1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,640 Speaker 1: You know, I loved my time in Saint Louis. 2 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 2: I tried to do, obviously my best every time I 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 2: stepped on the field, tried to wear that jersey with pride. 4 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 3: Hey we're back, and so it's recently retired Matt Carbnder. 5 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 4: Go ahead, AJ, you can start this one. 6 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:20,959 Speaker 5: I didn't know he retired. I thought he retired in 7 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 5: like twenty fourteen. I didn't know he was still playing. 8 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 5: What team do you want? 9 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: I love it. 10 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 2: I heard you shot, I heard you're right. I mean, 11 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 2: the retirement's official. But I've kind of been done playing 12 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: for a few years now. 13 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:35,919 Speaker 5: Well, you know what it ended. When you grew that mustache. 14 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 5: That's when it all went. Actually for about a week there, 15 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 5: you got hot. And now Kratz was trying to copy 16 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 5: you think in the softball league he. 17 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:45,319 Speaker 1: Can get Kratzy. We got a little mustache battle going 18 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: on here. 19 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 6: I mean, it's not a battle right now. It's like 20 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 6: the difference between AJ's career and my career. Your mustache 21 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 6: is AJ's career, My mustache is my career. 22 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 5: Just give me a few weeks, give me a few weeks. 23 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: But it's a good start. It's a good start, Okay, Okay, 24 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:02,319 Speaker 1: that's good. 25 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 6: I appreciate that. 26 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 5: There's no way your wife likes it. There's no way 27 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 5: mackenzie likes that mustache. There's not no change. 28 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: My kids hate it, but McKenzie's on bold of. 29 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,839 Speaker 5: Wow, Wow, she's changed. 30 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 3: You got to try new things. He's retired, all right. 31 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 3: So first off, why did you decide to throw. 32 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 4: The note out now? And what do you want to do? 33 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:21,839 Speaker 4: What do you want to do next? 34 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 2: You know, I I just you know, I felt like, 35 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 2: more than anything, you just really wanted to thank a 36 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 2: lot of people. I mean, you know, I was so 37 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 2: fortunate to have so many great teammates, so many great 38 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 2: staff members, so many great coaches, and I just wanted 39 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 2: to throw a message out. 40 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 1: There thanking them all. 41 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 2: And you know, the Cardinal fans and the City of 42 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 2: Saint Louis Yankees and Padres organization all giving me opportunities. 43 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 2: And you know, when you get to the end, you're 44 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 2: just so grateful for all of the relationships that you 45 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 2: were able to build and just wanted to, you know, 46 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 2: put that out there. And you know, as far as 47 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 2: why and the reasoning of you know, I think that 48 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 2: that that road came to an end. Playing was fortunate 49 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 2: enough to play for a long time, and now the 50 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 2: focus is on my family. And I got two little 51 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 2: ones that I own, a third grade girl and a 52 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 2: first grade son, coaching both their sports and and just 53 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 2: really enjoying it. I'm not sure exactly what's next, and 54 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 2: you know what what what what's. 55 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: In store, but certainly some quality family time is on 56 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 1: the horizon. 57 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,519 Speaker 6: First of all, before I have my question, any shade 58 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 6: that AJ throws at you, just make sure it's because 59 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 6: he's jealous of you, because he never officially retired, so 60 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 6: he feels like he can still hang on. He's still 61 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 6: pulling at the thread. But my question is now that 62 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 6: you are like, like right away, you are done right now? 63 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 5: Is there one memory, one thing that you're. 64 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,119 Speaker 6: Like, man, that was the coolest thing that I got 65 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 6: to experience in the big leagues? 66 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 2: Mm hmm, Man, there's there's a lot, but you know, 67 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 2: I think for most guys, you know, that first time 68 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 2: in a major league clubhouse, in a big league uniform, 69 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 2: on a major league field, making your major league debut. 70 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 1: That's that's tough to be. 71 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 2: You know, as a kid that grew up playing baseball, 72 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 2: I was the son of a high school baseball coach. 73 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 2: We lived at the baseball field. My dream since the 74 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 2: time I could walk was to put was to play 75 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 2: in the big leagues, just like a lot of kids. 76 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 2: And when you actually get that opportunity and you walk 77 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 2: through that door for the first time and out onto 78 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 2: that field, that feeling is something that will never leave. 79 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: I'll never forget that feeling. 80 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 2: It was a combination of of nerves, excitement, a little 81 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 2: bit of panic, but a lot of a lot of joy. 82 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 2: And uh man, I got to put that at the 83 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 2: top of the list. 84 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 5: Cart you could have said it was playing with for 85 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 5: two months, it would have been fine three months actually, 86 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 5: But it's okay. I forgive you for that one. It's okay. 87 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 5: I understand. You know, you played with other titles. 88 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 3: It was a highlight. 89 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 5: You played with other people that were almost as cool 90 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 5: as me. So I get it. I totally understand. But 91 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 5: I always thought, and this is this is the one 92 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 5: compliment you're gonna get from me, is I thought you'd 93 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 5: make a good coach. I mean, John Jay, you're a 94 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 5: better coach than he is. Descalso, come on, I mean 95 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 5: really right, I mean, Matt Holliday might as well be 96 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,119 Speaker 5: a coach with his two kids. I mean, all those guys, 97 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 5: big City Matt Adams, he's coaching. I mean, you got 98 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 5: to be next, right, you can teach the Cardinal Way 99 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 5: to all these young kids, and then you can tell 100 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:35,599 Speaker 5: me what the Cardinal Way was. 101 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 2: Oh, you know, I appreciate the compliment. You're right, It's 102 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 2: rare to get one from you. So I'm gonna take that. 103 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 2: But you know, I could see it happening one day. 104 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,720 Speaker 2: I mean, I certainly wouldn't be opposed to it. I 105 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 2: do love the game of baseball. I feel like, you know, 106 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:56,919 Speaker 2: coaching is in my blood a little bit. You know, 107 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:58,799 Speaker 2: I mentioned just a few minutes ago, I was raised 108 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 2: by a baseball coach, and I'm enjoying coaching my sons 109 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 2: and sons and daughters teams right now. And who knows, 110 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 2: you know, I maybe in the future, something a little 111 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 2: bit more serious than uh, you know, seven year old 112 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 2: all star baseball uh might might show up. 113 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 5: Did you I'm gonna ask this, did you expect the 114 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 5: Cardinals to play the way they're expecting they're playing this year? 115 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 5: Because they went into this season and last year obviously 116 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 5: we're you know, around it, and they but now they're 117 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 5: here and they're over five hundred, they're playing well. Is 118 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 5: there is this what you expected out of the Cardinals? 119 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 5: Because I know when we played together on the Cardinals, 120 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 5: they were expected to win every year, right, they tried 121 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 5: to win every year, and then for them to come 122 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 5: out and say, well, we're not going to spend money, 123 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 5: that really was never what the Cardinals did. 124 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 1: Yeah. No, I mean, look, they're playing great. 125 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 2: Did I if I you know, did I think that 126 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 2: they would be off to the start that they are 127 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:55,479 Speaker 2: right now? 128 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 1: Probably not. But I also think, you know, and I 129 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: would be in the last year. 130 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 2: I knew that they had good players, and they've got 131 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 2: good young players, and they've got some guys that they 132 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 2: wanted to see kind of take that next step, and 133 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 2: if that happened, then they had a chance to play well. 134 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:12,679 Speaker 2: And that's what's what's happening. 135 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:13,919 Speaker 4: You know. 136 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: I'm I'm I wouldn't site shocks not the right word. 137 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 1: I could see. 138 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 2: Those guys taking those steps and them being a good 139 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 2: ball club and and it's happened, and it's great. It's 140 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 2: been fun to follow keeping up with the teammates and 141 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,279 Speaker 2: pulling for them every step of the way. You know, 142 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 2: obviously we all know it's a long season. They're gonna 143 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 2: have to continue to struggle. That NL Central is up 144 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 2: for grabs, so hopefully they can pull it off. 145 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 5: Scott, you need to check out this rollback hoodie I have. 146 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 5: It's eighty five plus degrees here in Florida. 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Did you see a difference. 157 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 6: Did you see a difference before you left, like maybe 158 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 6: your last year I think it was at twenty one 159 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 6: was your last year with the Cardinals, and then you 160 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 6: went Yankees Padres and then you went back to Cardinals. 161 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 6: Did you see a difference between those years in how 162 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 6: the Cardinals were like making decisions or anything like that, 163 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 6: or did you start seeing it at the end of 164 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 6: your first tenure with them as far as difference in 165 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 6: what just how just how Like Like I tell people 166 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 6: are like, well, what's what's the difference in the Cardinals 167 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 6: from when you first got called up to the big leaves? Well, 168 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 6: besides the fact that they didn't have Aberpulhost or Yadier Molina, 169 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 6: to me, it was like the pitching wasn't quite what 170 00:07:58,440 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 6: it used to be, Like they used to have like 171 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 6: a stand or every picture had to be a one 172 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 6: two five to the plate. Then it was like, well, 173 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 6: we'll call up pitchers who kind of throw strikes, but 174 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 6: they throw really hard, don't hold runners well. Hitters always 175 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 6: had you guys always had incredible plate discipline. 176 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 5: And then it looked like that kind of like it. 177 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 6: Was like once your your era, your group of players, 178 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 6: it was like, hey, we're gonna kind of find some 179 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 6: dudes who really swing the bat neat And it was 180 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 6: like it just seemed different playing against the Carlos. 181 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: Did you see it? Why? 182 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 2: You know? You know, you go through competitive windows in sports, 183 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 2: you know, I mean you look at not just the Cardinals, 184 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 2: lots of franchises. I mean you go through competitive windows 185 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 2: where you've got, you know, a run of some really 186 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 2: good players coming up through the system and really good 187 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 2: coaches and careers come to an end and people move 188 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 2: on and get traded. And you know, we had for 189 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 2: the when I first got drafted in Saint Louis. Towards 190 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 2: the end of twenty one, we just had this long 191 00:08:56,080 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 2: stretch of really good players and really good see seasons, 192 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,199 Speaker 2: and you know, we went through a little bit of 193 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 2: a hiccup and and now they're you know, trying to 194 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 2: get on the on the on the road again back 195 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 2: to that to that form. I just think it's so 196 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 2: hard and you guys, know, to to compete at the 197 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 2: level that we did in Saint Louis for as long 198 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 2: as we did, and and to just continue that year 199 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 2: in year out. 200 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: I think that goes through waves. 201 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 2: But what I love about this organization is recognizing that, 202 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 2: you know, we needed to you know, pivot and try 203 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 2: to find a way to get back to that. 204 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: And I think they're doing a great job. 205 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 2: And I think, you know, it's exciting that this season, 206 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:40,479 Speaker 2: when they're supposed to be in a technical you know, rebuild, 207 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 2: they're going out and winning ball games and finding a 208 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 2: way to be finding a way to be competitive. 209 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 6: One of the things we talked about all the time 210 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,479 Speaker 6: in twenty three was while on Earth of the Padres, 211 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:54,319 Speaker 6: not winning the Padres in twenty two, went to went 212 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 6: to the break. It was basically Bryce Harper away from 213 00:09:57,320 --> 00:10:00,559 Speaker 6: going to the World Series. Was there anything you could 214 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 6: put your finger on from the twenty three Padres season 215 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 6: that like, why could they just not get it done? 216 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 5: Mark, Matt Carpenter comes to mind, Matt Carpenter, Coney. 217 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: You know, that was such a strange year. 218 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:19,080 Speaker 2: It was one of those seasons where, you know, we 219 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 2: had everything we needed, The pieces were in the room. 220 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 1: And what was. 221 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 2: Really odd is if you look at like statistically, if 222 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 2: you were to look at that year, we had a 223 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,439 Speaker 2: guy who won the sign on. Our pitching was elite, 224 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 2: our bullpen was great, our defense was great. 225 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: We had gold glovers all over the field. 226 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:40,479 Speaker 2: Offensively, you know a lot of guys had good seasons 227 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 2: and put up numbers and it just didn't transfer to 228 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 2: the win column. For whatever reason it was, we just 229 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 2: never got on that role. It just felt like we 230 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 2: were constantly just grinding to try to find a way to. 231 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: Win a game. And you know, sometimes that happens. 232 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 2: You know, I wish I had the answer for you 233 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 2: of what exactly it was, but you know, it just 234 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 2: never clicked. We couldn't get hot like we thought we would. 235 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 2: I mean, it kind of started to show up at 236 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 2: the end of the season, but it was just a 237 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 2: little too late, and you know, disappointing season. But you 238 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 2: know that that organization, I mean, they're they are continually 239 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:23,080 Speaker 2: getting better every year and you're seeing it right now 240 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 2: with the way that they're playing. It's been fun to watch, 241 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 2: uh Manny and Toddy in that group. Mike Schild is 242 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:30,960 Speaker 2: doing a great job with them. 243 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 1: AJ. 244 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 2: You know, his ability to continue to get players in 245 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:37,679 Speaker 2: that organization. AJ was just talking about it, you know, 246 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 2: a few minutes ago. So yeah, I don't know. 247 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,199 Speaker 5: All right, let's go back to the Cardinals. Enough about 248 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 5: your time with the Padres. When they call you and 249 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:51,080 Speaker 5: they say, Matt, we're gonna give you a red jacket. 250 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 5: Are you going to accept? Are you going to accept 251 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 5: the red jacket to the Cardinals Hall of Fame? 252 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 2: Well, wow, Well, if if that happens, I'm gonna have 253 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 2: a hard time saying no. 254 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:02,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, for sure, I think I would have. 255 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:04,960 Speaker 5: I mean, if you don't think that's gonna happen, I mean, 256 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 5: there's very few players that were more loved when you 257 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:11,719 Speaker 5: stepped into the Cardinals batter's box for the amount of 258 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 5: time you did, the amount of walks you took, the 259 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:15,959 Speaker 5: amount of singles that you hit, and the amount of 260 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 5: times you got thrown out on the bases. Like Matt 261 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 5: Holiday used to say, Carp, you're not fast, So I 262 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 5: mean like you deserve it just for that alone. 263 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: Well, I appreciate I'm not sure if that was a 264 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:30,200 Speaker 1: compliment or not, but I do. 265 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 2: I do appreciate it, uh man. I you know, I 266 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 2: loved my time in Saint Louis. I tried to do 267 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:38,560 Speaker 2: my obviously my best every time I stepped on the field, 268 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 2: tried to wear that jersey is with pride and try 269 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:46,439 Speaker 2: to give the Saint Louis fans you know what they deserved, 270 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 2: which was you know, players who got after it when 271 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:51,839 Speaker 2: they got on the ball field. And you know, if 272 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 2: that happens, I'll be more than thrilled and extremely excited, 273 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:59,680 Speaker 2: And obviously of course would say yes, all right. 274 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 6: Since AJ hasn't retired, he can't ask this question. But 275 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 6: since you retired, is there a story that you can 276 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:10,079 Speaker 6: tell now that you're retired, you know the whole Like. 277 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 5: Well, I'm still playing. I don't know if I. 278 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 6: Can tell this story or not, or is there is 279 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:17,440 Speaker 6: there a couple of stories that you can tell now 280 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:19,559 Speaker 6: that you know what you're done. 281 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 2: Okay, well going on the base running, you know, just 282 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 2: to pivot to, you know, add on to what Aj 283 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 2: was just talking about. I'll tell you a story one 284 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 2: time with YACHTI and this was I don't know, it's 285 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 2: like like third or fourth year in the league, and I, 286 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 2: you know, in my mind thought I had, you know, 287 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 2: been playing pretty good to this point and felt like 288 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 2: I had kind of made my you know, name for 289 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 2: myself as a baseball player, and especially in our clubhouse. 290 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 2: And you know, Yati was a you know, AJ can 291 00:13:56,800 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 2: speak to this, a man of few words, but obviously incredibly. 292 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: Respected and feared for that matter. 293 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 2: And uh, I can't remember exactly what the play was, 294 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 2: but I had made some kind of base running mistake 295 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 2: in the in the game before and Yati comes up 296 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 2: to me and asked me, he said, hey, will you 297 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 2: come into the video room real quick? 298 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 1: I want to show you something. 299 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 2: And I completely forgot about what this play was or 300 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 2: so I had no idea what he wanted to talk 301 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 2: to me about. And he calls me into this video 302 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 2: room and he pulls up he pulls up some video 303 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 2: of some and it's like this highlight reel of all 304 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 2: the base running mistakes that I've made and like the 305 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 2: last I mean, who knows how how many games. And 306 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 2: he's like just he's not saying a word. He's just 307 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 2: clicking through them. And I'm standing over his shoulder and 308 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 2: he's just clicking through each one. And then it turns 309 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 2: around and he looks at me and he goes, you 310 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 2: are the worst base runner I have ever played with. 311 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 2: And I know, and I like looking at him and 312 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 2: I'm like, I can't tell if he's made serious or not. 313 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 2: And I'm like, no, you're not the worst. I go, surely, 314 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 2: I'm not the worst. Yeah, you played for a long time. 315 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 2: And he goes he turns around and he goes the worst, 316 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 2: and I was like, oh my goodness, this is bad. 317 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 2: I gotta get better. 318 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 5: See see it wasn't just Matt Holiday, it was other 319 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 5: people too. So see, maybe Matt Holiday does have a 320 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 5: future in this coaching thing. I mean, he's got two 321 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 5: kids that are both gonna go top five of the draft, 322 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 5: possibly one one. By the way, were playing Golden tea 323 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 5: when we were there. Just think about how old you 324 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 5: are carved that they were playing golden tea in the 325 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 5: clubhouse and now they're one of them in the big 326 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 5: leagues and the other is going to be probably the 327 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 5: first pick in the draft. All right, before we let 328 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 5: you go, we got to make a wager. I know 329 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 5: you love TCU and their little thing and they do 330 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 5: whatever whatever it is is this no, wait, is it 331 00:15:55,800 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 5: this this he signed? Oh yeah, where they shoot blood 332 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 5: out of their eyes, because that'll scare you. Who's gonna 333 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 5: win more football games this year? TCU or Florida? 334 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: Oh TCU, Oh coup on. 335 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 5: Than you? Yeah, I don't know. I've been to a 336 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 5: TCU game. I mean I've been on the field for 337 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 5: a tc I watched. 338 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 6: Get into those alligator arms one time. Pay Karp his money. 339 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 1: I don't know much about Florida. Are they going to 340 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: be good this year? 341 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 5: I mean, I mean they don't play in the Big twelve, 342 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 5: so they're gonna have a little bit of a tougher schedule. 343 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 1: So you know, I'll take that. 344 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 5: I don't know. We'll talk about it, but there's got 345 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 5: to be a wager we'll have you back on before 346 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 5: football starts and we'll come up with some sort of 347 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 5: a wager. 348 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 1: We'll put something on the line. I like that. 349 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 4: I like it too. Yes, he's got time. I was retired. 350 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 4: Can you guys can talk about this stuff all that? 351 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 3: Uh, carp that was a great story, by the way, 352 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 3: the Yaddy story, that's epic. 353 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 4: Appreciate the time, dude. Yeah, I would love to hear 354 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 4: more than you. 355 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 5: Had to be there and play with him and watch 356 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 5: just holiday in there and just get on him because 357 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 5: he would just think he was invisible. At times he 358 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 5: would just run and they're like, you're not a visible car. 359 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:11,480 Speaker 5: If you can't just run to the next pace and 360 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 5: hope they don't see you. 361 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: I try to be aggressive. Sometimes it didn't work out. 362 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 4: Gotta take risks. Hey, an overall body of work. The 363 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 4: career worked out. So congrats on retirement. 364 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 2: Car. 365 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:25,199 Speaker 4: Yeah, don't be a stranger. You would love to have 366 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 4: you back, man. 367 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 1: I appreciate it, guys, thanks for having me.