1 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: Is this a great game or what All Star game addition? 2 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: With the Hall of Famer Tim Kirkshin, I'm his son, 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: Jeff Kirkshin. Dad, you are in Atlanta right now. Congratulations 4 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: your forty third All Star Game. How excited are you 5 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: to be there? Well? 6 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 2: I love the All Star Game, Jeff. My first one 7 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 2: was in nineteen eighty two. I've been to every All 8 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 2: Star Game since, including the last one in Atlanta when 9 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 2: it was really hot and it is blazing hot to 10 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:39,559 Speaker 2: deer here on Monday, the day of the Home Run derby. 11 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:43,479 Speaker 2: I remember the last time we added here. Chris Berman, 12 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 2: our dear friend, was hosting the Home Run derby, and 13 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 2: it was so hot here that in between breaks, one 14 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 2: of these security people said, can I help you with anything, 15 00:00:55,000 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 2: mister Berman? And he said, do you have a cooler somewhere? 16 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 2: A locker somewhere. So he went into a room, a 17 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 2: refrigerated room, and just stood there for like. 18 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 3: Fifteen minutes to cool down. He's a big band, so 19 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 3: he needed that. 20 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 2: Needless to say, at one hundred and thirty eight pounds, 21 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 2: I won't need the same help today. But that was 22 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 2: the last time we were in Atlanta, and I'm thrilled 23 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,839 Speaker 2: to be back because it's just another great All Star 24 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 2: Week experience. 25 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:28,759 Speaker 1: Well, Dad, speaking of you know, one of the greatest 26 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: Braves of all time, Chipper Jones. In celebration of the 27 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: Braves hosting the All Star Game for twenty twenty five, 28 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:40,759 Speaker 1: We will have Chipper on the podcast tomorrow. We already 29 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: interviewed him and we want to give you a little 30 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: sneak preview of what you can expect. It was so 31 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:47,279 Speaker 1: much fun. Take a listen. 32 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 4: My dad was a huge Mickey Mental fan and I 33 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 4: got a chance to do a card show sitting right 34 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 4: next to him in nineteen ninety two. So I find 35 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 4: myself in the mirror of the night before. Here I am. 36 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 4: I was twenty years old, so I'm practicing how to 37 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 4: meet Mickey Mannle, you know, and I can just remember 38 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 4: walking up and nothing came out. I was like a 39 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 4: little schoolgirl, you know, talking to him. But he was great. 40 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 4: We had some laughs. He did have some some libations 41 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 4: hidden underneath the table, you know, at eleven o'clock in 42 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 4: the morning, so it was quite quite the introduction. 43 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: And Dad, that's just a small portion of the fun. 44 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 1: We laughed, we cried, We thought the story he told 45 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: about Freddie Freeman in the snow saving his life. Chipper 46 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: saved Freddy Freeman's life. The story might be the number 47 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 1: one story of twenty twenty five on this podcast. I 48 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: think it is, Jeff. 49 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 2: As you know, I collect stories for a living, and 50 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,399 Speaker 2: Chipper told me three stories or at least three variations 51 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 2: of a story that I'd never heard before, and that 52 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 2: makes me so happy. When I get asked a question 53 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 2: and I go, that's how good Chipper Jones was on 54 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 2: our podcast that will run tomorrow. 55 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 3: Please don't miss it. 56 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: Well, Dad, let's jump right in. I want to hear 57 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: all about the All Star Game a. 58 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 2: Lore, So, Jeff, this is very personal for me. The 59 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 2: first All Star experience I had was in nineteen sixty 60 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 2: five where I actually understood what I was watching, and 61 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 2: the All Star Game was in Minneapolis, and we got 62 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 2: a color TV the day before the All Star Game, 63 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 2: and knowing how much Pop your grandfather knew how much 64 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 2: we loved baseball, it's possible he made sure we had 65 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 2: a color TV for the sixty five All Star Game. 66 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 3: So it was the first show that I watched. 67 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:45,400 Speaker 2: On a color TV. And Willie Mays in Living Color 68 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 2: hit a lead off home run to start the sixty 69 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 2: five All Star Game. Now, look, I was hopelessly in 70 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 2: love with baseball before then, and I loved Willy Mays as. 71 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 3: A player, the perfect baseball player. 72 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 2: But that's cement to all thoughts when I watched the 73 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 2: sixty five All Star Game and Living Color and Willie 74 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 2: Mays the greatest player I've ever seen to this day 75 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 2: in a leadoff homer. 76 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 3: Can you imagine that? 77 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 2: Dad? 78 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: And we always ask our guests. We asked the former 79 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 1: players Hall of famers, like, who was your guy? 80 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 3: Right? 81 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 1: Willie Mays was your guy? I mean, you were a kid, 82 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 1: so it's okay to be a fan, right. I know, 83 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: now you're trying to buck the whole idea that you're 84 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: a fan or you love certain players over others. But 85 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:31,359 Speaker 1: Willie Mays was your guy, right. 86 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 3: Yes he was. 87 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 2: He also played in the seventy one All Star Game 88 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 2: in Detroit, which I believe is the greatest All Star 89 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:42,279 Speaker 2: game ever played. There were twenty three future Hall of 90 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:46,559 Speaker 2: Fame players or managers that took part in that game. 91 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 2: There were six home runs hit by like the greatest 92 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 2: players you've ever seen. In fact, Johnny Bench on our 93 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 2: podcast told us last year that the home run that 94 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,599 Speaker 2: he hit to right center field. When he got back 95 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 2: to the a bunch of players told him, that's the 96 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 2: hardest hit ball I have ever seen. And then in 97 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 2: the same game, Reggie Jackson hit a ball off the 98 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 2: light transformer, which almost everyone said was the hardest hit 99 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 2: ball they've ever seen. This all happened in one game. 100 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 2: I wrote the story on the fifty year anniversary of 101 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 2: this nineteen seventy one All Star Game, and I interviewed 102 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 2: probably twenty people who took part in that game, and 103 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 2: Joe Torre said, he said, I was leading the league 104 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 2: and hitting at the All Star break, and I was 105 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 2: completely in awe when I walked in the clubhouse. 106 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 3: He said, it was. 107 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 2: Like your baseball cards came to life. He said, it 108 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 2: was like walking into the Hall of Fame when you 109 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 2: walked into that clubhouse. That's how great the seventy one 110 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 2: WE All Star Game was in Detroit. 111 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 1: Well, let's put it into perspective. Dad, Joe Tory hit 112 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 1: third for the National League. Willie Mays was batting lead off. 113 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: Second was Henry hank Aaron, Willie Stargell batted fourth. Willie 114 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: McCovey was fit, Johnny bench batted six. I mean right there. 115 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,479 Speaker 1: For Joe Tory to be in the middle of those 116 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 1: just superstars, it's unbelievable. And he that's just on the NLS, right, 117 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 1: and he. 118 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 2: Was completely in awe by the entire experience. That's what 119 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:28,559 Speaker 2: the seventy one All Star Game meant. I will never 120 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 2: forget sitting in our wreck room watching that game with 121 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 2: my dad and my two brothers. It was absolutely breathtaking 122 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 2: to watch. 123 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: So Jeff not to mention the amount of Hall of 124 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: famers that were on the bench for the National League. 125 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 1: Dad just going down, Lou Brock, Roberto Clemente. 126 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,359 Speaker 2: Pete Rose, right as Pete Rose told me for a 127 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:50,040 Speaker 2: story I wrote a few years ago. 128 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 3: He said, here's how great the National League was. 129 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 2: He said, you know, I'm I only started like a 130 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 2: couple of All Star games because I always had to 131 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 2: go up against May's to Clementy and he wasn't far 132 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 2: from the truth on. 133 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 3: That, all right. 134 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 2: So, Jeff, now we fast forward to some of the 135 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 2: games that I actually covered, and these were just going 136 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 2: to be some quick hitters here. 137 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 3: The first one I did was. 138 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 2: In nineteen eighty two. It was in Montreal. I was 139 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 2: covering the Texas Rangers and in spring training. Late in 140 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 2: spring training, the Rangers traded Al Oliver, a great hitter, 141 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 2: to the Montreal Expos in a very controversial trade. So 142 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 2: the first person I saw at the eighty two All 143 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 2: Star Game was Al Oliver. 144 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 3: I repeat, a great hitter. I said, Al, how you doing? 145 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 2: He goes, I had seventy five line drives caught the 146 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:44,679 Speaker 2: first half the season, That's what he said. And knowing Al, 147 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 2: I think he was counting them. And so we talk 148 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 2: about the metrics, Jeff exit velocity, hard hit rate. 149 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 3: They were doing it back at eighty two. At least 150 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 3: Al was doing it back at eighty two, and he 151 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 3: was keeping score. 152 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 2: So eighty three, at Commissi Park in Chicago, Fred Lynn 153 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 2: hit a Grand Slam, still the only Grand Slam ever 154 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 2: hit in. 155 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 3: An All Star Game. 156 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 2: Jeff been playing this since nineteen thirty three to nineteen 157 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 2: eighty four. All Star Game was in Candlestick Park and 158 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 2: I was covering the Rangers still in Buddy Bell Third 159 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 2: Basement for the Rangers. 160 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 3: Played in that game. 161 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 2: He faced Mario Soto, he told me after the game, 162 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 2: but he did that. That's the greatest change up I've 163 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 2: ever seen from Mario Soto. He also told me, Jeff, 164 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 2: that's the coldest I've ever been on a baseball field. 165 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 2: It was in the middle of July, but because it's 166 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:44,959 Speaker 2: Candlestick Park located right there on the Bay, it was 167 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 2: absolutely freezing, to the point where Buddy said, never played 168 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 2: a game that was colder than that. 169 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 3: And it was the All Star Game. 170 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 2: It was in July, all right, nineteen eighty six. I 171 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:59,319 Speaker 2: love this story, Jeff eighty six. Back when pitchers were 172 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 2: still batty. In the All Star Game, Roger Clemens, basically 173 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 2: the best pitcher in the American League, was facing Dwight Gooden, 174 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 2: best pitcher in the Nation League. And those who forget 175 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 2: who Dwight Gooden is just hear this story. So Roger 176 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 2: Clements comes to the plate. He hasn't batted since high 177 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 2: school and now he's facing Dwight Gooden in the All 178 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 2: Star Game. 179 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:22,199 Speaker 3: First pitch comes in at. 180 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 2: Like ninety eight miles an hour and it. 181 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 3: Just takes off through the strike zone. 182 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 2: Roger Clements steps out of the box. He looks at 183 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 2: Bruce Froming frem Ing and the homeplate umpire and says, 184 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 2: do I throw that hard? And Bruce Freming said yes, Roger, 185 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 2: you throw that hard? He went, damn like that. And 186 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 2: the point was Clements said that it kind of changed 187 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 2: the arc of his career, even though he was already 188 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 2: great by then, because he recognized, if that's what ninety 189 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 2: eight looks like, I need to throw my fastball more often. 190 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 3: Because nobody can hit that. Wow. 191 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 2: That's why I think it's a shame that pitch don't 192 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 2: get to bat anymore, because I think it gives them 193 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 2: another look at what great pitching actually looks like. 194 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, and it will surprise them at that point. And 195 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: I would even make the argument that maybe Roger was 196 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: throwing harder than that. 197 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 3: He might have been all right. 198 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 2: And this is my last one, Jeff, And then we'll 199 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 2: get to a bunch more later on our special edition, 200 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 2: our All Star edition of Team Tim That's when we'll 201 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 2: get to my all time favorite highlights of the All 202 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 2: Star Game. But nineteen ninety three was the famous John 203 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 2: Cruck faced Randy Johnson in the All Star Game, and 204 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 2: Randy Johnson, who was a mischievous sort, loved him for this. 205 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 2: He intentionally threw one over the head of John Cruck 206 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 2: and you could see the picture right Jeff him Patty's hard, 207 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 2: the look on his face. 208 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 3: Randy Johnson did it because he had Kruck. 209 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 2: He told me years later, he said, I had never 210 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 2: faced Randy Johnson. 211 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 3: Before, so I had no idea what this was like. 212 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 2: And he said, I saw my life cross right before 213 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 2: my eyes with that ballwood whizzing over my head. It 214 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:10,839 Speaker 2: wasn't even close to hitting him, but that's not the point. 215 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:14,440 Speaker 2: And then the next pitch was a signature Randy Johnson 216 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 2: slider down and away. Kruck had the worst wing ever 217 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 2: at it, took off his helmet, bowed to Randy Johnson 218 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 2: told me, I was just happy to leave home plate 219 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:28,719 Speaker 2: still intact, is how he put it. That's how intimidating 220 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 2: Randy Johnson was. He might be the greatest left handed 221 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 2: pitcher of all time, but there's no debating this. I 222 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:38,200 Speaker 2: think he's the most intimidating, most frightening picture that we've 223 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 2: ever seen. 224 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 1: And I got to give John Cruck some credit. I mean, 225 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:46,559 Speaker 1: what a one great player, but also great character. I 226 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 1: mean he continues to broadcast to this day for the Phillies, 227 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:52,079 Speaker 1: but he always is a character on the field, always 228 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: was a good spirit. 229 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 2: I just love to Those are the moments that you 230 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 2: remember about the All Star Game. You don't remember who 231 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 2: won the eighty seven All Star Game. That stuff isn't important. 232 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 2: It's the moments, it's the confrontations. It's the unforgettable stuff 233 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 2: that you get to see. And that was right near 234 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 2: the top of the list of unforgettable things that I've 235 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 2: ever seen at the All Star Game. 236 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 1: When I was on my way home from the office 237 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: this morning before we recorded, Dad, you brought up a 238 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 1: good point, and I think this is important on what 239 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: you just said, which is the All Star Game technically 240 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 1: doesn't really matter anymore. And it used to matter who 241 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 1: won the game. Pete Rose used to meet and greet 242 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:36,559 Speaker 1: the other NL All. 243 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 3: Stars at the clubhouse. 244 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 2: Door and say, you know, we've beaten these guys ten 245 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 2: years in a row. 246 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 3: We're gonna win eleven in a row this year. Do 247 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 3: you understand? 248 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 2: That's how important League pride was back then, in the 249 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 2: sixties and the seventies, it really mattered. It doesn't matter 250 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 2: anymore now, it's just more of a celebration of. 251 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 3: The game, which frankly, I'm okay with that. 252 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: Also, Yeah, that's exactly what you said on our phone call, Dad. 253 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: Is you said it's a celebration of baseball. It's a 254 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: long season, folks. Let's take a break to enjoy, have 255 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: a home run derby, have some fun. 256 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 2: That's what it's all about, right, and let's have a 257 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 2: good smile at the All Star break. This is really 258 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 2: the only time that baseball doesn't have to deal with football, basketball, hockey, 259 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:28,319 Speaker 2: the Olympics, anything else. This is baseball's time to shine, 260 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 2: and I'm sure it will here in Atlanta. 261 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:34,839 Speaker 1: All right, dad, let's go into the takeaways. What's going 262 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: on in Major League Baseball during this All Star break? 263 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 3: Right? 264 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 2: Well, Sunday night, we had the Major League Baseball Draft 265 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 2: and the Nationals picked first, and they took shortstop Eli Willitts, 266 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 2: who's the son of former Major leaguer Reggie Willitts. It 267 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 2: was a big surprise to a lot of people in 268 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 2: the industry that Willetts went first, even though he is 269 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:03,559 Speaker 2: a wildly athletic shortstop, high school shortstop from Oklahoma, Jeff 270 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 2: He's seventeen years old. The only other seventeen year olds 271 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 2: to be number one pick overall Tim Foley many years ago, 272 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 2: and Ken Griffey Junior. I talked to Aaron Boone this morning, 273 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 2: the manager for the American League All Star Team. And 274 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 2: he knows Eli Willitts from having because Reggie was a 275 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 2: coach for the Yankees, and he just told me, he said, 276 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 2: this kid is such a great athlete. I watched him 277 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 2: work out when he was just a little kid, and 278 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 2: you knew he was headed for stardom. And now he's 279 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 2: the number one overall pick. I also love it that 280 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 2: Ethan Holliday, another high school shortstop from Oklahoma, he went 281 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 2: number four to the Rockies, where his dad, Matt Holliday, 282 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 2: was a star for years. I love that, and Jeff, 283 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 2: fifteen of the first thirty two players taken were shortstops. 284 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 2: And when I covered the Orioles, Earl Weaver told me 285 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 2: a couple times, a great Hall of Fame manager, he said, 286 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 2: if I were in charge of the draft, he said, 287 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 2: I draft all shortstops, I'd take thirty two shortstops. He said, 288 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 2: because they're the best athletes on the field. You can 289 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 2: put him anywhere and they can play. Just look at 290 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 2: Jackson Merrill. He's a shortstop, and they said, all right, 291 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 2: we're gonna put you in center field, and now he's 292 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 2: a really good center fielder. Earl is always. 293 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 3: Way ahead of his time. 294 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 2: But congratulations to Eli Willitts the overall number one pick 295 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 2: and even though it was a shock, he will. 296 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 3: Always have that on his resume. So cool. 297 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 1: Well, Dad, we can celebrate. We have to talk about 298 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: our dear friend Terry Francona getting his two thousandth win. 299 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: Do you have this on the takeaways? 300 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 2: Yes, Tito one of thirteen managers now to win two 301 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 2: thousand games. And Tito, as we've talked about his communication skills, 302 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 2: his touch with people of all kind not just his players, 303 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 2: was really like no manager that I think I've ever seen, 304 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 2: and he did he did some unusual things to get 305 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 2: the best out of his players. He told me one 306 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 2: year he offered four hundred dollars in cash to any 307 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 2: player on the Red Sox who drove in four or 308 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 2: more runs in a victory for the Red Sox. But 309 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 2: the rules were, if let's say three guys drove in 310 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:28,400 Speaker 2: four runs in a victory, then only the first guy 311 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 2: got paid the four hundred dollars in cash. So Pedro 312 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 2: was pitching for the Red Sox and David Ortiz hit 313 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 2: a grand Slam in the first inning to give the 314 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 2: Red Sox a ford to nothing lead, with Pedro on 315 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 2: the mouth. 316 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 3: So he goes to Tito right after the inning, right after. 317 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 2: He crosses whole plate, and says, give me the four 318 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 2: hundred dollars. And Tito says, but we haven't won yet, 319 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 2: and he said, yes, we have because Pedro was pitching. 320 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 3: Tito told me he's costed like twenty. 321 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 2: Five thousand dollars that year out of his own pocket, 322 00:17:04,359 --> 00:17:08,199 Speaker 2: paying guys four hundred dollars in cash for driving in 323 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 2: four runs in a Red Sox victory. 324 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 3: Only Tito would do something like that. 325 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:16,400 Speaker 2: And our last takeaway, Jeff, the Red Sox rolled into 326 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,880 Speaker 2: the All Star Break having won ten games in a row. 327 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:23,640 Speaker 2: Last time they won ten in a row was twenty eighteen. 328 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:25,879 Speaker 2: The last time they won more than ten in a 329 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:30,439 Speaker 2: row was twoenty sixteen, when they won eleven in a row. 330 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 2: And Jeff, they get to the break, they are only 331 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:35,639 Speaker 2: three games out of first place in the American League East. 332 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 2: That division. The rest of the year is going to 333 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 2: be a free for all. It is going to be 334 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:45,400 Speaker 2: a fistfight between four teams, the Rays, Blue Jays, Yankees, 335 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 2: and Red Sox. And it would be foolish to count 336 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 2: the Red Sox out right now, with not only the 337 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 2: way they're playing, but the way that they're scoring runs 338 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 2: pretty impressive. 339 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: All right, Dad, Moving on to the cork Jins, what 340 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: do you have for us? 341 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 2: So, Cody Bellinger of the Yankees hit three home runs 342 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 2: in a game against the Cubs, the team for which 343 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 2: he played last year, and then a couple of days later, 344 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:17,199 Speaker 2: Kyle Stowers of the Marlins hit three home runs in 345 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 2: a game against the Orioles, who he was a member 346 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 2: of last year. So only five times in Major League 347 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 2: history as a player had a three homer game against 348 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:33,359 Speaker 2: the team he played for the previous year or during 349 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:37,199 Speaker 2: the same season, and then it happened twice in like 350 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 2: four days. It's incredible. The other amazing part was that 351 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 2: so now the Yankees have three three. 352 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 3: Home run guys this year. 353 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 2: Jason Domingez Aaron Judge also hit three homers in game. 354 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 2: This is the first time in history that the Yankees 355 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:56,919 Speaker 2: have had three guys who hit three homers in a 356 00:18:56,960 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 2: game in the same season. And to my astylish, there 357 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 2: are two teams that had four guys who hit three 358 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 2: or more homers in a game during a season, and 359 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:12,879 Speaker 2: nineteen fifty Dodgers Gil Hodges, who hit four home runs 360 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:17,160 Speaker 2: in that game, Tommy Brown, Roy Campanella, and Duke Snyder. 361 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:20,400 Speaker 2: And then in nineteen fifty six, the Reds Ed Bailey, 362 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:25,879 Speaker 2: Gus Gus Bell, Buddy Bell's dad, Ted Klezuski, and Bob 363 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:29,639 Speaker 2: Thurman all had three homer games in the same season. 364 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 2: Let's see if you can remember Jeff three five hundred 365 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:36,679 Speaker 2: home run hitters who never hit three home runs in 366 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 2: a game. I've quizzed you on this before. And one 367 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 2: of the guys we've already mentioned in the podcast, along 368 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 2: with Tito francona Hank Aaron, No, Hank Aaron, that great 369 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 2: guess he had one three homer game in his career. No, 370 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 2: David Ortiz, Raphael Palmerow Gary Sheffield all hit five hundred 371 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:01,399 Speaker 2: homers and never hit three homers in a game. So 372 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 2: much more prevalent now than it used to be. Okay, 373 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:08,679 Speaker 2: I love this. I shouldn't, but I do. Ellie de 374 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:12,919 Speaker 2: la Cruz, shortstop for the Reds, walked four times in 375 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:17,640 Speaker 2: a game last week, and three of them were intentional walks, 376 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 2: and each intentional walk the next batter, Austin Hayes, struck 377 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 2: out so three straight intentional walks and then followed by 378 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 2: three straight strikeouts by the guy hitting behind him, the 379 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 2: same person, Austin Hayes. So since nineteen fifty five, since 380 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 2: intentional walks were made official, that's the first time that's 381 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:43,160 Speaker 2: ever happened that a guy's would walk three straight times 382 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 2: intentionally in a game and the guy behind him struck 383 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 2: out all three times. Do you find that fascinating because 384 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 2: I do. 385 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:53,359 Speaker 1: Makes me think about who was commonly batting behind Barry Bonds. 386 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:56,439 Speaker 2: Right well, Jeff Kent was behind Barry Bonds, and we 387 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 2: will get in a minute to Barry Bond's intentional walk. 388 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:04,520 Speaker 2: Note today the state and baseball history will include that also, Jeff, 389 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 2: I know you love this Byron Buxton hit for the 390 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 2: cycle on his own bobblehead day. It's just so beautiful 391 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 2: how that works. I've told you when things line up 392 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 2: like this, it was great. I think it was in 393 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:20,399 Speaker 2: Cincinnati many years ago we had a rain out on 394 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 2: Umbrella Day, which I just thought was the most the 395 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 2: most beautiful thing. Last one, Jeff, I still can't. I 396 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 2: can't understand this. But Ronald coonya junior who's a great player, 397 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:35,639 Speaker 2: as Chipper Jones is going to tell us in tomorrow's podcast, 398 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:39,160 Speaker 2: he's the most talented player that Chipper has ever seen 399 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 2: wear a Braves uniform. 400 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 3: That's how good he is. 401 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 2: He just hit third in the order for the first 402 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 2: time in his career. Look, I know he's a leadoff guy. 403 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 2: I know he's hit second before first time that a 404 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:55,359 Speaker 2: former MVP has ever hit third in the order. And 405 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 2: the kicker is now. He's hit in all nine spots 406 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 2: in the batting ord. So he hit ninth and eighth 407 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 2: in a major league game before he hit third. 408 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 3: Do you find that surprising? 409 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: That's the shocking note. Yes, that he's never hit third 410 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: is surprising, But that he's done every other spot in 411 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:16,520 Speaker 1: the order except for third, crazy and absolutely crazy. 412 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 2: All Right, this date in baseball history, Jeff, we start 413 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:23,639 Speaker 2: with nineteen seventy three. Nolan Ryan through his second no 414 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:27,479 Speaker 2: hitter of the season. It was against the Tigers, and 415 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 2: you're too young to understand this, Stoor. Appreciate this, Jeff, 416 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:35,400 Speaker 2: But Norm Cash the rather hilarious first basement for the Tigers. 417 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:39,199 Speaker 2: His last at bat, he brought a piano leg, the 418 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 2: leg of a piano up to home plate, and he 419 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 2: looked at the Empires that I have just as much 420 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 2: a chance of getting a hit with this thing that 421 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 2: I do with a baseball bat. The umpire said, go 422 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 2: get a real bat. The losing picture in that game 423 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:57,919 Speaker 2: was Jim Perry, Gaylord Perry's brother, and he became the 424 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:01,879 Speaker 2: first pitcher ever to at that time at least to lose, 425 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:06,160 Speaker 2: be the losing pitcher in a game that featured three 426 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 2: no hitters. So he was the losing pitcher for Vita 427 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:12,520 Speaker 2: Blues no hitter, one of Steve Busby's no hitter and 428 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:16,120 Speaker 2: this no hitter by Nolan Ryan nineteen ninety nine. 429 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:17,680 Speaker 3: On this date, Barry. 430 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:20,959 Speaker 2: Bonds, who I mentioned earlier, to his two hundred and 431 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 2: ninety fourth intentional walk, passing Hank Aaron for the all 432 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:29,680 Speaker 2: time record for intentional walks certainly since nineteen fifty five, 433 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:33,880 Speaker 2: and Barry Bonds finished with six hundred and eighty eight 434 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 2: intentional walks. Wow, so he had more than twice as many. 435 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 2: That's how revered and feared Barry Bonds was a couple 436 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 2: of birthdays. Nineteen oh five, Shirley Povich was born, so 437 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 2: we just did a game from Povich Field in Bethesda, Maryland. 438 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 2: Shirley Povich was one of the great baseball writers, one 439 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 2: of the great columnists of all time. He's the one 440 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:02,200 Speaker 2: that told me once speaking of Nolan Ryan, he said, 441 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:07,200 Speaker 2: I've seen all of them, Walter Johnson, Bob Feller, Nolan Ryan, 442 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:10,120 Speaker 2: have seen all the hard thrower Strow and nobody threw 443 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:12,160 Speaker 2: harder than Walter Johnson. 444 00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:13,680 Speaker 3: How about that respect? 445 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 2: And he's a man to listen to correct. And last thing, 446 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 2: hopefully this isn't too sensitive a topic, but Kurt Manwaring 447 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:25,399 Speaker 2: was born on this date in nineteen sixty five. Kurt 448 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 2: man Wearing is from Horseheads, New York, Upstate New York. 449 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 2: Was a very very good catcher, especially defensively, mostly for 450 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 2: the Giants. 451 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:36,480 Speaker 3: So I heard this story a long time ago that. 452 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 2: You know, Jeff, it's a no no, an absolute no 453 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 2: no for a hitter to peek back at the catcher 454 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:47,199 Speaker 2: while he's putting down his signs. You just don't do 455 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:50,239 Speaker 2: that because usually you're going to get one. You're going 456 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 2: to get your the buzz the tower on the next 457 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 2: pitch if they could see your sneak and a peek 458 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:58,159 Speaker 2: at the catchers. So I'm not even gonna mention his name, 459 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:01,440 Speaker 2: but a pretty good major the NASH League all those 460 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 2: years had a tendency to peak more than once in 461 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 2: a while. One time he looked back Kurt Manwear was 462 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 2: behind the plate, and instead of putting the fingers down 463 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 2: to give the sign, he gave the guy the finger. 464 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 3: A sorry, Jeff love stuff like that. That's back looking 465 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 3: for a. 466 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:26,479 Speaker 2: Sign and you get a real sign from the catcher. 467 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 1: I think that means fastball down the middle when you 468 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:30,520 Speaker 1: call him number right right right? 469 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 3: All right? Dad? 470 00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:33,680 Speaker 1: Well you said that you're going to have a team 471 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 1: tim for us today surrounding the All Star Game, but 472 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:39,760 Speaker 1: really fast. I think I think we should do our 473 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 1: I am a seam head with one of our members 474 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: of our family. So every single Thursday normally we get 475 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:49,119 Speaker 1: an I am a seam head from somebody who listens 476 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:53,199 Speaker 1: to the show. Today. Noah castrole is obsessed with the 477 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 1: All Star Game and all that come with it, so 478 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:57,880 Speaker 1: we thought it was fitting to play it today. Let's 479 00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 1: take a listen. 480 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 5: I mean, is Noah and I am a scenehead? What 481 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 5: makes me a seene head? 482 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 3: Well? 483 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 1: I love the All Star Game. 484 00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 5: I love it so much, and I can tell you 485 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:11,360 Speaker 5: the really weird and quirky things about it, Like two 486 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 5: thousand and seven, each row leads off the game in 487 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:17,680 Speaker 5: San Francisco and hits the only inside the park home run, 488 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:21,400 Speaker 5: or nineteen ninety four Tony Gwinn slides into home passed 489 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 5: Pad Rodriguez, two Hall of Famers at three Rivers Stadium 490 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:29,000 Speaker 5: and win the game and meet both. Not the dinner 491 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 5: that your mom made, but the singer sang the national 492 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 5: anthem that night, where Carrie Underwood sang it in two 493 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:37,680 Speaker 5: thousand and six in Pittsburgh when it came back twelve 494 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:41,520 Speaker 5: years later. Also, I can tell you that I went 495 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:46,040 Speaker 5: to Seattle specifically in twenty twenty three because the first 496 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 5: All Star game I watched was two thousand and one. 497 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:54,119 Speaker 5: Cal Ripken Junior, the eventual MVP, switches spots with a 498 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 5: Rod because Joe Torre told him to not him, Cal 499 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:03,680 Speaker 5: Ripkin Junior. But you're switching spots and Cal, you're starting 500 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:06,639 Speaker 5: a short stop tonight in your last All Star game ever. 501 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 5: I also like to pull my shirt out of my 502 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:16,120 Speaker 5: outfit every night after work, the same way a closer 503 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 5: does after he's closed. 504 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:18,240 Speaker 3: Out a great game. 505 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:22,200 Speaker 5: That is what makes me Noah a seamhead. 506 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:24,879 Speaker 1: And that's Noah. Thank you so much for the I 507 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 1: Am a seam Heead notification. You can email me Jeff 508 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 1: at Great Game or what dot com. If you want 509 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 1: to become a seamhead, it's that easy, just to email 510 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:35,879 Speaker 1: me Jeff at Great Game or what dot Com. 511 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 2: I love that this guy loves the All Star Game. 512 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:42,239 Speaker 2: This morning at the Atlanta Hotel, I ran into a 513 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 2: father and a son twenty seven years old, seventy five 514 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,359 Speaker 2: years old, and they do a trip every year to 515 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:49,160 Speaker 2: the All Star Game. 516 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:52,200 Speaker 3: They've been to seventeen straight All Star Game. 517 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:55,120 Speaker 2: And I used to take you and mom and Kelly 518 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 2: to the All Star Game. Do you do you have 519 00:27:57,640 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 2: a favorite moment? Because I do of your All Star visits. 520 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 1: I mean I mentioned it earlier in the show two 521 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:08,640 Speaker 1: thousand and one Tony Gwynn and Cawrpken Jr. I mean, 522 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 1: for me, that's iconic. I remember Tory Hunter's catch in 523 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 1: center field. Incredible Tai game in Milwaukee, Right Thai game 524 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 1: in Milwaukee. I was at that game. I think that 525 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 1: was really neat. Oh gosh, there's so many. 526 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 2: I'm gonna quiz you again about your own life. The 527 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 2: All Star Game at Comiskey Park, one of the coaches 528 00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:33,679 Speaker 2: from the American League flipped the ball up to you 529 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:34,359 Speaker 2: in the stands. 530 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:37,920 Speaker 1: And you caught it, right, Yeah, remembers though I never 531 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:40,440 Speaker 1: remember who it was, and I'm so upset. 532 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:46,680 Speaker 2: It's okay, Jeff, Alfredo Griffin was the coach that pointed. 533 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:47,160 Speaker 3: Right at you. 534 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 2: You what were you five seven years older at the times? 535 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 1: I think it. Yeah, it might have been us cellular 536 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 1: field at yeah time. 537 00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, but he threw it to you, pointed you, threw 538 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 2: it to you, and you caught it. Remember doing that? 539 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 2: You just don't remember. It was Alfredo Griffin, Dad, But 540 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 2: I remember it was quite the distance, was it not, Yes, 541 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 2: And you made a good catch, Jef. You had good hands. 542 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:13,400 Speaker 2: You still have good hands, so they'll stay with you 543 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:14,160 Speaker 2: your whole life. 544 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 1: I was nine. It was the two thousand and three. 545 00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:18,959 Speaker 1: I just did a quick google the two thousand and 546 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: three All Star Games, so I would have turned ten 547 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 1: the next month, eight. 548 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 2: Three or far Yeah, yeah, absolutely, okay, Jeff. We're on 549 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:29,960 Speaker 2: to Team Tim. So this of course has an All 550 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 2: Star theme to it. I come up with a player 551 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:36,360 Speaker 2: at each position, so this is not the greatest player 552 00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 2: or the greatest moment at each position. These are just 553 00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 2: some of my favorites from each position. 554 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 3: We'll start. 555 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:48,040 Speaker 2: Our catcher is Sandy Alomar junior nineteen ninety seven, he 556 00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 2: won the MVP of the All Star Game, playing four 557 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 2: then the Indians, and the game was in Cleveland. 558 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 3: How great is that? 559 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 1: So it's beautiful he makes the All Star team in. 560 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 2: His home ballpark and and ends up being the MVP. 561 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:04,560 Speaker 2: Paul O'Neill looked at Joe Tory, the manager of the 562 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:08,480 Speaker 2: ALE team, and said, boy, this game would end perfectly 563 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:11,320 Speaker 2: if Sandy hit a home run here and Sandy hit 564 00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 2: a home run there, not a walk off, but it 565 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 2: ended up being the margin of victory for the American League. 566 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:18,080 Speaker 3: Pretty darn cool. 567 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 2: My first basement is Willie McCovey nineteen sixty nine, and 568 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:26,520 Speaker 2: I mentioned that because the game was played in Washington, DC. 569 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 2: I was twelve years old at the time. 570 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 3: I mean, absolutely. 571 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 2: Hopelessly obsessed with baseball. It was in our town and 572 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 2: Willie McCovey of the Giants at two homers nineteen ninety eight. 573 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:42,200 Speaker 2: Our second basement is Roberto Alibar. So a year after 574 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:47,200 Speaker 2: Sandy Alabar, his younger brother won the MVP, his older 575 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:51,000 Speaker 2: brother won the MVP. Roberto Alomar won it the next year. 576 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:52,479 Speaker 3: How great is that? 577 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:55,200 Speaker 1: Back to back brows. I love that, you know, Dad, 578 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:59,080 Speaker 1: Speaking of brothers. Side fact, did you know that a 579 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:02,240 Speaker 1: trio of others has won a championship in Major League 580 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:06,560 Speaker 1: Baseball and in the NBA? Can you name the trio 581 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:10,160 Speaker 1: of brothers that have won a World Series and the 582 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:12,520 Speaker 1: trio brothers that have won an NBA championship? 583 00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 3: All right, the Molina. 584 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:15,760 Speaker 1: Brother It has to be the Mala it is and 585 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:18,440 Speaker 1: it is correct. Yeah, the Molina Brothers, that of which 586 00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:22,160 Speaker 1: our guy Lynn Manuel Miranda is making a movie about. Right, 587 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:25,720 Speaker 1: just because we are contractually obligated to mention Lynn at 588 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 1: least twice a month on this podcast, so I thought, 589 00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 1: we are you. 590 00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 3: Working on that Hamilton song? 591 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:32,320 Speaker 1: By the way, I gotta work on it a little 592 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 1: bit better as soon as I get my internet figured out. 593 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:36,840 Speaker 1: For those who have been listening or watching this, we 594 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:38,840 Speaker 1: have been cutting in and out. We're doing our very best, 595 00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: Dads in Atlanta. I'm in my basement where I always am, 596 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,120 Speaker 1: and I'm the one with the issues. This is not 597 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:48,360 Speaker 1: the way it's supposed to be anyway. But any guest, Dad, 598 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 1: any guests at all, when it comes to the brothers 599 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:52,880 Speaker 1: in the NBA. 600 00:31:52,760 --> 00:31:54,840 Speaker 3: I have no idea. Just tell me, so I don't 601 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:55,560 Speaker 3: have to guess. 602 00:31:56,040 --> 00:32:00,000 Speaker 1: Okay, so that would be Giannis, the Nassas, and Costas 603 00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:03,280 Speaker 1: out of the compo. I can never say it anyway, 604 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 1: but yeah, they've all won an NBA championship at this. 605 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:08,720 Speaker 2: Point I should have known that, but I don't know 606 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:10,720 Speaker 2: the NBA like I used to. Right back to the 607 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:15,280 Speaker 2: All Star Team. Third baseman is Tony Perez Eduardo's dad. 608 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:18,880 Speaker 2: He had a home run in the nineteen sixty seven 609 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 2: All Star Game playing third base. He hit it in 610 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:24,760 Speaker 2: the fifteenth inning off of Catfish Hunter to win the 611 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:28,360 Speaker 2: MVP of that And then, of course our shortstop is 612 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:32,000 Speaker 2: cal Ripkin Junior two thousand and one in Seattle. Remember 613 00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:35,800 Speaker 2: he started the game at third base, and then Alex Rodriguez, 614 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:40,120 Speaker 2: the starting shortstop, insisted that in the top of the 615 00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:43,720 Speaker 2: first inning, Ripkin move over and play an inning at 616 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:48,520 Speaker 2: shortstop because he is the reason that a Rod ended 617 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:52,480 Speaker 2: up as a shortstop. Same with Jeter Nomar, Garciaparra, Chipper Jones. 618 00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:56,000 Speaker 2: At the start of his career, Ripkin started you know 619 00:32:56,360 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 2: that trend for a big guy to play shortshot. And 620 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:01,760 Speaker 2: you remember rip did not want to move over to 621 00:33:01,760 --> 00:33:04,720 Speaker 2: shortstop because he is what, Jeff, what do we know 622 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:07,920 Speaker 2: about Cal Ripkin from having him on the podcast the 623 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:08,920 Speaker 2: last two years. 624 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:13,360 Speaker 1: He is the most careful competitive man. He does not 625 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:16,720 Speaker 1: he doesn't want to put himself in a situation where 626 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:19,680 Speaker 1: he's gonna lose. So as he's moving to shortstop, he 627 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:22,760 Speaker 1: yells to Roger Clemens on the mountain, saying, you better 628 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:23,520 Speaker 1: strike him out. 629 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:25,480 Speaker 3: I don't want to ball to get hit. 630 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:30,000 Speaker 2: To me, right, typical Cal Ripkin, the most prepared man ever. 631 00:33:30,360 --> 00:33:33,520 Speaker 2: So Ripkin, of course moves over plays and inning it shortstop, 632 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:36,040 Speaker 2: gets no chances, and then he hits a home run 633 00:33:36,080 --> 00:33:38,800 Speaker 2: off of chan Ho Park. That is one of my 634 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:42,800 Speaker 2: three favorite All Star Game memories. I saved it for 635 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:46,800 Speaker 2: Team Tim here as the shortstop. Okay, nineteen forty one, 636 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:49,960 Speaker 2: Ted Williams hit a walk off home run to win 637 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,920 Speaker 2: the All Star Game, and he famously ran around the 638 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:55,960 Speaker 2: bases clapping his hand. You know, Ted was a very 639 00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:59,600 Speaker 2: stoic player. He rarely showed any emotion, but to win 640 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:01,640 Speaker 2: the All Star Game with a walk off homer, and 641 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:03,120 Speaker 2: he told he told. 642 00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:04,400 Speaker 3: Me many many years later. 643 00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:07,160 Speaker 2: The best part about that is I knew when I 644 00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:10,440 Speaker 2: got to home plate Joe DiMaggio was going to be 645 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:11,920 Speaker 2: there waiting for me. 646 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:13,160 Speaker 3: How cool is that? 647 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:17,600 Speaker 2: Because they were two prime competitors Yankees and Red Sox 648 00:34:17,719 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 2: all those years. Nineteen fifty seven, Stan Musial hit a 649 00:34:22,239 --> 00:34:25,719 Speaker 2: walk off homer in the twelfth inning. He gets to 650 00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:29,360 Speaker 2: the plate in the twelfth inning, Yogi Bearra is the catcher. 651 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:33,040 Speaker 2: He looks at Yogi and says, Yogi, I'm tired, It's 652 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:35,040 Speaker 2: time to go home. And then he hit a home 653 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:37,080 Speaker 2: run to end the All Star Games. 654 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:40,040 Speaker 3: So classic Stan Musical. 655 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:41,919 Speaker 1: I don't want to put you on the spot here, 656 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:45,320 Speaker 1: but do you think Stan Musual is maybe the most 657 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:48,200 Speaker 1: underrated Hall of Famer of all time? He's the most 658 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:50,400 Speaker 1: that's aggressive, but one of the most underrated. 659 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:53,320 Speaker 2: Certainly, He and Frank Robinson to me are the most 660 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:57,479 Speaker 2: underrated superstar players of all time. Everyone knows how great 661 00:34:57,520 --> 00:35:01,160 Speaker 2: they were, I'm not sure everyone really truly appreciates how 662 00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:04,360 Speaker 2: both how great both of those guys were. And last 663 00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:08,360 Speaker 2: walk off homer Johnny Callison at Shay Stadium in nineteen 664 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:11,680 Speaker 2: sixty four for the Phillies won the All Star Game. 665 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:13,760 Speaker 3: So those are my three outfielders. 666 00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:18,280 Speaker 2: My three pitchers will start with Carl Hubble in nineteen 667 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:19,000 Speaker 2: thirty four. 668 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:22,520 Speaker 3: He struck out the Murderers Row. 669 00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:27,680 Speaker 2: Of American leaguers in the nineteen thirty four All Star Game. Jeff, 670 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:31,560 Speaker 2: if you can get two out of the five, I 671 00:35:31,640 --> 00:35:34,719 Speaker 2: will give you one hundred dollars after the show. Two 672 00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:38,600 Speaker 2: out of the five nineteen thirty four, and all five 673 00:35:38,640 --> 00:35:40,280 Speaker 2: of them are Hall of famers. 674 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:44,960 Speaker 1: Well, nineteen thirty four and murderers Row. It would have 675 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:48,600 Speaker 1: been Babe Ruth, Yes, and Lou Garrig easily. 676 00:35:48,760 --> 00:35:50,480 Speaker 3: Yes, way to go, Jeff. 677 00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:55,200 Speaker 1: But you said five players in a row, So who 678 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:59,040 Speaker 1: would have been? Jimmy Fox? Yes? Really? 679 00:35:59,120 --> 00:35:59,319 Speaker 3: Yeah? 680 00:36:00,080 --> 00:36:01,560 Speaker 1: All I got so I'm dead. 681 00:36:01,640 --> 00:36:03,960 Speaker 3: I'm Jeff. You got three out of five? Oh you 682 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:07,000 Speaker 3: one hundred bucks? That is so good. Joe Cronin was 683 00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:07,480 Speaker 3: the fourth. 684 00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:08,480 Speaker 1: Oh yeah. 685 00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:12,840 Speaker 2: Al Simmons was the fifth, so Carl hubbll famous famous 686 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:16,000 Speaker 2: performance in the All Star Game. Of course, the nineteen 687 00:36:16,160 --> 00:36:19,920 Speaker 2: ninety nine All Star Game, Pedro Martinez struck out the 688 00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:22,919 Speaker 2: first five batters for the National League. 689 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:24,480 Speaker 3: Jef. I was there, of course. 690 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:28,359 Speaker 2: It was the most overpowering stuff that I've ever seen. 691 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:32,920 Speaker 2: The way he tore through that lineup was unbelievable. 692 00:36:33,040 --> 00:36:33,839 Speaker 3: So before the. 693 00:36:33,800 --> 00:36:39,200 Speaker 2: Game, Jef, they had the Ted Williams Tribute at Fenway Park, Okay, 694 00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:43,239 Speaker 2: and they honored Ted Williams as the greatest hitter of 695 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:44,040 Speaker 2: all time. 696 00:36:44,239 --> 00:36:45,760 Speaker 3: And that was the day that all. 697 00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:49,800 Speaker 2: The guys from both All Star teams like crowded around 698 00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:54,319 Speaker 2: and settled around Ted Williams in a wheelchair at the 699 00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:57,320 Speaker 2: pitching mound before the game. Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn 700 00:36:57,360 --> 00:37:00,920 Speaker 2: were behind that What a great idea. And Ted Williams 701 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:05,279 Speaker 2: looked at Mark McGuire and said to him, like, can 702 00:37:05,360 --> 00:37:08,480 Speaker 2: you smell smoke coming off the bat when you really 703 00:37:08,560 --> 00:37:11,000 Speaker 2: hit a ball hard? And like McGuire and the rest 704 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:14,279 Speaker 2: of them are like they can't even speak because they're 705 00:37:14,320 --> 00:37:18,200 Speaker 2: in the presence of Ted Williams. It was so so cool. 706 00:37:18,239 --> 00:37:20,879 Speaker 2: But the best part was after the game. I mean, 707 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:26,000 Speaker 2: after Pedro's done with his two innings, absolutely overpowering, he 708 00:37:26,120 --> 00:37:29,799 Speaker 2: goes into the clubhouse and Ted Williams is in the 709 00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:32,880 Speaker 2: clubhouse and he says to Pedro Martinez and you know 710 00:37:33,040 --> 00:37:36,480 Speaker 2: much Ted Williams hated pitchers, It gave them no respect 711 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:39,359 Speaker 2: for the most part. He said, that's some of the 712 00:37:39,400 --> 00:37:42,640 Speaker 2: greatest stuff, some of the greatest pitching I've ever seen. 713 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:46,080 Speaker 2: And Pedro Martinez to this day called it the highlight 714 00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:50,120 Speaker 2: of his career. That the greatest hitter at least in 715 00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:54,440 Speaker 2: red sox Land called him that stuff was unbelievable. 716 00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:55,440 Speaker 3: How cool is that? 717 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:58,239 Speaker 1: That is really cool? God, I got chills. This is 718 00:37:58,239 --> 00:37:59,759 Speaker 1: not the first time you told that story, and I 719 00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:00,839 Speaker 1: still get chills every time. 720 00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:04,319 Speaker 2: Year and last thing, Jeff, was Marianna Rivera's final All 721 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:07,759 Speaker 2: Star Game in twenty thirteen, and again, Jeff, every All 722 00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:12,120 Speaker 2: Star game. I am the dugout reporter for the radio broadcast, 723 00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:15,640 Speaker 2: so I get to stand in the dugout during a 724 00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:18,200 Speaker 2: major league game, in this case an All Star game. 725 00:38:18,239 --> 00:38:20,880 Speaker 2: I've done this for like fifteen years. It's such a thrill. 726 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:24,600 Speaker 2: So Mariano goes to the mound that everyone knows he's 727 00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:26,239 Speaker 2: retiring after the season. 728 00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:27,959 Speaker 3: So this is his last All Star game. 729 00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:31,319 Speaker 2: So he goes to the mound to start the eighth inning, 730 00:38:31,560 --> 00:38:35,160 Speaker 2: not the ninth inning, and nobody else from the American 731 00:38:35,239 --> 00:38:38,319 Speaker 2: League All Star team goes out on the field. So 732 00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:42,080 Speaker 2: now Mariano Rivera is the only guy in the field 733 00:38:42,560 --> 00:38:46,280 Speaker 2: standing on the top of the rubber, and every player 734 00:38:46,640 --> 00:38:49,680 Speaker 2: from both teams is on the railing of their dugouts, 735 00:38:49,719 --> 00:38:53,720 Speaker 2: and they all just stood and cheered for Marianna Rivera. 736 00:38:53,920 --> 00:38:57,279 Speaker 2: It was incredible. And of course he has a scoreless 737 00:38:57,360 --> 00:39:00,400 Speaker 2: eighth inning and I'm in the dugout, Jeff. He comes 738 00:39:00,440 --> 00:39:03,640 Speaker 2: in and he gets hugged and high five by everyone 739 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:06,520 Speaker 2: in the room, everyone in the dugout, and there were 740 00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:10,000 Speaker 2: literally tears in his eyes that he was so moved 741 00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:15,360 Speaker 2: by the actions of his teammates. That's how revered Marianna 742 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:19,319 Speaker 2: Rivera was. And then Joe Nathan, great closer at the time, 743 00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:22,320 Speaker 2: pitched the top of it, pitched the ninth inning for 744 00:39:22,719 --> 00:39:27,000 Speaker 2: the save. He called that the highlight of his career 745 00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:31,120 Speaker 2: that he got to follow Marianna Rivera, the greatest closer 746 00:39:31,239 --> 00:39:35,000 Speaker 2: of all time, to close the game instead of Rivera. 747 00:39:35,120 --> 00:39:37,920 Speaker 2: Of course he gets the save. He takes the ball, 748 00:39:38,080 --> 00:39:40,759 Speaker 2: the final ball of the save, and he gave it 749 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:44,440 Speaker 2: to Marianna Rivera and said, you deserve this for your 750 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:47,480 Speaker 2: Hall of Fame career. How great is that? And Jeff, 751 00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:49,799 Speaker 2: I was right there for all of this stuff. This 752 00:39:49,880 --> 00:39:54,880 Speaker 2: stuff still still is important to me after all these years. 753 00:39:54,920 --> 00:39:58,160 Speaker 1: So beautiful. I'd be so nervous if I had Mariano 754 00:39:58,239 --> 00:39:59,879 Speaker 1: Rivera as my setup man. 755 00:40:00,080 --> 00:40:02,080 Speaker 3: Are you kidding right? 756 00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:05,760 Speaker 2: It's amazing that Joe Nathan was able to throw that well, 757 00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:09,399 Speaker 2: because it's yeah, it was really great. And these are 758 00:40:09,560 --> 00:40:14,600 Speaker 2: just some just some of my favorite All Star experiences, Jeff. 759 00:40:15,040 --> 00:40:17,800 Speaker 2: And that's why the All Star Game is so special. 760 00:40:18,120 --> 00:40:21,400 Speaker 2: It gives you memories that last the rest of your life. Well, 761 00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:23,239 Speaker 2: let's get you out of here, Dad, you've got a 762 00:40:23,280 --> 00:40:24,120 Speaker 2: lot going on. 763 00:40:24,320 --> 00:40:24,720 Speaker 3: Obviously. 764 00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:27,319 Speaker 1: We're recording this ahead of the Home Run Derby, which 765 00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:30,200 Speaker 1: will air Monday night, right, and then Tuesday night the 766 00:40:30,239 --> 00:40:32,719 Speaker 1: All Star Game ESPN Radio. My Dad, you'll be on 767 00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:35,040 Speaker 1: the call for both the Home Run Derby Monday night, 768 00:40:35,080 --> 00:40:37,799 Speaker 1: Tuesday night the All Star Game, and we'll be back 769 00:40:37,840 --> 00:40:41,480 Speaker 1: with a new episode Wednesday with Chipper Jones, and then 770 00:40:41,520 --> 00:40:44,000 Speaker 1: Thursday will recap all of the craziness from both of 771 00:40:44,040 --> 00:40:46,640 Speaker 1: those big events for you, Dad, have so much fun 772 00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:49,000 Speaker 1: in Atlanta, all right, don't come home with another dog. 773 00:40:51,719 --> 00:40:55,319 Speaker 1: Every one of my parents' dogs, except for one, maybe two, 774 00:40:55,480 --> 00:40:58,600 Speaker 1: Maggie and Tito, were adopted in the state of George. 775 00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:02,960 Speaker 1: Not sure why. There's something about Georgia and dogs for 776 00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:06,480 Speaker 1: you guys. So just stick with the one dog, Rexy, Okay. 777 00:41:06,320 --> 00:41:07,640 Speaker 3: Right, we will. 778 00:41:07,719 --> 00:41:10,319 Speaker 2: Rexy is a great dog, but we still don't have 779 00:41:10,400 --> 00:41:12,719 Speaker 2: the potty training down in the house yet and it's 780 00:41:12,760 --> 00:41:14,160 Speaker 2: been well over a month. 781 00:41:14,800 --> 00:41:16,960 Speaker 1: Looks like we need another set of new carpets in 782 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:22,960 Speaker 1: the kirk upstairs. It's born out. Thank you all right, 783 00:41:22,960 --> 00:41:24,799 Speaker 1: thank you so much for listening, and it's always thanks 784 00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:26,000 Speaker 1: for being a part of our family.