1 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: Let's get wild. Whole house today, really full house. It's 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: gonna be fun for Master's camp. 3 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:10,040 Speaker 2: Whap. 4 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: The guests joining us, Joe Aspota, Lance mccullors, Hunter Brown. 5 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: It sounds like we've got another guest joining us in 6 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 1: a couple of moments in Spencer Aarraghetti, Toddfather's here, Kratz 7 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: is here, Danny Graves over at camp while we have 8 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: a quick moment while they're getting set up, Eric, you 9 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: have to tell your step brother congrats, and you have 10 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: to talk to him differently. 11 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 3: Now you know the deal. 12 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 4: I mean, congratulations Todd. That is the ugliest picture they 13 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 4: could have ever chosen for you. 14 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 2: But man, what. 15 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 4: An awesome, awesome honor the hall of pretty good. You're 16 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 4: a great person, not just good. 17 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 5: I'll take it. I'll take it. 18 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 6: I'm telling people today, I said, listen, I'm forty. Now 19 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:59,959 Speaker 6: I'll take all the accolades and congratulations I can get. 20 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 5: So I know, I'm I know, I'm pretty good. I'll 21 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 5: take that. I'll take that to the grave, to the 22 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:07,040 Speaker 5: Danny Graves. How about that. 23 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 3: It's going to be that kind of day. 24 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 5: Oh my god, Wait till he gets the fifty. 25 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 7: Then it's even less and less. 26 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,279 Speaker 1: Yeah, Todd Father made it on the Hall of pretty good. Actually, 27 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: we've got a lot of FT fam that's been running 28 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: through that list, so it's good stuff. 29 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 3: Todd Father, did you know about it? Did you? Did 30 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 3: you catch it? 31 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 5: All the twelve year olds I coach were hitting me 32 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 5: up and sending me stuff. Coach, coach, look at that. 33 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 5: So that's how I found out. 34 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 3: They were What are they showing you an Instagram post? 35 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 5: Or is that the kids showing you the Instagram post? Man? 36 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 5: You see this comment? 37 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 6: Man and this and my god. We have practice tomorrow, 38 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 6: so we'll talk more about it. Uh and see if 39 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 6: they're really excited me about being me pretty good? 40 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 5: I'd like great, but pretty good. I'll take. 41 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:10,959 Speaker 1: The inside scoop is engineered by Fastenal where industry meets innovation. 42 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: Go to fastenall dot com for more information. Let's talk 43 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: right now with FT senior insider Ken Rosenthal. Oh, it's 44 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: a party five box party here right now. 45 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 3: Ken. 46 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: Good to talk to you, and we're excited to listen 47 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 1: to you on the Fox broadcast along with mister Pierzinski. 48 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: So I'll ask the same question I asked to Aj 49 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: before he left, How cool is this moment for you 50 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: in terms of being around so many superstars, right, it 51 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: even seems like it's elevated from the All star level 52 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: where many of these guys are there. But this is 53 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: a competitive environment and they're all in the same clubhouse. 54 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 7: Scott, It's very cool. 55 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 8: And I've said this for a while since the twenty 56 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 8: twenty three tournament. That was one of the highlights of 57 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 8: my career. And I've covered Olympics and Super Bowls of course, 58 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 8: World Series and NBA Finals and all of that, but 59 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 8: that tournament was so electric. It was so much fun. 60 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 8: The games were so good that I will never forget it, 61 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 8: and in fact, it seems to me it will be 62 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 8: hard pressed for this tournament to be as good as 63 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 8: that one was. 64 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 5: But you're right. 65 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 8: The US team has both side young winners. They have 66 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 8: the MVP of the American League, and they have the 67 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 8: two guys who finished second in each MVP race, and 68 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 8: those are just some of their superstars. And then you 69 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 8: look at the Dominican Republic team, tons of superstars. Japan 70 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,519 Speaker 8: of course has its great history in this tournament and 71 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 8: just great players as well. So yes, it is a 72 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 8: lot of fun and I am greatly looking forward. 73 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 3: To it again. 74 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 4: You were hanging out with Team USA, talking to him 75 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 4: in the clubhouse on the field, who's the most underrated 76 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 4: or overlooked player on a team full of stars? 77 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 8: The big answer would be Bobby Witt Junior, because I 78 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 8: still don't believe fans around the country have a great 79 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 8: understanding of who he is and what he does. He 80 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 8: plays in Kansas City, they don't get as much media attention. 81 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 8: They're not on a television as much as some other teams. 82 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 8: But the proper answer, probably right now, is Roman Anthony. 83 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 8: And Roman Anthony, we saw him burst onto the scene 84 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,720 Speaker 8: last year. He's got the big extension. He's twenty one 85 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 8: years old, and unlike Alex Bregman in twenty seventeen and 86 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 8: Bobby rich Junior in twenty twenty three, he's the designated 87 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 8: young guy, but he is going to play. That's the difference. 88 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 8: So I would say right now he's the guy kind 89 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 8: of a watch in that regard Eric, but even Roman 90 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 8: Anthony's not exactly an unknown. 91 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 9: Hey, Ken, so you mentioned the players to watch, but 92 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 9: what about is there a sleeper team from one of 93 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 9: these countries that I think we should keep our eyes on. 94 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 8: Danny, I'll give you two, and I'm not as well 95 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 8: versed in these rosters as I would be perhaps major 96 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 8: league rosters. Let's hope I'm well versed on those. But 97 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 8: Canada has a good team even without Freddy Freeman, and 98 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 8: Italy with Vinnie Pascuentino and Aaron Nola and some of 99 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 8: the other players that they have the other major leaguers, 100 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 8: they could be interesting. I'm not sure either team will 101 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 8: reach the quarterfinals, and it's going to be difficult, in 102 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 8: particular for Italy because Mexico and the US are in 103 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 8: their pool, But it would not be a shock if 104 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 8: either of those teams kind of pulled off an upset 105 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 8: or two. 106 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 6: Here, let's talk a little about the one and only 107 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 6: sho Heo Tani. Off to the start of what I 108 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 6: would dream a dream start. It's like he's never left. 109 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 6: He just hits and hits and absolutely hits he lists 110 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 6: for this stage. How do you see this playing out 111 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 6: for Japan and sho Heo Tani moving forward? 112 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 8: I expect it will play out well. Todd usually does right, 113 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 8: They've won the tournament three times, Japan has and Hoyotani 114 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 8: might not pitch this time, but his sheer presence seems 115 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 8: to have a galvanizing effect on that team, as you 116 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 8: would expect it would Samurai Japan the last time they 117 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 8: were in this situation playing the US in the final, 118 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 8: Choeotani gave a speech to his teammates, and we don't 119 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 8: necessarily hear from him very often, and certainly not in English, 120 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 8: and what he says is pretty sanitized usually, But what 121 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 8: he told his teammates then was, Hey, don't idolize them, 122 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 8: meaning us, don't look at them like, oh my gosh, 123 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 8: we cannot beat them. 124 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 2: No, we're going to go on the field. 125 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:35,039 Speaker 8: To beat them, and sure enough they did so. His 126 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 8: sheer presence alone means an awful lot for that team, 127 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 8: and of course Yamamoto and Murakami and all the others 128 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 8: that they have will help along the way as well. 129 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 4: You're in Houston right now for the USA Mexico bracket. 130 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 4: Have you heard anything about the other teams kind of 131 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 4: changing their approach to say, if we can beat Mexico, 132 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 4: we can get in if we can beat so maybe 133 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 4: not necessarily throwing they're number one. They're ace right out 134 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 4: of the gate to be able, you know, or against 135 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 4: America where people were like, well they're not throwing their 136 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 4: best picture against the United States, because this is a 137 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 4: tournament bracket. 138 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 2: Have you heard anything around those lines, not really, Eric. 139 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 8: The most interesting thing I heard somewhat alone those lines 140 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 8: was this morning from Josh Chishom Junior was talking to him, 141 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 8: and of course he's playing for Great Britain. He's a 142 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 8: native of the Bahamas, part of the British Empire, that's 143 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 8: how that works. He also has a great grandmother who 144 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 8: is British. So he was saying that there's been a 145 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 8: lot of talking Yankee camp trash talk, of course, between 146 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 8: Judge and bed Nar from the US team and gold 147 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 8: Schmidt and him, and he has basically said we're going 148 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 8: to shock the world. Now that's Jazz, we know how 149 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 8: he talks. But Great Britain did have their first win 150 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 8: in the last tournament over Columbia. They've got Harry Ford, 151 00:07:56,080 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 8: they've got Jazz, they've got the Beck brothers. So who knows. 152 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 2: You'd ever know that. 153 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 8: What might happen in this tournament. I wouldn't expect any 154 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 8: of these teams, even Italy is going to be above 155 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 8: the US or Mexico, but certainly that is their intent. 156 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 8: And Italy's got a veteran Major League season coaching staff 157 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 8: with Francisco Zavelli as a manager. Pasada is on their 158 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 8: staff as well, and a number of others that. 159 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 3: We've heard of. 160 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 8: So it's going to be interesting to see how that 161 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 8: team plays. 162 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: Hey, Ken, when this tournament gets rolling and it gets 163 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 1: international attention, the story always pops up about how MLB 164 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: can expand more internationally. And I think they've done a 165 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: great job in Japan. I mean, Japan baseball is everything 166 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 1: there right now, and a lot of that has to 167 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: do with with Otani and some others with their success. 168 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: But what about a spotlight the Dominican Republic. I felt 169 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: like they stole the show this week with their exhibition 170 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: games and how much of a party it looked like. 171 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: And so I one article, and I think it was 172 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 1: Front Office Sports this morning saying hey, MLB would love 173 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 1: to play some games there. So your thoughts on what 174 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: we can learn from this tournament and how we can 175 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: at least try to get some more international games. I'm 176 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: pretty sure you're a fan of the specialty games and 177 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: doing more of those anyway, right. 178 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 8: Of course, and those games have been a lot of 179 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 8: fun at least to be a part of from a 180 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 8: coverage standpoint, I don't know that the games in Europe 181 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,680 Speaker 8: and London have had that much of an impact on 182 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 8: growing baseball in England. Great Britain's performance here will likely 183 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 8: have a greater impact on that. 184 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:30,880 Speaker 2: It just goes that way. 185 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 8: I remember those games in London. It seemed like it 186 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 8: was mostly US fans who traveled over to see their favorite. 187 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 2: Teams play and expats at the same time. 188 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 8: This is a growing international event, and if there is 189 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 8: no participation in the Olympics in twenty eight, which they 190 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 8: very well might be, that's something MLB is working on, 191 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 8: then this event will get only bigger and bigger because 192 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 8: it is baseball's Olympics. 193 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 2: Now. 194 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 8: As for playing games in the Dominican Republic, I would 195 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 8: love if that happened. We saw it, as you said, Scott, 196 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 8: just what it means down there. It's not unlike Puerto 197 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 8: Rico or Mexico or some of the other locales for 198 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 8: these tournament games in the past. So maybe in the 199 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 8: future that will happen. I would imagine. The question is 200 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 8: is the stadium big enough for the press facilities adequate 201 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 8: in all these different questions, but that is maybe the 202 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 8: biggest baseball hotbed in the world right there with Japan 203 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 8: and the US, So why not go there? 204 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 4: Do you think that Major League Baseball WBC and the 205 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 4: insurance issues will get in the way, because when I 206 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 4: watch the Dominican Republic games, they're there to see the players. 207 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:45,959 Speaker 4: And if we can't have players after the age, I'm 208 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 4: not sure what it was. Guys were getting cut off 209 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 4: at age like thirty five or thirty seven, thirty seven, 210 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 4: we can't see those players go to those sites, even 211 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 4: if they're not integral parts of the team, they're just 212 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,439 Speaker 4: more like those figureheads. Is there a way that they 213 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 4: can figure that out for the upcoming WBCs to keep 214 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 4: it a fan event. 215 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 8: Certainly, Eric insurance was tighter this time around, and you're 216 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 8: right that thirty seven cutoff did leave some players behind, 217 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 8: Miguil Rojas probably most prominently. So I don't know if 218 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:21,199 Speaker 8: it gets any better the next time we have the WBC, 219 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,080 Speaker 8: And of course it would have to be negotiated into 220 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 8: the CBA just the mere event, because it is something 221 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 8: that is a joint effort of MLB and the Players Association. 222 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:33,439 Speaker 2: Insurance is insurance. 223 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:38,319 Speaker 8: And MLB can't control what its insurance carrier views as 224 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:42,679 Speaker 8: adequate or not adequate for a player. So I don't 225 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 8: know that that gets better, and that's probably going to 226 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 8: be an obstacle going forward as well. But at the 227 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 8: same time, we did get in this tournament most of 228 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 8: the best players who wanted to play, and that is 229 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 8: a triumph. You look at the US team and it's 230 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 8: unlike that they've put together. In O six, there was 231 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 8: a really good team. I remember that that was the 232 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 8: first WBC in seventeen. The US team won, but the 233 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 8: seventeen team was not nearly what this team is in 234 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 8: terms of star power. So it's a problem. 235 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 2: For sure. 236 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 8: It was a big problem for Puerto Rico, but going forward, 237 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 8: I don't know. 238 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 2: How you solve it necessarily. 239 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 1: All right, let's talk to WBC for a bit, and 240 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 1: it is presented by Fox Won. Fox has all the games, 241 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 1: forty seven WBC games and if you have. 242 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 3: The Fox Won app then you can watch all of them. 243 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 1: So first off, Todd Father, let's start with Shoheo Tani. 244 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: He looks ready for the season Grand Slam for Team Japan. 245 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: They ended up pouring on ten runs in one inning 246 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 1: against Chinese Tape Taipei and they won thirteen nothing. They 247 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:54,959 Speaker 1: banged that one after seven. So there's rules ten runs, 248 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:58,959 Speaker 1: ten run lead through seven. It's done, fifteen run lead 249 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:02,359 Speaker 1: through five. It's so Japan mercy ruled him. 250 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 6: That's how they should do it in MLB too. I 251 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:10,719 Speaker 6: think that is fantastic rule. Besides the point, he's unbelievable. 252 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 6: This guy is absolutely incredible, a triple shy of the cycle. 253 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 6: I mean he's out in front on a breaking pitch 254 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 6: and he still hits it over the wall. He did 255 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 6: the same thing last year or two way out in 256 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,440 Speaker 6: front and found a way to flip one over. Just 257 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 6: do this every time he's up. Excuse me, poor, just 258 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 6: put it up. I mean this he is. He is 259 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 6: just a man among boys. It's just absolutely incredible what 260 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 6: he does. Japan looks really good facing a really good 261 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 6: squad there too, so it's like, Okay, is it Japan's turn? 262 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 5: Is it Dominicans turn? Is a USA's turn? 263 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 6: There's a lot of really good teams out there, And 264 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 6: if you're sho Hao Tani, you're feeling really good about yourself. 265 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 3: Do you consider walking him with the bases loaded? 266 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 2: Yeah? 267 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 6: Depending on the score, Yeah, why not early in the game, 268 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 6: even if its zero? 269 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 5: Is there at walk them. 270 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: It's unconventional, and hey, I don't want to discount there 271 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: there are. I mean the lineup is not stacked top 272 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: to bottom, but I would say at. 273 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 3: Least half the lineup that's pretty legit big leaguers. 274 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 5: But they're not got culture. They got culture. 275 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 3: Man. 276 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 5: They know each other, they play with each other, so 277 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 5: they're fine with that. 278 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: Speaking of culture, so these were the chance for seosuzuki 279 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: out in Japan. 280 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 3: It sounds like just every other Thursday. No, I'm kidding. 281 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 3: That was that was cool. 282 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 4: It is every game that I played in Japan, whether 283 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 4: it was in twenty fourteen with the MLB All Stars 284 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 4: or it was in twenty nineteen with the qualifying team 285 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 4: for the Olympics. I'm sure Toddkins say in twenty one, 286 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 4: like when you play Japan, when you play, when you 287 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 4: play against teams or guys on your team, that the 288 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 4: fans know they have something like that. I mean, it's 289 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 4: not just a chant, it's choreographed. But the amazing thing 290 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 4: to me was it's captured in that video from the outfield. 291 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 4: It's only the fans from the outfield, the fans that 292 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 4: aren't in the bleachers like around Basically from what I 293 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 4: would consider left field down over to right field behind 294 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 4: home plate. They sit in their seats and they stand 295 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 4: up and they cheer whenever something happens, but the bleacher 296 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 4: creatures go hard. 297 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: Hey, I want to show a funny tweet that someone 298 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 1: put out there about how you'll see some guys pop 299 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 1: up who's like, oh, he's a mechanic and he throws 300 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: seventy nine miles an hour. It was a good tweet, 301 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: and then it actually is still happening. There's that one 302 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: dude again. I'm not gonna be able to pronounce the 303 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 1: name correctly, but who's ruck out Otani last time? He's 304 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: an electrician, a Czech electrician. So he struck out Otani 305 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: a few years ago, and he was still going and 306 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: he was picking up whiffs left and right. So the tweet, 307 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 1: let me see if I can find it real quick. 308 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 1: Kind of riffing a little bit here, but the uh, 309 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 1: the tweet was just pointing out how cool the World 310 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 1: Baseball Classic will be when you'll suddenly see his name's 311 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: Andre Setoria. Six whiffs or strikeouts on pitches slower than 312 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: seventy two miles an hour in his WBC return, And 313 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 1: I got Jordan Moore on Twitter wrote, I love the 314 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: World Baseball Classic because it'll. 315 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 3: Be like, here's thirty two year old Benjamin Smith, a 316 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 3: journeyman from Djibouti. Career highlights four spring training appearances, normally 317 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 3: a member of the Yokohama Flying Fish of the Banana 318 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 3: Ball League. Anyway, he'll face Shoho Tani. 319 00:16:56,760 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 2: That's true, that's true. You never see it. 320 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 4: But maybe maybe you know what I was telling my 321 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:05,640 Speaker 4: high school kids, This guys will come back to Doug 322 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 4: out there. 323 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 2: Like he's thrown too slow, so hard to hit. 324 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 4: I'm like, well, what if you face somebody thrown slow 325 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,160 Speaker 4: later on? So maybe if show Hay strikes out against 326 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 4: the electrician, maybe every team should have the one specialty 327 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:19,919 Speaker 4: show Hay pitcher. 328 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 2: The position player just kind of lobs it in there. 329 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 4: How many times? How many times do big le hitters 330 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 4: get big hits off of position players? 331 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:30,400 Speaker 2: Just saying. 332 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 3: I don't know, I don't know if I like that strategy. 333 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:41,160 Speaker 4: All right, I don't either, but yeah, I'm always maybe. 334 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: Every country guy is like an electrician who made four 335 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: spring training appearances or something, and he's not that good, 336 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 1: but it's like just in between where he's not just 337 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:49,399 Speaker 1: throwing lobs up there, but it's so damn slow that 338 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 1: you can't time up the speed. Maybe that that's that's 339 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: the trick, Danny, I don't know. 340 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 9: Yeah, it's got to be the in the seventies, low seventies, 341 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 9: because sometimes when the position players get out there, they're 342 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 9: throwing forty five to fifty and then you can kind 343 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 9: of wait on. But seventy two it's tough to wait 344 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:09,880 Speaker 9: on when you've been seeing one hundred and two all game. 345 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:14,960 Speaker 3: Yep, Hey, you always want to change speeds. 346 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:19,120 Speaker 1: So the speed is fierce right now with the WBC 347 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 1: schedule here it is as we're about to say goodbye, 348 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 1: so you can see right now Netherlands is playing Venezuela. 349 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 1: That's the lit game going on. So Fox one app 350 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 1: for that one if you've got it. It started with 351 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 1: Acunya first pitch double a rise drove him home in 352 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:40,399 Speaker 1: that inning, and then Drew Jones, son of Andrew playing 353 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:44,920 Speaker 1: for Netherlands, tied up to score. So last I checked, 354 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 1: it was one to one in that one. Mexico's playing 355 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 1: Great Britain now Puerto Rico, Columbia Nicaragua, led by Dusty Baker, 356 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:55,880 Speaker 1: the manager of that team against the star studed Dominican 357 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: Republic team. The headliner in the US is USA against 358 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 1: Brazil this evening with Dante Pouschett Junior and his crazy haircut. 359 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 1: Chinese Type A against Chechia is the game this evening. 360 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 1: That's over in Japan. A few more days over in 361 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 1: Japan with that pool. So start your seven day free 362 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:19,120 Speaker 1: trial today. For Fox One, they're airing every single World 363 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 1: Baseball Classic game, So there are no excuses to say, hey, 364 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:26,919 Speaker 1: I can't catch this. There is a way anyone anywhere 365 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: in the US just go get the app and go watch. 366 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 3: Every single WBC game. They have big NASCAR races in 367 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:33,400 Speaker 3: Indy car this. 368 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:37,439 Speaker 1: Weekend football during the football seasons for both NFL and 369 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 1: college football. 370 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 9: We're here at Astros camp and we are sitting with 371 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 9: Hunter Brown, a starting pitcher for the Houston Astros. Hunter, 372 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 9: before we came on, I said, are you done for 373 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:52,120 Speaker 9: the day. 374 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 7: It's really early. 375 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 2: What do you got planned? 376 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 7: No big plans, hit some recovery, maybe some Norman texts, 377 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 7: getting getting the tubs and then you know, get some 378 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 7: food in it and hang out. That's kind of that's 379 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:04,679 Speaker 7: the plant. 380 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:09,640 Speaker 1: Hey, no concert, no no golf, no golf today. 381 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 3: Looks windy for golf today. I'm gonna jump right. 382 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: To the to the chase because we talked to some 383 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: of your teammates too about this. Are there any conversations 384 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 1: with the Astros right now? I mean, you're coming off 385 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 1: such an awesome season. Are there any current combos. I 386 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 1: know you've expressed even on Krush City Territory, how you 387 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:29,160 Speaker 1: want to be an Astro for life, But is there 388 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 1: anything going on? 389 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 7: No, I haven't heard anything. You know, hopefully they they 390 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 7: come knocking soon. But you know, I'm focused. I'm focused 391 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 7: on the year. This year. I'm excited to have another 392 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 7: year of wearing this jersey and you know, at least 393 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:48,199 Speaker 7: another two more after that. So yeah, coming into the 394 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:51,199 Speaker 7: season this year, just just focused on that. But you know, 395 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 7: like you said, I love wearing this uniform and you know, 396 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 7: I got no visions doing it anywhere else. 397 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 4: So what is the one thing that you say Hunter 398 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 4: needs to improve on? Like, this is definitely an area 399 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 4: that I need to improve on to take that next 400 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 4: step to be the elite of the elite. 401 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 7: Yeah, I think there's a there's a couple of different things. 402 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 7: You know, in an ideal world, you can throw a 403 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 7: first pitch strike, every every hitter and every chance you get. 404 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 7: I could do a lot better job of that, you know. 405 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 7: I think I was actually probably towards the bottom of 406 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:25,200 Speaker 7: the league and starting pitchers with that. So I think 407 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:28,880 Speaker 7: that's something that that I can focus on, whether that's 408 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 7: you know, breaking balls or just kind of tighten up 409 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 7: the fastballs in the zone early. You know, I think 410 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 7: I think breaking ball location overall last year was was 411 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:41,639 Speaker 7: really good. But I think that's something that I'm always 412 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:44,200 Speaker 7: gonna kind of be leaning towards and trying to get 413 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:48,360 Speaker 7: better with, especially with with my slider. So I would 414 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 7: say probably those two things, you know, I need to 415 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 7: do a better job of that. 416 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 9: So with that being said, Hunter, at what point in 417 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:56,199 Speaker 9: spring training do you feel like you need to have 418 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 9: all that tightened up? 419 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 7: Yeah, I would say, you know, that's a good question 420 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 7: because I would tell you by the last start. But 421 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 7: last year, my last start was was terrible. They rolled 422 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 7: a couple innings on me. I think I walked five 423 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 7: or six so and then I had a good year. 424 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:16,879 Speaker 7: So I mean, I don't know if there's actually a 425 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 7: true answer to that, but mentally you want to have 426 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 7: that dialed in by the time you get out of here. 427 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 7: You know, I think I think as as you start 428 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:25,640 Speaker 7: for me as a starter, as you get out there 429 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 7: for those three, four or five in extents, that's kind 430 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:31,439 Speaker 7: of where where you can really lock it in and 431 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 7: kind of focus on what you're working on and dial 432 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:36,520 Speaker 7: those things in. So, you know, I don't really put 433 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:38,439 Speaker 7: too much stock into the first couple outings. I'm just 434 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 7: trying to get get the timing right, get the body 435 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,919 Speaker 7: feeling good, and then you know, when you start trekking 436 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 7: out there for four or five innings, that's that's when 437 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:45,919 Speaker 7: you want to have it ready to go. 438 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,359 Speaker 4: Would it be too tough to get get everything ramped 439 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:51,160 Speaker 4: up by now? Because you're going to see a lot 440 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:55,120 Speaker 4: of dudes right now thrown into WBC full intent? Would 441 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 4: it be too tough for you to get it ramped 442 00:22:57,119 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 4: up to that point? 443 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 7: What do you full intent? 444 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:02,200 Speaker 2: For full intent? 445 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 4: If you were pitching, if you're pitching a WBC game 446 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:06,120 Speaker 4: here in the next week. 447 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 7: I think if you if you were asking for a 448 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:12,919 Speaker 7: full start, you know, a five, six, seven inning out 449 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:14,680 Speaker 7: and throwing one hundred pitches, I think that would be 450 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 7: a little bit early, you know, I think I think 451 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 7: it comes with with the pressure of the game. I 452 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 7: think the competitiveness that that the WBC brings, you know, 453 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 7: those guys, I think that's why why you see those 454 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 7: starters and in certain guys you know, really on a leash. 455 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 7: But uh, you know, right now your body is really 456 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 7: starting to come into shape and and you're feeling good 457 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:40,119 Speaker 7: for the season, so you can definitely turn it on 458 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:42,199 Speaker 7: in a shorter stand. But I think I think in 459 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 7: the grand scheme of things, it would be it would 460 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 7: be tough to you know, roll out there like like 461 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:47,440 Speaker 7: its opening day. 462 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:50,920 Speaker 6: You talk about your body a lot and getting acclimated 463 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,200 Speaker 6: and making sure you're in the right spots and feeling good. 464 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:57,920 Speaker 6: You joined, uh, Alex Bregman's Nemesis Baseball program miss offseason. 465 00:23:57,920 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 6: You want to talk a little bit about that and 466 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:02,399 Speaker 6: how that hopefully it's been helping you in spring training 467 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:03,199 Speaker 6: and moving forward. 468 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 7: Yeah, just getting around all those guys was awesome. You know, 469 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 7: Reggie Is he's a good friend of mine and also 470 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 7: he's an incredible player. You know, the Matt Chatman out there, 471 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 7: Walker Buehler, Zach Allen, a bunch of guys. So you know, 472 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 7: you really get to in the off season. You kind 473 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:23,159 Speaker 7: of as you guys know, you get get in your routine, 474 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 7: and I mean, I'm working out indoors in Michigan a 475 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 7: lot of the time, so I don't I don't see 476 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 7: much of the green grass and dirt that we got 477 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:33,960 Speaker 7: behind me here. So it's good to get around guys 478 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 7: and get back out on the field and just kind 479 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 7: of getting the baseball mode again. So that was great 480 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,919 Speaker 7: for me. You know, the facility is awesome. Reggie did 481 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 7: a great job done on that together for the boys, 482 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:45,119 Speaker 7: and I'm definitely happy to be a part of it 483 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 7: for sure. 484 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:50,879 Speaker 2: What's your least favorite part of spring training? That's a 485 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:52,120 Speaker 2: great question, Cratcy. 486 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:55,159 Speaker 7: Okay, so actually, my least favorite part of spring training 487 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 7: is not like having a full scouting report for the game. 488 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:00,560 Speaker 7: So like there's a lot a lot of the times 489 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:03,680 Speaker 7: where I don't even know who who's in the box, 490 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 7: And that is no disrespect, that's just actual, like you 491 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:11,000 Speaker 7: just don't know, right which I'm somebody that likes to 492 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 7: go and and know what I'm you know, at least 493 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 7: have a plan of what I'm gonna throw guys or 494 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 7: where to attack them. So that's probably my least favorite part, 495 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:22,440 Speaker 7: is not you know, having that direct plan, like, hey, 496 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 7: this guy crushes fours away, I should probably keep it 497 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 7: in here. You know, this guy handles two is better 498 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:31,400 Speaker 7: than fours. I think. I think that's something that maybe 499 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 7: I should probably take a peek into. But like like 500 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 7: I said, you don't really know who the lineup is 501 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:36,239 Speaker 7: going to be all the time. You know, you get 502 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 7: late scratches and stuff like that. So that and and 503 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:41,679 Speaker 7: then obviously the day game, the day game life, the 504 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 7: early morning rising is also also not really up my alley. 505 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 7: I've been accustomed to to waking up at eleven o'clock 506 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 7: instead at a six, So you know that that's probably 507 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:54,160 Speaker 7: the two things for me. 508 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 4: So you're definitely So you're definitely not a guy that's like, hey, 509 00:25:57,640 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 4: do you want to pitch the the day game and 510 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:02,880 Speaker 4: cargo I'll take. I'll take the night game before having 511 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:04,120 Speaker 4: a double header. You're that guy. 512 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 7: If you got the choice, I definitely prefer to pitch 513 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:09,119 Speaker 7: at night. You get the you get longer time to 514 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:11,680 Speaker 7: get the caffeine rolling in you. You know, you get 515 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 7: to sleep in, but sometimes you gotta do what you 516 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 7: got to do. I think I threw like six out 517 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:18,560 Speaker 7: of the first eight starts last year were day games. 518 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:23,200 Speaker 7: So so it happens, and you gotta be ready for it, all, Right, What. 519 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:26,359 Speaker 4: Is it like to know that you are the number one, 520 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 4: that you're the number one, the teams are going in 521 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 4: and they're going we gotta beat Hunter Brown. 522 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 2: That this is like they put a little extra into it. 523 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 7: Yeah, I think I think it's good when when expectations 524 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:41,520 Speaker 7: are high, you know, I think that's where you want 525 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 7: to be. That's where you strive to be your whole career. 526 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:46,639 Speaker 7: I had dreams of pitching Opening Day this year. It 527 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 7: looks like it's gonna happen. So you know, stay healthy, 528 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 7: stay in the field. But uh, that's that's what you want. 529 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 7: You know, you want to face the best guys in 530 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:56,679 Speaker 7: the world and and and you want to be the best. 531 00:26:57,280 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 7: So so that's what we're striving after all encompassing. Like 532 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:04,960 Speaker 7: I said, there's no better place to be than when 533 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 7: people really want want to want to get after you, 534 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 7: whether that's your team, whether that's individually. I think that's 535 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 7: that's a lot better than than the opposite, when people 536 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 7: are maybe thinking that you're not going to do so well. 537 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 7: So I've been on both hands, like I like this one, right, 538 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:20,359 Speaker 7: now a lot better. 539 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:23,720 Speaker 9: Well, we are happy for you that your dream has 540 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 9: come true. Opening day starter for the Astros this year. Hunter, 541 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:28,399 Speaker 9: really appreciate you stopping by. 542 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:29,679 Speaker 7: Yeah, thank you, guys, appreciate it. 543 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:34,360 Speaker 1: Hey, some news during the show here Alden Gonzalez reporting 544 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:37,000 Speaker 1: that John Carpino, who is the right hand man of 545 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:41,560 Speaker 1: owner Artie Moreno, has informed the Angels he will retire 546 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:44,159 Speaker 1: as team president, ending a twenty three year run with 547 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 1: the organization. Molly Jolly, a long time exact on the 548 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:50,439 Speaker 1: business side, is going to replace him. On April sixth, 549 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:54,640 Speaker 1: Alden said, more to come, Chriss, Did you come across him? 550 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 1: We don't talk about team president's a ton on this show, 551 00:27:57,040 --> 00:28:00,159 Speaker 1: but I mean they are the right hand man and 552 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 1: to the owner most of the time. You know, Randy 553 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:05,199 Speaker 1: Levine for years with the sign Berners, Derek Hall for 554 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 1: years with Ken Kendrick and the Arizona Diamondbacks, and many 555 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 1: many others in that role. I think sometimes people get 556 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:16,439 Speaker 1: confused nowadays because President of Baseball Operations versus president. We 557 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:19,919 Speaker 1: used to just basically have GMS, but the President Baseball 558 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:22,560 Speaker 1: Operations is the GM of. 559 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 3: What we grew up knowing. 560 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:30,360 Speaker 1: They run the roster the president reports business side budget, 561 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: everything financial with the owner and is not making player 562 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,159 Speaker 1: personnel decisions as a whole. He might be in on 563 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:41,479 Speaker 1: some conversations, but generally it's business. It's like CEO and 564 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 1: general manager. 565 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, completely different. I never ran into him three weeks 566 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 4: in TRIAA with salt Lake. I don't think the president 567 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 4: was really too worried about me as a player. But 568 00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 4: you know what, maybe this is the beginning of something 569 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 4: new for the angel I don't know. I think I 570 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:04,960 Speaker 4: think some of the stuff that stems with art arty 571 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 4: is is an arty thing. But he needs somebody in 572 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:14,000 Speaker 4: there that's willing to make the infrastructure changes, and this 573 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 4: is the role that will allow like, hey, you know what, 574 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 4: I hear what the baseball side of baseball is saying. 575 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 4: I'm the business side Molly Jolly's gonna which by the way, 576 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:29,840 Speaker 4: is name of the week. But the business side has 577 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 4: to be in line with the fact that you're spending 578 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:36,360 Speaker 4: two hundred and fifty million dollars in your payroll. It's 579 00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:39,320 Speaker 4: okay to spend three million more in your minor leagues 580 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 4: to create an infrastructure that will quite possibly make you 581 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:47,080 Speaker 4: not have to pay as much in the big leagues, 582 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 4: or here's here's a mind blower for you. Maybe I'll 583 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 4: help you win a World Series in the big leagues. 584 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 4: That's the point of owning a team. So to me, 585 00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:58,360 Speaker 4: this is an important role for a team to be, 586 00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 4: especially with Arty willing to spend the money in places 587 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:09,040 Speaker 4: that he has severely lacked spending the money. 588 00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 3: Ooh, this is a good one. 589 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:15,920 Speaker 1: On the day that the US team gets going and 590 00:30:16,040 --> 00:30:18,080 Speaker 1: many others. I mean, this is the Friday where it 591 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 1: suddenly becomes madness in the World Baseball Classic. And again 592 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:23,240 Speaker 1: we'll talk about what's happened so far a little bit 593 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 1: later on, including Otani and Yamamoto, but highest ticket for 594 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 1: World Baseball Classic MVP goes to Bobby Witt Junior at 595 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 1: twenty three point eight percent, and then Juan Soto at 596 00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 1: ten point five percent. Otani at eight point six percent. 597 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 1: Crats your thoughts on the top three there or anybody 598 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:42,200 Speaker 1: else that you think you'd place. 599 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:43,680 Speaker 3: I mean, it's going to be tough. There's so much 600 00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:46,200 Speaker 3: star power, and it depends on who you think is 601 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 3: going to win. You got to pick someone from a 602 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:48,880 Speaker 3: win from the winner. 603 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:50,120 Speaker 2: For sure. 604 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, No, I mean it's just gonna be picked from 605 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 4: the winning team, and I think the DR something about 606 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 4: the DR so I do like the one Soto there, 607 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:02,680 Speaker 4: But I feel like my pick yesterday, I picked the 608 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:05,720 Speaker 4: Deer to win it, and I would say, if they 609 00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 4: win it, it's gonna be a Junior Kamania MVP. Junior 610 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:13,000 Speaker 4: Camanio is the guy that I feel like in a 611 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:16,120 Speaker 4: lineup of superstars, you're gonna be like, all right, well. 612 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 2: We'll see what we can do. 613 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 4: I guess he's a home run hitter, so well, he's 614 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 4: a better hitter than just a home run hitter. And 615 00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 4: I feel like he's the guy in the lineup that 616 00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:27,240 Speaker 4: other teams will be like, I guess if somebody's gonna 617 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 4: beat us, we're gonna let him beat us. And I 618 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 4: think that's where you're gonna find the most value. I 619 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 4: tried to look it up. I wasn't able to find 620 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 4: it yet. 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