1 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 1: You know you like that? 2 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 2: Here he is you know you know you like that 3 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 2: right now? 4 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 1: Yeah? Yeah, yeah he likes he liked that front end. 5 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, dig me a video. 6 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 3: How you doing man Ha's camp? 7 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:23,319 Speaker 1: It's going well. 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 4: I only got a few more days left here before 9 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 4: I head out to to get with the USA guys. 10 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 2: So it's been nice. 11 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 4: Can be weird being away for two weeks, but it's 12 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 4: good reason. 13 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: Hey, no pressure after the Olympic teams, right the hockey 14 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: teams both went cold. I mean, there's no pressure on 15 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: you guys right now to live up to the standard. 16 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 4: I don't think. I don't think the team that I'm 17 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 4: on will feel any of that pressure. But uh, nice 18 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 4: to acknowledge what those two teams did. They they killed it. 19 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 4: They killed it. 20 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:51,319 Speaker 1: Did you watch them? 21 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, we were in the clubhouse. We had a 22 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 4: meeting at eight am or whatever, and Counts push it 23 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 4: back a little bit so we could all watch him 24 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 4: tune in. But is a good reaction, I on, Yeah, 25 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 4: we get a little grief afterwards, Yes, a lot actually 26 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 4: during during overtime and then and then when we won, 27 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 4: we yeah, James like yeah I won from here, but 28 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 4: we're all like nah, dude for the WBC. 29 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 5: So wait, you said you say you don't think those 30 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 5: guys are gonna that you're gonna go play with for 31 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 5: tam U s A are gonna be nervous, Like is 32 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 5: that is that what you think you're you look at 33 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 5: these guys and you're like, we got like they don't 34 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 5: get nervous. 35 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 4: Ah, well, good nerves. I mean I get the good nerves, 36 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 4: but not in a way that that is like, oh gosh, 37 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 4: these other these other teams did it, the Olympic teams 38 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 4: did it, so we have to do it. I think, 39 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 4: you know, I think this is a team of you know, 40 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 4: real professionals and guys that are gonna go about their 41 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 4: business and you know, treat it how they need to 42 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 4: treat it. But no pressure. I think the nerves are 43 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 4: always good. I'm sure y'all can relate, but no pressure 44 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 4: that comes from the the other team is doing their thing. 45 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 4: We're just we're just happy to to continue to represent 46 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 4: the USA. 47 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 5: Who's a dude that you want to see the most 48 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 5: in the in the two week two week tournament, Like 49 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:11,639 Speaker 5: the dude that you're like, I kind of want to 50 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 5: see how he goes about what you know, it goes 51 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 5: about his business for this. 52 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 4: Time, I think Bryce John Maylee are our assistant hitting coach. 53 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 4: He uh, he loves Bryce when he coached him in Philly, 54 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 4: and I just heard some really cool stories about his routine. 55 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 4: Is his pregame cage work, How how detailed and intense 56 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 4: he he likes to be when it's time for him to, 57 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,239 Speaker 4: you know, to suit up. So I'm really excited to 58 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 4: watch him go about his stuff and then judge obviously, 59 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 4: But Bryce is Bryce is the one I've been looking 60 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 4: forward to for a while. 61 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: Okay, that's fair. He's pretty, he's been all right, He's 62 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: been a right for his career. He's got some and 63 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:53,679 Speaker 1: you know, he's got some things on him. Yeah, what'd 64 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 1: you work on this offseason? You got off to such 65 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: a hot I mean incredible, and I was like, dude, 66 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: this dude's in my m v P right now. For 67 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: the first half. He made the All Star team, fell 68 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 1: off a little bit in the second half. What adjustments 69 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: do you have to make as a player to get 70 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: to stay strong the whole season? Yeah? 71 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 4: Well, uh, I mean the swing. We know the swing 72 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 4: plays like we saw that in the first half. If 73 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 4: I'm swinging at the right stuff, the swing is gonna work. 74 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 4: So it wasn't really swing focused this year. I obviously 75 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 4: the I think consistency is a nice way to approach 76 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 4: the next year or at least search for some of that. 77 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 4: And the setup in the box was like really the 78 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 4: thing that I kind of harped on, where like I 79 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 4: was just trying to get in the box the exact 80 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 4: same way every time, kind of create a routine for 81 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 4: myself so so I know what I'm doing every time 82 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 4: I get in the box, so I can slum myself 83 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 4: down when it is the top second half that I 84 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 4: had last year, whatever happens. But then Carlos Santana was 85 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 4: cool at the end of the year and he was like, hey, 86 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 4: you're not you know, like you're not working out to 87 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 4: hit homers and you know for the back of the 88 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 4: baseball card stuff. He was like, I work out, and 89 00:03:59,880 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 4: I I put my focus on just being healthy for 90 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 4: one sixty two, Like that's the goal of my off season. 91 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 4: So like whatever, durability, endurance like you want to build, 92 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 4: like approach it that way, and it's kind of what 93 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 4: I did. Like I had shoulder surgery in twenty one, 94 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 4: and I'm like this offseason was the first time I 95 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 4: felt like I gained some strength back there. So it 96 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 4: was really like shoulder strength, shoulder mobility and hit mobility, 97 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 4: just things like set my body up to feel good 98 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 4: when the swing's not feeling good and all that stuff, 99 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 4: and then definitely some approach stuff. But that's really like 100 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 4: kicked into gear soon. 101 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: To me. It is interesting because you're like me, you 102 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: swing at everything right, and I've talked accounts before they're like, man, 103 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: we just wish we could get him to swing less. Yeah, 104 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: and then but then you take away your aggressiveness and 105 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: that's probably the hitter you've always been. Yeah, I knew. 106 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 1: I was told that, and I was like, I can't 107 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: really hit like that because that's never how I've done it. 108 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: So is that possible? 109 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 2: It is? It is. 110 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 4: I'm starting to see it now. 111 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 2: And Gregg. 112 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 4: Greggy's been huge for that because he's such like a 113 00:04:56,680 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 4: he's he's so disciplined up there to to what works 114 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 4: for him and what he does well. 115 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: Uh. 116 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 4: And so we've just been trying some things in Live 117 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 4: at Bats, having like real purpose and live at Bats 118 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 4: instead of just getting in and making it about getting 119 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 4: your timing down again and all this stuff. It is possible, 120 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 4: for sure. I believe it is. I mean, I know 121 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 4: I'm gonna still swing at bad balls and be able 122 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 4: to produce and hit them out the ballpark for doubles, 123 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 4: whatever it is. And I know I'm gonna swing at 124 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 4: bad balls and miss like I'm gonna still have that 125 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 4: element to my game. But there is definitely a focus on, like, 126 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 4: you know, toning it down a little bit this year. 127 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 4: I don't need to swing at everything that looks good, 128 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 4: like if it's a you know, if it's that hanging, oh, 129 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 4: breaking ball and it's not exactly what I'm looking for, 130 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 4: I can give that away sometimes. You know, that's kind 131 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 4: of like one way I've looked at it. 132 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 5: What is Bragman? What is Bragman brought up that you 133 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 5: hadn't heard before, because i mean you've had hitting coaches different, 134 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 5: you know, here and there. What's something that he brought 135 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 5: up that you're like, I'm gonna try that. I like 136 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 5: how you're how you're wording it differently. 137 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 4: Well, it was really kind of what I just said. 138 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 4: He was like, he was like, how often do you 139 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 4: swing it like that oh oh breaking ball when when 140 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 4: you're looking for like a like if it's a right 141 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:14,600 Speaker 4: handed pitcher, it's a oh breaking while it starts out 142 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:17,359 Speaker 4: over the plate, like, how often are you swinging at that? 143 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 4: I was like, I mean probably every time I see it, well, 144 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 4: see it pop whatever. He's like, I'm like, are you 145 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 4: And he's like no. I'm like, oh, okay, why, Like 146 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 4: you're good enough to do damage on that pitch. But 147 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 4: he's like, it's not really the point, Like holding yourself 148 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 4: accountable to like what you said you're gonna do, I 149 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 4: think probably turns into you know, greater things, like over 150 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 4: the stretch of the year, I don't I don't need 151 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 4: to hit twenty five homers in the first half. Again, 152 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 4: like now that I know I can do it, it's cool. 153 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 4: But I like the idea of like I said, like 154 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 4: if I'm looking for heater middle in on a lefty 155 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 4: and just because I see something does not mean I 156 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 4: got to swing at it, because a lot of the 157 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 4: times I'm sitting a pitch, I see it and I 158 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 4: chase because it's a ball. But I like, yeah, but 159 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 4: I guess right exactly exactly. So he's got He's just 160 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 4: got a lot of stuff that he's he's such an 161 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 4: advanced thinker and it's freaky to me because I don't 162 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 4: think I'm there yet, but having the you know, having 163 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 4: the time to start that now is gonna be good. 164 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 3: Let's look at some matchups coming up for tomorrow thanks 165 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 3: to Sea Geek, So we're gonna pull up some pitching probables. 166 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 3: Like I mentioned, Hey, here's what I want to focus on. 167 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 3: We just started talking about them. So the Mets play 168 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 3: the Astros on Thursday, we're gonna get to see Nolan 169 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 3: McLain and Tatsuya am My. So right away, I'm circling 170 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 3: that one as my favorite. And you can get the 171 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 3: get the tickets for that one over at the Sea 172 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 3: Geek app because I'm sure it's going to be a 173 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 3: hotter ticket for this one. But aj we get to 174 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 3: see Ami, who I think has a lot to prove. 175 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 3: He also might pop up in the WBC, but I 176 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 3: think he has a lot to prove because there were 177 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 3: some teams that clearly doubted him. And then Nolan McLain 178 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 3: has sky high expectations coming into this year and he's 179 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 3: also prepping for the World Baseball Classic. 180 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I love this matchup. Are you kidding me? For 181 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: a spring training story? You get to see two guys 182 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: that are expected to be big parts of their team's rotation. 183 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: Now they might only throw an inning or two, but 184 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: this is still fun. These are the matchups you look for. 185 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 1: This is the matchups I always look for if you 186 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: want to go to a spring training game. Yes, you 187 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: want to see your team, but if you can find 188 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: a good pitching matchup. And the best part is got 189 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: you can buy those tickets on SIKI. They can go 190 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: down the line like say you want an a my autograph. 191 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: After they're done pitching, they usually walk by, or they 192 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 1: go out and do some work extra workout in the field. 193 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 1: You can stand there, you can have your ball and 194 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: you can say, you know, Nolan McLain, can you please 195 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: sell my ball? Am I? 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Can you improve on your defense? Like 215 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 5: you're the best center fielder in the game right now, defensively, 216 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 5: can you improve on it? Is that something that you say, oh, 217 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 5: I got to do this to be better at or 218 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 5: is it like nah, I'm pretty good, like like we're good, 219 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 5: we'll just stay status quo. 220 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:39,439 Speaker 1: No. 221 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 4: Absolutely, I was proud of what I did last year. 222 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 4: I had a lot of help getting there. But now 223 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 4: the throws, the throwing, that's uh, that's that's a part 224 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 4: of defense. So I think I made a lot of 225 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 4: poor decisions throwing wise. 226 00:09:58,559 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: Last year. 227 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 4: Trey Turners on second base and I'm like taking ten 228 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 4: steps to my right trying to throw them at home, 229 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 4: like just silly stuff like that. So the throwing decisions 230 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 4: actually like being able to kind of like a quarterback 231 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 4: would check down or get out the pocket and throw 232 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 4: the ball away if he has no options. Like That's 233 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 4: gonna be kind of how I approach the throwing side 234 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 4: of defense this year, just because I feel like I 235 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 4: could probably get more outs throwing the bases if I 236 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 4: if I take a page out of Happer's book, or 237 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 4: because he's really good at that part of the game. 238 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 2: It's just the throwing decisions. 239 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 4: I think that'll make me a much much better cleaner 240 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:42,839 Speaker 4: defender because I, you know, going and running the ball down. 241 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 4: I feel like I can always do that, but I 242 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 4: want to be a well refined all around outfielder. And 243 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:50,439 Speaker 4: I think I'm really close. 244 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: By the way, here's your football team, Chicago Bears fan. 245 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: Are you you didn't grow up? Did you really good 246 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: for J Cutler? 247 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 4: Matt Ford today? 248 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: As I was going to say, because the Rams from 249 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 1: La the Rams beat the Bears, and I know you 250 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: were there. I was. I was at the Packer game 251 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: when it was it was a Blizzard on the field 252 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: before the game. We didn't see you he big league me. 253 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 1: By the way, I didn't. But anyway, you're from La. Listen. 254 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: We talked already this morning about your comments. I loved them. 255 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: Listen as someone that was out there and said things. 256 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: Show your personality. You have an unbelievable personality. People can 257 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: call you quirky, people can say whatever you want, but 258 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 1: I love it. You have passion for the game. You're 259 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: honest with people, and you when you say something, you 260 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: mean it. Do you think that I don't think you 261 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 1: went too far. And people say, oh, he went too 262 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:36,960 Speaker 1: far with the La stuff. But if you've been to 263 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: a Dodger game they had. They don't show up till 264 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: the fourth thing. They leave because of traffic, but then 265 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 1: everyone leaves at the same time, and so everyone's in 266 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 1: the traffic. So backlash. And by the way, what you 267 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: said about Chicago fans, I know you make Cubs and 268 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna throw White Sox fans in there. They are 269 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: the best, right in every sport. They are the best. 270 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:56,079 Speaker 1: Their passion, they love it, They love their team, whether Cubs, 271 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: White Sox, whatever, they love them. So I have no 272 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 1: problem with what you said, I actually thought it was awesome. 273 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 4: No, I appreciated that. Actually that that co sign I 274 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 4: do because and I didn't get a chance to really 275 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 4: like like back that statement up with the fact that 276 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 4: that has nothing to do with Doc, That has nothing 277 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 4: to do with Showy any of the players over there. 278 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 4: I love Mookie Betts. I look up to him like 279 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 4: crazy Freddy's only ever been great to me. If anything, 280 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 4: those are the guys that have given these fans a 281 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:29,959 Speaker 4: reason to be fans. And you know, I grew up 282 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:34,959 Speaker 4: going to Dodgers games when they weren't always good, when 283 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 4: they had like Manny would pop up. But it's like 284 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 4: they go in phases and I remember, like, you know, 285 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 4: all fans fighting stuff, but like putting the Giants fan 286 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 4: in the komba like that stuck with me as a kid, 287 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 4: like little things, you know, and sitting in the stands, 288 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 4: just nasty stuff goes on. I didn't always experience that 289 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 4: at other ballparks. But like I said, that has nothing 290 00:12:58,240 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 4: to do with who's actually on the field for them. 291 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 4: I love playing against them, and I love I just 292 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,080 Speaker 4: love what what they're doing right now because they're they're 293 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 4: creating a dynasty. But I want to take them down too, 294 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 4: and and again. 295 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 1: I love it all the people that are up man 296 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 1: like for sports man rivalries. Let's go all right, before 297 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 1: I let you go, no one had a better offseason. 298 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:22,320 Speaker 1: By the way, the PCA going to all the Bay, 299 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 1: he went to a Bears games, hot black Hawks bulls, 300 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:27,200 Speaker 1: hanging out with Caleb Williams. But I want you to 301 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: see this so you can winnesses. So we do a 302 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: poll raiser who wins the NL central watcher. I'm gonna pick, 303 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 1: and you know how much that pains me, right, and 304 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 1: so that like, so you saw it live, all right, 305 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: So there it is. I yes, everyone out there, I 306 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: hit the Cubs and the Cubs are winning the pole. 307 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:44,680 Speaker 1: So PCA saw it, and everyone knows how much that 308 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:46,680 Speaker 1: hurts me deep down in my art. But I did 309 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 1: get some beers from the Cubs fans earlier, so they're 310 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 1: trying to they're trying to convert me. 311 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 4: He's just he's a Chicago fan. 312 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: Man. 313 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 2: You don't have to be winning. 314 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: Yes, I yes, I do, Yes, I do, yes, I do. 315 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 3: Wait Pete one more before you go any extension conversations 316 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 3: this spring training. I know you know that kind of 317 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 3: comment really gets Cubs fans going, and I'm sure the 318 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 3: organization's like, hey, this, this dude loves us. I mean, 319 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 3: dude was an enemy territory growing up and he's thick 320 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 3: and thick a Cubs guys. So anything there so far 321 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:24,239 Speaker 3: this spring? Do you think there could be conversations? 322 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I do. What I just appreciate about 323 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 4: our front office is like they know why, they know 324 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 4: what I'm here to do and sorry, this thing's popping 325 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 4: on my here. 326 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 2: They know what I'm here to do. Like it hasn't been. 327 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 4: Such a huge topic of conversation to distract from like 328 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 4: the everyday you know, I'm only here for so long 329 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 4: before I go play in Houston and this and that. 330 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 4: So like, yes, there there will be talks. They're having talks, 331 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 4: but at the same time, like we're not in really 332 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 4: any rush to do anything, and I'd like to keep 333 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 4: it that way just because I'm gonna go out and 334 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 4: play regardless and and enjoy myself while I do. So 335 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 4: there's bigger fish to fry right now, I think than 336 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 4: getting me paid. Uh, Like yeah, I want to go 337 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 4: focus on WBC and get to know those guys and 338 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:19,200 Speaker 4: and then really like dive into this team. I've gotten 339 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 4: three years now with pretty similar group of guys, and 340 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 4: that's been really special to me because I just feel 341 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 4: more comfortable and more comfortable as we go. So we 342 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 4: got too much stuff, too much good stuff going around 343 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 4: out here that, uh, I don't really need to focus 344 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 4: on anything else. 345 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 1: Good for you, Well, thanks for joining us, of course, change, 346 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 1: thanks for having ever changed. I mean, he's got a 347 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 1: it's like eighty five degrees and he's got the beanie on. 348 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: So just see what you do, stay yourself. I love it, 349 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: and we'll see you this year. 350 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 2: Thank you. 351 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: Actually, i'll see you in Houston. So good luck. 352 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 2: Hell yeah, good luck out there. Thank you guys. 353 00:15:56,360 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 3: Thanks appreciate I appreciate you. Let's do a season preview 354 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 3: on the Chicago Cubs. First off, let's look at additions 355 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 3: and subtractions. It's a pretty long list. Kratz, there's been 356 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 3: some turnover here, so I want to get your take 357 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 3: on how this all shakes out. So they lose Kyle Tucker. 358 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 3: I think that was pretty obvious. He wasn't going to 359 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 3: sign back there and never felt like that was going 360 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 3: to be the long term fit on a per game basis, 361 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 3: especially early on in the year. I mean he was cranking. 362 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 3: He was helpful, and then I know he went through 363 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 3: some injuries. But Owen Casey also made his debut late 364 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 3: in the season for the Cubs. He was involved in 365 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 3: the Edward Cabrera trade. A number of bullpen arms were 366 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 3: at free agency. 367 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 2: They left. 368 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 3: They did a really nice job of helping guys like 369 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 3: Brad Keller and Drew Pomerance land some nice contracts elsewhere. 370 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 3: Now let's go to the left side of the screen here, 371 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 3: editions Bregman. Of course huge, that's the one that Cubs 372 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 3: fans were looking for. Edward Cabrera put up a really 373 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 3: nice season last year with the Marlins. He's had injury 374 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 3: concerns in the past, but on a per start basis 375 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 3: last year it started to come together for him. And 376 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:11,360 Speaker 3: then the bullpen was almost completely redone Mayton, Harvey Milner, 377 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:15,880 Speaker 3: theel Bar, Shelby. Miller's long term play because he's hurt, 378 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 3: so he'll probably come back next year. Michael Conforder on 379 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 3: a minor league contract. That's a lot. Add it all up, 380 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 3: and what do you have for me? On the Cubs 381 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 3: for twenty twenty. 382 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 5: Six, they felt like they had some holes. Obviously, you 383 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 5: can look at the list in their bullpen. Now they 384 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 5: lost to Brad Keller. That's a massive loss, but they 385 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:41,199 Speaker 5: felt like they needed more depth, more seventh, eighth, ninth 386 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 5: inning pieces, and so they added him. And we said 387 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 5: the whole offseason, you know what, you lost Kyle Tucker. 388 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:52,439 Speaker 5: Whether you wanted him back or not, They're losing a 389 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:55,479 Speaker 5: lot of offense, whether he was hot or not. At 390 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 5: the end of the year, you're losing a lot of 391 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 5: offense for one hundred and sixty two games. And they 392 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 5: didn't one hundred percent replace it in a per player 393 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,360 Speaker 5: addition in Bregman, But it's tough to replace that kind 394 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 5: of offense. To me, their offseason was tremendous because getting 395 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 5: Bregman adds to the other guys in their lineup. When 396 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 5: you look at their projected their projected lineup for neck 397 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:23,120 Speaker 5: for this year, they have a bunch. They have their 398 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 5: entire They have nine guys that had over a one 399 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 5: hundred ops plus. They had a very successful returning lineup, 400 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,880 Speaker 5: which I was kind of you know what, I don't 401 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 5: know that a one hundred percent agree with this lineup 402 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:39,959 Speaker 5: being good. At the beginning of last year, when they 403 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 5: had to face the Dodgers in Japan and they ended 404 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 5: up coming out and I'm sorry they were in Korea, 405 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 5: not Japan, and they came out and they had they 406 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 5: were one of the best lineups probably through about three 407 00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 5: quarters of the year. They kind of fell off. Are 408 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 5: they going to address that? I think so. I think 409 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,440 Speaker 5: each of these guys, you know, Aya Suzuki's in a 410 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 5: free agent year, Pete crow Armstrong had an amazing first half. 411 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 5: If he can just have half as good a second half, 412 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 5: that number will go up. Nico Horner is going to 413 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 5: be a free agent. Michael Bush I think has become 414 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 5: a guy in this lineup that can be who he 415 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:20,119 Speaker 5: is with everybody else behind him. I mean, when you 416 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:24,119 Speaker 5: have a guy like Carson Kelly had a one nineteen 417 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:29,720 Speaker 5: ops plus at the catching position, this offense is stacked. 418 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 5: This lineup is stacked, and I think they weren't afraid 419 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:36,879 Speaker 5: to address it with getting Bregman and they addressed all 420 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 5: their bullpen needs. It was a good offseason without getting 421 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 5: that massive, massive pitching edition that I thought they were 422 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 5: going to get. They went out and did it, and 423 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:47,679 Speaker 5: you know, I think they're a better team than New 424 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:48,360 Speaker 5: were last year. 425 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 3: I agree, one quick correction. It was the Tokyo Series 426 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 3: Japan for the Cubs and West Tokyo. 427 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:55,640 Speaker 2: You're saying Korea. 428 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 3: Korea was two years ago, Padres Andres and Dodgers. 429 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 5: Okay, Yeah, so I was right the first time. That's 430 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 5: usually what happens. I'm always right unless I'm mistaken. 431 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, you were trying to correct yourself, but yourself was right, 432 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 3: So you're good. 433 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 2: Just be you. But yeah, I'm with you. 434 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 3: Let's see what AJ thinks, especially because they're whining and 435 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:17,159 Speaker 3: dining him out there. AJ better team this year and 436 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 3: a shot to take down the Brew Crew. 437 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 2: What do you think? 438 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 5: Maybe I'm not. 439 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 1: Sure we go. Yeah, I don't know what you guys 440 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:27,919 Speaker 1: are talking about. They're trying to they're trying to bribe 441 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:30,719 Speaker 1: me through my stomach with the nachos and a helmet, 442 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:32,880 Speaker 1: the Windy City nachos. Here they have at Sloan Bark. 443 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 1: Good look at this thing. I mean, this might almost 444 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: fit Kratz's head. It definitely won't fit Subclib's head though 445 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 1: he's here, so but it'll fit Kratz his head. I 446 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:43,159 Speaker 1: think the Cubs I showed you guys. I think the 447 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: Cubs win this division. I think they're the best team 448 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:48,639 Speaker 1: in this division. They addressed some of their holes, and 449 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 1: when you get Steel back a full year cade Horton, 450 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:53,439 Speaker 1: they fixed they they tried to fix their bullpen with 451 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:55,879 Speaker 1: some of the moves they made. They don't open up 452 00:20:55,880 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 1: in Japan this year. I like this team to the postseason. Now, 453 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:02,359 Speaker 1: does that mean they're gonna win the World Series? I 454 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:04,159 Speaker 1: don't know, because National League, like we've talked about, a 455 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: stacked with the Dodgers, the Cubs, the Brewers, the Reds, 456 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:11,919 Speaker 1: the Phillies, the Mets, the Braves. So do I think 457 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: they win the World Series? I mean, I always root 458 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:15,199 Speaker 1: for the Cubs not to win the World Series, so 459 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say no. But I think they win this division. 460 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 1: I think they have a really good team. 461 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 3: And it looks like you have a lot of food 462 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:25,680 Speaker 3: there by the way. So while you continue to snaw, no, 463 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 3: I do want to run through the lineup, and then 464 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 3: by the time we're done with that, we'll actually have 465 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 3: a guest who is part of that lineup, by the 466 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:35,880 Speaker 3: name of Michael Bush. I think that he's coming, Yes 467 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 3: he is. So when you look at that lineup, crats, 468 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:40,399 Speaker 3: I'll let you take over and then they're gonna get 469 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:40,919 Speaker 3: him set. 470 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:42,880 Speaker 2: Up for a minute. Bush at the top. Here. 471 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 3: Look at the ops plus on Michael Bush last year 472 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 3: at thirty four homers and led the team in that category. 473 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:52,400 Speaker 3: I mean, we've got all well above average from last 474 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,640 Speaker 3: season in terms of offensive production. 475 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, well above average. I mean I think what they're 476 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 5: gonna argue is what people will argue because baseball pundits 477 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 5: baseball fans are always like, well, what's the negative. You know, 478 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 5: we're they're probably a little right handed heavy, and I 479 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:13,679 Speaker 5: think prevailing based on what the late Ryan Sandberg told me, 480 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 5: the field is actually better for a opposite field right 481 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 5: handed hitter and a left handed hitter. So maybe we 482 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 5: can ask Michael Bush that. But to me, I think 483 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 5: this team. Everybody says, oh, you know, they're gonna get 484 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 5: better because they're just a year older and a year 485 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 5: older and they're learning. Well, that's that's across any team. 486 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 5: I just feel like this team one year, one year 487 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:40,160 Speaker 5: removed from having a great offensive season and they got 488 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 5: to struggle down the stretch a little bit offensively. To me, 489 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 5: it's the same lineup, and when you have that same continuity, 490 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 5: when you have the same guy hitting in front, of you, 491 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:53,400 Speaker 5: the same guy hitting behind you. You start to see 492 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 5: how teams are going to attack it, You start to 493 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 5: get a game plan, and all of a sudden, everybody's 494 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 5: numbers start jumping up. So that's where I see the 495 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:03,159 Speaker 5: Cubs unlike some other teams where they're like, Wow, we 496 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:06,159 Speaker 5: have some good hitters, but they haven't played together. To me, 497 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:09,119 Speaker 5: I see the Cubs taking that next step because of 498 00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 5: the continuity in that lineup. 499 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:14,439 Speaker 3: We're going to get into all of the nitty gritty 500 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 3: details about why you should switch to Mint Mobile, but 501 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 3: I brought a special guest in for this one to 502 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:22,880 Speaker 3: alert you that you might be paying way too much 503 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 3: for your wireless bill. 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Dance By 523 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 3: Swanson joining us right now, Danceby Of course I say 524 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:34,880 Speaker 3: that because you're a former teammate and they're not as 525 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 3: many of those still available in the big leagues. How 526 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:39,199 Speaker 3: you doing has Spring training for you? 527 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:41,879 Speaker 2: So far? Man? It's been great. 528 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 6: AJ's making me feel old though, that's the problem I make. 529 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 6: I make him finish what I'm making myself a little 530 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 6: bit older. Spring has been good, the weather's been beautiful. 531 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 6: We obviously have a lot of excitement camp, just with 532 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:57,159 Speaker 6: things we did, you know, in freegency and some of 533 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 6: the trades and stuff like that. So we got a 534 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:01,120 Speaker 6: great group and you know, we're excited to build off 535 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 6: of you know, last season. 536 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:08,400 Speaker 1: You have a child, now I do so. Now Dad's strength, 537 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 1: no sleep up in the middle of the night. 538 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 2: It's beautiful. 539 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 1: How are you going to handle that? 540 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 2: It's beautiful. Well that's all y'all know too. 541 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:21,640 Speaker 6: My wife is an amazing athlete herself, so a lot 542 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 6: of split responsibilities, split duties, just in the grind together. 543 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 6: It's honestly the most amazing thing that we've ever done. 544 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:30,200 Speaker 2: So blessed. 545 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 6: Josie's about three and a half months now, so we're 546 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 6: right in the thick of it. 547 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:35,120 Speaker 1: Did you hold up Josie? 548 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 2: Huh? 549 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:38,440 Speaker 1: Why did you pick Josie? That's on your walk up song? 550 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:40,720 Speaker 1: Is it? No? No, I was gonna say, because if 551 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 1: you went outfield and then you went Josie, that would 552 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 1: have been that would have been a little long. 553 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 6: I came home one day and was like, what do 554 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 6: you think about Josie? And we loved it. Josie James 555 00:25:51,359 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 6: James my first name for everybody that didn't know, James 556 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 6: my first name, So Josie James Swanson. 557 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 2: Rolls off the tongue. 558 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:01,440 Speaker 6: Good, got a lot of nickname options, and yeah, it's 559 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:02,920 Speaker 6: it's it's truly amazing. 560 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 5: What's the one new baby task? That you're like, this 561 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 5: is yours. I'll do other things, but this is yours. 562 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 5: I can't handle this. 563 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 6: I mean, I've gotten pretty good at cleaning things, whether 564 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 6: it's bottles or any other things that need to be cleaned, 565 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 6: I've gotten pretty good at that. And uh really, I 566 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 6: mean one of the things I like doing the most 567 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 6: is just like making sure everything is set up and 568 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 6: ready for whatever mal may need, whether it's getting diapers out, 569 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 6: getting burp brags out. 570 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 1: You change diapers. 571 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:36,160 Speaker 2: I do change diapers. 572 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:38,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, so you're you'll do it. I'm not scared of 573 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:40,119 Speaker 1: it because there are people I know now that you 574 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:42,199 Speaker 1: have been a little bit afraid to reach down there, 575 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 1: especially when it's a number two. 576 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:48,560 Speaker 6: Selfless over here, selfless, willing to do sacrificious for the family. 577 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 1: I love it. I love it. 578 00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 2: There you go, team player? All right. 579 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:54,199 Speaker 3: So you also mentioned you were keeping track of the 580 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:56,879 Speaker 3: off season, So how did that go for you? So? 581 00:26:57,359 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 2: How excited were you? How involved? 582 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 3: Obviously I know you weren't necessarily making the moves, but like, 583 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 3: did you do any recruiting calls? And then what is 584 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 3: it looking like now with some of the new guys 585 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 3: in town? 586 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 2: Yeah? 587 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 6: I think I mean Jed and Carter and and Counts 588 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 6: obviously have a really good pulse on this group and 589 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 6: understand what you know, we may have been lacking last 590 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 6: season to the end of our season early and you know, 591 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 6: addressed all those things with just pitching depth, was the 592 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:26,879 Speaker 6: bullpen or you know, with the starting rotation obviously the 593 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:28,920 Speaker 6: obvious one is is Reggie coming over? 594 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 2: You know, I I really did stay out of it, 595 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:32,480 Speaker 2: like it. 596 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 6: Was a pretty unique off season, obviously with our daughter 597 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:40,640 Speaker 6: being born, so kind of just put my head down 598 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 6: and went to work in some different ways than I 599 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:46,159 Speaker 6: have before, just with with training and all the different 600 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:47,480 Speaker 6: things that I feel like I need to do to 601 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:50,640 Speaker 6: get better. I haven't felt like the last few years 602 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 6: have been a little bit below what I feel like 603 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 6: I'm capable of, and felt like it was kind of 604 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 6: time to make some changes to. 605 00:27:57,040 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 2: Get better and help this group win. 606 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:01,680 Speaker 6: I remember talking to Jed a little bit about just hey, 607 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:04,040 Speaker 6: you know, I think if if these couple of things 608 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 6: get you know, kind of fixed up a little bit, 609 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:08,000 Speaker 6: I think we have a real shot at being an 610 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:10,359 Speaker 6: unbelievable baseball team. So I think we're in a good 611 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:10,960 Speaker 6: spot right now. 612 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 1: But by the way you mentioned Bregman. You guys brought 613 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,160 Speaker 1: Bregman over. He was drafted behind you. Does he let 614 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 1: you know that? Because you know, he wears his number 615 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: because he wants to remember the guys drafted in front 616 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:22,919 Speaker 1: of him. We were one of those guys. Uh, So 617 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:23,879 Speaker 1: does he let you know? 618 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:27,719 Speaker 2: I let him know. You let him know that he's 619 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:29,439 Speaker 2: aware that you know. 620 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:31,679 Speaker 6: We were actually at Cubs con and someone was like, 621 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 6: because half hour was drafted in the same draft as us, 622 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,479 Speaker 6: and somebody was mentioning it, and I was just like, 623 00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:39,600 Speaker 6: could you repeat that? I just want to remember the order, 624 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 6: the order that things happened. But I couldn't be more 625 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 6: excited to have breag you here. He's he's one of 626 00:28:44,800 --> 00:28:47,240 Speaker 6: our game's best competitors. I think that that can be 627 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 6: a little bit of a lost a lost thing when 628 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:51,560 Speaker 6: we value players these days, it's just the ability to 629 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 6: make everyone around you better and to bring uh some 630 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 6: competitiveness and and intensity each and every day because it's 631 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 6: a long season and you're going to need that. 632 00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 5: So this is your fourth season, going into your fourth 633 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:06,960 Speaker 5: season of all the big free agentcy you guys have 634 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 5: brought in, or not even big free agents, but any 635 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:13,720 Speaker 5: free agents does Bregman bring a different type of energy 636 00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:17,080 Speaker 5: in the sense of like just how comfortable he is 637 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 5: right away, probably because you know he has he has 638 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:23,480 Speaker 5: a you know, longer term deal than most other guys 639 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 5: that come in. But is there any difference that you 640 00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:28,840 Speaker 5: feel like he brings to that clubhouse or just the environment. 641 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:33,440 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean, I like, like I said, Jed Carter, 642 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:35,360 Speaker 6: accounts really do have such a good pulse on our 643 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 6: group and understand the personalities that we need to be successful, 644 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 6: and he definitely brings that. I think he's You've seen it. 645 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:45,360 Speaker 6: Everywhere he's ever been, he's been successful. He's been able 646 00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:47,960 Speaker 6: to get the most out of his teammates, and I 647 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 6: think that was one of the things that I was 648 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,280 Speaker 6: personally most excited about was being able to play with 649 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 6: him because I felt like he would help, you know, 650 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 6: enhance my game and challenge me in different areas that 651 00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 6: may or may not have had in the past. 652 00:29:58,680 --> 00:30:01,360 Speaker 2: And you know, it's a fun year playing together. 653 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:04,080 Speaker 1: Also, because you were drafted ahead of them, you can 654 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:04,440 Speaker 1: let them. 655 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 6: We can put that as like the caption of this 656 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:10,000 Speaker 6: whole drafted ahead of Alex praigline headline, Danisy. 657 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 1: Swanson drafted ahead of Alex Pragman. You mentioned some things 658 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 1: you want to change before we get into your personal change. 659 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: You made some adjustments in your stands. You will work 660 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 1: on some different things. But rically used to be known 661 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 1: as like a full hitter's park. Right Has it changed? 662 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, it's just the wind blows in more. Is 663 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: it global warming? Is it global cooling? 664 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:32,440 Speaker 6: I don't know what it is, but I'm not here 665 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 6: for right now. Man, it is last year, it felt 666 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 6: like it's like seventy percent of the days were hurting, 667 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:39,920 Speaker 6: and then of the other thirty percent felt like twenty 668 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 6: of it was like crosswinds. 669 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 2: So it wasn't really helping either. 670 00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:45,960 Speaker 6: There was a couple of days and I'm sure you know, 671 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 6: like the game against Seattle or caw Rawley if he 672 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 6: could bun a home run. I'm pretty sure that there's 673 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:53,560 Speaker 6: been a few days where obviously the ball will fly. 674 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 6: It seems like the days that the ball is gonna 675 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:57,160 Speaker 6: fly the most you hit the ball on the ground, 676 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 6: and the days where it's going in you hit your 677 00:30:58,600 --> 00:30:59,200 Speaker 6: best bullets. 678 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:01,360 Speaker 2: But I mean, it presents its. 679 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:04,840 Speaker 6: Own unique challenges, and I think that that's something that 680 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,680 Speaker 6: you have to get used to and understand. How to 681 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:10,360 Speaker 6: you don't want to necessarily change things because you don't 682 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 6: want to change a swing to help you for a 683 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:15,000 Speaker 6: few days, and then you go on along road trip 684 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 6: and then you've kind of lost yourself. So for me, 685 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:21,960 Speaker 6: I think just really getting back to a point where 686 00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:24,680 Speaker 6: the barrel is showing up where it's supposed to show up, 687 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:26,800 Speaker 6: to be able to hit the ball hard, whether it's 688 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:29,520 Speaker 6: in there on the ground, on a line, and just consistently, 689 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 6: you know, being in a good spot to hit it. 690 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 6: Sounds simple, but sometimes we can get away from repeating 691 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 6: just the simple things over and over and over again. 692 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:38,880 Speaker 2: And that's what I've gotten back. 693 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 5: To, speaking of showing up, do you are you one 694 00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:44,000 Speaker 5: of those guys who drives up to the park and 695 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:46,560 Speaker 5: immediately looks at the flags when you can first see him, 696 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 5: because a lot of guys talk about that. 697 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:51,040 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, it's funny. 698 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 6: So a lot of guys they're driving based on which 699 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:56,520 Speaker 6: way the waves are coming. 700 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:58,480 Speaker 1: That's always the thing that guys look at. 701 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:01,520 Speaker 2: We actually did a really good job last year of just. 702 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,040 Speaker 6: We had this kind of whole mantra of embracing Grigley 703 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:06,480 Speaker 6: just because there are days where the win's gonna be 704 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:08,040 Speaker 6: blown in and you gotta find ways to win, Like, 705 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:11,120 Speaker 6: we can't just give up on days because the wind's 706 00:32:11,160 --> 00:32:12,120 Speaker 6: gonna be blown a certain way. 707 00:32:12,160 --> 00:32:13,440 Speaker 2: Like, we got to find a way to be able 708 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:14,840 Speaker 2: to win baseball games. 709 00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:17,160 Speaker 6: And so they would always kind of have a little 710 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:19,640 Speaker 6: bit of like a video board for us to show us, like, hey, 711 00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:21,240 Speaker 6: this is what the win's gonna be doing. This is 712 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:23,000 Speaker 6: kind of stylid game we're gonna need to play today, 713 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:25,000 Speaker 6: and guys would really buy into that. And I think 714 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 6: it showed last year. We were really good at home 715 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:29,160 Speaker 6: and really good in those close game situations. 716 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:32,080 Speaker 1: Now you've played for two great franchises in your career, 717 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 1: the Braves where we played together, and now you're with 718 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 1: Cubs who I would never play for. So how do 719 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 1: you rate each fan base? Because you you grew up 720 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 1: a Braves fan, right, you're from the area you were, like, 721 00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:46,480 Speaker 1: I remember when you made your debut, it was like homecoming. 722 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:48,520 Speaker 1: It was like Game of Thrones, like the King of 723 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 1: the North has returned. Right, here's Danzy Swans and he 724 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: can't fail. And now you're in Chicago where it's a 725 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:56,719 Speaker 1: little bit different, but now you know they still expect 726 00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:59,440 Speaker 1: to win. What's the difference in the fan bases that 727 00:32:59,440 --> 00:32:59,880 Speaker 1: you've seen. 728 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:03,360 Speaker 2: There is a difference, but it's not one over the other. 729 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:05,840 Speaker 6: Right, I've been so fortunate to play for two of 730 00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:08,440 Speaker 6: the most storied franchises, obviously growing up in Atlanta and 731 00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 6: being able to witness the greatness of the Braves for 732 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:13,720 Speaker 6: such a long time. You know, I couldn't have been 733 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 6: more blessed to have been a part of that and 734 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:18,880 Speaker 6: kind of been a part of like the rebuild and 735 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 6: ascension back to the top. And in Chicago obviously, just 736 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 6: I think some of the big the day gameness and 737 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:30,160 Speaker 6: the energy that's brought during some of those times is 738 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:32,440 Speaker 6: unique in its own way. Like in Atlanta, you know, 739 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:37,400 Speaker 6: no day games, right, all night games by ways. Chicago's 740 00:33:37,400 --> 00:33:39,440 Speaker 6: a little bit different just because of the of the 741 00:33:39,480 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 6: game times and stuff. But I mean each place, I mean, 742 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:46,000 Speaker 6: fans were out each and every game in it, from 743 00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:49,160 Speaker 6: pitch one to the last one. You know, I've been 744 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:52,880 Speaker 6: very blessed in that regard, and h Man, it's it's 745 00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:54,640 Speaker 6: a pretty cool thing to think about and reflect on. 746 00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:57,640 Speaker 5: When you sign a large contract like you did with 747 00:33:57,680 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 5: the Cubs, the organization says, hey, this is where we're 748 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:04,360 Speaker 5: going in the next few years, have they lived up 749 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:06,480 Speaker 5: to that? Have they lived up to what? Because you 750 00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:09,000 Speaker 5: hear other guys going to organizations they're like, hey, if 751 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:11,719 Speaker 5: you sign here, we're gonna spend money. And then two 752 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:15,279 Speaker 5: years later, have they lived up to everything? Or is 753 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:16,279 Speaker 5: it in even more? 754 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:18,960 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean, I think I just I mean, I 755 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:22,359 Speaker 6: think it's pretty easy to see just how how our 756 00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:25,359 Speaker 6: success has grown, how the roster has grown, the things 757 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:27,160 Speaker 6: we've been able to do to kind of more or 758 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:29,319 Speaker 6: less like win on the margins. I know that's not 759 00:34:29,400 --> 00:34:34,120 Speaker 6: a popular term in today's world, but you know, spending 760 00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:36,160 Speaker 6: money in the right areas, understanding how to get the 761 00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:38,560 Speaker 6: most out of guys. I think you've really seen that 762 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:41,560 Speaker 6: on the pitching side, which has been its own recruiting tool. 763 00:34:41,719 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 6: Just guys that have been able to come back from 764 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:46,759 Speaker 6: some injuries or from a year or two of what 765 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:49,640 Speaker 6: they feel like is subpar performance and being able to 766 00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:51,640 Speaker 6: find themselves again and make some money from it. I 767 00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:54,640 Speaker 6: think that that's a recruiting tool of its own, just 768 00:34:54,719 --> 00:34:59,399 Speaker 6: guys getting better coming to Chicago. So it's been really 769 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:02,560 Speaker 6: cool to see they've been able to build this group 770 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:05,200 Speaker 6: and like I said, we have such a good personality 771 00:35:05,239 --> 00:35:07,319 Speaker 6: on this team. Just guys care about one another, Guys 772 00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:09,560 Speaker 6: care about the details. They're in it for the right things, 773 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:12,920 Speaker 6: very very selfless, wanting to just be a part of 774 00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:15,719 Speaker 6: something bigger than ourselves. And that really is hard to 775 00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:18,520 Speaker 6: find in professional sports. It's not common. Aj obviously could 776 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:21,080 Speaker 6: tell you, like, that's not common for a bunch of 777 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,480 Speaker 6: professionals and adults with their own lives to be able 778 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:25,520 Speaker 6: to come together for a greater purpose. And you know, 779 00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:27,560 Speaker 6: that's something that we talk about all the time and 780 00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:28,840 Speaker 6: really have embraced. 781 00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:31,080 Speaker 1: Before we let you go, you mentioned Mallory, your wife. 782 00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:34,319 Speaker 1: She has an Olympic medal, she has a Women's World Cup. Now, 783 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:36,359 Speaker 1: if you were able to play in twenty twenty eight 784 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:39,080 Speaker 1: with the Winter Olympics just wrapping up and the hockey 785 00:35:39,160 --> 00:35:42,000 Speaker 1: teams both winning, would that be bragging rights? If you 786 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:44,480 Speaker 1: were able to maybe to go to twenty eight and 787 00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:46,719 Speaker 1: play in the Olympics and win a gold medal, would 788 00:35:46,719 --> 00:35:48,560 Speaker 1: you come home and say, Mallory, I got one too. 789 00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:52,000 Speaker 1: There's a World Series rank up there, like where does 790 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:55,359 Speaker 1: the World Series rank on the Swanson family hierarchy? World 791 00:35:55,440 --> 00:35:57,319 Speaker 1: Series gold medal with Women's World thing? 792 00:35:57,360 --> 00:35:59,279 Speaker 6: So she has a World Cup, which is every four years, 793 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:01,000 Speaker 6: so it makes it even hard to win one, right, 794 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:04,719 Speaker 6: every four years, things are kind of ever changing in 795 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:07,200 Speaker 6: the soccer roalm, just with what the team's gonna look like. 796 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:09,920 Speaker 6: So she's got that, she does have a gold medal, 797 00:36:10,080 --> 00:36:12,080 Speaker 6: but the thing is she did score the game winning 798 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:15,799 Speaker 6: goal in the goal so it's like the Olympics were 799 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:17,960 Speaker 6: to be a thing like I would have to hit 800 00:36:17,960 --> 00:36:20,520 Speaker 6: like the game winning homer, you know, to win the 801 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:23,320 Speaker 6: gold medal, to win the gold medal and say like, hey, honey, 802 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:28,520 Speaker 6: I'm on par with what you've been able to accomplish. 803 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:32,879 Speaker 3: That impossibly competitive but really fun relationship. 804 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:33,760 Speaker 2: That is very cool. 805 00:36:34,239 --> 00:36:36,840 Speaker 3: Uh, Dansby, thank you for joining us. Great chatting with 806 00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:38,879 Speaker 3: you here at spring training. Good luck this season. We'll 807 00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:41,080 Speaker 3: catch you during the season, right awesome. 808 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:41,520 Speaker 2: Thank you all.