1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: As All Star. Brent Ruokery is here Brook, Great to 2 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: see you. How was the All Star experience? First of all, man, 3 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:11,239 Speaker 1: it was fun to watch it. 4 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 2: It was a lot of fun. You know. You say 5 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 2: that kind of obviously. The All Star Game is a 6 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 2: fun time. It's a great experience. It's a very very 7 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 2: busy two days, pretty NonStop for the forty eight hours 8 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 2: that you're there or whatever it is. But you know, 9 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 2: it being my second time, I knew a little bit 10 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 2: what to expect a little bit, you know, going into it, 11 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 2: kind of had a feel for the schedule and what 12 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 2: things looked like. But it was a blast. Man. I 13 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 2: had a great time. 14 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 3: So I want to jump right into us, you know, 15 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 3: from my home run derby contestant to another. Oh anyway, 16 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:45,559 Speaker 3: experience was awesome. I'm sure it was. You had an 17 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 3: opportunity to move on there. We talked about this, I 18 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 3: was broadcasting it. We were confused, just like you were 19 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 3: about you know, the whatever inch it was left of 20 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 3: where the ball landed. Talk to me a little about that. 21 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 3: I know you were frustrated. Looking back on it, I 22 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 3: know you're probably calmed down, you're kind of over it, 23 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 3: but at the time, talk to me a little about 24 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 3: what your thoughts were and what they said to you, Like, 25 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:09,479 Speaker 3: how did this just go on, you know, without even 26 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 3: you know, a big explanation. 27 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean in reality, like my only frustration was 28 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 2: it was like it wasn't no one told me before 29 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 2: I had been eliminated after Cal was done, obviously, but 30 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 2: no one told me that. So I was like down 31 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 2: the tunnel getting ready, thinking I had a swing off coming, 32 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 2: when in reality it had already been knocked out and 33 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 2: I just didn't know that. Like Cal was the one 34 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 2: who actually told me that that the distance ended up 35 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 2: being what it was, And like I knew the rule 36 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 2: going into We all knew the rule going into it, 37 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 2: that it's it's the furthest time running round one was 38 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 2: the tie rakers, So I had no issue with the 39 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 2: rule being implemented. And my only frustration at the time 40 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 2: was just like I wish someone would have told me 41 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:44,400 Speaker 2: that I was already out of it, so I could 42 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 2: have stopped hitting in the cage and stop warming up 43 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 2: again trying to get ready for for a swing off 44 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 2: that I thought was coming. 45 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 4: You got you got other stuff to go, do I 46 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 4: get that. I get that was excuse was there. 47 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 3: Like a league official there like or it was just 48 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 3: Cal told you and you said, okay, Cow's word is 49 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 3: what it is. 50 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 2: Like I came up out of the tunnel like walk 51 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 2: back up on the field kind of getting ready at 52 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 2: the end of Olies round there and Cal comes out 53 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 2: there and say, hey, did like did they tell you? 54 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 2: Did you hear? And I was like, did I hear? What? 55 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 2: I don't don't know what you're talking about. It was 56 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 2: like I got you by likeo point zero eight inches 57 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 2: or whatever it was, So that's the tie breaker. And 58 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 2: I was like, oh, okay that. I mean, I can't 59 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 2: I can't argue with it, like if that's what it is, 60 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 2: and that's what it is. But yeah, I mean Cow 61 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: is very gracious and he was the one to deliver 62 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 2: the news to me, and I did appreciate it coming 63 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:30,399 Speaker 2: from him. 64 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 4: A lot cooler story if Cal was just like he 65 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 4: came up to you and was like, hey, bro, you're out, 66 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 4: and you like kind of like he just made it up, 67 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:45,639 Speaker 4: just made it up, like like in the second basements, like, yeah, 68 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 4: that would have been good. You think about that. 69 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 2: I hope so, I hope so I would after doing 70 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 2: it once, I would definitely do it again. I had 71 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 2: a great time. It's it's a lot of fun. 72 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 3: What what would you What would you change here? Because 73 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 3: you got you got into a little you started off 74 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 3: a little slower and then you got into a little 75 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 3: bit of a groove there. Would you change your swing 76 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 3: at all or would you would you what would you 77 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 3: do differently? 78 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 2: Was there anything? No? I did the opposite that I 79 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 2: hit like by nine of my first ten were homes 80 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 2: and then I. 81 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 3: Slowed down after excuse me, that's what I thought. 82 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, no, I came out I think I came 83 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 2: out too hot. Yeah, I came out too hot. I 84 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 2: think I think. I think the adrenaline and just like 85 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 2: the okay, let's make sure we hit one homer here 86 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 2: is we don't get shut out had me swinging a 87 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 2: little bit too hard early on, just to try to 88 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 2: make sure we got the first one. So I think 89 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 2: I try to pace myself a little bit better, maybe 90 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 2: slow the first ten swings down or so, because I 91 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 2: was pretty gas at the end of it, as as 92 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 2: everybody is. It's a pretty exhausting exercise there. But I 93 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 2: think if I had to change anything, I would take 94 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 2: it a little slower for the first like ten swings 95 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 2: or thirty seconds and stop trying to Like again, it 96 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 2: was like the first pitch, I was like, all right, 97 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 2: swing as hard as you possibly can, so we make 98 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 2: sure we hit one and we don't get shut out 99 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 2: for these three minutes. So I think I was knowing 100 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 2: that what I know now. I think I changed that 101 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 2: strategy a little bit. 102 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think you hit like six or seven of 103 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 4: the first Yeah, right in. 104 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 2: The row, and then I ran a gas. 105 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, so you need to get a little bit more stamina. 106 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 4: I get it, I get it. 107 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 2: It's fine, Yeah, just start slower. 108 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 4: You've mentioned now you ran out gasing home run derby. 109 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 4: It's a it's a packed two days. What could Major 110 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 4: League Baseball do for the players so that it's a 111 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 4: little bit maybe a little more spread out, it's not 112 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 4: such a it's not such a jam packed time or 113 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 4: like maybe and maybe that would make other guys come 114 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 4: to the All Star Game. 115 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 2: Yeah. I think we talked about this a lot while 116 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 2: we're there, and I don't know how it would impact 117 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 2: scheduling and whether it's possible or not, but I think 118 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 2: just making Monday off for everybody would be a massive benefit. 119 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,040 Speaker 2: You can use Monday to travel, get to the All 120 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 2: Star Game site, you kind of have a little bit 121 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 2: of downtime to kind of rest and recuperate before the 122 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 2: because once those festivities start on Monday, it's NonStop for 123 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 2: forty eight hours, so I think especially, I mean, we're 124 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 2: coming from the West coast to the East coast. Obviously 125 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 2: in Atlanta, our flight didn't land till twelve thirty. I 126 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 2: got two kids with me. By the time I get 127 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 2: into bed and asleep, it's two am. You gotta be 128 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 2: up early the next day to start the stuff, so 129 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 2: it's just kind of like I said, it's NonStop. It's 130 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 2: jam packed the schedule. So I don't know how if 131 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 2: it's even possible, if it's feasible, But you know, the 132 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 2: idea of giving everyone that Monday as just a total 133 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,600 Speaker 2: off day, start the start the All Star Game stuff Tuesday, 134 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 2: which gives guys a chance to get there without being 135 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 2: so rushed, I think would be would be helpful. Again, 136 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 2: I'm not in charge of scheduling. I don't know anything 137 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 2: about how that works logistically, but if that's at all possible, 138 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 2: I think it's worth the discussion. 139 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 4: And you would probably get more players there. But what 140 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 4: definitely got a lot of players juiced was the home 141 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 4: run derby and extra innings. Can you explain like the 142 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 4: energy the feel from down on the field, because I 143 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 4: was in the I was in the stands, and it 144 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 4: was awesome seeing both dugouts jumping around like we were 145 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:00,280 Speaker 4: at a little league home run derby. Yeah. 146 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 2: I mean, it's just like it's all the adrenaline of 147 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 2: the act of the normal home run derby, but it's 148 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 2: a team event now, and you've got guys that you 149 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 2: compete against are now pulling for you. 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Booney did a good job on Monday, 194 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 2: kind of like right when we got there, he came 195 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 2: out to me and I was like, Hey, you're gonna 196 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 2: play the second half, so you'll still be around. Uh, 197 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 2: and if the game ends and a tie, like, this 198 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 2: is how we're gonna settle this thing extra innings, So like, 199 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 2: are you willing to do this swing off if it 200 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 2: if it were to happen, So obviously I agreed. Obviously 201 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 2: didn't think that it was going to to come to pass, 202 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 2: but it did, and I was there and I was ready, 203 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 2: and it was a ton of fun. 204 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 4: Do you feel like maybe some of the guys that 205 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 4: left should have stayed around, or you think that's a 206 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 4: each their own. Some guy's private jets just fly a 207 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 4: little bit faster than yours. 208 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:39,199 Speaker 2: I Yeah, I don't fault anybody for getting out of 209 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 2: there and try to enjoy as much as a break 210 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:44,320 Speaker 2: as they can. They obviously, guys that left, they came, 211 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 2: they showed up, they played their part, they got there, 212 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:49,559 Speaker 2: they got their innings in, they they gave the fans 213 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 2: what they wanted to see. And then I gues said, 214 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 2: I don't fault anybody for trying to get out of 215 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:55,559 Speaker 2: there and spend the extra half day with family or 216 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 2: whatever it is, just to try to enjoy as much 217 00:08:57,960 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 2: as much of the break as they can. 218 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: Rook, is there anything we can learn from that swing off? 219 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 1: Because realistically you're almost never going to see it, right, 220 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: you have to have an extra inning situation at the 221 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: All Star Game? 222 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:11,079 Speaker 2: So is there anything we can. 223 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:14,839 Speaker 1: Learn from it for a regular season? Obviously, I know 224 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: that's a sensitive subject for most but is there anything 225 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: we can learn from the amount of entertainment it brought? 226 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: And then, if not, what about for the All Star Game? Like, 227 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: is there any way to incorporate that because it's an 228 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: exhibition game and it seemed to be the most popular 229 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:28,199 Speaker 1: part of it. 230 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:32,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean no, there's in no way should that 231 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 2: type of thing be implemented into the regular season, if 232 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 2: that's what if that's what the question is. But as 233 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:38,719 Speaker 2: far as the All Star Game, I don't know, like 234 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 2: a take take a break, but like a ten minute 235 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 2: break between like the fifth and sixth inning, and do 236 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 2: like a a I don't know, give five guys one 237 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 2: swing and every home run they hit it as a 238 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 2: run for the All Star Game. I don't know, just 239 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:53,199 Speaker 2: something like that. Get creative with it. You can play 240 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 2: with the rules obviously an exhibition game like that now, 241 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 2: especially since it doesn't determine home field advantage like it 242 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:00,720 Speaker 2: used to. But yeah, I I hadn't even thought about 243 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 2: that till you asked the question. But that could be 244 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 2: a fun little wrinkle just to guarantee that you get 245 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 2: something like that in the game. Because it was obviously 246 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,719 Speaker 2: a huge hit from entertainment value standpoint, Fans loved it, 247 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:12,440 Speaker 2: I think players enjoyed it. So if you can incorporate 248 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 2: that into like the middle innings, just to add a 249 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 2: few runs here and there and get some guys on 250 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 2: that stage and performing in that in that environment, I 251 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:20,679 Speaker 2: think that's not a bad idea at all. 252 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 3: Dude, You're spot on. I love every second about everything 253 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 3: you said there, that'd be so cool. I want to 254 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 3: move on though, talk a little about Las Vegas. Man 255 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 3: groundbreaking news here. What do you think about the move? 256 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 3: And you thought about, you know, where you might need 257 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 3: to live there? No, just kidding, but honestly, what are 258 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:41,199 Speaker 3: you thinking about the move there in Vegas? Groundbreaking? 259 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 2: Pretty much? We're excited, you know. Obviously, the stadium getting 260 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,559 Speaker 2: started is awesome. We know it's going to be from 261 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 2: drawings and renderings that we've seen, it's gonna be one 262 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 2: of the best in the league. It's going to be 263 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 2: staying of the art, the amenities and the facilities for 264 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 2: us as well as the fan experience, they're going to 265 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 2: be top notch. And and I think, you know, once 266 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 2: we're there and established there, I think it becomes one 267 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 2: of the better places to play in the league in 268 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 2: terms of I mean, Las Vegas from all accounts, is 269 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 2: a great place to live for families, a great city 270 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 2: to hang out in. Obviously, all the entertainment in the world, 271 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:14,559 Speaker 2: state of the art, stadium, no income tax, is a 272 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 2: huge draw for a lot of guys in terms of 273 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 2: free agency stuff. So I think, you know, once we 274 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:20,679 Speaker 2: get there, I think it becomes one of the more 275 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:22,439 Speaker 2: attractive places to play in the league, and I think 276 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:25,199 Speaker 2: we can build a winning product for you know, the 277 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 2: for the foreseeable future. 278 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 4: Carlos Korean made some comments about the box in Sacramento. 279 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 4: You play there every single day. What adjustments have you 280 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 4: needed to make that you haven't needed to make at 281 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:42,560 Speaker 4: other places? Or have they made adjustments as the season 282 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:44,439 Speaker 4: is going on to make it. I think he was 283 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 4: saying it was like concrete by the fifth or sixth 284 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 4: inning and guys are sliding around. 285 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 2: Yeah. I mean our ground screw has done a good job. Obviously, 286 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 2: they are in a very unique situation in the field 287 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 2: they take care of. There's a game on literally every 288 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:02,840 Speaker 2: single day of the summer besides Mondays sometimes, so they've 289 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:04,439 Speaker 2: done a good job, working hard on it, getting the 290 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 2: service to fee as good as they possibly can. They've 291 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 2: taken feedback and made some adjustments for us, added some 292 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 2: extra water here and there when needed, added some extra 293 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 2: dirt here and there when needed. And I commend those 294 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 2: guys for the work that they've done because, like I said, 295 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 2: they're in a spot and they've been tasked with a 296 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 2: job that no of their grounds crew in the country 297 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 2: is familiar with. And that's keeping up a field for 298 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,599 Speaker 2: two different teams playing on that service every day. So 299 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 2: when you take in the take that into account, you 300 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 2: take into account those type factors. I think they've done 301 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 2: a phenomenal job, and they've made adjustments on the fly 302 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:36,679 Speaker 2: and tweak things here and there for us to make 303 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 2: it as good as it can possibly be. Rook. I 304 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 2: know it's serious stuff. 305 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:43,560 Speaker 1: And Luis Saverino signed there and has been vocal about 306 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: the mound not being his favorite and also about not 307 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: being able to prep the same way. What did you 308 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,439 Speaker 1: think of what he said? But also does anyone try 309 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 1: and joke around with teammates like all right, close your 310 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: eyes and visualize your somewhere else where you really love 311 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: to be. 312 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 2: I think it as a team overall, we've I mean, yes, 313 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 2: it presents it's it's its own set of challenges that 314 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 2: know other stadium does. Besides maybe you know Tampa's situation 315 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 2: and in their park. But I think we've done a 316 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 2: good job of justing and adapting and kind of tweaking 317 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 2: our process and our our preparation to get to to 318 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 2: where it needs to be to go out and compete 319 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 2: and play every night. And I think you know Sevy 320 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 2: his voice, his opinions, and we appreciate that as as 321 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 2: a leader of our team that he's going out there 322 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 2: and he's saying things that he feels and he believes 323 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 2: to try to improve the situation for both himself and 324 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,559 Speaker 2: other guys in our team. But all in all, I 325 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 2: think that we have done I've been proud of our 326 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 2: guys for how we've handled it. I think we've done 327 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 2: a solid job of making the best of the situation. 328 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:45,319 Speaker 2: Like I said, making the necessary adjustments and adaptations to 329 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,199 Speaker 2: to make it be as good as it can possibly be. 330 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:51,679 Speaker 1: Team question for you in terms of performance. So you 331 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:54,839 Speaker 1: guys were excited. We were at as camp heading into 332 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:57,680 Speaker 1: the season. Hey, this could be a sneaky, really good team. 333 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 1: AJ who's on the show almost every day, like this 334 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 1: playoff team. He was really excited about it. Aside from 335 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 1: the whatever you want to call it, disaster month, right, 336 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 1: I think it was like three and twenty seven in May, 337 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: this has been a five hundred team. 338 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:11,719 Speaker 2: You can't do that. You can't take the month out. 339 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:14,319 Speaker 2: But can't you say your worst twenty three games and 340 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 2: not count those? 341 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, but you did, you guys would be in the 342 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: thick of a playoff race. And again I get it, 343 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 1: like you have to get through the entire season that way, 344 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 1: But what have you seen? What's your evaluation, because I'm 345 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: sure it's disappointing when you have that all of that 346 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: play being so bad in that one period of time, 347 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: and then the rest of the time you guys are 348 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 1: keeping up with teams. 349 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think you know if you kind of take 350 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 2: you can't do this obviously, but if you take our 351 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 2: stadium and you divide it into two sections, that bad 352 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 2: stretch and then the rest of the games, the rest 353 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 2: of the games show us that we are very talented, 354 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 2: and then we have the ability to go out and 355 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 2: compete with anybody that we play against. We have the 356 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 2: ability to go out and beat anybody we play against, 357 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 2: and we have the right pieces in place to be 358 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 2: very very competitive. And then the bad stretch kind of 359 00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 2: shows us where we're lacking, what we need to work on, 360 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 2: where we need to improve, the areas that need to 361 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 2: get better in order for us to be the team 362 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 2: that we want to be throughout the course of the 363 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 2: entire season. I think you see a ton a ton, 364 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 2: a ton of talent, a ton of potential on our team. 365 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 2: I think you also see a ton of youth on 366 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 2: our team, guys that are learning what it means to 367 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 2: play every single day in this league, what it means 368 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 2: to fail in this league, what it means to have 369 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 2: success in this league, and how those two go hand 370 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 2: in hand. You know, I think you have to learn 371 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 2: how to do both in order to have sustain success, 372 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 2: both both as an individual and as a team. You 373 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 2: have to learn how to succeed, But I think more 374 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 2: importantly than that, you have to learn how to fail. 375 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 2: You have to learn how to deal with those failures 376 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 2: and have to learn how to compartmentalize and keep them 377 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 2: in perspective, because the failure is inevitable for every single 378 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 2: one of us who play the game at this level. 379 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 2: So you're seeing guys learn how to do both those things. 380 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 2: And I think in the end that's you know three 381 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 2: and whatever it was one in twenty, that bad stretch 382 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 2: is going to ultimately pay dividends for our guys as 383 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 2: individual players and for us as a team and the 384 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 2: near future, because I think it's going to help us 385 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 2: improve and get to the place that we want to be. 386 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 4: Has the front office giving you any assurance that you're 387 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 4: not getting traded. You sign an extension and people are. 388 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm not going anywhere crazy, We're good. I'm staying. 389 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 4: You've got You've gotten that assurance. Does that make you 390 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 4: feel better? 391 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure. I, Like I said, I signed the 392 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 2: extension because I'm where I want to be. I believe 393 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 2: in what we're doing. I believe in the people that 394 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 2: we have on our team, on our roster, on our 395 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 2: coaching staff, in the building. I believe in everything we 396 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 2: have going on, and I want to I want to 397 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 2: be a part of That's that's why I decided to 398 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 2: are one of the reasons why I decided to sign 399 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 2: that extension and stay here, and I will not be 400 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 2: going anywhere this trade deadline boom. There you go. 401 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: It's actually important that you said that because this is 402 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: the week of the year where rumors go nuts and 403 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: that you actually get insiders that will throw one thing 404 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: out and then another will come out and be like, 405 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 1: actually that's not true. So it's nice to get it 406 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: from the player themselves. Love it, rook Well, thanks for 407 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: joining us, dude. 408 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 2: This was great. Appreciate the time. 409 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 1: Congrats to get on the awesome All Star run, and 410 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 1: good luck the second half. 411 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 2: Dude. We'll catch down the road. Thanks guys, appreciate it.