WAS a i. Don't Know The

577
00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:26,600
Speaker 4: catholic university hosted it and their biggest venue hundreds and

578
00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:30,120
Speaker 4: i'd say three hundred and fifty people when people spoke

579
00:32:30,360 --> 00:32:33,120
Speaker 4: to stood in line, to speak and it went on,

580
00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:37,280
Speaker 4: for hours and the tributes, were just, you know, not

581
00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:42,160
Speaker 4: unexpected but it just was. Very impressive, IN fact i

582
00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:46,240
Speaker 4: was so, you know it was funny because we wore these.

583
00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:50,560
Speaker 4: NAME tags i don't know if you, remember that but

584
00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:53,480
Speaker 4: the name tag had your name, on it and then

585
00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:57,840
Speaker 4: underneath it you wrote down how are you related.

586
00:32:57,640 --> 00:32:58,080
Speaker 5: Or how do You?

587
00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:02,920
Speaker 4: Know matt and so, you Know obviously I'm his brother's

588
00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:03,680
Speaker 4: all Write down i'm.

589
00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:06,240
Speaker 6: His brother but.

590
00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:07,680
Speaker 4: The more that night, went on THE more i, realized that,

591
00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:12,960
Speaker 4: you KNOW when i was the older Brother and i'm

592
00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:17,720
Speaker 4: like the Catcher For catholic university and most valuable player and,

593
00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:19,920
Speaker 4: all this, You know matt would look at me, And

594
00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:20,320
Speaker 4: Go i'm.

595
00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:22,480
Speaker 6: Andy's brother And.

596
00:33:22,360 --> 00:33:27,720
Speaker 4: Then tim became A big tv PERSONALITY and i would.

597
00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:33,280
Speaker 6: Switch and, I'd Say i'm. Tim's brother and then my my.

598
00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:37,600
Speaker 4: Wife became a big real estate Agent, in TEXAS and i, would,

599
00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:43,760
Speaker 4: Say Well i'm. Terry's husband but so these ARE how i.

600
00:33:43,800 --> 00:33:48,520
Speaker 6: Became known but at that.

601
00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:51,080
Speaker 4: That night at the celebration, OF life I Realized i'm, matt's,

602
00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:52,960
Speaker 4: brother Right.

603
00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:57,520
Speaker 2: And andy You were matt's, older brother because he looked

604
00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:01,320
Speaker 2: up to you so tremendous all.

605
00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:03,760
Speaker 5: The TIME and i remember putting on my.

606
00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:09,800
Speaker 2: Name played That Night tim kirkchen, little BROTHER because I

607
00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:14,520
Speaker 2: was matt's, little brother and it wasn't just a, physical

608
00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:16,440
Speaker 2: distinction which.

609
00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:17,520
Speaker 5: We all know HOW little.

610
00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:20,239
Speaker 2: I am I was matt's, younger BROTHER and i was

611
00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:24,719
Speaker 2: only eleven, months younger born in the. Same Year but

612
00:34:24,920 --> 00:34:28,040
Speaker 2: matt was always my big brother in every way he.

613
00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:30,960
Speaker 2: Protected me we went to school the, same year played

614
00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:34,719
Speaker 2: on all the school, teams together athletic, teams together.

615
00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:36,120
Speaker 5: So he was always my.

616
00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:39,520
Speaker 2: Big brother and the way, that he, you know helped,

617
00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:42,319
Speaker 2: me through whether it was in math class in, high

618
00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:45,359
Speaker 2: school or the baseball team or anything that we, were

619
00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:48,520
Speaker 2: doing especially when things needed to be fixed around. The

620
00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:51,520
Speaker 2: house we Always called Matt because matt would be over

621
00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:54,680
Speaker 2: in a heartbeat to help. Us Out, AND andy i

622
00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,080
Speaker 2: know you, know this but our senior year in, High

623
00:34:57,120 --> 00:35:02,320
Speaker 2: school matt won the envy of the team and he

624
00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:06,160
Speaker 2: Won The spartan award the. Same Year The spartan award

625
00:35:06,360 --> 00:35:10,800
Speaker 2: was given to the player that was the best teammate on.

626
00:35:10,920 --> 00:35:13,920
Speaker 2: Your team nobody has ever Won The spartan award AND

627
00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:18,239
Speaker 2: the mvp in the same season except for Our, brother

628
00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:21,960
Speaker 2: matt which just kind of spoke to who he was as,

629
00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:26,520
Speaker 2: a great. Great Teammate, and andy You Remember. Bobby keene

630
00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:30,080
Speaker 2: we Played. And matt BOBBY and i played in high,

631
00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:33,959
Speaker 2: school together And then matt played slow pitch softball until

632
00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,640
Speaker 2: he was like fifty five. Years Old and matt's the

633
00:35:36,719 --> 00:35:39,759
Speaker 2: best player in. The league he's the shortstop on. Their

634
00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:43,399
Speaker 2: Team and bobby wasn't as good a Player, as, matt

635
00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:46,600
Speaker 2: obviously but he told Me after, matt died, he said,

636
00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:49,080
Speaker 2: YOU know i played Next to matt in those slow

637
00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:52,759
Speaker 2: pitch softball games for years and he never ever ever

638
00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:57,360
Speaker 2: made me feel inferior, to him even though he was

639
00:35:57,480 --> 00:36:00,520
Speaker 2: a thousand times BETTER than. I was in, other words

640
00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:04,160
Speaker 2: if he made it's supposed to be a double PLAY.

641
00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:04,800
Speaker 5: And i didn't make the.

642
00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:07,319
Speaker 2: Turn properly he would never look at, me like what are.

643
00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:10,760
Speaker 2: You doing he would never treat anybody like that because

644
00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:15,200
Speaker 2: that's not what a great. Teammate does and That's why

645
00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:19,000
Speaker 2: matt is the GREATEST teammate i Know that i've. Ever Had,

646
00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:23,880
Speaker 2: ross totally the baseball Coach At catholic University calls matt

647
00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:24,880
Speaker 2: the greatest.

648
00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:28,360
Speaker 5: Teammate ever and it's not just in a.

649
00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:32,080
Speaker 2: Baseball sense it's everything that he did, at home everything

650
00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:33,719
Speaker 2: that he did with, His children Lane.

651
00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:35,399
Speaker 5: And michael i'll never.

652
00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:38,200
Speaker 2: Forget This when Lane and michael were going to they

653
00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:41,239
Speaker 2: would Go to sunday school At a catholic Church and

654
00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:45,399
Speaker 2: matt went in to help out with the teaching At

655
00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:49,439
Speaker 2: a catholic Church on sunday and he was just being

656
00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:51,640
Speaker 2: there to be with his children and to. Help out

657
00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:54,560
Speaker 2: and then they found Out that Matt wasn't catholic and

658
00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:55,600
Speaker 2: they kicked him out.

659
00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:59,080
Speaker 5: Of the Sunday smol and he had, to, say well

660
00:36:59,120 --> 00:36:59,880
Speaker 5: what does that have to do?

661
00:37:00,239 --> 00:37:03,239
Speaker 2: With it, they, said well You're teaching. Catholic children, he

662
00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:06,239
Speaker 2: goes WELL that i just want to Help out this Was.

663
00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:10,160
Speaker 2: Classic matt all he wanted to do was help, people out.

664
00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:13,520
Speaker 5: And they kicked about because He. Wasn't catholic we we

665
00:37:13,640 --> 00:37:14,480
Speaker 5: got a big chuckle.

666
00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:18,640
Speaker 1: About, that well after retiring from his, long career he

667
00:37:18,760 --> 00:37:23,400
Speaker 1: went back to your guy's elementary school to be a,

668
00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:27,120
Speaker 1: teacher's aid to be, an aide And mister matt was

669
00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:30,640
Speaker 1: just he dealt with everything from, you know maybe students

670
00:37:30,680 --> 00:37:33,200
Speaker 1: that needed a little more one on, one attention whether

671
00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:36,800
Speaker 1: they had a physical or an. Intellectual disability he worked

672
00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:38,720
Speaker 1: with different teachers to help them out throughout.

673
00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:40,480
Speaker 3: The day And mister matt was known as.

674
00:37:41,040 --> 00:37:44,320
Speaker 1: That guy and, you know ten years ago our family

675
00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:48,960
Speaker 1: suffered an unimaginable loss when we lost, our cousin My,

676
00:37:49,120 --> 00:37:55,239
Speaker 1: cousin nina unfortunately, very TRAGICALLY and i remember. So, specifically

677
00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:58,239
Speaker 1: obviously family coming in from all over TO the dc

678
00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:03,959
Speaker 1: area for, the Services And uncle MATT was i think there.

679
00:38:03,920 --> 00:38:05,319
Speaker 3: Was two, of them two.

680
00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:06,319
Speaker 5: Of them hero was at.

681
00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:10,080
Speaker 1: The airport he was putting people up in. His house

682
00:38:10,120 --> 00:38:12,600
Speaker 1: sure we all, do that but he was planning out meals.

683
00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:16,120
Speaker 1: And drawing remember he would draw out directions and then

684
00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:18,640
Speaker 1: he would. Copy them he would write them out and

685
00:38:18,719 --> 00:38:20,520
Speaker 1: he would copy directions on how to get to the,

686
00:38:20,600 --> 00:38:22,799
Speaker 1: funeral service how to get, to this how to get,

687
00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:24,560
Speaker 1: to that to make sure everybody knew what they.

688
00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:25,960
Speaker 3: Were DOING and i was.

689
00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:29,239
Speaker 1: Only twenty one at, the time so just really entering

690
00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:32,480
Speaker 1: true adulthood looking at him, and saying this man is.

691
00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:35,160
Speaker 3: A superhero. Truly incredible.

692
00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:37,920
Speaker 2: He was and during all, of that we had to

693
00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:40,759
Speaker 2: Go To georgetown university for a bunch. Of Things and

694
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:47,360
Speaker 2: andy Is taking nina's parents and His brother rob from place,

695
00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:48,800
Speaker 2: to place and they were in a bit of a

696
00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:52,759
Speaker 2: Hurry and rob forgot, his computer so they had to

697
00:38:52,880 --> 00:38:55,879
Speaker 2: go back and get. The computer we should not laugh,

698
00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:59,840
Speaker 2: about This, But matt matt went and got, the computer

699
00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:01,919
Speaker 2: and then they were in such a hurry he drove

700
00:39:02,120 --> 00:39:04,920
Speaker 2: on the wrong side of the road in order to

701
00:39:05,080 --> 00:39:09,600
Speaker 2: cut down the Distance to hope And, LIKE nina, I

702
00:39:09,680 --> 00:39:12,640
Speaker 2: mean Gail and Nico and robbie, are like.

703
00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:14,960
Speaker 5: They're mortified what do we do?

704
00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:17,560
Speaker 2: It Here and matt got them home to the next

705
00:39:17,680 --> 00:39:22,080
Speaker 2: function by driving a short distance on the wrong side of.

706
00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:25,439
Speaker 5: The road because That. Was matt i'll.

707
00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:29,360
Speaker 2: NEVER forget i had my car in the shop ONCE

708
00:39:29,719 --> 00:39:32,280
Speaker 2: and i had to get it out by five O'clock.

709
00:39:32,360 --> 00:39:35,560
Speaker 2: On FRIDAY otherwise i would not have my car for,

710
00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:36,279
Speaker 2: the weekend and that.

711
00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:37,239
Speaker 5: Was unacceptable.

712
00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:41,200
Speaker 2: Matt drove it was about a thirty, minute ride and

713
00:39:41,360 --> 00:39:45,440
Speaker 2: he got there in about, seventeen minutes driving on sidewalks and,

714
00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:48,440
Speaker 2: everything else and we rescued. My car That was matt

715
00:39:48,600 --> 00:39:52,640
Speaker 2: one of the great daredevil. Drivers ever And also jeff

716
00:39:52,760 --> 00:39:55,640
Speaker 2: must be pointed out he jumped over the hood of

717
00:39:55,719 --> 00:39:59,239
Speaker 2: a car. Multiple, times andy did you ever see him?

718
00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:01,120
Speaker 6: DO that i wanted to tell.

719
00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:02,280
Speaker 4: That story, i'm sorry.

720
00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:06,640
Speaker 6: Go ahead well my, story is, YOU.

721
00:40:06,680 --> 00:40:08,799
Speaker 4: Know I had i had been. IN college i guess

722
00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:12,480
Speaker 4: this is maybe the late sixties or nineteen Seventy. When

723
00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:18,000
Speaker 4: cadillacs cadillacs were. These arcs they. Were gigantic they were

724
00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:23,920
Speaker 4: really long and, really wide and the hood is like

725
00:40:24,760 --> 00:40:28,200
Speaker 4: flat and it's, you know they're pretty. High up they're

726
00:40:28,239 --> 00:40:32,120
Speaker 4: big tires and everything. Like that AND so i can't

727
00:40:32,200 --> 00:40:35,160
Speaker 4: remember exactly where, we ARE but i, was There and,

728
00:40:35,360 --> 00:40:39,239
Speaker 4: I'm like matt can jump Over, a Cadillac and, i'm

729
00:40:39,320 --> 00:40:44,279
Speaker 4: like nobody can Jump. Over tom it wasn't so much the,

730
00:40:44,640 --> 00:40:47,680
Speaker 4: horizontal distance because if there's no, car there you could,

731
00:40:47,719 --> 00:40:52,960
Speaker 4: probably eat, you know jump that far like a, long

732
00:40:53,080 --> 00:40:58,560
Speaker 4: JUMP but i would say the height of the hood is.

733
00:41:00,239 --> 00:41:00,479
Speaker 6: Above.

734
00:41:00,520 --> 00:41:06,800
Speaker 4: Your waist, and anyway, he ran, he jumped he cleared,

735
00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:10,000
Speaker 4: the Car and, i'm like oh, my god that.

736
00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:13,600
Speaker 5: Was, unbelievable Yeah, And jeff i'll talk about.

737
00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:15,360
Speaker 6: His athleticism it. Was amazing it.

738
00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:18,840
Speaker 2: WAS amazing i saw him do it at eleven o'clock

739
00:41:18,920 --> 00:41:22,600
Speaker 2: one night At the University. Of maryland we'd all had

740
00:41:22,680 --> 00:41:24,600
Speaker 2: a little bit too much to eat, that night and

741
00:41:24,719 --> 00:41:26,920
Speaker 2: we were out with All his catholic you buddies who

742
00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:30,680
Speaker 2: would goad him to do all sorts of. Crazy stuff

743
00:41:30,719 --> 00:41:33,520
Speaker 2: the point ABOUT what i saw him just the car

744
00:41:33,880 --> 00:41:37,719
Speaker 2: was parked at a, red light and he jumped over

745
00:41:37,840 --> 00:41:40,400
Speaker 2: it while it was parked at a. Red light can

746
00:41:40,440 --> 00:41:43,879
Speaker 2: you imagine being the driver of this car and then

747
00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:49,120
Speaker 2: an adult male jumps over the car while you're at a.

748
00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:53,239
Speaker 2: RED light i saw that do that more, than ONCE and, i,

749
00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:55,800
Speaker 2: thought oh, my gosh HOW Can i i'm the biggest

750
00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,320
Speaker 2: chicken in. The world HOW can i be related to

751
00:41:58,440 --> 00:42:00,759
Speaker 2: somebody who a could jump over the hood of a

752
00:42:00,840 --> 00:42:03,960
Speaker 2: car and has the courage to do it while it's

753
00:42:04,040 --> 00:42:05,320
Speaker 2: had a? Stop.

754
00:42:05,480 --> 00:42:09,600
Speaker 4: LIGHT unbelievable i might have been able to jump onto, the,

755
00:42:11,520 --> 00:42:14,560
Speaker 4: maybe RIGHT but i mean it.

756
00:42:14,640 --> 00:42:17,920
Speaker 6: Was unbelievable nobody could, do, That right But.

757
00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:22,160
Speaker 2: That's jeff it's because he got challenged by his college

758
00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:25,400
Speaker 2: buddies who had their own little. Club there it was Called,

759
00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:30,680
Speaker 2: riff raff named after the bad guy In the underdog

760
00:42:31,320 --> 00:42:34,680
Speaker 2: cartoon Series, That andy MATT and i grew. UP watching

761
00:42:34,840 --> 00:42:37,600
Speaker 2: i still have a riff raft shirt. At home and

762
00:42:37,719 --> 00:42:40,319
Speaker 2: they used to Torture. Poor matt they they made him

763
00:42:40,360 --> 00:42:43,799
Speaker 2: do all sorts of things because HE said i could.

764
00:42:43,840 --> 00:42:47,080
Speaker 2: Do this so they were about to like, punish him,

765
00:42:47,080 --> 00:42:49,080
Speaker 2: you know like AND when i, say punished they would

766
00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:52,120
Speaker 2: flick him in the head with their with their middle

767
00:42:52,200 --> 00:42:53,239
Speaker 2: finger and it would hurt.

768
00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:56,160
Speaker 5: Like crazy and he knew he he was gonna.

769
00:42:55,880 --> 00:42:58,799
Speaker 2: Take it but, He said i'm not gonna, he said

770
00:42:58,880 --> 00:43:01,200
Speaker 2: and he had a darkness hand and he looked at the,

771
00:43:01,320 --> 00:43:04,080
Speaker 2: DART board i mean at the there was a map on.

772
00:43:04,160 --> 00:43:06,160
Speaker 2: The wall this is a, true story and, he goes

773
00:43:06,520 --> 00:43:08,680
Speaker 2: you're not going to crush ME if i HIT the

774
00:43:08,800 --> 00:43:12,560
Speaker 2: O in bolivia with this dart on a, WORLD.

775
00:43:12,480 --> 00:43:16,480
Speaker 5: Map i Swear. To god he takes, the dart fires

776
00:43:16,560 --> 00:43:19,279
Speaker 5: it at the map and Hits the Oh.

777
00:43:20,040 --> 00:43:22,720
Speaker 2: IN bolivia i don't even think he Knew where, bolivia

778
00:43:23,080 --> 00:43:26,719
Speaker 2: was and he still Hit the oh That was matt

779
00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:28,080
Speaker 2: late at Night At.

780
00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:31,239
Speaker 5: Catholic university nobody could beat him.

781
00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:35,360
Speaker 6: In darts it. Was unbelievable he was amazingly good at, that.

782
00:43:35,520 --> 00:43:39,399
Speaker 2: Game right he was amazingly good at so, Many, things

783
00:43:39,520 --> 00:43:43,640
Speaker 2: jeff but baseball was the number one thing that he

784
00:43:43,960 --> 00:43:49,040
Speaker 2: was really. Good at and again That's Why catholic university

785
00:43:49,600 --> 00:43:52,000
Speaker 2: honored him the way that, he did not just as,

786
00:43:52,080 --> 00:43:54,880
Speaker 2: we said because he was a, great player but because

787
00:43:54,920 --> 00:43:56,000
Speaker 2: of what a great teammate.

788
00:43:56,080 --> 00:43:57,240
Speaker 5: He was and we're wearing.

789
00:43:57,360 --> 00:43:59,560
Speaker 2: These jerseys i'm going to tell this. Story now it's

790
00:43:59,560 --> 00:44:01,480
Speaker 2: going to take a little WHILE and i may not get.

791
00:44:01,560 --> 00:44:06,279
Speaker 2: Through it But when matt, Got Sick, ross natoli the

792
00:44:06,320 --> 00:44:09,560
Speaker 2: baseball Coach, at kathock, YOU said i want you to

793
00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:13,279
Speaker 2: throw out the first ball at the only fall date of,

794
00:44:13,400 --> 00:44:16,960
Speaker 2: the season which was a Doubleheader on october First At Mount.

795
00:44:17,040 --> 00:44:21,840
Speaker 2: Saint Mary's so matt was having trouble gripping a baseball

796
00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:26,640
Speaker 2: because the als had taken away his ability with. His

797
00:44:27,040 --> 00:44:29,600
Speaker 2: hands so HE and i played it catch out in

798
00:44:29,680 --> 00:44:32,120
Speaker 2: front of. His house how many times did we? Do that,

799
00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:36,800
Speaker 2: as kids and he relearned how to throw. A baseball

800
00:44:37,719 --> 00:44:40,920
Speaker 2: so we Went To Mount saint Mary's and matt is

801
00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:44,840
Speaker 2: scheduled to throw out the. First ball and when he,

802
00:44:44,960 --> 00:44:49,160
Speaker 2: gets there he has presented, this jersey the one that we,

803
00:44:49,360 --> 00:44:52,200
Speaker 2: are wearing so he can walk out to the field

804
00:44:52,840 --> 00:44:56,040
Speaker 2: and throw out the. First ball he throws out the,

805
00:44:56,120 --> 00:45:00,120
Speaker 2: first ball a really athletic strike with a guy who who,

806
00:45:00,239 --> 00:45:04,960
Speaker 2: has als and he turns to his Right and i'm

807
00:45:05,000 --> 00:45:07,279
Speaker 2: standing right next. To him he stands to his right

808
00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:13,040
Speaker 2: and his entire family is wearing, these jerseys the one

809
00:45:13,120 --> 00:45:14,400
Speaker 2: that we're wearing.

810
00:45:14,840 --> 00:45:16,239
Speaker 5: Right now then he.

811
00:45:16,360 --> 00:45:20,640
Speaker 2: Looked further to his right and all forty eight players

812
00:45:21,239 --> 00:45:27,040
Speaker 2: On The catholic university baseball team Were Wearing matt kirkchin number.

813
00:45:27,160 --> 00:45:31,319
Speaker 5: Two jerseys and that's the FIRST time i.

814
00:45:31,400 --> 00:45:35,200
Speaker 2: Saw him cry after. This ordeal he looked at me,

815
00:45:35,280 --> 00:45:37,080
Speaker 2: AND said i can't believe.

816
00:45:37,800 --> 00:45:38,440
Speaker 5: They're doing this.

817
00:45:38,600 --> 00:45:43,000
Speaker 2: For, me well they did it for him because of

818
00:45:43,200 --> 00:45:46,759
Speaker 2: what he meant To The catholic, university program what he

819
00:45:47,000 --> 00:45:50,760
Speaker 2: meant when he went back every year to Support The catholic.

820
00:45:50,880 --> 00:45:55,440
Speaker 2: University program and that's why they Named The Matt Kirkchin

821
00:45:56,080 --> 00:45:58,320
Speaker 2: ultimate teammate award after.

822
00:45:58,520 --> 00:45:59,520
Speaker 5: OUR brother.

823
00:46:01,840 --> 00:46:06,080
Speaker 1: I can't think of a better place to, Wrap Gentlemen, Uncle,

824
00:46:06,120 --> 00:46:12,440
Speaker 1: andy dad this was a joy to revisit these amazing

825
00:46:12,520 --> 00:46:16,080
Speaker 1: memories and tell these great stories To Keep uncle matt's.

826
00:46:16,160 --> 00:46:19,640
Speaker 3: Memory alive pardon almost made it the, Whole.

827
00:46:19,560 --> 00:46:22,960
Speaker 5: Time dad, no chance no.

828
00:46:23,120 --> 00:46:25,799
Speaker 2: Chance chance matt was, no chance too important to, our

829
00:46:25,920 --> 00:46:30,000
Speaker 2: family the ringleader of the entire family in, every, way

830
00:46:30,320 --> 00:46:34,239
Speaker 2: baseball all every. Single way if someone, Was sick matt

831
00:46:34,440 --> 00:46:37,080
Speaker 2: was there to go. Find him if anyone. Needed help

832
00:46:37,160 --> 00:46:37,839
Speaker 2: matt was the first.

833
00:46:37,880 --> 00:46:43,040
Speaker 1: Guideline Always, uncle andy thank you so much for sharing these,

834
00:46:43,120 --> 00:46:47,160
Speaker 1: great stories these great memories on the podcast and. With

835
00:46:47,400 --> 00:46:51,319
Speaker 1: US and i can't Wait for thanksgiving because we'll all

836
00:46:51,400 --> 00:46:56,440
Speaker 1: be All the kirksheens together with. The ringleader now, Your

837
00:46:56,480 --> 00:46:59,400
Speaker 1: Wife aunt terry planning every step of. The way and

838
00:46:59,640 --> 00:47:02,520
Speaker 1: if she's in charge of, A trip i am very excited.

839
00:47:02,600 --> 00:47:03,560
Speaker 5: To attend.

840
00:47:04,760 --> 00:47:04,960
Speaker 6: Well.

841
00:47:05,040 --> 00:47:07,600
Speaker 4: Without matt, you know we have to make an effort

842
00:47:07,719 --> 00:47:10,800
Speaker 4: to fill, his shoes and if we don't, do that

843
00:47:11,440 --> 00:47:15,400
Speaker 4: we'll miss all the kids getting together and stuff.

844
00:47:15,480 --> 00:47:18,080
Speaker 1: Like, that well one of my and to end on,

845
00:47:18,160 --> 00:47:21,640
Speaker 1: a lighter, happier note when we Did A new Year's

846
00:47:21,840 --> 00:47:24,200
Speaker 1: weekend this Is When uncle matt was still with us

847
00:47:24,280 --> 00:47:27,800
Speaker 1: and he, was sick and we wanted to do a

848
00:47:27,960 --> 00:47:30,800
Speaker 1: whiffle ball game with. The Family Now uncle matt was

849
00:47:30,920 --> 00:47:35,320
Speaker 1: not able, to PARTICIPATE but i believe It Was, aunt terry,

850
00:47:35,600 --> 00:47:39,160
Speaker 1: your wife who got him. A jersey it was a

851
00:47:39,280 --> 00:47:43,520
Speaker 1: referee jersey and a chair so he could be a

852
00:47:43,600 --> 00:47:46,040
Speaker 1: part of. The game and he sat kind of behind

853
00:47:46,239 --> 00:47:48,880
Speaker 1: and was the catcher and was able to be a

854
00:47:48,960 --> 00:47:49,239
Speaker 1: part of.

855
00:47:49,360 --> 00:47:51,680
Speaker 3: That game and that's A memory i will, always Have.

856
00:47:52,320 --> 00:47:54,440
Speaker 2: Right and THE memory i have of, that GAME and

857
00:47:54,560 --> 00:47:57,880
Speaker 2: i will finish with this Is That, Catherine williams matt's

858
00:47:57,960 --> 00:48:02,439
Speaker 2: partner at, the time the defensive play of. The game

859
00:48:03,080 --> 00:48:05,959
Speaker 2: she made the most miraculous catchup've ever seen and she's

860
00:48:06,120 --> 00:48:09,719
Speaker 2: never played, wiffle, ball baseball softball in. Her life she

861
00:48:09,880 --> 00:48:11,239
Speaker 2: made the defensive play of.

862
00:48:11,320 --> 00:48:13,040
Speaker 5: The Game And, uncle.

863
00:48:12,920 --> 00:48:17,360
Speaker 2: Andy the decorated greatest player ever To, playth.

864
00:48:16,960 --> 00:48:20,120
Speaker 5: University he struck out in a. Wiffleball game.

865
00:48:21,880 --> 00:48:25,279
Speaker 2: So the best player, Struck out, And, sorry catherine the

866
00:48:25,400 --> 00:48:27,800
Speaker 2: worst player made the defensive play of.

867
00:48:27,920 --> 00:48:30,719
Speaker 5: The game and that was all as a Tribute To.

868
00:48:30,800 --> 00:48:31,440
Speaker 5: Uncle Matt and.

869
00:48:31,719 --> 00:48:34,719
Speaker 2: I'm sorry that was the last Time that matt was

870
00:48:34,920 --> 00:48:38,000
Speaker 2: in his glory is that he knew everything that was,

871
00:48:38,080 --> 00:48:42,640
Speaker 2: going On and i'll never forget when, we left he just.

872
00:48:42,760 --> 00:48:46,920
Speaker 2: Started crying and when we went Back to maryland because,

873
00:48:47,600 --> 00:48:50,640
Speaker 2: HE said i just don't want to leave.

874
00:48:50,719 --> 00:48:54,680
Speaker 5: THESE people I don't and six months later he. Was, Gone,

875
00:48:57,400 --> 00:48:58,200
Speaker 5: SORRY jeff.

876
00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:01,120
Speaker 3: I thought we were gonna end on a light.

877
00:49:01,239 --> 00:49:05,440
Speaker 2: Or, not well we had enough laughs today and. We

878
00:49:05,600 --> 00:49:08,040
Speaker 2: did the Reason is, andy is, You know matt would

879
00:49:08,040 --> 00:49:11,320
Speaker 2: be really upset with us. Right now if we didn't

880
00:49:11,560 --> 00:49:14,319
Speaker 2: have a, few chuckles if we didn't mention jumping over

881
00:49:14,480 --> 00:49:17,080
Speaker 2: cars and HITTING the O in bolivia and stealing home

882
00:49:17,200 --> 00:49:20,120
Speaker 2: five times and get a home run Off, of justin

883
00:49:20,360 --> 00:49:20,719
Speaker 2: he would have.

884
00:49:20,800 --> 00:49:21,799
Speaker 5: Been Disappointed so.

885
00:49:22,360 --> 00:49:24,000
Speaker 6: I'll tell you a quick golf story if we.

886
00:49:24,080 --> 00:49:29,120
Speaker 5: Have, time, sure, Yeah Please, so matt, You know matt.

887
00:49:29,280 --> 00:49:31,919
Speaker 4: Didn't like golf because you had to pay, to play

888
00:49:32,040 --> 00:49:36,759
Speaker 4: and so, He's like i'm not paying that kind of

889
00:49:36,800 --> 00:49:39,680
Speaker 4: money to. Play, golf well he Came, to florida this

890
00:49:39,880 --> 00:49:42,600
Speaker 4: is before he, had als and THAT'S where, i LIVED

891
00:49:42,680 --> 00:49:44,840
Speaker 4: and i belonged to a country CLUB and i liked to,

892
00:49:44,880 --> 00:49:47,919
Speaker 4: play GOLF so i wanted to play golf with. My. Brother,

893
00:49:48,560 --> 00:49:51,239
Speaker 4: matt well he didn't even, have clubs, you know so

894
00:49:51,840 --> 00:49:56,560
Speaker 4: you give him like a set of clubs that he's never,

895
00:49:56,719 --> 00:50:00,759
Speaker 4: hit with and he probably didn't even warm up anything. Like,

896
00:50:00,840 --> 00:50:03,960
Speaker 4: that well our eighteenth holl. Is difficult it's a, dog,

897
00:50:04,080 --> 00:50:07,600
Speaker 4: leg right is a, par four and, it's very very

898
00:50:07,760 --> 00:50:12,160
Speaker 4: hard to get. A par and SO normally i feel

899
00:50:12,280 --> 00:50:15,279
Speaker 4: really GOOD if i get, a BOGIE and i get

900
00:50:15,480 --> 00:50:19,040
Speaker 4: double bogies MORE than i. Get pars, so anyway we're

901
00:50:19,080 --> 00:50:22,480
Speaker 4: playing this Hole and matt te's off and, it off

902
00:50:22,520 --> 00:50:25,960
Speaker 4: and we both hit good drives and then he hits his.

903
00:50:26,200 --> 00:50:28,160
Speaker 4: Second shot it must have been one hundred and eighty

904
00:50:28,239 --> 00:50:31,160
Speaker 4: yards out to an. Elevated green he must have hit

905
00:50:31,200 --> 00:50:35,400
Speaker 4: it two feet from. The cup pet tapped it In,

906
00:50:35,560 --> 00:50:37,880
Speaker 4: for Bertie and, i'm like how do you?

907
00:50:38,160 --> 00:50:39,640
Speaker 6: DO that i mean it was.

908
00:50:40,000 --> 00:50:43,920
Speaker 4: It was i'll never forget the berdie he got on, Eighteene,

909
00:50:44,080 --> 00:50:44,520
Speaker 4: RIGHT well i.

910
00:50:44,640 --> 00:50:46,400
Speaker 2: HAVE to i don't want to, Top, you ANDY but

911
00:50:46,560 --> 00:50:48,640
Speaker 2: i have to tell my golf Story, with matt And

912
00:50:48,680 --> 00:50:51,840
Speaker 2: then i'll, BE done. I promise he Goes to england

913
00:50:51,960 --> 00:50:55,480
Speaker 2: to play with. Our cousins he's Playing with Paul and

914
00:50:55,640 --> 00:50:58,080
Speaker 2: jamie and they've never played Golf with matt before and

915
00:50:58,160 --> 00:51:00,320
Speaker 2: they literally tee off at four o clock in the

916
00:51:00,400 --> 00:51:04,120
Speaker 2: morning because it's like the summer and there's the sun never,

917
00:51:04,280 --> 00:51:06,440
Speaker 2: goes down but it's still kind of dark out so

918
00:51:06,560 --> 00:51:09,960
Speaker 2: you could barely see the green on the, first hole

919
00:51:10,040 --> 00:51:13,200
Speaker 2: which is a, par three which is just unusual to

920
00:51:13,280 --> 00:51:15,440
Speaker 2: have a, par three and it's a really long, par

921
00:51:15,560 --> 00:51:18,640
Speaker 2: three it's like two hundred and. Five yards and they've

922
00:51:18,719 --> 00:51:20,520
Speaker 2: never Played with matt and, he, GOES well i. Never

923
00:51:20,600 --> 00:51:23,120
Speaker 2: play i'm, no Good but i'll play. With you he

924
00:51:23,239 --> 00:51:26,600
Speaker 2: gets up on the first d in the Dark, in

925
00:51:26,840 --> 00:51:30,360
Speaker 2: england and from two hundred and five feet away, yards

926
00:51:30,440 --> 00:51:32,840
Speaker 2: way he hits at one foot for. The hole he

927
00:51:33,080 --> 00:51:34,520
Speaker 2: almost made a hole.

928
00:51:34,600 --> 00:51:37,360
Speaker 5: In one and his cousins are looking at, him like

929
00:51:38,640 --> 00:51:39,200
Speaker 5: how could you?

930
00:51:39,400 --> 00:51:43,520
Speaker 2: Do that you, never play it's dark outside and the

931
00:51:43,680 --> 00:51:46,520
Speaker 2: first thing you take you hit it one foot away

932
00:51:47,000 --> 00:51:50,880
Speaker 2: on a two hundred and five yard. Par Three That's uncle.

933
00:51:50,719 --> 00:51:56,160
Speaker 5: Matt rising to the occasion at the. Biggest, times nobody

934
00:51:56,320 --> 00:51:58,279
Speaker 5: but nobody was better than him.

935
00:51:58,560 --> 00:52:00,600
Speaker 4: At that he had a lot.

936
00:52:00,640 --> 00:52:01,960
Speaker 5: Of talent, oh, boy yeah.

937
00:52:02,360 --> 00:52:05,200
Speaker 1: All right in my fourth attempt to wrap, This up

938
00:52:05,280 --> 00:52:09,200
Speaker 1: i'm going to wrap. This Up, Uncle andy thank you

939
00:52:09,680 --> 00:52:11,879
Speaker 1: so much for joining is this a great game?

940
00:52:12,000 --> 00:52:12,040
Speaker 2: Or?

941
00:52:12,080 --> 00:52:15,160
Speaker 1: What dad, as always thank you for being my partner,

942
00:52:15,200 --> 00:52:17,680
Speaker 1: in crime my, co host my. BEST friend i really,

943
00:52:17,760 --> 00:52:20,560
Speaker 1: appreciate it and glad we got to take this Time For.

944
00:52:20,960 --> 00:52:24,319
Speaker 1: Uncle Matt Thanks, Uncle andy. You're Welcome, Thanks Jeff, Thanks

945
00:52:24,400 --> 00:52:25,480
Speaker 1: andy kirchin.

946
00:52:25,520 --> 00:52:29,200
Speaker 2: Boys forever i'm so glad we could do, That right

947
00:52:29,360 --> 00:52:32,319
Speaker 2: and it came In lou, gerrick week. Of Course, and jeff,

948
00:52:32,440 --> 00:52:34,480
Speaker 2: you Know, When matt ANDY and i were, growing up

949
00:52:34,600 --> 00:52:37,880
Speaker 2: one of our favorite movies Was The Lou Gerrick story

950
00:52:38,400 --> 00:52:41,040
Speaker 2: pride Of, the Yankees and MATT and i watched that

951
00:52:41,239 --> 00:52:44,400
Speaker 2: movie hundreds. Of times it was one of our favorite.

952
00:52:44,480 --> 00:52:47,800
Speaker 2: Movies ever we could remember lines from it and. Everything

953
00:52:47,880 --> 00:52:50,239
Speaker 2: else and, YOU know i think about that all, the

954
00:52:50,360 --> 00:52:52,600
Speaker 2: time that that was one of our. Favorite movies And

955
00:52:52,719 --> 00:52:56,440
Speaker 2: Then matt kirchen died. From als it JUST it i

956
00:52:56,680 --> 00:53:00,319
Speaker 2: just still don't. Understand this but let's, Be, Clear Jeff

957
00:53:00,480 --> 00:53:04,359
Speaker 2: matt kirchen Was the pride Of, the kirchens no doubt.

958
00:53:04,360 --> 00:53:07,359
Speaker 3: About that thank you, for listening and, as always thank

959
00:53:07,400 --> 00:53:09,040
Speaker 3: you for being a part of. Our family