1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,120 Speaker 1: As a pitcher. You obviously got to look at it 2 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: both ways. Yeah, I mean you might give up another 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: homer or two, but also you know, with our guys 4 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:09,479 Speaker 1: in our lineup, that's going to be a little bit 5 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: more run support you're gonna get every night. 6 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 2: Here we go Grayson Rodriguez's bag with us on FT. 7 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 2: Good to see you, dude, and happy almost spring training 8 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,079 Speaker 2: to you. I've been looking forward to having you back 9 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 2: on because last time we had you freaking hilarious telling 10 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 2: us about your text at Corbyn Burns. You know, he 11 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 2: was so lonely. It's like no one wanted him, so 12 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 2: I really desperately right off the top here. Need to 13 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 2: hear your interactions with him post signing, because I'm sure 14 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 2: you were able to give him some love about getting paid, 15 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 2: but also it's so rude that he divorced you. 16 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: Yeah. So after he signed and the contract details and 17 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: stuff came out, I texted him and I was like, hey, man, 18 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 1: can I buy your bass boat? And he was like, well, 19 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: I'm not going to sell it. And I was like, nah, buddy, 20 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: you're about to go buy you a new one, and 21 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: he's like, you're right. So if he does sell me, 22 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: the bass boat. He now has an excuse to go 23 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: get a new one. The only the only thing we 24 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 1: had to figure out is how to get it from 25 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: Phoenix to Texas. So you know, that might be a 26 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: little hiccup in the plan there, but uh, yeah, congratulations 27 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: to him. So that's awesome. 28 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 3: Also, dude, you're rolling hold on a little Dude, Grayson, 29 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 3: you're rich. You can you can take a little puddle 30 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 3: jumper over to Phoenix, rent a car and just trailer 31 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 3: that thing right back to your house. What do you mean, 32 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,320 Speaker 3: or hire somebody to drive that thing? What do you mean? 33 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 3: You don't need to worry about how to get it. 34 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 3: That's like the least of your problems I think should 35 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 3: be that thing should be when you pull up the 36 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 3: Sarasota for spring training. That thing should be in the 37 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,279 Speaker 3: ed Smith Stadium parking lot waiting for you. 38 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: No. So the good thing about ed Smith is we 39 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: do have a fishing pond behind field. For so if 40 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: I do have a boat at spring training, it will 41 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: be in the water behind field. For uh, we'll be 42 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: trolling around, you know, kind of after after the camp 43 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: ends that day for sure. So maybe you could catch 44 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: fish with me. But we got to watch out for 45 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: some Ryan mount Castle homers coming on the wall at. 46 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 3: Us, off of you, off of you, of you. 47 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: Not off me, Nope, nope. 48 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:10,679 Speaker 2: But actually, you know that actually leads me to another questions. 49 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 2: I don't know if we've talked about this part, but 50 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 2: is there anybody that had a better off season than 51 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 2: Ryan Mountcastle reading the news about the walls ticking in 52 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 2: a little bit for him? 53 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: Well, yeah, yeah, I think all the all of the 54 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: right handed hitters in our lineup, I think have been 55 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: sleeping pretty well this offseason. They're really itching to get 56 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,519 Speaker 1: back in there, you know, March April, whenever I think 57 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:37,839 Speaker 1: our first home game is. But yeah, seeing that will 58 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: be kind of cool because obviously our team will hit 59 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: a lot more homers this year, or will like to 60 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,119 Speaker 1: think that. So uh, it'll definitely be interesting to see 61 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: kind of how the new wall plays. I know that 62 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: old wall was huge, so it definitely robbed a lot 63 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: of homers. 64 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 3: Were you mad? Were you mad they brought the wall in? 65 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 3: Because if a pitcher as a picture, I'd be like, 66 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 3: keep that mountain way out there as far as I 67 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 3: can levefield. But now they're like, oh it went for 68 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:03,959 Speaker 3: one year. We didn't like it. No, we need more homers, 69 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:05,799 Speaker 3: so we're bringing it back in. If I was a pitcher, 70 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 3: i'd be a little mad. 71 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 1: I mean, you know it was. I don't think it's 72 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: gonna be brought in enough to where it's really gonna 73 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: matter a whole lot. As a pitcher, you obviously got 74 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: to look at it both ways. Yeah, I mean, you 75 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: might give up another homer or two, but also you know, 76 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: with our guys in our lineup, that's gonna be a 77 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: little bit more run support you're gonna get every night now. 78 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:28,880 Speaker 1: Thankfully me, I think, I you know, I don't know 79 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,079 Speaker 1: the numbers on this, but last year our lineup had 80 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: to have hit the most amount of homers and runs 81 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: and everything while I was pitching. So this year, if 82 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 1: that increases, you know, that's that's awesome that I like 83 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: the wall. They move it in a little bit further 84 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: in if they want to as well. 85 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 4: When you look at Corbyn Burns contract hit on that again, 86 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 4: you sit there and you look at yourself. Do you 87 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 4: allow yourself to look at like two hundred and ten 88 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 4: million dollars and what that is or is that just 89 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 4: so outside of your scope of the amount of money 90 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 4: that you could make later on in your career. 91 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean, obviously it's a lot of money. I 92 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: think everybody you know dreams about making that kind of 93 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: money playing baseball. But I mean for me, like right now, 94 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 1: like obviously free agency still you know, ways off. So 95 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: it's just kind of about you know, focusing on you know, 96 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: the upcoming season, which you know, I'm still not in 97 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 1: an RB yet, so really just going out there and 98 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:32,160 Speaker 1: trying to throw the baseball, you know, put up some 99 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: good games. I mean yeah, really not looking at the 100 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:38,720 Speaker 1: free agency contract contracts yet, but that definitely is impressive 101 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: for sure. So it kind of makes you dream and 102 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: makes you work a little bit harder in the weight 103 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: room and you know doing the not so fun things 104 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: of baseball for sure. 105 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:50,359 Speaker 4: Does it make you want to sign an extension with 106 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,720 Speaker 4: the Orioles and stay and maybe forfeit some of those 107 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 4: two hundred and ten million but still get some of 108 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 4: it now? 109 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, if that opportunity presents itself, definitely look 110 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: at it. You know, I have no problem with Baltimore, 111 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 1: love the love the fans, uh love Maryland, So definitely 112 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: get to do a little bit of hunting in Maryland, 113 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: which is super cool. But yeah, I mean, you know, 114 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: if that opportunity presents itself, will definitely definitely uh, I'll 115 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 1: definitely think about it. 116 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 3: You know what I love about Maryland is when you 117 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 3: used to send me cool things like crab cakes. I 118 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 3: haven't gotten to shipman in like two months, so I 119 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 3: don't know what's going on with Jimmy's, but like, I'm 120 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:29,559 Speaker 3: gonna need some more crab cakes. 121 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 1: I'm just saying, well, I'm almost out of crabcakes as well. 122 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: The only problem is we're going to Florida Monday, so 123 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,040 Speaker 1: we'll have to get them shipped there. Maybe another box 124 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: to show up, depending on if Kratz is an Orioles 125 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: fan this year or not. You know, so Kratz is 126 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: like Kratz is like my public enemy number one right now. 127 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: You know, I was watching the show earlier and he 128 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 1: almost put me to sleep. But you know we'll see, 129 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 1: so whoa, whoa, whoa, Kratzy gets some crab cakes this year. 130 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 3: I want to know what. 131 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: I want to know. 132 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 4: I want to know why when I when I picked 133 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 4: my team to win the American League East, it was 134 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 4: the Orioles that it put you to sleep. 135 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 3: But I just conversate with me. 136 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: No, no, no, no, it was after that. It was, uh, 137 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 1: you know, nothing against any of our sponsors, but I 138 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: don't know. Kratzy was talking about roses. You know. I 139 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: got on the show to you know, talk ball and 140 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:30,479 Speaker 1: listen to some of that and listening to talk about 141 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:31,160 Speaker 1: some flowers. 142 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 3: No, no, no, no, no, no, that's love. Love is more, 143 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 3: is more, bigger than baseball. Okay, yea more bigger than baseball. 144 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 1: Uh really, love, we need to be talking about the 145 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 1: love for the game. Come on, for the love of 146 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: the game. Isn't ball does not stop? 147 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 3: So nope, nope, it stops. 148 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 4: That's how you That's how you got all those deers 149 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 4: to run through your wall in the back. 150 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:00,160 Speaker 3: Of your in the back of your right there. 151 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 4: Because they got like you have love, You have love, 152 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,599 Speaker 4: you have love for other things. I showed love to 153 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 4: my wife. You're going down to spring training. Baseball is 154 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 4: trying to take away the day of love from you. 155 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 4: You're you're heading out. You're like, oh I am, I 156 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 4: am ready. I'm so focused. I don't need love in 157 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 4: my life. Yeah right, you need it, You need it 158 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 4: all and it comes to you with one hundred flowers. 159 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, I ordered my wife's Valentine's gift today though, So 160 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: that's done, that's taking care of you. 161 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 3: Go, but what do you think about He hasn't been 162 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 3: married long enough to have to send the flowers yet, 163 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 3: Like he hasn't gotten there's still newly weeds, right, he 164 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 3: hasn't been married long enough to worry. He's like, man, 165 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 3: I'm just just gonna send my wife. 166 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: Well, it's it's one thirty Central time, so we've been 167 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: married for like twenty five minutes now, I think, so, yeah, 168 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 1: just over a year. 169 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 2: Just over What do you well, Grayson, what do you 170 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 2: think or really, more importantly, what does your wife think about? 171 00:07:59,440 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: Pictures? 172 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 2: Anders always reporting around Valentine's Day? 173 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: I mean we always go out to eat, you know, 174 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: I always try to take her on a date. I 175 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 1: don't know. I mean, she doesn't mind it. She loves 176 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: going to Florida because she gets to go to the beach, 177 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: does all that stuff that I don't necessarily like. But yeah, 178 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: she has a fun time. A lot of our friends 179 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:21,119 Speaker 1: and family always come to spring training, which is super 180 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: cool getting to see them and stuff. And you obviously 181 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: spring training everything's kind of done in the morning. You 182 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: get the afternoons and the evenings off and relax a 183 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: little bit, and you know, practice some baseball while you're 184 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: at it. 185 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 3: I like it. 186 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:36,439 Speaker 4: I like it all right, last one for me before 187 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 4: we get to the quick hitter questions. You saw Corbyn 188 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:43,839 Speaker 4: signed in Arizona. You love Texas. You spend as much 189 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 4: of the off season as you can in Texas. Would 190 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 4: you love to spend your entire season, spring training, whole season, 191 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 4: just time on the road at home? Or is it 192 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:59,199 Speaker 4: good to get away to help you to focus on 193 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 4: the things you need to focus on in baseball? 194 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: No? I mean, obviously I love Texas. Love you know, 195 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: born and raised, small town Acadochias. You know, the best 196 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: part about being a baseball player is the off season 197 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: is hunting season. Summers here are not enjoyable. You know, 198 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: you might as well climb in an oven and it's 199 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 1: probably gonna be cooler in the oven than it is 200 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 1: outside the doors here, you know, in July and August. Yeah, 201 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know, I don't know how we 202 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: did it. You know, growing up, like in the summer 203 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 1: playing all the baseball and stuff like dang, it was hot. 204 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:41,320 Speaker 1: Like obviously being in Maryland, it gets humid and it's warm, 205 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: you know, in the summer. But I mean, dude, playing 206 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: you know, in the Northeast and playing in some other states, 207 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: going to California, Seattle, I mean, dude, the weather is 208 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: phenomenal in the summer. Like growing up listening to all 209 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 1: these country songs, you know, they're talking about how they 210 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 1: love summer nights and summer days, blah blah blah whatever, 211 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: and you're like, dude, not see what they're talking about, 212 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: because it is hotter than heck down here. Yeah, So 213 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: definitely playing baseball up there in the summer is nice. 214 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: It's a lot of fun. But I'm kind of glad 215 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:12,680 Speaker 1: that now I don't have to experience the summers here 216 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: at home in Texas anymore. I get to go somewhere 217 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: it's a little bit cooler. 218 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 3: Nice. All right, Well, I have sad news for you. 219 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 3: I have Well, I have two questions for you. One, 220 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 3: what's your go to spot in sarasoas and you're in Saraso. 221 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 3: And then after that, I have a sad story that 222 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:29,199 Speaker 3: I'm gonna have to tell you, the kind of bring 223 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 3: the move down a little bit. So answer answer that 224 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 3: one first, and then we'll go sad story. 225 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:38,959 Speaker 1: Okay, uh Fresh Kitchen is really good. It's it's good 226 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:42,680 Speaker 1: little healthy spot. And then me and d L. Hall 227 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: he found a pizza place downtown, El Panaficio. I believe 228 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 1: they've got some phenomenal pizza. That's a good little cheap 229 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 1: meal spot too, because the pizzas are huge, and it's 230 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: like the folks that work in there are Italian, I 231 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: mean like Italian son and uh, their pieces are their 232 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: pieces are great. 233 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 3: Okay, all right now the sad news, I'm gonna have 234 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 3: to try that out because I'm being Sarasota next weekend 235 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 3: but Bradenton, so not really Sarasota, close enough. But so 236 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 3: on February twenty fourth, Aeric Kratz is coming to Orioles Camp. 237 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 3: The sad news is I won't be there, which is 238 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 3: actually good news for you because I was gonna take 239 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 3: you deep. So are you. 240 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:27,719 Speaker 1: No? 241 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 5: You check it out? Yeah you didn't have Yep, yep, 242 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 5: you check it out. Dude, This was this way. You 243 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 5: could have changed the schedule to be there and instead 244 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 5: you're not, so that's your fault. 245 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: Will go grab some pizza, okay, I love by. 246 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 3: Nope, I couldn't have changed the schedule because the schedule 247 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:57,559 Speaker 3: was made without my knowledge, and so therefore I did 248 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 3: not get the opportunity to be He lives so far away, 249 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 3: so far away. 250 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,559 Speaker 1: So you're you're kind of you're kind of at the 251 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: bottom of the food chain and people that are on 252 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:11,319 Speaker 1: the show, if you didn't have any kind of any. 253 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 3: Why can I be there? First of all, what can 254 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 3: I be there? February twenty fourth, Because I'm not anywhere. 255 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 3: I'm just looked at my son's schedule. What day of 256 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:24,679 Speaker 3: the week. That can't be the right date? Hold up, 257 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 3: hold on Marks, Mark, Now see we can blame Mark 258 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 3: Weener for this, because this is some bull crebble. 259 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:33,199 Speaker 2: I'm sorry. Executive producer who I can see is typing 260 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 2: in our text page break. 261 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 3: Monday twenty fourth. I'm in town, that panic, but yeah, 262 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 3: because I want to take you bake out, I mean 263 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 3: your fire hair you have right now and all. But yeah, 264 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 3: I mean I'm there. 265 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:48,559 Speaker 2: I'm in all right, type faster Mark, because we're on 266 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:52,080 Speaker 2: television and on a show. He's typing about your schedule, 267 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 2: but I'm not seeing what he's typing. 268 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: So bottom of the food chain, Mark Mark, Mark. 269 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 2: Out of town. Uh oh, breaking news. AJ will be 270 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 2: in Sarasota to face grace as riveting as it is 271 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 2: for AJ to go through his calendar. We will do 272 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 2: that post show and then we'll get back to you 273 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 2: that appreciate. 274 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 3: You anyways, Kratz and I will be in Sarasota. How 275 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 3: about that? Now, you make sure you schedule outside. 276 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: You see the panic on his face, Yes, yeah he was. 277 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: He was freaking out, freaking out. He composure, lost all composure. 278 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 2: Grayson, one more topic of the last couple of weeks, 279 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 2: and then Krats will hit you with some fun quick 280 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 2: hitter questions. Got to get your take on why you're 281 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 2: playing this season when the Dodgers already won the World Series. 282 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:45,319 Speaker 1: Yeah, all right, I'm saying. 283 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 2: Fans are complaining, They're like, why you even play the season? 284 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 2: Oh your thoughts. 285 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: There's a lot that can go wrong in a season, 286 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: That's all I'm gonna say. You know, obviously, hopefully all 287 00:13:56,240 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: those guys stay healthy. You know, obviously they're loaded on paper, 288 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: but you know, baseball is a tough game. There's one 289 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty two games, and you know, according to 290 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:09,439 Speaker 1: my math, that's a lot of games, So a lot 291 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 1: can happen. And obviously, obviously they're in the National League, 292 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:17,560 Speaker 1: so we're gonna face them once, probably a three game series. 293 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 1: I hadn't looked at the schedule yet. Those three games, 294 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: obviously we're gonna want to win them. I think we'll 295 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: play them in Baltimore. But you know, we wouldn't face 296 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: them again until the World Series. And you know, if 297 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: you look at my math again, you only got to 298 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: win four games, so a lot can happen in a 299 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 1: seven game series. So we'll just leave it at that. 300 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 1: So I don't know, Yeah, I don't know if you can, 301 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 1: you could, you can have them slide it into that 302 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 1: number one spot, but just look at the freaking college Sville. 303 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 1: I'll playoff this year. You hadn't seed seven and eight 304 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: playing in the National Championship, so you never know what 305 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: could happen. 306 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 4: Well, you play the games, all right. My baseball is 307 00:14:57,800 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 4: a questions quick ones for you. We already kind of 308 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 4: went over it, so you can say a j but 309 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 4: I don't think that's your answer. Maybe historical batter that 310 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 4: you would love to face anybody, anybody that played in 311 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 4: the history of. 312 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: Baseball, probably Mickey Mantle. I was on Instagram today and 313 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 1: I think they had just tops had released that they 314 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 1: were doing, like the one of one cards. It was 315 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: like a show Heo Tawny autograph with Mike Trout and 316 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: then the show Heyo Towny autograph with a Mickey Mantle autograph, 317 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: and I was like, oh heck. I was like, that's 318 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 1: gonna be an expensive card, and I just kind of 319 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: got me thinking about Mickey Mannel, you know, obviously being 320 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: a three time MVP, or at least a three time MVP. 321 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: Not exactly sure how many he won. Don't quote me 322 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: on that, but uh yeah, definitely facing him I think 323 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: would be pretty cool. 324 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 4: What umpire has the best strike three call? Do you 325 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 4: notice that? 326 00:15:57,360 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 3: Oh? 327 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm kind of I'm kind of more. 328 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 1: You know. A perfect umpire to me is somebody who 329 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: makes a paul really quick and doesn't waste a lot 330 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 1: of time, because as soon as I throw the ball, 331 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: before it even gets to home plate, I want to 332 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: know if it's a ballers, right, So yeah, I don't 333 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: know whoever who has a quick call though. 334 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 2: For sure, Kay okay, something something to look for this 335 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 2: season before. 336 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 3: He goes, Before he goes, we got to ask him 337 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:29,840 Speaker 3: about his biblehood, right? 338 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 2: Oh yes, yes, you. 339 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 3: Have you seen this first of all orange pants on 340 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 3: you is not going to be a great look. Let's 341 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 3: just say that. 342 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: Just not listen. Listen, I'm a handsome looking sucker, a 343 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: j You better watch out, you know you like. Yeah, 344 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 1: So a lot of my buddies like to joke and 345 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 1: say that I have a grande cabasa. So they say 346 00:16:56,360 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: that the head is the head is proportionate on bibble heads. 347 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 1: But it's cool. It's a bibblehead, you know, talking with 348 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 1: the Orioles, folks that do the giveaways and stuff. I 349 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:12,439 Speaker 1: love retro uniforms. I love retro looks, so that was 350 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 1: kind of a look that we wanted to go for. 351 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:18,400 Speaker 1: You know, obviously Jim Palmer and the boys way back 352 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: then wearing the all orange uniforms I thought was pretty cool. 353 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: So yeah, go with that. 354 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 2: I love the orange pants look. It's fire and it'll 355 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 2: stand out. 356 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:33,399 Speaker 3: It looks. They look good on certain people. I'm saying 357 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 3: in real life now, bible Head's cool. But so this, 358 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 3: I just want to confirm the Orioles are not wearing 359 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 3: all orange this year. Every time you pitch, I don't know. 360 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 2: I can't confirm or deny. 361 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:48,880 Speaker 3: People. 362 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,440 Speaker 2: We'll find out a month from now FT at spring 363 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:52,640 Speaker 2: training in Sarasota. 364 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 3: Oh man, I've never get my home run trot ready. 365 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, but listen, I like me and you are very 366 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:01,439 Speaker 1: similar or because you know, we don't make a lot 367 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: of those important decisions, you know when it comes to uh, 368 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 1: you know, our employers. 369 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 3: So that's there. I'm there. I'm there, kid, I'm there. 370 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 3: You're talking. 371 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: That's a nice mit. 372 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 3: Huh. 373 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 1: Looks looks pretty fresh. 374 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 3: Yeah, I never played. They all just they all just 375 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 3: stay they all stay fresh. 376 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: Yeah. I can't get it right out there in the dirt, 377 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: and you gave us a detailed description of what the 378 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: ball loves smells like. 379 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:38,639 Speaker 3: I can't. I can't, but it smells like rich mahogany. 380 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: Dude, have y'all ever noticed that brand new big league 381 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 1: baseball's smell like dill pickles? Am I the only one 382 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:49,640 Speaker 1: that thinks that? 383 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 2: Are you pregnant? 384 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 3: I'm the only person that's probably never smelled a new baseball, 385 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 3: But I'll take your word for it. 386 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, dude, Like if you open you know, because you know, 387 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 1: minor league balls come in plastic packaging, you know, like 388 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: little league, high school type stuff, but then the big 389 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 1: league balls come wrapped in the tissue paper. You know, 390 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 1: it's like super fancy. Once you rip that tissue paper off, 391 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 1: it smells like pickles. So the next time you get 392 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: that opportunity to do that, smell it. Let me know 393 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 1: what it smells like. 394 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:17,399 Speaker 3: We'll do it. We'll do it February twenty fourth. We're 395 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 3: gonna ask Pickle. 396 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 1: That's a question. That's a question I've been asking folks 397 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 1: recently because I got to figure out if I'm the 398 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: only one that does that. 399 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:25,879 Speaker 2: Or not, or at least yeah, I think that I 400 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:28,120 Speaker 2: can't confirm or deny, but I know what I'm doing 401 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 2: next time, I open up a fresh set of baseballs. 402 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 2: So done, ye Grayson, We're gonna see you in a 403 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 2: few weeks. Dude, you got the party, you got the COMBA. 404 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,919 Speaker 2: Good to catch up man. Show you in Sarasota for 405 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:40,680 Speaker 2: the big showdown. 406 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:50,120 Speaker 1: Alrighty in the weeds. 407 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 2: So we're gonna let everyone know what's going on in 408 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 2: the ft world. We're gonna take you behind the scenes. 409 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 2: Trevor May was supposed to join us today. He was 410 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:04,280 Speaker 2: on the meeting, he was prompt we were texting, and 411 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 2: then a good ten minutes maybe before the show gave 412 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 2: him a good ten minutes to just shut the power 413 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 2: out in the state of Washington. If you live in 414 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 2: the state of Washington and you have power, let us know, 415 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 2: because apparently many people don't excuse me anyway. 416 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 3: Trevor, Trevor, we love you, Trevor. But he said he 417 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,160 Speaker 3: lived in a building like Trevor, we can't get your house, 418 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 3: like we can't get your house with a generator. He 419 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 3: made money, Trevor. 420 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 2: No, he lives in the house. 421 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:32,399 Speaker 3: No, he said, Lord. He said he had to check 422 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:34,000 Speaker 3: his landlord in the whole building was out. So I 423 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 3: don't know if that means unless he has unless he 424 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 3: has a lot of people living in his house, or 425 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:42,160 Speaker 3: is he a studio Maybe he has his own studio. 426 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:46,119 Speaker 2: Pro he might. He might. So I was watching his 427 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,879 Speaker 2: show may Day two days ago. He has like this 428 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 2: fancy jib camera that he uses at times because he 429 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 2: kind of runs it like like daily show kind of 430 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,119 Speaker 2: status where he'll like do the news and you know, 431 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:58,400 Speaker 2: crumple the papers. 432 00:20:58,440 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 3: Whatever. 433 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 2: Well, if he comes back, we'll talk to him about it. 434 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:02,239 Speaker 2: The point of me bring this up. 435 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 3: I didn't know that. Did it changed his name? May Day? 436 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:07,119 Speaker 1: M hm. 437 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 2: He's got he's got like five shows, so that's one 438 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 2: of them. 439 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 1: Okay, so he didn't. 440 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:18,359 Speaker 2: He didn't. Crats Pizza, Piece of Krats Territory coming to 441 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:23,240 Speaker 2: the FT network uh next month. Anyway, The reason I 442 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 2: brought this up was because I cueued up this article 443 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 2: for him. It was written by Mike Petriello from MLB 444 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:31,200 Speaker 2: dot Com, friend of the show but also friend of Trevor. 445 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:34,560 Speaker 2: They do those stat cast broadcasts together, and the article 446 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:36,399 Speaker 2: now will have to be talked about without him, and 447 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 2: if we do get Trevor someday we can have him 448 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,760 Speaker 2: chime in. So I'll read it the whole article, not 449 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 2: just kidding. Why is it so hard to hit at 450 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:48,159 Speaker 2: Seattle's T Mobile Field? A deep dive on how the 451 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:51,920 Speaker 2: best pictures park in baseball creates strikeouts, limits damage, makes 452 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 2: it hard to evaluate pictures and hitters, and why it's 453 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 2: about more than just the batter's eye. And in the article, 454 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:03,399 Speaker 2: it basically says that Seattle is the most extreme park 455 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 2: in baseball. Course Field boosts offense by ten percent. T 456 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:13,639 Speaker 2: Mobile Park suppressed offense by eleven percent. I feel like 457 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:16,399 Speaker 2: this has been a hot topic for a while. Trevor 458 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 2: might have a nerdier take on it. I'm gonna give 459 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 2: you a fan take that I've actually been hearing more 460 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 2: and more frequently. AJ, Why don't we just adjust the 461 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:32,439 Speaker 2: ballpark dimensions a little bit? Other teams do it. If 462 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 2: there's so much complaining about it, and it's not just 463 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:37,400 Speaker 2: about the batter's eye, why don't we bring some damn 464 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 2: fences in. 465 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 3: I'm just gonna say this. I know I'm not a 466 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:46,120 Speaker 3: right hand to hit her, but I loved it in Seattle. 467 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 3: I was trying to find my numbers. I don't know 468 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 3: where I can find them, but man, did I feel 469 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 3: like I had a good time in Seattle. I loved 470 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 3: it in Seattle. I'm my first career home run in 471 00:22:57,080 --> 00:23:01,119 Speaker 3: Seattle in that ballpark. I hit home runs off Felix 472 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:04,640 Speaker 3: Fernandez and people like that in Seattle. So perfect game, 473 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:06,920 Speaker 3: Phil Humber through in Seattle. Maybe that's why they couldn't 474 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 3: get a hit or anybody on base that day. I 475 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 3: don't know, but I loved it in Seattle. So I 476 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 3: don't know what the problem was now. Maybe things have changed. 477 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:15,639 Speaker 3: I wish they still had to hit it here cafe 478 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 3: out and right field, because that was like bullseye and 479 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 3: batting practice. 480 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 2: What wait, Okay, hold up, hold up crats. See to me, 481 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:26,680 Speaker 2: that was a Meggie take, like, how do you hit 482 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:28,919 Speaker 2: the ball? Oh, it's just you know, you hit it, 483 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 2: you square it up, you sit in the box and 484 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 2: you hit it. Like AJ, you can't do the Sorry, 485 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 2: I'm a really good hitter. 486 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:36,439 Speaker 1: Thing. 487 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 3: I didn't say that. I never said that because there 488 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 3: was places I see but you are. 489 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:45,639 Speaker 2: Tonto, I get that. But the REALI We've got a 490 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 2: big body of statistical evidence that says this park is 491 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:53,160 Speaker 2: suppressing offense. And it's not just for the home team, 492 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:55,880 Speaker 2: right the home team has its own issues. And yes, 493 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 2: we could come up with a few bats that would 494 00:23:57,600 --> 00:23:59,959 Speaker 2: really help the cause here, but there are a lot 495 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 2: road bat struggling. So is there a solution to level 496 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:06,199 Speaker 2: it out a little bit? Or do we just let 497 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 2: this park ride as this massive, massive extreme pitchers park. Kratz, 498 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 2: would you like to spend a few million bucks of 499 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:16,080 Speaker 2: John Stanton, the owner's money to bring in the fences? 500 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 4: Normally I'd say yes, Normally I'm trying to spend other 501 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:24,760 Speaker 4: people's money. No, why not make the adjustment. It's not 502 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 4: about why bring the fences in so they hit a 503 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 4: few more homers, Like is Colorado that much better because 504 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:35,679 Speaker 4: it's a huge because it's a you know, the fences 505 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:39,160 Speaker 4: are short based on how the ball travels, like, oh. 506 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 3: It's homely so many homers. 507 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 4: No, it's because of the size out there. It's because 508 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 4: of the amount of space that outfielders have to cover. 509 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 4: You can't like a stadium unless there is truly something 510 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:56,920 Speaker 4: wrong with the batter's eye. A stadium does not cause strikeouts. 511 00:24:57,320 --> 00:24:57,679 Speaker 3: Now. 512 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 4: Can the thin air in Colorado make sliders not slide 513 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 4: as much or sinkers not sink as much? Absolutely they can. 514 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 4: But in Seattle, I have a hard time believing that 515 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:14,200 Speaker 4: moving the fences is going to create this like awesome 516 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:18,639 Speaker 4: hitters park. Like the team didn't hit the ball very often. 517 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 4: They struck out at record paces the last three seasons, 518 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 4: I know, the last two seasons for sure, since we've 519 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:28,239 Speaker 4: been on FT them boys have been striking out. So 520 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 4: to me, you can play on the moon, or you 521 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 4: can play in a little league park. If you don't 522 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 4: make contact, it ain't the stadium. 523 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 2: Then what's the solution. You're just gonna says. 524 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 4: In I don't think there they did. Where did they 525 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 4: move them in right field? Because the bullpen's always been 526 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:54,439 Speaker 4: where it's at. It's that like it's flush right up 527 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:57,119 Speaker 4: against the fence there and they're you know, it's basically 528 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:02,640 Speaker 4: fans bullpen fence. It's kind of a unique. I love 529 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:06,119 Speaker 4: the uniqueness. I don't like the four hundred per center 530 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 4: three seventy to the gap three point thirty like the 531 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 4: Japanese stadiums. I don't like the uniform. I like the 532 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:17,159 Speaker 4: higher fence someplace to me, what's the answer. Yeah, you 533 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 4: gotta figure it out. We're gonna talk about it with 534 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:22,240 Speaker 4: the Phillies later. Like they can't hit in the playoffs. 535 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:25,040 Speaker 4: You gotta figure it out. You gotta learn to make 536 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 4: adjustments in different places. And you say, oh, well, everybody 537 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:32,120 Speaker 4: strikes out, like in the article talks about how the 538 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 4: opposing team strikes out there. 539 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:37,960 Speaker 3: We'll take a look at that pitching staff. The pitching staff. 540 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 4: You ask anybody any team, they do not want to 541 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 4: go in and face them. They do not want to 542 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:48,320 Speaker 4: go into that park and face that rotation with that bullpen. 543 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:49,880 Speaker 3: The word that one. 544 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:52,440 Speaker 4: Guy used, a really good player that's been on here 545 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 4: was suffocating. The pitching staff is suffocating. So it's going 546 00:26:56,400 --> 00:27:00,080 Speaker 4: to bring strikeouts up for the opposing team. And the 547 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 4: manners do their best to make sure the strikeouts are 548 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 4: up for their team. 549 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:08,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, we maybe we'll have Mike on at some point 550 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 2: to talk about this, because he went over a number 551 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 2: of different factors. Yes, he brought up the whole batter's 552 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:15,240 Speaker 2: eye and actually the history of it and now there's 553 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,400 Speaker 2: been you know, decades of history of certain players complaining. 554 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 2: Definitely not Prazinski. But he also talked about how it's 555 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:25,879 Speaker 2: one of the colder average temperatures, so that's going to 556 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 2: hurt your home run factor a little bit. Okay, the 557 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:32,600 Speaker 2: strikeout part is still crazy though, the amount of strikeouts 558 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 2: that are produced there versus you know, on the road 559 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:38,960 Speaker 2: for the Mariners, and even the same thing you're starting pitchers. 560 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 4: Well, to me, I would started looking at the lights, 561 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:44,440 Speaker 4: not the fence, Like the fence just solves one thing, 562 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:48,240 Speaker 4: Like it's gonna make batting averages go down and home 563 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 4: runs go up? Are the lights bad? 564 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:50,640 Speaker 3: Is there? 565 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 4: Something is the angle of the lights? You know, I'm 566 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 4: just hypothesizing things like if it truly is caused, they 567 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:01,679 Speaker 4: can take everything out of it. Pictures, bad pictures, good hitters, 568 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:05,400 Speaker 4: bad hitters, and it's causing more strikeouts, then there has 569 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 4: to be something, and to me it would be more 570 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 4: visual batter's eye lights, where the sun sets, how it's 571 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:17,240 Speaker 4: coming in across you know, through the open, open roof 572 00:28:17,359 --> 00:28:19,160 Speaker 4: or the partially open roof. 573 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 3: Who knows anything like that. 574 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 2: So apparently they did do a little bit of tweaking 575 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:28,200 Speaker 2: with the fences at some point. I can't click the 576 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:30,120 Speaker 2: article to figure it all out. But what if they 577 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 2: just keep doing that until something changes? 578 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 3: How about build your team around what your your ballpark 579 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:39,760 Speaker 3: is Contact two thousand and one, two thousand and one, 580 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 3: they didn't have a problemhen They won one hundred and 581 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 3: sixteen games and went like eighty and one in safegfield, 582 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,480 Speaker 3: and Brett Boone was hitting homers, Mike Cameron was hitting homers, 583 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:51,680 Speaker 3: Edgar Martinez, Eachie Row, John Olerude, that whole team. They 584 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 3: didn't have a problem. I don't know what's changed the 585 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:56,400 Speaker 3: ball The walls actually probably gotten more juice than it 586 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:59,920 Speaker 3: was back then, right, maybe yep, I don't know. I 587 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:02,360 Speaker 3: just I don't know. I feel like it's a I 588 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 3: don't know, I just don't like the ballpark. Excuse figure 589 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 3: it out. You got to figure it out somehow. If 590 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:09,680 Speaker 3: you're the Mariners, you got to find a way to 591 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 3: figure it out. I know it sucks, but figure it out. 592 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 3: Giganicant kidsas city is gigantic, and they figured it out. 593 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 3: They won a World Series. They figured it out. They 594 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 3: were like, we need dudes that can catch the ball. 595 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:21,520 Speaker 3: We need dudes to put the ball in play and 596 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 3: can run. Okay, but what happens You get a couple 597 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 3: guys that can hit some homers every once in a while, 598 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 3: and the rest of the dudes are contact, speed, play defense, 599 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:32,160 Speaker 3: cover the whole outfield because it's gigantic. And they figured 600 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:33,400 Speaker 3: it out. And now they're starting to figure it out 601 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:34,960 Speaker 3: again because they kind of went back to that route 602 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 3: a little bit. Yeah, you got to have a couple 603 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 3: of homers homer guys, but the rest just put guys 604 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 3: put in play with pressure and make other teams adjust 605 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 3: to you. 606 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 2: The Mariners claimed it to do that last year. Remember 607 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:48,720 Speaker 2: that was their big push. Their whole campaign last offseason 608 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 2: was we need to get more contact in our lineup. 609 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 2: And they got a few players that were better in 610 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 2: their career contact wise, and then their strikeout rates skyrock. 611 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 2: Get hit. 612 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 3: I mean Jorge Blanco didn't strike out. He went there 613 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 3: whoa through the roof. I don't know. 614 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:09,479 Speaker 4: He struck out the most of his career ever with 615 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:11,880 Speaker 4: the least amount of fat bats that he's had. 616 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:14,680 Speaker 3: So maybe it's not the park. Maybe it's the approach. 617 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:20,440 Speaker 3: Oh that's why they brought Kevin Seitzer because he hates homers. 618 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 3: So he's the perfect hitting coach in Seattle. 619 00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:28,240 Speaker 4: Hey, hey, he likes him. He understands that the approach 620 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:30,760 Speaker 4: ain't it. And I think it's too much like saying, oh, 621 00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:33,240 Speaker 4: we're gonna move the fences in It feels like, you know, 622 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:37,640 Speaker 4: a helicopter parenting, like, oh, well, guys can't hit through 623 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 4: the shift. We're gonna get rid of the shift. Like 624 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 4: some guys make the adjustment. Some guys can make the 625 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 4: adjustment in Seattle. 626 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 1: I don't want. 627 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 4: But you have as an organization, you have to make 628 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:50,880 Speaker 4: the decision of who's good at making the adjustment or 629 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 4: who should I don't want cow Raley pushed balls to 630 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 4: the left side when he's hitting left handed, unless there's 631 00:30:57,680 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 4: dudes on third base. I want hit his dingers like 632 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:04,480 Speaker 4: Carai has no problem hitting dingers there from both sides 633 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:06,440 Speaker 4: of the plate. He's like, oh left handed, I'll do 634 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:10,760 Speaker 4: it right handed too, So he's an elite guy that 635 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:15,280 Speaker 4: can do that. Victor Roblaze, go get your singles, Go 636 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:18,240 Speaker 4: get your singles, run around in the outfield, catch some pilotas. 637 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:20,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's why they signed him up. They felt like 638 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:22,600 Speaker 2: he was a fit, and so they're going to try 639 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:25,240 Speaker 2: to presumably bring in more people like that. 640 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 3: Well, what did you What did Barry Bond say? We 641 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:30,920 Speaker 3: ran the Barry Bond's interview. What did he say when 642 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:32,520 Speaker 3: he was joking around with me? What did he say? 643 00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:33,480 Speaker 3: What was my job? 644 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 1: Practice? 645 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:37,520 Speaker 3: No? What was my job? Other guy's jobs to get 646 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:39,240 Speaker 3: on bass so he could drive him in. He's like, 647 00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:41,360 Speaker 3: my job wasn't my job? I did my job to 648 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:42,760 Speaker 3: get on bas You were supposed to drive me in 649 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 3: if I was in front of you. The guys in 650 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 3: front of me were supposed to get on bass for 651 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 3: me so I could drive them in. Right, So you 652 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 3: got to know what your job is. Every one of 653 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 3: every guy in the world a forty home run hitter. 654 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 3: We try to make every guy right now sometimes into 655 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 3: forty home run hitters, and that's why every guy strikes 656 00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:00,080 Speaker 3: out two hundred times. You get a five eight, one 657 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:02,520 Speaker 3: hundred and fifty pound flee trying to hit thirty homers, 658 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 3: they hit eight, and they hit one ninety seven. But 659 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 3: they're like, hey, you have those eight, right, So I mean, 660 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 3: maybe it's an approach thing, and maybe certain people need 661 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:11,920 Speaker 3: not to try to hit home runs on every swing. 662 00:32:12,160 --> 00:32:14,480 Speaker 3: There needs to be different types of players. Luisa Rise 663 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:19,000 Speaker 3: comes to mind, right'll he get his job? What's his job? 664 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:21,240 Speaker 3: Hit singles, get on base and be a pest. And 665 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:22,880 Speaker 3: he's a hell of a pest because he hits three 666 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:25,360 Speaker 3: hundred wins, batting titles and gets on base.