1 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fish Stripes Unfiltered. We're recording this on Friday, 2 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: July fifteenth. I'm your host, Isaac Gazoud, joined as always 3 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: by my great co host Kevin Barrall. We're joined by 4 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: a very special guest today, and that is Marlin's radio 5 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: TV color analyst, former Major League baseball backstop JPR and 6 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: cv A JP. Thanks so much for making the time, man, 7 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: how are you? 8 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 2: I'm good? The backstop? Wow, that's very professional term there, right, 9 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 2: That usually go by catcher or you know, but whatever, 10 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 2: backstop sounds professional? 11 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:44,520 Speaker 3: Yead? 12 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 2: Yeah? 13 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: And I guess we're waking up on news that Max Meyer, 14 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: marlin stop prospect, has been called up to make his 15 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: major league debut. He'll be pitching tomorrow night, well tomorrow 16 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: afternoon at four pm. Your thoughts on just, you know, 17 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: the guy making his debut. Was it overdue or should 18 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: have been done? Has it done at the right time? 19 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 2: I guess we'll see. I mean, obviously, I think he 20 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:07,839 Speaker 2: had that little injury that they kind of set him back, 21 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 2: so he might have been here earlier if it wasn't 22 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 2: for that. But regardless overdo or not, I'm fired up 23 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 2: to watch him, right, and I've had It's crazy yesterday. 24 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 2: I was, you know, learning about it and I posted 25 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,479 Speaker 2: about it and I had a lot of people reach 26 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 2: out to me about like, dude, you're in for a treat, 27 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 2: and so that was the cool part for me, is 28 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 2: like being able to feel like not just us being excited, 29 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 2: but a lot of people that have been around him, 30 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 2: a lot of people have been able to watch him 31 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:39,960 Speaker 2: that they're fired up because they're like, this guy's a 32 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 2: different beast and all you hear about his stuff is 33 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 2: his stuff, but you hear about his mentality, and I think, 34 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 2: you know, the cool part is is the excitement that 35 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 2: it brings. Like for me, I'm fired up to go 36 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 2: to the stadium earlier today to be able to see 37 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 2: him and be able to talk to him, be able 38 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 2: to you know, kind of start that relationship. But that's 39 00:01:57,680 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 2: what I'm excited about. And you have a guy that 40 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 2: can really transcend a team that way. I mean, he 41 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 2: was obviously a super high pick and he was a 42 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 2: guy that they said was major league ready when they 43 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 2: drafted him. Well, now's this time to kind of show 44 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 2: what he's about. 45 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 4: Do you feel pressure right now about tomorrow? 46 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 1: I feel like maybe when I just got drafted. 47 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 4: I felt it's a little pressure, but. 48 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: Then when I you know, go out and know that 49 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: everything is the same as just a baseball game, it 50 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: kind of takes all that away. 51 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 2: Yeah. 52 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 3: Max Smyer was the third pick of the twenty twenty 53 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 3: LB draft. This is definitely one of the the guys 54 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 3: we've been most excited to see this season. But JP, 55 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 3: we you know, the Marians are currently forty one I 56 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 3: want to say forty one, forty three and forty three 57 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 3: and forty five. They are in that wildcats, they're they're 58 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 3: they're fighting for the wild card spot. You know, what 59 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 3: have been your thoughts on this team so far in 60 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 3: twenty twenty two? 61 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 2: Uh? You know, it's crazy for the times that they've 62 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 2: been up and down, right, Like they go five in 63 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 2: a row and then they kind of fall off seven 64 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 2: in a row, they kind of fall off six in a row, 65 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 2: they kind of fall off, and then they just played 66 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 2: these last eight games, which is probably the worst they've 67 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 2: played in a while. I mean, I think that they 68 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 2: would tell you the same thing, and then they split 69 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 2: those series, and it's crazy because then you look up 70 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 2: at the standings yesterday and they're only three games out 71 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 2: and so there wasn't like anybody has kind of taken off. 72 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 2: And then you watch on the American League, like what 73 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 2: Julo Rodriguez has done to the Seattle Mariners. What you know, 74 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 2: different guys have done for the Retchmen, for the Baltimorials, right, 75 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 2: And so these young guys can create an influence or 76 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 2: a sense of urgency or energy whatever it may be 77 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 2: that these young guys bring the teams, which if the 78 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 2: Marlins can go on a run, I mean, it's crazy 79 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 2: to think like worth a halfway point, and a lot 80 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 2: of guys have probably underperformed what they would say is 81 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 2: their usual stuff. And those are guys that can kind 82 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 2: of put teams on their back. So once they get going, 83 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,839 Speaker 2: this team is built to be able to be successful. 84 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 2: It's just a matter of guys taken off and not 85 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 2: just you know, hey, we're good for a few games. 86 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 2: It's it's got to be consistent. And so I'm kind 87 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 2: of excited to see like, even though they're not playing 88 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 2: in the best baseball, they're only three games out and 89 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 2: that's the that's the fun part of where this team 90 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:20,280 Speaker 2: is at. Now. 91 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: You mentioned the consistency with a team that doesn't have 92 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: the firepower like a Juan Soda Ronald Lukunya. You have 93 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: to do all the little things right, and we saw 94 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:28,719 Speaker 1: them do a lot of the little things wrong in 95 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: that Pittsburgh series, and I thought you and Glen did 96 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: a great job of exposing that with you know, late 97 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: in the game, you have the time runs on base 98 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: and they have a base stolen, and many times it 99 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: was jan Birdie first, and then it was Casey's Aguilar 100 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 1: just swinging at pitches that would have been the first 101 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: strike of an at bats which gives them two more 102 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: chances and their swing. Is that something that you learn 103 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: in the club. Is that something that you're taught at 104 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: spring training or is that just whether you have you know, 105 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: the IQ to do it, to just lay off a 106 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:54,799 Speaker 1: pitch when you know that Bertie has the base stolen, 107 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:56,919 Speaker 1: or Billy Hamilton or whoever is on base. 108 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it's I think it's it's kind of 109 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 2: slowing down the game. Listen, when you're in that box, 110 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 2: it's not easy. Right when you're in the box, you 111 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 2: got a lot of things going on. You're trying to 112 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 2: figure out, you know what he's trying to attack you with. 113 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 2: You're trying to be on time, you got all these 114 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 2: different things going on, but you also have to understand 115 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 2: the situation and who you are as a player. Right, 116 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 2: So for the John Birdy first and second to and 117 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 2: oh count, John Burdy's not a home run hitter, you know, 118 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 2: it's safe to say, and so he's probably not going 119 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 2: to hit a three run home run a two occount. 120 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 2: But what he can do as good as anybody is 121 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 2: hit with two strikes, he can put the ball in play. 122 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 2: And so with that being said, you know those are 123 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:39,359 Speaker 2: teaching situations like hey, man, first and second, they have 124 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:44,119 Speaker 2: those bases stolen, take the pitch and allow that second 125 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 2: and third, just like when you're stealing a bag. And 126 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 2: I'm sure it's frustrated for him when he's got a 127 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:52,279 Speaker 2: bag stolen and somebody files off a ball. So for me, 128 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 2: that's the biggest thing, is like, hey, and then in 129 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 2: that situation he gets the base hit, which is again 130 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 2: why he is a guy who can't take those pitches, 131 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 2: and it would have been a tie game, right And 132 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 2: over time, I think you know, when you stand from 133 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 2: where I stand and you can slow the game down. 134 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 2: Those are those little things that over time kind of 135 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 2: add up so much so that you know. I talked 136 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 2: to the Pirates staff and they're like, dude, we were 137 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 2: surprised that. We were like, thank god. Right, But then 138 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 2: on the next one you have a he's goose agular, right, 139 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 2: his wos agular can leave the field, right, he can 140 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 2: leave the stagium. 141 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 3: Like. 142 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 2: This guy's hit thirty homers. He's been in a homer derby, 143 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 2: like he's a guy. So that one I'm not as 144 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 2: upset about in the sense of first pitch. Do we've 145 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 2: seen this game now? This game is all breaking balls 146 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 2: and no one gives in. I give everybody. If I 147 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 2: was a manager, everybody would have a three zero green 148 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 2: light because that is probably the only time where you're 149 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 2: gonna actually have a decent pitch to hit these days. 150 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 2: Because he goes three to zero fastball, three one slider, 151 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 2: three two slider, you're out. And that's the tough part 152 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 2: of the game. So you got a good pitch to 153 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 2: hit first pitch because John Birdie creates that because they 154 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 2: need to throw a fastball because they know he's gonna steal. 155 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 2: Then I'm not as upset about it. I know for myself, 156 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 2: I always felt like when I was hitting listen, I 157 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 2: hit two twelve as a career, right, I wasn't like 158 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 2: this guy, but I did drive in runs, and so 159 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 2: I'd much rather have a guy in second base where 160 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 2: I can get a single one you can score, as 161 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 2: opposed to being at first base. So that's that's one 162 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 2: thing for me that I've always kind of told guys, Hey, 163 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 2: I'll give you the couple first pitches and steal and 164 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 2: then if that after that, I can't give you any 165 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 2: more pitches and I have to just worry about myself. 166 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm with you one hundred percent. Is that, like 167 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: I asked before, I guess is that something that Donnie 168 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: mentioned to John Birdie into Heasy Regular. Hey, listen, when 169 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 1: you see the guys that're stealing lay off of pitch, 170 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: is that something that's gonna be taught and like sort 171 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: of try to be worked on in the future. Or 172 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 1: is that just you know, whatever you see at the box. 173 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 2: You would hope. So I think I think you know 174 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 2: a lot of it. Again, it's it's the way you learn. 175 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 2: And I used to say that experience was kind of 176 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 2: crap when I came up as a rookie, and it's not. 177 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 2: I mean, you learn is honestly by failing a lot 178 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 2: of times. That's the way you learn. And we saw 179 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 2: that with the La Cruz when in Saint Louis he 180 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 2: tried to throw the guy out at home plate instead 181 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 2: of throwing the second base with Sandy on the mound, 182 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 2: which allowed the runner to get the second right, then 183 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 2: it was against the Angels. I want to say that 184 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 2: I saw him. I wasn't working that series, but I 185 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 2: saw him throw the ball in the second and keep 186 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 2: that runner at first base as opposed to, you know, 187 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 2: trying to throw the guy at home And that was 188 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 2: the Angels because he hit a home run that day 189 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 2: to win the game, or his home run was the 190 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 2: game when he home run and I told him listen, 191 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 2: the home run was cool. I was more fired up 192 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 2: that he threw the ball at second base. And those 193 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 2: are the little things where at the major league level 194 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 2: you get exposed if you do things wrong. Because again, 195 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 2: he threw at the home plate, the guy got the 196 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 2: second base, next guy gets a base hit, Sandy gives 197 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 2: up a run and that should never happen, right, So 198 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 2: those are those little things that at the major league 199 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 2: level it gets exposed a lot more than it does 200 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 2: at the minor league level. Because you get away with 201 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 2: mistakes at the big leagues. If you give extra outs, 202 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 2: you're in trouble. So that's where you know, I'm sure 203 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 2: all the coaches do their due diligence to be able 204 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:13,680 Speaker 2: to help those guys out. But again, that's why you're 205 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:15,680 Speaker 2: gonna make your mistakes at the big league level more 206 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 2: often than not, because in the minor leagues you get 207 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 2: away with stuff. 208 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 3: You spoke a little bit about your major league career 209 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 3: just for a second there. So you started in twenty ten, 210 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 3: you ended in twenty fifteen. You were with the Toronto 211 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 3: Blue Jays, or in twenty ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, then 212 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 3: with Texas in twenty fourteen, and you finished it off 213 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 3: with Tampa in twenty fifteen. What were some of your 214 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 3: favorite moments during those times playing in the big leagues 215 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 3: with you know, it could have been with Toronto, Texas 216 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 3: or Tampa, you know, just a favorite moment. 217 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:46,959 Speaker 2: Well, I mean, obviously, I think my debut was one 218 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 2: of my favorite moments because it was a game that 219 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 2: I had really one of the best games of my career, 220 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 2: and you know, I got to kind of live out 221 00:09:58,160 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 2: my dream. I got to make it to the big 222 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 2: league and you know, you get up there in the 223 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 2: first pitch you see in the big leagues, you hit 224 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 2: a home run. That's not something that happens very often. 225 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 4: So the long awaited first major league get back, first 226 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 4: pitch swinging Eron Cebia, let me up, god, first major 227 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,839 Speaker 4: league get back, first major league hit, and it's a 228 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 4: whole run for Aeron Cebia. 229 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 2: You know, that was obviously a memorable one. Uh. There 230 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 2: was a game against the New York Yankees when I 231 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 2: was a Texas that I hit two homers and two doubles, 232 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 2: and uh, it was in Jeter's last kind of you know, 233 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 2: go around, So it was kind of cool. We had 234 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 2: a pack stadium and I had they had brought the 235 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 2: chances in the face knee, I want to stay in 236 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 2: the seventh or eighth with bases loaded, and I hit 237 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 2: a grand slam off him. So that was cool to 238 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 2: like kind of have that kind of game. And then 239 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 2: you know, I really had fun in Tampa. Tampa was 240 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:04,679 Speaker 2: has had a culture of making it fun again and 241 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 2: wanting to come to the yard and wanting to go 242 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:10,079 Speaker 2: and do things, and and you know, you had fun winning. 243 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 2: It was almost like you were playing again in high 244 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 2: school or College. That's what it felt like. They do 245 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 2: a great job of their atmosphere there, and as a player, 246 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 2: it was easy to see why I did well there again, 247 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:22,559 Speaker 2: and it was because I really enjoyed coming to the 248 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:25,959 Speaker 2: baseball field again. I really had fun. I learned a lot, 249 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:29,560 Speaker 2: and you know, those guys, it's crazy how you know 250 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 2: good analytically. I'm not saying for a hitting standpoint, but 251 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 2: as a catcher, like calling games and different information than 252 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 2: I used to get. That it was really cool to see, like, Okay, 253 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 2: this is why these guys have been so good with 254 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 2: guys that. I mean, there might be a twenty fifth 255 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 2: round draft pick at that time where somebody who was 256 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 2: a later pick who had high spin rate. No one 257 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 2: really knew why his ninety mine hour fastball was playing 258 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 2: so well. You know, I got to kind of see 259 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 2: it firsthand why they were kind of kicking our butts 260 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 2: for so many years. 261 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:01,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, you mentioned you fun in Tampa. That was one 262 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: of your better seasons overall. I know it's a limited 263 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: temple size. You know, you hit three ten you know, 264 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 1: ops over nine hundred. That was your final major league season. 265 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: I was just curious, as so why decided to hang 266 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 1: them up, Hang up, you know, hang them up after 267 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: that season where you were. 268 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was kind of weird because after that season, 269 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:16,679 Speaker 2: I was like, all right, cool, I'm back. Like I 270 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 2: had fun. I was playing every day, I was you know, 271 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 2: I was doing you know, good things. And so I 272 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 2: felt like when I got done with that season, you know, 273 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:27,840 Speaker 2: the message was kind of like all right, you know, 274 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:30,559 Speaker 2: I was, I was back again, and this I found 275 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 2: a new home with the team, and I made it 276 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,079 Speaker 2: past like this date where you're supposed to like non 277 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 2: tender guys or whatever if they you know, if you're 278 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 2: kind of over it. They didn't not tender me, so 279 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 2: I was like, oh, they didn't de faiding. So I 280 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 2: was like, all right, this is this might be it. 281 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 2: And then when they added guys in the forty man, 282 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:52,439 Speaker 2: there's another round in that stuff, and I got da 283 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 2: faded and it kind of stunk because I was like, 284 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 2: wait a second in triple A that year, I had 285 00:12:57,920 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 2: hit twenty something home runs. I was leading the eye. 286 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 2: I got called up to the big leagues. I hit 287 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 2: six home runs in like a month and a half, 288 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 2: and you know, I had a great year at hit 289 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 2: three ten. I was in fifth in Tampa, Like I 290 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 2: was like, why is it this the case? And you know, 291 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 2: I just kind of I went and signed, you know again. 292 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:21,559 Speaker 2: Next next offseason, I played in Triple A for a 293 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 2: little while, and I just got to a point where 294 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 2: I was like, listen, I don't want to kind of 295 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:27,320 Speaker 2: lead the league in Triple A at Homers, Like that's 296 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 2: not my aspirations. And then I was back with Tampa 297 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 2: and Triple A and they called up Bobby Wilson that 298 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 2: year when I was in Triple A like leading the 299 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 2: team Homers, and I kind of said, listen, if they're 300 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:44,199 Speaker 2: calling up Bobby Wilson and no, no disrespect to him, 301 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:47,080 Speaker 2: like the guy's he's a great defender. But if they're 302 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 2: calling up Bobby Wilson and I'm I'm here in Triple A, 303 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 2: like maybe the game's moved past me and I'm young enough, 304 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 2: I've done well enough that I can figure something else 305 00:13:55,679 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 2: out in this game. The game doesn't identify me. I 306 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 2: have a lot more to offer than just my baseball skills. 307 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 2: So that's why I was After the season was over, 308 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 2: our people were like, you're crazy, why are you you know, 309 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:09,440 Speaker 2: why are you tired? And why are you hanging them up, 310 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:11,200 Speaker 2: you have so much more left. And I was like, listen, man, 311 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 2: I'm tired of beating myself up. I'm tired of this 312 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:16,439 Speaker 2: game taking away from my mental health and everything else. 313 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 2: And uh, and that's why again, I think, even in 314 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 2: this position on that now, I'm always very cognizant because 315 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 2: I've I've been very open about my mental health struggles. 316 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 2: I've talked about my anxiety. I've talked about my depression 317 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 2: and panic attacks. This game does not ever let up, 318 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 2: and it's relentless because you every single day when you're like, 319 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 2: oh I just want to break, you have another day, 320 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 2: you have another game. And so I just I was like, man, 321 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 2: I'm over this is this is not fun to me anymore. 322 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 2: And then I was able to kind of walk away. 323 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 3: So you ended your career. I think you want to 324 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 3: MLB Network for a bit? How did how did Bally 325 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 3: Sports come? You know, how how did that get presented 326 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 3: over to you? And what made you want to join 327 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 3: bally and cover the violins? H? 328 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 2: Well, it's funny. I did like MLB Network for a 329 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 2: little bit where it wasn't a little but actually it 330 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 2: was just like an audition and they said that they 331 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 2: didn't want to hire me. At that time, they weren't 332 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 2: hiring people or they're trying to go more diverse, which 333 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 2: you know that I'm Cuban, but it is what it is. 334 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 2: And uh So then I went and tried other other 335 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 2: places and you know, kind of nothing was happening. And 336 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 2: I did one MLB Facebook live game with in Toronto 337 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 2: against the Braves, and my agent now his name is Boomer, 338 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 2: he called me and he's like, hey, I think you're 339 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 2: really good at this, Like you have an opportunity. I 340 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 2: think you can make a career of it. And I 341 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 2: was like, yeah, I've been hearing the same back and forth. 342 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 2: Everyone tells you you're good at what you do, but 343 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 2: we're not going to hire it. Yah, you're good at 344 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 2: what you do, I'm not going to hire and uh 345 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 2: I said this, and that's all kind of talk to me. 346 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 2: Come up with a plan and see what happens. But 347 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 2: I was actually almost on my way out, like I 348 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 2: was almost like I'll figure out something else in life. 349 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 2: I was looking at, you know, doing some stuff like 350 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 2: as a financial advisor and different things, and I had 351 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 2: the opportunities like listen, just come down to Miami. These 352 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 2: guys will meet with you, and they're gonna interview and 353 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 2: see if you can do some stuff for them next 354 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 2: year in the premium post. All right, So I came down, 355 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 2: met with them, and the rest was history. Started doing 356 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 2: a few preem post games. I only did like twenty 357 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 2: four one season, really enjoyed it. And then the next 358 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 2: year it grew a little bit more, and then they 359 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 2: grew into radio, and then this year it was nice that, 360 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 2: you know, I've been able to do. I have almost 361 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 2: one hundred and forty games on radio and on the 362 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 2: main broadcast, So it's kind of split. But I mean, 363 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 2: I mean it kind of worked out because I was 364 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 2: on my way. I was really about to give up 365 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 2: on this occupation. 366 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 1: You know, I'm glad you didn't, because you know, being 367 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: a former catcher, that's the best position to just sort 368 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 1: of give a different perspective to the games like you 369 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:09,119 Speaker 1: did all like you have all season long. The next thing, 370 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 1: I want to ask you just your least favorite, you know, 371 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: city or ballpark to visit, you know, when you trouvel 372 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:15,879 Speaker 1: with the team, your least favorite, and then your favorite 373 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:17,360 Speaker 1: aside from Miami, of course. 374 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 2: Well I can. I least favor is one hundred percent 375 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:24,400 Speaker 2: of Coliseum of Oakland Coliseum that place, and I used 376 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:26,440 Speaker 2: to take the bark to the stadium just to kind 377 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 2: of see all the special wonders that you can find 378 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:33,160 Speaker 2: on that bark because it's a it's kind of one 379 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 2: of those places that you're a little sketched out about it. 380 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 2: You're probably a little scared, but also it's ah, it 381 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 2: gets you in the ballpark and you get to see 382 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:45,920 Speaker 2: everything that that you're on your way with. But yeah, 383 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 2: due the Coliseum was weird. It's the clubhouse was weird. 384 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:55,639 Speaker 2: You have to walk down stairs through fans. It's just 385 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:57,880 Speaker 2: a it's a it's a weird, real weird, weird set 386 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:04,120 Speaker 2: up there. It doesn't smell particularly well. So and then 387 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:11,640 Speaker 2: my favorite place, I mean, the obvious easy answer would 388 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 2: be Toronto because I played there most of my career, right, 389 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 2: but that's not the truth of the matter. Is my 390 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:20,200 Speaker 2: favorite place to play was is Fenway. The atmosphere there 391 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 2: was unbelievable. The fans, it's intimate, it's old. I mean 392 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:29,199 Speaker 2: there's an organ playing. It just feels like baseball, right. 393 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:31,159 Speaker 2: I always when I when I get to the stadium, 394 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 2: I always corredate like the organ playing in baseball. Like 395 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:36,919 Speaker 2: that is like boom walk out and it's like the 396 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,360 Speaker 2: organ is playing. I'm gritting ready to play a baseball game. 397 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 2: And I love their fans because they'll tell you how 398 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:44,439 Speaker 2: much you suck and that they want me to get 399 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 2: hit in the head on deck and then you hit 400 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 2: a homer and they come you come by and they're like, 401 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 2: all right, that was pretty cool. So it's it's kind 402 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 2: of a it's kind of a give and take, but 403 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:58,320 Speaker 2: it fenway. The clubhous stinks, everything else is not great, 404 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:03,400 Speaker 2: but as a player, the atmosphere is unbelievable. And then 405 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:07,679 Speaker 2: I close second would be Saint Louis. In that atmosphere, 406 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:12,640 Speaker 2: Saint Louis gets going pretty good. And there again baseball. 407 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 2: But you know who has put together a nice little 408 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 2: atmospheres Atlanta. Atlanta's really a good job was putting together 409 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:21,840 Speaker 2: a fun little game. 410 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's what I've heard of. Had a lot of 411 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 1: family go to Chewest Park and just say amazing things. 412 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 1: I was able to go with you guys the city 413 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: field and cover games from there. They have a really 414 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 1: nice atmosphere as well. Those fans are in on it 415 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:35,440 Speaker 1: from first pitch to last pitch. It really is something 416 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:37,119 Speaker 1: special and I hope, you know, the fans of Miami 417 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 1: start coming out because hey, their team is three games 418 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 1: out of a playoff spot. I just you know, this 419 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: is your second season Miami. I'm pretty sure which player 420 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:47,399 Speaker 1: I surprised you the most, you know, positively, you know, 421 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:49,439 Speaker 1: saying like wow, this kid can actually like Rake or 422 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:51,160 Speaker 1: Pitch or who was really surprised you this year? 423 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 2: You know, I want to say John Birdie because obviously 424 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:58,880 Speaker 2: you know John Birdie has I've watched him like come 425 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 2: up through the Blue Jays orderanization. I've seen what he's 426 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:03,200 Speaker 2: been able to do, and he's been one of those 427 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 2: guys that's grinded and never had the opportunity to really 428 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 2: play every day. And when he's gotten the opportunity, he's 429 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 2: like the guy that always impacts a game. A guy 430 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 2: who I knew was going to be really good this 431 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:21,919 Speaker 2: year was Garret Cooper, just be because he was going 432 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:23,879 Speaker 2: to be able to stay healthy with the platoon of 433 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:26,400 Speaker 2: first base in DH. I mean, he files the ball 434 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 2: off himself. I feel like once a game and you're 435 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:31,919 Speaker 2: kind of like, oh, stay in the game because you 436 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 2: want him to be healthy. But you know, I thought 437 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 2: that he was a guy, if you got an opportunity, 438 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 2: you watch his approach, you watches his games. You knew 439 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:43,400 Speaker 2: that he was gonna be successful because of the way 440 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 2: he goes about his game. So he's another one. And 441 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 2: then on the pitching side, I'm not gonna say that 442 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:53,719 Speaker 2: Sandy surprised me because before the season I picked him 443 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 2: as my side on. So he's he's been really really good, 444 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 2: you know, I you know, I want to say Braxton 445 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 2: Garrett Mayby has been the guy who's really kind of 446 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:07,879 Speaker 2: fired me up because he's got the stuff to pitch 447 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:11,720 Speaker 2: the big league level. I mean ninety two. It's funny 448 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 2: saying that ninety two isn't that hard, but he throws 449 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 2: ninety two ninety three. But maybe the attacks to him, 450 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 2: he's been thrown in on guys, which is unbelievable, and 451 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:24,360 Speaker 2: he really has shown that the usage of the slider, 452 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 2: he backdoors at the rieties and then when guys try 453 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:28,959 Speaker 2: to cheat in, he can throw you a change up. 454 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 2: Like he has a lot of weapons, and he's a 455 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 2: lot better than a lot of people may feel or 456 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 2: know of he And I think, you know, we were 457 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:40,720 Speaker 2: able to see it. But I think little by little 458 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 2: he's starting to get confident. He's starting to figure it out. 459 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 2: And he's a guy who you know, I've been very 460 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 2: excited about to watch him kind of grow and develop. 461 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 3: You very quickly mentioned, Sandy Alcandra. I mean, this guy 462 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,640 Speaker 3: is just it's just better and better and better as 463 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:58,200 Speaker 3: we go through this season. He's elected an All Star. 464 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 3: We all believe he should be the side young here collectively, 465 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 3: you know, why should he be the NL starting pitcher 466 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 3: for the All Star Game in Dodgers Stadium. 467 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 2: He's the best pitcher in baseball. I mean literally, I 468 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 2: was talking to Aaron Nola, who's in second and minute's 469 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 2: pitched two days ago, and he's and he's like, dude, 470 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 2: how does he throw that many indies? I'm like, the 471 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 2: guy's an animal. He is, and he's he's the total package. 472 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 2: And and really what's cool is like to see him 473 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 2: develop as a human being in his like demeanor, Like 474 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 2: watching him before starting. Now you're like, dude, this guy's 475 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:37,680 Speaker 2: about to run through somebody, and you can tell how 476 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:41,399 Speaker 2: professional he's become. And when he tolls the rubber, you know, 477 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 2: I guess the closest I can like in it too 478 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 2: that I remember is like a roy holiday when when 479 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 2: holiday got on the mountain, you were like, all right, 480 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 2: this guy's going at least seven eight and don't get 481 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:53,199 Speaker 2: in his way. And if you're gonna come and take 482 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:55,439 Speaker 2: him out, the manager is going to be like scared 483 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 2: walking out there because it's just his game to lose. 484 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:02,680 Speaker 2: And when you talk about the All Star Game, obviously 485 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 2: the numbers aside the guys, his strikeout numbers are not 486 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,720 Speaker 2: as much. His numbers are ridiculous. They're Hall of fame 487 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 2: right now. They're Hall of Fame trajectory in the way 488 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 2: that the season has been going. But for me, the 489 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 2: guy who starts the All Star Game is the best 490 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:23,399 Speaker 2: picture in baseball period right He is the best picture 491 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 2: in baseball. So when you hear about like Clayton Kershaw 492 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 2: and all these different things and possibly getting a nod 493 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 2: because it's in LA, that's ridiculous. There's no is not 494 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:37,120 Speaker 2: like a hey, you know, this is a charity event. 495 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 2: This is the All Star Game of Major League Baseball. 496 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 2: That means the best of the best playing this game. 497 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 2: And Sandy is the best picture in baseball hands down 498 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 2: right now. And I'll argue that with anybody that I see. 499 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 2: And he needs to be able to start that game 500 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:55,640 Speaker 2: because that's what he's deserved. God forbid, he never has 501 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 2: a season like this, right, that's unfair to somebody who 502 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:01,160 Speaker 2: has put in the world, done what he's needed to do, 503 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 2: and now you're gonna possibly have somebody else do it 504 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 2: just for like, you know, for fun. No, thank he's 505 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:13,159 Speaker 2: the guy, he's the starter, and I'm thankful that he 506 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:19,879 Speaker 2: started today because Friday, what's today, the fifteenth, July fifteenth, 507 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 2: when Sandy pitches coming to the ballpark is freaking special. 508 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 2: It's like must watch. And that's why for me, it's 509 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:30,360 Speaker 2: so much fun to to like go, You're like, dude, 510 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:33,879 Speaker 2: this guy's about to do something unbelievable again tonight, and 511 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 2: it's and it's over and over and over and over again. 512 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:40,000 Speaker 2: Sandy's got ten. 513 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:50,200 Speaker 4: And another strikeout for our contra, Sandy's won two, got 514 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 4: him again. 515 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:53,480 Speaker 1: I guess think the one argument towards a cursehout, which 516 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 1: I totally disagree with, is that curse, I believe it 517 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:58,120 Speaker 1: or not, it's never started at All Star Game, so. 518 00:24:58,160 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 3: While what theater it would be. 519 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 1: But I guess you said to yourself, it's not a 520 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:02,719 Speaker 1: charity event, right, Yeah, it's not. 521 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 2: It's not it's not like a it's not a patty like, Hey, 522 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 2: we're gonna pat you on the butt. You've done well. 523 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 2: And listen, he's an amazing he's a Hall of Famer 524 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:13,720 Speaker 2: like you guys are hall of famer, fantastic. You're not 525 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:16,200 Speaker 2: better better than Sandy, a content of this year in 526 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:19,680 Speaker 2: the nationally and no one else's. So that means that 527 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:23,840 Speaker 2: he starts the game and the story, and uh, you know, 528 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,680 Speaker 2: I imagine that Snicker will do the right thing and 529 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 2: give that ball to Sandy, and Sandy will go out 530 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:32,920 Speaker 2: there and he'll dominate, and then and again, I think 531 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:34,879 Speaker 2: a little by little people are starting to realize, like 532 00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 2: this guy is must watch. 533 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I hope you're right. And Kershaw, you know, has 534 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:42,360 Speaker 1: been such a great human that he is. He goes 535 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 1: and says he doesn't want to take the opportunity away 536 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 1: from anyone else or be given any special privileges. And 537 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: I think that's him directly saying Sandy should be Pitcher. 538 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 1: Right before we we have things, we have a couple 539 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 1: of mail back questions from fans on Twitter for you. You 540 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:57,400 Speaker 1: have a little bit more time left, I. 541 00:25:57,320 --> 00:26:00,159 Speaker 2: Think we'll talk. We'll talk shop all day long. Tell 542 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 2: them we have to go to work. 543 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 1: All right, Well we got one part of this question. 544 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: The second question was irrelevant. 545 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 2: Sorry to go. 546 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:09,120 Speaker 1: What if you were to if you were to unretire 547 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:11,120 Speaker 1: and play again, which team would you like to play for? 548 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 3: That can't be the Marlins. 549 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 2: If I were to un retire and play, which team 550 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 2: would I play for? Dang, that's a good question. It 551 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:26,640 Speaker 2: wouldn't be New York. It wouldn't be New York because 552 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 2: I told you, anxiety not good for me. I don't know. 553 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 2: Maybe Atlanta. Maybe Atlanta just because it's kind of funny. 554 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:38,440 Speaker 2: Atlanta was a team that my family grew up watching 555 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:41,720 Speaker 2: because when they came from Cuba, they had Turner Sports, right, 556 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 2: they didn't get to watch time, so they were big 557 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 2: Braves fans. And it's close. I live in in between 558 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 2: Nashville and Miami, uh and be close to home, so 559 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 2: I'd say Alanta, all. 560 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 1: Right, excellently. And then next question that was from Romeo Rodriguez. 561 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:01,919 Speaker 1: And the next question is playing baseball and commenting on 562 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 1: it are two different industries. I guess there's like a 563 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:05,960 Speaker 1: million of them. In this one we could just sort 564 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: of answer that's a whole what have you learned as 565 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:10,919 Speaker 1: you entered this career, What mistakes have you made, what 566 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:13,159 Speaker 1: do you need to approve on, what tangible goals have 567 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:15,879 Speaker 1: you set up for yourself to become better at the craft? 568 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 1: And who do you look up to in the industry? 569 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:20,720 Speaker 2: Wow, that's a lot of questions. 570 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:25,440 Speaker 1: And yeah, this is from Justin Marlin's Twitter account. 571 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 2: Let's see what have I learned. I've learned that sometimes 572 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:34,200 Speaker 2: I can talk too much. I've learned that, but it's 573 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:36,560 Speaker 2: it's out of like just pure love of the game 574 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:38,840 Speaker 2: and like trying to teach because I really really enjoyed 575 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:42,400 Speaker 2: teaching people about the little intricate parts of baseball because 576 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:47,480 Speaker 2: I think they're so beautiful. I've gotten in trouble because 577 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:50,679 Speaker 2: I can't say on radio I had said, possibly hit 578 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:55,639 Speaker 2: somebody in the tush good. I can't do that, you know. 579 00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:57,879 Speaker 2: Sometimes I still have the baseball guy in there, right, 580 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 2: So it's like I gets fired up about certain things 581 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 2: and I still kind of am big on the respect 582 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:07,040 Speaker 2: of the game and all these things. So I've had 583 00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:09,680 Speaker 2: to learn to be able to step back and take 584 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 2: a whole look at it. And I've gotten on some 585 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 2: umpires which I've gotten in trouble about where I've probably 586 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 2: been on them for longer than I needed to be, 587 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:22,800 Speaker 2: but you live and you learn, Like those are the 588 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 2: things that I've learned on. I'm always constantly trying to 589 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:31,960 Speaker 2: ask for a feedback of Hey, how can I get better? 590 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,919 Speaker 2: What can I do? Am I doing this well? Am 591 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 2: I doing this wrong? And so that's the things that 592 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,720 Speaker 2: I'm always trying to learn and get better. But I'm 593 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:44,920 Speaker 2: also gonna be me and be myself because that's what 594 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 2: has made me me. And I'm the catcher, and I 595 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 2: could think I not that I think I know catchers 596 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 2: speak on a different level because we've been in every 597 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 2: fascinating game, so we have had to know about pitching, 598 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 2: know about the bullpen, know about hitting, and know all 599 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 2: about defense, know about game call and we've had to 600 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 2: do every part of it. So that's why. And then 601 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 2: in the industry looking up to people, well, and Waldo 602 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:09,600 Speaker 2: Perez is a guy that I really like listening to. 603 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 2: I think he's great, And then I want to I 604 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 2: always try to use a illustrator during games, and the 605 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 2: guy who I think is the best is them or 606 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:22,840 Speaker 2: is Lobsky, the guy from ESPN the Football Game. He's 607 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,840 Speaker 2: what I love is that you may not know anything 608 00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 2: about football, but when you watch he teaches you on 609 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 2: that telestrator, you can. You're really like, oh, okay, I 610 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 2: can see this, and that's what I try to do 611 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 2: when I'm doing the tellustrator. Baseball is like watch for 612 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:40,920 Speaker 2: this because this is why this guy is so special, 613 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 2: because on TV doesn't maybe do us as sometimes, but 614 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 2: it's like, watch what this ball is doing, or this 615 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 2: is where you need to be or teaching and just 616 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:50,960 Speaker 2: teaching I can. I can, at least for me, I'm 617 00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 2: more visual than just you know, audio of like, hey, oh, 618 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:56,680 Speaker 2: this is what his cutter does, and when he spits 619 00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:58,719 Speaker 2: on the cutter, you can throw the back door too, 620 00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 2: scene Like what the heck does that mean? Well? I 621 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 2: can draw it on the illustrator and that makes a difference. 622 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 2: So that's that's the guy that I really think he 623 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:06,880 Speaker 2: does a good job with that. 624 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, And I guess the final question from me and 625 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 1: a lot of Morelands fans is where the heck did 626 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:13,560 Speaker 1: the frozen pizza term come from? 627 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:17,080 Speaker 2: I need to know this, dude, I don't. It's you know, 628 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:20,880 Speaker 2: how much like jargon there is over time in all right, 629 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 2: like sit in the truck, frozen pizza, like all these 630 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 2: all these where did where did hammer come from? Like 631 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:31,600 Speaker 2: that guy's got a hammer of a curve wall? Like 632 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 2: doesn't make sense or you know what I'm saying. So 633 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:38,880 Speaker 2: I don't know exactly where it came from other than 634 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 2: we used to be like we used to like mess 635 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:43,880 Speaker 2: around and say frozen pizza, like that was a frozen pizza. 636 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:47,520 Speaker 2: I don't. It's just and then that's something that I've 637 00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:50,160 Speaker 2: always said. And uh, and I think I think a 638 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 2: lot of it too is like because he because you 639 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 2: would say like oh he froze that batter, you know, 640 00:30:56,520 --> 00:30:58,920 Speaker 2: that's where derived from, Like when you caught a guy 641 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:01,000 Speaker 2: looking and like, oh you froze, like you got you 642 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 2: frozen right? And then it just you know, I mean 643 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 2: it could have been like frozen pasta or frozen steak. 644 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 2: I mean, who knows, but they just came out frozen pizza. 645 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:14,400 Speaker 2: I don't. I don't. Whatever it is, it's a backwards kay. 646 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 2: Some people like it, some people don't. I don't care. 647 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:22,360 Speaker 2: I just have fun, I really honestly, and I love 648 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 2: this game and I love to have fun. You guys 649 00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 2: are around me. I'm a big little kid. I love everybody. 650 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:31,960 Speaker 2: I treat everybody well. And I just love that I 651 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:33,960 Speaker 2: get to come to the ballpark every day and talk 652 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 2: baseball and it's a beautiful game, and they're doing something special, 653 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:43,560 Speaker 2: and I think that they're close, and they're starting to 654 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:47,920 Speaker 2: really kind of identify roles and stuff like that. And hopefully, 655 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 2: you know, with Max Meyer coming up and you know, 656 00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 2: different guys coming and doing some things, that this team 657 00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:59,720 Speaker 2: can like sustain the role and and I and I 658 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:02,800 Speaker 2: hope that Abby and so Laire and those guys kind 659 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:05,520 Speaker 2: of get going because I think people don't realize no 660 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:09,640 Speaker 2: one's harder on ourselves than our than the players, right Abby. 661 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:13,160 Speaker 2: So all these guys, these guys beat themselves up every 662 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:15,840 Speaker 2: single day, ten times more than you can ever try 663 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 2: to beat them up. So they're trying to figure it out. 664 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:21,720 Speaker 2: They're working hard, and uh, you got to stick with 665 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:25,200 Speaker 2: those guys because when you when you give up on people, 666 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:29,080 Speaker 2: then that that crushes them. But if you can encourage 667 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:31,680 Speaker 2: them and say hey, I got your back, and keep 668 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 2: pushing them and keep pushing them, they're going to get back. 669 00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 2: The numbers on the back of the baseball card are 670 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:42,000 Speaker 2: there consistently for a reason, you know, Yeah. 671 00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:44,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, the last question comes from your good buddy Noah, 672 00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 3: who listens to Marlin's radio. He said, why don't you 673 00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:50,640 Speaker 3: watch Steinfeldt Sign? Yeah, that show. 674 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:53,920 Speaker 2: Why don't I watch it? Because, dude, I don't watch 675 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:57,600 Speaker 2: I don't really watch sitcoms, sitcoms or whatever. I don't 676 00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:03,040 Speaker 2: I'm kind of a jock slash dork in the sense 677 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:07,920 Speaker 2: of like I don't care to watch like sit down shows. 678 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:12,200 Speaker 2: I'm I'm like, go go go. So I watched baseball, 679 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 2: I watched football college from me, I watch MMA, I 680 00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 2: watch boxing, I watched car racing, I watch I love golf, 681 00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 2: and I love the food now and I love Animal Planet, 682 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:28,920 Speaker 2: like I love like things like that, Like I love 683 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:32,520 Speaker 2: all those kinds of things. I don't really care about 684 00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:39,760 Speaker 2: watching seinfeld And it's funny because uh Sevarino and Geth 685 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:43,560 Speaker 2: always are throwing those those like rest fences out there, 686 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:48,000 Speaker 2: and it's like completely over in my head. And then 687 00:33:48,040 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 2: I can tell just by the way they look at me. 688 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:52,560 Speaker 2: I can think I can kind of tell, like, oh, 689 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:54,640 Speaker 2: we told the joke that you should get and you 690 00:33:54,680 --> 00:33:58,800 Speaker 2: didn't get and I'm just like okay, sorry, yeah. 691 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 3: And then the one thing I'll the task is like 692 00:34:01,040 --> 00:34:03,840 Speaker 3: what picture was the toughest for you to face during 693 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:05,160 Speaker 3: your big league career. 694 00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:09,520 Speaker 2: Felix Hernandez when he was in his crime, No doubt 695 00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:15,080 Speaker 2: that dude, that guy was unfair in ninety seven, ninety 696 00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:18,840 Speaker 2: eight sinker and then he had a split that was 697 00:34:18,880 --> 00:34:21,080 Speaker 2: like ninety two, which I was like, dude, you have 698 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:24,560 Speaker 2: to be kidding me. Like he had a good curveball, 699 00:34:24,640 --> 00:34:27,319 Speaker 2: good slider, and he just and you know what's cool 700 00:34:27,360 --> 00:34:30,200 Speaker 2: is I said this. You know, back in Seattle they 701 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:33,880 Speaker 2: had the Kingsport and they used to have like that 702 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 2: section where it was like every time he pitched, they 703 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:38,400 Speaker 2: had like all the k shirts and all that stuff, 704 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:41,319 Speaker 2: and dude, as a player, that jump gets in your head. 705 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:43,799 Speaker 2: And now they have Sandy's Beach, and I hope that 706 00:34:43,840 --> 00:34:46,759 Speaker 2: they really take advantage of that and kind of play 707 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:48,560 Speaker 2: it up because it could be fun. One and two, 708 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:51,239 Speaker 2: I get jacks with hitters, because when I get the 709 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:55,640 Speaker 2: two strikes, he'd be like, I don't want these clowns 710 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:58,520 Speaker 2: to be fired up over here. I I'm not striking out, 711 00:34:58,600 --> 00:35:02,000 Speaker 2: and it kind of messed with guys, and you sure 712 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 2: Azack don't want to get to too strikes because you 713 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:05,240 Speaker 2: don't want to hear these people going crazy. 714 00:35:06,360 --> 00:35:09,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a fair point. I can imagine just playing 715 00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:11,279 Speaker 1: high school baseball. It really does get in your head 716 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:14,080 Speaker 1: when you're out, you're at the box and those parents 717 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:16,279 Speaker 1: are yelling at you to strike out. But I think 718 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:17,920 Speaker 1: that's where we'll end it here. Thank you so much 719 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:19,919 Speaker 1: for the time, JP, You'll see you in a couple 720 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:22,640 Speaker 1: of hours. And Kevin, thank you again for being our host. 721 00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:25,840 Speaker 1: So that's it for Fish Stripes Unfiltered, Sanmuel Contra tonight 722 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:29,160 Speaker 1: at six forty pm, Max Meyer tomorrow at four ten pm, 723 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:31,880 Speaker 1: and looks like it'll be Trevor Rodgers on Sunday. So 724 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:34,239 Speaker 1: for Kevin, for JP, thank you guys, we'll see you 725 00:35:34,239 --> 00:35:34,640 Speaker 1: next week. 726 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:35,880 Speaker 2: It's about that being it.