1 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: How's it going. This is Jason Kelcey and welcome to 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: the Philly Show. 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 2: Hello, everybody, Welcome to the Philly Show. I'm Jim Salisbury, 4 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 2: joined by Ruben Amaro Junior and our good friend Todd 5 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:19,120 Speaker 2: Zelecki is on assignment today, so he is not with 6 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 2: us for this very special event. We are thrilled to 7 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 2: have Jason Kelcey on with us. Eagles legend number sixty 8 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 2: two in your program, number one in your heart. He 9 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 2: loved throughout the city, super Bowl champion seven times in 10 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 2: the Pro Bowl, someday a Hall of Famer, and he 11 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 2: and his brother Travis coming at you regularly on that 12 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 2: New Heights podcast, which is a great one. 13 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 3: Jason, we aspire to be New Heights someday. 14 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 4: Well, you guys are a lot better than us, so 15 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 4: it's an honor to be here. Happy to be on 16 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 4: the show. Thanks for having me, guys. 17 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 2: We're still we're still on cloud eleven from that Super Bowl. 18 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: How about who isn't my gosh? 19 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 4: I mean, I really cannot recall my lifetime a more 20 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 4: dominant super Bowl and for it to be the Philadelphia Eagles, 21 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 4: the way that season went and how they just became 22 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 4: so dominant towards the end of it. It was a 23 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 4: team that really embraced what the city's about, and obviously 24 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 4: I think the entire city of Philadelphia is behind all 25 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 4: these guys. Still, so really happy for all of those guys, 26 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 4: very much so. 27 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 5: Jason, thanks so much for being on with us. 28 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: I yeah, I when. 29 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 6: I look at these teams and the greatness of what 30 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 6: the Eagles were, do you compare them? 31 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 5: Have you thought about comparing them to the one of 32 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 5: the greatest of all time? 33 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 6: Because when I look at the piece by piece, I know, 34 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 6: obviously you won a Super Bowl as well. 35 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 5: And had a great team. Then do you feel like 36 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 5: they're one of the best of all time. 37 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 4: In terms of like the entire NFL or entire Eagles. 38 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean I don't. 39 00:01:57,760 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 4: You'd be hard pressed to find a lot of teams 40 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 4: with any teams really with that much more talent than 41 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 4: these guys. They were loaded top to bottom for bear 42 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 4: from the get go, and it really came together full force. 43 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 4: They were a great combination of having a lot of 44 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 4: a lot of talent, great coaches, and it all peaking 45 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 4: and health wise being fully healthy. At the end of 46 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,359 Speaker 4: the year. You look at their offense I mean there's 47 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 4: not a weakness. The two guys they have out wide 48 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 4: in aj Brown and Devonte Smith. They have great tight ends, 49 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 4: and Dallas Goddard the offensive line, my goodness, I mean 50 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 4: pure size, strength, athleticism, they can do it all. You 51 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,800 Speaker 4: have a quarterback that's multi dimensional. And then they go 52 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,639 Speaker 4: out and get the best running back in the NFL, 53 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 4: who has been hindered up there in New York for 54 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 4: so many years, and for him to have the season 55 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 4: he had record breaking the most amount of yards over 56 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 4: the course of a full regular and postseason, I just 57 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 4: it's it's really just so much talent, and it's really 58 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:07,519 Speaker 4: a credit to Howie Roseman, the entire UH coaching staff 59 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 4: and scouting department and getting these guys here. 60 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: A lot of them are homegrown, homegrown talent. 61 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:14,519 Speaker 4: And then go over to the defensive side of the 62 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 4: ball and all these young guys pan out the defensive 63 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 4: backs Cooper de jan Uh and Uh and Quinnon Mitchell. 64 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 4: Then all of a sudden, you know, Reed is homegrown, 65 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 4: the entire defensive line, and Carter and and Sweating. I mean, 66 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 4: it's it's just was so masterfully done. They go out 67 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 4: and get a guy Zack bond. They bring in Vic Fangio, 68 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 4: who brings some just some tenacity and some some some 69 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 4: ruggedness to that defensive like personality, and it really ended 70 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 4: up representing what I think Philadelphia is about, which is 71 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 4: toughness and physicality in that blue collar just we're not 72 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 4: going to take crap from nobody vibe, which is one 73 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 4: of the things that you know, Brian Dawkins brought for 74 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 4: a long time, and it was really fun to watch 75 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 4: at the end of the year. Really was they just 76 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 4: dominated teams, They really did, and you know, up front, 77 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 4: in the back end, across the ball, they were so good. 78 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 4: I'd be hard pressed to call them the most talented 79 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 4: team ever in the NFL. But I'll tell you this, 80 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 4: I don't know that you're gonna be able to point 81 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 4: out one that's more talented. So I put them right 82 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 4: up there with anybody pretty awesome. 83 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 7: Did you did you actually have I mean, how difficult 84 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 7: wanted for you? Obviously you had your brother playing against 85 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 7: the Eagles. Was what was it feeling like for you? 86 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 7: Were you were you that torn or we're worrying as 87 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 7: far as your your overall feelings and emotional well, you're. 88 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: You're You're on a side. 89 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,919 Speaker 4: You're you're in a position where there are people on 90 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 4: both sides that you care a lot about, so you 91 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 4: are torn. You want the best for the people that 92 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 4: you love, and in this case, I had people I 93 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,599 Speaker 4: love on both teams, and I think the only way 94 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 4: I was tr going to come out of that game 95 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 4: happy with the outcome was, you know, the the Eagles 96 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,600 Speaker 4: play really well, the Chiefs play really well, and the Eagles, 97 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 4: my brother plays well, and the Eagles edge out of victory. 98 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 4: That would have been the best case scenario for me. 99 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 4: You know, the reality is, you know, I think whenever 100 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 4: someone you love is going through a hard time, you 101 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 4: feel for that person. And me having lost one, I 102 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 4: was definitely feeling for travel in the moment, but still 103 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 4: immenseally happy for all of the guys and the Eagles, 104 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 4: for the entire city of Philadelphia. Jalen Hurts for what 105 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,159 Speaker 4: he had been through, Nick gi Yanni for what he 106 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 4: had been through. I mean, you know, I was there 107 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 4: last year when it all fell apart, and for them 108 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:40,159 Speaker 4: to rebuild and rebound that quickly, it was just remarkable 109 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 4: top to bottom how they stuck through it. Early season 110 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 4: with some you know, there was questions of you know, 111 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 4: is the defense good enough coming out of the Tampa 112 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 4: Bay game. Is there's questions of the quarterback, there's questions 113 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 4: constantly of the head coach and his decision making, and 114 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 4: for it all to really culminate into being quite clearly 115 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 4: the best team in the NFL, top to bottom. Very 116 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 4: very happy for all those guys, for sure. 117 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:05,359 Speaker 6: Cool. 118 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I. 119 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 2: Nick, Nick Sirianni. The Knick Sirianni story to me is incredible. Yeah, 120 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 2: when you go back, you know what, maybe fifty four 121 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 2: weeks ago, there's kind of a referendum in the public 122 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 2: about his job, and even four weeks into the season, 123 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,280 Speaker 2: people are wondering if he's the guy. And then all 124 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 2: of a sudden, boom, this team takes off and it's 125 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 2: just seemed like they really responded to him. He seems 126 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 2: like a connector of people. Character guy. 127 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 3: Tell us what he's like, you know it, give us 128 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 3: a little insight. 129 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 4: I think that he has a lot of the traits 130 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:46,160 Speaker 4: you would want in the head coach. He's very very 131 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 4: good at connecting with people. Like you just said, Jim, 132 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 4: I mean his ability to connect with anybody in the 133 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 4: locker room, all the coaches, in the front office and 134 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 4: be a guy that bridges communication is such a crucial 135 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 4: role in the NFL. There's so many different departments and 136 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 4: position groups and all of these guys have players from 137 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 4: all over the country. To have a guy that can 138 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 4: do that well with guys that are fresh out of 139 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 4: college in their early twenties, to you know, people that 140 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 4: have been there for years in their fifties and are 141 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 4: been you know, stuck in their ways potentially, you know, 142 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 4: this is the way a great head coach can do. 143 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 4: This is bridging all of that together. He's a great motivator. 144 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 4: He's one of the best in my opinion, in team 145 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 4: meetings and making that useful and getting guys to gain 146 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 4: something out of them. Most of the time, meetings are 147 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 4: like the team meeting is we're going to go over 148 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 4: the schedule. 149 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 3: For the day. 150 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 4: We're going to talk about one or two things that 151 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 4: really aren't going to make that big of an impact, 152 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 4: and then we're going to go to our actual offensive meetings. 153 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 4: We're going to install what we're doing for the week. 154 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 4: And I'm really excited to do that. This is a 155 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 4: guy when that team meetings happening, there's a reason that 156 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 4: he's going to be talking to you for the day, 157 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 4: whether it's going over the turnovers how to create them, 158 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 4: which every coach does, but he does it in a 159 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 4: way where he's got the footage ready. He's passionate about 160 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 4: what he's talking about, whether it's giving a point for 161 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 4: you to learn about the rules of the game that 162 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 4: are changing or being called a certain way, whether it's 163 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 4: trying to teach you about situational football. He's going to 164 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 4: point out positives that people did during the game or practice, 165 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 4: he's going to point out negatives, and none of it's 166 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 4: done in a way to call guys out. It's all 167 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 4: just done in the overarching goal of improving each and 168 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 4: every day. He practices what he preaches. He's consistent, but 169 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 4: still keeps it fresh. I think he does a lot 170 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 4: of things at a high level from a head coaching perspective, 171 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 4: and on top of that, he's driven to be the 172 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,959 Speaker 4: best in the world. This guy is competitive as all 173 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 4: can be. He's constantly trying to become better as a coach, 174 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 4: looking himself in the mirror. With those fourth down calls 175 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 4: where he's criticized early on some of them, probably more 176 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 4: so than he should have been. Some of them, you know, 177 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 4: are legitimate questions, and I think that he has that 178 00:08:57,679 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 4: ability to be like you know, listen, I know I 179 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 4: want to be a great because I've seen how that 180 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 4: can create a positive advantage for our team, but at 181 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 4: the same time still learning from each and every one 182 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 4: of those experiences along the way. And I think he's 183 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 4: I mean, the record proves for itself, you know how 184 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 4: he is as a head coach, but just having been 185 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 4: in there with him, very very happy that he was 186 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 4: able to go out there and get it done this year. 187 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 8: Speaking of the motivational piece Jason, I know he've got 188 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 8: an opportunity to talk to him plays after the you know, 189 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 8: winning the winning the Super Bowl Yary eighteen, the spring 190 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 8: in twenty eighteen, to talk to the team, tell us 191 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 8: about that experience. 192 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 1: That what was like for you, Well, that was, first 193 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: of all, it was awesome. 194 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 4: I mean, my wife and I love going to Clearwater 195 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 4: and like that west coast of Florida, so we're happy 196 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 4: to be down there in general. And yeah, we got 197 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 4: the opportunity to talk to the team. You know, Gabe 198 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 4: Kapler was was the skipper at the time, and you 199 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:55,959 Speaker 4: know that was you know, it's fun to meet him, 200 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,280 Speaker 4: and I know he was very out there and forward 201 00:09:58,320 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 4: thinking a lot of the things that he was trying 202 00:09:59,920 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 4: to bring to the game. But got to go in 203 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 4: the locker room, and you know, I don't I didn't 204 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 4: want to make it too much because there's an outsider. 205 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,720 Speaker 4: You never know what these guys want to hear. Got 206 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 4: to meet a handful of them in the locker room. 207 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 4: That was my first really experience of I feel like 208 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 4: the football locker room is so diverse. Then you go 209 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 4: to a baseball locker room, like some of these guys 210 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 4: don't even spit, like it's like broken English in there, 211 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 4: and I'm like, Okay, this is a whole other world 212 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 4: of trying to bridge people together. So a lot of 213 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 4: respect for all the skippers and players out there of 214 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 4: trying to facilitate that environment. 215 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:35,719 Speaker 1: It was. 216 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 4: It was fun. All the guys are fired up. I 217 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 4: mean they're in spring training, they're geared up for the season. 218 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: So yeah, it was. It was an awesome experience. 219 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 2: You're kind of a semi regular at Citizens Bank Park. 220 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 2: You go to games, I mean you're a close personal 221 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:51,839 Speaker 2: friend of. 222 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 3: The fanatic around with him. You're chugging beers or shotgun 223 00:10:58,160 --> 00:10:58,679 Speaker 3: and beers. 224 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 2: During the playoffs, you're on Fanavision, given like a big rally. 225 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 3: Cry to the crowd. They say that for the big moments. 226 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: Sure, sure, and there's you know. 227 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 2: There's some bleeps in there, which you know, hey, you know, 228 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 2: get to go to get the folks, you know, revved 229 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 2: up a little bit. That wasn't I think they debuted 230 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 2: that in the playoffs in twenty twenty two. And what 231 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 2: was it like to film that with the guys from 232 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 2: the Phillies. Uh, you know, the video crew, the social 233 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 2: media crew, the scoreboard crew. 234 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 3: They do a great job over there. 235 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 4: So I got in contact with John Brazier, uh, with 236 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 4: the with the Phillies and then the Fanatic and you know, 237 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 4: they've they've all been more than welcoming to all the 238 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 4: sports teams and being involved with the Phillies. And I 239 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 4: think that they've done a great job as good as 240 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 4: any of the sports teams in the city of embracing Philadelphia. 241 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 4: And whether it's the sports stars or different people in 242 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 4: the city, they really try and make it something that 243 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 4: it feels like it's authentically Philadelphia. And I've always loved 244 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 4: going to the games. I grew up a big time 245 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:07,599 Speaker 4: Indians fan. I can't call them that anymore. They're the 246 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 4: Guardians now you can. So when I grew up, I 247 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 4: grew up in the nineties and they were so good 248 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:21,960 Speaker 4: and I was such a big fan. We lost our 249 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 4: football team in ninety six and we just had built 250 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 4: a new stadium in Jacob's Field. So I became a 251 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 4: rabid baseball fan. I loved that era of baseball, and 252 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 4: I grew up going to a lot of those games. 253 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 4: There's nothing and I listen, I'm a diehard football fan. 254 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 4: To me, there's nothing better than going to a ballpark 255 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 4: and watching a baseball game. Like nothing tops it, especially 256 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 4: if it's a big time game. But even if it's not, 257 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 4: if it's if the weather's right, going out getting a 258 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 4: beer and eating a hot dog in a baseball game, 259 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 4: I don't know what's top of that. To me, it's 260 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 4: a great way to spend and then the pace of 261 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 4: the game is so awesome when you're there, it's so 262 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 4: perfect for a spectator sport in person. Your experiences with 263 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:08,680 Speaker 4: the JA it was I mean that play sold out 264 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 4: for like three or four years straight because they lost 265 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:15,079 Speaker 4: the Browns and the teams are so good. I mean, 266 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 4: you know, Sandy Alomar, Roberto Alamar Manny ramire Is, Kenny 267 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 4: lofton Omarvis Scale. Jim told me, I mean Albert Bell, 268 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 4: you know, Carlos Bierga, my brother's favorite player. We you know, 269 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 4: Naggie and all the pitchers, Bartolo Cologne. There was such 270 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 4: an outstanding team that and it was offensive team like 271 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:41,720 Speaker 4: this is a this is a They were scoring runs 272 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:43,680 Speaker 4: like this wasn't you know you're watching low scoring games. 273 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 4: This is not high pack baseball. So it was it 274 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:48,839 Speaker 4: was fun to it was a blast to watch. It 275 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 4: galvanized the city, and it's been similar. I mean, we 276 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,080 Speaker 4: never won one in Cleveland when I was there, we 277 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:57,439 Speaker 4: got close. I think it might have happened the year 278 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:00,199 Speaker 4: of the strike. I think those ninety six where they 279 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 4: almost would have pulled it out maybe, but. 280 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 3: There we. 281 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: Strike. 282 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 5: We didn't play the World Series. 283 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 1: That's right. So I think it was. 284 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 4: You know, they were very very good in that that 285 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:14,679 Speaker 4: era of baseball. 286 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 1: The city was all behind him. 287 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 4: Major League had just come out not even that long 288 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 4: before that, so there was it was just a really 289 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 4: fun time to be an Indians fan. 290 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 3: So you know, you're a team guy. 291 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 2: One of the great things I respect about you is 292 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 2: you I I think the greatest compliment you can give 293 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 2: an athlete is saying he's a great teammate and you 294 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 2: are a great teammate. 295 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 3: You know, it takes an entire roster. 296 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 2: Ruben Amarow was on those Cleveland teams that you. 297 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 4: Was, hey, there was a lot of guys that came 298 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 4: in and out, you know, but Ruben Tomorrow being there, 299 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 4: I mean, listen, I the Indians there was that those 300 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 4: are the teams I love growing up, and I think 301 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 4: that it felt like they had a great chemistry in 302 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 4: that locker room. It feels like these Phillies teams have 303 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 4: that same chemistry. I was trump I was gonna try 304 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 4: and draw the comparison, like it really does feel like 305 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 4: they're so close, and the Philadelphia feels like they're similar 306 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 4: to where we were in Cleveland. Behind the team, like 307 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 4: there's there's a representation of the city that it feels strong, 308 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 4: and I you know, it's it's a fun time. It 309 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 4: was a fun time then to be an Indians fan, 310 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 4: just like right now it's a fun time to be 311 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 4: a Phillies fan. And I think I'm looking forward to 312 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 4: seeing these guys compete this year. I don't know what 313 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 4: it's going to look like. But I mean, damn near. 314 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 4: They They're so close. They're so close, and hopefully they 315 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 4: get hot at the right time of the year this 316 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 4: year so we can watch them really really exciting late 317 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 4: season postseason of baseball in a Citizens Bank. I don't know, 318 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 4: I grew up going to the Jacobs Field. Jacobs Field 319 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 4: was a good environment. I gotta admit, I don't know 320 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 4: that anything's passing up the bank in red October. It's 321 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 4: i mean, just absolutely insane environment. 322 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: So yeah, I draw. 323 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 6: A lot of comparisons to what happened last in twenty 324 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 6: twenty three with the Eagles and how they finished this season. 325 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, and what might be able to happen with the Phillies. 326 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 6: I mean, obviously they did not, you know, finish where 327 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 6: they wanted to finish it at a very good ball club. 328 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 5: Maybe one of the best ball clubs could not finish 329 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 5: it off. Dodgers ended up doing their thing. 330 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 6: I feel, my personal feeling is and I kind of 331 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,080 Speaker 6: wanted your opinion about this. 332 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 5: It only takes a couple of different tweaks and certain 333 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 5: things to get to that next level. 334 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 6: First of all, talk about how difficult it is to win, 335 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 6: and number two, how difficult it is to win a 336 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:50,359 Speaker 6: World Series or eight, you know, or a Super Bowl. 337 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 4: It is so hard to win. You have to have 338 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 4: all of these things converging at the right moment. And 339 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 4: we were really lucky in twenty seventeen, and these guys 340 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 4: were very fortunate for all converged issue. You have to 341 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 4: have the talent, which the Phillies have. You have to 342 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 4: have the talent matching up with the good fortune of 343 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 4: health and peaking at the right moment, and then you 344 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 4: have to have the coaching in football that matters greatly, 345 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 4: as I'm sure it does in baseball. All of those 346 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 4: things coming together give you an opportunity to get to 347 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 4: the dance. And all you want is just that opportunity. 348 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 4: And I think that the Eagles we had that in 349 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 4: twenty seventeen, all come together beautifully. They had it this 350 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 4: past year. And that's the reason it's so hard, especially 351 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:37,919 Speaker 4: in football, to repeat. You know, what my brother has 352 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 4: done in Kansas City has been truly remarkable. I mean, 353 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 4: they've been a seven consecutive AFC Championship games, they've been 354 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 4: to five Super Bowls. 355 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 1: That is beyond rare. 356 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 4: And when you have the quarterback that they have and 357 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:54,640 Speaker 4: the coach that they have. It makes it a little 358 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 4: bit you know, easier, I guess, but it's still hard. 359 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 4: And I think for the Eagles, even though they're gonna 360 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:03,920 Speaker 4: have a lot of the same pieces, and I hope 361 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:06,120 Speaker 4: that it happens for them again next year, there does 362 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 4: need to have I mean, you need to be healthy, 363 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:10,360 Speaker 4: you like, there's a lot of things that happen that 364 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:14,880 Speaker 4: require you to get there. And for the Phillies, they've 365 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 4: been so close, they really have. They've been so close 366 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:20,880 Speaker 4: last year, I mean so much talent on that raster. 367 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 4: It felt like they just got cold at the wrong time. 368 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:27,679 Speaker 4: And I don't like it sucks not having like a 369 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 4: definitive like they just need to do this and then 370 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:32,359 Speaker 4: all of a sudden they're in the World Series. But 371 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:35,719 Speaker 4: it feels like in baseball, more than perhaps any other sport, 372 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 4: there's like a part where like if you just get 373 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 4: hot at the bats, get hot at the right time 374 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:44,880 Speaker 4: in the postseason, it's that's what it takes. Almost it's 375 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 4: like having all the talent, but then it also is 376 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 4: this extra factor of like, you know, fortune and luck 377 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:54,200 Speaker 4: to be peaking right at the right time, and they 378 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 4: unfortunately just didn't have that last year. I still think 379 00:18:57,560 --> 00:19:01,160 Speaker 4: they're really close. I really do. It was about as 380 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 4: complete of a team as you could see it. Just 381 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 4: you know, it didn't end up happening there at the 382 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 4: end of the postseason. It's couldn't get the bats around. 383 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 2: You're right, football, you got offense, defense, special teams. You 384 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 2: couldn't put them all together. You play a good game. 385 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 2: I mean the Phillies their bats when called a bullpen 386 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 2: struggled in October. They're starting pitching excellent. 387 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 1: Yes, yes, you know. 388 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:25,439 Speaker 2: How much do you watch the Phillies? And who do 389 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:28,639 Speaker 2: you like watching? You know what players do you like watching? 390 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:31,400 Speaker 2: But what players do you admire? And maybe which ones 391 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 2: do you do you know and can converse with or 392 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 2: interact with. 393 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 4: Well, I always love watching offense. I like watching hitters, 394 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 4: to be honest with you, I've always enjoyed that. As 395 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:44,720 Speaker 4: I've gotten older, I like knowing more about the pitcher 396 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:48,199 Speaker 4: and the catcher like relationship and how that process happens. 397 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 4: I think it's very similar to center and quarterback. So 398 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:54,440 Speaker 4: I nerd out a little bit about that. When Rupp 399 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 4: was the catcher, I got to talk to him down 400 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,240 Speaker 4: in training camp the year I was down there and 401 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 4: that was one of the things I I wanted to 402 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 4: pick his brain about, like, dude, what is what goes 403 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:07,239 Speaker 4: into all these decisions and everything? But for me, I 404 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 4: love watching Bryce Harper obviously, I think you know who doesn't. 405 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:11,360 Speaker 4: That's the easy one. 406 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 1: Schwarber. I love watching Kyle Schwarber. 407 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 4: I think he's he's a little odd being the leadoff guy, 408 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 4: but you know, I'm so used to like Kenny Lofton 409 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,120 Speaker 4: and like these speed demons being there, and the game 410 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:28,479 Speaker 4: has changed quite a bit. But then you watch him 411 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:30,680 Speaker 4: at the plate and it kind of makes sense where 412 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 4: I don't know that I've seen a guy with a 413 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 4: better eye like he will, he'll he'll let pitches go 414 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:36,919 Speaker 4: by that Like I'm like, I don't know how the 415 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 4: heck he stayed off of that, but he has a 416 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:43,640 Speaker 4: tendency to do it. You know, He's got a great 417 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:48,239 Speaker 4: ability to have to hit for average as well as 418 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 4: has a good slugging percentage. 419 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 1: So I love watching him play. 420 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:59,440 Speaker 2: I want to take Kyle Schwarber. Kyle Schwarber, I've made 421 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 2: this compare before. He is you? 422 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:04,240 Speaker 3: He is? 423 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 4: He he is because well he's an Ohio guy, which 424 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 4: I think Ohio guys we always stick together. 425 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 2: You know, he's say, uh, he's from the Cincinnati area. 426 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 2: He prefers gold Star chili over Skyline is different. 427 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 3: He brings that. 428 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 2: He brings that room together. He can go o for 429 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:28,120 Speaker 2: four uh and you wouldn't know it. He doesn't get 430 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:30,400 Speaker 2: his dabber down. He's there picking up teammates that might 431 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 2: be struggling. 432 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:32,120 Speaker 1: He is a. 433 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:34,560 Speaker 3: Leader, he's tough. 434 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 6: Uh. 435 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 2: He plays all the time, and he reminds me, and 436 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 2: he's just a character guy reminds me a lot of you. 437 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,400 Speaker 3: It might be that Ohio upbringing. 438 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:46,879 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, I love the way he plays the 439 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 4: game and his temperament and it's great to hear that 440 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 4: that is I've always heard that in the locker room. 441 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:53,679 Speaker 4: He's very much the team guy and one of the 442 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 4: guys that that glues everything together. And those are important pieces, 443 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:00,479 Speaker 4: whether it's baseball or football and up I we used 444 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 4: to call them glue guys, like even if they're not 445 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 4: necessarily the guy that's the biggest star, which obviously Kyles 446 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 4: sh Worb was a huge star, but you know, even 447 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,680 Speaker 4: just having a guy in a meeting room that somehow 448 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 4: just makes the environment more fun and energetic, and those 449 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 4: guys are worth their weight in gold to a locker room. 450 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:21,239 Speaker 4: So and and the best teams typically are when your 451 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 4: best players are those guys, because it's it just marries 452 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 4: up and means that much more. 453 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: So that's not surprising to hear. Also, I gotta. 454 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 4: Say too, I got to give Zach Wheeler props because 455 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 4: I mean, especially in I mean the postseason, watching what 456 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:37,160 Speaker 4: he was doing out there, and I think that's something 457 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:41,120 Speaker 4: that as a I don't know enough about the game 458 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:44,199 Speaker 4: to nerd out about pitching, and in that aspect of it, 459 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 4: I wish I knew more about it, and like what 460 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:51,440 Speaker 4: goes into pitch selection and especially in today's game with 461 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 4: all the analytics and and and pitch selection, and what 462 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 4: each and every batter their strengths and weaknesses are and 463 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 4: going in to it with that type of meticulous understanding. 464 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 4: But then I talked to a guy like c Caes 465 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 4: and Matthews say, hey, he's still got to hit my stuff. 466 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:10,160 Speaker 4: So I'm still throwing that slider, Like I don't care 467 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,679 Speaker 4: what the analytics say if he's good at the slider 468 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 4: and he has a FACEC slider, So I think it's 469 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:18,560 Speaker 4: it's it's fun to watch that aspect of it, and 470 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 4: I would love to know more about that, uh, the 471 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 4: ins and outs of the mental part of that game. 472 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 6: One of the Glue guys that I like to talk 473 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 6: about and one of the greatest people in the game, 474 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 6: and I think you mentioned him when you were mentioning 475 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:34,159 Speaker 6: some of the guys that that you had grown up 476 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 6: watching was Jim Tomy and now little Birdie told me 477 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 6: that Jim Tomy was one of your favorite players. 478 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:42,119 Speaker 5: That's what I understand. 479 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 6: Yes, that's not true, and and I will tell you 480 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:46,640 Speaker 6: that back in the day, I don't know when, when 481 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 6: it was. 482 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 5: Happening at the Jake, it was also happening on the Flats. 483 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 3: I don't know. 484 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:51,640 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, oh yeah. 485 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 3: Tommy and I were Spot was bigger. 486 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 1: At the love he Hey, nothing wrong with that. I was. 487 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 4: I would have been too. That was a fun time, man. Yeah, 488 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 4: I think yeah, Jim was told me was my favorite player. 489 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 4: I mean, for a second, it was Albert Bell. That 490 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:14,679 Speaker 4: was my first like Indian that I fell in love with, 491 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 4: and we actually named our dog Bell after Albert Bell 492 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 4: growing up. 493 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:20,680 Speaker 1: But after that it. 494 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 4: Was Jim told me all the way. And I loved 495 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 4: all those players for different reasons. But Tomy just went 496 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 4: about the game the right way. He's everybody I mean, 497 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 4: I think he was everybody in Cleveland's favorite guy. And 498 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,439 Speaker 4: then that was one of the weird connections I had 499 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 4: to Philadelphia right away before I ever. 500 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 1: Came here, was that Tomy came here. You know, Charlie 501 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 1: Manuel came here. 502 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 4: There was like an Indian's like kind of move over here. 503 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 4: And obviously Charlie ended up having really the World Series 504 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 4: and I men'se success here, but it was it was 505 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 4: fun watching those guys come over here. But yeah, Jim 506 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 4: told me, was that was the guy in Cleveland. He 507 00:24:56,600 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 4: was my favorite player. Obviously the home run nineties era, 508 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 4: that was what the game was about. It still is 509 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:06,399 Speaker 4: in some ways today, but certainly in the nineties it 510 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:08,399 Speaker 4: was big. So love Jim Toby. 511 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:11,399 Speaker 5: But we did try to get Jim Toby on the 512 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:12,040 Speaker 5: show today. 513 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:17,880 Speaker 7: He is actually he is actually in Arizona right now 514 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 7: with the White Sox as an ambassador on the field 515 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:21,160 Speaker 7: in uniform. 516 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:23,120 Speaker 1: Oh wow, Holy col But. 517 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 2: Ruben and Jason, yes, we did try to get Jim Tony. 518 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:32,639 Speaker 2: He was unavailable, but he did send something along for Jason. 519 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:33,680 Speaker 1: Oh gosh. 520 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:37,399 Speaker 9: And Jim Tomy just wanted to say, hello, I know 521 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 9: you're on the podcast today with the Boys. Big fan. 522 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:43,440 Speaker 9: You say you're a big fan. Well I'm an even 523 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 9: bigger fan. So this is this is amazing. Glad you 524 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 9: got to go on the show. You're doing great with 525 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 9: your podcast work. 526 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 1: Keep going. 527 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:57,400 Speaker 9: I've loved you as a player and uh and as 528 00:25:57,440 --> 00:26:01,399 Speaker 9: a person representing Cleveland. The way you do has just 529 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:05,919 Speaker 9: been amazing. And continue all the great work with Travis 530 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 9: and nothing but the best. Just so you know, we 531 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 9: got something special for you that will be sending you 532 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 9: real soon. So oh wow, have fun today and we'll 533 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 9: see it soon. 534 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:25,360 Speaker 1: That fires me up. Oh my gods, that was amazing. 535 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, he was the best when he came to Philadelphia. 536 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 6: Obviously a teammate of mine, but I was then as 537 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:34,680 Speaker 6: assistant GM when when he came, and he. 538 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 5: Really put the Phillies back on the map in a 539 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:37,119 Speaker 5: lot of ways. 540 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 6: And I owe a lot to him as a friend 541 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:41,960 Speaker 6: and as a player and as a master of the game. 542 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 4: I mean, and he did everything the right way, and 543 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 4: I think that that's why in Cleveland he was so 544 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:48,720 Speaker 4: well respected. And obviously it ended up being the same 545 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:52,919 Speaker 4: thing in Philadelphia, Like there was no nonsense. He just 546 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 4: loved the game of baseball, worked his ass off, and 547 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 4: you could tell that his teammates loved him. And at 548 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 4: the end of the day, that's the legacy you lead behind, 549 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:02,679 Speaker 4: and the one you want to leave behind is that 550 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:05,440 Speaker 4: you're a great teammate and that you worked hard. I mean, 551 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:08,800 Speaker 4: what else could you leave behind that's better than that. 552 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 4: I mean, being a one of the all time home 553 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 4: run record holders in the game doesn't hurt either, But 554 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 4: I mean it was, yeah, he was. He was definitely 555 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 4: he was mister Cleveland growing up and still is. I 556 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 4: mean you still mentioned his name down there in the flats. 557 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 4: People are going to be raving. 558 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:29,479 Speaker 2: What a good good I mean, a great Hall of 559 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,720 Speaker 2: Fame player, but just a good person. You know, you'd 560 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:36,440 Speaker 2: see him come out for batting practice on the road 561 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 2: and the home team would you know, they'd linger around 562 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 2: because they want to shake his hand. A lot of guys, 563 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 2: a lot of the posing players, we want to just 564 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 2: say hi to Jim Tomy because just universally loved throughout 565 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:51,480 Speaker 2: the game. Just a great, great man. I'm so happy 566 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,840 Speaker 2: he was able to And it says a lot about 567 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,679 Speaker 2: you that you know he was. He was your favorite 568 00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:58,520 Speaker 2: player he gravitated toward a guy like that. 569 00:27:58,760 --> 00:27:59,679 Speaker 1: Yes, absolutely. 570 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,760 Speaker 4: I mean I think that a lot of the players 571 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:04,639 Speaker 4: that we loved in Cleveland are the same type of 572 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:07,679 Speaker 4: players that Philadelphia loves. And I think that it's no 573 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 4: surprise to me that he was just as beloved in 574 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:12,200 Speaker 4: Philly and his short stint here as he was in Cleveland. 575 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:17,400 Speaker 4: And you know, I I love the players growing up 576 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 4: that gave great effort. It seemed like a care It 577 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:24,880 Speaker 4: meant a lot to them, and that felt like they 578 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:28,320 Speaker 4: were they were team guys. And that's the vibe you 579 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 4: got with Jim, that's the that's the vibe you got 580 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 4: with trying to think of another you know, Sandy Alomar, 581 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 4: that's the vibe you got with a lot of those 582 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 4: Indians guys. And that's one of the reasons that organization 583 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 4: was so well run and good. And yeah, for sure, 584 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 4: did did. 585 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:47,920 Speaker 2: I know you played? I know you played some hockey 586 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 2: growing up. Did the Chuck boys on they know how 587 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:57,960 Speaker 2: to stir it up? Yes, sir, But well, did you 588 00:28:57,960 --> 00:28:59,280 Speaker 2: play any baseball growing up? 589 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 1: I did, so. I played baseball. 590 00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 4: I ended up ripping my growth played off my arm 591 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 4: when I was either eleven or twelve, and I tried 592 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 4: to come back and play after that, but I never 593 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 4: really threw it as well. I mean before that, I 594 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:14,960 Speaker 4: could bring it. For a young kid, I was a 595 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 4: really good pitcher control, needed a lot of work on 596 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 4: the control, but I was throwing it so hard people 597 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:22,840 Speaker 4: didn't really want to be in front of it, so 598 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 4: it was. But once I ripped that off my elbow, 599 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:29,720 Speaker 4: it never I could never really throw it the same. 600 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 4: So I ended up switching over to lacrosse, another sport 601 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 4: that could put a helmet on and try and hit 602 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:38,120 Speaker 4: somebody in. But I loved baseball. That was my first 603 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:39,920 Speaker 4: sport that I fell in love with for sure. I 604 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 4: mean it was baseball. And that was my dad. You know, 605 00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:46,640 Speaker 4: he coached us right. He would come to the ballpark. 606 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:49,440 Speaker 4: He did the batting order at that time because it 607 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 4: was community baseball. He didn't do the travel league that 608 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 4: Travis and I ended up playing in. To the community 609 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:57,800 Speaker 4: league baseball when we were real young. Coach pitch. He 610 00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 4: did the lineup based on whoever showed up. If you 611 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 4: showed up first, you were betting first. You showed up second, 612 00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:04,640 Speaker 4: you were betting second. And if you didn't, if you 613 00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:06,320 Speaker 4: weren't one of the first nine guys to show up. 614 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:09,320 Speaker 4: You were starting on the bench, and I think his 615 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:11,479 Speaker 4: whole reason for doing that was, you know, we're just 616 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 4: we're trying to instill values and things in these kids 617 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 4: right now. It's not that's the most important thing, but 618 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 4: you know, he he got us out there on the 619 00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:21,920 Speaker 4: tee at a young age and got us to fall 620 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:25,720 Speaker 4: in love with the sport. And you know, I wish 621 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 4: my elbow would It'd be interesting if I if my 622 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 4: elbow wouldn't ever done that, kept playing, who knows what 623 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:34,240 Speaker 4: would have happened. But I still get MRIs today and 624 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:35,840 Speaker 4: they're like, you know, you got like a piece of 625 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 4: bone sticking out right there. 626 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 1: I'm like, yeah, that's from a long time ago. Don't 627 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: worry about that. 628 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 3: Well, he has to get out the slog ball, Reuben. 629 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:45,200 Speaker 3: That's right, you got to get him out. 630 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:47,800 Speaker 6: Hey, Jason, I just wanted to ask you, in your 631 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 6: wildness dreams growing up, you're talking about your your childhood 632 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 6: and your wildness dreams. Did you ever think that you'd 633 00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:59,240 Speaker 6: be doing the things you do now, the platform that 634 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:02,560 Speaker 6: you're on, the podcast, the show that you have, the 635 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:05,600 Speaker 6: late night show, all the things now, your wife is 636 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:06,600 Speaker 6: probably even more. 637 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:09,360 Speaker 1: Popular than you are, rightfully, so. 638 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 3: Did you ever think that this is going to be 639 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:12,720 Speaker 3: your life? 640 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:15,840 Speaker 4: No, of course not, not in a million years. I 641 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 4: had no idea. I mean, you know my parents didn't they. 642 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 4: I mean, professional sports was not like an achievable thing, 643 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 4: you know what I mean, Like, we're really good. And 644 00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:29,840 Speaker 4: my dad always used to tell me, you know, no 645 00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:31,680 Speaker 4: matter how big and fast and strong you are, there's 646 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 4: somebody out there, these bigger, faster and stronger than you. Like, 647 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 4: make sure you're stilling in school, getting good grades, just 648 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:43,160 Speaker 4: keep working, and I'd never really become growing up. It's 649 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:47,160 Speaker 4: a dream, but it's not like something that's tangible that 650 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:50,840 Speaker 4: you feel like is ever going to happen. And the 651 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 4: moment you first start realizing, you get into high school 652 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 4: and then you realize, okay, you know, I'm good as 653 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:01,240 Speaker 4: good as some of these guys going to college. Maybe 654 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:03,600 Speaker 4: I can go to college one day, and then you 655 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 4: sure enough that happens. And then in college, you know, 656 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:07,240 Speaker 4: some of these guys start going to the NFL, and 657 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:08,920 Speaker 4: you're like, you know what, I can hang with this 658 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 4: guy in the football field. Maybe I can make it 659 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 4: to the NFL one day, and sure enough, you know, 660 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:17,680 Speaker 4: at some point it all just falls in line, and 661 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 4: you know, you just keep working and keep trying, and 662 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:24,640 Speaker 4: you know, keep you know, putting everything you got into it. 663 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:28,640 Speaker 4: And we were really fortunate to have the ability matched 664 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:31,240 Speaker 4: up with the good fortune to staying healthy to have 665 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:34,800 Speaker 4: these long careers. And now for some reason, everybody likes 666 00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 4: listening to us talking to a microphone. I haven't quite 667 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 4: figured that out yet, but we're running with it. And 668 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:42,760 Speaker 4: but yeah, no, not in a million years. I mean 669 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:45,959 Speaker 4: we I didn't know if I was going to work 670 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:47,520 Speaker 4: in the steel mills because this was my dad did 671 00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:50,160 Speaker 4: my dad was he sold like at first he was 672 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:52,680 Speaker 4: in the mills. Then he started selling a sand product 673 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:55,320 Speaker 4: that helped in the cooling of the steel in Cleveland, 674 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 4: and you know, I was like, man, maybe I'm going 675 00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:01,959 Speaker 4: to go into these mills. I remember going and visiting 676 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:04,240 Speaker 4: them and we'd have to put on all this flame 677 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:07,200 Speaker 4: retarded gear with my dad and then be walking and 678 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 4: there'd be this giant ladle i mean massive going over 679 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:13,520 Speaker 4: our head with molten steel in it, and just thinking 680 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:17,720 Speaker 4: about how awesome this was. So who knows, in another lifetime, 681 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:19,600 Speaker 4: maybe I'm working in a steel mill in Cleveland. 682 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:19,960 Speaker 3: O Whisle. 683 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,440 Speaker 1: But my Philadelphia are. 684 00:33:22,360 --> 00:33:25,360 Speaker 7: Happy and that you're that you've got to do on 685 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 7: that uniform because you you made it special for a 686 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:30,480 Speaker 7: lot of people for many, many years. 687 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:35,600 Speaker 5: So we as a Philadelphia and I can appreciate everything. 688 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:37,800 Speaker 6: That you've done to this for this city and uh 689 00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:40,280 Speaker 6: and I wish you all the best in your in 690 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:41,600 Speaker 6: all of your future endeavors. 691 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:43,920 Speaker 5: I don't know, there's so many. 692 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 4: You're gonna start narrowing them down here, but I do 693 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:50,320 Speaker 4: appreciate it, Rubin. I mean, it's I feel very fortunate 694 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:52,600 Speaker 4: to have come to Philadelphia. 695 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:57,320 Speaker 1: I think Philly. Yeah, look at that there's blue. That's 696 00:33:57,360 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 1: what I'm struggling. He's having some hard issues. 697 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 4: Hopefully, I don't know how much longer we're going to 698 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 4: get out of them, but he's doing good right now. Yeah, 699 00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:11,200 Speaker 4: I got you know, I don't know how many other 700 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:15,040 Speaker 4: cities as a center you can amass the amount of 701 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:18,640 Speaker 4: attention that you can in this city. And it's a 702 00:34:18,680 --> 00:34:21,520 Speaker 4: testament to you know, what they care about in their 703 00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:24,399 Speaker 4: football players. All they care about is that you work 704 00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:26,320 Speaker 4: your ass off that they obviously want you to be 705 00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:29,080 Speaker 4: a really good player, but they want somebody that's passionate 706 00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:31,719 Speaker 4: and cares as much as they do. And I got 707 00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:34,160 Speaker 4: fortunate to come to a city that as long as 708 00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:37,880 Speaker 4: you bust your ass and you put everything out there, 709 00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:41,320 Speaker 4: they're going to love you. And I couldn't ask for 710 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:44,600 Speaker 4: anything more. So, very very happy to have played here, 711 00:34:45,360 --> 00:34:48,399 Speaker 4: Very happy to live here, Still very happy to watch 712 00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:51,600 Speaker 4: the Phillies this year, no doubt about it. 713 00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:54,600 Speaker 2: This is such a great experience speaking with you and 714 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:58,360 Speaker 2: honor and I echo everything Rubin says. You're a classman 715 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:01,000 Speaker 2: and it's really a privilege to speak with you. Could 716 00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:06,160 Speaker 2: we finish up with a thirty second step into the 717 00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:08,840 Speaker 2: middle of the Phillies clubhouse, a thirty second pep. 718 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:13,960 Speaker 3: Talk for the five for the twenty five Phillies. 719 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:16,960 Speaker 1: Man. 720 00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:20,160 Speaker 4: Trying to think of like where I would go with that, 721 00:35:20,239 --> 00:35:22,360 Speaker 4: if I could, if I could do anything. 722 00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:24,240 Speaker 3: Turn you are on the museum steps. 723 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:27,680 Speaker 1: Well, museum steps is hard. That's that's at the end 724 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:27,920 Speaker 1: of it. 725 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:31,959 Speaker 4: Unfortunate, that's the easy one, after you've already got everything accomplished. 726 00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:34,799 Speaker 4: Usually to start the season off. If I'm talking to 727 00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:39,800 Speaker 4: the group, you know, uh, boys, we've got a unique 728 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:43,040 Speaker 4: position here. We got a lot of talent, more talent 729 00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:46,440 Speaker 4: than potentially anybody else in this league. And as long 730 00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:49,000 Speaker 4: as we just keep going every single day, keep working 731 00:35:49,040 --> 00:35:52,920 Speaker 4: to improve, keep getting better, when this thing is all 732 00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:54,880 Speaker 4: said and done, we'll be in the right mindset and 733 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:58,200 Speaker 4: the right moment when it matters most. But we got 734 00:35:58,239 --> 00:36:00,000 Speaker 4: to take care of each and every game, take care 735 00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:02,800 Speaker 4: of each and every week. The World Series is the goal. 736 00:36:03,120 --> 00:36:05,600 Speaker 4: But all we're gonna do is win today, and it 737 00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:09,640 Speaker 4: starts right now. It starts right here in clear Water, Florida. 738 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:12,680 Speaker 4: We're just gonna take it one day at a time 739 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:15,680 Speaker 4: and if we just keep stacking them, just keep improving, 740 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:18,400 Speaker 4: will be the best team we can be. Come October. 741 00:36:20,719 --> 00:36:27,880 Speaker 4: There we go perfect, like to go from top. I 742 00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:30,520 Speaker 4: have a feeling topp are spreading a similar message. You'll 743 00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:32,000 Speaker 4: just be just fine. 744 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:33,040 Speaker 3: No doubt, no doubt. 745 00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:36,800 Speaker 5: He thanks so much, Jason, Really appreciate you taking the time. 746 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:40,799 Speaker 6: I know you're a super busy guy man, and you 747 00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:43,279 Speaker 6: got so much going down for you to take the 748 00:36:43,320 --> 00:36:43,960 Speaker 6: time to do this. 749 00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:50,120 Speaker 5: Sincerely, really really really grateful that you that you joined us. 750 00:36:50,400 --> 00:36:52,759 Speaker 4: Absolutely honored to be here, guys, Thanks for having me. 751 00:36:53,200 --> 00:36:55,319 Speaker 4: Good luck to the Phillies this year. 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