1 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:09,799 Speaker 1: Well, one of the guys in that video is here 2 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: with me now, Joey Bart, catcher and ex teammate of 3 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: Eric Kratz. I believe for what a day or two? 4 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: How many days were you guys teammates there? 5 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 2: Kratzy? 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:20,639 Speaker 3: Four seconds? He wasn't. 7 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 2: Actually, yeah, what do you say about forty eight hours? 8 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 2: He said? Four seconds? Four seconds? I feel what did 9 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 2: you come in like the last day of camp? 10 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 3: It was yeah, I went to I went to the 11 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 3: last day of camp, the exhibition games, and then the 12 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 3: season started and you got fired right after that. 13 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, I couldn't remember. I know it would long, 14 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 4: but I remember you being there. 15 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 2: Hey, who was a greater giant? Me, Joey or you? Kratzy? 16 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 2: Who who was? Who? Who is the best giant of 17 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 2: the three of us? 18 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,279 Speaker 3: Well, I mean, I'm gonna say, because you brought it up, 19 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 3: it's you, because we wanted always to revert. 20 00:00:58,080 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 2: Back to you. 21 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 3: But that was the year that I had three hundred 22 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 3: for three different teams. I had a hundred for the Giants, 23 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 3: I had a hundred for the Rays, and I had 24 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 3: one hundred for the Yankees. 25 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: Well, yeah, I didn't mean it like that, because I'm 26 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 1: like Giants. Fans love me, so I figured that they 27 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: brought you actually might win this one. 28 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 2: Grat three of us. 29 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 3: You look at my stats, it was not It was 30 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 3: not good. Joey Bart. Joey Bart was he was the 31 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 3: next coming. But you know what, now he's a pirate. 32 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 3: Now he's a pirate eye patch or a wooden leg. 33 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 2: What was that journey like for you? 34 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: Because you were super high pick coming out of college, right, 35 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: and then you go there with all the hype and 36 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:43,479 Speaker 1: you have Buster there, so you're kind of like, ah, 37 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 1: and then you have to follow him. What's it like 38 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: then now to come to Pittsburgh kind of get a 39 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: fresh start and really take. 40 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 2: Off, right? Yeah. 41 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 4: I think in baseball that was just kind of a 42 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 4: you know, kind of a transitional kind of crazy time, 43 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 4: you know what I mean. I feel like I got 44 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 4: I got into my first season and next thing, you know, 45 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 4: I was in the big leagues, and next thing you know, 46 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,559 Speaker 4: Buster came back, I was back in the minor leagues. 47 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 4: So I feel like it was kind of it was 48 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 4: kind of flip floped. I kind of got to the 49 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 4: big leagues with you know, I think it was probably 50 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 4: like two hundred and fifty year not even three hundred, 51 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:16,679 Speaker 4: you know, minor league get that. 52 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 2: So I feel like I. 53 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 4: Kind of my development in a way was kind of 54 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 4: a little different than most, you know, and obviously the 55 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 4: season being canceled, and but you know there was there's 56 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 4: some a lot of good, cool things to learn there and. 57 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:31,079 Speaker 2: I learned a ton of things. 58 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:32,959 Speaker 4: There's a lot of good people in San Francisco, man 59 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 4: all around, and you know, I think everybody has their 60 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 4: own kind of way, and uh, everybody finds their spot, 61 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 4: you know what I mean, and just really battling and 62 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 4: every day trying to get better and you know, provide 63 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 4: the most as a player. And that's kind of where 64 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 4: it's become here in Pittsburgh. And you know, I've been 65 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 4: I've been enjoying it over here. 66 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 3: What's the one piece of advice that you can give 67 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 3: to somebody who didn't spend a lot of time in 68 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 3: the big in the minor leagues and then gets thrust 69 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 3: into a team like you for the like you guys 70 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 3: for the Pirates that's trying to win. Because when you 71 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 3: got called up to the Giants, they weren't like, ah, 72 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 3: you know what, we're in a rebuild. We're gonna try 73 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 3: to win. 74 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 4: Yeah, man, that franchise wants to win. That's what's awesome 75 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 4: about the Giants and fan base. Everybody over there is great, 76 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 4: you know. I think, especially kind of my first full 77 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,959 Speaker 4: go there in twenty two, coming off that twenty one season, 78 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 4: that one hundred and seven win season, the expectations were high, 79 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 4: and you know, we came out of the gates pretty 80 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 4: well there and kind of hit a stall, but we 81 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 4: were very competitive. Obviously a lot of good players, a 82 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 4: lot of good talent over there, and as you see 83 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 4: some of the guys, some of my buddies over there 84 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 4: still there, Logan Web, guys like that, really came into 85 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 4: their own and really figured it out, you know what 86 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 4: I mean, And you know it's it's it's definitely a 87 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 4: cool place. 88 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 5: First base and obviously catching, what's that been like for you? 89 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 5: Obviously trying to get the majority of playing time behind 90 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 5: the plate, but kind of still making your way there 91 00:03:58,000 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 5: with the with the buckoes. 92 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it's just trying to find ways to 93 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 4: get as many at bats as possible is really what 94 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 4: it comes down to, especially left handed to bats. 95 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 2: You know, it's something to my strength. 96 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 4: So if we can if we can get you know, 97 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 4: get me out there more against lefties or just really 98 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 4: on the field. Optimize at bats is really the goal? 99 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 2: What uh? 100 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: Speaking of O'Neil Cruse, I just saw him in the 101 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: locker room in there. Is he the biggest dude you've 102 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 1: ever seen in your life. Man, he's absolutely my cheer. 103 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: And he called him an avatar the way he looks 104 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: like an avatar, just because of his body and the 105 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: way he looks and how athletic he is. 106 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 2: It's insane. It's unbelievable. 107 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 4: This guy's When I came over here, this guy's hitting 108 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:38,720 Speaker 4: balls like one hundred and twenty something miles an hour, 109 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 4: and everybody's walking around the dugout like it's normal, and 110 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 4: I'm like over here trying. 111 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 2: To understand what's going on, you know what I mean. 112 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 4: Then you see him throw balls one hundred miles an 113 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 4: hour from the outfield, steel bases it. You know, when 114 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 4: everybody in the stadium knows he's running, he's gone and 115 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 4: off and safe and dude, this guy's this guy's got it. 116 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 2: Man. 117 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 4: I think he's really come in this spring too, locked in, 118 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 4: So I'm excited to see him play. Obviously, he he 119 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 4: I was actually just messing with him. 120 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 2: They didn't give him a ton of playing time. 121 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 4: But when he did, Man, when they did over there, 122 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 4: he was they hit two homers, you know what I mean. 123 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 4: I'm like, man, they couldn't get you out there, but 124 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,359 Speaker 4: he's locked in and he's ready to go. I mean, 125 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 4: who you gonna pig out Julio Soto? Yeah, we're gonna 126 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 4: platis is out there. That teams stacked. Man, So it's 127 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 4: good to see him. 128 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: Ufully, you said to USA too, you just walk by him, 129 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: just gonna go to us. 130 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 4: No, Man, I think they're kind of you know, they're 131 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:30,919 Speaker 4: probably probably I would be very disappointed, obviously, but I 132 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 4: just kind of picked him up and said, man, you 133 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 4: guys killed it. You look good, and I'm excited to 134 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 4: see Cruzy do his thing. 135 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 3: Here brings me, brings me to the point that we 136 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:40,720 Speaker 3: used to play the game, like if you could switch 137 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:44,919 Speaker 3: with somebody in the big leagues. Obviously you're talking about O'Neil. 138 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 3: Cruz could hit the ball one hundred and twenty miles 139 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:48,280 Speaker 3: an hour, you can throw it one hundred miles an hour. 140 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 3: Is there a dude that you've seen in the big 141 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 3: leagues and you're like, I kind of wish like I 142 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 3: could be him for like one year and just playing out, 143 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 3: not talking about the money, not just playing the game 144 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:02,840 Speaker 3: of baseball in that guy's shoes for an entire season. 145 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 4: Man, that's a good question, you know. Growing up, for me, 146 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 4: it was Brian McCann. You know where I'm from, being 147 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 4: from Atlanta, I always you know, B Mack was Gosh, 148 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 4: he's gonna live not far from me now, and you know, 149 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 4: just being a catcher, being a hitter, you know what 150 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:25,400 Speaker 4: I mean, just being kind of the full package there 151 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 4: for a while. 152 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 2: That was a guy that always kind. 153 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 4: Of looked up to big league, you know when you 154 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 4: see him. I haven't seen him in a while. Man, 155 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 4: it's been a while. 156 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 2: If you walked up to B Mack, would he know 157 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,279 Speaker 2: who you are? I would hope. 158 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:39,280 Speaker 4: So, I know he's still tapped into the game. Obviously 159 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 4: he's you know, he's on the staff there with the WBC. 160 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 2: But uh, yeah, man, be Mack. 161 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 4: I've heard so many cool stories and you know, so 162 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 4: many obviously watched a ton of ton of his career 163 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 4: and I actually used to hit with his brother, you know, 164 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 4: coming in you know, I think it was probably my 165 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 4: soft year, sophomore year at college, I was. I was 166 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 4: messing around hitting with his brother a little bit, trying 167 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 4: to pick up on some things. So that's just kind 168 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 4: of like a legendary name where I'm from, Joey. 169 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 5: Why is Paul Skeins as good as advertised? I mean, 170 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 5: you've been around him now a couple of years. He's, 171 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 5: in my opinion, the face of baseball when it comes 172 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 5: to pitching. Perhaps he and Trek Scooble on the American 173 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 5: League side. But what makes him just must watch TV. 174 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 4: I think he just knows he's the best. I mean, 175 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 4: I think that's what it comes down to. He just 176 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 4: knows he I mean, I was talking to my agent 177 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 4: the other day before I guess two days ago at 178 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 4: dinner and before he pitched against the against the dr 179 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 4: I was like, man, this guy's gonna lock it down. 180 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 4: I mean, I've never seen him not rise the occasion. 181 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 4: He's the ultimate escape artist when guys get on get 182 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 4: on base. 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But you talk about confidence. 215 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 3: Usually I think of guys that have confidence as there's 216 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 3: a don't show any emotion because they're just like, yeah, 217 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 3: that's what I want to do. But have you ever 218 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 3: seen emotion out of him? 219 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 4: The most emotion I've seen out of him, I think 220 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 4: was what everybody was posting the other night after they 221 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 4: won the game. 222 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 2: You know, I mean, I think you know, he we. 223 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,439 Speaker 4: Have fun together obviously, you know he's locked in trying 224 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 4: to get him to have as much fun as he can, 225 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 4: you know what I mean, other than just dominating at 226 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 4: all times. But I would say that's the most emotion 227 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,839 Speaker 4: I've seen out of him for sure. When he's here, man, 228 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 4: it's just business all day, every day. Obviously, he's a 229 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,319 Speaker 4: great dude, brings a lot of you know, brings a 230 00:09:57,320 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 4: lot to the clubhouse as well. But you know, when 231 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 4: he gets on there, when it's it's day. You know, 232 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 4: you better watch out because he's coming. 233 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 1: By the way, you've seen the meme where he was 234 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,959 Speaker 1: looking at Bobby Witt smiling and they cut it against 235 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 1: when he was in his Rookie of the Year and 236 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:14,079 Speaker 1: they're like Bobby Witt versus. 237 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 4: I actually have not seen that, but I mean you're talking, 238 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 4: you know, one A, one B with those two players there. 239 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 2: Does he have fun? Does schemes have fun? 240 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 1: Because I mean you mentioned all business like, yeah, but 241 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: it's so when you see him smile, you are just. 242 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:29,719 Speaker 2: Na he has fun. Man. 243 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 4: I think I think I think he's from when he 244 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:35,559 Speaker 4: first came up to the big league till now, I've 245 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 4: been able to see that he's having I mean he has. 246 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 2: He has He's tired of answering Paul Skiing questions. Not 247 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 2: really everybody asked me. I mean he's not He's not 248 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:48,560 Speaker 2: huge out there. 249 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, so every it's like, show hey, anyone anything on 250 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: schemes is kind of the same way Scooble. 251 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 2: He throws him foo out there a little more. Skeins 252 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 2: is just so business oriented. Yeah. You never hear him 253 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 2: talk that much. 254 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,199 Speaker 4: Yeah, he doesn't. Man, I think I think that's just 255 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 4: who he is, and I like that about him. You know, 256 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:06,720 Speaker 4: I think it would be weird if he changed and 257 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 4: all of a sudden trying to take over the spotlight. 258 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 2: I mean, he already does that with what he does, 259 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 2: you know. 260 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 4: But nah, yes, fun man, we have a blast together 261 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:17,599 Speaker 4: and uh in the clubhouse and you know, on the 262 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 4: road trips and stuff. We always try to, you know, 263 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 4: go out to dinners and you know, have buy. 264 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think he chips in. I have to pay 265 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 2: now because you're our guys, so now you have to. 266 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, we're you know, we had some guys last year 267 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:34,160 Speaker 4: that actually wouldn't let anybody pay, which are great teammates, 268 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 4: but there were some times there was like, all right, man, 269 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 4: you can't. You can't eat this bill anymore. Let someone 270 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:41,559 Speaker 4: else pick it up. At least we'll split it a 271 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:44,679 Speaker 4: couple of ways. Okay, you went to Georgia Tech. You're 272 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 4: from the Atlanta area. What is it about Georgia Tech 273 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 4: and catchers? They've had a long from bear attach to you. 274 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 4: They have a really good catcher this year. Yeah, I 275 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 4: don't know if you've seen a really good catcher. Yeah, 276 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 4: what is it about Georgia Tech and catchers? It's made 277 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 4: it such a great place to go. You know, that's 278 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 4: a you know we're actually talking about this. Yeah, Eric Patterson, 279 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 4: former tech legend. Man, he's our Triple A manager here 280 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 4: and it will be in Indianapolis. And everybody asked that question. 281 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 4: I don't think we have an answer, honestly. I mean, 282 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,200 Speaker 4: I think they do a good job of recruiting. But 283 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:14,680 Speaker 4: at the same time, I you know, the kid they 284 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 4: have now they're Lackey was kind of an under the 285 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 4: radar guy. I think he got an offer like at 286 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 4: the very end of his high school career, I think 287 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:21,960 Speaker 4: is what he told me, and he's kind of just 288 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 4: taken off with it. 289 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 2: Man. 290 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 4: So I don't know if there's you know, I don't 291 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 4: really know if there's an answer to that question other 292 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 4: than like it's just kind of like the tradition there 293 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 4: and it just kind of time repeats itself and a 294 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 4: new guy shows up that's pretty good. 295 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 2: Have you seen Drew Burris? 296 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, I've seen that guy. He's got it, man, 297 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 4: he's got it. He's a little guy, but he doesn't 298 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:44,199 Speaker 4: play like a little guy, you know what I mean. 299 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 4: I think I had a scout tell me he's just 300 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:47,960 Speaker 4: got bad intentions at the plate, and I was like, 301 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 4: that's exactly what I see. 302 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:51,560 Speaker 1: You know, they're good. They're supposed to be good this year. 303 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: They are good so far. 304 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 4: They went into Clemson, which is something we've always struggled 305 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 4: with when I was there to beat him in Clemson, 306 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 4: and I think they won two out of three and 307 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 4: it played ball. So I'm excited for what Ramsey and 308 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 4: those guys have going on down here. 309 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: And by the way, the answer is Georgia Tech's a 310 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: really smart school. Yeah, so you got to have smart people. Yeah, 311 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: and Catchers are the smartest guys in the field. So 312 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 1: it's just a natural thing. That's your answer. 313 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 2: That's yea. 314 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: I want to ask you that you're saying, Hey, catchers 315 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: are the smartest. We are smart schools, so we have 316 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: to have smart guys. 317 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 2: Yeah. No, I mean I can't argue there. Okay, Well, Jody, 318 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 2: thank you for joining us. We appreciate it. 319 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 1: From one legend of the Giants to another, and another 320 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: on the screen on the right, thank you for joining us. 321 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: We hope you have a great year, continue success and 322 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 1: go pirates here. 323 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 2: Let's go man. I appreciate you guys. 324 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 6: Hello podcast listeners. First of all, We love you and 325 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 6: thank you for listening to our show all the time. 326 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 6: Real talk, we dealt with some Wi Fi gremlins. So 327 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 6: let's pick up our conversation with new pirate Ryan O'Hearn 328 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 6: at Bucco's camp. 329 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: What uh, what's life like? You mostly played first base 330 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 1: DH in your career, right field, right field? 331 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:58,960 Speaker 2: Yeah? Is that different? It's definitely different. 332 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 7: I think it's been fun to actually get to be 333 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:04,679 Speaker 7: a full time outfielder. Like I'm doing the outfield drills, 334 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 7: I'm shagging every day, I'm like practicing throwing, you know, 335 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 7: from right field. 336 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 2: So it's been fun to like. 337 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 7: Dive into a full time because in the past it's 338 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 7: been like, hey, you're first baseman, but like, hey today 339 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 7: you're gonna play right and to first base. So to 340 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 7: be able to like full on get after it and 341 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 7: be a right fielder, my mind's been fun. 342 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 2: And I know it's gonna be a lot of work. 343 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 7: I know it's gonna be a lot of running, but 344 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 7: you know, I feel like I'm as prepared for it 345 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 7: as I can be. 346 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 2: Are you tired from all the running? Uh? The first base? 347 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 2: Do they get some grounders? You take it? Got you 348 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 2: flip a couple here and there. 349 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 7: Now there's definitely some more ground to cover, that's a fact. 350 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 7: But no, I'm not too tired. I feel good. I'm 351 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 7: excited about it. Yeah, some days it's really chill and 352 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 7: then some days it's really not chill. 353 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 2: So it just depends on the day. 354 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 3: All right, O'Neil Cruz has been gone, Your center fielder 355 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 3: has been gone. Have you gotten to play out there 356 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 3: yet with him in center field? 357 00:14:56,840 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: H yes, I think maybe like three or four times 358 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 1: before he h and did the WBC. 359 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 2: But you know, obviously that guy's tooled up out of 360 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 2: his mind. 361 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 7: I'm gonna kind of be peeking at him, stay out 362 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 7: of his way, let him do his thing. I mean, 363 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 7: I promise you I can't throw the ball one hundred 364 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 7: and five from the outfield, and I'm probably half as 365 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 7: fast as he is. So I'm gonna just stay in 366 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 7: my lane, take care of the balls that I should catch, 367 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 7: and then go let him be superman. 368 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 3: That's what That's what I was gonna ask, like, are 369 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 3: you gonna like, are you gonna look over and like 370 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 3: if he moves, you're gonna be like, Hi, you got this? 371 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 3: And will there be a ball in the right center 372 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 3: gap where you're both getting there at the same time 373 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 3: and you're like, oh, Neil, I got this one. I'll 374 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 3: throw it in or are you just gonna get it 375 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 3: and flip it to him? Be like here you go 376 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 3: take it, and then he just fires that. 377 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: John maybe a little bit of both. I mean, I'm 378 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: definitely gonna be peaking at him. 379 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 7: Running into him in the outfield is probably like the 380 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 7: last thing that I want to do. I don't know 381 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 7: if you've seen it, but he's looks like he's at 382 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 7: it about twenty five pounds of muscle and h he's 383 00:15:58,720 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 7: a monster. 384 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 2: So I don't want to run to that guy. 385 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: I always joked here here last year and he walked 386 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: by in mc cutcheons here and he goes, you've seen 387 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 1: that guy. 388 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, he looks like an avatar. The avatar, that's what 389 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 2: he looks. He does. 390 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: It's it's just unbelievable close Now he's a freeing absolutely 391 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 1: how just in shape and what he looks like. It's 392 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: like he takes three steps jogging and he covers like 393 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: what it takes some like ten steps for me. 394 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 2: So it's easier for him though, cover the whole outfield. 395 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 7: If I had legs that long and I had an 396 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 7: arm that could, you know, throw balls like that, I'd. 397 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 2: Be pretty exciting. You hit a ball one hundred and 398 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 2: twenty like he does. 399 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 7: Absolutely not, And I'm not going to try to because 400 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 7: then I'll just roll over and it'll be the end 401 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 7: of the inning. 402 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 2: Is plenty of How much more important. 403 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 5: Is communication in the outfield than it perhaps it is 404 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 5: in the infield? Is it more important? 405 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 2: I don't know. You tell me definitely coming from first base. 406 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 7: There's not a whole lot of communication at first base, 407 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 7: maybe like that tween your ball between first and second, 408 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 7: But you know, definitely in the outfield, I think it's 409 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 7: a lot more like being able to take your eyes 410 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 7: off the fly ball, peak at your center field er 411 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 7: and see where you're at. And I think, you know, 412 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 7: as we get going into this thing, we'll get used to, uh, 413 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 7: you know, we'll get some some tweer balls between him 414 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 7: and I and we'll get that communication figured out. But 415 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 7: so far it's been great. Man O'Neil's been awesome. He's 416 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:14,879 Speaker 7: you know, easy to talk to, he wants, he's loud, 417 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 7: He you know, calls the ball, communicates, So you know, 418 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 7: I feel pretty good about it. 419 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:22,639 Speaker 3: What is the What was the conversation like, because normally 420 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 3: you're like, okay, somebody doesn't play a lot of outfield, 421 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:27,400 Speaker 3: you're gonna go to left. But for people who don't 422 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:31,440 Speaker 3: know PNC is left field is like playing center field. 423 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 3: Did they even come up to you and go, do 424 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:36,159 Speaker 3: you want to try to play left? Or were they like, no, 425 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,400 Speaker 3: you're not playing left, You're playing the shorter porch and right. 426 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. 427 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 7: Well, I actually asked to be in right because I'm 428 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 7: just for whatever reason, I've been on that side of 429 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 7: the diamond like my entire career, so it just feels 430 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:50,120 Speaker 7: more comfortable in right field than it hasn't left. And 431 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 7: you know, when I was in Baltimore, it was kind 432 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,919 Speaker 7: of the same thing, shorter porch and right, so I 433 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 7: played more in right field. So it kind of works 434 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 7: out in that way where PNC shorter porch and right. 435 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 7: And I'm already comfortable on that side of the diamond anyway, 436 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:04,439 Speaker 7: So I asked initially, you know, obviously it's like, hey, 437 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 7: if you need me to play left, i'll play left, 438 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 7: but I'm a little bit more comfortable and right. 439 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 2: At this point, what hand do you throw it? My 440 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 2: left hand? Oh, do you know where you can play 441 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:16,199 Speaker 2: on the field if you're left handed. Yes, I have 442 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 2: a good space. Yes, try to keep you guys. We 443 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 2: try to keep you guys on that. No one has 444 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 2: ever asked me to play shortstops? Yes, what if they? 445 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:31,200 Speaker 1: What if DK said, do you know bry Ponto Griff 446 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: is down today? We really need a short stup? Do 447 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 1: you think you could cover it? 448 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,640 Speaker 7: It would definitely be worthwhile watching. I don't know if 449 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 7: immatically play third a game, dimatically play third? 450 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 2: He can do it. 451 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,439 Speaker 7: I've seen the video of him making that play the 452 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 7: chopper slow chopper at third. 453 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't. 454 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 7: I don't think that it would look very pretty, but 455 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,640 Speaker 7: I could probably get some outs if you not, if it. 456 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:50,919 Speaker 2: Was hit hard enough, if you knock it down and 457 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:52,120 Speaker 2: then pick it up a panic. 458 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 7: No, I'm smooth, jazz over there, I come through stag 459 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:55,919 Speaker 7: it make the throne the deal? 460 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 5: Did you guys rally? Not rally, that's probably not the 461 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 5: right word. But did you lobby for Cutch coming back? 462 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 5: I know, I know that's above your pay grade. I'm 463 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 5: not trying to put you in a bad spot, but 464 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 5: is it a little strange being at camp wearing a 465 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 5: Pirates hoodie without Andrew mccutching around. 466 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:20,199 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean, I think that's definitely, you know, a 467 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 7: tough subject because just because of what Couch has meant. 468 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 2: To the organization and the fans here for so long. 469 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:29,640 Speaker 1: You know, With that being said, it's I just got here, 470 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: Like I'm not making any demands or like telling them 471 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:34,440 Speaker 1: who I think they should sign, Like you said, that's 472 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: above my pay grade. 473 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:37,280 Speaker 2: But you know, obviously, you. 474 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: Know, the there's traces of what Cutch has meant to this 475 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 1: organization over the last few years, and it's obvious. 476 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,160 Speaker 7: You know, guys still talk about him and how great 477 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,159 Speaker 7: he was in the clubhouse and uh, the kind of 478 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:50,399 Speaker 7: guy and player he is. So nothing respect for Cutch 479 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 7: and you know he's not on our team, so you know, 480 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 7: respect for what he's done in the organization over the years. 481 00:19:57,080 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 7: But the twenty twenty six Pirates are gonna going to 482 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 7: move forward without him, and uh, you know, I'm pretty 483 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 7: excited about the group that. 484 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 2: We have there. 485 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 1: Can you hit a ball into the river? I'm gonna 486 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: try definitely here in the game. We'll see. 487 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 7: I mean, I think I need to try and VP 488 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 7: to see like how much effort it takes to get 489 00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 7: it out there, but I never hit a ball on 490 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 7: Utah Street, which still bugs me. So I want to 491 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 7: get a ball in the river at some point, even 492 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 7: on a hop. 493 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:22,919 Speaker 2: I don't care. I just want to see the video 494 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,159 Speaker 2: and be hitting the ball and then watching. 495 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 1: It go in the river and hit one in the 496 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 1: bay in San Francisco, and that's probably cooler. I think, 497 00:20:31,680 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 1: so kind of cool when I was. 498 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 7: A giant, the idea of people sitting in a canoe 499 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 7: waiting for it to happen, and then it happens, and 500 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:39,920 Speaker 7: then they jump off the canoe into the freezing day 501 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:40,679 Speaker 7: to get your baseball. 502 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:42,400 Speaker 1: It's like it was a little different when I played, 503 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 1: though I had buried there. So he hit them all 504 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:47,400 Speaker 1: the time. Deal for all the people, they weren't waiting 505 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: for you. They were not expecting me to be the 506 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:53,439 Speaker 1: guy to hit one, So it is pretty odd. I 507 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 1: wonder you think they were disappointed when they got the ball. 508 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 2: One. 509 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:05,479 Speaker 1: Have you talked, I mean you talk Connor Griffin's guy 510 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: of the Talk of Camp. Yeah, have you discussed with 511 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 1: him if he makes a team, what it's going to 512 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: be like on opening days? Because you're, honestly, you're a 513 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:15,640 Speaker 1: veteran on this team. You're you're an older guy on 514 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 1: this team. Go around and talk to a young guy 515 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 1: like Connor. 516 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 7: Yeah, I mean I try to talk to him as 517 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 7: much as possible. 518 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:23,640 Speaker 2: He's been great. Man. 519 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:27,120 Speaker 7: He reminds me of you know, I've had the pleasure 520 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:30,159 Speaker 7: of getting to play with Bobby Witt, Gunner Jackson, you know, 521 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 7: all these guys that are so highly touted, and he's 522 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:33,159 Speaker 7: no different. 523 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 2: Man. He's super mature. 524 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:35,919 Speaker 7: I can't believe he's nineteen because he looks like a 525 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 7: grown man, and he's mature as they as they come. 526 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 2: So I've been really impressed with him. Even when he 527 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:41,880 Speaker 2: makes out so. 528 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 7: He hit him all one hundred five miles an Houries 529 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 7: making every play on defense. 530 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 2: He's been awesome to watch and I'm. 531 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:51,159 Speaker 1: Excited to play with him, whether that's on Opening Day 532 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:52,640 Speaker 1: or whenever they decide to bring him up. 533 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 2: I think he's gonna be really good for our team. 534 00:21:55,760 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 3: What is what is the most impressive superpower? Speed, maturity, size, power, 535 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 3: arm strength? What is his most impressive superpower? 536 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 2: Oh? 537 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 7: Man, probably, I mean all of the baseball attributes just 538 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 7: seem to come like so easy for him. So I'm 539 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:17,160 Speaker 7: gonna say the maturity, because you know, It's like if 540 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 7: you watch him take batting practice, like the power is crazy, 541 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:22,960 Speaker 7: watch him run, the speed is crazy. His defense is 542 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:25,400 Speaker 7: so good. It's like all of that is just so natural. 543 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 7: But when you take that whole package as a player 544 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 7: and you pair it with the fact that he's like 545 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 7: really mature, like he doesn't you know, if he gets 546 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:36,199 Speaker 7: out or gets fooled or whatever, it just seems like 547 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:38,160 Speaker 7: it doesn't really phase him, you know. And I think 548 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:40,159 Speaker 7: that's for a lot of guys that takes time for 549 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 7: that to come. But for him, you know, seems like 550 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 7: he's right there mentally, He's right where he needs to be. 551 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:48,160 Speaker 7: And you know, and I'm sure that you know, win 552 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 7: some points from the front office making their decision. 553 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:50,880 Speaker 2: I wanted to bring him. 554 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 5: Up Ryan Patrick O'Hearn happy Saint Patrick's stay. Is this 555 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:57,879 Speaker 5: a big deal in your life? 556 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:01,040 Speaker 2: Yeah? Yeah, yes, yes. 557 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: My dad is like a stoked for this day every year, 558 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 1: like this is this is his Christmas? 559 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:06,400 Speaker 3: Yeah? 560 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 7: Yeah, I'm sure he's had a few green beers already. 561 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:12,640 Speaker 2: I'm sure he's looking for some corn, beef and cabbage. 562 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 2: I love. Yeah, he's he already asked me like. 563 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 7: If there's a pub around here, that sells kill Kenny Kenny, 564 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 7: it's like his favorite. 565 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's here and yesterday yesterday again there's Benigans around here. 566 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:30,959 Speaker 1: I don't think Benigans is still over, but yeah, it's 567 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:32,679 Speaker 1: a big deal in our family birthday. 568 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 7: Yeah, he turned seventy yesterday. Yeah, it's a big spring 569 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 7: training in big a couple of days for him. So 570 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:40,360 Speaker 7: soon as this game's over, I'm gonna. 571 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:41,199 Speaker 2: Go hang out with him, have a couple of. 572 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:45,439 Speaker 3: Couples, couple of green beers. All right, last question, super random. 573 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 3: You're in Bradenton. Have you smelled them burning the orange rinds? 574 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 3: Because there's like some kind of like orange oranges factory 575 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:59,680 Speaker 3: production thing behind the stadium. Have you smelled that? Usually 576 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:01,920 Speaker 3: on Tuesdays is when they burn it. 577 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 2: Have they done that? I haven't smelled any burning oranges. 578 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 2: I don't know what he's talking about. I feel like 579 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 2: there's a school behind the field. 580 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:14,400 Speaker 3: I don't know what he's talking left right now there's 581 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:17,440 Speaker 3: no one left, but there's there's something like back in 582 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,199 Speaker 3: right field, back past where they put the new the 583 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 3: new additions on. Anyway, haven't But next Tuesday, I want 584 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 3: to be outside sniffing or ill. 585 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:30,440 Speaker 1: You know what day it is today, Tuesday, Tuesday. 586 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 2: I don't smell nothingrats. Yeah, making that. 587 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:37,359 Speaker 1: Out because Kratz is a hater on Florida. He's trying 588 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 1: to make people think it. And by the way, the 589 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 1: only thing that smells good around here they have They 590 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,719 Speaker 1: have like a Hamburger smash Burger. I smell that and 591 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:48,879 Speaker 1: it's like one of the best burgers in the state. 592 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 1: And it's a food truck right outside. It's not even 593 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 1: in the stadium, it's outside. If you haven't tried it 594 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 1: when you come to Brainton and Pirate City or I 595 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: guess this isn't really Pirate City. You got a trial 596 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 1: one of those before we let you go. One thing 597 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:03,399 Speaker 1: you're looking forward to in Pittsburgh and you can't be 598 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 1: a Primanny Brothers sandwich. 599 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 7: You know what I'm looking forward to is opening day 600 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:12,399 Speaker 7: at home because I played an opening Obviously that's a 601 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:14,680 Speaker 7: cop out answer, but like just to see the fans, man, 602 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 7: just to get in the stadium full of fans, and 603 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 7: you know, I want to hit a get a big 604 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 7: hit and just hear the crowd, because you know, there's 605 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 7: nothing like that, and especially being on a new team, 606 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:27,840 Speaker 7: everyone talks about how great the fans are here, especially 607 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:29,399 Speaker 7: when the team's good. I think the team is going 608 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 7: to be good, and I'm excited to see how the 609 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 7: fans support us. 610 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:36,960 Speaker 2: Get your first bucko blast. Oh yes, I excited for that. Yeah, 611 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,399 Speaker 2: that's yes, very excited for Ryan heard, one of the 612 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 2: newest members of the Pittsburgh Fires. Thank you for joining us, 613 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:44,680 Speaker 2: all right, thanks for having to be right back