1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,840 Speaker 1: Of all the time. 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 2: All right, what's going on? Everybody? 3 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: Another episode of Splash Hit Territory. Giants played Team USA today. 4 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: They lost fifteen to one. But that's a monster lineup, 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: a monster team, so we just throw that one out. 6 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: We have a special guest joining us today, Giants new 7 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: hitting coach Hunter. 8 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 2: Ment's Hunter. What's going on? Man? 9 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: Thanks for waiting around after the game. 10 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 2: Thanks for coming on. How's it going good? 11 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 3: I appreciate you having me. 12 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 1: We were talking about it before you came on. How 13 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: many games do you think Team USA would win? One 14 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty two games? 15 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 2: So, I mean, that's. 16 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 3: Crazy, it'd be a lot. They've probably set some records, 17 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 3: there's no doubt about that. There's no breaks in that lineup. 18 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 2: No, And I was thinking about it today. 19 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: Those are all the guys you pitch around in circle, 20 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: not to beat you if you're playing them in a 21 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,840 Speaker 1: series and it's just one after after another. 22 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, we were. I was actually in the dugout thinking 23 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:58,639 Speaker 3: about that because when we played the the Yankees quite 24 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 3: a bit last year when I was with the Blue 25 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 3: it got to the point where we would just send 26 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 3: judge down to first base, and we did it multiple times. 27 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 3: And I was thinking about it and the duget I 28 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 3: was like, I don't know if you can do that, 29 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 3: because you got Schober hitting right behind him. You can 30 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 3: make your pay too, and they can. They can do 31 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 3: a lot of different things. So yeah, tough, tough line. 32 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 2: Up in front of him. That was just nuts. 33 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 1: Sow you throw that one away at spring training, Who 34 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: really cares? It was fun for the fans. You had 35 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,119 Speaker 1: to fly over before the game with the fighter planes. 36 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 1: That was really cool. Let's talk a little bit about you. 37 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: University of Missouri. That's your connection to Tony. You were 38 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: a grad assistant there. Tony was assistant there. 39 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 2: That's how you guys. 40 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 1: Started this friendship and this relationship right now. 41 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 3: It started even before that started back as when I 42 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 3: was playing. So I was a player there from four 43 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 3: to six, and Tony's first year coaching I think would 44 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 3: have been three. So I got to know him a 45 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 3: little bit when I was in high school and when 46 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 3: I would come to camps and then four. I was 47 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 3: there in the fall of three, and then oh four 48 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 3: is my first season, so I had him as a coach 49 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 3: for all three years I was there and stayed in 50 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 3: contact with him and in touch with him kind of 51 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 3: throughout the years, and he's the same guy he is 52 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 3: now as he was back then, just a little older 53 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 3: and a little bit more experienced, but he's the same dude. 54 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 2: Well, what is that same guy? 55 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 3: It's odd. I was reminded of it pretty quickly in 56 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 3: the first spring training game, and I mean it was 57 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 3: had the same sort of feel of an inner squad 58 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 3: game back in the fall, back in the fall of 59 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 3: two thousand and three, and no matter what was going on, 60 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 3: there was an intensity to him that he wanted to win, 61 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 3: and he wanted to compete as hard as he could, 62 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 3: and he wanted us to compete as hard as we 63 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,359 Speaker 3: could too. And I think it's I don't know, it's 64 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 3: always resonated with me. And I think you put the 65 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 3: right people around him, and they're risen up by his 66 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 3: energy and passion and competitiveness and intensity, and some people 67 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 3: kind of shy away from it, I think, but I 68 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 3: think most people were kind of lifted up by him 69 00:02:58,520 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 3: and what he's always done. 70 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, you feel like you're having a better day when 71 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 1: you're just five feet from him, because he's just so 72 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: positive all the time, got so much energy. This question 73 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: is for me what's he like on the bench during. 74 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 2: The games in the big leagues now? Is he chirping? 75 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 2: Is he quiet? What's his demeanor in the dugout. 76 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 3: I think he's still trying to figure that out. I 77 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 3: think he's kind of going back and forth on who 78 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 3: he wants to be. And then but. 79 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 4: There's there's so many, so many just genuine moments that 80 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 4: just pop out still, Like yesterday we hit there was 81 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 4: a ball and uh later in the game and Buddy 82 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 4: Kennedy hit it and you got it. 83 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 3: He hit it well, but he couldn't really tell if 84 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 3: it was what it was going to do or how 85 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 3: it was going to be hit, and it ended up 86 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:44,119 Speaker 3: being the go ahead home run. But it's getting back 87 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 3: and you can't tell if it's going to go out 88 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 3: or not, and looks like it's kind of kind of 89 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 3: kind of hit the wall, and Tony All at once 90 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 3: goes let out a big yell like a dang it 91 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 3: because he thought it was going to go off the 92 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 3: wall and then it goes over the wall and he's 93 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 3: getting crap from everybody in the dugout. But it's just 94 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 3: it's just intense and into it at all times. There's 95 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 3: no there's no taking a break from it. 96 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: Well, that's cool. I'm glad you guys are back together. 97 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: That's that's a great story of one of the better 98 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: stories in camp. And you could tell when you're around 99 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: you guys that your friends that just happened to be 100 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: big league coaches. Now it's super cool because you go 101 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: so far back. Well, let's talk about you as a 102 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 1: big league coach. You're the assistant hitting coach in Toronto 103 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: last year. You're this close to having a ring on 104 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: your finger right now, probably too soon to bring that up, 105 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: but you did such a great job with those hitters. 106 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: And now your first big league hitting coach job, you're 107 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: the head guy. 108 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 2: Now, what's that been like for you? Is there been 109 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 2: any transition? 110 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: Do you feel like like all the pressures on you 111 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: now or is it just kind of the same as 112 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: it was last year in Toronto. 113 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 3: I think I would be ill equipped for this job 114 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 3: if I if I didn't have a coordinator background, and 115 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 3: for four years in Toronto I was. I was a 116 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 3: hitting coordinator before I moved up to the big leagues 117 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 3: and was assistant. So I think every kind of step 118 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 3: along the way has helped me to kind of prepare 119 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 3: for because in this job as a league hitting coach, 120 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 3: there's a lot of people to talk to, there's a 121 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 3: lot of people to get to know, there's a lot 122 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 3: of systems to kind of put in place. You're just 123 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 3: you're touching a lot more people than you did as 124 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:14,160 Speaker 3: a as an assistant hitting coach. I was always told 125 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:15,919 Speaker 3: this by the hitting coaches that we have is like 126 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 3: the conversations that they have, so much of it gets 127 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 3: filtered between the assistant hitting coach and the head guy 128 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 3: just because there's you get pulled in a lot of 129 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 3: different directions. And I always kind of knew that in 130 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 3: sense that, but you feel it here too. I mean, 131 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 3: you're having conversations with just a lot of people on 132 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 3: a daily basis, and and it feels a lot to 133 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 3: me like being a coordinator and it's spring training. There's 134 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 3: a lot of moving parts and everything going. And I 135 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 3: think that's probably the first part. The second part is 136 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 3: just the responsibility of it. I mean it's as an 137 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 3: assistant you don't really get blamed for a lot of stuff, 138 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 3: and as the head guy, you get blamed for a 139 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 3: lot of stuff. And that's just part of the gig. 140 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 3: And then you sign up for it but it's just 141 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,359 Speaker 3: I think anybody that takes this sort of job, it's 142 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 3: it's kind of in our nature to we'll take all 143 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 3: the blame. If you want to throw it at us, 144 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 3: go ahead and you throw it at us. If you 145 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 3: don't want to throw at the players, it's fine, throw 146 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 3: it at us. We will absolutely shoulder the load and 147 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 3: wear it for the players because we're working our tails off. 148 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 3: And I was I remember last year I was having 149 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 3: a conversation with one of our players and we're struggling, 150 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 3: and he asked me kind of like, how you doing, 151 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 3: And I was like, dude, Nick, we were trying as 152 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 3: much as we can to give you everything we got, 153 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 3: and if we weren't given everything we had to you, 154 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 3: then of course I would feel like we're not doing 155 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 3: our job to the best of our abilities. But we're 156 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 3: working our tails off and we're trying to get this right, 157 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 3: and if we remain consistent with our moods and our demeanors, 158 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,360 Speaker 3: then we're probably gonna turn this thing around. And last 159 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 3: year it did so. But yeah, it's different, and I 160 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 3: I think just in being an assistant too, that's helped 161 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 3: me just to kind of see what to expect from 162 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 3: assistance or what I think assistants could be doing. And 163 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 3: I've got a great one here, so it's been fun. 164 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: It's a most thankless job, it really is. You get 165 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: all the blame and none of the credit. How many 166 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: time do you open up a paper or read an 167 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: article about, oh my god. 168 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 2: This guy's a great hitting coach. 169 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: It's always when the team struggling, it's the hitting coach's fault. 170 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: And just a little bit I did in the minor 171 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: leagues as a hitting coach, no comparison all of what 172 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: you're doing. I feel like I was more counselor than 173 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: hitting coach. Like the mechanics and stuff and the game planning. 174 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: That's a huge part of it. But a lot of 175 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: your job is you're counselor. Right, You're pumping these guys up. 176 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,119 Speaker 1: You're trying to keep them confident. And I think fans 177 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: would be shocked to realize how some of the greatest 178 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: players in the game sometimes are a little bit insecure 179 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: and they lose their confidence. 180 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 3: There's no doubt about it. I mean I it was 181 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 3: one of the welcome to the big league moments for 182 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 3: me when I first got going. I think you first 183 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 3: get to the big leagues, and you assume everybody's extremely 184 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 3: confident and has so much belief in themselves and they're 185 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 3: just trying different things with their swings to get things right. 186 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 3: And that's like the farthest thing from the truth. They're 187 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 3: just extremely talented and they go through the same sort 188 00:07:57,560 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 3: of struggles that a high school hitter will go through, 189 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 3: you know, And like a high school hitter is like 190 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 3: they're fearful of whatever it may be, like not getting 191 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 3: playing a high school kid and big league players they 192 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 3: have the same sort of fears. They just are different 193 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 3: fears of there's a lot of people watching, there's a 194 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 3: lot of pressure, there's a lot of things that build 195 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 3: up on it. How do I get out of this slump? 196 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 3: You know, I need to make money. I want to 197 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 3: make money. As how I'm making money, Like all these 198 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 3: things kind of go into it. And and yeah, you 199 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 3: have to create such a safe space for them as 200 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 3: hitters and players, because we as coaches, and especially hitting coaches, 201 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 3: we have such an intimate environment in the cage where 202 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:36,839 Speaker 3: you just don't really get that anywhere else. And I 203 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,559 Speaker 3: would honestly say in sports, you don't really get it 204 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 3: anywhere else because hitting in itself is just one of 205 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 3: the most challenging things to do, and so you're getting 206 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 3: guys at such a vulnerable state when they come into 207 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 3: the cage, and so like, sometimes the conversation starts with 208 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 3: how the swing's going and it ends in a completely 209 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 3: different Those are just as good a conversations as the 210 00:08:57,559 --> 00:08:59,199 Speaker 3: conversations that are just about the swing. 211 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 2: That's good stuff. All right, this is the part I've 212 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,559 Speaker 2: been waiting for. Let's get deep into the weeds. 213 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: You and I had a tremendous conversation. And I've talked 214 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:07,959 Speaker 1: to a lot of major league hitting coaches and sometimes 215 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: you walk away and you're like, huh. And you and 216 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: I like spoke the love language right away, and we 217 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 1: were talking. I asked you, the Blue Jays had the 218 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 1: lowest strike out right in the big leagues I think 219 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: last year, and the Giants had a very high one. 220 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 2: And I said, what's. 221 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: Our two strike approach going to be this year? 222 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 2: And you told me something. 223 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 1: I step back a little bit and you said, we 224 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: don't really have a two strike approach. It's more about 225 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 1: game planning and being really confident in your game plan 226 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 1: before you go up to the plate. Maybe you can 227 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:35,479 Speaker 1: touch on I'm going to try to recreate that conversation 228 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 1: right now, so maybe we can touch on that a 229 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:37,839 Speaker 1: little bit. 230 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 3: Sure, Yeah, I think so much of being good with 231 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 3: two strikes is being good with less than two strikes. 232 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 3: And there's plenty of ways when guys get to two 233 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 3: strikes that can tell you how the bat's going to 234 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 3: finish or how the bat's going to end. And I 235 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 3: think so much of it is like if if you 236 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 3: are ready from the very first pitch, and you are, 237 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 3: you have a really rock solid plan of what I'm 238 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 3: going to do from pitch number one, A lot of 239 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 3: times the bat doesn't go a whole lot longer to 240 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 3: get to two strikes because you are just gonna put 241 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 3: yourself either in a really good count and we're gonna 242 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 3: get our best swing off when we get in that count, 243 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 3: or we just we're gonna take pitches because they're not 244 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 3: in the zone that we're looking for. We're not hunting 245 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 3: that it's not the pitch that we're hunting, and then 246 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 3: you end up walking or you end up getting yourself 247 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 3: an account there. And like, I think every bat at 248 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 3: some point is supposed to end, and I think it's 249 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 3: up to hitters to when that point is it comes 250 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 3: and what shows itself. We just got to end it 251 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 3: and and it shows up in different ways and and 252 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 3: but the game planning part of it, I think is 253 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 3: I think it's an underrated part of hitting. I think 254 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 3: it's an underrated part of game planning. There's a back 255 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 3: and forth game. You talk to catchers and they're thinking 256 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 3: about it on every single pitch, like what would I 257 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:51,959 Speaker 3: throw here? What is he thinking? What is the pitcher thinking? 258 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 3: What do I go to? Here's what's he struggle with 259 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 3: the most. There's such a cat and mouse game that 260 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 3: goes on that, Like, as hitters and hitting coaches, if 261 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 3: we're not somewhat helping to prepare them for those, then 262 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 3: you're gonna get flailing at everything and you're just trying 263 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 3: to cover everything, and then you're just in a one two, 264 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 3: o two count every single time. And then you got 265 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 3: to start really trying to figure out what to do 266 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 3: with two strikes. And I'm of the belief if you're 267 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 3: just really good with less than two strikes, the two 268 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 3: strike stuff's going to take care of itself. And a 269 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 3: lot of times we'll do rounds and we'll do things 270 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 3: that we'll say like Hey, we'll go low to the 271 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 3: backside or whatever it is. And just so that they 272 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:29,839 Speaker 3: know how they have that tool in their bag. If 273 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:32,080 Speaker 3: if with two strikes they need to go to it, 274 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 3: they can pull it out, you know. But it's not 275 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:36,559 Speaker 3: something I've experienced this so much over my time as 276 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 3: a coach too. The thing that you put the impscis 277 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,079 Speaker 3: on is the thing that they're gonna worry about sometimes 278 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 3: when they're not performing to it. And if you talk 279 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 3: about two strikes, you put it out there a lot, 280 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 3: and you talk about just putting the ball in play, 281 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 3: just moving the ball and play, it becomes it's a 282 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 3: very defensive sort of feel. And as hitters and as coaches, 283 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 3: we never want them to feel like they're being defensive. 284 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 3: Even when it becomes a two strike count, I still 285 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 3: don't want them to feel like they're up there and 286 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 3: they're being attacked. I want them to feel like they're 287 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 3: on the attack. And I think arming them with the 288 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 3: right material and game planning material, it helps them to 289 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,440 Speaker 3: feel like I'm in control, I'm on the attack, and 290 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 3: even if it's like I'm hunting a nobo breaking ball 291 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 3: back door. Because I know that he loves to go 292 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 3: to it and he throws me a fastball down the 293 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 3: middle and I take it. So what it was. He 294 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 3: thinks he might have won that pitch, But for me, 295 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 3: I also won that pitch too because I didn't give 296 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 3: in and just swing at it because I wasn't looking 297 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 3: for it right. So you're always playing that cat and 298 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 3: mouse ga too. Mentally, of I want to feel like 299 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 3: I'm in charge, and if you have a good game plan, 300 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:38,599 Speaker 3: I think that's one of the ways to start to 301 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 3: feel like you haven't have charge. 302 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 1: It's just shocking how many guys don't at the highest level. 303 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: And Gene Clins was my hitting coach as a Giant 304 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 1: and Hunter. He used to make me verbalize the game 305 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: plan before I got past the top step and the dugout, 306 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:53,719 Speaker 1: and he didn't have all the numbers and data and 307 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: stuff you guys have now. He's like, what are you 308 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: looking for here? I'm like, fastball the way I'm gonna 309 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: drill that through the shortstop chest. Or he flipped me 310 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: a oo curveball last time. I was sitting right there, 311 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 1: I'm sitting first pitch curveball. 312 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 2: I'm gonna hammer it. 313 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: And I had one of my better years ever because 314 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 1: I took that from the top step to the ondeck 315 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: circle to the batter's box consistently all season long. 316 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 2: There would be times Hunter, when I have. 317 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: Two hits, I'd be like, Gino, just let me go 318 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: hit man. I'm gonna try to go deep right here. 319 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: He's like, no, no, no, no, And in his mind, 320 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 1: Hunter he said, there's no such thing as a bad 321 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: game plan. 322 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 2: If that's I just want to know that you have one. 323 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 3: It's it's And I'm sure you felt conviction in that too, right, 324 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 3: You're you're convicted to what you're doing, You're convicted to 325 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 3: what you're looking for. And nowadays the stuff is so 326 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 3: good too, Like trying to cover everything and every single 327 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 3: count is it's a damn near impossible task to get 328 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 3: to right. So it's I also am of that same 329 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 3: belief of like a bad plan with conviction is still 330 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 3: the right plan. And it's the same thing for me. 331 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 3: I have to be convicted when I'm talking through and 332 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 3: giving them some information. I'm going to look through any 333 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 3: and everything I can to make sure that I'm providing 334 00:13:57,600 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 3: them with the right game plan or helping them to 335 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 3: provide them with the game right game plan. If I'm 336 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 3: providing it with conviction, even if it ends up not 337 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 3: being great, they're at least going from in your example, 338 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:12,080 Speaker 3: going from the top step to the plate, they're at 339 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 3: least going to feel a little bit more confident and like, Okay, 340 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 3: that's awesome, I'm going for it. And it might not 341 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 3: be the right one and it might not play out 342 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 3: that way, but they're going to at least be confident. 343 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 3: And I would like to think over the course of time, 344 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 3: it starts to play out and they have some success, 345 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 3: and then they start to build upon it. But in 346 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 3: your situation too, it's like a coach having you verbalize 347 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 3: that out loud. It's holding you accountable to it as well. 348 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 3: It's making sure that, hey, we're not just going up 349 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 3: there blindly, because that's what good hitters. They're consistently going 350 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 3: up there with some sort of plan. And some hitters, 351 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 3: I've seen some dudes that can cover a lot of 352 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 3: stuff because of the way that they move and the 353 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 3: way their swing works that they don't have to be 354 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 3: as specific. And then some guys have to be really 355 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 3: specific and they got to sit on certain pitches from 356 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 3: time to time. So it's a lot. It's a lot 357 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:55,560 Speaker 3: different than just going up there, just flailing. 358 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: Away without giving away too many secrets because you know 359 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 1: somebody might watch this, Like what what what goes into 360 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 1: a game plan for a certain hitter, Like how do 361 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 1: you sit there and tailor each game or each pitcher 362 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: what he's gonna throw your guys? 363 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 2: Like what goes into that game plan? 364 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 3: If if in the most simplest of terms, the way 365 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 3: that I'm kind of starting it is trying to match 366 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 3: up where they throw the pitches the most, in what zones, 367 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 3: in what areas, and then how does that match up 368 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 3: with our guy that's in the lineup. So we'll have 369 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 3: like an overall game plan of like this is what 370 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 3: we're gonna do as a group, and this is probably 371 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:33,520 Speaker 3: what it's going to look like if we beat him 372 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 3: when we beat him. And then the other side of 373 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 3: that is if our guy that we have in the lineup, 374 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 3: he has strengths too, and I'm always trying to help 375 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 3: match up the strengths of what the guy's doing and 376 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 3: the strengths that our guy has, and sometimes they don't 377 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 3: match up, and so you've got to give a little 378 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 3: bit as a hitter of like I don't necessarily hit 379 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 3: this pitch well, but if I'm hunting it and I 380 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 3: know they're going to throw it to me, I can 381 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 3: hit it, because I promise you like and you talked 382 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 3: to any hitter about this. But if if they struggle 383 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 3: with curveballs and they have a really tough time hitting 384 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 3: big twelve six curveballs, if in and at bat they're 385 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 3: not looking for a curveball, it's probably tough for them 386 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 3: to hit. But if we go out there on the 387 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 3: mound and I put a big twelve six breaking ball 388 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 3: off the machine and I tell them, hey, you know 389 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 3: what's coming, hit it, they can do it right. So 390 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 3: it's like it's the coverage of trying to cover it 391 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 3: all mentally, I think is really challenging for guys. So 392 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 3: if you can break it down and even if it's 393 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 3: something they don't hit well over the course of time, 394 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 3: if they're looking for it and they're hunting it, they 395 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 3: probably have a much better chance to be successful with it. 396 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 3: And it's arming them with the right time to do 397 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 3: it too. 398 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 2: That's great stuff. My best month of the Big Leagues. 399 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: I set soft the whole month because I showed the 400 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: league I could hit fastballs, and when you're looking for 401 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 1: off speed It's almost like a batting practice coach has 402 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: thrown it to you because you just see it out 403 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: of the hand big and you're sitting on it. And 404 00:16:50,920 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: it was hard to take a fastball right down the 405 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 1: middle and go, oh man, I could have hit that, 406 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: But stick with it. Here's a lollipop curveball and you're 407 00:16:58,480 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: looking for it and you hammer it. 408 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 3: And I'm sure that was somewhat deeper into your career too. 409 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 3: It's a huge part of it, is like you got 410 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 3: to let go of the ego part of it. And 411 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 3: because I think a lot of hitters and I've I've 412 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:12,160 Speaker 3: experienced this with like really young hitters. I'm talking about 413 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 3: high school, middle school, college guys to an extent too. 414 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:19,440 Speaker 3: They feel like they can cover anything and everything at 415 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:22,400 Speaker 3: any time, and some guys you can come closer to that. 416 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 3: But as the competitor inside you, you don't want to 417 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 3: say that I can't handle everything like you want to 418 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 3: feel like you can handle everything. So kind of relinquishing 419 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,440 Speaker 3: some of that control and saying like, hey, I don't 420 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 3: need to I can just sit on certain pitches is 421 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 3: somewhat of an ego check. You gotta you gotta step 422 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 3: back and say it's okay if I don't cover everything, 423 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 3: if I just kind of hammer this or I'm looking 424 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 3: for this, that's an okay thing too. And you got 425 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 3: to you gotta be okay with it, oh man. 426 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:52,360 Speaker 2: Such I mean I could talk to you all day. 427 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 2: The being offensive on offense thing. 428 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: I got goosebumps when you're talking to the other day 429 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: because so many times as a hitter it's so defensive 430 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:02,360 Speaker 1: up there. You find yourself you might as well put 431 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 1: two on the scoreboard when you're going bad when you 432 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 1: get the box. But like to have that game plan, 433 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: the confidence of the game plan, and to speak the 434 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,399 Speaker 1: same love language as your hitting coach, and where you 435 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 1: click with me and I trust you because you know 436 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 1: what you're doing, and what you're telling me in the 437 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: cage translates to the game, and what you're telling me 438 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 1: about the scouting report translates in the game. And now 439 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:24,959 Speaker 1: it's like Hunter, tell me, like, whatever you say, I 440 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:25,360 Speaker 1: got it. 441 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 2: I mean, that's a hard. 442 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: Thing to establish, right as a new guy, to where 443 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,119 Speaker 1: like they trust you with your scouting reports and with 444 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 1: what you're telling them. It is. 445 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 3: I think a couple of things have kind of worked 446 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:40,919 Speaker 3: in my favorite of that one. We were good offensively 447 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:42,440 Speaker 3: last year and a lot of people got to see 448 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 3: us play in the playoffs and in the World Series. 449 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 3: So our guys, I step into this role, and our 450 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 3: guys automatically think that I'm a really good hitting coach. 451 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:52,680 Speaker 3: I know what I'm talking about because I was a 452 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:56,919 Speaker 3: part of that yeah, resident Yeah, and we had some 453 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:00,199 Speaker 3: good hitters too, right, So it's not not anything that 454 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 3: necessarily I did, but but I think that goes into 455 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 3: it as well. But also like the more you build 456 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 3: relationships and the deeper you get into it with them, 457 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 3: and they know that, like you're still going to be 458 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 3: there with them, like even if something goes wrong, even 459 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 3: if they don't execute a plan, like you're not running 460 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 3: from it, and we're gonna We're going to continue your 461 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 3: grind through. And you know this, Like you start to 462 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 3: get some of these things right, and when we say, hey, 463 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 3: let's sit on this pitch and here it comes and 464 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:29,159 Speaker 3: they hit it out of the yard and it's like, Okay, 465 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 3: I can roll with this, Like and it's you're going 466 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 3: to get some wrong. It's not always going to be 467 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:37,200 Speaker 3: spot on right, but like, for the most part, I'm 468 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 3: diving in as much as I can and looking at 469 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:42,239 Speaker 3: and being as prepared as I can, because I mean, 470 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:43,879 Speaker 3: if you think about it, from I didn't play in 471 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 3: the big leagues. I didn't have a successful big league career. 472 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 3: So it's like I have to put in a ton 473 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:49,920 Speaker 3: of work and make sure I'm all in with them 474 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,439 Speaker 3: and they know that and feel that so that I 475 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 3: can be as convicted as possible and giving them stuff 476 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 3: as well. And then when it starts to kind of 477 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 3: play out, then they see that and they know and 478 00:19:58,440 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 3: understand it too. 479 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:00,680 Speaker 2: All Right, you've had a long day. 480 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 1: I gotta leave you with this one, the whole Hunter 481 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 1: Men's Hunter Pence thing. I mean, I mean, how's that 482 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: gone so far? 483 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, so kind of a funny story with that. This 484 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 3: would have been in two thousand and eight. I played 485 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 3: in the South Atlantic League. I actually, I mean rewind 486 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 3: that even more. I had a summer college summer ball 487 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:26,360 Speaker 3: teammate after my freshman year. He went to Texas Arlington 488 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 3: and he was telling me, he's like, dude, I play 489 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:34,680 Speaker 3: with the guy whose name is Hunter Pence. I was like, really, 490 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 3: I've never heard anything that similar before. And he's like, 491 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 3: he's really good too. And that was before I don't 492 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 3: even know if he had been in pro ball yet. 493 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 3: We'd have been in like two thousand and four, so 494 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:47,359 Speaker 3: in I had known kind of who he was. And 495 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:50,480 Speaker 3: then in two thousand and eight he had been kind 496 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 3: of a couple levels ahead of me, or like one 497 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 3: level ahead of me, but still kind of in the 498 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 3: minor leagues, I think. And I played in the South 499 00:20:56,280 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 3: Atlantic League, and I remember this very phiblically. We were 500 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:03,640 Speaker 3: in West Virginia and they had a hecker, this guy 501 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 3: that sat right next to the dugout and he heckled 502 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 3: everybody that came to the dish. And on this day 503 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:11,720 Speaker 3: he looked at me and he goes, Hunter mens, who 504 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 3: are you trying to be? Hunter Pence? He was here 505 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 3: last year and he's way better than you. I just 506 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:20,120 Speaker 3: kept wearing me out, and I was like, all right, well, 507 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 3: so fast forward that to it might have been the 508 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 3: next year's spring training, or like two spring trainings after that. 509 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 3: There was a big league game going on. I was 510 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:32,960 Speaker 3: in Jupiter, and I was kind of out behind the 511 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 3: fence and their bus kind of was like pulling up 512 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 3: or getting he was getting off or something. I went 513 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:40,439 Speaker 3: over to him and I said, hey, man, you're not 514 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 3: going to believe this, but my name's Hunter Mens and 515 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 3: he goes no, and you guys know, I'm never I haven't. 516 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 3: That's the only time I've ever really talked to in person. 517 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 3: But like the reaction he had was like pure genuine joy. 518 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 3: So it's been it's been easy for me when I'm 519 00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,919 Speaker 3: around here and I'm telling people my name and then 520 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 3: I introduce myself and I tell him my last name 521 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 3: and I say, hey, just like hundred pence but Men's, 522 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 3: and then it's easy for people to remember after. 523 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 2: That, especially broadcasters. We'll see a lot of them this year. 524 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 2: He does a lot of games for the Giants. 525 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 1: I'll let you go, man, thanks so much for your 526 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:14,400 Speaker 1: time today, really really great stuff. 527 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 2: Giants fans are going to love it. 528 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: Giants fans are going to love you, and more importantly, 529 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 1: Giants players are going to love you. 530 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 2: Good luck this season. 531 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:22,399 Speaker 3: Man, I appreciate I appreciate it, you appreciate you having me. 532 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, So, Susan, if you want to come back on, 533 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: we can take care of some business. 534 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 2: I know you've been waiting patiently and you're at the 535 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 2: ballpark right now. But that guy's great. Man. He makes 536 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 2: me want to go hit for him right now? 537 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 5: So interesting? Yeah, absolutely, Yeah. I mean I've wanted to 538 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 5: talk to you all day about what we saw today 539 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 5: with the exhibition game, and it kind of fits really 540 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:51,200 Speaker 5: well because we've got Fox one as a sponsor right 541 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 5: now and to talk about the WBC, which is exactly 542 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 5: what I wanted to do. So it all comes together. 543 00:22:58,160 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 5: So I think we should find out a little bit 544 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:09,440 Speaker 5: more about what they have in mind. Hang on for this. Well, 545 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 5: I guess we're just talking fu. 546 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 2: Well, there is the WBC. 547 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 5: There it is. 548 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:21,719 Speaker 1: It's coming on Fox Friday. Logan webs against t Brazil. 549 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 1: Watch it on Fox. That's where you can find. It 550 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 1: was on ESPN today, but the whole tournament's on Fox. 551 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:28,640 Speaker 1: That's all they need to hear and whatever. 552 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:29,879 Speaker 2: There it is. 553 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: Stream the World Series plass live March sixteenth through fourteenth, 554 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 1: and start your seven day free trial today. 555 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:37,880 Speaker 2: At foxwe dot com. 556 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 1: And I guess if you do that QR code, it's 557 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:41,680 Speaker 1: a lot easier, just like when I go on Netflix. 558 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 1: Who will be covering Opening Day for the Giants or 559 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: Opening Night? I should say for the Giants. Yeah, do 560 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 1: you want to talk about today at all? I mean 561 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: that that team, that team was insane. 562 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:51,359 Speaker 2: I mean, if they. 563 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 5: Don't, it was so fun. There were just so many 564 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 5: cool moments to today. The Bedner brothers both pitching. They 565 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:01,360 Speaker 5: were delighted and I talk their whole family was here. 566 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 5: I talked to their mom Sue, their dad Andy, sister Danielle, 567 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 5: who is super cool. That was a blast. And then 568 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 5: Bryce Eldridge had a day. I mean, he makes one 569 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:14,360 Speaker 5: air noybe it's a screaming line drive in to now. 570 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 5: But he also makes two great plays in the field, 571 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 5: and he meets his idol, Bryce Harper, first time he's 572 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:24,440 Speaker 5: ever talked to Bryce Harper. Such a cool moment, and 573 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:29,199 Speaker 5: Bryce knew who he was, so he's just thrilled. And 574 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 5: then he gets to stand next to Aaron Judge on 575 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 5: first base after Judge hits that first inting single and 576 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 5: he went back to the dugout. He was like asking 577 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 5: everybody who's taller, who's taller because you go to most 578 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:44,159 Speaker 5: sixty seven. So the consensus from the giants apparently was 579 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 5: that it was Judge. But Bryce's leg He's weren't in 580 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:48,919 Speaker 5: a batting hemet. He's staying on first base like it 581 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,679 Speaker 5: is pretty close, but he said Judge told him he 582 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 5: hopes that Eldridge is playing on that team in three years. 583 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:59,360 Speaker 5: So amazing. And then they borrowed all those kids from 584 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 5: the minor league system. You know, they had a bunch 585 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:04,119 Speaker 5: of extras. A bunch of them got in, uh and 586 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:06,159 Speaker 5: you know, not where they're We're in the Jersey, but 587 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:08,440 Speaker 5: none of them have names or numbers, but they all 588 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 5: had such a blast. I went and talked to Rjie 589 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:13,199 Speaker 5: Daviovitch afterwards, and he said it was like kind of 590 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 5: awkward because he's on the mound facing Patrick Bailey and 591 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:21,159 Speaker 5: Victor Barracotto. Guys, he knows, but he he said, it 592 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 5: was just such a thrill being down in the bullpen 593 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:26,320 Speaker 5: with like David Ross, Mason Miller and stuff like that. 594 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 5: So really a neat day. It kind of reminds you, 595 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,439 Speaker 5: like what this WBC is all about. Yeah, this is 596 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 5: just an exhibition practice game for a really great US team. 597 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:39,119 Speaker 5: But it's packed right, pat crowd and so many family 598 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 5: Like Brandon Crawford was here with his kids, and his 599 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:46,280 Speaker 5: kids got such a great collection of autographs. I can't 600 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 5: Every time I turned around, there were Crawford's talking to 601 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:51,480 Speaker 5: like Aaron Judge or whatever. Like it was it was 602 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 5: really cool. So even like somebody like Brandon Crawford could 603 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 5: come out and be and it's a little bit like, oh, 604 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 5: this is neat. 605 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 1: That was cool, and that's cool for Bran. I mean, 606 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 1: he grew up in Northern Virginia. So I said something 607 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 1: to him the other day and he goes, I know 608 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:07,680 Speaker 1: that voice. I'll always remember that voice. They were listening 609 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 1: to one of the games in the clubhouse because of 610 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 1: the national stuff, and he's such a great kid. I 611 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:13,879 Speaker 1: went to Kyle Swarber today, I haven't seen him in 612 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 1: a while, and I said, you know what you have 613 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:18,159 Speaker 1: to do in the championship game. You have to like 614 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:21,359 Speaker 1: get your tooth knocked out, and then once your tooth is. 615 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 2: Knocked out, you got to go up and hit a 616 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:24,879 Speaker 2: walk off home run. He goes, that's a great idea. 617 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:26,959 Speaker 2: He goes, I'm going to go up there without a helmet. 618 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:28,679 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna get hit with a fastball right in 619 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: the face, have my tooth come out, and then hit 620 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:33,200 Speaker 1: a walk off home run. So it was just cool 621 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:35,400 Speaker 1: for me. I was such a fanboy today walking around 622 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 1: talking to Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, Aaron Judge, everybody was there, today, 623 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,239 Speaker 1: Mark de Rosa, I did the airplane line. I went 624 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 1: up to Mark de Rosa. I said, I just want 625 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 1: you to know we're all counting on you. And he said, 626 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:50,280 Speaker 1: thanks FP no pressure at all. So I think he's 627 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 1: probably feeling a lot of pressure. And even though the 628 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: Giants lost fifteen to one. I mean that team would 629 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 1: win one hundred and forty games if they played one 630 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:58,919 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty two games schedule, because you're taking all 631 00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 1: the best players the teams that probably rely on them 632 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: number one and number two. That lineup in the pitching 633 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 1: staff was just incredible. Yeah, and yeah, I bet you 634 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:09,120 Speaker 1: I know this. 635 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 2: They had shots to Tony at the end of the 636 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 2: game and the dugout. He was not happy. His dad 637 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,199 Speaker 2: was here today. He was There's no way he was 638 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 2: happy about that, even. 639 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:18,680 Speaker 1: Though, like what are you going to do? It wasn't 640 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:21,480 Speaker 1: Logan Web pitching for you. You didn't have your a lineup 641 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 1: out there with Raffy Devers and everybody and Jung Hu Lee. 642 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:27,400 Speaker 1: I mean, that was a recipe for fifteen to one today. 643 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:29,199 Speaker 2: But I know Tony feels like probably they should have 644 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:29,880 Speaker 2: done a little better. 645 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, he said, that's what he told me, and you know, 646 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:35,440 Speaker 5: the few beat writers that were over there, the Team 647 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 5: USA side. He said, like, that wasn't that wasn't our 648 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 5: best game. I kind of like that. This is the 649 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:43,400 Speaker 5: first time we've heard this from him, and yeah, it's 650 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,840 Speaker 5: an exhibition game, it's not even a Cactus League game. 651 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:49,199 Speaker 5: But he was kind of was getting you know, he 652 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:52,680 Speaker 5: was a little frustrated with it, and I like that 653 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:56,080 Speaker 5: he's we have not seen that before. They played really 654 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 5: well today. It was not quite as good, but you're right, 655 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 5: like it's a disjointed to They've got guys out injured, 656 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 5: they've got guys at the WBC. There's a lot of 657 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 5: kids on the field. So I really think that you 658 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:11,520 Speaker 5: know this, you mark this one up with an asterisk 659 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 5: and just enjoy the day. I will tell you that 660 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:15,600 Speaker 5: was another fun thing today. Though I've talked to Greg 661 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:18,639 Speaker 5: Bytello on the phone, we've texted a few times about things. 662 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:24,720 Speaker 5: He is a legend in Tony's dad, absolute legend, like 663 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,439 Speaker 5: one of the all time great high school coaches, not 664 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:30,080 Speaker 5: just in baseball, but like one of the great high 665 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 5: school soccer coaches of all time. Like this, this guy 666 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 5: is a dude. And Tony was joking when he showed 667 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 5: up in his manager session this morning, like I got 668 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:42,960 Speaker 5: to go stop my dad from trying to take over 669 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:46,280 Speaker 5: practice right now. But his dad was out there helping 670 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 5: the grounds crew. He was like talking to as he said, 671 00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:53,080 Speaker 5: he was like in Ron Washington's pocket. He wants to 672 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 5: learn everything. He's retired, he still wants to pick Ron 673 00:28:56,440 --> 00:29:00,080 Speaker 5: Washington's brain. And Greg was telling me that all the 674 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 5: stuff that Ron Washington has been teaching for years is 675 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 5: now gone all the way down into the high school 676 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 5: level and softball, like people are teaching what Ron Washington 677 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 5: has been teaching infielders for a long time, so his 678 00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 5: influence is gone far and why that's why he wanted 679 00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 5: to talk to Ron. He knows his stuff already, which 680 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:24,640 Speaker 5: is really cool. So yeah, I honestly thinked about today. 681 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 5: There was just so much neat just baseball, like people 682 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:31,840 Speaker 5: that love baseball stuff. It's a small Ken Griffy Junior 683 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:33,600 Speaker 5: was there, Like, how can you not love an event 684 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 5: when Ken Griffy Junior he's the ambassador for this event. 685 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 1: So me, Michael Michael Phelps was there today sitting on 686 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:44,080 Speaker 1: the grass watching VP with his kids. I mean, it 687 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 1: was the center of the baseball world today. And talking 688 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 1: about Tony's dad, Greg. He had been on the field 689 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:52,440 Speaker 1: once with the pass to see at Wrigley Field for 690 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:54,840 Speaker 1: the Cubs, and so today was only a second time 691 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 1: on the field and we talked for a while and 692 00:29:57,400 --> 00:29:58,800 Speaker 1: then he went I said go up there, and Leada 693 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:01,360 Speaker 1: gets the cage, and he went up for the whole team. 694 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 2: Usapp was leading to itets a cage. 695 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: He was like a kid in a candy store. So 696 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 1: I understand why Tony would be frustrated today his first 697 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 1: game on ESPN, so nationally televised as a manager. His 698 00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 1: dad's in the stands, and they lose fifteen to one. 699 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 1: But like, you're not going to beat that team, You're 700 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:20,240 Speaker 1: just not. So who cares about today? Is there anything 701 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 1: else you want to cover before we sign off? 702 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 5: No? That was fun. That was about as much fun. 703 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:26,320 Speaker 5: I mean, I'm looking forward to the WBC. I have 704 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 5: mixed feelings. We've talked about this before. I do worry 705 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:34,800 Speaker 5: about pitching this time of year, or anybody getting hurt. Ravers. 706 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:37,840 Speaker 5: Sam Martin came out after just thirteen pitches in Colombia's 707 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:40,520 Speaker 5: exhibition game today, which makes me a little nervous. So 708 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:42,880 Speaker 5: you know, I've got a little bit of mixed feelings, 709 00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:45,480 Speaker 5: but honestly, after today, I'm really I'm pretty psyched and 710 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 5: I'm really excited to see what Logan does on Friday. 711 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,160 Speaker 5: And you know, I got a soft spot for TEAMGB 712 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:55,920 Speaker 5: Sadly they are in the same bracket as TV USA, 713 00:30:57,120 --> 00:31:01,640 Speaker 5: but you know, the two teams go, so watch out Mexico, 714 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 5: Mexico and Brazil. 715 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:05,720 Speaker 1: I guess do they have high tea in the locker 716 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 1: room the Great Britain? 717 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 5: To mean, they really should? They should what they do 718 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 5: in cricket, you know, they break for tea in the 719 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:13,720 Speaker 5: middle of cricket. Very civilized. 720 00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:18,400 Speaker 2: That sounds really great. All right, thanks for coming on today. 721 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 2: It was a fun day at the yard. 722 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 1: I mean, how many times in a spring training game 723 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 1: due f twenty two's or whatever, they were flyover in 724 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:27,959 Speaker 1: the national anthem. It had a very festive atmosphere today 725 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:30,960 Speaker 1: and the outcome to me is irrelevant. The center of 726 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 1: the baseball unit versus Scottsdale Arizona today and that was 727 00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:36,960 Speaker 1: really really cool. Okay, Susan, get to work. Thanks for 728 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:40,040 Speaker 1: coming on. We thank Hunter ments for coming on today. 729 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: I think the Giants got a diamond in the rough 730 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,040 Speaker 1: with this guy. Just I've talked to a lot of 731 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 1: hitting coaches Susan around the cage pre series meetings as 732 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:49,920 Speaker 1: a broadcaster, and some guys are. 733 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:52,640 Speaker 2: Like, how they doing? How are they this guy? This 734 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 2: guy gets it. 735 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 1: So that's a good sign for the Giants because I 736 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:57,120 Speaker 1: know a lot of fans are worried about all the strikeouts, 737 00:31:57,240 --> 00:31:59,320 Speaker 1: and when he talks about getting off your ace swing 738 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 1: early in the camp out with a really prepared game plan, 739 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:04,479 Speaker 1: that you shouldn't even get to two strikes and then 740 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:06,480 Speaker 1: we'll figure that out, and not to talk about two 741 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:09,600 Speaker 1: strikes because it could be a self fulfilling prophecy. That's 742 00:32:09,640 --> 00:32:12,000 Speaker 1: oh man, I could seriously, I could have done a 743 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:17,520 Speaker 1: two hour podcast talking hitting with him. 744 00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:18,520 Speaker 5: That I think I mentioned to you. I haven't looked 745 00:32:18,560 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 5: in a couple of days, but as a couple of 746 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:23,160 Speaker 5: days ago, the Giants were leading the big leagues in 747 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 5: average spring doesn't really mean a thing, but it's something, 748 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 5: you know, and I've heard nothing but top March some 749 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:32,680 Speaker 5: hitters about Hunter Mets well good stuff. 750 00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:34,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, it wed be like it's not a big deal 751 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:36,840 Speaker 1: of their last and average and leading the league in 752 00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:39,080 Speaker 1: strikeouts if they were, but it's still something you're right, 753 00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:41,560 Speaker 1: all right, Susan, get to work all right. Thanks for 754 00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:43,040 Speaker 1: coming on, Thanks for popping off the end. 755 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:46,160 Speaker 2: That was cool. Surprise guest appearance by Susan Slesser. Usually 756 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 2: when I do it one on one, you don't come on. 757 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:48,840 Speaker 2: That was really cool. 758 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 1: All right, time to go, everybody. We'll be back later 759 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:53,640 Speaker 1: in the week. We're both here in Scottsdale. Now, we're 760 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:56,240 Speaker 1: boots on the ground, we're talking to players, we're watching 761 00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:58,200 Speaker 1: baseball games, so maybe we'll get deep in the weeds 762 00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:02,120 Speaker 1: of some other stuff next time. Like and follow subscribe 763 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:05,080 Speaker 1: on YouTube. We're over three thousand. You guys are amazing. 764 00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:06,360 Speaker 2: We love all of you. 765 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:08,640 Speaker 1: We read all the comments. You guys are making this 766 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 1: thing go, so thank you very much. We have the 767 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:13,440 Speaker 1: most intelligent listeners, watchers, whatever you want to call for 768 00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:15,840 Speaker 1: this thing. And I, like I say, on the way out, 769 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 1: it's time to go out in Scottsdale. 770 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 2: Tonight, Swinger. 771 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:29,880 Speaker 1: In case you hit it on splash Hit Territory,