1 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to Is this a great game or what? This 2 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: is our third year doing this podcast, and three years 3 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: in a row, our first guest has been Eduardo Perez, 4 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: the greatest teammate ever, my dear friend from ESPN. Eduardo, 5 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: you were first guy on the first year, first guy 6 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: on the second year, and now that the regular season 7 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: is going to start, you're the first guy. You're the 8 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: leadoff guy three years in a row. What do you 9 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: think about that consistency? 10 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:38,520 Speaker 2: Not even the San Francisco Giants can get a left 11 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 2: field or to do opening day back to bad day 12 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 2: since Barry Bonds. I'm all in, I'm all in. 13 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 3: All right, Eddie, did you ever hit leadoff in your career? 14 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 2: I want to say once? And I don't know if 15 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 2: I was the original opener, but I'm telling you right 16 00:00:55,960 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 2: now that I don't remember the moment if it happened, 17 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 2: but I do remember this moment once. 18 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: Again, Eddie, me being me. I got up at three 19 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: point thirty in the morning two because the first thing 20 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: I thought was Edward is our leadoff hitter? Did he 21 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:17,479 Speaker 1: ever hit leadoff in a Major League game? I found it. 22 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: You did it one time. It was against the Royals. 23 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: You guys. Want the Cardinals won ten to four. You 24 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: hit leadoff and you were playing third base, and you 25 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: went one for five with a double in your last 26 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 1: at bat against Sean Lowe. How about that? 27 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 2: How about that? And I'm a career two hundred hitter 28 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 2: as a leadoff guy. That's the only thing I heard 29 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 2: all of that, and that we won. And this is 30 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 2: Tony Russa being Tony la russ most likely he started, 31 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 2: and because we took a lead early, he kept me 32 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 2: in there. But I am in shock that I started 33 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 2: at third base and completed a game that we won 34 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 2: because we get taken off. 35 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: Eddie the kicker is it wasn't a left hander. It 36 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: was Jose Lima. He started. And yeah, and you you 37 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: reached on an error the first at bat, you lined 38 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: out a couple of times, you struck out once, and 39 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 1: then you hit a double the center. So that's one 40 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 1: leadoff spot in the history of your almost eight hundred 41 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: games in the major leagues. And by the way, for 42 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: both of you. While I was looking this up, I thought, well, 43 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:37,519 Speaker 1: let's check with what's it called uh GMT? What's it 44 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: called chat G chat Dan? Sorry chat GPT oh ge Sorry, 45 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: I'll finish in a second, I. 46 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 3: Called a You're gonna lose any AI sponsorships here, Eduardo, 47 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 3: none of which exists, any shy tried AI. 48 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: I don't know how I got there, but it said, 49 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: Eduardo Perez has never hit lead off in a major 50 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: league game, and I went and found it June twentieth, 51 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: two thousand and three. So hey, I'm smarter than AI 52 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:10,080 Speaker 1: right now. 53 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 2: That's right, that's why you arek. 54 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 3: TK way better than AI. You know, Eddie, in our 55 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,079 Speaker 3: last episode, he called it chat GDP as in gross 56 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 3: semestic product. 57 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: Then I called it chat GIDP chat grounded in double play. 58 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: Was so bad. 59 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 3: I'm so bad, all right, Eduardo. You know Dad did 60 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 3: not overstate, and he shouldn't. I mean, you have been 61 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 3: the first guest every season, and that includes before this 62 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 3: podcast even. 63 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 4: Existed, when we didn't even know what we were doing. 64 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 3: You got on a phone call with us, and you 65 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 3: are a member of the Kirkshin family in every shape 66 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 3: of the matter, and we just appreciate your the tallest, 67 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:03,839 Speaker 3: darkest skin Kirkshin I've ever seen, and bobbably most athletic too. 68 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 3: Speaking up, I wanted to let you guys know after 69 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 3: this call and I want to Eduardo's gonna love this. 70 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 4: I'm getting a pedicure and I'm getting my nose wax. Nose, 71 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 4: getting my nose. 72 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 3: Waxed before the start of the regular season is gonna 73 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 3: be on a camera a lot. 74 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 2: More beautiful thing. Make sure make sure they get the 75 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 2: ears too. 76 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 4: I think I'm gonna have them do the ears as well. 77 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 4: That you gotta get it done. 78 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 3: You gotta have clear nasal passages, so we sound a 79 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 3: little less nasally down, so the hairs will kind of 80 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 3: help with that. 81 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: And whenever Eddie gets his nose done, as we know, 82 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 1: he sends me a picture and it's like there are 83 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: two straws coming out of his nose. He looks like 84 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 1: a walrus. It is the funniest thing I've ever seen. 85 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: But that that is Eduardo, it is Eddie. On the 86 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: podcast the other day, we were mentioning that a flight 87 00:04:56,080 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: attendant from American Airlines who listens to the podcast heard 88 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: how much trouble I have logging on to the internet 89 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,359 Speaker 1: on an airplane that he has offered to come meet me, 90 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:13,720 Speaker 1: like anywhere in the country and fly with me and 91 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 1: show me how to do that. That's great. 92 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 2: Is that that's amazing. That's just look. I traveled with 93 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 2: your father many of times, and every time it's in 94 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:31,039 Speaker 2: a junction. I hope that the flight attendant will also 95 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 2: give you a discount on a new suitcase as well, 96 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 2: because the one that your father case is just obscenely 97 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:39,040 Speaker 2: way too big. 98 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 3: And are you talking about the one that looks like 99 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 3: a man's wallet where it folds up like this. 100 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 2: It's it folds up like that. He could fit into 101 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:51,479 Speaker 2: that suitcase as well. And the thing about the suitcase 102 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 2: is out of the blue, He'll pull out a diet 103 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 2: mountain dew out of it and it is one of 104 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 2: the most spectacular things I've ever seen. When he pulled 105 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 2: that out, he was one of the happiest campers on 106 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 2: every I thought about Tim. I thought about you a lot. 107 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 2: With TSA going through the shutdown, the whole bath, I'm 108 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 2: wondering at what time and for those that do not know, 109 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 2: Tim gets to the airport obscenely early for a flight, 110 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:21,919 Speaker 2: I can't even imagine at what time Tim gets to 111 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 2: an airport now, with the situation of the TSA, can't 112 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 2: even mane. 113 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: I had a seven thirty flight out of Arizona to 114 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: go to Florida. This is in spring training and I 115 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: couldn't sleep, so I got there at three thirty in 116 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,840 Speaker 1: the morning. Three thirty in the morning, I got to 117 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: the airport. It is so bad. But Eddie, I want 118 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: you to tell jeff because I think he's forgotten about 119 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: the time that we were traveling and you and there 120 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: was a playoff game going on Jeff and we had 121 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 1: to watch the game, but we were on an airplane. 122 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: So Eddie pulled out the second tablet that he has. 123 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: He carries two of them. Tell Jeffery what you did 124 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: in order to make sure I could watch the game 125 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 1: in four A or whatever it was. 126 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 2: In four K. But it's hard, right, It's all good. Look, 127 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 2: we've gone through many experiences. Let's not forget before I 128 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 2: mentioned that one, the one in Chicago where they were 129 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 2: about to close the TSA three and we're like, no, 130 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 2: we have it on this flight. We're calling a game, 131 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 2: and all of a sudden, after that that TSA pre 132 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 2: was closed. They said, okay, you two get in line 133 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 2: and go, and there were and we just got fired. 134 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 2: It was unbelievable. That was one two out of the blue. 135 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 2: I look back and Timmy has no idea how to 136 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 2: be able to watch the game? I ask a person. 137 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 2: He's sitting maybe a row behind me, but on the 138 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 2: other side. I said, is there any way that you 139 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 2: can pass this tablet with the game on? So Tim 140 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 2: can watch the game as well while we're flying. He 141 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 2: was clueless on what to do, and all of a sudden, 142 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 2: the stranger hands him an iPad. Is I carry like 143 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 2: three of them with me? Yeah? I have to? And 144 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 2: he's there watching the game, and he was so excited 145 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 2: the entire flight. We did not miss it. 146 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: Nout, we did not well, Jeff, listen, EDWARDO, here's the kicker, Sorry, 147 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: Jeff that it was a woman that passed me the 148 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: tablet and the game was on it, and she looked 149 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: at me and said, don't touch the screen. So it 150 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: was it was like I was four years old in 151 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: the car on a field trip or something, and if 152 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: you touch the screen, you're gonna lose it. So she 153 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:36,199 Speaker 1: looks at me like I'm a complete moron, which I am, 154 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: and said don't touch the screen. I went, I don't 155 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,680 Speaker 1: even know who you are, and I have to do this. 156 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 3: She sounds like a mother, because that's exactly what I 157 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 3: say to my daughter when I hand her. 158 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 4: A tablet on a flight. 159 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: I'm sixty nine years old. 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Okay, your 190 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:19,959 Speaker 1: first opening day in the major leagues, as far as 191 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 1: I can tell, is nineteen ninety four with the Angels, 192 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: and I checked out the box score. Eddie, let's see 193 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:30,439 Speaker 1: if you can remember who you were hitting fifth? Do 194 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: you remember who hit fourth in front of you for 195 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 1: the Angels that day? 196 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 2: It was in the Metrodome. I started at first space 197 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 2: of I'm not and I want to say I had 198 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 2: just recently had elbow surgery. I want to say it 199 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:48,319 Speaker 2: was a Chili Davis. 200 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:49,960 Speaker 1: No, it was Bo Jackson. 201 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:52,839 Speaker 2: It was both hit in front of. 202 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: You, Eddie. Look, you were a good major league player, 203 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: but you're hitting behind Bo Jackson on Opening Day in 204 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: nineteen what was that? 205 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 2: Like, Well, I don't remember what was I just Davis. 206 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 2: I'll tell you this. Bow was one of the most 207 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 2: unique teammates I had ever had. I remember going into 208 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 2: my first spring training that year and Bo had just 209 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 2: signed as one. I was excited. I was like, Bono's 210 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 2: everything right, Bono's football, Bono's basketball, Bow can do no wrong. 211 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 2: He had just had that hip surgery the hip replacement. 212 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 2: Were like, how's this guy gonna do it? He was 213 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 2: one of the most I want to say gifted teammates, 214 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 2: not because of his athleticism, but because he was aware 215 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:45,559 Speaker 2: of the rest of the players on the team. He 216 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 2: knew I was young to the league. He knew I 217 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 2: had just had elbow surgery. During the offseason. We had 218 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 2: talked a lot. He took me under his wing while 219 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 2: I was there, So that was that was really exciting 220 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:01,840 Speaker 2: to have Bo Jackson be a part of the process 221 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 2: of me getting and being able, uh to be a 222 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 2: big leaguer. But man, this guy with a prosthetic in 223 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:12,440 Speaker 2: his hit. At the time, you're thinking, how can he 224 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 2: do what he did? And the only thing I did 225 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 2: not like was that I was in the same hitting 226 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 2: group as him, because during doubting practice. I mean it 227 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 2: was his balls would go a lot farther than mine. 228 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 2: And I had later on that helped me mature because 229 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 2: I was in a hitting group with Mark McGuire later 230 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 2: on in my career and I'm like, okay, I've already 231 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 2: done Bo. But Mark was a different beast as well. 232 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 2: It was. It was awesome though. He was a great teammate. 233 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 1: Eddie, did you Yeah. 234 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 3: We had Harold Reynolds on at the end of the 235 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 3: season last year, Eduardo and just the Bo Jackson stories 236 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 3: we got from Harold Reynolds. 237 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 4: I encourage everybody to go back to listen to him. 238 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 3: But all I have to say is Bo knows and 239 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 3: being in his hitting group, I can't even imagine what 240 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 3: that was. 241 00:12:56,880 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 2: I had a time both Jeff and Tim that that 242 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:03,200 Speaker 2: uh were during the game. It was maybe like the 243 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 2: third or fourth inning, and he goes, you're going to 244 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 2: dinner with me? And I said, Bo, I came in 245 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 2: shorts out where are we going to? He goes, don't 246 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 2: worry about it. I'm like, BO, but I didn't. I 247 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 2: didn't bring clothes to go to dinner. I thought, you know, 248 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 2: I'm going back to my room or whatever. Apartment, and 249 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:22,439 Speaker 2: he's like, don't worry, you have clothes. You'll have clothes 250 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 2: in your locker. You'll be set. I mean, he had 251 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 2: wardrobe for me. After the game, I went to dinner 252 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 2: with him and he's and I'm like, Bo, this is 253 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,199 Speaker 2: way south from where I'm living. He goes, you're staying 254 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,680 Speaker 2: with me tonight. Don't worry about it. You're staying with 255 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 2: me the whole thing. And I ended up staying at 256 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 2: Bo's's place that night. 257 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 1: It was long, Annie. The Harold Reynolds story was, I'll 258 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,719 Speaker 1: make it quick, said. Bo goes to Harold at the 259 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: Kingdome one day while they're taking VP and says, Reynolds, 260 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: you ain't no switch hitter. And Harold's switch hitter. Of course. 261 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,680 Speaker 1: So Bo does his round, his balls all over the place, 262 00:13:56,040 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: turns around bat's left handed during batting practice at the 263 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:04,680 Speaker 1: Kingdome and hit it as far into the highest level 264 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: that you can go. Harold told us he played ten 265 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: years at the Kingdome and saw five balls go up 266 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 1: there and Bo Jackson, a right handed hitter, hit what 267 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 1: up there, left handed, threw the bat down. Look what 268 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: Harold had said. Bo knows that that's that's who he was, right, 269 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 1: and that's what he was. 270 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 2: Those are That's what gifted athletes do, and that's why 271 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 2: Bo was a gifted athlete. I'll tell you who's a 272 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 2: gifted athlete in today's game. And it turns around from 273 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 2: the left hand side. 274 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: I've seen it, and it. 275 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 2: Looks as natural as if he were a left handed hitter. 276 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 2: And he can hit him far as well. So all 277 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 2: that does not really even surprise me at all when 278 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 2: an athlete can do. 279 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 1: Chipper Jones told me Ronald Lecunya is the most talented 280 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: player that I've ever seen wear a major league uniform. 281 00:14:56,800 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 1: That's what Chipper said about Ronald Cunya junior. And when 282 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 1: you tell stories like that, Eddie, the way and I've 283 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: seen him swing the bat left handed, it's ridiculous. It 284 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: speaks directly to that. It's amazing. 285 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 2: All right. 286 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: So, Eddie, did you have a great opening day? Any 287 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: opening day where you hit a homer? You hit two homers? 288 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: Was there a day that stood out for Opening Day 289 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 1: for you. 290 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 2: To be, To be straight up with you, Opening Day 291 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 2: for me wasn't so much about production as it was 292 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 2: for like memories, memories that I and Addie and all 293 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 2: of a sudden, I'm like, Wow, I can't believe that 294 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 2: it's Opening Day and I'm doing this when I was 295 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 2: doing it as a kid watching the Prey through Friendly Market, 296 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 2: you know, and and all of a sudden I get 297 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 2: to be a part of that team. Opening Day for 298 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 2: me was it was different. It was different. It wasn't 299 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 2: about that I hit a home run. Did I get 300 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 2: a hit that I did not? Really, That's that's not 301 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 2: what stood out for me. I'll tell you this though, 302 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 2: an opening day worry that I did have, and you 303 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 2: guys see it at the time, I did see this 304 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 2: is funny. But I'm going, okay, a great year. I 305 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 2: am first baseman of the Cincinnati Reds. I remember Dave 306 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 2: Berba was the starting pitcher. And I'm in the hotel 307 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 2: room in the night before Opening day. We had just 308 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 2: had our workout, and our friend Jim Bowden comes out 309 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 2: on television and says, we have just made a trade. 310 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 2: Our opening day picture, Dave Berba has been traded to 311 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 2: the Cleveland Indians for what is to be our future 312 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 2: and best second best player on the team, Sean Casey, 313 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 2: who's going to be our first baseman. And I'm sitting 314 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 2: at going. So now opening day, I'm the first baseman 315 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 2: and I'm going I've got to go four for four 316 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 2: if I believe going maybe one for three or something 317 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 2: like that. The next day, I was not in the 318 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 2: line of It was Mitri Young who was in the lineup. 319 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 2: John Casey shows up and during batting practice he gets 320 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 2: a throw from our shortstop, Damien Jackson, I want to say, 321 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,880 Speaker 2: backup shortstop and throws one that he did not see 322 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:16,919 Speaker 2: coming and it actually hit him in the eye. And 323 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 2: that's why Sean Casey has a permanently dilated pupil is 324 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 2: because he got hit in the eye and he was 325 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 2: taking to the hospital put on then what was called 326 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 2: the d L, not the IL, and I immediately went 327 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 2: to the to the hospital to go check up on 328 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,360 Speaker 2: our newly acquired first baseman who was going to take 329 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 2: my position, and he did for many years Sean Casey 330 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 2: at the hospital. But I was, yeah, that was my 331 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 2: opening day story that I did have, and I do remember, 332 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:47,440 Speaker 2: and I say to this day. 333 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 1: Eddie, that parade in Cincinnati, which was you know, they 334 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: still do it and I've been to one of them. 335 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 1: I mean, what was it like being a little kid 336 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: and going to one of them. And then what was 337 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 1: it like being an player on the team and going 338 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:02,640 Speaker 1: to that parade? 339 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:06,719 Speaker 2: Surreal? It was surreal for me because it was the 340 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:09,639 Speaker 2: beginning of Yes. At the time, I grew up in 341 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 2: the seventies, Cincinnati one, right. My fondest memories were seventy 342 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 2: five and seventy six, So I knew, okay, this is great. 343 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 2: I get to be around my buddies. I get to 344 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 2: be around not only the players, but the kids. Most importantly, 345 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 2: I got to be able to get the Bazuka Joe 346 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 2: gums as well. All those things that were very important 347 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 2: to a six seven year old kid was important to me. 348 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 2: I know, you like that, Jeff, you got a little 349 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 2: greman I step up. But it's it was. It was 350 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 2: fun as a kid, no pressure because I knew they 351 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:51,160 Speaker 2: were eight. But then as a major leaguer, I never 352 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:54,959 Speaker 2: saw myself in that position, and I was grateful to 353 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:57,880 Speaker 2: be in that position. And I was like, wow, this 354 00:18:57,240 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 2: is this is crazy that I get to be in 355 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 2: Cincinnati right now with all the rosy Reds of what 356 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:06,640 Speaker 2: the Reds were all. 357 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: About, Eddie the six seventh thing. I spoke to my No, seriously, 358 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: I spoke to my grandson's kindergarten, not a pre kindergarten class, 359 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 1: the OK pre k I spoke for thirty minutes, and 360 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 1: miraculously I kept their attention as I tried to explain 361 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: what great athleticism is in the major leagues. When I 362 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 1: got to Aaron Judge, I didn't think of it, and 363 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 1: I said he's six seven, And then the whole class 364 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 1: went like this, six seven six. The teachers were going 365 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 1: six seven. I don't even know what that means. And 366 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: I lost control of the kids because I gave Aaron 367 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: Judges height. What Eddie, what does six seven meaning? I 368 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:51,440 Speaker 1: don't even get it. 369 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:55,160 Speaker 2: You relate, You relate. That's the beauty of it. That's 370 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:58,360 Speaker 2: the beauty of it. We relate. It would just suggest 371 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 2: that we understand that it's for them and they can 372 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:05,359 Speaker 2: capture that moment is that they were listening. 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We have 401 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: to deal with this, no matter how difficult it might be. 402 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 3: Eddie listen, your lovely, incredible, amazing wife. Also, big shout 403 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 3: out thank you for our Christmas gift, the Oura frame, 404 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 3: so so sweet. We still have Eddie's MIRRORBA sent us 405 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 3: and you too, of course, but I'm going to give 406 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,679 Speaker 3: her more credit than you. Our wedding gift still sits 407 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 3: right on right next to our TV in our bedroom. 408 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 3: It's like the nicest gift ever. It was our imitation, 409 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 3: which was designed by Kelly Kirkshan, my sister, and it 410 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 3: was created into a memory box. Absolutely beautiful, your family mirror, 411 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:21,159 Speaker 3: but so thoughtful. However, there was a little bit of 412 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 3: a running into during the. 413 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:26,639 Speaker 4: WBC Where were you what were you doing? 414 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 1: During some very. 415 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 2: Full disclaimer I live in Miami, WBC comes out, I'm like, 416 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 2: yes three that. When they announced the finals again, semi 417 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 2: finals are gonna have first round Dominican and Venezuela, the 418 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:50,399 Speaker 2: whole thing, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Israel. I'm all in. So I 419 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 2: was able to full disclaimer, was able to go to 420 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 2: day one and actually sit with Dusky Baker and watch 421 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 2: a game, watch the Netherlands and Venezuela play as Dusky 422 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 2: would scout them up above. I thought that was surreal. 423 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:14,120 Speaker 2: That was awesome. What happened was months before our dear friends, 424 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 2: one of their kids was getting married and was getting 425 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:25,880 Speaker 2: married in Mexico right when the finals were happening and 426 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:29,760 Speaker 2: the finals were This was the weekend final was going 427 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:34,959 Speaker 2: to be Monday, semi finals, Monday Finals Tuesday, and I 428 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:39,960 Speaker 2: was thinking and my dear friend Joel Piniro, former major leaguer, 429 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:41,920 Speaker 2: was also invited to the wedding. The first when I 430 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 2: saw the date, I texted Joelle and I go, Joel, 431 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 2: do you realize that this is right in the middle 432 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:51,880 Speaker 2: of the WBC. And he goes, oh, no, He goes, 433 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:55,199 Speaker 2: You're gonna try to tell me. I said nope. I 434 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:59,720 Speaker 2: was like, you there are certain things that we as 435 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 2: has that we know how to survive, and this is 436 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:08,119 Speaker 2: one of those survival skills. Be quiet. It's hard to do. 437 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:13,640 Speaker 2: It's a skill. You're quiet and you grieve. And I 438 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 2: was like, okay, and she's like, we're going to the wedding, 439 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:19,879 Speaker 2: and then she brought it up. I know it's WBC, 440 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 2: but I am going to the wedding with or without you, 441 00:24:23,280 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 2: because I know you might have to work it, and 442 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:25,880 Speaker 2: I'm going to do it. 443 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: I gave you. 444 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 2: She gave me an out, and me, being the husband 445 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 2: that I am, an understanding self preservation, decided not to 446 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:41,640 Speaker 2: take the out and decided to stay right there with her. 447 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:49,199 Speaker 2: Now I ended up getting very sick in Mexico. So 448 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 2: with with I don't know it was the water, the 449 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:57,440 Speaker 2: ice which I didn't drink, the water, the tequila. Maybe 450 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 2: it was tequila. Maybe it was the fi that I 451 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:05,360 Speaker 2: have no idea, but that actually helped me stay in 452 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 2: and watch every game. That's the only thing I can say. 453 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 2: It helped me stay in. And it also and I also, 454 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 2: as we all know, the great song, I left my 455 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:19,640 Speaker 2: heart in San Francisco. I left my love handles in Mexico. 456 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:25,159 Speaker 1: Oh you got so sick you lost weight? Oh wow, 457 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, Edie. All right, So big picture, Eddie, what 458 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 1: did you think overall of the WBC. 459 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 2: I thought it was Look. I love the WBC. I've 460 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:36,880 Speaker 2: loved it as a player in two thousand and six, 461 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 2: I loved it as a coach in two thousand and nine, 462 00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 2: I managed Team Columbia as well in the pre qualifiers. 463 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:46,640 Speaker 2: I believe in the WBC. I think it is awesome. 464 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:50,320 Speaker 2: I think it continues to grow. I think it has 465 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:53,480 Speaker 2: been huge. It has been a huge event in Latin 466 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:57,120 Speaker 2: America and in Asia for all those years. It really has. 467 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:01,640 Speaker 2: It has brought countries together, it has brought cultures together. 468 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 2: Ever since two thousand and six, I've called the World 469 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 2: Baseball Classic the World Baseball culture. I think eddicates all 470 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:14,480 Speaker 2: of us. And that's what baseball does. It brings everyone together. 471 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 2: I thought this was the best World Baseball a Classic 472 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 2: showing for the United States, and that includes them winning 473 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 2: it in twenty seventeen. And the reason I say this 474 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:29,439 Speaker 2: is because I think now here in the United States, 475 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:34,120 Speaker 2: we are understanding and we're respecting the celebrations of every 476 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 2: other culture out there, and we're able to be on himself. 477 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:43,879 Speaker 2: The most person I found the World Baseball Classic was 478 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:48,000 Speaker 2: actually a team, a player from the United States and 479 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 2: his name is Bright Smartle him being to hit that 480 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 2: home run in the eighth inning to bring back the 481 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:57,640 Speaker 2: opportunity of the United States have tied against Venezuela. And 482 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:01,200 Speaker 2: then the biggest thing that he did was go back 483 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:04,400 Speaker 2: out there and shake the Venezuelan's hands and celeb while 484 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:08,680 Speaker 2: they were celebrating. He got it, and I think when 485 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 2: he did that, the rest of the country here in 486 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 2: the United States also got that message. For that. I 487 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 2: thank him because we needed as a baseball culture, we 488 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:22,919 Speaker 2: needed someone like him to go out there and be 489 00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 2: able to do that. That to me was true leadership 490 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:28,879 Speaker 2: and that's true sportsmanship, and that's what baseball is. 491 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 1: So can you explain to us how important baseball is 492 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 1: in Puerto Rico, in the Dominican in Venezuela. It's amazing, correct. 493 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, baseball is. It brings families together. Let's put it 494 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:46,720 Speaker 2: this way. We saw Team Puerto Rico everyone with their 495 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 2: blonde hair, right, they called it Team Rubio. This started 496 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:56,000 Speaker 2: organically a few years ago when Team Puerto Rico ended 497 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 2: up getting to the finals, and it started with Yadi 498 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 2: Kik and all the guys being able to dye their hair, 499 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:08,480 Speaker 2: to the point that everyone in Puerto Rico started dying 500 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 2: their hair. All the kids started dying their hair. We 501 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:15,399 Speaker 2: ran out of die. Ladies were like going, what am 502 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:18,679 Speaker 2: I going to do? How Mankatellites going? I mean, it 503 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:23,160 Speaker 2: was completely gone, the entire thing. Now, I will say this, 504 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 2: there was and there was zero crime as well in 505 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:32,640 Speaker 2: Puerto Rico, and and it brings back, it brings everyone 506 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:36,440 Speaker 2: together in the Dominican Republican, Venezuela and Panama. In Mexico, 507 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 2: the pride that you have of wearing your last name 508 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 2: in your back or wearing your franchise in the front, 509 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 2: when you put the name of your country in your chest, 510 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:51,240 Speaker 2: that takes everything away. It's a it's an unbelievable pride 511 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 2: and because of that, and it's not political, and that's 512 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:58,960 Speaker 2: the one thing that that that is really important. This 513 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 2: is this has to do with just pride of being 514 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 2: born and raised in that country that you're representing, or 515 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:08,760 Speaker 2: being able to get a second opportunity like Randia rose 516 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:12,880 Speaker 2: Reina does have being able to represent Mexico, Jared Duran 517 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 2: being able to represent Mexico for them, It's important also 518 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 2: to represent your parents' culture. So yes, this is this 519 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 2: is this goes about above and beyond what politics are, 520 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 2: and this brings you back to your childhood, saying thank 521 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 2: you to your parents into the people that made you 522 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 2: who you are. 523 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:36,600 Speaker 3: Edward of the final strike thrown by Daniel Palencia, There's 524 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 3: many videos that have come out of him in tears 525 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:41,960 Speaker 3: on the mound before. 526 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:43,760 Speaker 1: Throwing strike three. 527 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 4: This is bigger than baseball. 528 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:49,440 Speaker 3: This is that is the prime example of it right there, 529 00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 3: he's crying on the mound, a grown man because of 530 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 3: this opportunity. 531 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 2: It's it's emotional. We're not afraid to leave those emotions 532 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 2: out there on the field. We saw Ronald the Kue 533 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 2: junior the game before right when they were able to 534 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:06,720 Speaker 2: move on to the finals against the United States, he 535 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 2: was seen crying as well before the last and in 536 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 2: the last inning, wiping away tears in right field. The 537 00:30:14,160 --> 00:30:19,080 Speaker 2: fans also doing their part by showing their emotions on 538 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 2: the field. They understand how important this is for the 539 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:26,200 Speaker 2: diaspora of the Venezuelan fans or the Dominican fans, or 540 00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:30,480 Speaker 2: the Cuban fans that or you can go either way. 541 00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 2: Nicko Iowa. When they were here as well, representing their country, 542 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:37,440 Speaker 2: that stadium is beautiful to see your flag fly. It 543 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:40,840 Speaker 2: is beautiful to see your countrymen be able to represent it. 544 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:44,240 Speaker 2: And for Venezuela, I mean this, think about what they've 545 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:47,600 Speaker 2: gone through year after year, the poverty that's going on 546 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:51,080 Speaker 2: over there, the political issues that are happening over there 547 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:54,520 Speaker 2: in a rich country full of minerals and everything that 548 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:59,240 Speaker 2: they're able to go and put out a product that 549 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 2: can represent well to me, it's it's I mean, you 550 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 2: can't make it up. And look at Italy with Cisco 551 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 2: Survelli right, what you know, expanding baseball to Italy, people 552 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:16,080 Speaker 2: up late at night seeing Italian Americans represent their heritage 553 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 2: as well, putting them on the map with baseball. And 554 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 2: that's it's, it's what baseball does. And and your dad 555 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:28,320 Speaker 2: Tim explaining how baseball is completely different than other sports 556 00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 2: because we don't know who the next hero is going 557 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:33,000 Speaker 2: to be. We don't know who's going to be batting, 558 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 2: we don't know who's going to be holding the ball 559 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:37,240 Speaker 2: at the end it's going to be Palencia or if 560 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 2: it's going to go extra innings. That's the part that's 561 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 2: awesome about this game. 562 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:43,960 Speaker 1: Larry Bird always took the last shot, Eddie, but as 563 00:31:43,960 --> 00:31:47,600 Speaker 1: we know, in baseball, anyone is capable of taking the 564 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 1: last shot. And that's what is so beautiful about baseball. 565 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:53,240 Speaker 2: By the way, I don't know if you know this, 566 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:58,440 Speaker 2: but are you still fascinating by said. 567 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,920 Speaker 1: Thank you, Eddie. Book's been out of print for eight 568 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:12,160 Speaker 1: years and you're still selling it for me. And by 569 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:15,360 Speaker 1: the way, Eddie, and you're honor. Have you noticed what 570 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:16,840 Speaker 1: I'm wearing today? 571 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 2: Yes, I do. We're watching You're wearing the Clemente shirt. 572 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:25,080 Speaker 2: I love it. I was actually gonna mention it, but 573 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:28,160 Speaker 2: I knew that there was something behind it. I love that. 574 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 1: Well. I got this shirt if I may in Cooperstown 575 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:36,360 Speaker 1: the year that I was honored. I got to Cooperstown 576 00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:39,480 Speaker 1: thinking I haven't forgotten to think I forgot all of 577 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 1: my polo shirts. I had nothing to wear other than 578 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:45,840 Speaker 1: when I'm making a speech into three PCE suit. So 579 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:48,200 Speaker 1: the first thing I did was I went to Baseball 580 00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:51,680 Speaker 1: Isms and I bought this shirt. And I walked around 581 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:55,440 Speaker 1: in the Roberto Clemente shirt, which was like the coolest 582 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:58,760 Speaker 1: thing ever. So yeah, I mean, I get the four three. 583 00:32:58,800 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 2: Did you get the six four three? 584 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:03,800 Speaker 1: Well, I brought the I didn't forget my T shirts, 585 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:07,200 Speaker 1: but yes, the six four three, Eddie, you have to 586 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:09,960 Speaker 1: tell it again. You've told it before. Jet the six 587 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:13,080 Speaker 1: four three jersey T shirt that I wear to bed 588 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: all the time, and Warda wore it one day to 589 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:20,120 Speaker 1: m I t finish the story, Eddie. 590 00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:28,600 Speaker 2: Walking the NYT campus is I was thinking that I 591 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:31,720 Speaker 2: was smart enough and was embarrassed that I'm walking with 592 00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:35,880 Speaker 2: the six four three equals too, and you see all 593 00:33:35,960 --> 00:33:39,720 Speaker 2: these fellow geeks. I'm gonna call them fellow geeks because 594 00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:42,640 Speaker 2: I consider myself one as well. They're looking at me 595 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 2: like what idiot people across the riverdot Yep, that was me. 596 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:52,400 Speaker 2: So I had to play the six three. 597 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:55,280 Speaker 1: But as Wardo said, I explained it to some of 598 00:33:55,320 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 1: them and they still didn't even understand it because they're 599 00:33:57,960 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 1: not baseball fans. Yeah, so. 600 00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 2: Let's go, it's two. 601 00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:06,840 Speaker 3: Let's just let's just say we're glad that we don't 602 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:09,799 Speaker 3: have a lot of shortstop to left fielder put outs down. 603 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:10,719 Speaker 4: If you know what that would be? 604 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:11,120 Speaker 1: Right? 605 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:12,200 Speaker 2: Uh? 606 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:15,360 Speaker 1: Oh six seven seven? 607 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:15,759 Speaker 2: Si? 608 00:34:16,239 --> 00:34:19,840 Speaker 1: Yes, oh, yes, I got it. So yeah, that that 609 00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:23,480 Speaker 1: was great. So ed Wardo, what what? Oh? By the way, 610 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:25,840 Speaker 1: I made a speech at church the other day. Wasn't 611 00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:27,400 Speaker 1: to a bunch of five year olds. There were a 612 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:30,120 Speaker 1: bunch of adults there, And one of the questions I 613 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:35,680 Speaker 1: got was right field is my favorite position? Do you 614 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:40,400 Speaker 1: have any stories about any right fielders? And I'm thinking 615 00:34:40,760 --> 00:34:44,279 Speaker 1: I've got Babe Ruth, I've got Haye Aaron, and I've 616 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:48,680 Speaker 1: got Roberto Clementi. Not to mention al Kline, Frank Robinson 617 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:52,400 Speaker 1: and Eduardo Perez. I could have done. I could have 618 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:56,520 Speaker 1: done ten speeches back to back to back just talking 619 00:34:56,680 --> 00:35:00,279 Speaker 1: about right fielders because some of the greatest players all 620 00:35:00,360 --> 00:35:03,440 Speaker 1: time or right fielders, and they all have amazing stories 621 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:06,560 Speaker 1: to tell. Do you have any story about a right fielder? 622 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:06,799 Speaker 2: Like? 623 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:08,200 Speaker 1: Who do you think you're talking to? 624 00:35:08,239 --> 00:35:08,399 Speaker 2: Here? 625 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:11,000 Speaker 1: This is all I do is collect stories. It was 626 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:12,920 Speaker 1: so funny. 627 00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 3: This is a great time to announce your fourth book. 628 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:19,720 Speaker 3: I'm fascinated by right fielders coming to Murders, Barnes and Noble. 629 00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:24,160 Speaker 2: Soon stay away, I'll tell you that's one of my 630 00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:26,600 Speaker 2: favorite right fielders of all time. I used to mimic 631 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:29,279 Speaker 2: him as a kid, and he actually took over for 632 00:35:29,600 --> 00:35:33,320 Speaker 2: the great Roberto Plemente and that's State Parker. Dave Partner 633 00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:35,799 Speaker 2: to me, was larger than life when he was with 634 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:39,200 Speaker 2: the Pirates. He had a way of being able to 635 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:43,440 Speaker 2: great comebacks. He was very witty when it came to 636 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:47,560 Speaker 2: he saw something, he said it. Then all of a sudden, 637 00:35:47,640 --> 00:35:50,719 Speaker 2: Dave Parker, who's a Cincinnati kid, ended up playing for 638 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:53,799 Speaker 2: the Cincinnati Reds as well. And I was able to 639 00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:58,279 Speaker 2: get to know Dave Parker uh personally and one of 640 00:35:58,560 --> 00:36:02,320 Speaker 2: one of the grit this talents back to ball skill 641 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:05,560 Speaker 2: for a big guy. Ever, could it for average? Could 642 00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:08,600 Speaker 2: it for power? Had one of the best arms in 643 00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:13,120 Speaker 2: the And I remember one time changing the subject from 644 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:17,799 Speaker 2: Dave Parker to another great right fielder, this guy who 645 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 2: if we were winning, I would play seven innings. If 646 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:24,160 Speaker 2: we were losing, I'd play the entire nine because they're 647 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:28,640 Speaker 2: bringing defex for me. We're doing a game, Jeff, we're 648 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:31,160 Speaker 2: doing a game and we're talking about home run robberies 649 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:34,800 Speaker 2: and your father's like, you never stole a home run? 650 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:37,600 Speaker 2: And I was like, okay, here's the video. I sent 651 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:39,440 Speaker 2: it to the producer really quick. You got to put 652 00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:42,280 Speaker 2: this one up out there. And all of a sudden 653 00:36:42,360 --> 00:36:45,560 Speaker 2: he realized. He's like, wait, who's that? And that was 654 00:36:45,640 --> 00:36:49,000 Speaker 2: me stealing a home run off Mike Piazza, who had 655 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:52,680 Speaker 2: an opposite field shot in Bush Stadium. I came over, 656 00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:55,759 Speaker 2: reached out and was able to make the play and 657 00:36:56,239 --> 00:36:58,920 Speaker 2: get that and get that ball over the fence, and 658 00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:01,799 Speaker 2: he's like that was when he was so surprised that 659 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:05,160 Speaker 2: it was made that I even was like, wait a second, 660 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:07,239 Speaker 2: let me make sure that was bad. And it was, 661 00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:10,480 Speaker 2: so it was. It was. It was really cool. But 662 00:37:10,680 --> 00:37:14,640 Speaker 2: right fielders are definitely one of you know, you look 663 00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:18,480 Speaker 2: at I see Andre Dawson still as as a great 664 00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:20,760 Speaker 2: right fielder, even though I saw him play center field 665 00:37:20,840 --> 00:37:26,320 Speaker 2: first in Montreal, so I considered him a center fielder. 666 00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:30,759 Speaker 2: I considered Ellis Valentine the redfielder with one of the 667 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:35,560 Speaker 2: best arms in the game ever, so so that position 668 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:38,200 Speaker 2: I felt that it was it was you have to 669 00:37:38,280 --> 00:37:39,640 Speaker 2: have a great arm for that, Ellie. 670 00:37:40,040 --> 00:37:43,040 Speaker 1: Sorry, yeah, I covered Als Valentine in nineteen eighty two 671 00:37:43,160 --> 00:37:45,759 Speaker 1: for the Rangers. He was in spring training and he 672 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:48,680 Speaker 1: was breathtaking to watch, especially when it came to throwing. 673 00:37:48,719 --> 00:37:50,600 Speaker 1: And he looked at me one day, I'm covering the 674 00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:52,359 Speaker 1: team and he looks at me and he goes like this, 675 00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:55,960 Speaker 1: puts up his right pinky. He goes, I got more 676 00:37:56,280 --> 00:38:00,879 Speaker 1: talent in my right pinky and most players in their 677 00:38:01,120 --> 00:38:05,120 Speaker 1: entire body. That was Ella's Valentine. And as for Dave Parker, 678 00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:09,040 Speaker 1: Dave Parker used to wear the Star of David around 679 00:38:09,080 --> 00:38:11,640 Speaker 1: his neck on occasion, and somebody finally asked him like, 680 00:38:11,719 --> 00:38:14,799 Speaker 1: what's that for. He said, well, my name's David and 681 00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:19,360 Speaker 1: I'm a star. That's how That's how great Dave Parker was. Sorry, 682 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:20,400 Speaker 1: Jeff go ahead. 683 00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:24,560 Speaker 4: You know my Mike Piazza story. So Dad, I'm sure 684 00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:25,040 Speaker 4: you know this. 685 00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:28,480 Speaker 3: But he grew up about ten minutes from where I 686 00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:32,360 Speaker 3: live and where I'm raising my family in the Phoenixville area. 687 00:38:32,680 --> 00:38:36,960 Speaker 3: I'm up in perky Yeomenville. And our nanny, Kira, you know, 688 00:38:37,239 --> 00:38:39,959 Speaker 3: we were three years of this shed pop down. She'd 689 00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:42,080 Speaker 3: be cleaning up a little bit right before I get 690 00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:44,480 Speaker 3: to record, and she said, Hey, did I ever tell 691 00:38:44,520 --> 00:38:48,760 Speaker 3: you my dad played baseball with a major leaguer? 692 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:50,719 Speaker 4: Of course there's been thirty. 693 00:38:50,560 --> 00:38:53,560 Speaker 3: SOMEI thousand major leaguers. So here I am thinking, okay, 694 00:38:53,560 --> 00:38:56,160 Speaker 3: who is this going to be? His name was Mike something, 695 00:38:56,239 --> 00:38:58,799 Speaker 3: Mike Pizza something, And I said. 696 00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:01,280 Speaker 4: Mike Piatta, Hall of Famer. 697 00:39:01,520 --> 00:39:03,840 Speaker 3: Four hundred home runs should have been four hundred and 698 00:39:03,840 --> 00:39:05,960 Speaker 3: twenty eight, but it's four hundred and twenty seven thanks 699 00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:09,520 Speaker 3: to Eduardo. And she goes, yeah, that sounds right, and 700 00:39:09,560 --> 00:39:12,600 Speaker 3: I said, yes, not only did he play in the 701 00:39:12,600 --> 00:39:14,280 Speaker 3: big leagues and he's a Hall of Famer. 702 00:39:14,360 --> 00:39:17,680 Speaker 1: For goodness, I still believe he's the greatest hitting catcher 703 00:39:17,840 --> 00:39:20,040 Speaker 1: of all time. And Eddie, I told you, in his 704 00:39:20,120 --> 00:39:23,400 Speaker 1: second to last stop he went to the padres so 705 00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:25,680 Speaker 1: he's way past his prime. But when he gets to 706 00:39:25,719 --> 00:39:30,080 Speaker 1: the Padres, they have a special grip that you squeeze 707 00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:34,560 Speaker 1: to test your hand strength. Okay, and Mike Piazza broke 708 00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:38,880 Speaker 1: all the hand strength records for the Podres, and Bruce 709 00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:42,720 Speaker 1: Bochie said it was like Herman Munster had joined our Teeve. 710 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:47,040 Speaker 1: That's how strong Mike Pianto was in his hands. He 711 00:39:47,320 --> 00:39:50,640 Speaker 1: was amazing. And Eddie took a Homer away from him. 712 00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:53,560 Speaker 1: I forgot all about that, Eddie. That is so cool. 713 00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:56,400 Speaker 2: I'm just glad I didn't keep him out of the 714 00:39:56,400 --> 00:39:59,000 Speaker 2: Hall of Thing because of that one. Eddie. 715 00:39:59,160 --> 00:40:01,000 Speaker 1: We're gonna let you go in a minute, but I 716 00:40:01,120 --> 00:40:04,480 Speaker 1: just want to bring back. My favorite story of twenty 717 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:10,600 Speaker 1: twenty five is how you took a helicopter from JFK 718 00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:14,719 Speaker 1: Airport into downtown Manhattan. So first I want you to 719 00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:18,120 Speaker 1: retell that story, and then I want you to think, 720 00:40:18,480 --> 00:40:22,280 Speaker 1: what could you possibly do this year as we're starting 721 00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:25,480 Speaker 1: another season that could top get it coming in on 722 00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:27,600 Speaker 1: an elevator and a helicopter. 723 00:40:28,760 --> 00:40:31,719 Speaker 2: I don't know if I can, but I'll tell you this, 724 00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:35,840 Speaker 2: that was one of my one of the things that 725 00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:37,960 Speaker 2: I wanted to do in the bucket list, right, how 726 00:40:37,960 --> 00:40:40,480 Speaker 2: do I get into Manhattan? I wanted to see the 727 00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:46,520 Speaker 2: view from a helicopter landing in JFK, And all of 728 00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:49,200 Speaker 2: a sudden I looked and an uber ride was going 729 00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:52,920 Speaker 2: to take like an hour and twenty some minutes, and 730 00:40:53,120 --> 00:41:00,360 Speaker 2: a helicopter ride takes sevens not but sick to be 731 00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:04,399 Speaker 2: able to get into the city. And I was like, done, 732 00:41:05,440 --> 00:41:09,880 Speaker 2: I'm working this out. And my algorithm on my Internet 733 00:41:09,960 --> 00:41:13,960 Speaker 2: on the Instagram showed up and it's said about this 734 00:41:14,080 --> 00:41:17,000 Speaker 2: helicopter ride, and it kept ballooning and ballooning on it. 735 00:41:17,080 --> 00:41:19,400 Speaker 2: I was like, this is a message. The algorithm is 736 00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:22,239 Speaker 2: sending me a message. So I ended up taking a 737 00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:25,680 Speaker 2: helicopter ride from JFK. They picked me up right there 738 00:41:25,719 --> 00:41:28,960 Speaker 2: in the terminal. They took me straight to the helicopter place. 739 00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:31,239 Speaker 2: I waited five minutes. They said we can get you 740 00:41:31,360 --> 00:41:35,560 Speaker 2: on right now, and they dropped me off not even 741 00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:40,640 Speaker 2: not even like eight or nine minutes away from the hotel, 742 00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:43,520 Speaker 2: And in less than twenty five minutes, I was in 743 00:41:43,640 --> 00:41:47,240 Speaker 2: my hotel instead of taking an hour and twenty minute 744 00:41:47,320 --> 00:41:51,600 Speaker 2: ride to Manhattan. So I was pumped up, and of 745 00:41:51,719 --> 00:41:55,680 Speaker 2: course I took a lot of video and it it's 746 00:41:55,920 --> 00:41:59,120 Speaker 2: you know what, would I do it again? I would 747 00:41:59,120 --> 00:42:01,400 Speaker 2: do it again. I would do it again. But it 748 00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:03,759 Speaker 2: was it was fun. I called my kids while I 749 00:42:03,840 --> 00:42:05,840 Speaker 2: was in the helicopter, I FaceTime and they're like. 750 00:42:06,120 --> 00:42:07,000 Speaker 4: What are you doing? 751 00:42:07,840 --> 00:42:13,880 Speaker 1: And Jeff, you remember the story I talked. I was 752 00:42:13,960 --> 00:42:15,879 Speaker 1: doing a game in the booth with Eddie, which I've 753 00:42:15,880 --> 00:42:18,320 Speaker 1: done well over a hundred times, and I was bugging 754 00:42:18,440 --> 00:42:21,920 Speaker 1: him about some stat or something in between innings and 755 00:42:22,040 --> 00:42:24,239 Speaker 1: he wasn't paying attention and he just looked at me 756 00:42:24,360 --> 00:42:27,200 Speaker 1: and barked, I'm trying to line up a helicopter. 757 00:42:27,400 --> 00:42:33,799 Speaker 2: Leave me alone. Oh it was so good. 758 00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:37,320 Speaker 1: And then he sent us the video. So RAVI and 759 00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:40,400 Speaker 1: I are doing a game with Eddie and we received 760 00:42:40,480 --> 00:42:45,640 Speaker 1: this video of him coming in on a helicopter. Only Eddie, 761 00:42:45,880 --> 00:42:47,600 Speaker 1: this could only happen to him. 762 00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:52,919 Speaker 2: I'm just happy it was good weather. That's the only 763 00:42:53,040 --> 00:42:55,600 Speaker 2: thing I would have been stuck at traffic. 764 00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:59,160 Speaker 1: And he's speaking of this shirt. When Ron Darling came 765 00:42:59,239 --> 00:43:04,560 Speaker 1: on last year, I wore a Hawaiian shirt in his honor. 766 00:43:05,080 --> 00:43:07,960 Speaker 1: So about three quarters of the way through the podcast, 767 00:43:08,080 --> 00:43:10,920 Speaker 1: I said, I said, Ron, did you notice that I'm 768 00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:14,719 Speaker 1: wearing a Hawaiian shirt, and he goes, Tim, it's it's 769 00:43:14,760 --> 00:43:17,200 Speaker 1: not for everyone. You know that, right, That's what he said. 770 00:43:19,560 --> 00:43:21,680 Speaker 3: Of course I look like an idiot, but I just 771 00:43:21,800 --> 00:43:24,160 Speaker 3: wanted to let him know I notice it. He passed 772 00:43:24,200 --> 00:43:29,719 Speaker 3: a judgment that you probably shouldn't wear it again, and 773 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:33,840 Speaker 3: Eduardo typical behind the scenes here, my dad told me 774 00:43:34,480 --> 00:43:37,080 Speaker 3: before we got on, before we got on video, hey, 775 00:43:37,160 --> 00:43:39,480 Speaker 3: and by the way, I'm gonna wear my Hawaiian shirt 776 00:43:39,960 --> 00:43:42,240 Speaker 3: and I'm gonna I'm gonna ask him what he thinks 777 00:43:42,280 --> 00:43:44,400 Speaker 3: about it. And here he's thinking, this is gonna be 778 00:43:44,440 --> 00:43:46,719 Speaker 3: this big, beautiful moment where he says, Tim, thank you 779 00:43:46,800 --> 00:43:48,040 Speaker 3: for honoring my heritage. 780 00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:54,879 Speaker 1: No, Tim, you probably shouldn't wear it, that's for sure. Well, Eddie, 781 00:43:55,440 --> 00:43:58,560 Speaker 1: you are for everyone. Thank you so much for joining 782 00:43:58,640 --> 00:44:02,440 Speaker 1: us again. You have now lead off three years in 783 00:44:02,560 --> 00:44:06,040 Speaker 1: a row, having done it once in your major league career. 784 00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:10,840 Speaker 1: I repeat June twentieth, two thousand and three, and you 785 00:44:10,960 --> 00:44:13,520 Speaker 1: were one for five that day. But with us, Eddie 786 00:44:13,600 --> 00:44:16,000 Speaker 1: all corny to society, you've been three for three and 787 00:44:16,120 --> 00:44:20,600 Speaker 1: we appreciate so much you. Kicking off the baseball season 788 00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:22,680 Speaker 1: with Jeff and myself. 789 00:44:23,480 --> 00:44:26,920 Speaker 2: I'm focusing on that double I hit that kid focus. 790 00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:29,719 Speaker 4: Will you hit a home run today? Eduardo? 791 00:44:30,160 --> 00:44:33,640 Speaker 1: Wow? Incredible. Okay, Eddie, I'll see you down the line. 792 00:44:33,719 --> 00:44:35,719 Speaker 1: I'm not sure when, but i'll see you at a 793 00:44:35,760 --> 00:44:40,400 Speaker 1: ballpark hopefully soon. And tell Miarbah and everyone else we 794 00:44:40,440 --> 00:44:40,799 Speaker 1: said hello. 795 00:44:40,920 --> 00:44:42,920 Speaker 2: Okay, all right, you got it.