1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,040 Speaker 1: They got to be feeling like I gotta go here 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:03,199 Speaker 1: as deep as possible. 3 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 2: If they're happy that they're coming out of the game, 4 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 2: I don't know that I won that as amending. 5 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 3: Let's talk a bit about the Metropolitans, gentlemen. Are they 6 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 3: the best team? The hottest team in baseball right now? 7 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 3: I say that coming off of a seven and o 8 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 3: homestand including a sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies. Kratz, what 9 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 3: is your take on how they're performing lately? 10 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 4: Amazing pitching staff that I didn't think was going to 11 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 4: be able to carry this team. It's carrying the team. 12 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,599 Speaker 4: And they were hitting I mean Francisco and indoor at 13 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 4: himself a home stand in front of an amazing group 14 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:46,199 Speaker 4: of fans, like what like how many? Like they were 15 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 4: just coming out in droves this early in the season. 16 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 4: Two seven to zero. Something about teams playing at home. 17 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 4: The Padres are hot at home, The Dodgers are hot 18 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 4: at home, the Mets are hot at home. Like teams 19 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 4: are just and loving playing at home right now. 20 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 3: Thirty first seven game home stand Ajson Cityfield Open was 21 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 3: the highest attendance with more than two hundred and sixty 22 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 3: seven thousand fans. To Kratz's point, that's an average attendance 23 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 3: of a little bit over thirty eight thousand. Of course 24 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:15,839 Speaker 3: they go seven to oh. That helps, But they sweep 25 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 3: the Phillies. I mean, this is a pretty impressive club 26 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 3: so far from what we've seen last Mendy about it. 27 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 5: That's what Kratz are. The pitching is what's been impressive. 28 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 5: I know they lost Diaz yesterday, but their pitching has 29 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 5: been unbelievable. Pete Alonzo has been on fire. Maybe having 30 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 5: won so too in front of you does help a 31 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 5: little bit. I don't know, but Pete Alonzo looks great. 32 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 5: Lindor had an unbelievable home stand for Beatty hit his 33 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 5: first home run. They get Alvarez back, they get me 34 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 5: Neil back coming up on this road trip, and the 35 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 5: best part of the Mets fans, they swept Kratz's Phillies. 36 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 5: I mean they just were like eat it, shoe, fly shoe, 37 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 5: fly shoe, and they threw their best at him. 38 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 3: All Right, we have the opportunity and the privilege now 39 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 3: to talk about those Mets in that seven and oh 40 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 3: home stand with their skipper Carlos Mendoza joining us now 41 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 3: on about territory, Carlos, Great to be with you, Thanks 42 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 3: for doing this. What did you take away from that? 43 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 3: Great homestand great fans, but more importantly, great performance on 44 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 3: the field. Welcome to the show. 45 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, thanks for having me. Good to see you guys. 46 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 2: Look, there's a lot to like about the homestand about 47 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 2: the way the guys are playing. You know, I can 48 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 2: sit here and pinpoint a lot of different things, you know, 49 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 2: not only what we're doing on the field, how guys 50 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 2: are getting along off the field and connecting and preparing 51 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 2: and pushing each other. 52 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: And then the fan base. 53 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 2: You know, I don't think it's a secret now, you know, 54 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 2: the support from our fans and going day in and 55 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 2: day out to City Field knowing that it's going to 56 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 2: be packed. That is going to be loud, there's going 57 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 2: to be electric. Definitely, we're feeling it in the dogout 58 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 2: and I'm pretty sure the other teams are feeling it 59 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 2: as well. 60 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 4: Do it feel like the playoffs? Did it feel like 61 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 4: they're packing it out like the playoffs from last year? 62 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 1: Definitely. 63 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 2: And we didn't see this until late last year obviously, 64 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 2: because the way we got out of the gate right 65 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 2: and we were pretty much no expectations from the outside. 66 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 2: But once we got to September and definitely into October 67 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 2: now from you know, the first series of the season, 68 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 2: he felt that way. You know, it's packed over the 69 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 2: weekend when we're playing the Cardinals. I think it was Saturday, 70 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 2: Saturday in the afternoon, he was packed, he was loud, 71 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 2: it was it was just it feels like a playoff 72 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 2: game every day. 73 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: You know. 74 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 2: Monday night was cold, We're playing, you know, first game 75 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 2: of the series against the Phillies and I think it 76 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 2: was like thirty five thousand people and it was freezing. 77 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 2: Yesterday Wednesday, weekday, school day, and it's another thirty five thousand. 78 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: I can't remember what it was. 79 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 5: So it is a good feeling, man, Mandy, can you 80 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 5: give us a quick update injury update, Alvarez is coming back, 81 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 5: McNeil's coming back this weekend, and what about Diaz yesterday? 82 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 5: First of all, I want to say this, it should 83 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 5: have been ah, that should have been a step off 84 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 5: violation because he did step off like eight times before 85 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 5: he pointed us. 86 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: So we were killing it. Yeah, he's he's fun. 87 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 3: You know. 88 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: I checked with him after the game. We were wondering 89 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: in the dog like what's going on in here? 90 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 2: You know, he keeps stepping off until he's obviously cold, 91 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: and I was like, oh boy, something's going on here. 92 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 2: And we got to the mountain's like I'm cramping up, 93 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 2: you know, my my, my head continues and that's why 94 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 2: I continue to step off. So you know, I'm glad 95 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 2: that the umpires got together because you got an injury 96 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 2: player there, and you know he kept stepping out, stepping 97 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 2: off and stepping off. So after the game checked with him. 98 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 2: He doesn't seem to be two concerns and trainers don't 99 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 2: don't feel like right now it's low level of concern. 100 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 2: We're off today and we'll see where we at tomorrow. 101 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 2: As farst as far as the other two guys, we 102 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 2: were waiting for them to check in in city field today. 103 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:51,039 Speaker 1: Uh. 104 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 2: And if everything goes as planet uh, the expectations are 105 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 2: that they're going to be in the lineup tomorrow. 106 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 6: Yes, just go ahead, No, sorry, I just want quick 107 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 6: follow here on this is there? 108 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 5: Did you see I don't know if it was true 109 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:07,280 Speaker 5: because I've been caught a couple of times where it 110 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 5: wasn't true. So I'm gonna ask you did one of 111 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 5: the trainers figured out that one of Diaz's legs was 112 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 5: longer than the other. 113 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 6: Was that a joke? Because that was awesome. If that's 114 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 6: true and he fixed it, that would be awesome. 115 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: I gotta get to the bottom of that, you know. 116 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 6: Did you see that? You saw that? Though? 117 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 3: Right? 118 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: I did? 119 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 6: Is that true? 120 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: So I gotta get to the bottom of it, you know, 121 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 1: honestly follow up? That was my question too. 122 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 3: I was like, how does a trader notice that one 123 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 3: of his legs is shorter than the other? Did he 124 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 3: just go over there and yank it out of it 125 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 3: socket and make it even? I mean, how does that happen? 126 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 1: Yeah? I don't know. 127 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 2: I seriously don't know. So again, off day today. I'll 128 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,359 Speaker 2: see the trainers here pretty soon and I'll get to 129 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 2: the bottom of it. 130 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 3: Mandy, I owe you an apology. I remember when the 131 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 3: Mets decided that they were going to let Buck go 132 00:05:58,240 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 3: and they were going to hire you. I was like, 133 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 3: wait a minute, and I don't understand this at all. 134 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 3: It's like, oh, this guy, you know, I don't know 135 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 3: the name as well as you know. 136 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: Buck Show, Walter, Buck Show, Walters. I owe you an apology. 137 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 3: You have been amazing and these guys have really played 138 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 3: well for you, And what I'd love about you is 139 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 3: that you stand up for them in ways that's not dramatic. 140 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 3: It's not show voting, it's not anything that's theatrical. But 141 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 3: I really feel that your players feel that you have 142 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 3: their back. What has been the biggest learning curve for 143 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 3: you and how much of you enjoyed what you're doing 144 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 3: right now? 145 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: Well, I appreciate your words. You know, it means a lot. 146 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: He's not easy. 147 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 2: He's not easy being a big league manager, You're gonna 148 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 2: go through ups and downs, You're facing challenges every day. 149 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 2: I think it comes down to people and getting to 150 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 2: know them and who they are and meet them who 151 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 2: they are. 152 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: You know, you're dealing with human beings. 153 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 2: That coming from a lot of different backgrounds, and I 154 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 2: think developing relationships you can earn their trust. 155 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 1: For me as far as like the learning goes, I 156 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: continue to learn every day. 157 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 6: Now. 158 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 2: Year two is a different feeling because you know, the 159 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:07,840 Speaker 2: guys you get to go to work with, you know, 160 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 2: you get to battle with, you know, whether it's coaches 161 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 2: supports that, and then obviously the players. 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Who is the toughest 196 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 4: to take out of the game because everybody's doing well, 197 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 4: but there's always somebody that you're like, I don't know, 198 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 4: Like I just I don't want to go back out there, 199 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 4: Like he's gonna be pissed when I take him out, 200 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 4: But it's best for the team. We got about like 201 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 4: six more guys that have a zero e R and 202 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 4: the bullpen to come in. 203 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: Who's the toughest. Well for me, Cratzy, I want them 204 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 1: all of them to be pissed. If a petyer is 205 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: happy to come out of the game. 206 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 2: We have we have issues, you know, like so and 207 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 2: I was very up front with them from from day one. 208 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,200 Speaker 2: Spring training in some of the conversations and when I'm 209 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 2: talking to them, and you know, building those relationships, that's 210 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 2: part of the relationship, you know, like getting to know 211 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 2: the players, getting. 212 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: And then getting to know you as a manager. 213 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 2: And then I'm not afraid to have the conversations afterward, 214 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 2: whether it's the next day or after a game, and 215 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 2: the reason why I make the decision. 216 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:44,199 Speaker 1: So none of them, none of those guys want to 217 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: come out of the game. I want to. 218 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 4: I wanta. 219 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 2: I gotta give it to David Peterson. This is a 220 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 2: guy that you know every time. I can feel it. 221 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:54,439 Speaker 2: Yesterday I was walking towards the mountain and he's carried 222 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,599 Speaker 2: at me like don't do it, and sure enough I 223 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 2: single to the pen and uh, but he gets he's 224 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 2: such a professional, he's such a competitor, like and that's 225 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 2: what you want from your starters, Like they got to 226 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 2: be feeling like I gotta go here as deep as possible. 227 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 2: And if like I said, if they're if they're happy 228 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 2: that they're coming out of the game, I don't know 229 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 2: that I want that as amandaity, is this sustainable? 230 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 4: Because that's going to be the question everyone. I questioned 231 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:21,199 Speaker 4: the starting rotation. Once Manaia went down at the beginning 232 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,599 Speaker 4: of the season, you guys have blown that out of 233 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 4: the water. Is this sustainable and what does that look 234 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 4: like for your sustainability because you hear, you know, you 235 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 4: hear teams like the Dodgers who are like, you know, yeah, 236 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 4: he could come back, but we just got to make 237 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 4: sure he's one hundred percent healthy. You guys have a 238 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 4: little less depth than them, and you have to be 239 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:43,079 Speaker 4: able to make it through the entire season. 240 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:44,319 Speaker 1: Yeah. 241 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,959 Speaker 2: I mean, look, we're pretty comfortable, and we got a 242 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 2: lot of confidence on the guys that we have on 243 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 2: the staff and the guys that we got down in 244 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 2: Triple A. You know, we're talking to people, you know, 245 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:54,679 Speaker 2: we're talking about our team at the beginning of the 246 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:56,439 Speaker 2: year and how good the Mets could be and this 247 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 2: and that we knew we were good, not only because 248 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 2: of the superstars, but when you had death and we 249 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 2: were tested out of the game spring training, when we 250 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 2: lost Manaya, when we lost Monta. 251 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 1: But we feel really good with what we have. We 252 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 1: believe in a lot of these guys. 253 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 2: You know, at some point we're gonna hit a stretch 254 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:18,680 Speaker 2: where it's not gonna be easy you know, and that 255 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 2: happens in one hundred and sixty two. Like it's hard 256 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 2: to do what we're doing, you know, but again a 257 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:28,319 Speaker 2: lot of confidence on the guys. We're playing really good 258 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 2: defense behind the guys here, and that goes hand in hand, 259 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 2: you know, pitching and defense, and we're making plays where 260 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:38,559 Speaker 2: we're doing a lot of things fundamentally that are helping 261 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 2: us win baseball games. 262 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 5: Mandy, what's it like? We know we talked to here 263 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 5: in spring training, but what's it like with Soto? What's 264 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:46,680 Speaker 5: it like? 265 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 4: Now? 266 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 6: You have expectations. 267 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 5: You mentioned the expectations from last year, what you've learned, 268 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 5: But what's it like one having Soto and then two now. 269 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 6: You got off to a hot start. 270 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 5: You have expectations from you, your fans, your front office, everybody, right, 271 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 5: So how do you manage those because you just said 272 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:05,320 Speaker 5: there's going to be a rough start, rough patch, So 273 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 5: how do you manage expectations for everybody, not just on 274 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 5: your team? 275 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 1: Enjoy it, Embrace it, you know, that's the way to 276 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: go about it. You know, it's New York. You know 277 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: what you signed up for. 278 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 2: You know, whether I remember last year people were talking 279 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 2: about the man's like there's not There's always. 280 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: Going to be expectation. He's you know, it's a big market. 281 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:26,559 Speaker 2: The fan base is very passionate and in the in 282 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 2: the in they won a title really bad. So so 283 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,559 Speaker 2: for me, I think you just you can run away 284 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 2: from it. You have to embrace it. You have to 285 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 2: enjoy it. And look at us. We have a really 286 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 2: good opportunity right here to do something special. Juan Soto, 287 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:45,960 Speaker 2: you know, great guy. We know the player, but just 288 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 2: watching him prepare, watching him going about his business, how 289 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 2: he meticulus is with his routine in the cages, the 290 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:57,319 Speaker 2: way he sees the game, very consistent, even killed, doesn't 291 00:12:57,320 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 2: get too high, doesn't get too low, you know. 292 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: So it's been a pleasure to be around him. 293 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 4: You have to have a conversation with him after he 294 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:07,960 Speaker 4: said what he said about You know, I don't have 295 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 4: Aaron Judges hitting behind me anymore like that's or hitting 296 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 4: in front of me or hitting around me in the lineup. 297 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 4: Do you have to have a conversation with a superstar 298 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 4: or if somebody that wasn't a superstar said the same thing, 299 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:22,200 Speaker 4: do you have to have a conversation with that person. 300 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, I wouldn't say I have to have a conversation. 301 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 2: It happened, you know, it happens organically, and I did happen, 302 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 2: you know, but it was just more a conversation. Having 303 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 2: lunched the very next day. I was like, man, you know, 304 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 2: like you answer that question. You know, he came from 305 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 2: your heart. You were pretty honest, and before you know it, 306 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 2: there's a headline. You know that's not you know, we 307 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 2: all know you know that's not. I mean, he was 308 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 2: asked a question, Hey, you feel like you've been pitching differently, 309 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 2: and he honestly answered the question and said, yeah, everybody 310 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 2: knows it, you know, so, but he became a big deal. 311 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 2: So this was after, you know, after the day after 312 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,439 Speaker 2: we are having launch, and that's how it. 313 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: Happens, that the conversations. 314 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 2: But it's New York and you just got to you 315 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:10,439 Speaker 2: just got to know that, you know, even though it's 316 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 2: coming from a good place, it could be a big deal. 317 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 3: Carlos, I feel like the manager's job is ten percent 318 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 3: actually putting the lineup together and managing during the game. 319 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 3: I feel like ninety percent of your job is stuff 320 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 3: that fans don't even see. How much do you need 321 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 3: to be a psychiatrist because not all twenty six guys 322 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 3: on your roster are motivated the same way. Do you 323 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 3: feel that you have to, you know, kind of massage 324 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 3: guys in a different way based on how they're motivated. 325 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 2: And you're absolutely right, you know, like every manager's gonna 326 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 2: make decisions in games. You're gonna bring the left, You're 327 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 2: gonna bring the right, You're gonna you know, you're gonna 328 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 2: make out the lineups and the seasions are gonna work, 329 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 2: and sometimes they're not gonna work. I think the biggest 330 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 2: thing is just dealing with twenty six guys and how 331 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 2: to get the best out of them. How do you 332 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 2: put them in a position where you feel that they're 333 00:14:58,080 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 2: going to have success. But I'm gonna go back to 334 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 2: the beginning of the conversation. Getting to know the players 335 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 2: as person as humans, you know, so you can put 336 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 2: them in certain certain positions, how they're going to handle 337 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 2: different roles. Guys that are not playing every day, keeping 338 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 2: those guys active, keep them you know somehow positive. Guys 339 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 2: that are going through a rough stretch like you have. 340 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 2: The mental part of the game for me is like 341 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 2: is the number one priority, So I really take the 342 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 2: time day in and day out to make sure I'm 343 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 2: communicating that I'm connecting with a. 344 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 1: Lot of them, and I use the coaches as well. 345 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 2: I have a really good coaching staff that helped me 346 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 2: navigate this situation and it's fun. 347 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 6: Mandy, you mentioned navigating situations. When did you guys get 348 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 6: to DC because you guys are on the road. Did 349 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 6: you guys go last night after the game or did 350 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 6: you go in the morning last night? You spend the 351 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:54,720 Speaker 6: off you spend the off day on. 352 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: The road, off day on the road. 353 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 6: Yes, Now how do you how do you spend that 354 00:15:58,840 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 6: off day? 355 00:15:59,240 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: What do you do? 356 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 6: Sid's coming on foul Territory, which we love. 357 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: What else? 358 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 6: Do you sit around and you. 359 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 5: Have a clipboard and you look at like, well, I 360 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 5: have mc neil and Alvarez coming back. I got to 361 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 5: figure out who we're gonna get rid of. Do you 362 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 5: sit there and do you or do you just try 363 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 5: to wipe your mind of it and worry about that tomorrow. 364 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'll have the conversation, like I said later on 365 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 2: with David, we will have an idea. But you're just 366 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 2: trying to enjoy it, you know. Beautiful day here in DC. 367 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 2: About to have a launch with the trainer, so I'll 368 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 2: find out about this the tuy and then I'll do 369 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 2: this thing with some of the coaches at night. You know, 370 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 2: I don't have the family with me now, so but 371 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 2: uh yeah, I just like to get here and enjoy 372 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 2: the day and then get ready for tomorrow. 373 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 4: All right, So obviously they're coming back, You're gonna have 374 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 4: to fire somebody. You're gonna have to option somebody down, 375 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 4: as somebody got optioned down one hundred and three times 376 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 4: in my career. Do you feel like you need to 377 00:16:57,080 --> 00:17:00,080 Speaker 4: tell those guys ahead of time, like, hey, when these 378 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 4: guys come back, we don't know what's gonna happen, but 379 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 4: it could be you, because you know what it looks 380 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:07,640 Speaker 4: like in the clubhouse. You know those guys are sitting 381 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 4: there going all right, well it could be me. McNeil 382 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:15,439 Speaker 4: may play center field, he may play second. I'm playing 383 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,679 Speaker 4: some center field. I'm playing some second left. You know, 384 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:20,680 Speaker 4: do you feel like you have to have those conversations 385 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 4: or do you just say you never know what's gonna 386 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 4: happen the day before, I'm never gonna tell anybody what 387 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 4: could possibly happen. 388 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:31,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I hate to do that and put an extra 389 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 2: pressure on a player and just you know, you know 390 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:36,239 Speaker 2: how hard this game needs cratzy And then to go 391 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:38,120 Speaker 2: up to a player say, hey man, it could be you. 392 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 2: I don't know that. As a player, I want that, 393 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 2: you know, like they have they have so much to 394 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 2: worry about. They have to prepare, they have to go 395 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:47,920 Speaker 2: out and compete every day when while they're active and 396 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 2: and and you know, as a player you have an idea, 397 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:53,120 Speaker 2: hey man, this could be me. But you can't worry 398 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,639 Speaker 2: about that. You know that's out of your control. And 399 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 2: a lot of a lot of the times there's there's 400 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 2: some tough decisions. And here we are faith a really 401 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:02,399 Speaker 2: tough one because we got a lot of players that 402 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 2: are performing and are playing well. But we're also getting 403 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 2: two guys that are a big part of these teams. 404 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,120 Speaker 2: So he's a business. 405 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 1: Uh, But I try not to put too much in 406 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: their play on the place. 407 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,439 Speaker 3: Going back to DS for just a second, because I 408 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,880 Speaker 3: still can't get over this whole one leg is longer 409 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 3: than the other. What is the weirdest injury that You've 410 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 3: been around this game a long time? You're a good 411 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 3: baseball man, good baseball mind. What's the weirdest like injury 412 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 3: that you've ever noticed besides uneven legs. 413 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a good question. You kind of caught me 414 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:34,120 Speaker 1: off guard here. 415 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,239 Speaker 2: He has my top that whatever we have here, you know, 416 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 2: for him to experience something like that and comes out 417 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 2: of the game and then you know he's telling people. 418 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: That, hey, yeah they this, I don't know that anything 419 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 1: can beat that. 420 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 5: Carlos, when you go, you said you're going to lunch 421 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 5: with the trainers and then you're going to eat with 422 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,199 Speaker 5: your coaches. You obviously, since you're the manager of a 423 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 5: playoff team last year, you're in first place, best record 424 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 5: in baseball, You're you're ponying up the dough, right you 425 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 5: have to pay. 426 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:18,879 Speaker 8: Yeah, the team helps out with that at the time 427 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:19,439 Speaker 8: with the guys. 428 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 5: You know, well, by the way, before we let you go, 429 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 5: Eric shav has made a lot of money. He's on 430 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 5: your staff, so you know, don't be afraid. He's the 431 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 5: highest paid A's player of all time. 432 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:32,359 Speaker 1: So yeah, he's usually step up. You know, he's not. 433 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: I gotta give it to him, you know, like, yeah, 434 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 1: he hit a lot of homers. 435 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 6: So what did you. 436 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 5: What did you What did he say to lindor did 437 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 5: he say something? Was it last year when Chavy grabbed 438 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 5: Lindor was it this year? And he's like, I need 439 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 5: you to be better. Do you know have you heard 440 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:50,719 Speaker 5: that story? 441 00:19:52,040 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 1: Yes, I don't know that came out today or something. 442 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 6: It came out yet late late yesterday. 443 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 2: I think he was last year for sure, you know, 444 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:01,200 Speaker 2: because I remember when we were out of the gate, 445 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:03,919 Speaker 2: when we were struggling. I remember having a conversation with 446 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:06,239 Speaker 2: Tabby and he was like, man, like, I'm gonna talk 447 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 2: to Lindor like, uh so, yeah, when I'm gonna go 448 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 2: back to when I'm referring to using my coaches. 449 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:14,400 Speaker 1: Tabby's right there, you know, with all of them. 450 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:17,120 Speaker 2: You know, he's he's he he you know, he has 451 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 2: your back and he means well, and he cares about 452 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:22,639 Speaker 2: the players. He cares about the game, and he wants 453 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 2: to win, you know. But yeah, that was last year, 454 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 2: you know. I think we were in April or so 455 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 2: when when that happened. 456 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:32,920 Speaker 3: Carlos, It's always great to talk to you. We love 457 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 3: to have the insight of the manager continued success. I'm 458 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 3: glad that I was an idiot and was wrong when 459 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 3: I was questioning the move. They made the right move 460 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 3: and can't wait to see what you guys do the 461 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:44,640 Speaker 3: rest of the way, and if you ever run into 462 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 3: some cash problems, just ask Steve Cohen to give you 463 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 3: an allowance. It's gonna be fine. 464 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 1: It's gonna be fine. 465 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 3: Carlos of the New York Come Mets, thank you for 466 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:55,680 Speaker 3: taking the time to be on the territory. We'll see 467 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 3: you soon. 468 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: I have a good one.