1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:01,560 Speaker 1: Is this a great game? Or what with the Hall 2 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: of Famer Tim Kirkshin. 3 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 2: I'm his son, Jeff Kirkshin, And as you can tell 4 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 2: from the title of this podcast, we're interviewing two congressmen 5 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 2: who are a part of the Democrat and Republican teams 6 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 2: for the Congressional Baseball Game, a story to tradition in 7 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 2: our country. But I want to make sure that everybody 8 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:20,760 Speaker 2: knows we don't talk politics. We talk baseball here, So 9 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 2: we hope you enjoy this interview. Right after some ads, is. 10 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: This a great game? Or what with the Hall of 11 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: Famer Tim Kirkshin. I'm Jeff Kirkshin, and I don't book 12 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: a lot of interviews, right. 13 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 2: My dad handles almost all of them, right, He's the 14 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 2: Hall of Fame baseball writer. 15 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: He's got all the contacts. 16 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 2: But I was contacted by a congressman's office. I mean, 17 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 2: I couldn't really believe that this was happening. I studied 18 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 2: political science in college. Dad, You and I never talk politics, 19 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 2: never talk, and we're not going to today. That's not 20 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 2: the point because today, which it'll be airing, you know, 21 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 2: on the day of the show, today is the legendary 22 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 2: Congressional Baseball Game one hundred and sixteen years and we 23 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 2: have a member of both teams here with us from 24 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 2: the Democrats, Representative Joe Morelli. Joe, thank you so so 25 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 2: much for joining us today. 26 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 3: Well, you're I'm living the dream of dreams to be 27 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 3: on a show to talk about baseball instead of politics. 28 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 4: I can't tell how excited. 29 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 3: I am to be here and doing it and do 30 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 3: it with my buddy Blake Moore. 31 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 2: Well, Joe probably represents New York's twenty fifth congressional district 32 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 2: and his team was kind of the one that reached 33 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 2: out first, and I said, hey, I love this idea, 34 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 2: but we want to bring somebody from the other side 35 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 2: to hear other great baseball stories from Blake more Representative 36 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 2: Blake Moore of the first District in Utah. 37 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: Blake, thank you for being on with us. 38 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 5: I didn't know when I came to Congress. I didn't know, 39 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 5: you know, getting interviewed by the Kirchins, by the great, 40 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 5: amazing Kirchen Crew. I didn't know that was on my 41 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 5: bucket list, but it is now being fulfilled. And I 42 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 5: was not expecting that when I came to Congress, so it 43 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 5: could not be more appreciative of being on today. 44 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: Now, Blake, you seem like a very nice guy. 45 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 2: And we actually had to shift the timing of this 46 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 2: interview because you had to go to Pennsylvania Avenue, you 47 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 2: had to go to the White House, and in my head, 48 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 2: I just imagined you, you know, putting your fists on 49 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 2: the desk and saying, but I can't go see the 50 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 2: President because. 51 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: I have to talk to the Kirchens today. 52 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 2: So let's find a better time just to Actually, I'm 53 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 2: sure that's not the way. 54 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 3: I thought's usually what I did the White desk, I'm 55 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 3: doing the interview. 56 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:38,079 Speaker 4: With the Kirchens. 57 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 3: The heck with that, Soake, Blake just doesn't have the 58 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 3: constitution that I have holed out for a better deal. 59 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 2: Well, Blake, I want to start with you with my 60 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 2: very first question, because you were a freshman in Congress 61 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty one and you were told, hey, you're 62 00:02:56,760 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 2: playing on the congressional baseball team for the Republicans, and 63 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 2: you did something incredible back in twenty twenty one in 64 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 2: your first year on the team. 65 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 6: I mean, it was kind of immortal in my mind now. 66 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 5: But first first at bat, I actually think it was 67 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 5: the first pitch shot to center field gets over the 68 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 5: centerfielder's head, and we're playing a national stadium, right, so 69 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 5: you get to play in a big league ballpark. And 70 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 5: it just kept going and I ran all the way 71 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 5: around the bases. We cleared off, we cle we cleared 72 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 5: two guys. So a three run RB, three RBI inside 73 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:40,119 Speaker 5: the park home run, jumped up on the fence, fell. 74 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 6: Backwards out of rush streets. 75 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 5: My legs were so jelly by the time I got 76 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 5: to home plate. But I don't think I've run four 77 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 5: bases since I was like, you know, seventeen years old 78 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 5: in high school. And I mean, it was just it 79 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 5: was just it was my dad was there, you know, 80 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 5: my dad is a diehard baseball fan, was there to kind. 81 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 6: Of see it, and it just set the whole age. 82 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 5: It was one of those moments that you can never 83 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 5: really plan or relive, you know. I have to clarify 84 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 5: it was an inside the park chrome run because there 85 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 5: was another guy that hit one out of the park, 86 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 5: which is not that doesn't happen against him. 87 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 6: We're going to has been athletes trying to relive the 88 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 6: glory days. 89 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 5: But yeah, inside the park rome run got some RBIs 90 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,799 Speaker 5: the irony of the funny thing is, about five months 91 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 5: before I got elected officially, I met Kevin McCarthy, who 92 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 5: was likely who was the minority leader at the time, 93 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 5: and the Republicans had lost for like seven straight years 94 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 5: to the Dems. You guys had an ace pitcher, and 95 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 5: it was just like Republicans were getting embarrassed and and 96 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 5: I couldn't get his attention really, and he is a 97 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 5: guy that works the room, and anyway, I go, oh, 98 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 5: you know, I'm gonna have to get my old pitching 99 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:43,679 Speaker 5: arm wrapped up. And he stops dead in his tracks. 100 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 5: He had done a bunch of donors around and he 101 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 5: looks at me, stops, He's like, you can pitch, And 102 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 5: I go, oh, I just got your attention that night. 103 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 6: That's what I knew how important this game was. 104 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 2: Oh good, Joe, you have been involved in this game 105 00:04:56,600 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 2: for quite some time. Is Blake's representation. Yes, you guys 106 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 2: have very serious jobs. You serve your people, you serve 107 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 2: the United States Congress. 108 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 1: But this is also a great way of getting that 109 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: competitive edge. Is it as serious as as Blake is 110 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 1: making it out to be. 111 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 4: Well, it's serious in this sense. 112 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 3: I mean, obviously we're out there to have fun, and 113 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 3: we raise a lot of money for charities, and it's 114 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 3: great to build camaraderie. But look, no one wants to 115 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 3: walk on a field, a ball field and not perform well. 116 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 4: So I think, yeah, it's serious when you're out there. 117 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:34,480 Speaker 3: I have had the privilege of being I've caught a lot, 118 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:39,679 Speaker 3: but not in the game in practice, and I've coached bases. 119 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 3: I think, you know, I hit once, pinch it and 120 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 3: was so worried about my hamstrings I sort. 121 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 4: Of strolled out the first baseline. So I've been an observer. 122 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 3: I'm now the one of the team owners, which means 123 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 3: you occasionally by pizza or jnuts for the team. 124 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 4: But it is great. It's just an amazing thing. 125 00:05:58,080 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 3: I mean, first of all, it's all the things you 126 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 3: I mean, you run onto a major league field. As 127 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 3: Blake said, we play out in National's Park. It is pristine. 128 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 4: It is. 129 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 3: I mean, you just think I used to say to 130 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 3: friends when I was a kid, I wanted to play 131 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 3: major league baseball. And who knew that the way to 132 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 3: get on a major league ball field will be to 133 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 3: run for and get elected to Congress. Doesn't seem right, 134 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 3: but there you go and it's just it's such a blast. 135 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 4: The one thing I don't know if Blake's feel like this. 136 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 3: I know when I was at the plate and I 137 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 3: got a picture here of me grounding. 138 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 4: Out to the shortstop. 139 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 3: But you know, as much as there's twenty twenty twenty 140 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 3: five thousand people in. 141 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 4: The stands, it's a big deal. You're playing in a 142 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 4: major league ballpark. 143 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 3: But for that moment when you're at the plate, all 144 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 3: of a sudden, you just feel like you're on a 145 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 3: ball field some sandlots somewhere, and the only thing you're 146 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 3: looking for is where the release point is when the 147 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 3: pitcher throws the ball, and where that ball is, and 148 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:54,239 Speaker 3: nothing else matters. 149 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 4: But it is, and it's just amazing. It's a great tradition. 150 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 3: It's just, you know, it's the best of everything about 151 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 3: America is playing baseball. 152 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 7: Right, So, Blake, you're not playing this year because you 153 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,039 Speaker 7: got hurt play in a soccer game? Is that true? 154 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 7: How could you justify missing this game playing soccer? 155 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 5: I mean, now I'm going to play because if Tim 156 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 5: Kirkchin says I need to play, I need to play, 157 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 5: Like I get who I'm talking to. 158 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 6: That's not an. 159 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 5: Easy thing and if when my brothers hear this conversation 160 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 5: in this podcast, I'm never going to hear the end 161 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 5: of it. I'm the youngest of four boys with a 162 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 5: sister that was actually a pretty good softball player. I 163 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 5: doe because here's the problem, back to what Joe was saying, 164 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 5: when you get out there, you think you're eighteen again. Yeah, 165 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 5: and I forget. Sometimes I'm forty five and my body 166 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 5: doesn't work. And we were playing in this this charity 167 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 5: soccer thing, and I'm like, I'll go be goalie because 168 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 5: I'm six'. 169 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 6: FIVE i can go help you. Out AND i, CAN i, 170 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 6: can you, know stand in the. 171 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 5: Goal and no one's gonna get hurt playing goalie in 172 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 5: a congressional soccer. Match except there's professional, athletes and this 173 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 5: this game is different because there's professional athletes. Intermixed in 174 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 5: the baseball, game it's just current. Lawmakers you have to 175 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 5: be In congress right, now No house Or. Senate but 176 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 5: there's no like former members or. 177 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 6: You, know other pros. 178 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 5: Interspersed we have ACTUAL Dc united professional soccer. PLAYERS i 179 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 5: Think i'm gonna dive to stop a, Goal like that's 180 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 5: how crazy you get when you're out there trying to compete, 181 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 5: again AND i popped my shoulder out of, socket and 182 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 5: luckily there was A marine on my, Team Marine, medick 183 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 5: who popped it back in and then everything's gonna be. 184 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 6: Okay But i'm gonna have To i'm gonna set this one. 185 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 7: Out i'm the. 186 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 6: Center fielder, easily and this is gonna be hard to 187 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 6: watch from the. 188 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 2: Sidelines, dad growing, up you always told me you can't 189 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 2: get hurt doing something unathletic because you'll miss a. Game 190 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 2: so at Least blake here has a good. Excuse he 191 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 2: was playing goalie for Two republicans in the soccer. 192 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 6: Games out on whether it was athletic or. 193 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: Not Though. 194 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 7: Jeff's, sister my Daughter, kelly was a great high school 195 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 7: basketball player and soccer. Player SO i love every second of. It. 196 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 7: BLAKE i was just poking fun at. 197 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,439 Speaker 4: You it's, Funny, blake you. 198 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 3: SAID i didn't realize you're the youngest of four boys 199 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 3: and a girl in your. Family i'm the oldest of 200 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 3: four boys and a girl in my, family and baseball 201 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 3: was our first. LOVE i, mean we went to like 202 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 3: you guys, ALL i, mean from the time we were 203 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 3: able to PLAY t shirt ball until high. School my 204 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 3: brother played high school BALL i did. NOT i wasn't 205 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 3: nearly good, enough BUT i switched over a fast pitch, 206 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 3: softball which was the rage In rochester WHERE i. AM 207 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 3: i broke my leg in five places playing second. Base 208 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 3: those old bags that were stationary didn't move like they you, 209 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 3: know and a guide barreled into. 210 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 4: Me but it got me my start in. 211 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 3: POLITICS i got a job for a GUY i had 212 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 3: interned four AND i, was you, know in traction net, casts. 213 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 4: And finally called them one. DAY i, Said i'm so. 214 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:51,679 Speaker 3: Bored my friends don't come visit me. Anymore my girlfriend's 215 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 3: broke up with. 216 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 4: ME i have no. 217 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 3: Money COULD i come volunteer in your? Office and he, 218 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 3: SAID i happen to have a part time. Job why 219 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 3: don't you come and helped you constituent? Work oh for, 220 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:02,439 Speaker 3: That i'm not sure i'd have a career in. Politics 221 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,199 Speaker 3: SO i owe it a strange way to, baseball even 222 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 3: my political. 223 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:08,719 Speaker 7: Career, So, joe you're sixty eight years, old you're the 224 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 7: same age as, me and you love The cardinals growing. 225 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 7: Up so sixty Seven. CARDINALS i remember that team like 226 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 7: it was. Yesterday so who was your guy on those 227 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 7: sixty Seven? 228 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 3: Cardinals SO i loved two people on that. TEAM i 229 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 3: was a kid like, you so you, know it started 230 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 3: really about sixty. Six my dad was A Red sox. 231 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 3: FAN i had a younger brother was A yankees. FAN 232 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:35,200 Speaker 3: i Loved Orlando sepeida And Bob, gibson and of, course you, 233 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 3: know the following year we won sixty, seven the impossible 234 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 3: dream year against my Dad's Red. Sox Carl yastremsky had 235 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 3: that great year and it was a great pennant. Finish 236 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 3: there was like four teams down to the final. WEEKS 237 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:50,199 Speaker 3: i think it was The White, sox it was The Red. 238 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 3: Sox i'm trying to remember who else was in, it 239 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 3: but it was a great finish that. Season The Red 240 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 3: sox win The pennant and play the The. Cardinals But Orlando 241 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 3: sepaida was the first, baseman the Baby, bull and loved, 242 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 3: him And, gibson of, course was just an amazing. Player 243 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 3: SO i literally watch probably Thank. God and when we were, 244 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:14,959 Speaker 3: kids you'd wait for The Sporting news to come, out 245 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 3: or you'd wait for the morning paper to look at box, 246 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 3: scores AND i remember my dad teaching my brother AND 247 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 3: i how to read the box. Scores, NOWADAYS i flip 248 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 3: open my laptop and you, know get to watch several. 249 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 3: Innings most, Nights cardinals are Playing toronto at, home So 250 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 3: i'll catch some innings. Tonight so, yeah it. 251 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 4: Was it was. 252 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,719 Speaker 3: Great growing up as a, Kid baseball was everything and 253 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 3: literally everything to. 254 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 7: Me And, blake you're A mets? Fan is that correct? 255 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:45,079 Speaker 7: You how does the guy In utah become A mets? 256 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:47,439 Speaker 6: Fan that is what the most common QUESTION i could. 257 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 5: ASKED i was seven years old AND i got A 258 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 5: Darryl strawberry rookie card AND i loved his. NAME i 259 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 5: thought it was a cool, name and then that drew 260 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 5: me to The, mets And i've been a diehard ever. 261 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 5: Since my dad promised me he's The yankees. Fans you, 262 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 5: know he's born in the, forties so you, know you 263 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 5: almost have to be in some. Cases he was A 264 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 5: mets Fan yankees, fan and he always promised. 265 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 6: Me and we didn't grow up with, much SO i. 266 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 5: COULDN'T i couldn't imagine he could fulfill this promise with 267 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:15,319 Speaker 5: the cost of A. 268 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 6: World series baseball. 269 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 5: Game but he, said if The mets and The yankees 270 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 5: ever go to A Subway, Series i'll take. You the 271 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 5: year it, happened in two, THOUSAND i was In, Soul 272 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 5: korea on a church mission where you can't. Leave you're 273 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 5: there basically for two straight years and totally and My dad's, like, 274 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 5: sorry would have taken you're, well you wanted what are 275 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 5: you talking? About and last year it got so. Close 276 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 5: my dad turns eighty this, year turned. Eighty this, year 277 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 5: we took him To Spring training for his. 278 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 6: Birthday, actually so it just. 279 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 5: Matters BUT i LOVE i love The. Mets we've always 280 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 5: loved The. Mets and and then just live or, die you, 281 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 5: know we we we get we every year we get let. 282 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 6: Down it just makes me more and more of a, 283 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 6: fan you, Know. 284 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 3: BLAKE i was In New York city about a week 285 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 3: and a half, ago And i'm walking out of this 286 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 3: restaurant where it had breakfast with some folks and who's sitting, 287 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 3: there sitting by, himself just having. 288 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 4: Breakfast Darryl. Strawberry oh my. 289 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 3: GOODNESS i went up and introduced. MYSELF i, Said, champ 290 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 3: you look. Great he does look. Great so he chatted 291 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 3: for a little a few. Minutes took a picture with. 292 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 3: Him i'll have to share it with, you but he 293 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:16,680 Speaker 3: looks he looks. Terrific still hanging out. 294 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 6: In the good And Darryl strawberry or my. 295 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 5: Idols as a, kid my mom was always a little worried, 296 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 5: about you, know like a little Little mormon boy From, 297 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 5: utah Like darrow And doc or my. Guys but, hey you, know, 298 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 5: OKAY i still. 299 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 3: REMEMBER i think it was two thousand and, Six LIKE 300 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 3: i don't really know, This Matt's cardinals for THE, Ncsl 301 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:43,440 Speaker 3: Carlos beltron getting his knees frozen While adam Ray, wainwright who. 302 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 4: Was the closer that year as a, rookie struck him 303 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 4: out In game seven of The. 304 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 7: YEAH i covered that. 305 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 4: Game, yeah. 306 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:55,079 Speaker 7: Yeah And Andy schabez made that amazing. Catch he be 307 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:57,439 Speaker 7: one of the greatest catches in the history of the, 308 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,200 Speaker 7: postseason which it still was if they had won the, 309 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 7: game but The cardinals came back to. 310 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:05,559 Speaker 3: Win and you, know it's interesting about, That. Tim i'm 311 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 3: pretty Sure Andy chavez did. IT i think in the 312 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 3: eighth inning or seventh Against Scott, rowland pulled the ball 313 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 3: really over the fence and THEN i think he led 314 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 3: off the bottom half of the. Inning AND i was 315 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 3: so afraid as A cardinal fan, that you, know as often, 316 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 3: happened you make a great play in the. Field you 317 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 3: come for the play that was afraid he's going to 318 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 3: hit a home run or. Something but Then Yachty molina 319 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 3: in the. 320 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 4: Top of the ninth hit a home. 321 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 3: Run And yachty wasn't much of a home run, hitter a, 322 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 3: great amazing. Ballplayer AND i remember the shot silence by 323 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 3: The Shay stadium. Crowd and Then Adam waynwright threw that 324 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 3: amazing pitch To Carlos, beltran who then later became a 325 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 3: cardinal Great. 326 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 7: So, blake you coach her four. Sons how would you 327 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 7: describe yourself as a little league? 328 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 5: Coach, well my communications team is not gonna love me in, 329 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 5: this but she can she can't stop, it you, know 330 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 5: she can't silence. 331 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 6: Me forever it was it was in. 332 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 5: FOOTBALL i yellow fired. UP i ACTUALLY i got. Ejected, 333 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 5: Uh i'll let the refs have. It AND i FIGURED 334 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 5: i was telling people about this and, like you probably 335 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 5: shouldn't you, know broadcast this too? Much you got ejected 336 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 5: from an eleven year old football in the league football pee, Wee, 337 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 5: Matt And i'm, like are you kidding? Me there's only 338 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 5: one group of people that have lower status of likability than. 339 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 5: Politicians and that's referees find out What i'm going after the, 340 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 5: Rest i'm going to my my, NAME i d my, 341 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 5: my my favorabilities are going to. 342 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 6: Go through the. Roof especially SO i lost it the. 343 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 4: Kids it was a. 344 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 5: Couple of head to, head helmet to helmet shots AND 345 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 5: i lost It and it had happened once. 346 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 6: Before they didn't call, it and THEN i let them 347 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 6: have it AND i got kicked. 348 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 5: Out so, baseball basketball and football are the only SPORTS 349 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 5: i really, understand and SO i try to coach FOR 350 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 5: i can't a little harder in this in this, job 351 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 5: BUT i can make that time for for football typically 352 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 5: because we're we're home him a little bit more on the. 353 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 5: Weekends and, YEAH i got four boys twelve and, under 354 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 5: and it is like the, greatest the greatest aspect of 355 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 5: being a, dad no. 356 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 6: Question And, joe you are no stranger to. 357 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: Coaching and you have even grandchildren in t ball right? 358 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 7: Now? 359 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 4: Yeah now? Cool YEAH i. DO i coached my two 360 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 4: boys played ball and it was great. COACHING i loved. 361 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:29,320 Speaker 3: It and NOW i have grandkids who are starting to 362 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 3: Get although my grandson who's going to be, ten he likes, 363 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 3: skateboarding he likes. Hockey he's not quite as committed to 364 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 3: baseball AS i was at that. Age but it's great 365 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 3: watching these kids. PLAY i was just had my two 366 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 3: year old grandson out the other day throwing the wiffle 367 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 3: ball to. 368 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 4: Him you, know he's not quite. 369 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 3: Sure about standing to the. Side he wants to sort 370 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 3: of start like this with, it so trying to get 371 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 3: them at least understand how it. 372 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 4: Worked but you, know we'll get. There we'll get it. 373 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 5: There my nine year old real. Quick my nine year 374 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 5: old's on an all start team right. Now they just 375 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 5: finished their. Season and one of the neatest things is 376 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 5: like he was a dynamite hitter last year and he's 377 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:07,119 Speaker 5: had some. 378 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 6: Of the yips this. Year he's been striking out a 379 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:10,399 Speaker 6: little bit more Than we didn't know what to. 380 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 5: DO i got my, brother who's got a who's got 381 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 5: a batting cage in his, backyard and we just we just. 382 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,119 Speaker 6: Went we got his timing, down and it just shows 383 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 6: you this kid will. Practice and he was, Like, dad 384 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 6: can you take me? Up can we go get this? 385 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 6: Down AND i love it to, See, Like, Hey i'm 386 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 6: really mad at. 387 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 5: Myself Because i'm striking out more THAN i used to 388 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:29,880 Speaker 5: and he just got in there in there in their 389 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:32,640 Speaker 5: All star first first, game he just got a stand 390 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:35,399 Speaker 5: up triple with a shot out to right, field and 391 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 5: so he's starting to get it down and you, know 392 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 5: feeling it and seeing the kid seeing him grow from, like, 393 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 5: Hey i'm really disappointed, myself but by PRACTICE i can actually. 394 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 5: Improve and the confidence that gives them for everything else 395 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 5: they do in life. 396 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 6: Is what's really what it's really all. 397 00:17:48,760 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 7: About over a great high school football, player basketball, player 398 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 7: and baseball, player which one of the, three to you 399 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 7: is the hardest sport to. 400 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:08,400 Speaker 6: Play, yeah and, again AS i get, older the BETTER 401 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 6: i was better Get So i'm six. 402 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 5: Five basketball was probably my best, sport but football was 403 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 5: an opportunity for me that came later in my high school. 404 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:22,159 Speaker 5: Time and played quarterback and was able to play a 405 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 5: few years in college For Utah. 406 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 6: STATE i had an amazing, Coach Dave arslanian for The. 407 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 5: Aggies and being six', five qb that's a better that's 408 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 5: more of like a that's the right that's the right spot. 409 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 5: To BE if i would have gone to try to 410 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 5: play college BASKETBALL and i had a chance to play a, 411 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 5: FEW schools i would have had to have morphed into 412 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:46,120 Speaker 5: a two guard and they can, shoot Fine but i'm, 413 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:46,920 Speaker 5: No like i'm no. 414 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:49,440 Speaker 6: Jj reddick it was like. Six six that was THE 415 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 6: calculation i had. 416 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 3: To. 417 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 4: Make baseball. 418 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:55,639 Speaker 5: Baseball was the sport that we played since we. Were 419 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 5: little it was my dad taught me. To pitch he 420 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:01,920 Speaker 5: played college baseball For the University. Of utah that was 421 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:05,439 Speaker 5: kind of always our like we always knew baseball was at. 422 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 5: Our core and, YOU know i have a large, strike 423 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:11,399 Speaker 5: zone and when pitchers start, throwing curveballs and like, you 424 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 5: know in, JUNIOR year i. 425 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 6: Started, TO like i started. 426 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 5: TO struggle i moved from fifth in the lineup and 427 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:19,639 Speaker 5: then to like seventh and, eight Times and, i'm like 428 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:21,159 Speaker 5: that's not supposed to happen. To me i'm a good 429 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:24,119 Speaker 5: ATHLETE when i find myself at the eighth spot in 430 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 5: the lineup playing left field. 431 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 6: Relief pitcher, We went we went into. 432 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 5: The playoffs the irony WAS as i got pulled in 433 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 5: to pitch in, the playoffs we were. Getting shelled so 434 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 5: we were playing one Of The southern utah teams and 435 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 5: they played baseball all. 436 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 6: Year round we're up in north where the, snow is 437 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 6: so we don't play. As much that's. 438 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 5: MY excuse i still BELIEVE if i do the, MATH 439 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 5: right i have AN infinity e er because they pulled. 440 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 5: ME in i had a couple of home runs jacked. 441 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:52,639 Speaker 5: On me they scored about, four runs and then my 442 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 5: coach pulled me and put me back in, left FIELD 443 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:56,640 Speaker 5: and i never got, an out AND so i think 444 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 5: my clock is still running ON an. 445 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 6: Era, score yeah. 446 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:04,159 Speaker 7: That's like in. 447 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 2: High school at, six' five how many of your linemen? Were? 448 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:09,399 Speaker 1: You, TALLER then. 449 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 6: Oh i was taller than. All OF them so i 450 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:13,159 Speaker 6: was easy to see. Over the line and that's always A. 451 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:16,159 Speaker 6: Problem with qb THAT'S one issue. I didn't have i 452 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 6: still had plenty. 453 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 5: OF other issues i wasn't the fastest guy, on the team. 454 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:20,920 Speaker 5: That's for sure we ran, the option too and My. 455 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:24,160 Speaker 5: Coach goes blake we have like a two And eighty 456 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 5: pound polynesian full back right, up the, middle huge fast 457 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 5: strong guy and six foot like a five foot eight 458 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 5: shorter little tailback that. Was lightning, fast he's like you 459 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 5: either hand it off or. You pitch it we don't 460 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 5: need you, running the ball but you're gonna be a 461 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:43,120 Speaker 5: good job of reading which. 462 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:45,040 Speaker 6: One TO do so i was it was very very. 463 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:46,440 Speaker 5: Clear to me that they didn't want me running it 464 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 5: TOO much because i wasn't the fastest, on THE team but, 465 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:48,639 Speaker 5: i Was. 466 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 7: TALL right joe I covered the orioles in the Eighties For, 467 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 7: the BALTIMORE sun so i would make a Yearly trip 468 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 7: to rochester in order to see, the Parent team the 469 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:02,120 Speaker 7: Orioles Play the red we sat in the press spots Eight. 470 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:05,880 Speaker 7: A thousand wings i thoroughly enjoyed My. Time in, rochester 471 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 7: first off how Great are The? Wings, in rochester. 472 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:12,880 Speaker 3: Well they're fabulous my friends to The west in buffalo probably, 473 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 3: would claim them but. We're pretty good And Like The, 474 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 3: ROCHESTER red, wings i Mean they were cardinal parent club 475 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 3: until about, nineteen fifty seven and then they were. 476 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 4: In real danger of. 477 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 3: Leaving and folding and there was a Gentleman Man named 478 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:32,920 Speaker 3: amory silver whose family is Still his daughter NAOMI still 479 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 3: The Ceo Of. Rochester COMMUNITY baseball and I Think The, 480 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 3: rochester red wings who Then went to baltimore to Your 481 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,400 Speaker 3: point for tim for, many many years did a few 482 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:45,680 Speaker 3: Years with the twins and Now ARE The. Nationals tripaa 483 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 3: club and one of my FINEST moments when i was 484 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 3: Member of the state legislature was getting appropriated half the 485 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,400 Speaker 3: money for the field that they, play in now which. 486 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 4: We built now it's probably. 487 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:02,160 Speaker 3: Thirty years ago but it is. A great franchise they've 488 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 3: done such a great job. Over The years so i'm 489 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:07,359 Speaker 3: glad you. Were in town i'm glad we. Treated You 490 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 3: well and i'll, tell you what we'd be delighted to Host. 491 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 3: You and jeff we Didn't Even like blake moore come 492 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 3: visit us And. Up in rochester he Can't wear, a 493 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 3: Mets hat but i'll give HIM a and i won't 494 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 3: make Him wear, a cardinal hat. 495 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 4: But we will wear. Red wing hats but it's a. 496 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:27,399 Speaker 3: GREAT baseball town i think the Longest CONTINUOUSLY standing TRIPLE 497 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 3: a franchise I think. 498 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 4: In american history so we're really Proud of, the, rochester great. 499 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:35,159 Speaker 4: Great great Organization. 500 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 2: If This upstate new, York, trip happens blake you Can 501 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 2: wear your METS hat because I Went, To syracuse UNIVERSITY 502 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 2: jaga and i went To Many of, syracuse mets games 503 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 2: and so we. 504 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 1: Could go there Nothing. Again against rochester We love rochest it's. 505 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 1: A great Place I Love. Upstate new york it has 506 00:22:57,240 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 1: a big part. 507 00:22:57,800 --> 00:22:59,919 Speaker 2: OF my heart, i always say nothing is better than 508 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 2: Summer In, upstate new york and nothing is More. 509 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: Difficult, than, january yeah, NO for. 510 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:07,920 Speaker 4: Sure i will say that it's beautiful. This time here. 511 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 3: AND it's funny I Had tug jeff Wilpond when the 512 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 3: wilpon Family owned the mets was looking, to MOVE upstate 513 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 3: and i Had Talked to naomi Silver From, the RED 514 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 3: wings and i really was trying To get the mets To, 515 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:23,159 Speaker 3: come TO rochester and i think they, really wanted to 516 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 3: but we had a Relationship with the twins and it. 517 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:28,240 Speaker 3: Didn't work out so they moved just to the east 518 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 3: and They, Have Been binghamton new york Is WHERE their double, 519 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 3: a franchise Is and in brooklyn THEY have an, A 520 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 3: ball Team so the mets Have Entirely a new york 521 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,680 Speaker 3: organization when it comes to their. Minor league, teams In 522 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:43,440 Speaker 3: fact the Cardinal Hitting coach jeff albert from a few 523 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,359 Speaker 3: years ago is now Working. For the mets He's lives 524 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:49,160 Speaker 3: in rochester in one, of OUR suburbs so i get 525 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:50,639 Speaker 3: To connect with jeff every so. 526 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:53,360 Speaker 4: Often as well but, Great. Baseball Town, rochester. 527 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 7: So blake who should we be watching in? This game 528 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 7: tonight is there somebody that really stands out of there's 529 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 7: somebody who's really good now that. 530 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:04,880 Speaker 6: You're, not Playing yeah it's i'm. 531 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 5: Kind of, hoping you know if we've won four years 532 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:09,160 Speaker 5: in A row and I came to congress, four years 533 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:12,159 Speaker 5: ago you do the math on you KNOW what the x. 534 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 5: Factor has been, so if like if we lose This 535 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 5: year and, i'm not playing what pretty much gives me 536 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 5: a Lot Of cloud but i'm not. 537 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 6: CHEERING for us i want. Us to win. 538 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 7: We came in with. 539 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 5: The Unique Class but august flueger is a good friend 540 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 5: of mine and he's a dynamite third basement Played At The, 541 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 5: air force academy really. Good third BASEMAN he and i 542 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 5: have been able to connect on a few shots to 543 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 5: shots out to the gap that we were able to 544 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 5: to connect on and. Make some ounts so he's third 545 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 5: and comes in. As a Closer. 546 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 3: And. 547 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:47,440 Speaker 5: Then brad fiendstad what You love about brad is he's 548 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:50,360 Speaker 5: constantly telling me about his current. Boys right now they're 549 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:54,119 Speaker 5: in high school playing for the, state state championship and 550 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 5: it's it's just neat to be able to to to make. 551 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 5: Those family Connections jake l Z and, right i mean 552 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:00,360 Speaker 5: it's a it's. 553 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:00,880 Speaker 6: A dynamite. 554 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 5: Team we do we had a good four year, run 555 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:06,399 Speaker 5: right NOW but, like i said the, seven Years before 556 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 5: the dems were putting us in, our place constantly and 557 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:12,119 Speaker 5: so there's a good rivalry and it's going to be. A, 558 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 5: FUN game. 559 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:14,639 Speaker 2: Blake i don't want to put, pressure On you but 560 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 2: I'm Sensing a Kirk gibson esque hinch hitting on. 561 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 1: An injured, leg you know JUST that's. 562 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 7: WHAT i see i. 563 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 2: JUST feel, it i mean MY dad and i we 564 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:32,440 Speaker 2: are not fans. Of particular teams we are fans of 565 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 2: the game, and the story and that would be, a 566 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 2: GREAT story which i think. 567 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 1: Would be incredible so, just you know. Mold that around 568 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: just putting. 569 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 5: It out there we don't want to Tip off the 570 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:43,879 Speaker 5: vegas odds Makers about whether. 571 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:45,119 Speaker 6: I'm going to be able to sit. Up OR not 572 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 6: but i am going to be. 573 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:50,159 Speaker 5: Suited up here there's something, catastrophic THAT'S happening but i 574 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 5: don't know if i'd be the reason. To save, it 575 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 5: last year to make a, Really funny story i'll, be 576 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:56,800 Speaker 5: very brief BUT last year i did An Interview for 577 00:25:56,880 --> 00:26:00,159 Speaker 5: BACK home and i was sick the NIGHT before and. 578 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:02,639 Speaker 6: I put, it out there just like you're putting it out. 579 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:06,639 Speaker 5: There right Now That, the jimmy panetta he's someone to 580 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 5: Watch from, the democrats side counterpart a really good, friend 581 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:13,000 Speaker 5: of Mine Him, and pete aguilar, Great, Baseball Players. California 582 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:16,160 Speaker 5: CALIFORNIA democrats then i put it Out There the jimmy 583 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 5: panetta had poisoned. 584 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:18,879 Speaker 6: My door DOWN. 585 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 5: And then i compared Myself TIM to and i was 586 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 5: at this, Game Game Five Michael jordan utah jazz were, 587 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 5: the FLU game, and i said tonight's. My FLU game 588 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,399 Speaker 5: and i literally Compared Myself to michael jordan and and 589 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 5: that that was the storyline. For last YEAR so now 590 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 5: i got to do something To Beat. At kirk gibson 591 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 5: that might that might be something. 592 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:44,400 Speaker 4: Or maybe, what, bloody sock yeah. 593 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 6: Shoulders bleeding. From, A, something so. 594 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 7: Joe you got a. Really important job you guys are 595 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 7: governing things. And everything else but do you and others 596 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 7: just talk about baseball once, In a while do you 597 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 7: just drop your head in somebody's, office and say did 598 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:02,480 Speaker 7: You see the cardinal? Game? 599 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:06,400 Speaker 4: Last, night oh yeah oh? All the time, and, tuck. 600 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:10,199 Speaker 3: BASEBALL football, basketball i mean there are sometimes long hours 601 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:12,399 Speaker 3: on the floor we're, waiting for votes or people are 602 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 3: just hanging around or in committee meetings that sometimes can 603 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:18,119 Speaker 3: go on. A long, time so yeah sports is one 604 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 3: of those great things that. Brings people, TOGETHER in fact 605 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:24,920 Speaker 3: i often like To Chat, with roger williams who's the Manager, 606 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 3: of The republicans and i'll ask a. Lot of Questions He, 607 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:31,440 Speaker 3: knew stan musical played in the big Leagues For, the 608 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:36,359 Speaker 3: atlanta braves has tons, of Baseball stories so i'll stop 609 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:39,560 Speaker 3: him on. The floor occasionally he's always got some great 610 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 3: joke or some great story to. 611 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 4: Talk about it it's just one. 612 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:44,160 Speaker 5: OF those, things i mean, Look, Where else joe where 613 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:46,200 Speaker 5: else do you have a group of people from every state. 614 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 5: In the country so we right now these people are. 615 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 5: Doing watch Parties. Repvice and rep Pouchin are From Indiana. 616 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 5: AND oklahoma, city i mean they're doing watch parties to watch. 617 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 5: Their teams play and where else do you have that 618 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:00,680 Speaker 5: in an office setting where you have some from every 619 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:03,439 Speaker 5: sports town across the country covered and they all get 620 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 5: pretty excited about when Their, Team Gets unfortunately utah jazz 621 00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 5: haven't had much of a, chance this year so hopefully 622 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:10,159 Speaker 5: we get back up. 623 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:11,440 Speaker 6: On, The train Well i'm. 624 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:13,439 Speaker 3: A celtics fan i'm a guy Who Lives in new 625 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 3: york and Sadly Follows no, new York teams Although i'm 626 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 3: in bill's territory and it's. 627 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:20,320 Speaker 4: Hard not To be a bills fan When. You're in 628 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:23,200 Speaker 4: rochester so we're. Hopeful for, them but. 629 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 3: YEAH it's, great i mean it's, just, YOU know, look 630 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:28,880 Speaker 3: i mean we, many of us most of us grew 631 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 3: up on. A ball field i always, say my dad who, 632 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 3: was our coach and a ball field near my house is. 633 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 3: Named for him but EVERY real lesson i ever learned 634 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 3: growing up about not just, about the sport but just 635 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 3: about how to conduct yourself and how a sportsmanship, and 636 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:45,320 Speaker 3: you know how to play, by the RULES all that 637 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 3: i learned on, a baseball field and oftentimes just by 638 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 3: watching people and seeing the guys that really stood out 639 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 3: who knew how to. 640 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 4: Do this honorably and also. 641 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 3: Had great amnesia, so you know, you lost yesterday you get, 642 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 3: back up today they do it. All OVER again and 643 00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 3: i think in politics it'd be good to have a, 644 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:06,600 Speaker 3: little less resentment a, little more amnesia and just go 645 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:06,960 Speaker 3: out and. 646 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 4: Play and you do the best you can for the people. 647 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 4: That you represent its great life lessons taught on. A. 648 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 2: Baseball, field absolutely well let, me, JUST say gentlemen i 649 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:19,360 Speaker 2: mean you, Put, it great JOE this and i don't 650 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 2: want to be OVER dramatic when, I state this and 651 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:25,000 Speaker 2: this is the only politics that we'll be discussed in 652 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 2: a world where in the last ten years it's, been so, 653 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:29,840 Speaker 2: contentious twelve, years twenty years. 654 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:33,040 Speaker 1: My whole life, i'm, thirty one right but we all. 655 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 2: Love, The game right you've got four dads on screen 656 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 2: here just talking about their, love OF baseball and i 657 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:42,240 Speaker 2: think that that. 658 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: IS so incredible i think. 659 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 2: It's, so beautiful blake the way You, spoke about oh 660 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 2: he's one of my closest friends and he Plays. 661 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:50,520 Speaker 1: For, the dems joe you're. 662 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 2: The same way there's so much aisle crossing that we 663 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,680 Speaker 2: don't see As a public i'll get off my soapbox 664 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:57,760 Speaker 2: in a minute into the point where there's a lot 665 00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 2: of great work being done By men Like joe and 666 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:03,520 Speaker 2: blake here, crossing the aisle talking to each other and 667 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 2: talking sports and talking policy and try to. 668 00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:09,640 Speaker 1: Make this country. A GREAT place and i can't. Thank 669 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 1: you enough. 670 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 2: I'll BE honest When i told dad this was an 671 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:16,480 Speaker 2: idea we were. Going to do he was The most 672 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 2: trepidacious i've ever seen him in the history. 673 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 1: Of this podcast, naturally, He, said what jeff we don't 674 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 1: do this kind. Of we don't but ultimately he knew. 675 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:30,440 Speaker 2: That we have two, dads, baseball fans players lovers. 676 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:33,480 Speaker 1: Of this game and this is EXACTLY the way i 677 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:35,960 Speaker 1: knew it was. Going to go because when we're, just 678 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:38,880 Speaker 1: talking baseball we're. All just guys that's, all, that, matters right, 679 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:41,600 Speaker 1: Gentlemen no question. 680 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 4: And it's honestly so much fun. 681 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 3: To TALK about so i have this Dream that someday 682 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,960 Speaker 3: i'll do a podcast and have, everything but politics, talk 683 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:53,840 Speaker 3: about science and, talk about sports and talk. ABOUT just, 684 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:57,280 Speaker 3: life i, think you know sometimes people forget that we 685 00:30:57,400 --> 00:30:59,000 Speaker 3: go through the same. Things they do we have, the 686 00:30:59,040 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 3: same anxiety the same hopes and aspirations, for our. 687 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:05,200 Speaker 4: Communities our country and how could you. 688 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 3: NOT love, baseball i mean it's just, the perfect sport 689 00:31:07,720 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 3: and it just, brings families together, hands For generations and 690 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:12,240 Speaker 3: god willing for. 691 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 4: Generations, to come. 692 00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 6: Right it's hard not to be. Romantic, about Baseball. 693 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:19,840 Speaker 7: Absolutely thanks joe so much. For, joining us blake. Thanks, 694 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:23,080 Speaker 7: so much blake the only guy to hit an. Inside 695 00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:25,800 Speaker 7: the park home Run In The all star game Is 696 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 7: to each row and they've been playing that for a. 697 00:31:28,760 --> 00:31:32,200 Speaker 7: Really long time so You and each rows Going into 698 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:35,240 Speaker 7: The hall of fame this summer have. Something, in, common. 699 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 3: Hey guys thanks for doing this and thanks, for your 700 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:41,080 Speaker 3: podcast and thanks for all the work you do to 701 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 3: promote the, sport and sportsmanship and it's great to. 702 00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:45,880 Speaker 4: Be with you thanks for The invitation to. 703 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 6: It was real, It was sincerely. I'm not panting it was, a. Real, 704 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:52,160 Speaker 6: highlight sir yeah my brothers are. Already very jealous. 705 00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 7: You tell them that we said hello and good luck with. 706 00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:58,120 Speaker 7: Everything moving forward another thank you. 707 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 2: And Shout Out To congressman Blake moore Of Utah And 708 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:06,840 Speaker 2: congressman Joe Morelli. Of new york these two gentlemen provided 709 00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:11,360 Speaker 2: such a fun conversation About baseball and i'm really really 710 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:14,520 Speaker 2: looking forward. To Tonight's Game The congressional baseball game Will Be, 711 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:17,400 Speaker 2: at national's park but it will be airing on television 712 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 2: if you want to check it out seven toh five This, 713 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 2: Evening on wednesday june ELEVENTH on C, Span and fox 714 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:25,200 Speaker 2: so you can check. 715 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:26,640 Speaker 1: Those, out now dad you. 716 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:29,960 Speaker 2: Prepared a little something something knowing that we had some, 717 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:33,960 Speaker 2: politicians on today but we had such a spirited conversation 718 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:35,120 Speaker 2: we didn't even bring it. 719 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:36,840 Speaker 1: Up to them it's more for. 720 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 7: All of. Us right right so this is the. All 721 00:32:39,880 --> 00:32:42,960 Speaker 7: political team and, As, YOU know jeff i don't know. 722 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:46,720 Speaker 7: Anything about, POLITICS you know I Voted for MITT romney 723 00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 7: because i really liked, his first, name YOU know like 724 00:32:49,280 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 7: i didn't know anything. Else about it and that's. Not 725 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 7: THE point so i teamed up with the. All political 726 00:32:54,600 --> 00:33:01,320 Speaker 7: team Our Catcher is steven vote spelled vog but. Sounds Like, 727 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:05,560 Speaker 7: vote Branch rickey The great branch ricky is. Our first 728 00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:08,440 Speaker 7: baseman he was mostly a catcher in his, major league 729 00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 7: career but dude play some games at first and we needed. 730 00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:16,719 Speaker 7: A First baseman van's law is. Our Second baseman aaron 731 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:20,640 Speaker 7: hill had a little trouble, finding that one but a lot, 732 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:23,600 Speaker 7: Of stuff happens Jeff on The, hill. The hill right 733 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:28,080 Speaker 7: The Shortstop. Is bill hall there were a million bills from, 734 00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:31,160 Speaker 7: which TO choose But I. Chose bill hall. It's Our 735 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:38,200 Speaker 7: shortstop roland office is one, outfielder, Pretty, good right yeah. 736 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:39,040 Speaker 1: RUN for office. 737 00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:43,680 Speaker 7: I Like, that david, justice yeah right and My favorite 738 00:33:43,680 --> 00:33:47,800 Speaker 7: trist speaker Because he's A. Hall Of famer right Speaker. 739 00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:51,960 Speaker 7: Of the house the Pitching Staff. Is lenn. WHITEHOUSE one 740 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:56,000 Speaker 7: word i covered him a, Long Time, Ago Tom, house 741 00:33:57,880 --> 00:33:58,440 Speaker 7: tom house. 742 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:00,880 Speaker 1: Who was representative it's perfect for, our two guests. 743 00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:02,840 Speaker 7: And he was he was a guest on our. Show 744 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:06,120 Speaker 7: This year dick POLE spelled P, o l E not P, 745 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:09,480 Speaker 7: o l l but we're not, worried about. Spelling. Only 746 00:34:09,600 --> 00:34:14,480 Speaker 7: pronunciation tom seats of Seats, In, the house yes. 747 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:16,480 Speaker 1: That's very important how many seats does? 748 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:16,680 Speaker 3: Each? 749 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:19,439 Speaker 7: Party have right, and former pitcher but not, a major 750 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:23,160 Speaker 7: leaguer but a major. League Pitching coach spin williams is. 751 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:25,880 Speaker 7: Our pitching coach? Is That unfair spin? 752 00:34:26,239 --> 00:34:29,600 Speaker 1: Williams not, unfair in, Fact, it's incredible dad. 753 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:33,759 Speaker 7: It, IS incredible well i came up with that in 754 00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:35,640 Speaker 7: about a, Half AN hour jeff i called YOU and 755 00:34:35,719 --> 00:34:38,000 Speaker 7: said i can't find, a third BASEMENT and Then I, 756 00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:40,440 Speaker 7: found AARON hill and i. 757 00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:41,279 Speaker 1: Told you Put, It. 758 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:45,920 Speaker 2: On twitter dad twitter though, a dangerous, place a loud annoying, 759 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:48,839 Speaker 2: place at times there's some creative people. On social media 760 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:50,440 Speaker 2: you gotta. Get him credit but you Came Up with 761 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:53,320 Speaker 2: AARON hill before i could even get that. Communicated, To, 762 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:58,080 Speaker 2: you so DAD this was i want to say quickly thank. 763 00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:00,759 Speaker 1: YOU to you i made a. Jo about, it you 764 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:02,960 Speaker 1: know you were nervous about doing this because this is not. 765 00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:05,640 Speaker 2: What we do but the most important thing we have 766 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:08,160 Speaker 2: to remember is that the men and women in these, 767 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:10,680 Speaker 2: positions of power they are human. Beings as well they 768 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:13,360 Speaker 2: love the, things we, love including baseball and SO it 769 00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:14,840 Speaker 2: was i thought it was really special. 770 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:17,239 Speaker 7: To, Do, THIS well jeff i WAS nervous because i 771 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:20,839 Speaker 7: don't know, anything about politics but as you heard, from 772 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 7: this interview we didn't talk once. Second of politics we, talked, about, baseball. 773 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:30,040 Speaker 7: Kids athleticism competition that's what this. 774 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:33,320 Speaker 2: Is all about thank you so, much for listening, and 775 00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:35,600 Speaker 2: as always thank you so much for being a part. 776 00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:36,400 Speaker 1: Of our family