1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: Obviously Chicago is behind everybody. I'm not trying to be 2 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: negative or. 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 2: Anything like that. 4 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 3: You're being honest. 5 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 2: It's just the honest truth. 6 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 4: We've got Lance Lynn joining us right now. We've spoken 7 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 4: to him a lot over the past couple of years. 8 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,080 Speaker 4: Is the first time we're talking to him as a 9 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 4: retired MLB player. So congrats to you, Lance. I know 10 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 4: you announced it a few days ago. Congratulations an incredible career. 11 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 4: Appreciate having you on right after it. So good to 12 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:35,479 Speaker 4: see you first take us through it. 13 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 5: Man. 14 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 4: I mean we spoke to you maybe a month ago, 15 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 4: but one went through the decision as you were obviously 16 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 4: talking to some teams but not feeling like it was right. 17 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, I mean, I appreciate it, and thanks for 18 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: having me. You started, like, here's the gist of it. 19 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: I started making plans and they didn't involve baseball, so 20 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: it was pretty obvious the choice to make. I was 21 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: enjoying being at home. The numbers the teams weren't lining up. 22 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: So the way I looked at it was, there's no 23 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: good time to retire, so why not try to force 24 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: something to be miserable and if that's your last year, 25 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,559 Speaker 1: that wouldn't have been fun. So you know, I enjoyed 26 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: my last year in Saint Louis. My family was there, 27 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: everybody was there. My last start. My last start was 28 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 1: in Bush Stadium and a win. So it was like 29 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: you started to look at it that way. It was like, 30 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 1: you know, just go enjoy your life. That was That 31 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: was pretty much it. 32 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 3: I'm mad at you a little bit, not really, but 33 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 3: I'm mad at You've already learned one thing about being retired. 34 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 3: It's listen to your wife. So instead of coming on 35 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 3: here to announce it, you went on your wife's podcast, 36 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 3: Diamond in the Rough. So that was smart. That was 37 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,559 Speaker 3: your first good step into retirement. Now what you're gonna 38 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 3: have to learn is you just have to do everything 39 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 3: she says, no matter what, no matter how much you 40 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 3: don't want to do. When she says take out the garbage, 41 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 3: you don't say when it is now planned. So just 42 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 3: know that going forward for the rest of your life, 43 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 3: you're stuck. 44 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 2: No, I got it. I just had it. 45 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: I told her I needed fifteen to twenty minutes real 46 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: quick while I'm cleaning out the garage to come do this, 47 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: and then I'm back at it. 48 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 6: That's right. 49 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 3: You're right back to work. And by the way, there's 50 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 3: no more road trips. There's no more I got to 51 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 3: go to the field. There's no more. Honey, I'm pitching today. 52 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 3: I can't do that. It is all hands on deck, kids, 53 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 3: no kids whatever, she asks, bow down lands. 54 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, I'm ready. 55 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 1: Uh you know, I got a tea time tomorrow at 56 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: eleven though, so that's already been on the books for 57 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 1: a week, so I get a plan ahead these days. 58 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,959 Speaker 1: You know, when school's in schools at well, when soccer 59 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: practice is, when games are all that good stuff. So uh, 60 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: you know, get on a schedule and everybody is working, 61 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: working nicely together so far. 62 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 6: Yeah, you got to get in line, for sure. 63 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: But the boxes of old gear even know how you 64 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:43,799 Speaker 1: just grab a bag at the end of the year 65 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: and it just sits in your garage until you're retired. 66 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: She's like, hey, you're retired, it's time to clean up 67 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: all this crap now. 68 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 6: And where's it going? Where's all that stuff going? 69 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 2: I got to see what I want to keep. 70 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: Uh, you know what family members might want, like you know, 71 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,679 Speaker 1: the extra like shirts that you just worked out in 72 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: during year whatever, all that stuff. 73 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 2: Wash them up. 74 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: See which family member wants them and go from there, 75 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: and then stuff that might mean something you keep it. 76 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 7: Is there something that you couldn't do when you played 77 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 7: that's already on the schedule that you're gonna go do? 78 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean we we've already looked at the Kentucky Derby. 79 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: I'm gotta I'm in a fishing tournament next weekend. I've 80 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: got fortunely plans already. I'm like, man, this is what 81 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:26,839 Speaker 1: summer's all about. I've never had a summer in my life, 82 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 1: it feels like. So I'm looking forward to the ability 83 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: to do things that you miss out on when you're playing, because, 84 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: as everybody knows, you don't get a chance to do 85 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: anything except for that one off day, which is a 86 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,839 Speaker 1: Monday or Thursday. And if it's a Monday, usually golf 87 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: course they're closed, so that's the worst off day of 88 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: the week. 89 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 2: So yeah, I'm looking forward to a lot of stuff 90 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 2: this summer. 91 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 3: Lance have you been throwing What if someone calls you 92 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 3: and says, hey, you know, we're starters down, we need help. 93 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 6: What if someone keep throwing up? 94 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 3: My price keeps your price can't keep going up if 95 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:04,119 Speaker 3: the season keeps getting shorter, Sure, guys keep getting hurt, 96 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 3: and then there's a lot of below average starters out 97 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 3: there and a lot of rotations, so you never know 98 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 3: and argue that all I know is I can be bought, 99 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 3: but ain't nobody come to the table with enough money 100 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 3: to buy me out of leaving the house. Shit, It's 101 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 3: like the old dog that gets to come inside for 102 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 3: the first time ever. 103 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 2: He doesn't want to go back out. You know, I'm 104 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 2: enjoying it right now. 105 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 3: Million dollar man said, everyone has a price, land, so 106 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 3: make sure whatever that price is. 107 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:32,919 Speaker 2: And I promise it's not a million dollars for the 108 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 2: rest of the year. 109 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 3: Okay, all right, that's fair. 110 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 5: That's what it was. I don't know what was getting. 111 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 6: I don't know. 112 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 3: I ask him what he was getting. 113 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, a lot of a lot of one for fours. 114 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: And then they were like oh. I was like, well, 115 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: if you want to play half the season, then I'll 116 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 1: show up and into June and then be ready for 117 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: July on. And then a couple of teams were like, actually, 118 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: that sounds like a good idea, and I was like, well, 119 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna at least joy fourth of July, so we're 120 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: gonna do it from there. So just didn't playing out 121 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 1: or didn't you know. And to be honest, the teams 122 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: and the places that we're calling weren't really ideal either, 123 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: because there were a lot of teams that, hey, come 124 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: help these young kids and then we'll trade you at 125 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: the deadline. It's like, man, that's not It's not where 126 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 1: I'm at in my career and I don't have to 127 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 1: be so stay at home. 128 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 6: So you're saying, there's a chance, we heard you, We 129 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 6: heard you. I get it. There's my money. 130 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 2: Nah, right as right now, there's zero chance. 131 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:35,279 Speaker 6: Okay, but you lost all that weight, are you like? 132 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 7: You know what, I'm gonna keep this weight off so 133 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 7: that my fourth first fourth of July cookout. I'm looking good, 134 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 7: Lance or are you like? First thing I did as 135 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 7: soon as I went on, got off a diamond on 136 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 7: the rough. I'm going I'm going to the burger joint. 137 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: No, first thing I did is you got to get 138 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: ready for boating season. So no, you're keeping it off. 139 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 3: Uh. 140 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,559 Speaker 1: You know, I feel good physically and I've not felt 141 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: this way in a long time. So to be able to, 142 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: you know, be pain free and doing everything was another 143 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 1: thing too. 144 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:05,159 Speaker 2: Uh. 145 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 1: Everybody knows when you play and you go through the grind, 146 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: you know, the pains come back. I was enjoying not 147 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 1: being in pain. Uh, so I'm in a good spot 148 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: right now. Uh to go live my life, enjoy my kids, 149 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: be able to play with them, do all that. 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Get after at FTFAM was. 178 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 3: Your kids sucked shocked when you didn't leave for spring 179 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 3: training where your kids like, Dad, You're not supposed to 180 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 3: be here, get out. 181 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 5: No. 182 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: To be honest with you, my six year old I 183 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 1: kept asking her, Hey, you want dad to go play? 184 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: And she kept saying no, and then like it never changed, 185 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: and like the week before I truly decided to be done, 186 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: I asked her again because I was like, you know, 187 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 1: you asked her when they're happy with you, if you're 188 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: buying a toy, you ask them when they're mad when 189 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: you take the toy away. Because they weren't acting right, Hey, 190 00:07:57,920 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: you want dad to go play? And she kept saying no. 191 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: One way to stay so and it made it a 192 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: lot easier. 193 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 6: Too, since you made the decision. 194 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 7: What are some of the first things that you thought 195 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 7: back on you had already mentioned, you know, you won 196 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 7: your last start all this stuff, but what are the 197 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 7: what are the first things that you like think back 198 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 7: on your career and. 199 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 3: You're like, that's a memory that I'll never forget. 200 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 2: There's a bunch you look back at. 201 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: You know, I was going through some stuff the other 202 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 1: day and saw the World Series jerseys, the World Series ring, 203 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: you know, like kind of getting everything lined up that 204 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: you know was in the safe used to start. 205 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:34,959 Speaker 2: You start moving. 206 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: Things around, You're like, man, a lot of memories pop 207 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: up and then you just think fondly of them, you know, 208 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: and then you start thinking about teammates. You know, I've 209 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 1: had some good ones. I've had some real tough ones, 210 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 1: I would say another word, and one of them is 211 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: on this show right now. But you know, I've been 212 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 1: blessed in this game to play for great organizations, have 213 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: great teammates, and have a lot of success, and you know, 214 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 1: I'm very happy with my career. 215 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 2: And you know, it was you know, you never want 216 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 2: it to be done. 217 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: But sometimes it's feels good to just be done with 218 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: it and say, hey, what's the next chapter in life? 219 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:11,079 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm sorry, you play with Crawts. That must have 220 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 3: been along. It must have been a long forty eight 221 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 3: hours that you play with Crawts. 222 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 1: If I didn't know, do we ever even cross pass 223 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: on a forty eight hour. 224 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,839 Speaker 2: Basis crafty? I don't think. So we played against each 225 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 2: other on every every team you've been. 226 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 7: On, we played, We played against I played a couple 227 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 7: of teams that you played played with A. J is 228 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 7: the only bad teammate on this show. 229 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 6: So there's that. 230 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 7: So we knew, we know who you're talking about. 231 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 1: Hey, AJ, you can always learn something from everybody, and 232 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: I learned a lot from AJ. 233 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 3: So he learned, you know what he learned. He learned 234 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 3: that a lot of St. 235 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 6: Louis, That's what he learned. 236 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 3: He learned, He learned a lot of things in that 237 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 3: in that three months, man in Saint Louis, we had 238 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 3: a lot of We had a lot of long chats. 239 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 3: Lance and I about. 240 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: Thinking, got yourself kicked off two teams that year. I've 241 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 1: never seen it happen with Boston and in single. 242 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 3: This but countries to get kicked off like five teams 243 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 3: of years and don't bring that on me. 244 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 7: That was a run one year. No, No, that was 245 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 7: exit Velocity. That's when exit Velocity started coming into play, 246 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 7: and I just exited a lot of teams really fast, 247 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 7: and I thought that's what they meant, like I had 248 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 7: to exit the team, exit the clubhouse. So I got 249 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:22,559 Speaker 7: to figure it out later on. But yeah, no, no, 250 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:24,680 Speaker 7: don't don't put me into your bad team. 251 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 3: I gotta ask Lances and he'll get this story. Did 252 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 3: Mike Metheni your last start in Saint Louis come up 253 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 3: to you and say, Lance, You've had a great career. 254 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 2: Uh? 255 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 1: Did he call me like something was something was said 256 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: in my last start in Saint Louis that first time around. Yes, 257 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: I don't think it was a great career. It's like, hey, 258 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: I don't know what's gonna happen, uh business wise and 259 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: all that. I want to tell you you've had a 260 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:52,680 Speaker 1: great run here in Saint Louis at this point. 261 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 3: Because you were there when No. Okay, now listen, there's 262 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 3: background this story. 263 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: So when I played for we were already eliminated from 264 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: the playoffs and everything, so there was a lot of 265 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: like sentimental stuff going on because we didn't know what 266 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: free agency was going to hold. 267 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 2: It was. It was a weird time. 268 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,199 Speaker 3: So So the backstory is when I was with the Cardinals, 269 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 3: we were in San Francisco and we lose to the Giants. 270 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 3: We get walked out by Ishikawa, loose and then I 271 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 3: don't know what in the in the and I'll see 272 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:19,440 Speaker 3: us METHENI comes up to me and goes, and Lance 273 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 3: was standing right there. I'll never get it was in 274 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 3: the weight room, and he goes, I just want you 275 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 3: to know you've had a great career. And I looked 276 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 3: at him and I was like, what the eff are 277 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 3: you talking about. I don't know that I'm quitting playing yet. 278 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 6: And he hated you. 279 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, sure, because he was tired of looking at you. 280 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:38,319 Speaker 6: I get that. 281 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 3: I can't blame him because I was actually like he 282 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 3: would come up to me and say things like that 283 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 3: was a good throw, and I would look at him 284 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,679 Speaker 3: be like, coach Mike, and I'm really good if you 285 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 3: just let me play and get out of my way. 286 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 3: But he never wanted to do that. 287 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, I played this game for a little bit as 288 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 1: I'm being all right, No, I didn't get the you know, 289 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 1: good career. I got the hey, you've had a heck 290 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: of running. Here in Saint Louis, we don't know what 291 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: it's going to be free agency, So you know that 292 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 1: was pretty much. 293 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:05,199 Speaker 2: That was pretty much it. 294 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,559 Speaker 1: I did get a text from him saying congrats on 295 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 1: a great career, but I already announced my retirement. 296 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 2: So at least at least you learned something. At least 297 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 2: I thought him something too. You taught him not to 298 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,319 Speaker 2: wait till the guy officially announces it. 299 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 7: That's fair lance. Now we bring up all the good stuff. 300 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 7: How did you feel about your hitting career? Like we 301 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 7: have stats here, like do you know how many doubles 302 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 7: you had? 303 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 2: Like three? 304 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 6: Five? Fine stakes? How mistakes did you have? 305 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 2: Maybe eight? 306 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 7: Seven? Okay, now here's a big one. Out of two 307 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 7: hundred and eighty three at bats, how many times you 308 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 7: think he punched out? 309 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 6: This is a phenomenal number. 310 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:49,439 Speaker 1: To eighty three. Yeah, at bad So I'm talking, I'm 311 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: taking like two hundred and thirty five punch. 312 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 6: Outs, one hundred and fifty nine. 313 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 2: Oh man, I felt like I was. 314 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 1: There was times I was up there with no intention 315 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 1: of swinging at all, and a couple of times I walked, 316 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 1: and then most times I punched out. Yeah, most times 317 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: I punched out. I went out there to run the 318 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 1: bases and one hundred degree weather in Saint Louis. 319 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 2: There was no chance in hell of that. 320 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 6: I would have never said this. 321 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 7: I thought, like watching you on the mound, always watching 322 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 7: you compete, moving around, I'm like, definitely athlete. You know 323 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,320 Speaker 7: some pictures they like you hope the balls and hit 324 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 7: them because they're gonna do it, and you wouldn't do that. 325 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 2: I do have. 326 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 1: I do have hits from both sides of the plate, though, 327 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:28,680 Speaker 1: and I didn't start switch hitting to like six years in. 328 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 6: So there you go, there you go, there you go. 329 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 1: But no doubt I could. I could home runs from 330 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 1: both sides of the plate and VP I could do 331 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 1: it all. But you get in a game and it 332 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: was hey, take the first strike. I was like, cool, 333 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:43,719 Speaker 1: thanks for the punch out. 334 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 2: Skip. 335 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: You don't get a swing at the first pitch, I'm 336 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 1: done right away. Everybody else gets to but not me. 337 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 3: That's because they realized you couldn't hit. You're more of 338 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 3: an American League guy. You know where they needed a 339 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 3: DH for you care No. 340 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 2: I when it went DH through the whole leaguees I was. 341 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:00,560 Speaker 1: I loved it. I was like, man, you could have 342 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: done this. Early on in my career. I remember just 343 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: how bad it hurt. When I came back from Tommy 344 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 1: John just to try to swing a bat, and I 345 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:08,959 Speaker 1: was like, man, I'm here to pitch and I got 346 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: to swing and it hurts. 347 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 2: So I was like, this is this is ridiculous? 348 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 6: That hitting's hard? 349 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 3: That's hitting hard? Is there any stories you can tell 350 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 3: now that you're done playing that you wouldn't be able 351 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 3: to tell us before? 352 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 1: I know, because you know me, I would never do that. 353 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 1: If it's not meant to be said while you're playing, 354 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: it's not meant to be said. 355 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 6: Ever. 356 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 2: That's great out there, but I will say this to 357 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 2: tell rest in peace. 358 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: He was one of the I had him in twenty 359 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: eleven when I was a rookie and I was in 360 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: the bullpen with him, and I just want to you know, 361 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 1: my heart's out to him and his family. He was 362 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: an amazing teammate, amazing person and so much fun to 363 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: be around. I don't know if you guy's got to 364 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 1: play with him, but man, he was. 365 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 2: He was awesome. 366 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 3: I had him two years to two eight one nine, 367 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 3: I think, and yesterday I talked about him. Obviously he 368 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 3: was incredible. I mean, he did was he He was 369 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 3: always smiling, always dancing, always laughing, always listening to music, 370 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 3: always the last one at the ballpark. Buzz is here 371 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 3: out and I said there screaming as soon as you 372 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 3: it'd be like five o'clock, like buzzes here, Like don't 373 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 3: hear come get in at five. 374 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: He'd get in at five, go do all this stuff, 375 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: and then he makes to the uh make it to 376 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 1: the bullpen by the fifth inning. One time in eleven, 377 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: Uh they called to bring him in the third and 378 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: how he was sitting in the clubhouse, not even no 379 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 1: clothes on, and uh, I don't remember who it was, 380 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: but they had to run out and tell the rooster, 381 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: be like, hey, he's not ready yet, you guys, get 382 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 1: somebody else up. 383 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:41,960 Speaker 3: I mean, yeah, I said yesterday, I said. He would 384 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 3: do so many things that would get people mad, and 385 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 3: then he would come in and smile and say something 386 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 3: and everyone forgive all the dumb stuff he had done 387 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 3: like that right, like that was just the kind of 388 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 3: person he was. It was incredible he would do all 389 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 3: these I mean, I forget one time we saw him 390 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 3: in the hotel and you know, God, rest in peace, Octavia. 391 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 3: You're just sitting there drinking wine, smoking a cigar, it's 392 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 3: like eleven am to twelve o'clock, you know for the games, 393 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 3: like I'll be ready in the seventh poppy, don't worry 394 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 3: if he comes out, punches out the side. 395 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 6: What the It. 396 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 3: Was awesome, It was unbelievable. Don't recommend that for anybody. 397 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 3: But I'm just saying, like for him at work. 398 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 5: And they don't make them like that anymore, No, they 399 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 5: definitely do. 400 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 6: Not. 401 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 2: Well, you're not allowed to either. 402 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: Some guys have a great skit like that too, if 403 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 1: you'd let them. But too much, too much seriousness anymore. 404 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 5: Why is that? Why did it get so serious? 405 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: There's a lot of money being thrown around now, so 406 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: you gotta you gotta, you gotta act act right, a 407 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: lot more, a lot more eyes on you and things 408 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: of that nature too. So uh, you know, you get 409 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: paid a lot of money to play a game, so 410 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: you gotta you gotta till the line. 411 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 7: There's too many coaches now, there's too many coaches that 412 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 7: have to answer for why why they're third starter. Their 413 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 7: fifth bullpen guy is in is in the lobby at 414 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:00,080 Speaker 7: twelve o'clock sipping on some red wine. 415 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 2: Right, that's true. 416 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: And the fact that there's so many coaches and staff 417 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:05,439 Speaker 1: nowadays that you can't even get a seat on the 418 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 1: bus because they all have their own It's just ridiculous. 419 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 1: The players be doubled up in the back. Why all 420 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:13,120 Speaker 1: the coaches and everybody have their own seat. It's special 421 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: you're there for them. It used to be they were 422 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: there for you. Nowadays it's hey, you're there for them. 423 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:22,400 Speaker 7: They all they all get their own seat, they all 424 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 7: get their own row. 425 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:25,439 Speaker 6: On the plane. Would you coach? 426 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 3: Would you coach if the right you guys are good? 427 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:30,439 Speaker 6: Yeah? Would Would you? 428 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 7: Would you coach in the big leagues if the right 429 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:34,160 Speaker 7: people asked? 430 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 5: No? 431 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 2: You how much? 432 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: Just bs you have to deal with first thing, Sirsty, 433 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:40,880 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have to deal with a catcher like AJ 434 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 1: and a pitcher like me going over at a pre 435 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:47,679 Speaker 1: game like batting order. And I'm but in all honesty, 436 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 1: if you had somebody like myself and AJ, you don't 437 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:51,159 Speaker 1: even have to do that because they know what the 438 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: hell they're doing. So, but that being said, you get 439 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:55,400 Speaker 1: some of the young kids that come up and they 440 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:57,399 Speaker 1: either don't have an idea what they're doing, or they 441 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 1: think they have an idea what they're doing, and all 442 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:01,359 Speaker 1: they know how to do is make it spin fast 443 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 1: and go sideways. 444 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:03,679 Speaker 2: But they don't know how to set it up or 445 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 2: get anybody out. 446 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 1: So between that not getting paid enough and being there 447 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: way too long and being away from a family, being 448 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,400 Speaker 1: a major league coaches is not in the cards for me, all. 449 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 3: Right, So coaching's out. But we know you have diamond 450 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:18,239 Speaker 3: in the rough. But what about ft? I mean, you're 451 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 3: already one of our regulars. Are you gonna come on 452 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 3: and be a regular here with us or what? I 453 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:24,920 Speaker 3: don't know, my heart if you say yes, I don't 454 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 3: know if my heart can handle that. I mean, you 455 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 3: and rowdy, I just don't know. 456 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: I'm in that boat where Right now, I'm gonna enjoy 457 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:33,679 Speaker 1: my time and see where it takes me. You know, 458 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,399 Speaker 1: baseball has been great to me, and I've done it forever, right, 459 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 1: I don't remember the last time I've not played baseball 460 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 1: year round, right, or done sports year round. So right now, 461 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: it's family time, enjoying, catching up on the things that 462 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: I've gotten to miss, and then see just what's there 463 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:51,439 Speaker 1: and what you know, what could be fun moving forward. 464 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 1: I'd love to stay involved in the game, talk about it. 465 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 1: I enjoyed it. You know, we have stories, we can 466 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: do all this stuff. So see what's available, to see 467 00:18:59,000 --> 00:18:59,880 Speaker 1: what's there and go from there. 468 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 4: Lance question for you, can you give us a glimpse 469 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 4: of the difference of organizations. I'll let you just pick 470 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:10,919 Speaker 4: from from any of them to just give us like 471 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:13,879 Speaker 4: one difference, right, because you really went all over the 472 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 4: place in terms of like how places run, and people 473 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 4: like you are the only ones that can actually explain. 474 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:21,880 Speaker 4: Next you're fresh off the field, right, like difference between 475 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:26,439 Speaker 4: you know, Cardinals, White Sox, Dodgers, Yankees, et cetera. Just 476 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:28,160 Speaker 4: if you can point out one or two things where 477 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 4: you're like, this is the biggest thing that I would 478 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 4: tell a player. 479 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 5: Like you're going to see this here and they don't 480 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 5: do that here. 481 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:37,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would say so in the in the gist 482 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 1: of it, when you're with the Dodgers and the Yankees 483 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: at that point in my career, their ability to uh, 484 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,639 Speaker 1: everything that you would need as a player and on 485 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: and off the field, they were you know, they got 486 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: they had it all covered. But they also their ability 487 00:19:55,760 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 1: to teach what they wanted to teach, whether it's just sabermetrics, 488 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:04,199 Speaker 1: anything and everything, but they taught it. They taught you 489 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: how to be you. I guess it's a simple way 490 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:09,120 Speaker 1: to say it. And that's why I think you see 491 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: those guys showing up with the ability to play. When 492 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 1: I first came up in Saint Louis, sabermetrics weren't there yet. 493 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 2: It was there was a way to play. They called 494 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 2: it the Cardinal way. 495 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:20,119 Speaker 1: But the cardinal way when I first came up was 496 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:22,560 Speaker 1: played the game hard, leave it all out on the field, 497 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:24,200 Speaker 1: and be there for your teammates. And then it turned 498 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: into a bunch of bunch of other stuff that really 499 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:28,639 Speaker 1: didn't matter on how you played or how you competed 500 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 1: or anything like that. It was more off the field stuff, 501 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:35,439 Speaker 1: which you know, I think you saw them try to 502 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 1: go the sabermetric way, and then you go one way 503 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: too far. Then you got to figure out how to 504 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 1: get back in the middle. And I think that you're 505 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: seeing that now with Saint Louis this year, with what 506 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 1: they're doing with their kind of their revamp organizationally. And 507 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 1: then you you know, Minnesota was in the boat of 508 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: trying to step up, and then I think when Correa 509 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 1: got there, he really helped them and Sonny Gray, those 510 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 1: two together really helped them take their UH organization to 511 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 1: the next level, especially at the big league level, and 512 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: you have like your Nelson cruises and those those guys 513 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:08,920 Speaker 1: that were you know, they're really in tune to the 514 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: things that you know, kept getting an edge and sabermetrics 515 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: and video and stuff like that really took them to 516 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: the next level. And then when it comes to UH, 517 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:22,239 Speaker 1: Texas was was there with everything. Woody brought a lot 518 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:25,119 Speaker 1: of things over from the Dodgers, so then you're starting 519 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 1: to see what he built. And then Boach came in 520 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:30,360 Speaker 1: with a with you know, his pedigree as a manager 521 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 1: and World Series and this and that to really take 522 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:34,720 Speaker 1: them to the to where they're at. So that was 523 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:38,200 Speaker 1: already kind of being built. And then obviously Chicago is 524 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:43,640 Speaker 1: behind everybody. I enjoyed people, I really, you know, there's 525 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: no I'm not trying to be negative. 526 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:46,400 Speaker 2: Or anything like that. 527 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: It's just it's just the honest truth. Like there's some 528 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 1: great people there. A Jing knows all of those those people. 529 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,199 Speaker 1: There's a lot of great people there. But when it 530 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 1: comes to top to bottom organizationally, like. 531 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:00,400 Speaker 2: Even minor leagues come up. 532 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,440 Speaker 1: I went down and spent a month rehabbing my knee there, 533 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:05,879 Speaker 1: and I stayed with the Triple A team, uh for 534 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: the whole time and just seeing the way that things. 535 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:12,880 Speaker 2: Were going about and stuff like that. Uh, there definitely. 536 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 1: Needs to be some changes, and there's still probably needs 537 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: to be some changes just by going off of some 538 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 1: of the things I've heard and seen. 539 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 3: All right, that's perfect. By the way, before we let 540 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 3: you go, I know you're in your golf some room 541 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 3: and we have to get the break producer video strangle me. 542 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 3: But no golf clubs? What kind of golf clubs? Because 543 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 3: I know a guy that gets your p XG deal. 544 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:35,960 Speaker 1: I'm just I've got I've got to send a PXCS 545 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 1: right here so I could use that. I could use 546 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 1: that new set, so I can send my inspects and 547 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: give me some new ones. We can put a nice 548 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: we can put a nice PhD sign. Where's right here, 549 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 1: so you be right there for me. I'm doing my show. 550 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:50,720 Speaker 1: So if you got a guy, someone call me. I 551 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:51,879 Speaker 1: love golf books. 552 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 6: Do let me. Do I have to call you? 553 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:55,399 Speaker 3: Do I have to call you? 554 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:56,120 Speaker 2: Can you can touch me? 555 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 6: Okay? 556 00:22:57,960 --> 00:22:59,120 Speaker 2: Thanks? 557 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 5: You know. 558 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:04,360 Speaker 2: One of the best part about having a golf. 559 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:07,119 Speaker 1: Simulator and retirement is your tea time is always safe. 560 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 2: I love it. 561 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 5: Mm hmm, that's true. Yes, you are very yep, yep. 562 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:15,120 Speaker 3: If Scott ever got his stuff out of this, whom 563 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 3: I can put a golf simulator in here. 564 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 6: Doesn't at home, doesn't needs to be out. 565 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 5: You want to hit the course, you don't want to 566 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:27,200 Speaker 5: do it at home, of course. 567 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:28,120 Speaker 6: I like to be outside. 568 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:32,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, Lance, enjoy your next tea time. Yeah, next 569 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:34,640 Speaker 4: time we have you on, you'll be all sponsored up 570 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 4: like a NASCAR car and we'll talk to you then. 571 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 2: All right, sounds good, guys, Thanks for having me. 572 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:41,119 Speaker 5: That was good. 573 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 6: Always good with Lance. 574 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, I know a lot of you were asking Lance 575 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 4: that tea we tried. I think what happens is, first off, 576 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 4: you want to take a little break from the grind. 577 00:23:56,840 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 4: And then also, if you're commentating on baseball, you know 578 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 4: this because you've worked with people that enter. 579 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 5: You gotta know your shit. 580 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 6: Baseball to keep up with pay attention. 581 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 5: That's the thing. I mean. 582 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 4: I've worked with a ton of I've worked with probably 583 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 4: a couple hundred different former players as broadcasters. There's one 584 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:16,439 Speaker 4: season I called games, and every week they'd give us 585 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 4: a new set of broadcasters, and sometimes I'd be like, oh, 586 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 4: you're not. 587 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:23,880 Speaker 5: Watching you can tell going on. I'm like, you don't 588 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 5: know who this guy is, do you? 589 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 6: Yeah? 590 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 4: So the key to success in my mind in baseball 591 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:34,159 Speaker 4: broadcasting is have screens everywhere, so that you always have 592 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 4: baseball on in your car, in your bathroom, even if 593 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 4: you're small. 594 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 5: Pretty much that is helpful. 595 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:44,640 Speaker 3: You have to do cars, bathroom, showers. I have screens everywhere, 596 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:44,920 Speaker 3: you do. 597 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:47,440 Speaker 5: I my tablet around everywhere. 598 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 4: Yeah yeah, phone, air, tablet works to anything, anything that 599 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:55,400 Speaker 4: you have. But just throwing it out there, this's good 600 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 4: final answer, just to get a little little realness that 601 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:01,399 Speaker 4: one might stand out all a little bit for the 602 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 4: white Sox fans. But because everyone wants to just cry 603 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 4: about you know, salary cap and money and whatever. 604 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 5: How about the way that the ORG is handling things? 605 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:12,240 Speaker 3: Yes, but listen, Lance was one of the I remember 606 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:13,919 Speaker 3: when Lance was there. They were saying that Lance was 607 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:15,240 Speaker 3: really trying to get them to change a lot of things. 608 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:17,480 Speaker 3: They added a family room because of Lancey. They didn't 609 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 3: have one they had. I mean, it wasn't very good, 610 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:20,879 Speaker 3: but they made a big one and that was a 611 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,360 Speaker 3: big deal. But they they've actually added a lot since 612 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 3: Lance was there now. I mean they're playing ketchup though, right, So, yeah, 613 00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 3: all these other teams already have all these things crossing, 614 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 3: you know, from being on a bunch of different teams, 615 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:31,840 Speaker 3: like when you would switch teams like, oh wow, they 616 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:33,879 Speaker 3: have this, Oh this is kind of good, it's amazing 617 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 3: they have this next time. Well, now the White Socks 618 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 3: are trying to catch up to what everyone else already has. 619 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 3: So by the time they get what's built, the next 620 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 3: people are onto the next thing. So it's that's where 621 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 3: it's hard. You got to figure out how to get 622 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 3: in front of it. And that's that's one of the 623 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 3: hard things for you know when you talk about baseball, 624 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 3: is how to get in front of the curve. 625 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 6: Yep, it takes time. 626 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 5: The minor league teams have family rooms. 627 00:25:54,119 --> 00:25:59,119 Speaker 6: Yes, that's less on the ORG. That's less on the org. 628 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 7: It's more on the actual like family like the team, 629 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:08,399 Speaker 7: like the Columbus Clippers are not owned by the Guardians, 630 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 7: Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs are. They don't all have they 631 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 7: don't all have family rooms. That's what's tough, that's what's grinder. 632 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,120 Speaker 7: That's why some of the wives only come to visit 633 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:21,400 Speaker 7: when they're in the big leagues, Big league wife, wife 634 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 5: Call me when you're in the bigs. M.