1 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: Hi, this is Tom McCarthy. 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 2: Welcome to The Philly Show, Ruben Tomorrow, Junior, Jim Salisbury, 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 2: Todd z Aleki. Baseball is almost here, everybody, Phillies pitchers 4 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 2: and catchers. First workout is February eleventh, that's next week, 5 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 2: and so the three of us thought it would be 6 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 2: fun this week to kind of get in the mood 7 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 2: for baseball, coming back to talk to some of the 8 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 2: voices of the spring, summer, and fall. We start with 9 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 2: Tom McCarthy. We had a great time talking to him 10 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 2: this week, talking Phillies, of course, but also some fun 11 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 2: moments in the broadcast booth, and also the time Tom 12 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 2: McCarthy and the NBC Philly cameras caught one of us 13 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 2: picking our nose. Enjoy our chat with Tom, Tom, thanks 14 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 2: for coming on the Philly Show. We are all excited 15 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 2: for spring training, and so this week we're talking about 16 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 2: who we would want to have on his guests, and 17 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 2: you know, we get that that itch, that desire for 18 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: clear water. 19 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: We think I got I got a backscratcher here you 20 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: there you go. I think. 21 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 2: We think of the tones of Tom McCarthy on February 22 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:17,479 Speaker 2: twenty second and Clearwater Phillies pirates NBC Sports. 23 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: Phillis goes, that's. 24 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 2: Right, But I mean, you do you get the itch 25 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 2: around this time? You gotta be dying to get down 26 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 2: to clear Water. 27 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 3: Well, I mean, I think everybody that has been walked 28 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 3: out has walked outside the last couple of weeks feels like, yes, 29 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 3: let's get down the clear water. Although it was I 30 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 3: think thirty there the other day while we were fighting 31 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 3: the cold temperatures. But yeah, I think this is the 32 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 3: time of the year. We're always anticipating it, like we're 33 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 3: excited about getting things started. The off season feels like 34 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 3: it's been really short quite honestly, but it's you know, 35 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 3: but we all love getting down there, just getting things 36 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 3: rocking and rolling. 37 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 2: Does everybody ask you what you think about the team. 38 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 2: Let's get your your thoughts on the team going into 39 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 2: camp real quick before we jump into a bunch of 40 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 2: other stuff, because a lot of people talk about. 41 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 3: You know, it's funny everywhere I've gone this offseason, football 42 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 3: or basketball. I mean I've run into Phillies fans, you know, 43 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 3: whether it be on planes, whether it be in airports, 44 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 3: or even at the games itself, whether it be coaches 45 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 3: on the staffs that I've covered, or even players on 46 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,519 Speaker 3: the staffs that I covered, you know, from Kevin Stefanski 47 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 3: to Joe Flacco and people like that. Everybody wants to know. 48 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 3: And then after the you know, the signings of Kyle 49 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 3: Schwarber and JT. Realmuto and not signing Bob Bashett, it 50 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,079 Speaker 3: became even more what are we gonna do to get 51 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 3: things rolling? And I told them, I said, listen, I 52 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 3: still feel pretty good about this team. I said, you know, 53 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 3: they won the division last year. I do think the 54 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 3: Mets have made some major moves in improvements, but I 55 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 3: don't like their bullpen and I like our bullpen better. So, 56 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 3: you know, I try to be as honest as I can, 57 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 3: but also understanding that, you know, there there was a 58 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 3: lot there was some disappointment from some fans about certain 59 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 3: moves that weren't made, and trying not to sugarcoat it 60 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 3: as much. But I still feel really good about this team. 61 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 3: But yeah, it is incredible the amount of people around 62 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 3: the country right now that have different questions about the Phils. 63 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:11,799 Speaker 1: It's pretty cool. Actually, Okay, Jimmy. 64 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:17,839 Speaker 4: Oh, Tommy, you you mentioned the Mets, and I love 65 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 4: the Mets rivalry I love it when they're both too. 66 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,799 Speaker 4: I love it when the Mets fans come down and 67 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 4: I mean just to love it when they took over 68 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 4: the Vet. Love it when they come in and make 69 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 4: a lot of noise Citizens Bank Park. I think it's 70 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 4: really good for baseball, good for baseball fans, good for 71 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 4: Phillies fans. What do you do you think the Bishett 72 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 4: miss on the Phillies part and the Mets swooping in 73 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 4: and getting him, what do you think that does to 74 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 4: the rivalry. 75 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 3: I think he's going to hear it from the time 76 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 3: he steps on the field. I mean, it's not gonna 77 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 3: matter where he is. I think it's going to be awesome. Honestly, 78 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 3: I'm with you. I think this rivalry is good for baseball. 79 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 3: I really do. I mean, you know, the Phillies have 80 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 3: always had, like any top contending teams, great rivalries with 81 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 3: the Braves, with the with the Nationals, but the proximity 82 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 3: of this one is I just think it's awesome. It's 83 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 3: there's very few years where both teams are good together, 84 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 3: and we've seen that the last few years obviously, and 85 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 3: I just think that if they can build on that, 86 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:16,159 Speaker 3: I think it's gonna be tremendous theater. But he is 87 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 3: going to get booed from the time he walks out 88 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 3: onto the field, and I think it's I think it's 89 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 3: like Chipper Jones type booing and things like that. I 90 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 3: think it's gonna be awesome. It's gonna be I think 91 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 3: it's gonna be great baseball theater. 92 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 4: Quite honestly, we had all heard that that was a 93 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 4: really they were close to an agreement. What did you 94 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 4: hear from your end. 95 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, kind of the same stuff that everybody else heard. 96 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 3: You know, I talked to a couple of people from 97 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:40,359 Speaker 3: Toronto when the Phillies were preparing for it, because you know, 98 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 3: I wanted to see what kind of a guy he was, 99 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 3: what kind of a clubhouse guy was, what kind of 100 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 3: a player he was, And everybody always said, you know 101 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 3: that he was top flight on every level. So I 102 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 3: think it was the same thing that everybody else was hearing, 103 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 3: that the Phillies were close to signing him. There was 104 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 3: never anything signed, though, so you know, when you know, 105 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 3: when we talk about deals, obviously there's a thought that 106 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 3: you know, if you have an agreement in principle, like 107 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 3: a verbal agreement, well maybe you won't you know, won't 108 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 3: shake shake the tree and try to find something else. 109 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 3: But he never did sign anything. And Reuben ca Price 110 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 3: speak to this more than anything else, because, you know, 111 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 3: he remembers when the Phillies were close to getting Tom 112 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 3: Glavin some years ago and thought they had a deal 113 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 3: done with him, and then all of a sudden, you know, 114 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 3: whether it be the Players Association or or whomever, swooped 115 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 3: in and he wound up signing with the Mets the 116 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 3: next day. So it is something that that we have 117 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 3: seen before. It's not shocking that that something like this 118 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 3: happens in this day and age of sports, particularly with 119 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 3: the amount of money that's been thrown around here. But 120 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 3: I heard the same thing everybody else heard. There was 121 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 3: nothing different, you know from you know, from my perspective 122 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 3: that I heard, you guys probably were more in tune 123 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 3: than I was at that point. T Mac. 124 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:51,919 Speaker 5: You know, the Phillies didn't do a ton of stuff. 125 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 5: They did make some moves in their bullpen, as we 126 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 5: talked about a little bit. But how would you want 127 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 5: to put you on the spot a little bit. How 128 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,799 Speaker 5: would you grade their off season? How would you grade 129 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:02,600 Speaker 5: their team, their strengths and weaknesses? 130 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 3: Well, I think the priority of the off season was 131 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 3: was to resigned Schwarz, and they did that, you know, 132 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 3: and I think that was really important. If they hadn't 133 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 3: signed Kyle Schwarverer, I think it would have been a 134 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 3: totally different offseason. You know, it could have been that 135 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 3: they would have signed Pete Alonzo the next day and 136 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,159 Speaker 3: the Orioles, who probably would have signed schwarver would have 137 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 3: had a totally different DH. But you know, I don't 138 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 3: think that this was a failure of an off season. 139 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 3: I think this was probably a b in the off season, 140 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 3: to be honest with you, because I think they needed 141 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 3: to revamp their bullpen and I think they did that 142 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 3: because there were certain pieces that needed to be enhanced 143 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 3: and the certain foundation pieces that needed to be enhanced. 144 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 3: You know, if you take a look at the position 145 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 3: by position, you might look at centerfield and say, well, 146 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 3: they didn't upgrade there because they put Justin Crawford. But 147 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 3: you know, there's a time where you got to put 148 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 3: these young guys out there. I mean, you know, Crawford 149 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 3: had an unbelievable year last year where you know, from 150 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 3: a number standpoint, you can't keep him in Triple A. 151 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 3: You know, he had thirty one extra base hits and 152 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 3: you know that, or thirty four extra base hits, and 153 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 3: that's something that you've got to give them a chance 154 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 3: to get up here, he hit well over three hundred. 155 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 3: So that's where I think that there may be a 156 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 3: little bit of a misconception that they didn't fill certain voids, 157 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 3: but they are because they're putting a youngster out there, 158 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 3: and in reality, they have to do that. And then 159 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 3: from a rotation standpoint, the fact that Painter is going 160 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 3: to get every opportunity to win a position in this rotation, 161 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 3: I think is important to know too, because you know, 162 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 3: when we built those teams and when you Reuben and 163 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 3: Pat built those teams in seven eight, two thousand and nine, 164 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 3: there was pieces from the farm system that were part 165 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,239 Speaker 3: of it. And I go back to the old Yankee 166 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 3: days where you need at least five or six of 167 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 3: those homegrown players in order to be successful. You can't 168 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 3: just keep doing what the Dodgers are doing, even though 169 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 3: they've won two World championships and you know, bring in 170 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 3: this all star team, you just financially can't do it. 171 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 3: So I would say it's at least to be I 172 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 3: think it was a good offseason from a bullpen standpoint, 173 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 3: and then I think the other pieces that you have 174 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 3: to see what happens in centerfield and in the rotation, 175 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 3: and Brandon Marsha left field, A Doulas Garcia and rightfield. 176 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 3: I think you have to wait and see what happens 177 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 3: with them. 178 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 2: Offensively, we're gonna see a lot of those young guys 179 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 2: of the futuresers this spring. And then Tom, you know 180 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 2: during the broadcast, I always I always look over or 181 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 2: I think about you over there as they're shuttling in 182 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 2: all these guys in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings 183 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 2: and spring training. And that's why, and that's why you're 184 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 2: one of the best, because you have to be on 185 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 2: your toes. You have to be quick, you have to 186 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 2: be able to talk about these guys. But it's not 187 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 2: just the players I want to see. I know Jim 188 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 2: remembers this moment, this live TV moment. Tom, you always 189 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 2: got to be ready to brow You always got to 190 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 2: be ready to talk about something a live broadcast that 191 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 2: you don't expect to see. Do you remember this moment 192 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 2: when you call Jim Sports Philadelphia in Miami. Yeah, listening 193 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 2: on on Apple and Spotify, and elsewhere Jim's enjoying one 194 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,559 Speaker 2: of life's simple pleasures. 195 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:59,679 Speaker 1: Well, I mean, here's the thing. There were many a. 196 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 3: Moment where we where we were looking for jim if 197 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 3: the game was getting there was a little bit of 198 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 3: a lull in the game because there was always something 199 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 3: that we could get from Jimmy, whether it be his 200 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 3: glasses having one arm off of them or being taped together. 201 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 3: And it almost became like like wheels in Mister Spring Trading, 202 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 3: where I know he just wanted to go get off 203 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 3: like that. But we always there's always certain things that 204 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 3: we do to entertain us. 205 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 4: Well, you know, Tom, I'm always digging for something a oh. 206 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I never saw a pole weggie though, Jim. 207 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 3: So that's good. I mean, at least on TV. 208 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: I never. 209 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 4: Tom used to test my nerves all the time because 210 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 4: I would do this little stand up before the game 211 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 4: during the pregame show, and Tom, who is a tall man, 212 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 4: would make fun of me because I am not a 213 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 4: tall man. And he'd said, right as the red light 214 00:09:58,160 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 4: was going on, Jimmy stand up. 215 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:02,319 Speaker 1: And then one night. 216 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 5: We're in I remember where we were. 217 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 4: We were in Cincinnati and the red light was on. 218 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:08,679 Speaker 4: You walk in with a step ladder, and I don't 219 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:09,840 Speaker 4: know how I kept it together. 220 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 3: That booth always has something going on as far as 221 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:18,079 Speaker 3: equipment goes. I mean it's and peanuts too, but it's 222 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 3: always got something going on. 223 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 1: Uh. 224 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 3: And you know, as Ruben knows, and I think Zoe 225 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,079 Speaker 3: you got you guys all know that I get really 226 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 3: bored before the game, get really bored. So I'm always 227 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:32,079 Speaker 3: looking for something to do. 228 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 4: That said, though, I know you and I see it 229 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 4: with Rubin, ben Krounky Uh Mariy Anderson, Scott Fransky, you 230 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 4: guys put a lot of prep into your brothers. Oh yeah, 231 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 4: tell us about to tell us about the hours of 232 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:49,199 Speaker 4: prep that going to that night's game. 233 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 3: Well, I mean for me, I mean it does start about, 234 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:54,679 Speaker 3: you know, about seven o'clock in the morning, just like 235 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 3: I'm revealing what's going on the night before my My 236 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 3: my objective was always to have all my notes done 237 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 3: on each player, the opposition, the home team before I 238 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 3: get to the ballpark, because quite honestly, there are times 239 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:11,319 Speaker 3: where I don't know what I'm walking into at the ballpark, 240 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 3: you know, whether it be you know, an appearance, whether 241 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 3: it be you know, going down to meet fans, or 242 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 3: if there's something that keeps me down on the field 243 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:20,679 Speaker 3: a little longer. So I want to make sure that 244 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 3: I have everything done even before I get there, with 245 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 3: the exception of probably the lineup. You know, when Charlie 246 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:29,199 Speaker 3: was managing, we always knew what the lineup was before 247 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 3: we got there because it was always the same lineup. 248 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 3: And that was so easy with Rob and in this 249 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 3: day and age in baseball, with the other teams, you 250 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:39,679 Speaker 3: don't really know, but you can get all the notes done. 251 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 3: So there are times when I'll get to the ballpark 252 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:44,439 Speaker 3: and I'll have everything pretty much ready for the telecast. 253 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 3: Sometimes it's not that you know, it's not the case, 254 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 3: but you never really know what you're walking into because 255 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 3: you know, we obviously do a lot in the community, 256 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 3: which we love, and there's always something that pops up, 257 00:11:57,320 --> 00:12:00,439 Speaker 3: you know, voice over here, you know, things like cameo 258 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:02,680 Speaker 3: here or there where you have to kind of walk 259 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:04,680 Speaker 3: away and do that. So I try to get everything 260 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 3: done early. So I started at like seven in the morning. 261 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 3: I'll take a break during the middle of the morning 262 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 3: a little bit, you know, whether it to be do 263 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 3: something with Reese or something like that, and you know, 264 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 3: then come back and finish up before I go to 265 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 3: the ballpark. 266 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 5: It's my biggest My biggest issue is always when they 267 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:24,559 Speaker 5: do that they have a late change to the lineup. 268 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 1: That's what gets me. 269 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 5: After you're prepping, you get the lineup, you finally prepping 270 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 5: and you get the what's your biggest challenge as far 271 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 5: as preparing and you know where is it sometimes that 272 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:39,440 Speaker 5: you and you're never stuck because you always have all 273 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 5: the information. What's your biggest challenge during the course of 274 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 5: the game or before the game that that that puts 275 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:47,839 Speaker 5: you in a little bit of a. 276 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 3: Bot boy, I'll tell you, I think it's if I 277 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 3: have to, you know, there's a lot of changes are 278 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 3: always tough. But you know, we've gotten to the point 279 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 3: now where Kevin Franz that has built this program for 280 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 3: us that we just go to the computer and go 281 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 3: boom boom boot print and it like lines everything up. 282 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 3: I mean, it's it's it makes life so much easier, 283 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 3: you know. I always think back to the minor leagues 284 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 3: when you know, when there was no computer, when there 285 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,439 Speaker 3: was no you know, your statue you had to kind 286 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 3: of do by hand. 287 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: And I used to have these books. I think day books, 288 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:22,319 Speaker 1: day books. 289 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 3: I remember the year that I stopped doing the day 290 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 3: by day and there's still broadcasters that do it. That's 291 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 3: stop doing the day by day. And I was like, Okay, 292 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:32,559 Speaker 3: I'm gonna stop because every website has it now I 293 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 3: don't need to do it. And then like the first week, 294 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 3: it was like it was like stopping a habit of 295 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 3: doing something where I were like an hour of my day. 296 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: I was like, Okay, I got this back, you know. 297 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 3: So I think that's the big thing is like if 298 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 3: there's a curveball thrown when you have a lineup change 299 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 3: or I think more than anything, like a pitching change. 300 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:56,439 Speaker 3: Lineups don't bug me as much, but if they change 301 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 3: the starting pitcher, that's where you got to kind of 302 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:01,679 Speaker 3: formulate a different play. And as far as what you're 303 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 3: what you're undertaking is beyond that. I mean, I just 304 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 3: think that the flow of the day. I like the 305 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:12,679 Speaker 3: fact that it's different every single day. You know, that's 306 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 3: what makes life so so cool. 307 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 5: I struggle with the with the roster change, Like the 308 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 5: late roster change. 309 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 3: I knew this was gonna happen like two hours ago. 310 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 3: Just tell us it's gonna happen. 311 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 2: T One of my favorite curve balls that you had 312 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 2: to deal with live on air was it was it 313 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 2: a couple of years ago in San Diego, Cruok. Those 314 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 2: people that don't know, you gotta go look it up 315 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 2: on the internet. 316 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: I was, I was story. 317 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was the Mexican Penal League story. Where do 318 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 2: you guys have, Ruben Jim, do you remember this story 319 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 2: where where Kruk is telling Tom about playing some bunch 320 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 2: of prisoners in Mexico And I remember. 321 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 3: This, yeah, And I'll be honest with you, rub and 322 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 3: Ruben will tell you this. We hear a lot of this, 323 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 3: a lot of stories, you know, when we're in the room. 324 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 3: I had never heard that one. And I always tell 325 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 3: people that he knows where the line is. But when 326 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 3: I see him start to move the line, like seriously 327 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 3: pick it up and move it, I'm like, oh, no, 328 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 3: here we go. That was one of those stories where 329 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 3: he was discussing the fact that when he was with 330 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 3: the Padre I think it was a Mexican Winter League. 331 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 2: He was playing Mexican Winter Ball. 332 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 3: Mexic W Yeah, where they played. They played a prison 333 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 3: baseball team and the catcher had no mask on and 334 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 3: he wasn't allowed to because he had, you know, because 335 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 3: because of what he was in there for. And then 336 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 3: he's discussing the fact that the picture was in because 337 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 3: he murged his. 338 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: Girlfriend or wife's car and. 339 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 2: While they were in it. 340 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 4: After these messages, except like, oh. 341 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 3: My god, and then Trey Turner thankfully doubled to left field. 342 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: But it was funny. It was funny. 343 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 2: Oh, I absolutely died. I was sitting at home watching 344 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 2: you on TV and I lost it. 345 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 3: If you should have seen us in the booth because 346 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 3: I'm like, I'm looking at the camera because they could 347 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 3: see us back, you know, in the truck or in Philadelphia, depending. 348 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 3: I don't remember where our production crew was at that time, 349 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 3: whether they were the production they were in the cavity 350 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 3: back home, or if they were in the truck. 351 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 1: But my eyes just went. 352 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 6: I think you handled those very well, Tom, And I 353 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 6: do have to say this one of the things that 354 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 6: I that I really admire about you obviously been myself krucky, 355 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 6: all different, very different personalities. 356 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: How do you manage all that? 357 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 5: Because you've got a lot of stuff going on during 358 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 5: the course of the game. 359 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 6: I know you got your Twitter accounts, your Instagram, all 360 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 6: the stuff's going on at the same time you're calling 361 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 6: a great game, You're all over everything. 362 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 1: How do you manage all this well? 363 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 3: I think, I mean it's a credit to you guys. 364 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 3: I just kind of let you guys be who you are. 365 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 3: I kind of just you know, I like to drive, 366 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:06,399 Speaker 3: as you know, you all know, so I just like 367 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 3: the I just like to drive safely, quickly and safely, clean, safely. 368 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:12,199 Speaker 3: I always just like to drive the bus more than 369 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 3: anything else. I just want you guys to be who 370 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:16,719 Speaker 3: you are. I don't want you to step outside of 371 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 3: that at all, because you know, Harry used to tell 372 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 3: me this all the time, and so did Ernie Harwell, 373 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 3: that you have to kind of be yourself and if 374 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 3: you're not, it's really hard to do this. It's fun, 375 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 3: it's hard to do this, but if you try to 376 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 3: do it like somebody else, it's even harder. And I 377 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 3: tell kids that all the time, and they said, you know, 378 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:37,919 Speaker 3: it's truly hard to be who you are anyway in 379 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 3: life when you try to be somebody else. To add 380 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 3: that responsibility to it, man, that's just another layer that's 381 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 3: really difficult to, you know, to kind of get through 382 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 3: on a daily basis. 383 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 4: Tom your off seasons are not off. You do college, 384 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 4: a lot of college hoops and NFL. I don't know 385 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 4: when you sleep, but I wanted to ask you because 386 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:00,880 Speaker 4: I always am fascinated by the prepper that goes into 387 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 4: a broadcast. You're around the Phillies every day. You have 388 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 4: intimate knowledge of the organization of the teams and the 389 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:11,640 Speaker 4: personalities NFL. You know you're one team one week, another 390 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 4: team the next week. How different is the prep from 391 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 4: an MLB game or a Phillies game to to an 392 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:20,199 Speaker 4: NFL game? And when do you start, Let's say you're 393 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:23,199 Speaker 4: going to do the Browns and Falcons, when do you 394 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 4: start prepping for that game? 395 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:26,399 Speaker 1: And how do you go through it? 396 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 3: Well, so I'll start on Monday morning, the Monday before 397 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 3: the game itself, and I'll start by putting in you know, 398 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 3: the players' names, numbers, where they're from, their heightweight, stuff 399 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 3: like that. You know, everything I have is automated except 400 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:45,199 Speaker 3: for football. So football, my chart is kind of an 401 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 3: I don't know if anybody can see it, so I 402 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 3: handwrite everything in. That's why it's so good that my 403 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 3: son Tommy is my spotter, because when I go to 404 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 3: these other places and I do radio and they hire 405 00:18:57,359 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 3: a spotterer from that area. I'll send them my chart, 406 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:03,119 Speaker 3: but they'll look at. 407 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 1: It like, oh, you know. 408 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 3: But I start on Monday, usually Jimmy by putting all 409 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 3: the names and numbers in, you know, handwriting it in 410 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:15,919 Speaker 3: helps me remember it. Whereas the other sports, basketball, baseball 411 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:20,640 Speaker 3: is all automated. It's a little easier. Basketball there's less players, 412 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 3: so that's the easiest of the three. Baseball there every day, 413 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:27,679 Speaker 3: so that's easy. Football is the biggest animal broadcasting I 414 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,680 Speaker 3: think that I have. So Monday I put all the players' 415 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:34,199 Speaker 3: names in. Tuesday, I put all the stats in, and 416 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 3: I'll start watching film on like say the home probably 417 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 3: the home team first, because I meet with them on Friday. 418 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 3: And as I'm doing all the stuff, I have their 419 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,160 Speaker 3: game up. I have all their games up. I'll watch 420 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 3: like two or two games from previous weeks while I'm 421 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 3: doing it. Then I start putting the storylines in as well. 422 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 3: And it depends on if I have anything else going 423 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 3: on that week, whether I knock most of it out 424 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 3: on Tuesday. If not, then I'll spread it out to Wednesday. 425 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:02,120 Speaker 3: I'll start watching the other team's tape, you know. Then 426 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:04,760 Speaker 3: I'll start studying, like really studying the numbers and everything 427 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 3: like that, knowing what the changes are, watch a lot 428 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 3: of press conferences. Then Thursday I sort of regroup my notes, 429 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 3: my research notes, and put those in a folder to 430 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,640 Speaker 3: kind of have with me during the game itself. Fly 431 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:20,680 Speaker 3: out on Thursday, meet with the team, the home team 432 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 3: on Friday, which is awesome because that gives you so 433 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 3: much information. Quarterback, head coach, one offensive player, one defensive player. 434 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 3: My partner will already have talked to the coordinator, so 435 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 3: he'll share if he remembers, if Ross remembers, he'll share 436 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 3: what some of those meetings are. And then Saturday we 437 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:43,160 Speaker 3: do it with the other team. We'll go to their 438 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:45,640 Speaker 3: hotel and meet with them, and it's basically it's it's 439 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 3: basically the same thing. It's quarterback, head coach, probably one 440 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 3: defensive player, not necessarily an offensive player, depending on what 441 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 3: the team is. You know, we have a big production 442 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 3: meeting on Saturday night, and then you know, we do 443 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 3: the game on Sunday. If you're not prepared for that 444 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 3: game on Sunday at that point, man, you're not going 445 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 3: to be prepared. But it's a totally different animal. I 446 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:07,359 Speaker 3: remember when I started. When this started, it used to 447 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 3: be that I would just show up on Saturday to 448 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:12,399 Speaker 3: do a college football game on CN eight or you 449 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 3: know or one of those, or you know, CSTV, which 450 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 3: is what CBS Sports Network is. And I remember doing 451 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 3: the Navy games and we had a new producer, Coman 452 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:21,479 Speaker 3: who came in from the NFL, and he said, We're 453 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 3: going to meet with Navy on Thursday, go out to 454 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 3: dinner on Thursday night. Friday, will you know, will already 455 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 3: have met with a visiting team Friday, will get all 456 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 3: our notes together, and then Saturday will do our game. Well, 457 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 3: I was a dad of four young kids at that time, 458 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 3: so I'm like, I don't know. So I would go 459 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 3: to Navy, meet with everybody on Thursday, go to dinner 460 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 3: on Thursday night, and then go back to the hotel, 461 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 3: say good night to everybody, and then get my car 462 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 3: and drive home. And nobody really knew it. And I 463 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 3: would drive back on Saturday morning for the game itself. 464 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 3: The last weekend of the season. He said, hey, you 465 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 3: want to grab something to eat on Friday? I said, oh, 466 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:58,879 Speaker 3: I had to drive home because my kids were in 467 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:01,360 Speaker 3: a basketball tornam or something like that. But I'd been 468 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 3: doing it every week because I didn't really understand it. 469 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 3: But then with the NFL, you know, it's it's like 470 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 3: a three or four day affair, which is pretty cool. 471 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:12,159 Speaker 2: Is there, Tom, Is there anything that you would have? 472 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,639 Speaker 2: I mean you've broadcast a lot, but is there like 473 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:16,440 Speaker 2: if you could snap your fingers, I mean, would it 474 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:18,479 Speaker 2: be something as big as the Super Bowl? Would it 475 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:21,679 Speaker 2: be a premier league game, would it be you know, 476 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 2: one hundred meter dash in the Olympics. Like if is 477 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 2: there like a sport or an event or a moment 478 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:28,399 Speaker 2: that you go that would be kind of cool to 479 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 2: knock off the bucket list over the next few years. 480 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would think. I would think. 481 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 3: I would think doing a super Bowl would be unbelievable. 482 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:36,240 Speaker 3: I mean, I've done the divisional I mean, the the 483 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:39,360 Speaker 3: AFC and NFC championship games on radio, but I've never 484 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 3: done Super Bowl. That would be pretty cool. I do 485 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 3: think doing a Final four would be pretty sweet, you know, 486 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 3: just being there for the you know, for the first 487 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,560 Speaker 3: for the semi finals, you know, having the day off 488 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 3: and then doing the finals. I would love to do. 489 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:57,640 Speaker 3: You know this sounds somewhat selfish, but I would love 490 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:01,199 Speaker 3: to do baseball in the postseason. I'm grateful that I 491 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 3: get a chance to do it now just do to 492 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 3: innings of radio. But I would love to do it 493 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 3: on television just because I feel like, you know, although 494 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:09,919 Speaker 3: I started out as a radio guy, and I always 495 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:12,680 Speaker 3: think of myself as a radio guy, obviously, I'm pretty 496 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:15,399 Speaker 3: much TV through and through without with the exception of 497 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:19,199 Speaker 3: doing some Westwood games on radio. I would love to 498 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:22,919 Speaker 3: try to see what that is like to do a 499 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:28,959 Speaker 3: television playoff game for baseball, just to steal the atmosphere, 500 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 3: soak it in, you know, just kind of dive into 501 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:33,879 Speaker 3: what it's like to just call that, you know, a 502 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:35,400 Speaker 3: game seven or something like that. 503 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 5: Along those lines, Team Act, talk about some of the 504 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 5: most memorable calls or games that you've had over the 505 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 5: course of your career. I know it's been a little 506 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:49,120 Speaker 5: different because I haven't been able to call a ton 507 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 5: of games playoff games, but talk about some of the 508 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 5: maybe maybe the you know, in in season games or 509 00:23:58,880 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 5: important games. 510 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:01,920 Speaker 3: At the end of ye well, Halliday's perfect game is 511 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 3: my favorite one. I mean, that's uh, that's the scorecard 512 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 3: right there up on my wall. I mean, I don't 513 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:10,480 Speaker 3: I don't keep many things. I mean, I have that, 514 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 3: I have Cohle's no hitter. That that was a really 515 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 3: cool moment, you know, because then Ruben Ruben got rid 516 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 3: of him after that. No, but I mean that was 517 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 3: a great moment. I mean that I actually we did that. 518 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 3: We did that thing last year, me Jimmy Rubin on NBC. 519 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 3: And to think about that being his last game in 520 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 3: a Phillies uniform he threw a no hitter. I mean, 521 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 3: the significance I don't think was lost on me at 522 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 3: the point, but I've gained a more of a respect 523 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:45,240 Speaker 3: for it as the years have gone on, because that 524 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:48,120 Speaker 3: was I mean, that's, hey, I'm out of here, I'll 525 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 3: see you. I'm gonna throw a no hitter right now, 526 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 3: you know what I mean, Like, that's that's pretty cool. 527 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 3: Jimmy Rollins breaking Mike Schmidt's record, you know, schwar Were 528 00:24:57,320 --> 00:25:00,639 Speaker 3: hitting his fiftieth this year was just incredible. You know, 529 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 3: it flew over you know, Mani's angle, And obviously you 530 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:06,639 Speaker 3: know how much David means to all of us, David Montgomery, 531 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 3: you know, things like that Harper's Grand Slam against the 532 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 3: Cubs when we were not a good team. It's like, oh, man, 533 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:15,399 Speaker 3: we got this is what we got him for, like 534 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 3: these moments that that's that's something that's really cool. My 535 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 3: first home run on radio, Scott Rowland hit one down 536 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 3: the left field line at the vet and Harry looked 537 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 3: at me and went like that, I mean that was 538 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 3: I still think about that. And then I just did 539 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:33,679 Speaker 3: Miles Garrett sack record a couple of weeks ago. You know, 540 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 3: I don't you know, for football, we don't get a 541 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:41,119 Speaker 3: chance to do I mean significant moments per se. And 542 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:43,239 Speaker 3: that was pretty sweet to do that. I mean, that 543 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:45,679 Speaker 3: was that was kind of cool to be part of 544 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:47,880 Speaker 3: that piece of history, that NFL history, you know. 545 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 2: Great, it was a great call, and it was cool 546 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 2: that everybody in Philly was like, do you see me? 547 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:53,400 Speaker 1: Got the cub? It was pretty neat. 548 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 3: I mean it was and he was so appreciative too, 549 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:58,720 Speaker 3: like he was even leading up to it. 550 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 1: He was great. He was great. I'm a I got 551 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:03,639 Speaker 1: to go back to catching center field because. 552 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:06,639 Speaker 5: That that was cool because that moment for me was 553 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:09,840 Speaker 5: so spectacular. When you when you said, was it Freddie Freeman, 554 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:14,680 Speaker 5: I think it was, dude, was at a surreal moment. 555 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 5: I loved doing those in the stands hits because those 556 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 5: games are really really fun. There's just a lot of 557 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 5: stuff going on. 558 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, describe that moment. 559 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 3: Because well, so the funniest thing is that you know, 560 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:31,160 Speaker 3: that whole thing was the brainchild of Jeff Hallickman, who 561 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:35,439 Speaker 3: was our talented producer with the Phillies, and he he 562 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 3: wanted to do a game in the stands forever and 563 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:40,880 Speaker 3: that was the first year we did it. And he said, 564 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:42,120 Speaker 3: I want you to make sure you have a glove 565 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:44,239 Speaker 3: out there. And I said, Jeff, nothing's going to come 566 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 3: out there. 567 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:44,880 Speaker 1: I said. 568 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,200 Speaker 3: We just sat out here for like three days watching 569 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:50,159 Speaker 3: VP and there was no not even during BP was 570 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 3: there a ball that comes out of he is We'll 571 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:54,200 Speaker 3: just make sure that somebody has a glove, I said, okay. 572 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 3: So Staars had to do this hit with Bob's stumpo 573 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 3: in the in the bull pen and Stars didn't have 574 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,680 Speaker 3: a glove. So I gave it my first bass myth 575 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 3: that I had from when I was in high school 576 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 3: in college and I always had it in my truck. 577 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 3: Is I always had like a bag of balls or 578 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 3: a bucket of balls because Tommy was you know, you 579 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 3: never knew when a batting practice would break out with Tommy. 580 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 3: So I had my glove there and it was sitting 581 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:20,120 Speaker 3: on the table, and wouldn't you know, at first ending 582 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,959 Speaker 3: of the first game we ever did this fall off 583 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 3: the bat of Freddy Freeman comes out and off the bat. 584 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 3: I'm like, in my mind, I'm like, oh my god, 585 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 3: that could come out here. So I had a I 586 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:33,719 Speaker 3: grabbed the glove, I put it on, and it's like 587 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 3: coming at us, and Stairs is. 588 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 1: Like, cut tom go get it like that. 589 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:40,760 Speaker 3: And it was I mean, all I kept thinking was please, 590 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 3: don't drop it, Just don't drop it. That was pretty amazing. 591 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:47,639 Speaker 3: That was You couldn't you could't have predicted it. I mean, 592 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:48,440 Speaker 3: it was just crazy. 593 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 4: You could do that. You could do that one hundred 594 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:52,080 Speaker 4: and sixty two games. It wouldn't happen again. 595 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 3: But the funny thing is that Jeff's in my ears 596 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:57,120 Speaker 3: as as he catches it. 597 00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:59,440 Speaker 1: As I catch it, he goes, oh my god. 598 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 3: It was like his It was his biggest It was 599 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 3: a ball that would come out there. And I'm like, Jeff, 600 00:28:07,600 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 3: there's not going to be a ball that comes out here. 601 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:14,160 Speaker 3: And I looked down after I threw it, and and 602 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 3: Ben Revere is laughing and Center field. 603 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:20,680 Speaker 1: The bull then is laughing and uh. 604 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:23,120 Speaker 3: You know, Freddie and I talked about it every once 605 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:26,359 Speaker 3: in a while, you know, you know, and Kyle. 606 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:28,920 Speaker 1: I texted Kyle that night. 607 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:31,800 Speaker 3: I apologized that we were so happy about the ball 608 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 3: coming out there, and Kyle goes, I shouldn't have given 609 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:36,920 Speaker 3: up the home run. I mean, you know, Kyle, he's 610 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:39,600 Speaker 3: such a sweet guy. And yeah, anyway, that was awesome. 611 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 1: That was awesome. 612 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:43,280 Speaker 2: Its great, Tom. 613 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:45,640 Speaker 4: You got to work with a lot of characters over 614 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 4: the year. Yeah, over the years. One of our favorites 615 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 4: is Sarge. You got a great Sarge story for us. 616 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 1: Well, one of the greatest things that happened with Sarge. 617 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 3: You know, we all wear the same shirt and we 618 00:28:56,800 --> 00:29:01,320 Speaker 3: haven't had a deficiency a It used to drive Sharks 619 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:04,040 Speaker 3: crazy because we had a leaderboard of how many times 620 00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:06,600 Speaker 3: he forgot the shirt that he was supposed to wear. 621 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:10,040 Speaker 3: So we're in Miami one time and he shows up 622 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 3: and we wear a lot of blue, which is the 623 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 3: Phillies alternate color, and he shows up the wrong blue shirt. 624 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 3: So Wiels is like, oh God, and I'm like, yes, 625 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 3: we're going to update the standings. 626 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 1: Well, he would have nothing to do with it. 627 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 3: So he sends the clubhouse guy, gives the clubhouse guy 628 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 3: a hundred bucks to go back to our hotel at 629 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 3: the Diplomat on the Beach in Hallandale to get the 630 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 3: right shirt. He gives him his key. He comes back 631 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:41,440 Speaker 3: with the wrong shirt again. So the kid goes back 632 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:45,360 Speaker 3: to the hotel and he grabs every shirt that we 633 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 3: had for the road trip and he breaks it back 634 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 3: to Sarge. So Sarge had the right shirt on that night. 635 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:56,960 Speaker 2: Oh my god, that is great. Here, choose one of 636 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 2: these of these. 637 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:00,480 Speaker 3: It was really funny. He would not go on the 638 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 3: air with the wrong shirt. He would not go on 639 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:03,800 Speaker 3: the air with the wrong shirt. 640 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 1: So I do have to say this. 641 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 5: Tom is not just you know, the leader in the booth, 642 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:11,360 Speaker 5: but he's also our fashion coordinator because. 643 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 1: You know, in the world. 644 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 2: It's funny as. 645 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 5: Hell because I text him because I go on the 646 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 5: road a lot, and I text him, Okay, what are 647 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 5: we doing. 648 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:23,720 Speaker 2: He'll send out a whole video of all the stuff. 649 00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 4: That we're wearing during the course of the During the 650 00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:26,280 Speaker 4: course of the road. 651 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:29,360 Speaker 3: Trits Fransky asked me before spring trading. He goes, hey, 652 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:31,440 Speaker 3: is are there any shirts that I need to bring down. 653 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:33,600 Speaker 3: I said, no, we're getting all new ones. I said, 654 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:35,880 Speaker 3: you wait till you see the button down. And he 655 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:37,280 Speaker 3: goes and I know what his head. 656 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:41,600 Speaker 2: He's like, Oh no, have you have you decided? Have 657 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:44,240 Speaker 2: you picked out the wardrobe or did they give you 658 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 2: a heads up? 659 00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:48,240 Speaker 3: Or they gave me they showed me. They showed me 660 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:53,560 Speaker 3: two of the shirts, three of the shirts that are 661 00:30:53,600 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 3: at the store that we're wearing this this this spring. 662 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 6: And you don't have to bring anything down, Tom or 663 00:31:02,480 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 6: do I need to bring. 664 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:05,480 Speaker 3: You have to bring bring a poll over down because 665 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 3: I don't know. I don't it's chili, and you know, Reuben, 666 00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:12,880 Speaker 3: as you get older, you get. 667 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:16,640 Speaker 1: Tom. One. 668 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:19,080 Speaker 2: One last one for me is uh, you know, for 669 00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 2: people coming down to Clearwater that haven't been down there before, 670 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 2: where would you send them? Give me a restaurant recommendation, 671 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:27,760 Speaker 2: give me a thing to do? 672 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 5: Uh? 673 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:30,960 Speaker 2: Somebody comes up, He goes, Hey, I'm coming to Clearwater 674 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 2: for the first time. Where where should I go? 675 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 1: Where shoud I saw? 676 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 3: I love Villa Gilacchi. I mean it's Italian food. Obviously 677 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:38,960 Speaker 3: it doesn't sound very peachy. But if you go there, 678 00:31:39,040 --> 00:31:40,960 Speaker 3: Luigi and his people will take care of you. It's 679 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:43,960 Speaker 3: on Indian Rocks Beach. It's just it's just a great place. 680 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:47,960 Speaker 3: I will say that if you go anywhere on the 681 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 3: strip right by Clearwater Beach where all the where the 682 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:53,240 Speaker 3: Frenchies are and stuff like that, you can stop in 683 00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 3: everywhere and grab a beer, watch a band. I would 684 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:00,040 Speaker 3: say you got to do that. I also say go 685 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:02,680 Speaker 3: to Dunedin. Dunedin is great as well. I mean there's 686 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:07,800 Speaker 3: some fantastic restaurants in Dunedin. But you know, I always say, 687 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 3: if you can stop it, don if you can stop 688 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:14,640 Speaker 3: at Luigi's Billo Galacci, it's awesome. That whole strip leading 689 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:17,280 Speaker 3: down to him on Indian Rocks Beach is just blowing 690 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 3: up with different places and there's always music being played 691 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:24,920 Speaker 3: there as well. So it's a great experience, you know. 692 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:29,480 Speaker 3: I mean, it's it's it's it's pretty amazing to go 693 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:31,200 Speaker 3: down there, and even if it's just for a couple 694 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:33,040 Speaker 3: of days to kind of soak in everything going on. 695 00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:36,600 Speaker 4: I agree, Tom, before you go, we're going to need 696 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:39,120 Speaker 4: a super Bowl prediction. I know this is a baseball show, 697 00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:39,840 Speaker 4: but you know. 698 00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:42,560 Speaker 3: The super Bowl week well, I mean, I know you 699 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:44,880 Speaker 3: don't want to hear this, Jimmy, but I'm thinking Seattle 700 00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:46,040 Speaker 3: in this one. 701 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:47,840 Speaker 1: I will say I love Drake May. 702 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:52,840 Speaker 3: I did four Patriots games this year, and you know 703 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:54,920 Speaker 3: it's one of the best vantage points to do radio 704 00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:58,000 Speaker 3: is in New England, and I'm telling you, if I 705 00:32:58,040 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 3: could have taken a picture of the four rows in 706 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:04,000 Speaker 3: front of me, the people that were there, I mean, 707 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:08,479 Speaker 3: it was really entertaining watching them as because they won 708 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:11,000 Speaker 3: all games. Watching them as the game went on. There's 709 00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:13,400 Speaker 3: one guy that I have in my mind. I wanted 710 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:15,040 Speaker 3: to go out and get his name because he just 711 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:17,800 Speaker 3: looked like he would have been in some kind of 712 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:21,880 Speaker 3: you know, Matt Damon ben Affleck. 713 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:22,840 Speaker 1: Movie at some point. 714 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:25,960 Speaker 3: I mean it was just I mean, he had two 715 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:29,520 Speaker 3: beers in his hand the whole time, turning around yelling 716 00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:33,120 Speaker 3: at Scott Zolak, who does the radio for the Patriots, 717 00:33:33,120 --> 00:33:36,000 Speaker 3: and Zoe's yelling back at him, and it was just awesome. 718 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:40,720 Speaker 1: But I think the Seahawks are gonna win. I do. 719 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:43,840 Speaker 3: I do like both of these teams. I think it's 720 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 3: good for the NFL that these are the two teams 721 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:47,440 Speaker 3: that are in there. I think it's gonna be a 722 00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:50,720 Speaker 3: heck of a game. I think the defense, defensive line 723 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:54,840 Speaker 3: for the Seahawks is really a formidable defensive line. 724 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:56,040 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna pick the Seahawks. 725 00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:57,240 Speaker 2: Where are you gonna watch a game? 726 00:33:57,440 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 5: Team at? 727 00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:00,560 Speaker 1: Probably here at uh at the house. 728 00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:02,520 Speaker 3: I'm not gonna We were thinking about I think going 729 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:04,240 Speaker 3: to Ocean City for the day, but I think we're 730 00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:06,640 Speaker 3: gonna stay here. I gotta do Purdue an Oregon on 731 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 3: Saturday in Indianapolis. So back here Saturday night and you know, 732 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:14,680 Speaker 3: settle and watch the game on Sunday. I'm off for 733 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:18,920 Speaker 3: I'm off for like ten days after that. Wow, great trading. Yeah, 734 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:21,440 Speaker 3: good for you. Yeah, well, we're. 735 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:26,920 Speaker 1: Going to row my hair out get a debut new. 736 00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:32,080 Speaker 2: Look for the February almost at bake Care Ballpark. Well, 737 00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:34,719 Speaker 2: Tom Man, thanks a lot for we're spending some time 738 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:36,759 Speaker 2: with us. It was a blast. We love talking in 739 00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:39,080 Speaker 2: We can't wait to see you down there in clear Water. 740 00:34:39,239 --> 00:34:41,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, you guys got it. And you guys are doing 741 00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:42,759 Speaker 3: an awesome job with the show. I mean, it's just 742 00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:47,600 Speaker 3: it's fun. I always love seeing Jimmy smiling face. You 743 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:51,719 Speaker 3: guys are awesome. And it's a great logo too'd you 744 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:54,600 Speaker 3: all should get yourself a bullpen car with the logo 745 00:34:54,680 --> 00:34:57,040 Speaker 3: and have it parked outside of what are your houses? 746 00:34:58,680 --> 00:34:58,839 Speaker 4: Hey? 747 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:00,319 Speaker 5: Right? 748 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:01,040 Speaker 1: Tom? 749 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:03,719 Speaker 4: Thank you very much, and just to complete the experience, 750 00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:05,799 Speaker 4: I'm going to tell you smell your. 751 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 2: Later, buddy. Thank you again to Tom McCarthy, The Philly Show. 752 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:17,680 Speaker 2: We'll be back this week. The Philly Show is brought 753 00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:20,759 Speaker 2: to you by the Foul Territory Network. Subscribe to The 754 00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:23,759 Speaker 2: Philly Show on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.