1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:09,239 Speaker 1: Get up, Get up, Get up? All right? 2 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 2: What's up? 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: Guys? Mess up? Podcast? 4 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 3: Here back with another player interview. Today, we're talking with 5 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 3: catcher Thomas Nido. Gonna ask him a few questions, get 6 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 3: to know him a little bit better. Thomas, First, we 7 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 3: have to talk about this year. You've been throwing a 8 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 3: lot on your knees, and John, our producer, is standing 9 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 3: right next to us. This is one of the things 10 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:24,319 Speaker 3: he wanted us to ask you badly. We came up 11 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 3: with a nickname, Thomas knee throw. What are your thoughts 12 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 3: on that? Do you accept it or do you think 13 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 3: we need to get a little more creative. 14 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 2: I'll take it. I like it is. 15 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 3: There is there any particular reason or like is it? 16 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 3: Have you always felt comfortable throwing off your knees. 17 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 4: I started doing it last year, and I don't think 18 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 4: there was any particular reason other than a pitch location. 19 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 4: And I did it a few times on some pitches, 20 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 4: slow and away, and then I started getting more comfortable 21 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 4: with it, so I kept doing it. And I don't 22 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 4: necessarily think it's faster or cause I don't throw as 23 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 4: hard as the normal throw a second, but I think 24 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 4: a little more accurate. So sometimes when I feel like 25 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 4: I just have to get the ball there. I just 26 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 4: try to get rid of it quick and give a 27 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 4: good throw and like Yorman or Lindora or McNeil, whoever's 28 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:12,479 Speaker 4: out there, make a tag. 29 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 5: So sticking with catching, just general defensive stuff. They've been 30 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 5: a lot to turn over the best pitching staff from 31 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 5: last year this year. What's it been like getting to 32 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 5: know so many new pitchers and trying to get on 33 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 5: the same page or so many different guys at once. 34 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's been a little tricky at first, you know, 35 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 4: trying to get on the same page. In spring training 36 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 4: it's a little hard just because you know, they're not 37 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 4: throwing that many games, or if they do, it's just 38 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 4: an inning or so. And usually we're switching on and 39 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 4: off mckenn and I or other guys getting some reps. 40 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 4: So once the season gets started, you know, like a 41 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 4: guy like Bassett, who has got so much information and 42 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 4: so many things going on, it takes you a couple 43 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 4: of times to get out there and the trial and 44 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 4: error and kind of get. 45 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 2: On the same page. But you know, it's not just 46 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 2: one we got. 47 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 4: Sure's there a cookie, which she's here last year, but uh, 48 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 4: you know, thankfully. It's an easy staff and you know 49 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 4: they put their work in to to also get to 50 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 4: know us, and that way, you know, we can help 51 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:10,679 Speaker 4: each other out and be on the same page a 52 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 4: little quicker, but it's it's a. 53 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 2: Lot of fun. 54 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 3: So PitchCom is in use for the first time this year. 55 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 3: We asked Chris about it and he gave his opinions. 56 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 3: So I'd like to hear what a catcher's opinion is 57 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 3: on PitchCom. 58 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: Chris Bassett, Yeah, Bassett. Uh, I love to hear what 59 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 2: he said. 60 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 4: I'm kidding, but uh no, I think it's good. I 61 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 4: think it's good. Uh you know, I I think if 62 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:37,519 Speaker 4: you don't use it, you know, you're vulnerable to us. 63 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 2: Wait for the plan to go by. 64 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 4: But uh no, I think you're vulnerable to maybe them 65 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 4: stealing signs or trying to you know, they can have 66 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 4: an advantage, you know, in situations where it could be 67 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 4: a key. 68 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 2: Factor to the game. 69 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 4: So you just take out that out of the game 70 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 4: and now you just focus on making the pitch and 71 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 4: I have to worry about somebody stealing your signs or location. 72 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 2: I think it's great. I think it speeds a. 73 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 4: Game up, and uh it makes it harder on the 74 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 4: hitter to you know, get on the box and wait 75 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 4: while the guy gets a sign. It's like you get 76 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 4: in the box, the guys already know what he wants 77 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 4: to throw, and you have to you know, kind of 78 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 4: be ready a little quicker. 79 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 5: The big reason that they've installed PitchCom was to like 80 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 5: try and push away sign stealing as a catcher so 81 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:25,359 Speaker 5: many years with some funny sign anti sign stealing mechanisms 82 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 5: or techniques you've used in your past. 83 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 4: Honestly, to me, I think it's hard to for to 84 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 4: steal signs to begin with. But for me, there'd be 85 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 4: times for I would catch myself, you know, I would 86 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 4: give the sign and then I'm already done with the 87 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 4: sign that I'm giving, and I'm still just giving random 88 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 4: signs and I'm like what am I doing? 89 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 2: I'm just wasting time here. 90 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 4: Uh or like I'm trying to deck the runner and 91 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 4: I end up beeking myself. I'm like late to the 92 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 4: pitch or like oh I gotta get ready and the 93 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 4: pitch kind of beats me. Uh So it just you know, 94 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 4: it kind of takes that out of your your mind 95 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 4: and it's uh something less to worry about. And and 96 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 4: you know, it's definitely makes it a lot easier on 97 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 4: the picture ends, especially the catcher. 98 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: I want to go back a little bit to your childhood. 99 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 3: I was reading on Wikipedia that your family has quite 100 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:16,159 Speaker 3: the athletic resume. Your mom was an Olympic swimmer, your 101 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 3: dad was quite a good tennis player, and I think 102 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 3: your grandfather as well. 103 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: Who would you say is the best athlete in the family. 104 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 4: I gotta say probably my mom. I think she went 105 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 4: to the Olympics at like eleven, I think eleven years old. Yeah, 106 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 4: it was something crazy like that. So yeah, I mean, 107 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 4: and just the way my mom grew up and how she, uh, 108 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 4: just her childhood and growing up, I feel like she's definitely. 109 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 2: It's the highlight of all of us. 110 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 4: You know, she put in a lot of work and 111 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 4: and you know a lot of a lot of work 112 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 4: and a lot of preparing to get to where where 113 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 4: she she got to. 114 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:57,239 Speaker 2: So I would say her. 115 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 5: Thinking of the stuff from your youth. I know, you 116 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 5: played youth with Francisco Lindoor and I think we even 117 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 5: read you played high school ball with Daniel Vogelback. 118 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 4: We played I played in Puerto Rico with Lindor and 119 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 4: then when we moved here over here with the travel 120 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 4: Ball Vogue was on the same team as well. 121 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 5: What's it been like reconnecting with these guys over the 122 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 5: last few years. 123 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 4: It's been awesome with voguey, you know, I he's both 124 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 4: of them are a year older than me, so there'd 125 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 4: be times where they would be a play together and 126 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 4: I would just be on the younger team. But when 127 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 4: we did get to play together, it was a lot 128 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 4: of fun. With Lindor, I mean, I've known him my 129 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 4: whole life, so it's it's it was it was really 130 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 4: cool to kind of reconnect and now being the same 131 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 4: team and for the second. 132 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 2: Year in a row, the plans, the plates were but yeah, 133 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:46,239 Speaker 2: I mean it's been awesome. 134 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 4: It kind of goes back to sometimes I I kind 135 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 4: of try to sit back and realize, you know, we 136 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 4: played travel ball and kind of where it was like 137 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 4: meaningless and it was just fun, and now we do 138 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 4: this for a living and and yeah, at the highest level, 139 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 4: and it's kind of surreal to think about, you know, 140 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 4: trying to put my mindset from back then and you 141 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:06,720 Speaker 4: see where we're at now. 142 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 2: It's just kind of wild to think about it. 143 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 3: World Baseball Classic coming back next year. Obviously, Team Puerto 144 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 3: Rico is always going to be strong. Are you interested 145 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 3: in playing in the World Baseball Classic. Is there a 146 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 3: different feel because I know sometimes fans are a little 147 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 3: bit here missed with the World Baseball Classic. 148 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: So for players, that's something you guys are really interested. 149 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean there's pride in that. I mean, I 150 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:26,719 Speaker 4: wouldn't say I don't want to be a part of it, 151 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 4: but I'm you know, there's a lot of catchers. I 152 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,479 Speaker 4: feel like Puerto Rico is just stacked. So I mean, 153 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 4: I I don't think I'm definitely I think I'm definitely 154 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 4: not the first option for it, but uh, you know, 155 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 4: it wouldn't it wouldn't be like make it or break 156 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 4: it for me if I don't go. 157 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 2: It's it is what it is. 158 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 4: And you know, I also have to prepare for spring 159 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 4: training and and win, try to win, you know, with 160 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 4: the with the Mets. So that's a first and foremost 161 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 4: the most important thing. 162 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 5: Talk about Puerto Rico being stacked, Puerto Rico's catching history 163 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 5: is stacked as well. Is there any player you looked 164 00:06:58,279 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 5: up to growing up or anyone you'd say you might 165 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 5: your game after. 166 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:05,679 Speaker 4: Yeah, YACHTI it's a no brainer for me. Just growing 167 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 4: up Yachty, Punch, Pasada, I always looked up to those guys. 168 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 4: But Yati was the guy who I kind of molded 169 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 4: my catching game around. And just you know, I know 170 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 4: him pretty well, and I got to know him when 171 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 4: I was in the minors, so I got to learn 172 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 4: a lot from him and get a lot of advice. 173 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 4: And we also reconnected when I got to the big 174 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 4: leagues and I was able to get some more knowledge 175 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 4: and pick his brain. So even though I always looked 176 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 4: up to him, I definitely try to mold my game 177 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 4: more towards his as the older I get. 178 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 3: One of the last few questions we have here. You 179 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 3: tweet out every once in a while, You're pretty act 180 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 3: on social media. You drop hashtag Bob. 181 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: Now. 182 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 3: I think I have a pretty good idea what the 183 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 3: reasoning is for that, but I would love to hear 184 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 3: it from you the man himself. 185 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:51,559 Speaker 1: What's that all about? 186 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 4: To be honest, I still remember to this day when 187 00:07:55,360 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 4: the whole terror Bauer thing happened and I was I 188 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 4: was in the kitchen, I was having some I don't know, 189 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 4: I think I think it was pretty late already and 190 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 4: I read it and I was like, there's no freaking 191 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 4: way that this just happened. And I looked at my wife. 192 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 4: I was like, I'm just gonna say what the bob? 193 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 4: And she thought it was She's like, oh, you're gonna 194 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 4: get in trouble for that. I was like, I don't care. 195 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 4: It's the offseason. I was like, nobody's gonna say anything. 196 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 4: So I said it, and then I don't know what happened. Uh, 197 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 4: somebody said, uh, I don't know how it got to 198 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 4: where somebody just kept saying Bob. I was like, well, 199 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 4: I guess I'm sticking with it now. But I never 200 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,440 Speaker 4: it was just kind of joking and I never really 201 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,079 Speaker 4: thought much about it until I think I got off 202 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 4: to the I'll start last year and people were just 203 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 4: kept saying Bob. And I don't put I don't think 204 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 4: any of us really put that much thought into what 205 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 4: we tweet. It's all fun and games, and uh, I 206 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:51,839 Speaker 4: just kept going with it, kept going along with it, 207 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 4: and funny thing, I don't even know the guy. Uh 208 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 4: So sometimes somebody like they'll say, oh, he's here, I'm like, 209 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 4: who is here? I don't even know who to look for. 210 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 4: So yeah, I had like pinned the tweet and then 211 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:03,719 Speaker 4: I took it off. 212 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 2: I was like, this is so necessary. So yeah, I 213 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 2: mean it was fun. 214 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:10,959 Speaker 4: Well, it lasted, and it's kind of got a good 215 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 4: kick out of it. 216 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:13,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, all right, another one my last questions. 217 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 5: Mind it being the last question, but it's been just 218 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 5: a really fun year for the metsas here. You guys 219 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 5: are playing amazing, You yourself are playing amazing, the best 220 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 5: year of your career thus far. What has been your 221 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 5: favorite moment from this year? 222 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 4: Honestly, I think it's been like a couple of serious 223 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 4: is where it's like the environment here, it's been incredible. 224 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 4: I think the Yankee series obviously this weekend against the 225 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 4: Brace was a lot of fun. But one of my 226 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 4: favorite series was actually when we played la They beat 227 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 4: us the first two games and we were able to 228 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 4: even out the series. So we were missing a lot 229 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,319 Speaker 4: of guys and just you know, the guys that we 230 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 4: would step up and kind of. 231 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 2: Pick each other's back. I thought that was. 232 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 4: Kind of one of the series for us that was like, 233 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 4: you know, we got what it take to be in 234 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 4: the in the mix for this even without our main guys. 235 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 4: So I thought for us that was kind of character building, 236 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 4: and I think that kind of kickstarted what we've been 237 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:17,079 Speaker 4: doing this year just to and I think as a 238 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 4: Bucks hit this in spring training when Jake got injured. 239 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 4: It's like, if we are freaking out about one guy 240 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 4: going down, then we probably weren't built a win. So 241 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:26,559 Speaker 4: I've kind of thought about that throughout the whole year 242 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 4: when anything happens, it's that if we weren't expecting bad 243 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 4: things to happen, we probably weren't built to win. So 244 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 4: that's kind of like I said the Dodgers, and I 245 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:37,959 Speaker 4: think that that was a fun one that got has going. 246 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,440 Speaker 5: You've been great for the message entire year, especially with 247 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 5: men on base men's scoring position and with the bases loaded. 248 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: John wostats again center fifteen in your career, four doubles 249 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 1: and a Grand Slam with. 250 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 4: The basis loading, will you attribute that to I just 251 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 4: think that on the basis loaded situation, there's more pressure 252 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 4: in the picture and they got to execute, and a 253 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 4: lot of times they they leave stuff over the middle 254 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 4: of the plate, and I try as a hitter not 255 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 4: to try to do so much and wait for the 256 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 4: good pitch to hit and luckily been able to capitalize 257 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 4: on the pitcher's mistake, or when I have a plan 258 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:16,560 Speaker 4: looking for a certain pitch, I get it. And I 259 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 4: tried not to do too much. And I think the 260 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 4: Grand Slam was I'm not gonna lie. I was looking 261 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 4: for the pitch and I was able to put good 262 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:25,599 Speaker 4: swing on it and capitalized. 263 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 2: So I think that was two years ago. 264 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 3: So yeah, you've also been bunting quite a bit. You 265 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 3: seem to be the team expert bunter right now. Did 266 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 3: you expect a bunt this much? Was this always a 267 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 3: game plan or is this something that you've kind of 268 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 3: been working on behind the scenes. 269 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 4: No, to be honest, before this year at not bunt much. 270 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 4: And I'd never really practiced it either. I just like 271 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:46,719 Speaker 4: always like before in batting practice, you put one or 272 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 4: two bunths down, and I always thought to myself, if 273 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 4: I have to do this in a game, I probably 274 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 4: should practice it with the machine thrown hard. And so 275 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 4: I think last year I had a few bunks where 276 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 4: I bunted them too hard. So this year, when Buck 277 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 4: gave me the bunt sign, I was like, here we go. 278 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 2: And I think it was against. 279 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:13,959 Speaker 4: The Nationals and I got the bunt down, not actually 280 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 4: the first one I felled off and I was like, 281 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 4: I gotta get this down. The next one I got 282 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 4: down and I was like, well, this is harder than 283 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 4: I thought. So I think a couple days later it 284 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 4: gave me the bunt signing and I actually bunt it 285 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:25,680 Speaker 4: for a hit, and I think that for me was Okay, 286 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 4: I got a hit bunting, I got the bunt down. 287 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 4: Now I can do this, And it's been kind of 288 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 4: kind of calmed me down and now it's it's a 289 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 4: little more of something I can control and get down 290 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:39,760 Speaker 4: and do what when I wanted to. So it's fun. 291 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:41,719 Speaker 4: I mean, I think that part of the game was 292 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:45,199 Speaker 4: kind of, you know, faded away, and I think that's huge. 293 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 4: That wins a lot of ball games, and you'd be 294 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 4: surprised how much pressure it puts lean a good bunt down, 295 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 4: making the defense have to do the little things and 296 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:56,559 Speaker 4: the basic things do them right. So I take pride 297 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:59,199 Speaker 4: in it, and uh, you know, anything that can help 298 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:01,199 Speaker 4: the team win or put was in a position to win, 299 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:02,319 Speaker 4: I'm all about. 300 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 3: That was awesome. Tomoas thank you so much for taking 301 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 3: the time to do this interview with us. We appreciate it. 302 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 1: Let's go Mets. Great good luck the rest of the season. 303 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:09,679 Speaker 2: Thank you, guys. Let's go Mets. 304 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 1: Get up, get up, get up.